The Driveway

What better way to fall in love with a car than to take it on a long road trip? Of course, the wrong car can lead to a tiring, uncomfortable trip--so here are our picks for the best vehicles for long drives.

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0:00 - Welcome to the Show

3:08 - Our favorite road trips

15:44 - Chrysler Pacifica/Voyager

20:55 - Chevrolet Suburban

26:00 - Ford F-150 Hybrid

28:30 - Toyota Land Cruiser

31:00 - Honda Civic Hybrid

33:00 - Hyundai Ioniq 6

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Everybody loves a good tailgate! We're talking about burgers and brats in the parking lot, not those jerks who drive to close to your bumper. These are our picks for the best vehicles for tailgating, whether at a football game, a concert, or anywhere else you deem fit.

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0:00 Welcome to the Show

2:07 Dave Roots for the Bills

2:41 Dave Doesn't Know the Patriots Beat the Bills

6:40 Best Trucks for Tailgating

13:07 Best ...

This week we're going outdoors! We talk about two new Subarus that we were able to test a few weeks ago–the all-new Forester Wilderness and the Crosstrek Hybrid! After giving our thoughts and impressions on those vehicles, we talk about what many owners of these vehicles will do, we talk camping! What are the best cars to take to a campsite, a campground, whatever kind of camping you're into. Let us know what you think, and...

This week we dive into a few announcements with the Toyota Corolla Cross mid-cycle refresh and Hyundai's exciting truck announcement. We chat about some exciting cars that have been gracing OUR driveways, and answer some listener questions. It's a true hodgepodge episode, we hope you love it!

#automotive #podcast

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0:00 Welcome to the Show

6:20 Toyota Corolla Cross

15:08 Hyundai's Truck Announcement

23:33 Porsche...

In this episode, the crew sat down to talk through the biggest announcements form a North American lens from the IAA Mobility show in Munich, Germany. We go through some big announcements from BMW's Neue Klasse, to Mercedes-Benz' Sensual Purity, with some good Ferrari, Porsche, and Lexus discussion in there as well. Hope you love the conversation, and thanks for being a listener!

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0:00 Welcome to the Show

1:28 Th...

This week we're diving into the off-roading world. We talk about the difference between off-raoding and "soft-roading", some favorite off-road focused vehicles, our favorite off-roading experiences, and what we would take home!

#offroad #offroading #podcast

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0:00 Welcome to the Show!

4:39 Off-Roader vs. "Soft-Roader"

7:33 Jeep Wrangler

9:46 Ford Bronco

12:29 Land Rover Defender

15:29 Toyota Lander Cruiser

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Natalie is BACK from maternity leave, so we have a parent & family focused conversation about the cars we love, the cars we used to bring our kids home from the hospital, and our future car plans for our growing families. There is also a brand new Nissan Leaf to talk about, so we lead off the episode with some Leaf news before getting into the family conversation.

Join along, and let us know if we missed any GREAT options for a...

Summer 2025 saw a lot of announcements from the automotive industry, so we sat down at the table to talk through what we think are some of the biggest ones! Headlining the show is Honda's reintroduction of the Prelude to their lineup. Additionally, we talk about Ford's "Model T Moment", the Acura RSX, the Hyundai IONIQ 6 N, Subaru's Uncharted, the Hyundai Palisade, Audi's releases, and a new Jeep Cherokee....

Boxy cars, from the $20,000 Kia Soul up through the nearly $200,000 Mercedes AMG G63 G-Wagen we talk through some of our favorite box-shaped cars in today's market. We're seeing a resurgence in this type of styling, for example the Santa Fe, why is that and what are our favorites?

#automotive #podcast

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0:00 Welcome to the episode

4:15 Topic of the Show: Boxy Cars

11:03 Kia Soul

13:06 The off-roaders

13:51 Toyota Land Cruiser

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This week we are diving into our favorite tiny cars. These are not our favorite cheap cars, but our favorite tiny ones! We're running the gamut from the Renault Twizy in Europe to the Jeep Wrangler and up to the GR Corolla, with a few diversions along the way–of course we have to talk about the Venue and the Soul!

