Car Tech Podcast

99: The Car Tech guys have a beer with you

Brian Cooley — Tue, 06 Jan 2009 09:43:00 PST

Hyundai protects buyers who lose their jobs; December's another disaster for car sales; "solar Prius" may be a crock; and sit down for a beer with Wayne, Antuan, and Brian.

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SHOW NOTES

• Ford Park Assist: See it in action.

• CNET's Tech Car of the Year announcement is imminent

• Solar Prius? Really?

• Is Chrysler aiming to become America's BMW?

• Car Tech Preview from the Consumer Electronics Show

98: Chevy Volt on track or off the rails?

Brian Cooley — Sat, 20 Dec 2008 13:43:00 PST

The bailout is done--now what? Is the Volt on track or off the rails? Who gets Automobile of the Year? Stop your teen from cell phone driving with a smarter key.
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Show notes

• Have we hit a wall on tech in our cars?

• Chevy Volt still on track

• New smart key cover blocks calling while driving

• Magellan sold to Mitac

• CNET looks at the Alpine iDA-X100

97: We drive the 2009 Acura TL

Brian Cooley — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 13:50:00 PST

It's White House or bust for Detroit, will Intel go into the car battery business? Mercedes puts two displays in the dashboard, and we drive the 2009 Acura TL.

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SHOW NOTES

• 2009 Acura TL review

• HD Radio explained

• Vote for Tech Car of the Year

• Mercedes SplitView in-dash display

• Ford cuts noise with a new kind of windshield

96: Driving the new Nissan 370Z

Brian Cooley — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 12:42:00 PST

Driving the new Nissan 370Z, Detroit is close to the bailout it's begging for, punching holes in the hands-free panacea, and TomTom offers routing online.
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SHOW NOTES

• Nissan 370Z review

• Ford looking to sell Volvo

• TomTom online routing in early beta

• Study report on how cell phones are distracting, no matter what

95: The real Porsche Panamera unveiled!

Brian Cooley — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 00:01:00 PST

The real Porsche Panamera is unveiled,2008 is going down as the worst car year in a generation, another navigation device gets an Internet connection, and we pass on the Lexus RX400h.
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SHOW NOTES

• Porsche Panamera photos

• TeleNav Shotgun connected GPS

• Tiger calls it quits with GM

• Honda CR-Z: Hybrid only, right?

• A look at the upcoming 2010 Lexus RX450h

94: LA Auto Show, highlights and doom!

Brian Cooley — Sat, 22 Nov 2008 08:52:00 PST

LA Auto Show a mix of highlights and doom, Green Car of the Year, your cell phone becomes a traffic probe, Chrysler offers a "Web Edition".

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SHOW NOTES

• Full LA Auto Show coverage

• Nissan 370Z has rev-matching manual gearbox

• Billion dollar deal to create places for EV's to plug in?

• Chrysler "Web Edition" package debuts

• Nokia and Navteq turn cell phones into traffic probes

93: Fighting back against yellow traffic lights

Brian Cooley — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 21:56:00 PST

Hyundai is said to be sniffing around Chrysler, a new Web site blows whistle on short yellow lights, Porsche is more bank than car company, and a ride in the polarizing Ford Flex.

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SHOW NOTES

• Cooley's 2009 Ford Flex video

• Short yellow lights Web site

• Pioneer retail stores

• Green Car of the Year nominees

• How Porsche REALLY makes money!

92: GM in hell, but BMW isn't exactly in heaven

Brian Cooley — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:50:00 PST

GM, BMW have a lousy week; Dash Navigation pulls the plug on it's device; Delphi is convinced we want in-car Internet; and a romp in the tire smoking Chevy Cobalt SS.
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SHOW NOTES

• Delphi gets interested in putting Internet in lots of cars

• Dash pulls the plug on its connected nav device

• AT&T CruiseCast sat TV for cars

• Audi A4 3.2 Quattro road test

• Fujitsu works on antidrowsy pulse detection

• See Ford's SmartGauge in action

91: Big hybrids dying an ugly death?

Brian Cooley — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 20:20:00 PDT

Big hybrids are dying an ugly death, GM and Chrysler not married yet, a look at the new Nissan Z, and a ride in the Lexus IS-F.
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SHOW NOTES

• Lexus IS-F review & video

• The buttony madness of the Porsche Panamera

• Cheapest car in America. Period.

• Ford's SmartGauge brings dashboards to life

• Check out the new look of the new Z car

90: The electric Mini is here. Sort of.

Brian Cooley — Sat, 25 Oct 2008 08:21:00 PDT

GM and Chrysler talks get intense, electric Mini's are on the way, Toyota will bring a new tiny car to the U.S., and we hit the road in the 2009 Acura RL.
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SHOW NOTES

• Electric RUF Porsche 911

• Wacky Fiat eco: Drive

• Toyota iQ headed our way

• Audi to go standard with HD Radio

• Dodge Durango Hemi Hybrid review