Swap or Charge
Robbie and Nicole are both traveling this week so Stephanie Brinley from S&P Global Mobility and Jeff Gilbert from WWJ radio in Detroit are stepping in with Sam. Stephanie and Jeff both got to drive the new Cadillac Optiq and Escalade IQ and Jeff also moved stuff with the Chevrolet Suburban. Sam drove the Lincoln… Read More »Swap or Charge
Cars Are Better Than Crossovers
While Nicole spends the weekend at Disney World, Perry Stern has stepped in to join Robbie and Sam with the Audi RS6 Avant. Robbie spent some more time with the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 to do some charging tests with its new NACS/J3400 charging port and Sam went hands-free in the 2025 Ford Explorer and… Read More »Cars Are Better Than Crossovers
Yes, Car Buying Still Sucks
Robbie is under the weather this week so Nicole shares her thoughts on the 2025 Ford Explorer ST and then Sam discusses the Acura ZDX Type-S. While we get to drive new cars every week sometimes we also buy some for ourselves. This week, Nicole finally took delivery of her new Jeep Wagoneer S and… Read More »Yes, Car Buying Still Sucks
Why Is High Temperature Cold?
This week Nicole has been driving the new GMC Acadia AT4 while Sam had the Mazda CX-50 Hybrid featuring a Toyota hybrid powertrain. This week Ram held a technical deep dive on the new EREV Ramcharger pickup and we’ve got details. Mercedes-Benz is testing an EQS with semi-solid state batteries from Factorial Energy and Sam… Read More »Why Is High Temperature Cold?
All The Weathers
This week, Sam has driven the Genesis GV80 Coupe while Nicole had the 2025 Chevrolet Traverse. Nicole, Robbie and Sam all had a chance to drive the updated the 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 including the off-roady XRT model. In the news this week, the General Services Administration has decided that federal government facilities don’t need… Read More »All The Weathers
No Pop Ups!
This week all three of our crew were in Palm Springs at various times to drive a new car that we’ll discuss next week. We did however discuss the Temu mid-century modern hotel with Ritz-Carlton prices that we stayed at. At home Sam drove the Toyota Crown Signia and Nicole had the Subaru Solterra. Volvo… Read More »No Pop Ups!
Good And Bad Cold Weather Advice
Nicole is back after driving both the Hyundai Palisade and Kia K4 GT-Line turbo. Sam did some truck stuff with Hyundai’s trucklet, the 2025 Santa Cruz and Robbie has some tire feedback. Ford has confirmed its plans to offer extened range EV powertrains in large trucks and SUVs. Someone has developed a wide-body kit for… Read More »Good And Bad Cold Weather Advice
Buy While You Can
This weekend Nicole is visiting her daughters and Robbie is taking care of a family medical emergency, so Sam is joined by Perry Stern and Stephanie Brinley. Stephanie has been driving a Toyota GR Corolla on winter tires and Perry has the new GMC Terrain. Sam drove a Honda Ridgeline Trailsport to Ohio to visit… Read More »Buy While You Can
Swagoneer
We finally drive the electric Jeep Wagoneer S along with the Hyundai Tucscon, Mercedes-Benz CLE Cabrio and VW Jetta
Canoo Without A Paddle
This week as we prepare for our next round of driving new cars, Nicole tells us about driving the Hyundai Ioniq6, Robbie fills in the details on the BMW Z4 as well as the Subaru WRX tS and Sam has the Chevrolet Blazer EV LT. Acura releases an image and name for its new electric… Read More »Canoo Without A Paddle
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