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CarfessionsSteve Fowler and the hypnotic Lexus ventsThis week, Jack and Cam are joined by legendary car journo, Steve Fowler. The former Editor of Whatcar, Autocar and Auto Express brings to the Carfession booth his adoration of automotive theatre, cats eyes and - perhaps surprisingly - self-driving cars, before delving into his hatred for temporary traffic lights, improper indicator etiquette and car design w*nk (his words). Got something to Carfess? Message @Carfessionspod on Instagram for a chance to be featured on the pod!
2025-09-241h 00CarfessionsCar's James Dennison has had enough of launch controlCar magazine's James Dennison steps into the Carfessions booth with three loves and three hates for Jack and Cam to mull over.James kicks things off with his love for sim racing (if it's good enough for Max Verstappen, right?), which fuels his second love: his MG ZR racing car. His final love, however, is entirely different, and that's the clever ways manufacturers implement buttons to turn off ADAS.Then, it's onto the hates, starting somewhat controversially with his dislike for launch control. That moves neatly onto his hatred...
2025-09-171h 00CarfessionsJack, Cam and the Mercedes G-Wagen thunkJack and Cam step back into the Carfessions booth with a fresh batch of loves and hates. It's Cam turn to kick off the loves, now that he's finally able to talk about his secret trip to Germany to see the new Porsche 911 Turbo S (that's the 992.2 for geeks), talking about all the secret cars he saw testing there. Jack, meanwhile, feels good about the direction of car interiors, and has brought along a list of listener-picked concepts to go over. The hates kick off with a love, as...
2025-09-1058 minCarfessionsJames Engelsman's car auction addictionThe Canada-based Brit and one half of automotive superchannel, Throttle House, James Engelsman joins us in the Carfession booth this week to share his loves of pairing music with driving, the drive to a car event and online auctions. We then explore his deepest loathings: the utter randomness of bonnet latch placement, the stabby thing cab drivers seem to do with the accelerator, and the "ensh*tification" of everything. Enjoy the pod? Follow us on Instagram @Carfessionspod and leave us a five star review!
2025-09-031h 02CarfessionsJack, Cam and the VW Cali camper vanThis week's episode is brought to you by Jack and Cam with a fresh batch of loves and hates for you to sink your teeth into. Fresh from his holiday, Jack's now a camper van convert having spent the last week and some 1,200 miles in the Volkswagen California. Cam, meanwhile, has fallen in love with the TWR Supercat and screaming V12 it's housing up front. Jack's noticed that Brits are properly good at passing each other on a narrow country lane, and Cam's finally found something he likes about Vauxhall.
2025-08-271h 05CarfessionsTopGear’s Ollie Kew & the joy of vapourware supercarsThis week, Jack and Cam chat to TopGear mag’s deputy editor, Ollie Kew - a man so filled with outrage that we had to adapt the format especially. Ollie declares his love of vapourware supercars and a certain stretch of A-road, before launching a tirade on an eclectic spread of automotive hatreds ranging from variable steering weight to Instagram “hot takes”. Want to carfess something: DM us on Instagram @Carfessionspod and be sure to leave a 5 star review if you enjoy listening!
2025-08-201h 10CarfessionsJack, Cam and the arbitrary tuning stageJack and Cam take to the Carfessions booth this week with a fresh batch of loves and hates to chew on. For the loves, Jack comes in strong with seeing cars from defunct brands on the road, which swiftly turns into a Saab love-in, while Cam admits to creating mini rivalries at traffic lights. Jack then comes back in with a love that, surprisingly, hasn't appeared on the podcast yet: steel wheels.As for the hates, Jack can't see the point of passenger screens (who else needs to know...
2025-08-1353 minCarfessionsDerek Reilly wants boxy estates backIn this week's ep, Jack and Cam are joined in the Carfessions booth by the founder and face of Ireland's #1 EV outlet, NEVO: Derek Reilly. Derek shares his appreciation for the boxy estate cars he grew up in the back of and laments their dwindling numbers, while crossover coupes continue to surge. Next he discusses the wonders of one pedal driving, and reveals the strange secret car game he plays only when alone.Moving onto the hatreds, he expounds his outrage for crappy car keys, EVs with start stop buttons and - worst of...
2025-08-0659 minCarfessionsThe M3 CSL is good because it's crapJack and Cam man the Carfessions booth this week with a fresh pick of loves and hates to share.For once, there's more love to go around than hates, with Cam's appreciation of a lorry driver's indicator thanks and Jack's admiration of people owning cars for many, many years. Cam then presents a fresh take on the E46 BMW M3 CSL by serving a bunch of back-handed compliments. Then, it's onto the hates. Jack's especially livid about people dishing out unjustified thanks, while Cam finally lifts the lid on...
2025-07-3053 minCarfessionsHarry Benjamin's curious Qashqai complexTHE rising star of Formula 1 commentary, Harry Benjamin enters the Carfessions booth this week. He expounds his love of the ritual of meticulously preparing his notes for a race weekend, and for F1 sprint races, before horrifying Jack and Cam with his inexplicable affection for the Nissan Qashqai.Next, he divulges his frustration at excessive F1 practice sessions and gives an insight into the silent, sweaty war for control of the commentary box A/C remote, as well as bemoaning the troubling lack of rear windscreen wipers on many...
