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The End of an Era

This week in the garage, Nicole has the first of a pair of very different three-row crossovers. First up is the Toyota Highlander. Next week she will have something just a bit louder. Sam shares his thoughts on the turbocharged Mazda3 hatchback and despite still being on winter tires, it impresses. Dan wraps up his time with the new Acura MDX and discovers it is quite different from most of its direct competition and he also gets a taste of the new Lincoln Nautilus Black Label with its 13-inch touchscreen

In the news, we discuss the US launch of the Mazda MX-30 and the return of the Wankel rotary as a range extender. GM launches a new cloud-based navigation app for recent OnStar users that don’t have built-in navigation and aren’t using the maps from their smartphones. Dan interviews Chrysler Pacifica chief engineer Brian Swanson. The crew also answers some listener questions.

Life is all about change and today’s show ends with another change announcement but it’s going to be OK.

Links

Mazda MX-30 US launch

GM adds Maps+ app to OnStar

FuelEconomy.gov EV listing

Edmunds does real world range testing on electric vehicles

GreenCarReports

EVpulse

InsideEVs

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