Car Tech Podcast

October 10, 2008 3:10 PM PDT

88: Hybrids, hydrogen, and hot tech

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Volvo plans lots of hybrids, Mazda will soon burn hydrogen, Best Buy breaks into connected navigation, and Chrysler wants you to have a dual-clutch transmission.
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• Volvo gets all excited about hybrids

• Mazda to burn hydrogen in a rotary in 5 years

• Ford's MyKey set to annoy your kids straight

• Best Buy debuts connected GPS nav devices

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Tags:: volvo hybrid,; chrylser dual clutch,; mazda hydrogen,; best buy gps

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October 3, 2008 6:06 PM PDT

87: Good grief: A Lamborghini with four doors!

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Honda thinks it has a Prius-killer on its hands, Lamborghini adds two doors and lots of length, Clarion delivers its in-car computer, and we roll in the Mazda5.
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SHOW NOTES

• CNET's Paris Motor Show coverage

• Clarion MiND in-car computer thingie

• Lamborghini Estoque has four doors

• Toyota invents the rear window airbag

• CHP 11-99 Foundation

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Tags:: '2008 Paris auto show',; lamborghini estoque,; honda insight,; 11-99 foundation

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September 26, 2008 6:22 PM PDT

86: Chrysler goes electric CrAzayYy!

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86: Chrylser goes electric CrAzayYy!
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SHOW NOTES

• Chrysler's three new electric cars

• California bans texting while driving - crazy people up in arms!

• BMW hybrid 7 Series on the way

• Lincoln MKS reviewed

• The smart key cell phone

• Paris Auto Show preview

• Motorola offers WiMax kit for cars

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Tags:: bmw hybrid 7,; chrysler electric,; texting law,; lincoln mks,; paris auto show

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September 19, 2008 5:11 PM PDT

85: Texting worse than drunken driving!

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Texting is more dangerous than drunken driving, Mercedes rolls out a hybrid, BMW puts Google search in the dash, and we drive the Porsche Cayenne GTS.

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SHOW NOTES

• Texting worse than being drunk when it comes to driving

• Mercedes S400 BlueHybrid

• Clean diesel Jetta TDI good in all 50 states

• RFID driver's licenses in N.Y.

• Google search comes to BMW dashboards

• Cayenne GTS driver's notes

• Pontiac G3 on the way. Oh boy.

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Tags:: bmw,; google,; s400,; mercedes hybrid,; cayenne gts,; rfid license,; tesla

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September 12, 2008 2:56 PM PDT

84: Will the EPA clobber the Volt?

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Have you seen the Volt for real--and will the EPA clobber it? The next Mini could be a crossover, Mercedes gets electric religion, and we romp in the Lancer Evo MR!

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SHOW NOTES

• That's the Volt? 'Production' photos leak.

• EPA may botch the Volt's MPG rating

• Mini crossover concept

• Toyota testing plug-in hybrids in the U.K.

• AAA Mobile debuts

• Solar powered car mistaken for UFO in Alaska!

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Tags:: chevy volt,; mini crossover,; mercedes hybrid,; lagonda,; wimax,; plug in hybrid

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September 6, 2008 9:42 AM PDT

83: BMW is building the wrong engines

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Honda has a new Insight, BMW is building the wrong engines, Ford spreads the navigation love, and we drive BMW's new DCT.
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SHOW NOTES

• New Honda Insight -- or is that a Prius?

• BMW's DCT gearbox

• Lexus LS460 goes AWD. Why?

• Navigon 2200T GPS offers free traffic data for life

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August 29, 2008 10:17 AM PDT

82: HDTV in your car at 62 mph

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Pirelli's Cyber Tyre talks to the car, HDTV proven to work on the highway, Viper no longer a Dodge? And we go for a ride in the Mazda RX-8 R3.
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Show notes

• Pirelli Cyber Tyre

• 4G to power HDTV on the road

• California backs pay-by-the-mile auto insurance

• New Sony head unit with USB and ZAPPIN technology

• FCC to force a marriage of HD Radio and Satellite Radio?

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Tags:: mazda rx-8,; dodge viper,; hd radio,; sony CDX-GT630UI

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August 22, 2008 6:26 PM PDT

81: Honda prepares to smash the Prius.

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A whole new way of life for tire shops...Chrysler plays catch up in the hybrid hype game...Honda goes head on against the Prius...and we take you for a ride in the quintessential mainstream status car.
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SHOWNOTES

No more lead wheel weights in CA

Aston Martin DBS gets its own Jaeger watch!

Screwy Audi "iPhone App"

New Chrysler hybrid SUV's on the way

All cars hybrids by 2020?

ClarionMind

JVC El Kameleon

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Tags:: chrysler hybrid,; el kameleon,; prius killer,; sl550,; 2009 honda fit

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August 14, 2008 9:34 PM PDT

80: Driving (and savoring) the BMW M6!

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Ford doubles down on hands free tech ... Nissan cars to self-steer out of danger ... The first car with THX 5.1 ... and a rip snorting tear in the BMW M6.
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SHOW NOTES

Maserati Gran Turismo Review

Nissan cars may soon brake to keep you out of trouble

New Alpine GPS device looks like all the rest

Edmunds finds U.S. fascination with fuel efficient cars may be short-lived.

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Tags:: BMW M6,; MPG,; Ford SYNC,; THX 5.1

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August 8, 2008 12:34 PM PDT

79: What part of a car breaks the most?

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Nissan uncorks a convertible G... Land Rover scores an honor that is no honor... the gas pedal that pushes back... and hear two of the sexiest cars on the earth.
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