This week in the garage, Nicole has been driving two cars that are basically the same but oh so different, the Buick Envista Avenir and the Porsche Cayenne GTS while Sam tries out some hands-off highway driving in the new 2025 Ram 1500 Limited.
In th news, Lexus should soon be launching a successor to the LFA that will form the basis of its next GT3 race car. Uber and Lyft are adopting the Toyota bZ4X. 15 years ago, we expected to see light duty pickups from Detroit with diesel V8s but they all got cancelled. However, some prototypes of the GM 4.5L Duramax has occasionally popped up. That engine was specifically designed to fit in the suprisingly compact package envelope of the classic GM small block. One of the places that small block V8s occasionally show up is in Miatas, and friend of the show Tommy Mica tries one out.
Fisker has finally filed for bankruptcy and Sam got a look at the Leapmotor C10 from China. Accidental Tech Podcast host Casey Liss had a crazy engine failure in his family’s Volvo XC90. Sam has more on the updated Rivian R1 and a 3,600 mile Tesla road trip demonstrates why we need more emphasis on AC charging to make EVs truly mainstream. TFL Truck’s Andre Smirnov gets a deep dive on the Ford SuperTruck that is tackling Pikes Peak this week.
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Cayenne GTS
Lexus LFR coming
Toyota bZ4X as NYC Ubers
The Chevrolet 4.5L Duramax V8
Tommy drives a V8 Miata
Fisker files for bankruptcy
Casey’s engine goes boom (1:41)
Leapmotor C10
Rivian R1 updates
Another case of why we shouldn’t depend on DC fast charging
Andre checks out the Lightning Supertruck
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