Cool Cars with Chris: Car Talk, Driving Tips & Auto Life

057 | What Makes a Car Special? Manuals, Rare Cars & the Cars We Actually Want

What makes a car truly special? Is it horsepower, rarity, a manual transmission, or simply the way it makes you feel behind the wheel? In this episode of Cool Cars with

056 | 90s Car Interiors: Cool or Cringe?

Were car interiors from the 80s and 90s cool… or just plain cringe? Chris is joined once again by Courage from The Real Driven Dad to go down the rabbit hole of old-scho

055 | Stock vs. Custom Wheels: What Actually Makes a Car Better?

On this episode of Cool Cars with Chris, Chris is joined by Courage from The Real Driven Dad for a conversation all about wheels, tires, fitment, performance, and the nev

054 | How to Shoot Cool Cars: Car Photography, Camera Gear & Sim Racing with Adrian

What does it take to make a car look incredible on camera? In this episode of Cool Cars with Chris, Chris and Courage sit down with automotive photographer and filmmaker

Cool Cars with Chris: The Story Behind the Podcast + What’s Next

It’s almost been one full year of Cool Cars with Chris, and in this solo episode I’m sharing the story behind the podcast, why I started it, and what’s coming next. My p

053 | Monterey Car Week: Hypercars, Auctions & Laguna Seca

Monterey Car Week isn’t just a car show — it’s an entire region turning into automotive Disneyland for a week. In this episode, Chris catches up with Courage from The Dr

052 | Weirdest Factory Edition Cars Ever: Levi’s Gremlin, VW Harlequin & Eddie Bauer Explorer

What happens when car manufacturers decide a normal trim package just isn’t enough? On this episode of Cool Cars with Chris, Chris and Courage take a trip through automo

051 | Monterey Car Week Explained: Pebble Beach, The Quail & Million-Dollar Cars

Is Monterey Car Week really the greatest automotive event on Earth? If you've ever dreamed of seeing Bugattis, Ferraris, Paganis, Koenigseggs, McLarens, Lamborghinis, an

050 | Building One of Southern California's Biggest Car Communities | Justin Constant

What really goes into putting on a successful car show? In this episode of Cool Cars with Chris, Chris sits down with Justin Constant, founder of Local Car Scene, to pul

049 | My Ford F-150 Transmission Almost Left Me Stranded in the Desert

What started as a simple family road trip to Las Vegas quickly turned into one of the most stressful drives I've ever experienced. While crossing the Mojave Desert in 11

048 | He Drove My Manual Nissan 370Z for the First Time!

Courage drives Chris’s manual Nissan 370Z for the first time and shares his honest impressions of the Z’s weighted shifter, clutch feel, VQ engine, exhaust sound, handlin

047 | NASCAR San Diego at Coronado: Project Cars & a Jimmie Johnson Connection

NASCAR came to San Diego, and Courage was there to experience the action at Naval Base Coronado. In this episode of Cool Cars with Chris, Chris and Courage recap the NAS

046 | Genesis Magma GT Explained: Hyundai’s Supercar, KDM Cars & the Future of N

Could the Genesis Magma GT become Hyundai’s first true supercar? In this episode of Cool Cars with Chris, Chris and Courage discuss the rise of KDM cars, the future of H

045 | Are Manual Transmissions Dying? The Best Stick-Shift Cars to Buy

Are manual transmissions disappearing—or are they becoming more desirable than ever? Chris is joined by Courage from The Driven Dad for a full conversation about learnin

044 | What Really Counts as a Car Mod? Elantra N Performance, Negative Equity & California Car Culture

In this episode of Cool Cars with Chris, Chris and Courage dive into Hyundai Elantra N modifications, Southern California Cars & Coffee culture, underrated performance ca

043 | RAM TRX Is Back With 777 HP — Are Street Trucks Making a Comeback?

In this episode of Cool Cars with Chris, Chris and Courage discuss the reported return of the RAM TRX with 777 horsepower and whether high-performance street trucks are m

042 | I Took Dad’s Fox Body 5.0! Double-Decker Cars & Mexican GTRs

This week on Cool Cars with Chris, Chris and Courage are talking Fox Body Mustangs, demolition derby madness, double-decker cars, E85 fuel, oil-burning engines, Datsun fi

041 | How Jesse Jackson Is Redefining Auto Repair with Mango Automotive

In this episode of Cool Cars with Chris, Chris sits down with Jesse Jackson, co-founder of Mango Automotive, to discuss how she's redefining auto repair through customer

040 | Built to Race: Jeffrey Willerth's Datsun 240Z & 260Z Journey | Z Club of America

On this episode of Cool Cars With Chris, we're joined by Jeffrey Willerth of the Z Club of America at the legendary Willow Springs Raceway for a conversation about Datsun

039 | Can a Hyundai Elantra N Break 5 Seconds? Track Day Results, Bugatti Costs & Creator Life

What's happening everybody! On this episode of Cool Cars With Chris, Courage is back from another track day with his Hyundai Elantra N, and he's getting closer than ever