#smallcars #podcast #cargurus

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0:00 Our favorite tiny cars

2:56 the Renault Twizy and Kei Cars

7:51 The list itsel...

September 30, 2025 is the end of the federal EV tax credit. We gathered around the the table to talk what it means for consumers, the EV industry, and our favorite EVs.

Since we filmed this episode, the IRS has clarified that EV buyers don't have to have taken delivery of the vehicle by the Sept 30 deadline, but they do need to have signed a contract to buy it and made some sort of payment towards it, whether that's a d...

What is the market for a NEW diesel SUVs? Well, in the United States, there is a single engine option, and it powers GM's full-size SUVs; the Tahoe, Suburban, Yukon, and Yukon XL, that's it. We talk through the new, but also used options available to you, what dieselgate did to the industry, and what the future of diesel SUVs might look like in the US.

Oh, and Dave went to Dad camp at McPherson college, hear about his experience!

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A few weeks ago, we talked about "cheap cars" and that metric was $40,000 and below. Now, we know that's not really cheap. It's cheaper than the average new car in the US, but not "cheap" by most definitions. This week however, we are talking about the truly cheap cars, the ones in the low $20,000s, and the single car new car available in 2025 under that figure! Oh, and Matt really loves the Hyundai Venu...

Old money. Stealth wealth. Country club cars. This week we dive into the category that we're defining as 'old money style'. No, you're not going to find a Bentley, or a Rolls Royce, or a hypercar like a McLaren or Lamborghini, we're keeping this list to an "attainable" level. Listen along, and which cars would you add (or take away!) from this list? We're happy you're here, thanks for listening!

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0:00 Hello and Welcome!

3:01 ...

Affordable. Inexpensive. Cheap. Whatever you call it, we all want a car that's nice that doesn't blow our budget. This week, we talk through the list "The Best Cheap (But Nice) Cars for 2025". Dave has thoughts on a few he would replace on this list, do you agree? Thanks for listening!

#podcast #affordable #automobile

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0:00 Welcome!

1:34 Cheap But Still Nice Cars

5:06 The List

6:22 The Destination Fee

10:44 Electric Car

15:38 Comp...

Let's talk about reliability! A brand's reputation for reliability is going to be at the top or at least very near the top of many car buyer's checklists–some brands are known for it, and others are known for... other reasons. Today we're talking about the top 10 most reliable vehicle brands.

The author of our list calculated the average reliability score from the two leading authorities: Consumer Reports and J.D. Power, in additio...

What does it mean to be "Made in America"? This week, we dive in to our favorite cars in multiple categories—the caveat? The car must be made in America with American manufacturing supporting American jobs. You may be surprised by which automakers make repeat appearances on this list, and which ones are absent.

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1:42 Topic Preview

6:09 The List

7:57 Small Car

14:51 Mid-Size Car

17:56 Sports Car

22:57 Small SUV

26:46 Mid-Size SUV

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CarGurus' Director of Market Intelligence, Kevin Roberts, joins us to talk through what tariffs are looking like this summer and what to expect in the second half of the year. We also talk through what he has dubbed his High-Mileage Heroes–vehicles with over 100,000 miles that are still flying off of dealer lots!

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0:00 Welcome Kevin Roberts!

5:35 Tariff Talk

17:07 The High-Mileage Heroes

22:13 #10

24:06 #9

25:36 #8

26:24 #7

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This one is a doozy folks! We've got an extended conversation with a table of utter car nerds, geeks, experts, whatever you want to call them. Get to know some other members of the CarGurus family from Pistonheads, Autolist, and CarGurus UK. If you just want to know about the future classics in the the US and UK, skip right on ahead to 14:37.

CarGurus Future Classics: https://cargur.us/1dLfFg

CarGurus UK Top 50 Future Classic Cars: ...