Small Car

The ID. Buzz had a lot of hype surrounding it when the first concept vehicle made its debut at the 2017 Detroit Auto Show. The COVID-19 pandemic, among many other stops and starts, pushed full production of this retro EV back to 2022 for Europe and 2024 for North America.

Yes the Escalade IQ is expensive, but it does reside at the modern pinnacle of performance, passenger comfort, and technology. We found our time in this electric Cadillac both satisfying and even guilt inducing. Should we ever be this comfortable driving a test car?

The hosts welcome Rob Howard, CEO of Kindred Motorworks to the podcast. Kindred restores classic cars, some of which become battery powered in the process. Rob talks about the restoration process, and the level of engineering that is invested in each new model the company adds to its lineup.

Production of the F-150 Lightning was paused back in October, presumably to allow supplies of the truck to level off relative to demand. That pause became permanent this month, with Ford’s formal announcement of the vehicle’s demise.

Though a curiosity today, the Nash Metropolitan was taken seriously in its day. As suggested in the ad seen here, the little Nash likely served families well as a low-cost second car, though may have proven less popular with traveling sales folk—especially those spending much time on the highway.