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The Bucket Seat

Trevor Byrne and Bonar Bulger

An audio exploration of passionate automotive minds, hosted by Trevor Byrne and Bonar Bulger.

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00:39:54

The 2,000-HP Lotus, the Last Manual BMW, and the...

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2025/12/03

Lotus turns up the power to 2,000 hp, BMW walks away from the manual, and Polestar keeps its best work overseas.This week on The Bucket Seat, Bonar and Trevor look at the kind of stories that remind you why cars are brilliant and ridiculous in equal measure. Thunderous power, questionable decisions, and enough drama to keep a V12 warm on a winter morning. It is all here.In this episode:The 2,000 hp Lotus Evija: A hypercar that feels closer to a science experiment than something with a number

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00:59:44

JF Musial and the Truth Behind Drive, Tangent Vector...

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2025/11/15

In this episode of The Bucket Seat, Trevor and Bonar sit down with filmmaker and Tangent Vector CEO JF Musial for a deep dive into car culture, storytelling and the messy reality behind building a career in automotive film.JF traces his path from obsessive road-tripper and early YouTube experimenter to co-founding DRIVE, building it into one of the world’s biggest automotive channels and ultimately stepping away under difficult circumstances. He talks directly about risk, business failures,

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00:52:55

The Spooktacular Episode — Subaru’s Comeback,...

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2025/10/31

It’s Halloween week on The Bucket Seat and the auto industry is just as spooky — from Subaru’s return to performance glory, to GM’s plan to kill Apple CarPlay, and Toyota building a luxury brand above Lexus.What’s inside: Subaru STI Resurrection: Dual concepts — gas and EV — at the Japan Mobility Show. Nostalgia meets electrification. GM vs. CarPlay: The bold (or boneheaded) decision to cut Apple and Google out of future dashboards. Toyota’s New “Century” Brand: Moving above Lexus to challenge

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01:06:57

Wolfgang Bremer. Designing the Edges of the EV...

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2025/10/15

Wolfgang Bremer. Designing the Edges of the EV RevolutionOn this episode of The Bucket Seat, Trevor and Bonar talk with Wolfgang Bremer, a German-Canadian design leader who previously led design at Volkswagen Group Charging (Elli). Wolfgang’s career spans SAP and Nokia, and his focus sits where cars meet infrastructure: charging, software, energy, and the everyday details that shape EV ownership.Across a fast, candid hour we cover:Designing the world around the car: why UX for charging, apps, and

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00:40:21

308 mph EVs & 100k EV Flops — The Auto Industry in Flux

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2025/10/01

News-round episode: Bonar and Trevor tackle a week of wild headlines across EVs, trucks, motorsport, heritage, and hacks. What we coverAcura ZDX axed: Honda kills Acura’s first modern EV in North America. Pricing, timing, and the GM Ultium tie-up—what really doomed it?Hyundai’s real truck play: A body-on-frame midsize pickup (and maybe an SUV sibling) aimed squarely at Tacoma/Ranger/Colorado. Serious entry or corporate cosplay?308.4 mph EV “speed king”: A Chinese hyper-EV claims the crown over

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01:01:50

Ryan Oatman: The Kaleidoscope Show

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2025/09/22

In this episode of The Bucket Seat, we sit down with Ryan Oatman—founder and creative lead of The Kaleidoscope Show—a curated celebration of Porsche where color, place, and people are the whole point. Think gallery meets gathering: rare hues, purposeful venues, and a photo-forward experience where every car is staged like a living art installation.We get into the origin story—why Kaleidoscope was born, how Ryan hand-picks owners and cars (it’s as much about the person as the paint code), and the

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01:11:34

Built for the Long Stint. Daniel Morad on Winning...

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2025/09/01

In this episode of The Bucket Seat, we sit down with two-time Rolex 24 at Daytona winner and Canadian racing driver Daniel Morad for an open and fascinating conversation about the realities of motorsport—on and off the track.From his early days hustling for sponsorships in karting to standing on the top step at Daytona in a Mercedes-AMG GT3, Dan shares what it takes to compete and win at the highest levels of racing. We dive deep into how sim racing is changing the game and opening doors, the

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00:33:45

BMW’s G74 SUV, Volvo’s Last North American Wagon,...

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2025/08/15

Bonar and Trevor break down some of the biggest stories in the automotive world right now, from BMW’s upcoming G74 SUV and Volvo bidding farewell to its iconic wagons in North America, to Ford’s plans for a $30,000 electric pickup and Jaguar’s ambitious move toward an all-electric lineup.

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01:12:44

From EVs to Ecosystems: The Change Optimist on What’s...

