This week Stephanie Brinley is again sitting in for Nicole and she drove the Toyota Corolla Cross Hybrid. Robbie and his wife rented a Chrysler Pacifica and Sam has the Mercedes-AMG G63. In the news, someone has rendered a Dodge Magnum revival based on the new Charge Daytona, and a New York State Senator wants to sort of ban in-vehicle subscriptions, but not really and Stellantis is still annoying customers with in-dash ads. Dealers are at it again with stupid markups on the new Honda Prelude. Jason Torchinsky has thoughts on how much acceleration is enough. Used EVs are selling faster than gas cars. Kia has an off-road concept of the EV5 in China. EuroNCAP is updating its scoring standards for 5 stars including physical buttons. Despite the best efforts of the Trump administration to kill EVs and infrastructure, Georgia is disbursing $24M for EV charging while Waymo is no longer able charge its robotaxis overnight in Santa Monica. You can help out the many people that are food insecure this holiday season by donating to Feeding America and Robbie will write and record a song for you or at your local food bank. There are also dogs in need of assistance and Sam will be joining a crew of volunteers helping to transport them to forever homes in December and you can help by donating to Operation Frodo. Links are below. Links This Dodge Magnum Revival Shows How America Could Bring Back the Muscle Wagon - Autoblog New York Wants To Make Annoying Car Subscriptions A Thing Of The Past - Jalopnik Are You Willing to Pay $63,000 For a Honda Prelude? Some Dealers Think So - Autoblog The New 2026 Fiat 500 Takes 16 Seconds To Accelerate To 60 MPH And That's Just Fine. Yeah I Said It - The Autopian Chinese automakers double share in EU Used Cars Are Lingering on Lots as Prices Climb, But EVs Are Moving Fast Kia’s EV5 Weekender Looks Too Good To Stay A Concept | Carscoops Pop-Up Ads Are Appearing On Stellantis Infotainment Screens Again - Jalopnik New NCAP crash tests target "annoying" ADAS, reward buttons | Autocar GDOT awards $24M for 26 new electric vehicle charging stations across Georgia – WABE Santa Monica blocks overnight charging at Waymo lots Operation Frodo Feeding America Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy
