Small Car

New for the 2012 model year, the Coda EV was among the first affordable modern-era American-market electric vehicles. The short-lived compact car was imported by the American startup Coda Automotive.

Stellantis is pitching the 2027 Ram ProMaster City as a “right-sized” option for commercial vehicle buyers, and based on this initial report, we think they’ve nailed it. This vehicle will fill a desperately needed vacancy in the market for businesses that neither want nor need the capability and expense of a beefier rig such as the Ford Transit or Mercedes-Benz Sprinter.

Jill and Tom welcome Jamie Butters of the Butters Bureau LLC to the show. Jamie shares his take on how the Iran conflict will impact U.S. auto sales. Jamie also talks about Toyota's counterintuitive move deeper into EV sales at a time the rest of the industry is recoiling.

We found our well-dressed SE to be both functional and comfortable. And for Dads who still steer their children toward the presumed safety and reliability of the Corolla, we think the current edition of Toyota’s compact car is still a safe bet. And at $32,000 well equipped, the payments shouldn’t break the bank.

A spark plug is a small but critical electrical component in gasoline internal combustion engines. It delivers a high-voltage electric spark into the engine's combustion chamber to ignite the compressed air-fuel mixture, which creates the controlled explosion that drives the pistons and powers the vehicle. But, there's more to the story...