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Our Road Trip Range Test Procedure – How It’s All Done

Alex L. Dykes September 26, 2025 No Comments

Your mileage may vary is a phrase that’s been around since the 1970s, but somehow is most poignant in electric vehicles where efficiency is of arguably higher concern. Remember that,…

Over Mileage Leases, Durango’s V8 Problem, & The Legacy Of Cash For Clunkers

Alex L. Dykes September 22, 2025 No Comments

In today’s episode, Travis and Alex discuss lease-end issues when you’ve gone over your mileage limit, luxury car maintenance costs, the death of the Nissan Ariya and the base Cybertruck.…

Legroom Cheating Explained, Durango Gets Another Year, Blazer EV SS Is ‘Murican Muscle Reborn?

Alex L. Dykes August 19, 2025 No Comments

In this episode, Alex and Travis take a deep dive into legroom. How it’s measured, why you can’t always trust the numbers, and why we always talk about legroom in…

Speed Cameras Are Evil, There’s A New Mazda CX-5, Alex & Travis Get Political

Alex L. Dykes July 14, 2025 No Comments

What would tax policy be like if Alex and Travis ruled the US? Scary though, no? Less scary: the new 2026 Mazda CX-5 is finally coming! Although… Not everyone will…

Resale value isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

Alex L. Dykes July 9, 2025 No Comments

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We know less about reliability than ever, EV tax credits are toast (and Tesla with it?)

Alex L. Dykes July 9, 2025 No Comments

Sadly due to one of the smallest datasets since CR started reporting on new car reliability, we know less about reliability than at any point in decades. How does a…

2025 Mercedes CLE And The Death Of The Convertible, Travis Almost Buys Something

Alex L. Dykes July 3, 2025 No Comments

Over the last 20 years convertible sales have plunged by more than 80%. Ouch. Once upon a time ragtops were over 5% of all new car sales and now they…

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Our Road Trip Range Test Procedure – How It’s All Done

Over Mileage Leases, Durango’s V8 Problem, & The Legacy Of Cash For Clunkers

Legroom Cheating Explained, Durango Gets Another Year, Blazer EV SS Is ‘Murican Muscle Reborn?

Speed Cameras Are Evil, There’s A New Mazda CX-5, Alex & Travis Get Political

Resale value isn’t all it’s cracked up to be

We know less about reliability than ever, EV tax credits are toast (and Tesla with it?)

2025 Mercedes CLE And The Death Of The Convertible, Travis Almost Buys Something