Jason Cammisa on the Icons
Season 4
A gorgeous, best-of-breed visual and acoustic feast of a review for the most important cars of all time, written and presented by Jason Cammisa. Using the audio-visual medium to its fullest extent, ICONS doesn't just tell a car's story using words, it brings the viewer along for the ride. Using techniques from the cinematic industry, we hear, see, and feel the cars being driven to their limits, in the process helping the audience understand why these cars are the subject of books, magazines, posters, and dreams.
Where to Watch Jason Cammisa on the Icons • Season 4
4 Episodes
- The Most Important Car Person You've Never Heard of: Ferdinand PiëchE13
The Most Important Car Person You've Never Heard of: Ferdinand PiëchThis action-packed documentary celebrates the achievements of the man who brought you the racing Porsche 911, the 917, the Bugatti Veyron, the Audi Quattro, the VW Phaeton, the Mercedes OM617 turbodiesel, TDI, DSG, XL1 and - Dieselgate. - The 2025 ID.Buzz: Enough To Save VW? A Full Review incl. VW HistoryE14
The 2025 ID.Buzz: Enough To Save VW? A Full Review incl. VW HistoryThis is the definitive review of the brand-new, U.S.A.-spec 2025 Volkswagen ID.Buzz, with a full review, drag race, AND a very important discussion of where the New Bus fits into VW's long history. Volkswagen is in financial trouble, and the ID.Buzz might signal whether the company survives. History tells us why it matters so much to VW's success here in America. - Tesla Model 3 Performance vs BMW M3 Competition - Track BattleE15
Tesla Model 3 Performance vs BMW M3 Competition - Track BattleNow with Endurance Mode, can the Highland Tesla M3P defeat the updated, reigning LCI BMW M3 Competition xDrive to become the new benchmark in sport sedans? This ultimate comparison test includes a Track Test Laptime Battle and an Endurance Race starring Randy Pobst. The old-school comparison test is back. Jason Cammisa answers the EV vs ICE question - by taking an agnostic view that includes multiple different tests. - How Toyota Got the 2024 Land Cruiser So Wrong - Full Review & HistoryE16
How Toyota Got the 2024 Land Cruiser So Wrong - Full Review & HistoryThis is the definitive on- and off-road review of the J250-series Toyota Land Cruiser, putting its challenges into perspective by explaining how it fits into the 70-year Land Cruiser lineage, together with the 2024 Lexus GX550. The new J250-series Toyota Land Cruiser isn't smaller, but it is less costly than the J200 it replaced. It's also a major departure from all of the previous Land Cruisers that have cemented the brand's reputation. For the first time, a U.S.-spec Land Cruiser stems from the "Prado" sub-brand of lighter-duty Land Cruisers. And for the first time, it the nameplate is also sold as the Lexus GX. It's also a 4-cylinder hybrid, another first for the Land Cruiser, and that powertrain presents some cargo-space challenges, as the battery is incompatible with a third-row of seats and takes up cargo space. Cammisa takes to Salt Lake City's "Land Cruiser Heritage Museum" and drives an FJ40, a HJ61, an HDJ81, and both the TJH250 Land Cruiser and the VJA252 Lexus GX550. The history starts with the original Toyota-Jeep BJ, using Toyota's B-Series six-cylinder, a copy of the Chevrolet Stovebolt Six from the late 1920s. After a big update, the BJ became the FJ20, which were the first Land Cruisers sold in the U.S. (for the 1958 model year.) It continued on as the FJ40, which was sold for nearly 40 more years. But the vehicles we know in America as the Land Cruiser are from a different branch of the Family Tree: the Land Cruiser Station Wagon. This began with the 1970s FJ55, known as the Iron Pig - but the formula finally gelled with the 1980 FJ60. And then the later 80-series, which is the archetype of Land Cruisers as America's Stealth Wealth SUV. It was replaced by the 100-series and 200-series Land Cruisers, which didn't sell particularly well, and so their replacement, the 300-series Land Cruiser, is sold in America only as the Lexus LX600. It seems the Land Cruiser formula works better with a Lexus Badge on it - capability and luxury together. But Toyota has a branding problem: the 4-cylinder Land Cruiser, the 6-cylinder GX550, and the LX600 are now all the same vehicle. Technically the LC and the GX are J250 while the LX is a J300 Land Cruiser, but the vehicles share wheelbase and most equipment. Meaning the lines between Land Cruiser and Lexus have blurred, melding completely with the Prado lineup. What is clear, however, is that the Lexus GX550 solves most of the J250 Land Cruiser's problems.