Best Carfessions Podcasts (2026)

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Steve Fowler and the hypnotic Lexus vents 1:00:34

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This 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 c…

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Car's James Dennison has had enough of launch control 1:00:52

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Car 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 …

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Jack, Cam and the Mercedes G-Wagen thunk 58:37

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Jack 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 t…

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James Engelsman's car auction addiction 1:02:15

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The 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 …

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Jack, Cam and the VW Cali camper van 1:05:30

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This 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 …

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TopGear’s Ollie Kew & the joy of vapourware supercars 1:10:13

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This 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 “h…

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Jack, Cam and the arbitrary tuning stage 53:44

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Jack 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, h…

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Derek Reilly wants boxy estates back 59:19

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In 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,…

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The M3 CSL is good because it's crap 53:24

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Jack 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…

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Harry Benjamin's curious Qashqai complex 58:49

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THE 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 p…

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The Goodwood, the Badwood and the Uglywood 50:25

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This 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 c…

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Alex Goy's purple lump of happiness 53:35

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Alex 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 …

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Robert Llewellyn, of Fully Charged fame, loves Top Fuel dragsters 1:01:31

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A 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 …

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Jack, Cam and the German car sorting hat 56:42

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This 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…

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Jordan Katsianis: diesel delights and messy Mercs 47:27

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Jordan 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, st…

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USA special: licence plate paradise and police panic 55:08

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Cam 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 fr…

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Jack and Cam: boring cars in fun colours and XM exasperation 44:15

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This 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 sa…

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Horsepower Hunters: 'the manual gearbox is overrated' 48:57

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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…

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Sam Sheehan: manual mastery and big alloy blunders 59:33

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Sam 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 …

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Nicola Hume: parking paradise and merge in turn maniacs 51:33

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Nicola 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 …