Drive (web series)
| /DRIVE | |
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| Genre | Automotive, Review, News, |
| Created by | Emil Rensing, J.F. Musial, Adam Bruce |
| Developed by | Emil Rensing International, TangentVector |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 9 |
| No. of episodes | 902 |
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| Executive producer(s) | J.F. Musial |
| Producer(s) | Mike Spinelli Zach Klapman (Production) |
| Location(s) |
New York City Los Angeles, CA Bristol, UK |
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| Running time | Varies, usually 10-25 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network |
Internet: YouTube slashdrive.tv |
| Original release | January 2, 2012 – present |
| External links | |
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/DRIVE is an automotive network and popular YouTube channel with web video series dedicated to car reviews, driving adventures, motorsports coverage, and detailed looks at the manufacturing of high-end cars. Launched on January 2, 2012, /DRIVE was the first new series to air as part of Google's original content initiative. Michael Spinelli of Jalopnik.com, Gumball 3000 veteran Alex Roy of Team Polizei 144, Matt Farah of TheSmokingTire.com, and Chris Harris formerly of AutoCar and EVO magazine, were part of the initial launch season and remain key contributors to the /DRIVE channel.
/DRIVE comes out of Fast Lane Daily. "Well the early days of this whole operation comes from of course Fast Lane Daily" - JF Musial. Fast Lane Daily was developed by Next New Networks and Autostream.
According to its YouTube channel description, the overall goal of /DRIVE is to provide quality web content that "celebrates the culture of cars, taking the audience on the road, to the races, to the factories, to the studios -- and to other places car lovers have always wanted to go, but never had the chance". The diverse lineup of /DRIVE series offers video content for any type of car lover, from test drives to factory tours to honest racing insight.
/DRIVE works on a quarterly schedule. Between January and March as well as July and September of every year, two shows air each week: Live and Let Drive and TUNED. Between April and June, October to December, three shows air each week: DRIVEN, Big Muscle, and RideApart. Running every week of the year are Chris Harris on Cars, SHAKEDOWN, and AFTER/DRIVE.
The shows on /DRIVE are completely original, with the exceptions of Shakedown and Road Testament, which were moved from Fast Lane Daily.
AFTER/DRIVE airs every Thursday. Formerly known as "Road Testament", AFTER/DRIVE is an in-studio discussion hosted by Mike Spinelli touching on automotive news, the direction the automotive industry is going, and various other automotive-themed topics, as well as interviews with key players in the industry (or opinionated enthusiasts). The discussions often revolve around a question or topic posed by the crew in advance of filming. Occasionally topics and comments are sourced from Twitter, or the website Jalopnik.
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