{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"244: That’s a Heck of a Front End, Buddy","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/244-that-s-a-heck-of-a-front-end-buddy","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/static1.squarespace.com/static/5deeb1c3bfc3d241119aea14/t/68f0067a7c4f35443f8e195a/1760560868353/audio-final.mp3","description":"What a Vision! The Mercedes-Benz Vision Icon concept is unveiled, and it’s a bold move — but is it also the right move? We talk about that…but not until the end of the podcast. First, there’s news about the second coming of the Chevy Bolt, Ferrari’s Elettrica specs, Polestar’s floundering Chinese-market sales, and more!SHOW NOTESChevy Bolt gets low-key unveil: https://insideevs.com/news/775172/2027-chevrolet-bolt-range-price-revealed/ Ferrari unveils specs of its first electric vehicle, the Elettrica: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/10/everything-we-know-about-ferraris-first-electric-vehicle/ The Ferrari Elettrica will have amplified “natural” sound: https://www.thedrive.com/news/heres-how-ferrari-plans-to-give-evs-a-cool-natural-sound Polestar reportedly exiting the China market: https://www.electrive.com/2025/10/13/polestar-global-sales-up-13-in-q3-as-it-exits-china-retail-network/ GM cancels its fuel cell development program: https://fuelcellsworks.com/2025/10/13/energy-development/gm-ends-next-generation-hydrogen-fuel-cell-development-program Mercedes unveils swoopy, bold Vision Iconic concept: https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a69021391/mercedes-vision-iconic-concept-revealed/ This week’s hosts: Phil Royle and Edward A. SanchezEpisode art courtesy Mercedes-BenzMusic courtesy Twisterium at PixabayWebsite: https://www.thewattcar.comBuy merch: https://www.thewattcar.com/storeYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@thewattcar "},"annotations":[{"startTime":120.04,"endTime":125.32,"type":"car","title":"Tesla Model Y","url":"/cars/tesla/model-y","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5c/Tesla_Model_Y_%282025%29_MYLE_Festival_2025_DSC_9565.jpg","quote":"... up on? Okay, so we're talking about the low-cost Model Y, Model 3 last week. I speculated they had LFP bat...","canonicalId":"car:tesla:model-y","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":120.04,"endTime":125.32,"type":"car","title":"Tesla Model 3","url":"/cars/tesla/model-3","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/Tesla_Model_3%2C_EMS_2024%2C_Essen_%28P1032260%29.jpg","quote":"...we're talking about the low-cost Model Y, Model 3 last week. 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