Episodes 254
Avg. Duration 1h 31m
Activity Sporadic
Since Aug 2018
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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The Car Chat Podcast features regular interviews with familiar and interesting faces from the automotive world. Hosted by Sam Moores (@sammooresphoto). Video podcasts now over on the Car Chat Podcast youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCW2AKE9BDG5e7fvpkj7E4kg

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Recent Episodes

S1E259 Mike Fernie - Leaving DriveTribe and Going Solo

Dec 25, 2025 1h 48m

Mike Fernie spent 8+ years at DriveTribe, became Head of Video, and helped build some of the channel’s most-loved nerdy engine deep dives — now he’s gone solo on his own YouTube channel. We talk…

S1E258 Petrol Ped - Driving The 911 GTS Hybrid And The ICE Cayman / Boxster Are BACK!

Oct 28, 2025 1h 48m

Petrol Ped joins me to talk hybrids, from plug-ins to Porsche’s new 911 GTS-T Hybrid. We dig into whether a hybrid is better than the same car without. What makes a good PHEV, why real-world MPG…

S1E257 Tiff Needell - Racer First, TV Second

Sep 30, 2025 1h 31m

I sit down with Tiff Needell — racer first, TV legend second — to talk F1 beginnings, Le Mans nights, and how the airfield days birthed that trademark opposite-lock testing style. We get honest about…

S1E256 Al Clark - A Film Maker's Journey From Drift Videos to Bugatti Films

Sep 23, 2025 1h 56m

Al Clark is the founder of Outrun Films and one of the leading automotive directors working in the industry today. From Bugatti and McLaren to Aston Martin, Al’s career spans viral films, major…

S1E255 Miro Zrnčević | Bugatti Rimac Chief Test And Development Driver

Aug 05, 2025 1h 42m

Miro Zrnčević is the Chief Test and Development Driver at Bugatti Rimac. We talk about his journey from Croatian car journalist to driving the most powerful hypercars in the world, what makes a great…

S1E254 Rod Chong – Need for Speed, Speedhunters & The Art of Car Culture

Jul 29, 2025 1h 15m

Rod Chong is a creative director and automotive cultural icon whose career spans music videos, video games, and real-world car culture. In this episode, Sam explores Rod’s journey from directing rock…

S1E253 George Williams | The Project Safari Elise And Get Lost Automotive

Jul 22, 2025 1h 51m

George Williams returns to talk about launching Get Lost Automotive and their first build, Project Safari — a lifted, reimagined Lotus Elise S1. We cover everything from road trip stories to…

S1E252 How Racing Pre-War Bentleys Changed My Life w. Katarina Kyvalova

Jul 15, 2025 1h 6m

Katarina Kyvalova races everything from pre-war Bentleys to Jaguar E-Types at places like Le Mans, Spa, and Monaco. We talk about her mad first race in a 1928 Bentley, how she handles gearboxes with…

S1E251 Why Charging Fast Is So Hard (And How Software Helps) w. Jingyi Chen | Breathe Battery Technologies

Jun 24, 2025 44m

Jingyi Chen, Head of Battery at Breathe Battery Technologies, joins me to discuss how software is transforming the way EV batteries are charged, managed, and designed. We get into the science behind…

S1E250 Matt Prior - The Joys Of Modern Cars And Falling For An Audi A2

Jun 17, 2025 1h 29m

Matt Prior is back for a good rant about car tech gone wrong — from driver-monitoring nags to touchscreens where buttons should be. We cover the charm of the Ineos Grenadier, the Ariel Nomad, small…

S1E249 Simon Saunders - Designing The Ariel Nomad 2 And The Dash E-Bike

Jun 10, 2025 47m

Simon Saunders, founder of Ariel Motor Company, returns to chat about the all-new Nomad 2, the future of EVs, Ariel's experimental hypercar, and why some cars just make people smile. We also dive…

S1E248 Goran Turkic | The 10,000 RPM Lamborghini Etna Of Tedson Motors

Jun 03, 2025 50m

Goran Turkic, founder and CEO of Tedson Motors, returns to the podcast to discuss their bold new project: the Etna. Based on the Lamborghini Gallardo, yet radically re-engineered and redesigned, the…

S1E247 Paul Howse on Automotive Design, Art, and Working with Lanzante

May 27, 2025 1h 24m

Paul Howse shares insights from his fascinating career as a car designer, highlighted by his 11-year tenure at McLaren Automotive where he was instrumental in designing iconic cars like the McLaren…

S1E246 Amy Shore | Photography, Cars And Creativity

Apr 29, 2025 1h 42m

Amy Heynes (Shore) is an acclaimed automotive and lifestyle photographer known for her distinctive, storytelling style that blends photojournalism with classic automotive scenes. In this episode, Amy…

S1E245 Howden Haynes | Audi Sport Joest & Progressive Motorsport

Apr 22, 2025 1h 46m

Howden Haynes is the Technical Director and co-owner of Progressive Motorsport, known for his engineering skills and extensive experience in top-level racing with Audi Sport Team Joest and Bentley’s…

S1E244 Kevin McCauley | Capturing The Machine

Apr 15, 2025 1h 48m

In this episode of the Car Chat Podcast, photographer Kevin McCauley, renowned for his distinctive automotive imagery shares insights from his journey from graphic design to professional car…

S1E243 Steffen Dobke | Analogue Automotive - Elise S1 Based Builds

Apr 07, 2025 1h 19m

Steffen Dobke is the founder of Analogue Automotive, a company that restores and reimagines the Lotus Series 1 Elise. Steffen shares his journey, the philosophy behind Analogue Automotive, and what…

S1E242 Joey Seely | E Motion Engineering

Mar 31, 2025 1h 56m

Joey Seely, founder of E-Motion Engineering, joins the Car Chat Podcast to discuss his journey from motorsport mechanic to running one of the premier automotive tuning and suspension setup companies.…

S1E241 Masa Kuji | Built By Legends

Mar 24, 2025 1h 5m

In this episode, I'm joined by Masa Kuji, co-founder of Built By Legends, the renowned Japanese restomod company that brings iconic cars like the Skyline GT-R and classic Honda Civics into the modern…

S1E240 Jonny Hart | Classic Retrofit

Mar 17, 2025 2h 11m

Jonny Hart, founder of Classic Retrofit, joins the podcast to talk about modernising classic cars while preserving their charm. With a background in aerospace and electronics, Jonny has developed…

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