Wheel Bearings

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Electric Trucks Nov 28, 2019

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Rebecca has been driving the 2019 Mazda3 AWD sedan, Sam has been in its bigger brother, the 6 Signature, and Dan spent his time in the GMC Sierra AT4 CarbonPro complete with a composite bed and a Swiss Army Knife tailgate. Staying with trucks, we discuss the debut of the Tesla Cybertruck and pros and cons of electric pickup trucks. We finish up with some highlights from the Los Angeles auto show including the Audi e-Tron Sportback, Kia Seltos and Hyundai Vision T concept

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Ford Mustang Mach-E, Dave Pericak interview Nov 19, 2019

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Ford has lifted the veil on the Mustang Mach-E. It's an electric SUV with a lot of hopes and goals riding on it. We take a deep dive into what we know so far, and Sam got a few minutes with Dave Pericak, who is the director of Ford Icons, and deeply involved with Mach-E development.

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Not Your Grandfather's Mustang Nov 18, 2019

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This week the crew has a range of crossovers and one more roadster before winter hits the northern part of the country (at least in the northeast, Sam just got 8 inches in Detroit). Sam has been driving the Volvo XC60 T6, Dan tries out the new Ford Escape and Rebecca split her time between the Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross and Fiat 124 Spider. In the news, we discuss a Ford Raptor being forceably removed from blocking an EV charger, Tata searching for electrification partners for Jaguar Land Rover and the official name of Ford's new EV, the Mustang Mach-E. We wrap up with a couple of listener questions.

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From Basic to Supercharged - Shelby GT500, FCA/PSA, Affordable MINI Cooper EV Nov 07, 2019

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We're driving mainstream compacts, luxury sedans, and the $100,000 Ford Shelby GT500. Topics include the seemingly imminent merger of FCA and PSA, and the surprisingly reasonable price of the new MINI Cooper SE EV.

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Argo AI CEO Bryan Salesky - automated driving systems with Ford and VW, multi-city AV testing, LIDAR, Maps, and more Oct 25, 2019

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The whole crew is on the call to talk with Bryan Salesky, CEO and co-founder of Argo AI. Argo is the company developing the production automated driving system for Ford and VW and Bryan shares his thoughts on testing AVs in multiple cities, LIDAR, HD Maps and much more.

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Ep. 127 - Ford’s Jim Farley On Building Mobility Technology, Services and Brands Oct 21, 2019

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For this special episode Sam sat down with Jim Farley, Ford's president, new businesses, technology & strategy to talk about has been learned about mobility services, automated driving and brands.

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Wheelbearings Episode 126 Oct 19, 2019

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Rebecca trades seats with George Kennedy from the Boston Globe and CarGurus, and we talk about Sam's time with the Honda Civic Touring sedan, and a road trip to Pittsburgh with the Hyundai Veloster N. Both Dan and George drove the new Subaru Legacy and share thoughts about the big touch screen. We also dive into lots of electric vehicle stories with Volvo introducing the XC40 Recharge, second-generation Toyota Mirai, and Bosch silicon carbide chips for more EV efficiency. We also talk about the Fordpass app and charging network, and finished up with the breaking news of a possible Hummer revival as electric trucks.

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Wheelbearings Episode 125 Oct 11, 2019

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With the whole crew back in action, Sam has been driving the Lexus LS500h. Rebecca samples a couple of luxury SUVs in the form of the Audi Q8 and Volvo XC90 T8. Meanwhile Dan learns that you can trail-brake a Toyota Sienna minivan before jumping into the Subaru Ascent. In California, PG&E has been shutting down power to try prevent wild fires and it's impacting EV drivers. Tesla has released a less than fully baked Smart Summon feature and AAA tests a bunch of other driver assist systems that serve to demonstrate that human drivers need to stay alert.

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Wheelbearings Episode 124 Oct 03, 2019

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Rebecca and Sam perform an automotive duet. Sam drove the Honda Civic Type-R for a week while Rebecca had the Toyota Rav4 hybrid and Cadillac XT4. Sam had just returned from driving the new Lincoln Corsair and we dive into the differences between the two.

Canoo unveiled its small electric van. Amazon ordered 100,000 electric delivery vans from Rivian and Acura unveiled a new ad campaign that focuses on driving. Finally, Hyundai and Aptiv team up on automated driving.

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Wheelbearings Episode 123 Sep 24, 2019

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Rebecca has been off cavorting on a new Lexus yacht before coming home to move some stuff in the Toyota Sienna. Meanwhile Sam has enjoying the premium cabin of the Kia Telluride and Dan does a bit of four wheel drifting in the Audi Q3. Rebecca and Sam each got to try out the 2020 Ford Escape in gas and hybrid form and found it has shifted more toward its Focus sibling. Sam also got to check out the interesting new user interface of the upcoming Byton M-Byte during his latest jaunt to Silicon Valley.

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