# Ep. 17 : Nismo Z Gets A Manual, Ford GTD Slays Nürburgring. FTC Won't Let Me Be, Automotive Lineage, & More Page: https://stenobird.com/podcast/shoot-the-shift-7517264/ep-17-nismo-z-gets-a-manual-ford-gtd-slays-n-rburgring-ftc-won-t-let-me-be-automotive-lineage-more Text version: https://stenobird.com/podcast/shoot-the-shift-7517264/ep-17-nismo-z-gets-a-manual-ford-gtd-slays-n-rburgring-ftc-won-t-let-me-be-automotive-lineage-more.md Podcast: [Shoot The Shift](https://stenobird.com/podcast/shoot-the-shift-7517264) Published: 2026-03-26T17:48:13+00:00 Episode link: https://shows.acast.com/shoot-the-shift/episodes/69c5715e9b6be94a1a922cd6 Audio file: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/68d748032552b72c203e7560/e/69c5715e9b6be94a1a922cd6/media.mp3 Processing state: not_requested JSON: https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/shoot-the-shift-7517264/episodes/ep-17-nismo-z-gets-a-manual-ford-gtd-slays-n-rburgring-ftc-won-t-let-me-be-automotive-lineage-more Duration seconds: 3148 ## Resource The car world is not holding back this week—and neither are we. In Episode 17, we dive into the biggest automotive news and culture drops, starting with the long-awaited manual transmission in the Nissan Z NISMO (yes, it’s happening), did Ford Mustang GTD beat Corvette ZR1 at the Nürburgring? We also get into the FTC and how they are coming down on the car dealership tactics, talk about our automotive lineage play a fun game of automotive Concentration. Our Song of the Week throws it back with  “Blind”  by Korn... because apparently we like our cars loud and our music louder. Or is it the other way around? If you’re into car culture, performance news, and fun automotive games you can play with friends, you’re in the right place. In this episode: NISMO Z finally gets what enthusiasts wanted Ford GTD Nürburgring FTC vs automotive industry—what’s going on Automotive lineage Automotive Concentration Game Song of the Week: Blind by Korn https://youtu.be/SGK00Q7xx-s?si=azqqcRSmRfhQPJLA Our audience: car enthusiasts, gearheads, photographers, car show lovers, and anyone obsessed with automotive culture. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information. ## Actions - request_transcript: `POST https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/shoot-the-shift-7517264/episodes/ep-17-nismo-z-gets-a-manual-ford-gtd-slays-n-rburgring-ftc-won-t-let-me-be-automotive-lineage-more/transcription-requests` — Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode. - read_markdown: `GET https://stenobird.com/podcast/shoot-the-shift-7517264/ep-17-nismo-z-gets-a-manual-ford-gtd-slays-n-rburgring-ftc-won-t-let-me-be-automotive-lineage-more.md` — Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource. A page view does not enqueue transcription. Agents should invoke `request_transcript` explicitly when they need this episode processed. ## Transcript Full transcripts are not published on public pages unless there is a clear rights basis.