Brian Makse
You’re here because you’re tired of car content and you want driving content.
This channel is for people who notice the difference between fast and good. I focus on what matters at the wheel: feedback, control, traction behavior, damping, brake confidence, transmission logic, and what all of that means in the real world.
If that’s what you came for, welcome. Subscribe if you want reviews that are earned on the road, not rehearsed from a press release.
Brian Makse
The electric Countryman weighs 811 pounds more than the gas one I reviewed last time. By every rule about weight, it should handle worse. It doesn't.
What's your call before you watch?
A) Heavier always handles worse, no exceptions
B) Depends entirely on where the weight sits
C) Batteries in the floor rewrote this rule
New episode drops tomorrow.
20 hours ago | [YT] | 44
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Brian Makse
Toyota pipes synthetic engine noise through the 4Runner's speakers. Owners found a $30 OBD fix to switch it off. Where do you stand?
A) Kill the fake noise
B) Leave it, who cares?
C )Wait...it's fake?
The full episode is live now ➡️ https://youtu.be/yKOA2C0GcKo
1 day ago | [YT] | 60
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Brian Makse
The strange part of the new RAV4 is that the trim most people scroll past may be the one that rides best. Owners are already noticing the smaller wheel trims feel better than the higher spec versions, while the cabin complaints start right where the price crosses $40,000.
Full breakdown is live now ➡️ https://youtu.be/MkXdIQ-brCM
4 days ago | [YT] | 86
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An owner posted a $1,400 dealer quote to change 2 air filters. Parts run about $70 and half an hour in your own driveway. The B58 isn't what keeps M440i owners up at night out of warranty. It may be the supporting cast. The full owner intel breakdown is in the review ➡️ https://youtu.be/i8bcQCkLnKg
5 days ago | [YT] | 97
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Brian Makse
The normal RAV4 goes under pressure. Not the rugged one, not the plug-in, not the sport trim. The $42,000 XLE Premium: 236 hp, e-AWD, 18-inch wheels, new brake hardware, and enough missing features to make the price interesting. The full breakdown is live now ➡️ https://youtu.be/MkXdIQ-brCM
1 week ago | [YT] | 68
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386 hp, a B58, an M Sport Differential, and a hatchback BMW won't admit is a hatchback. At $76,600 as tested, what's the smarter buy?
▢ M440i xDrive Gran Coupe — fast and practical
▢ BMW M3 — commit to the bit
▢ Skip both, buy the crossover
Episode drops tomorrow.
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1 week ago | [YT] | 92
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Brian Makse
One thing no review mentions about the manual Z4: it ships with a clutch delay valve, a hydraulic restrictor sitting in the clutch line to soften engagement. The BMW manual crowd pulls it out in about five minutes with two tabs. Do it on your brand new Final Edition though, and BMW can walk away from the driveline warranty if they find it. Whether it's worth the gamble is in the owner intel.
Full breakdown ➡️ https://youtu.be/7jvRn7XFR-Q
1 week ago | [YT] | 101
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Brian Makse
One thing almost nobody mentions about the new RAV4 plug-in: unlike the old Prime, there's no charge-hold or charge mode anymore. The engine won't top the battery back up on the move. So once the EV range is gone on a long trip, the only quick way to get it back is a DC fast charger, which is exactly the feature Toyota left off the SE and the GR Sport. The full breakdown of what that costs you day to day is in the review ➡️ https://youtu.be/p5u_BY3LUAY
1 week ago | [YT] | 72
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BMW's Z4 M40i Final Edition runs about $78,000, and mechanically it's identical to the manual M40i you could already buy. New paint, red stitching, a sill plate. Worth it for the send off?
2 weeks ago | [YT] | 19
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Toyota's quickest RAV4 ever isn't a GR anything. It's the plug in. 324 hp, 5.4 seconds to 60, and it's the one people buy to save fuel. Full review drops now.
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2 weeks ago | [YT] | 85
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