The Driveway

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...

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. --------- 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 - H...

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. --------- 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 B...

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 in...

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 --------- 0:00 Welcome to the Show 6:20 Toyota Corolla Cross 15:08 Hyundai&#3...

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! ---------...

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 --------- 0:00 Welcome to the Show! 4:39 Off-Roader vs. "Soft-Roader" 7:33 Jeep Wrangler 9:46 Ford Bronco 12:29 Land R...

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 i...

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...

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 --------- 0:00 Welcome to the episode 4:15 Topic of the Show: Boxy Cars 11:03 Kia Soul 13:06 The...

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 --------- 0:00 Our favorite tiny cars 2:56 the Renault...

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 tow...

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 co...

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...

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! -...

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 -------- 0:00 Welcome! 1:34 Cheap But Still Nice Cars 5:06 The List 6:22 The Des...

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...

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. --------- 1:42 Topic Preview 6:09 The List 7:57 Small Car 14:51 Mid-Size Car 17:56 Spor...