DoubleClutch.ca Podcast

Episode 18: And the winner is...

January 11th, 2024  |  1 hr 18 mins

automobiles, automotive, car of the year, cars, doubleclutch.ca, infiniti qx60, land rover defender, toyota tundra, volvo xc40 recharge

We're back! This week, the team catches up and talks about what they drove over the holidays, Nathan invents a new word, and we go over our Annual Awards winners for 2023 — including the DoubleClutch.ca Car of the Year!

Episode 17: Boxing Day Comes Early

December 21st, 2023  |  1 hr 23 secs

automobiles, automotive, bmw i4, car culture, cars, doubleclutch.ca, hyundai tucson, kia ev9, land rover defender, volvo v60 polestar

On this week's episode, we drove a bunch of boxes on wheels

Episode 16: Bavarian Jesus Blesses the British

December 7th, 2023  |  52 mins 11 secs

automotive, cars, doubleclutch.ca, jaguar f-pace svr, mazda cx-50, mazda cx-90, rolls-royce spectre, supercars, vehicles

This week, the team collectively loses their minds at the effortless and imposing Rolls-Royce Spectre

Episode 15: There can be only one!

November 30th, 2023  |  50 mins 24 secs

automotive, bmw i5, bmw x5, cars, doubleclutch.ca, honda accord, toyota grand highlander, vehicles

I am Grand Highlander of the Clan Toyota. I was born in 2024 in the village of Princeton on the shores of Indiana. And I am immortal.

Episode 14: Dreams do come true

November 23rd, 2023  |  1 hr 5 mins

automobiles, automotive, car culture, cars, chevrolet silverado, doubleclutch.ca, exotic cars, ford mustang, ford mustang mach-e, honda ridgeline, lamborghini diablo, supercars, vehicles, volkswagen taos

Good news, everyone! Adi bought a car!

Episode 13: Big Booty Benzes

November 16th, 2023  |  57 mins 34 secs

automobiles, automotive, cars, doubleclutch.ca, ford mustang, ford mustang mach-e, gle 450e, gmc canyon, mercedes-benz, s-class, vehicles

This week, the team remembers a time when big Benzes were timeless. Plus, we have the Mercedes GLE 450e PHEV and redesigned GMC Canyon in the garage, and Nathan has an idea on how to fix the Ford Mustang Mach-E's biggest issue — the name

Episode 12: Great, Nathan's in love again

November 9th, 2023  |  56 mins 28 secs

automobiles, automotive, bmw x7, cars, chevrolet trax, chrysler 300, doubleclutch.ca, hyundai kona, mazda cx-30

Another week, another press car for which Nathan fell head-over-heels. Hint: it's a big sedan, it's got a V8, and this year will be its last. Any guesses?

Episode 11: KLAR's at it again!

November 2nd, 2023  |  55 mins 21 secs

automotive, bmw x7, cars, classic cars, doubleclutch.ca, honda accord hybrid, porsche cayenne, toyota mr2

This week, we have two physics-defying German SUVs in the garage. Plus, Jeff Wilson joins us in-studio to talk about his newest toy!

Episode 10: Is chasing perfection really worth it?

October 26th, 2023  |  54 mins 25 secs

automobiles, automotive, cars, doubleclutch.ca, ford super duty, porsche 911, volkswagen id.4

This week, Nick is joined by Adi and Rush, and Rush needs to get something off his chest: he doesn't love his 911. Gasp!

Episode 9: One sport sedan to rule them all

October 19th, 2023  |  1 hr 1 sec

automobiles, automotive, bmw x5 m, cars, doubleclutchca, lincoln corsair, mercedes-amg c43, mercedes-benz eqe500

With the Mercedes-AMG C 43 in the garage this week, the crew ponders which sport sedan rules them all

Episode 8: NPC-Mobile Season

October 12th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins

buick, cars, doubleclutch.ca, envision, forester, need for speed, racing games, subaru

Winter is coming — and that means it's crossover season! This week, the team can't get their jaws off the floor after sampling the Buick Envision Avenir. That's right — a Buick, of all things.

Episode 7: Giddy Up

October 5th, 2023  |  58 mins 57 secs

automobiles, automotive, bmw, bmw 7 series, cars, chevrolet, chevrolet equinox, doubleclutch.ca, ferrari, ferrari 360 modena, ferrari 488 gtb, lexus, lexus nx, mercedes, mercedes-benz glc, toyota, toyota 4runner

On this week's episode, Imran crosses a car off his bucket list — a Ferrari 488 GTB — and tells us all about it

Episode 6: Mini Me

September 26th, 2023  |  58 mins

doubleclutch.ca, jaguar, jaguar f-type, mazda, mazda miata, mini, mini cooper, toyota, toyota supra

On this week's episode, Rush's super base Mini Cooper 3-Door press car reminds him of his first car. Plus, the team finally samples the six-speed manual Toyota Supra, samples something special from Mazda Canada's Heritage Fleet, and bids farewell to the Jaguar F-Type.

Episode 5: So fancy!

September 19th, 2023  |  50 mins 40 secs

cars, classic cars, cobble beach, cobble beach concours d'elegance, ferrari, ferrari 550 maranello, lamborghini, lamborghini 350gt, range rover

Jeff Wilson, special guest and dear friend of DoubleClutch.ca, joins us the eve of the Cobble Beach Concours d'Elegance to talk vintage eye candy, driver-spec cars going up against priceless machinery at the show, and how the rear-seat footrest in the $300,000 Range Rover SVAutobiography was more of a toe-rest.

Episode 4: This isn't 9-1-1. This is, uhh, 9-1-2...

September 12th, 2023  |  1 hr 10 mins

car reviews, cars, doubleclutch.ca, infiniti g35, mercedes-amg eqs, nissan z, porsche 911, porsche taycan, subaru wrx

Is the Porsche 911 too good for its own good? Does the Mercedes-AMG EQS deserve to be a flagship? Has the Subaru WRX's body cladding finally grown on us? The team chats about all this, and more, on Episode 4 of the DoubleClutch.ca Podcast

The Porsche 911 is too good for its own goodthe Mercedes-AMG EQS sedan does NOT deserve to be a flagship, and the Subaru WRX's body cladding isn't that bad. All this, and more, on this week's episode of the DoubleClutch.ca Podcast

Episode 3: Is every manual really worth saving?

September 5th, 2023  |  1 hr 2 mins

cadillac ct4v blackwing, car reviews, cars, doubleclutch.ca, subaru brz, volkswagen golf r, volkswagen gti

The crew is joined in-studio by Adi Desai, their mighty overlord and DoubleClutch founder, to mourn the loss of the VW GTI's stickshift, ponder why the Cadillac CT4-V Blackwing is good but not great, and to berate Nick on his (automotive) life choices. Sigh.

What, exactly, is a sport sedan? Are all manuals worth saving? The crew is joined in-studio by Adi Desai, their mighty overlord and DC's founder, to mourn the loss of the VW GTI's stickshift, help define what exactly is a sport sedan, and of course,