A vintage Westfalia brings Scotty Kilmer's week back to earth

A 1978 pop-top camper joins a nine-upload week spanning flying cars, Subaru ownership and mysterious car smells.

Channel: Scotty Kilmer Story of October 23, 2026Trari Newsroom

Why this story? The channel's weekly summary: what went up this week, what is drawing views now, and where the channel stands among similar channels.

The Last Good Volkswagen Van Ever Made (And Why They Don't Make Them Like This Anymore)

The Volkswagen came with a "do not start up" sign and an oil leak near the dipstick. In Scotty Kilmer's account, warming the engine swelled the rubber gasket and stopped the leak, giving his latest camper inspection a rather inexpensive turning point.

"The Last Good Volkswagen Van Ever Made (And Why They Don't Make Them Like This Anymore)" explores a buyer's $10,500 Westfalia, from its air-cooled engine to the beds, sink and pop-top roof. Kilmer also takes it on the road. It is a distinctly grounded companion to his flying-Tesla commentary, the week's most-watched new upload with about 223,000 views.

That Roadster monologue moves from compressed-air thrusters to an Alef flying vehicle, before turning to E85 and Penske Automotive. Viewers supply their own practical questions: would drivers need pilot licenses, and what happens when ordinary traffic gains another dimension? One reaches for Chitty Chitty Bang Bang as the preferred alternative.

Across nine uploads, Kilmer also inspected a high-mileage Subaru Legacy whose owner chose it over a Camry, and worked through the possible sources of sulfur, gasoline, sweet coolant and burning smells. The Westfalia and Roadster videos currently draw the most daily views, with his live upload also active.

Channel-wide daily viewing is about half again its usual level, while subscribers were unchanged over the week. Among nearby motoring channels, Mat Armstrong and Westen Champlin both had substantial weeks of subscriber growth. Kilmer's own week brought roughly 3.4 million views, mixing futuristic spectacle with the much more familiar question of whether an old car is worth keeping.

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The videos drawing views on Scotty Kilmer right now

Why Tesla’s $250,000 Flying Roadster Is a Joke (And Why This Other Fl…223,374 views · 2026-10-20 He Bought This Subaru Instead of a Toyota Camry (Here’s What Happened…159,767 views · 2026-10-19 You can Get 9 Cent Gas!? And GM Just Betrayed America With the New 20…110,440 views · 2026-10-16 Brand New Electric Cars Are Self-Igniting at Dealerships! (And Honda’…92,700 views · 2026-10-18 4 Car Smells You Should Never Ignore (And How to Fix Them)57,125 views · 2026-10-17 Scotty Kilmer is live!17,563 views

The numbers

Here is how Scotty Kilmer's uploads and channel audience moved this week.

views gained this week: this channel and similar channels

Mat Armstrong

18,324,190

Top Gear

8,602,530

Westen Champlin

8,530,463

Cleetus McFarland

7,912,288

Donut

3,517,013

Scotty Kilmer

3,417,270

TheStradman

1,560,806

MotorTrend Channel

1,432,616

HeavyDSparks

847,641

subscribers

6,660,000

no significant change in the last 7 days

total views

3,148,117,775

views per day

605,118

typical day: 399,199

first-day views of each video posted this week

Why Tesla’s $250,000 Flying Roadster Is…

145,295

He Bought This Subaru Instead of a Toyo…

104,770

You can Get 9 Cent Gas!? And GM Just Be…

59,646

Brand New Electric Cars Are Self-Igniti…

64,911

The Last Good Volkswagen Van Ever Made …

66,143

4 Car Smells You Should Never Ignore (A…

37,256

subscribers: this channel and similar channels

Top Gear

9,550,000

Donut

9,360,000

Mat Armstrong

7,850,000

MotorTrend Channel

7,000,000

Scotty Kilmer

6,660,000

Westen Champlin

5,990,000

Cleetus McFarland

4,860,000

HeavyDSparks

4,670,000

TheStradman

4,560,000

As of October 23, 2026 · Data source: Trari Social News, Trari Traffic Trends and Ranking Platform, Google YouTube

Subscriber, view, like and comment counts are YouTube's. Rates, usual days, rankings, comparisons and categories are Trari's own calculations.