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BMW Celebrates 40 Years of the M3, Then Kills Everything It Stood For

Mar 4, 2026 · 80 min

Kris and Jake on the Grand Tour's new hosts, the death of start-stop, China banning flush door handles and steering yokes, Lamborghini killing its EV, the RS5 outweighing an F-150, BMW ending the manual and rear-drive M car era, and a billion-dollar fraud.
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0:00 Intro

0:30 Open

2:24 The Grand Tour Returns

12:40 The Death of Start-Stop

18:24 China Bans Flush Door Handles, Yokes & Touchscreens

23:45 Porsche 718 EV in Development Hell

29:50 Lamborghini Kills Its EV

42:06 StopTech Fraud & Shutdown

50:20 The E30 M3 Turns 40

52:33 BMW Kills the Manual & RWD M Car

1:01:08 The Audi RS5 Weighs More Than an F-150

1:13:00 TPMS Tracking

1:16:16 Your Car Thinks You're Asleep

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