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Acura RSX Returns, BMW M vs M, Ford's Model T Moment, The Escape is Dead
Acura RSX Returns, BMW M vs M, Ford's Model T Moment, The Escape is Dead
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About this episode
The AutoGuide Show dives into a variety of automotive topics, including the return of the Acura RSX and a sibling rivalry between the BMW M2, M3, and M4. The hosts discuss Ford's ambitious plans for EV production, comparing it to the Model T moment, and the discontinuation of the Ford Escape. They also touch on the latest reveals from Monterey Car Week, including the Cadillac Elevated Velocity concept. Special guest Patrick Min shares insights on automotive product planning and his experiences with various vehicles, while the episode wraps up with a discussion on the future of EVs and the excitement surrounding Formula 1.
Topics:
acura rsx
bmw m2 vs m3 vs m4
ford ev production
discontinuation of escape
monterey car week reveals
automotive product planning
future of evs
formula 1 news
Cars:
Acura Integra
Acura RLX
Acura RSX
Acura TSX
Alpina B10
Audi A4
Audi e-tron
Audi Q8 e-tron
Audi S6
BMW M2
BMW M3
BMW M4
BMW M5
Cadillac Escalade
Cadillac Lyriq
Chevrolet Equinox
Chevrolet SS
Chevrolet Suburban
Ford Bronco Sport
Ford Escape
Ford Explorer
Ford Fusion
Ford Maverick
Ford Mustang
Honda CR-V
Honda S2000
Hyundai Genesis
Hyundai Ioniq 5
Jeep Wrangler
Lamborghini Huracan
Lancia Lambda
Mercedes-Benz G-Class
Nissan Sentra
Porsche 911
Porsche Boxster
Proton Persona
Suzuki SX4
Toyota Camry
Toyota RAV4
This week, the reborn Acura RSX leads off a whole bunch of Monterey Car Week reveals, while Mike and Kyle pit one BMW M car against another. Ford is betting big on an entire rethink of how it builds cars for its next affordable EV—and that means a long-running nameplate is scheduled for the chopping block.
Our special guest this week is Patrick Min, a wearer of many hats including Vice President of the Washington Automotive Press Association (WAPA), car blogger, and occasional automotive product planning.
Later, Mike and Colum talk the latest F1 rumors, the biggest being Hyundai potentially joining the grid.
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Baron Maddock (CC BY 4.0)
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Cadillac Escalade
"Yeah. So I'm in a slummin' it in a Cadillac Escalade office, which I've got a screen here to see mysel..."
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Toyota RAV4
"... spacious inside, inside the cabin than a current RAV4. And it would be as quick in a straight line as a..."
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Hans-Jürgen Neubert (CC BY 4.0)
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Ford Mustang
"...uld be as quick in a straight line as an EcoBoost Mustang, which you are pretty familiar with recently."
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Chevrolet Equinox
"... seems to go after Tesla for like a decade. Chevy Equinox EV was going to be $30,000 to start, and that did..."
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dave_7 from Lethbridge, Canada (CC BY-SA 2.0)
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Ford Maverick
"...iggest sticking point already because look at the Maverick. It was oh, it's a $20,000 truck when it launched"
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Car
Acura Integra
"...existed for like what, five years, everyone knows Integra and everyone knows that the RSX wasn't Integra."
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Cadillac Lyric
"...rrent CDX probably should be instead of a repatch lyric. So to clarify for any listeners who don't know"
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Ford Escape
"...ve to build these new platform EVs somewhere, the escape is gonna die. Walmart."
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Ford Bronco Sport
"...ed another abandoning, which I know they have the Bronco Sport, but I don't see many people looking at a CRV"
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Ford Explorer
"...d, but it must be third because F-series and then Explorer, like Explorer must outsell Escape, but maybe not..."
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EurovisionNim (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Honda Crvs
"...'t start. Like there were RAV4s and Foresters and CRVs, and they were all kind of different."
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Car
Ford Fusion
"...d means they're gonna bring back the focus or the fusion or anything. They're looking, and this picture sh..."
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Hyundai Ioniq 5
"...rket, right? Like, I mean, even something like an IONIQ 5. IONIQ 5 outside of the XRT trim,"
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Chevrolet Suburban
"...then people will wagons or, you know, soccer mom, suburban dad, we don't want that. So many vans became the ..."
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Suzuki SX4
"they still sell in China. Maybe the Echo and the SX-4 were ahead of their time. We're gonna get high-riding cars."
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Car
Lancia Lambda
"Right. And I was like, whoa, whoa, whoa, lambda for crossover? Like nothing."
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Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Audi Etron
"I could find a really discounted car by that. And so that case in point was like our first TV was an Audi e-tron like the full EV, which today is called Q8 e-tron."
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Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Audi Q8 Etron
"And so that case in point was like our first TV was an Audi e-tron like the full EV, which today is called Q8 e-tron. But it like didn't have any demand when it first hit the lots."
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Handelsgeselschaft (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Honda S2000
"...very early. My dad had the first model year Honda S2000. And that was just like amazing to have and like ..."
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Oleg Yunakov (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Chevrolet Ss
"...n? So the biggest miss, I would say, was when the Chevrolet SS came in the mid 2010s, right?"
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Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Porsche Boxster
"...ed to refresh all my car searches. I'm just every boxster and like a 300 mile radius. I'm sharing this beca..."
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Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Alpina B10
"...out there. And I would like to help you with your B10. So I mean, you're a few and far between there."
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Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)
Car
Lamborghini Huracan
"...'re kind of high in value. So I guess the best is Huracan. Just got it. It's all wheel drive."
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Toyota Camry
"...something like that. It was like head out to like Camry or something at some point for some of those regi..."
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Nissan Sentra
"...ebec's level of manuals and base models. Like the Sentra survive forever, but the manual base, I think it'..."
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Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Hyundai Genesis
"is going to be joining Formula One under the Genesis brand and how this is actually happening."
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Jeep Wrangler
"...o all parties involved. It's the world's fanciest Wrangler. And I mean that in a good way."
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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G-Class Gwagon
"I have to hoist myself up and it's quick, it's quiet, which I don't know if people want in a G-Wagon. I don't know, it's, there's a lot."
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TuRbO_J from Adelaide, Australia (CC BY 2.0)
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Proton Persona
"...t. But it's got that image and that following and persona. And the G-Wagon, same thing."
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Porsche 911
"...ust like the Tauce, really practical. The Porsche 911 T. The only manual regular 911 you can buy curren..."
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