2025-07-2358 minCarfessionsThe Goodwood, the Badwood and the UglywoodThis week, Jack and Cam shares their loves and hates from a very busy (and extremely hot) Goodwood Festival of Speed. Of course, there's a lot to love about the goodest of woods, with Jack gushing over Lanzante, Cam getting far too excited about rally cars and the the Disneyland-like aura of seeing old racing drivers behind the wheel of their old cars. Granted, it's hard to think of anything to hate about the Festival of Speed, but Toyota rally ace Elfyn Evans made Cam feel sick, Jack's had...
2025-07-1650 minCarfessionsAlex Goy's purple lump of happinessAlex Goy, presenter on many YouTube channels including XCAR, Carfection and recently Driven+, steps into the Carfessions booth to disclose his burning car loves and deepest hatreds for Jack and Cam to chew on. To kick things off, Alex confesses his love of handmade British sports cars (he does own a purple Morgan Three-Wheeler with a shark face on the front, after all), the Dacia Duster and the unity of the car community. As for his hates, Alex talks of the needless jeopardy in car shows, lock and unlock...
2025-07-0953 minCarfessionsRobert Llewellyn, of Fully Charged fame, loves Top Fuel dragstersA very special guest enters the Carfessions booth this week, as Robert Llewellyn, Fully Charged, Scrap Heap Challenge and Red Dwarf fame, brings three loves and three hates for Jack and Cam to tuck into. Robert starts things off simple with his love driving cars in the pouring rain with the heater on (we really do take things for granted), the raw sound a Top Fuel dragster at full pelt, and the satisfaction one gets knowing your car is powered purely on sunshine. And his hates? The frustrating fact...
2025-07-021h 01CarfessionsJack, Cam and the German car sorting hatThis week, Jack and Cam get on their soap boxes to proclaim their loves and hates from the world of cars.Jack takes the first kick (or whatever the football term is) by bringing to light the phenomenon of the Hyundai Ioniq 5 constantly getting bigger, while Cam talks of the peace that comes from finding the German car that fits you best. Jack tops the first half off by going over his love of coachbuilt cars - especially those that are shooting brakes of normal saloons.Cam then attempts...
2025-06-1856 minCarfessionsJordan Katsianis: diesel delights and messy MercsJordan Katsianis, presenter at Auto Express, steps into the Carfessions Booth armed with three loves and three hates for Jack and Cam to sink their teeth into.First up, Jordan talks of his love of the Lexus LC500's switchgear, the delights of diesel car ownership and the pure bliss of a Euro Tunnel Flexi lounge.After that, it's onto the hates, starting with the ubiquitousness of LED light bars, then to everyone's obsession with black trim before ending on the fussiness of current Mercedes designs.
2025-06-1147 minCarfessionsUSA special: licence plate paradise and police panicCam comes back from a work trip to the United States with a suitcase crammed with loves and hates of American motoring for Jack to pick over. It all kicks off with the freedom right on red brings, roads that are appropriately sized for modern cars and Cam's fascination with the USA's colourful licence plates. As you'd expect, he's got some juicy frustrations to bring to the Carfessions booth, like the law that prevents you from crossing the road away from traffic lights, the preposterous size of pickup trucks...
2025-06-0455 min
CarfessionsJack and Cam: boring cars in fun colours and XM exasperationThis week, Jack and Cam bring their own motoring loves and hates to the Carfessions booth. The duo kick things off with the weird and wonderful cars you see abroad that aren't available back home, boring cars in interesting colours and number plates that allude to the name of who's driving. As for the hates, the two start with people driving the same sports car as you thinking it's an invitation to race, the BMW XM and jostling for position in an average speed drag race.Want to submit your...
2025-05-2844 min
CarfessionsHorsepower Hunters: 'the manual gearbox is overrated'Thomas Howarth, aka horsepowerhunters and bigboybenzes, steps into the Carfessions booth with three loves and three hates for Jack and Cam to sink their teeth into. With a huge car collection to go with his huge social media following, Thomas first talks of the joy his cars bring to others, the godly Recaro Pole Position, and picking the right lane at a junction to skip past traffic. Then, it's onto the hates with the extortionate cost of exotic car parts, infuriating people who speed up when you go to overtake them, and unnecessary...
2025-05-2148 min
CarfessionsSam Sheehan: manual mastery and big alloy blundersSam Sheehan, host of the Cinch YouTube channel, heads into the Carfessions booth with three motoring loves and hates for Jack and Cam to discuss.Sam starts things off with the joy of modifying cars (and why people aren't doing it any more), the perfect combination of a naturally aspirated engine paired with a manual gearbox, and why nothing beats a British B road.After that, he goes into the pointlessness of big alloy wheels, fun-sapping soft limiters and the baffling trend of whacking American indicator lights on British cars....
2025-05-1459 min
CarfessionsNicola Hume: parking paradise and merge in turn maniacsNicola Hume, Electrifying presenter and the host of Red Bull Racing's Talking Bull podcast, steps into the Carfessions booth armed with three motoring loves and hates for Jack and Cam to discuss. Nicola kicks things off with the the endless supply of parking spaces in the seaside town of Eastbourne, the joy service stations can bring and the sheer brilliance of Formula 1 design legend Adrian Newey.Then, it's onto the people who don't understand the merge in turn, incessant bonging in modern cars and F1 fans who put way too much weight on...
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