Small Car

Jill and Tom welcome Sam Fiorani, AutoForecast Solutions Vice President of Global Forecasting, to the show. Sam shares his automotive “bucket list,” noting a number of fun and rewarding things car folks should consider trying in the near future. Tom contributes his own suggestions, many of which cannot be described as safe. 

We salute Lucid’s design team, for forging a look that is both modern and yet somehow familiar. During our test week, the Consumer Guide team was treated to a bevy of quick thumbs-up reviews of the Air, with the staff at this editor’s favorite McDonald’s expressing some serious love for the 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.