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Season 1

  • S01E01 Kill the Lemon

    • July 13, 2011
    • Speed

    The race is on as Adam, John, Matt and Dan race in the “24 Hours of Lemons”, a highly competitive endurance racing series where cars cannot be worth more than $500 and cheating is encouraged. Then, they’re off to the Mojave Mile, where once a year, a local airstrip is transformed into a one-mile drag strip. Matt Farah is there with a Porsche GT3 RS. His only goal: to go as fast as humanly possible. Later, Dan Neil takes the swanky Rolls-Royce Ghost on a road test. Using his technical expertise and offbeat humor, he finds out if it’s really worth a quarter-million dollars. Special Guest: Jimmie Johnson, the first auto racing driver to be named Athlete of the Year by Associated Press and winner of five consecutive NASCAR Sprint Cup Championships

  • S01E02 Rush Hour Road Race

    • July 20, 2011
    • Speed

    Join the team and Brian Johnson, lead singer of AC/DC, as they race one of the world's fastest supercars against Italy's most popular scooter and a subway pedestrian to see which is the fastest way to get across New York City. Dan Neil conducts a road test of the striking new Ferrari 458 Italia, and you don’t want to miss the hosts competing against each other to see who can most efficiently teach four beauties how to drive a manual... Dodge Viper! Special Guest: Dario Franchitti, three-time and reigning IZOD IndyCar Series champion and two-time and reigning Indianapolis 500 winner.

  • S01E03 Man vs Computer

    • July 27, 2011
    • Speed

    Computers might be better than us at Jeopardy, but how about on a racetrack? It's man versus computer as the gang races a computer-controlled BMW around Laguna Seca Raceway. Later, Dan Neil ditches his usual cardigan for a helmet and fire suit and to find out what dirt-track racing is all about, and the guys debate who builds the best convertible sports car in the world, the Europeans or the good old US of A? Special Guest: the legendary Pete Brock, designer of the iconic Shelby Daytona Coupe.

  • S01E04 Blast from the Past and Look Into the Future

    • August 3, 2011
    • Speed

    Adam takes the original Batmobile for a spin; Dan road tests Nissan's electric LEAF; guest IMSA driver Steve Millen.

  • S01E05 Turbo Moms

    • August 10, 2011
    • Speed

    Adam and Matt test a pair of turbo-charged SUVs; John crews at the Indy 500; Matt tests a new Lamborghini; guest NFL car-lover Thomas Jones.

  • S01E06 Supercar Showdown

    • August 17, 2011
    • Speed

    Adam and Matt compare a Mercedes SLS to a Corvette ZR1; Dan is at Pebble Beach's Concours D'Elegance; guest designer Jason Castriota.

  • S01E07 Seattle Rally

    • August 24, 2011
    • Speed

    Matt and Dave Mirra set off on a high speed scavenger hunt through Seattle; Big John drives three little cars; Adam visits the New York Auto Show; guest, designer Chip Foose.

  • S01E08 Mom Mobile vs. Supercar

    • August 31, 2011
    • Speed

    This week on The Car Show: Bam Margera stops by to talk about the Red Bull Soapbox Race, Dan Neil and Matt Farah pit classic 80's cars against Toyotas of today, and Doug Ellin & Jerry Ferarra of "Entourage" stop by the studio.

  • S01E09 Prove It

    • September 7, 2011
    • Speed

    Auto blogger Ezra Dyer and Matt race through the rugged terrain of the Ford Proving Grounds; NBA player Zach Randolph talks about his car collection; Adam looks inside people's trunks and glove compartments.

  • S01E10 Special Maneuvers

    • September 14, 2011
    • Speed

    The hosts take an executive protective driving course; Matt Farah compares the stripped down, ultra light, open-wheeled Aerial Atom to the new import KTM Xbow; Dan drives a 1931 vintage race car.

  • S01E11 Road Trip

    • September 21, 2011
    • Speed

    Adam competes in a vintage car race; look at the Chevy Volt and a Viper police car; John and Dan jump out of a plane.

  • S01E12 Luxury for All

    • September 28, 2011
    • Speed

    Dan Neil and Matt Farah race cars from Maybach Manufaktur and Bentley, the guys check out a Hyundai Equus and Matt does some very luxurious canyon runs.

  • S01E13 Muscle Cars

    • October 5, 2011
    • Speed
  • S01E14 What's Efficient?

    • October 12, 2011
    • Speed

    Adam tries out a new luxury hybrid, the Fisker Karma; Matt drives a diesel powered Mercedes from Mexico to Oregon - on a single tank of gas; comparing MPG on a Rolls Royce, a Bentley, and a Ford GT.

  • S01E15 More Speed!

    • October 19, 2011
    • Speed

    Adam and Matt challenge the BMW M3 against the Boss Mustang Laguna Seca Edition; the world debut of the Mosler Raptor GTR, an American supercar with 838 horsepower, a twin-turbo V-8 that goes 0 to 60 in a claimed 2.3 seconds.