The Driveway

Are you in the market for a luxury vehicle? What about a USED luxury vehicle? Elliot, Dave, and Natalie searched CarGurus and found some of their favorite luxury vehicles, and only brought the best deals they could find to the episode. What are your favorite luxury brands when you're looking for a deal? How many miles is too many miles? How old is too old? Let us know your thoughts!

Walk onto any dealer lot today and you'll find more choices than ever — EVs parked next to plug-in hybrids, trucks with interiors that rival luxury sedans, and three-row crossovers available with enough powertrain options to make your head spin. More choice is a good thing, but it also makes the question harder: which ones are actually worth your money? Our editorial team backs that up by driv...

From car spotting on everyday streets to deep dives into enthusiast culture, this episode brings in Gail from Gail’s Garage (@gailsgarage296) for a fresh perspective on what makes cars worth loving. From her path into the auto world to the rise of her viral car-spotting videos, we cover everything from affordable enthusiast picks and dream garages to the gritty, fast-growing New York car scene. We...

This is a special episode, it's episode FIFTY, and it's roughly the one year anniversary of The Driveway! To commemorate the occasion, we found some other cars that have stood the test of time, but not for 50 episodes, at least 50 YEARS! In this episode we draft our dream garage from a pool of nameplates and vehicles that have lasted at least 50 years (that's since 1976!) The nameplates do not hav...

April 15th is Tax Day in the United States, and that means that you MAY have received or will be receiving a bit of a refund on those taxes, and many people use that sum of money to think about a downpayment on their next car. We're talking leases today, how they work, who they're right for, and some of the best deals we could find in April of 2026.

Today we're recapping the 2026 New York International Auto Show in New York City. This year, Natalie traveled to New York to attend the show in person and brought back her experience to share with us! All the biggest reveals from Subaru's new Getaway, Kia's refreshed Seltos and all-new EV3, The Hyundai Boulder concept, Chrysler's updated Pacifica, and more! What was your favorite reveal of the sho...

These are the cars we can't wait to drive this year. Some are a bit more exotic than others, but we think all are interesting. What about you? Which cars are getting your attention? Which ones do you want to hear more about? Let us know, and have a fantastic week!

Most of us at one time or another need to offload a car to make way for a new one. How do you go about doing that? Do you trade in at the dealer? Sell privately or through a listing website? Once you've sold your car, how do you get your next one? In this episode, we'll help you navigate the sometimes confusing path about this process.

It's a new year, so we have a chance to reevaluate our favorite EVs in 2026. It's a new landscape for the electric vehicle market, we've had to say goodbye to quite a few models, but we've also been able to say hello to a few too! Let us know what you think, are you an EV owner? Which models are you interested in, and which ones are you sad to see leave us, if you're sad at all...

This week, we dive into our favorite features in modern cars. We also touch on a few features that we we wish would go away, and finish up with a few we wish would make their return. There's also some news–Lincoln may be ready to cash in on Ford's Bronco model! Hear our takes and let us know what you think!

Have you ever wondered how car reviewers on YouTube get so many cars, where are they coming from, and how did they land in these jobs ? If you answered yes to any of those questions, this episode might be for you! After some industry news, Dave, Elliot, and Natalie dive into how the automotive journalism industry works. They'll answer the common comment on YouTube, "Do they pay you for go...

We sat down at the table this week to have a little bit of fun. We're drafting our DREAM value garage... feels a bit like an oxymoron eh? We set a limit of $90,000 MSRP only to build a varied and practical 3-car garage. How do we want to spend the money, what do each of us value in a garage, and naturally, who won? Listen to the show and then leave a comment or respond to the poll–who built th...

In this episode we go through everything we know about safety. What does IIHS and NHTSA stand for, and what do they do? What does ADAS mean, and what systems are most important to us and why? Dave comes prepared with head protection in case the conversation gets a bit too intense!!

This episode, we go back, back to cars that we think were ahead of their time. Some by a few years, some quite a bit longer. Did we choose well? Let us know!

We got some snow recently, you probably did too! So this week we talk all about winter driving–the different flavors of AWD, how does AWD differ from 4WD, and winter tires in addition to AWD. Of course, we go over what are our favorite cars for each category in crossover/SUV, pickup truck, and wrapping it up with cars.

For this week’s episode, we dug into the data for ALL of our written reviews on CarGurus.com from 2025, we crunched the numbers, and VOILA—out came our 2025 Test Drive Review Awards! Broken out into the most popular categories, we discuss which cars surprised us, which were our favorites, and what we would take home ourselves. As always, thanks for listening, let us know if you agree with our take...

To start off the year, we are diving in to Consumer Reports recently published reliability rankings for 2026. Which brands fared better than others, and which... not so much? We also touch on the return of two vehicles, the Ram TRX and the Mitsubishi Montero!

For the final episode of the Driveway in 2025, we go through our end of year Superlative Awards. Which were our favorite vehicles that we personally drove this year? This is a fun one, so hopefully you enjoy! Happy holidays to you and yours, we'll be back in January with new episodes!

Had a kid? Brought home a pet? Just want something bigger? Most of us have gone through a period of feeling like you just need a BIT more space. We're going to tackle that feeling in cars today, what if you need to size up from the most popular class of vehicle in the United States, the compact crossover. What's next? Midsize three-rows? Bigger two-rows? A fullsize Suburban or Navigator??...

These are the cars that were discontinued for the 2026 model year. We say goodbye to some vehicles that we really enjoy, and to some that were a bit of a surprise! Let us know if any of the cars surprise or sadden you in the comments!

This week, we catch up with Elliot about his roadtrip through the UK, Dave leads us through some LA Auto Show news, including the Hyundai Crater and Nissan's new Rogue PHEV. We finish out the episode by sharing what cars or what brands we're thankful for this year. Let us know what you're thankful for down in the comments!

In this episode, we're combining Matt's love of sports (fantasy or otherwise) and the team's love for cars! Instead of drafting athletes to our team, we're drafting cars to fill out our dream garage. This episode is focused on Toyota's lineup from the last 25 years. Let us know which member of the team built the best garage, and have a great week!

Welcome to the show! Thinking about buying an electric SUV? The CarGurus experts look at some of the best-selling EV crossovers on the market and pit them against each other in a March Madness-style tournament. --------- 0:00 - Welcome to the Show 2:49 - Hyundai Ioniq 5 vs Subaru Solterra 8:04 - Kia EV6 vs Chevrolet Blazer EV 14:04 - Volkswagen ID.4 vs Hyundai Kona Electric 19:38 - Nissan Ariya vs...

Welcome to the show! After full-size pickup trucks, compact crossovers are the most in-demand vehicle class currently on sale in the United States. We look at all of them, from the Jeep Compass to the Toyota RAV4, and decide which one is the best. --------- 0:00 - Welcome to the Show 1:08 - Rules of the Game 5:30 - Ford Bronco Sport vs Jeep Compass 9:30 - Mazda CX-50 vs Mitsubishi Outlander 14:15...

Welcome to the Show! In the spirit of spooky season, the team discusses the various cars and trucks they'd like to raise from the dead. These discontinued models are cool and feel more relevant today than they did at the time of their demise. Which ones would you bring back to life? 0:00 - Welcome to the Show 1:17 - We love fall 6:05 - AMC Eagle Sundancer 11:33 - Mitsubishi Delica 14:30 - Pont...