The Car Nerd with Jason Hassett

Rover 75: The Last Great Rover

In October 1998, Rover unveiled the car that was supposed to announce its comeback. It had been developed under BMW ownership, with a new focus on quality, refinement an

Mercedes CLR: The Mercedes that FLEW Out of Le Mans

In 1999, a Mercedes racing car took off at nearly 200 mph, cleared the barriers at Le Mans, and landed in a forest. It was the third time in three days that a Mercedes C

Audi Avant RS2: The Station Wagon that HUMILIATED the McLaren F1

In 1994, a family estate car accelerated from 0 to 30 mph faster than a McLaren F1. It had 315 horsepower, permanent four-wheel drive, and a Porsche badge on the back.

Mitsubishi Pajero Evolution: The SUV That DOMINATED Dakar

In 1998, Mitsubishi entered the Dakar Rally with a 260-horsepower V6.But in Japan, you could walk into a Mitsubishi dealership and buy a Pajero with the same engine makin

Alfa Romeo GTV (916): The Most Controversial Alfa Romeo Ever Made

For decades, Alfa Romeo had built its reputation on one simple formula.A beautiful sporting coupé.An engine at the front.And power going to the rear wheels.Then, in 1994,

Peugeot 806 Procar: The Most Ridiculous Race Car Ever Built

In 1995, Peugeot entered one of the most ridiculous racing cars ever built into the Spa 24 Hours. A family people carrier. With sliding doors. The Peugeot 806 was desi

The New Tesla Roadster: Why It REALLY Took 9 Years to Build

Nine years.That's how long Tesla customers have been waiting for the new Roadster.In November 2017, Elon Musk unveiled a $200,000 electric supercar that promised to reach

DAF TurboTwin: The Truck That HUMILIATED Peugeot

In January 1988, a television helicopter over the Sahara caught something that should not have been possible. Ari Vatanen was flat out in a works Peugeot 405 Turbo 16.

Fiat Multipla: The Ugliest Car Ever Made Was a Masterpiece

In 1999, the Museum of Modern Art put a Fiat Multipla on display beside the General Motors EV1 and the Toyota Prius.Top Gear named it Car of the Year.They also called it

Toyota GT-ONE: The Boldest Con in Racing History

In 1998, Toyota arrived at Le Mans with a car that barely pretended to be a road car.The rules said GT1 cars had to be homologated for the road.They also had to have lugg

Audi TT: The Greatest Volkswagen Golf Ever Built

In the mid-1990s, Audi took a sports car proposal to Porsche. Porsche passed. Audi built it anyway. Underneath, the new TT shared its basic architecture with the Volks

Volvo 850 BTCC: Why Volvo Raced an Estate in the BTCC

In late 1993, a Swedish race shop arrived at Volvo’s factory in Gothenburg to collect a bare 850 bodyshell. They wanted a saloon. The production line was building estat

Lada: The Soviet Car That Outsold Honda

In October 1974, a convoy of Soviet cars arrived at a former RAF nuclear missile base in East Yorkshire.Twelve years earlier, three American-controlled Thor missiles had

McLaren F1: The Record Even Bugatti COULDN'T Beat

In 1988, four men from McLaren were stuck in an airport after the Italian Grand Prix when a conversation began that would change road cars forever. McLaren dominated For

Jaguar X-Type: The Greatest Ford Mondeo Ever Built

In 2001, Jaguar launched the car that was supposed to transform the company. Ford had spent billions rebuilding Jaguar, but the brand was still selling nowhere near enou

BMW E30 M3: Mercedes Accidentally Created the BMW M3

In 1983, Mercedes built a car that BMW couldn’t answer.The 190E 2.3-16 had a Cosworth-developed cylinder head, sixteen valves, and a set of world endurance records before

Renault Clio V6: The Worst Renault Clio Ever Built

In 2001, Renault built a hatchback that could barely outrun the hatchback it was based on.The doors were standard Clio. So was the roofline, tailgate and badge.But the ba

Metro 6R4: The Failed Metro That Created a Supercar

Group B Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlRHygh59386nA5Cost2pUW4p3OkNMlK7 In 1984, British journalists watched a rally car charge toward them on a cinem

Lancia 037: How Lancia Beat Audi With a Slower Car

Group B Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLlRHygh59386nA5Cost2pUW4p3OkNMlK7In January 1983, high in the mountains above Monte Carlo, men working for Lancia

Noble M12: The £45,000 Car That Humiliated Porsche

In the summer of 2000, evo magazine strapped timing equipment to a British sports car almost nobody had heard of.It hit 60 mph in 4.1 seconds and 100 mph in 10.2—beating