F1, Ford’s Future, and the Pope’s Explorer w/ Ford CEO Jim Farley

Spike and the crew cover Gerry McGovern's messy exit from Jaguar, a deep dive into the Toyota 4Runner Trailhunter, and Porsche's wild new shifter patent, before Ford CEO Jim Farley comes on to talk F1 and the Mustang Dark Horse SC. ______________________________________________ 📻 Listen to DRIVE with Jim Farley Check out the new season of the Ford CEO's car podcast! https://lnk.to/drivewithjimfarleyPS!spikescarradio 🍱 Factor - Make Healthier Eating Easy Get 50% off your first Factor box PLUS free breakfast for one year with code SPIKE91150OFF https://factormeals.com/spike91150off 🛠️ RaceDeck - Transform Your Garage Get 15% off plus free shipping with code SPIKE356 https://RaceDeck.com 🔵 BlueChew - Get Bricked Up with BlueChew Gold Try it for 10% off with code SPIKE911 https://BlueChew.com 📅 Odoo - Modern Management Made Simple All your business on one platform. Try it at https://www.odoo.com GRAB SOME SCR MERCH: https://spikescarradio.com GET MORE SCR ON PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/spikescarradio ______________________________________________ This week on SCR, it's a full lap through car world chaos: Jaguar's PR nightmare over Gerry McGovern's departure, a legit review of the new Toyota 4Runner Trailhunter from Jonny, and Porsche patenting a shifter that tries to be both automatic and manual (bold move). The SCR Garage is selling their rare Zagato to fund the next project, and we find out that Kramer's car on Seinfeld was one of the first production vehicles with a working airbag. Ford CEO Jim Farley is one of the most car-obsessed executives in the industry, and it shows. He breaks down why Ford partnered with Red Bull for their F1 power unit, what tech actually transfers from the track to your driveway, and why Formula 1's growth isn't slowing down anytime soon. Farley also gets into IndyCar's uphill battle, the 2026 Mustang Dark Horse SC, Ford's all-hybrid and EREV future, and his personally-delivered black Ford Explorer to Pope Leo. _____________________________________________ 📧 To advertise with Spike’s Car Radio, contact Neon Tiger Media: [e-mail] 🌐 or visit: https://scrpod.com/sponsor Produced by Skyview Entertainment & Q6 Media https://q6.media ______________________________________________ Timestamps: 00:00 - Alfa Romeo-Gate 01:33 - Jaguar's PR keeps getting worse 04:46 - We're selling the Zagato? 10:12 - Kramer's car from Seinfeld 16:08 - Porsche's manual AND auto gearbox patent 23:51 - Toyota 4Runner Trailhunter review 34:05 - Robot malfunction fails 40:10 - Introducing Ford CEO Jim Farley 40:37 - Ford in F1 43:42 - IndyCar 44:59 - Pope Leo's Ford Explorer 48:32 - Ford Mustang Dark Horse SC 54:59 - Are EVs in America dead? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices