Matt Farah
Matt Farah hosts The Smoking Tire’s car reviews and podcast, writes as Road & Track’s editor-at-large, and founded Westside Collector Car Storage in California.
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The DriveOverview
- Work
- Automotive journalist, video host and podcaster
- First YouTube video
- 2006
- Education
- BFA, University of Pennsylvania, with a concentration in photography
- Signature format
- One Take car reviews
- Also builds
- Westside Collector Car Storage in California
Mini bio
How it started.
Before the cameras, Matt worked around cars at dealerships and rental companies, owned a car wash and started a driving club. His official biography dates his first YouTube video to 2006. He began producing The Smoking Tire videos in 2009, initially hoping to turn them into a cable television show.
The One Take years.
When elaborate shoots became hard to fund, Matt stripped the format back to driving and talking to one camera. Those One Take reviews became his signature. They brought fan-built cars into the picture alongside manufacturer loaners, giving viewers a seat beside him on the road.
Beyond the driver’s seat.
The Smoking Tire podcast gives Matt and co-host Zack Klapman room for longer conversations with drivers, engineers, builders and entertainers. Matt also hosts television car programs, writes for Road & Track and founded Westside Collector Car Storage. His photography studies feed into his work behind the camera as well as in front of it.
Creditschronological, newest first
Writing
- 2026Road & TrackEditor-at-large; road tests and columns
Video and television
- 2014/DRIVEHost
- 2012–2014/TUNED: The ClassicsHost and producer
- 2009The Smoking TireCreator and host
Podcasts
- 2011The Smoking Tire podcastFounder and co-host
Awards
Quotes
You need the driver mod first.Matt Farah, The Drive
In a March 2018 interview, he advised beginners to compare their lap times with a professional driver’s before adding horsepower.
Trivia
- He studied photography at the University of Pennsylvania and also supplies photographs for his Road & Track work.
- His father gave him a green-bezel Rolex Submariner when he moved to California. He wore it as his only watch for about a decade.
- Before automotive journalism, he used early versions of Google Earth to scout roads for the New York Motor Club.
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