Small Car

Jill and Tom welcome Matthew Valbuena to the show. Mathew is Mazda Project Manager of In-Vehicle Technology, and shares with the hosts a number of connectivity features found on the all-new 2026 CX-5 small crossover.

While we applaud Lincoln’s commitment to building only refined luxury crossovers and SUVs, we need to discuss the brand’s hyper-luxury trim level: Black Label. Offered on all but the Corsair, Black Label differs from many top trim levels in that much of the content included in the upgrade comes in the form of services instead of equipment.

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.