This week Nicole has been driving the BMW M5 Touring and the Hyundai Kona Limited. Sam drove the Lexus LX700h and 2026 Ram 2500 Black Express Cummins while Robbie drove the Mercedes-AMG E53 sedan.
Sam drove the Lexus to Indiana to check out the new Entegra Coach Embark EREV motorhome. With federal EV incentives done, Ford and GM found a way to keep the party going a while longer while Hyundai has slashed the price of the 2026 Ioniq 5 by an average $9,155. Meanwhile Dodge is apparently cancelling the Banshee 3-motor version of the Charger Daytona and Nissan has put its US built EVs on hold but will instead build a new Xterra in Mississippi in 2028. Rivian is redesigning the interior door latches for the R2. The Verge has a new podcast with the first episode looking at hover boards. The inventor of the hoverboard has a new idea for a 2-wheeled self-balancing car that steals ideas from the GM EN-V concepts.
Sam has interviews with Micah Tindor from Cox Automotive about the KBB Instant Cash Offer program and used car valuations and Josh Sirefman and Carolina Pluszczynski from Michigan Central.
Links
Ford and GM keep EV incentives going
Dodge Cancelling Charger Daytona Banshee
Hyundai cuts Ioniq 5 pricing by more than $9K
Tesla Claims It Doesn't Have To Warn of Defects
Rivian to redesign interior backup door latches
New Nissan Xterra in 2028, EVs delayed
SAE Automotive Engineering Podcast
Telemetry Transportation Daily