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2025/08/01

What does it take to drive real change in the automotive world?In this episode of The Bucket Seat, we sit down with Mathew Growden — aka The Change Optimist — to explore the future of mobility through a lens of optimism, systems thinking, and practical transformation.From his work leading electric vehicle strategy at Google to his broader view of how technology, infrastructure, and consumer behaviour intersect, Mathew offers a sharp but hopeful perspective on what’s next for the car world.We dig

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01:01:50

Lucas Scarfone: Framing the Drive

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2025/07/15

In this episode, we sit down with Lucas Scarfone...photographer, publisher, and the guy who’s probably taken one of your favourite car photos without you even knowing it.We talk about how it all started for him, shooting with a Nikon in high school and chasing down the kind of cars most people only dream about. Lucas shares how Autostrada came to life, what it means to really connect with the car community, and why he still believes in doing things the hard way if it means doing them right.We get

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00:36:15

More Than a Track: The Story Behind Porsche...

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2025/07/01

Porsche Canada has officially opened the doors to its first-ever Experience Centre—and we sat down with two key voices behind it. In this episode, Trevor Arthur (CEO, Porsche Canada) and Jennifer Cooper (Manager, PEC Toronto) join us to talk about what makes the centre more than just a track.We get into Trevor’s return to Canada, the vision for Porsche’s future, and the incredible one-of-one GT3 RS designed to mark the launch. Jennifer shares how the PEC was built with intention, from the track

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00:52:44

Rebooting the Ride

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2025/06/15

After a long stretch in the paddock, The Bucket Seat fires back to life. This is Episode 73, but it also feels like Episode 1 of something new.Trevor Byrne sits down with longtime friend, automotive content creator, and Volvo lifer Bonar Bulger for a wide-ranging, slightly nostalgic, occasionally opinionated conversation about what cars meant to us then, what they mean to us now, and why the smell of an old Volvo 240 can still hit you harder than a YouTube review ever could.They cover Bonar’s early

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68:46

Art Cervantes & Lane Skelton: DWA, Radwood, & RAD for...

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2021/04/14

No strangers to the show, Art and Lane of DWA (that's driving while awesome), Radwood, and now Rad for Sale, have had to take a step back to look at how a business built on in-person automotive & lifestyle events can survive in a time where we can't get together. These guys, amongst their team of equally brilliant, and passionate car lovers, are in the midst of launching an all new auction business with its sights set squarely on their famously known area of expertise. An era of cars

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88:59

Brian Makse

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2021/03/31

For those of you who aren't familiar with Brian, or his work, he's an automotive journalist who straddles the world of the written, and the recorded. His words appear in EVO, Sharp Magazine, Hagerty, Motor Magazine Australia..... On top of that, and by no means paling in comparison, his on-screen presence through his Youtube channel has garnered nearly 10 million views by fans around the world. To add weight to his reviews and critiques, he's a seasoned race driver, US national Champion

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65:02

Throttle House: James & Thomas

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2021/03/17

I've watched a ton of their content, and feel like I haven't even scratched the surface. They have hundreds of videos, millions of subscribers, and nearly hundreds of millions of video views. And, their content is quality. They're really funny, they've got great chemistry, and most importantly, they really know their shit. Check out @thethrottlehouse just about everywhere on the interwebs for their content!

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59:05

The Writer: Benjamin Hunting

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2020/01/29

On this episode, I have Benjamin Hunting as my guest.Benjamin is an automotive journalist, and an very impressive one at that. From the pages of Super Street to some of the most detailed pieces of work you’ll read in hagerty classic car, accomplished is an understatement. In conjunction with all of his writing, he is also the co-host of his own weekly podcast with Sami Hag Assad, called The Unnamed Automotive podcast…..and if you have’t listened to it, you should.

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48:08

The Drift Man: Riley Sexsmith

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2020/01/22

In this episode I speak with well known Canadian Drifter, fellow ginger, and extremely nice guy, Riley Sexsmith. He and I discuss how his deep love for automotive began, life as a pro drifter in Canada, how the pro vs grassroots drift scene shapes up, and what he has in store for 2020.

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66:16

Electrified Mastermind: Sasha Anis

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2020/01/08

In this episode I speak to someone I have come to think of as a modern magician…. Sasha Anis is the mastermind behind both mountain pass performance, and on point dyno. I spoke to him nearly two years ago right when he launched MountainPass, an EV oriented performance company with a deep rooted history in motorsport.You’ll hear stories of Sasha’s exploits in racing with his lightning fast Model 3, his groundbreaking build of a hybrid race car and its mission to set Mosport lap records, and

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47:02

LBI Limited: Next Generation Car Guys

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2020/01/02

I'm bringing you an episode I recorded back in late summer of 2019, with a group of amazing individuals from a company named LBI Limited. These guys are really the shining example of what most of us car nuts have always wanted to do, but never did..... and Adolfo and Keith from LBI are the ones that for over a decade, have been hunting down and selling some of the most incredible vehicles in north america. I was lucky enough to have sat down at their stunning facility in Pontiac Michigan

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63:52

IMSA Racing 101: Laurance Yap

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2019/12/17

It’s episode 63, and long time friend Laurance Yap is back on the show. He’s here this time to share a glimpse into the fascinating world of current day IMSA racing. If you don’t know what IMSa stands for, listen in to the first moments of the show and you’ll have your answer. I'’m really lucky to have someone like Laurance continue to share some of his experiences with us all. The education continues in this episode.

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