# Drive Thru News #66 - Season 7 Kick Off!

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Podcast: [BREAK/FIX the Motorsports & Vehicle Enthusiast Variety Show](https://stenobird.com/podcast/break-fix-the-motorsports-vehicle-enthusiast-variety-show-379180)
Published: 2026-03-31T10:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.gtmotorsports.org/b-f-the-drive-thru-66/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/zzuumsrnsg97ypea/gtm_breakfix_episode-S7DT66.mp3
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Duration seconds: 4315

## Resource

Break/Fix’s monthly Drive-Thru News episode mixes banter with automotive and motorsports headlines: Porsche’s EV plans for Boxster/Cayman remain unclear amid broader VW/Porsche EV backpedaling, while VW faces a U.S. class-action lawsuit over oil consumption in 2018+ EA888 2.0T engines. The hosts react to a new BMW 3 Series reveal, discuss “peak” driver’s cars (largely the ’80s/’90s), and note a court blocking efforts to force BMW and Mercedes to stop selling gas cars by 2030; BMW tuner AC Schnitzer closes citing German bureaucracy. Toyota teases a new Celica, Subaru debuts the Trailseeker EV, rumors swirl about a limited Hyundai N Vision 74, and Alpine may pursue U.S. crash certification for the A110. Other items include a $24k Bugatti bicycle, Austria dropping EV police cars, Florida-man stories, a 2026 Le Mans entry list update, Bob Tullius’ passing, and a Lemons Ford Focus build update that shifts the first race to NJMP Thunderbolt in June while seeking parts and support via Patreon.

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