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CarCast+Edmunds - New Honda Prelude, RAM kills their EV truck and Edmunds 3-row SUV comparison test.

CarCast Sep 15, 2025 51 min

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The latest episode dives into the return of the Honda Prelude, discussing its sporty design and hybrid powertrain that combines elements from the Civic and Civic Type R. The hosts debate its target market, questioning whether it appeals to younger enthusiasts or nostalgic buyers. The episode also covers Ram's decision to drop their full EV truck, analyzing the implications for the brand's future in electrification. Finally, a comparison of three-row SUVs features the Hyundai Palisade, Toyota Grand Highlander, and Mazda CX-90, highlighting the Palisade's superior interior quality and features.

Topics: honda prelude hybrid powertrains ram ev truck three-row suvs hyundai palisade toyota grand highlander mazda cx-90 market analysis design and features target demographics

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Honda Prelude

"...ere we left off last week was we teased the Honda Prelude. We ran out of time, and I wanted to give it a fa..."

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Honda Civic

"...rse. It's a kind of weird mishmash of the sort of Civic underneath, a Civic hybrid system, which we're bi..."

IFCAR (Public domain)

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Nissan 370Z

"...of looks like it might be smallish, almost like a 370Z, but it's barely sizable when you're standing nex..."

Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Subaru Brz

"...buy this because it's not, if you think about the Subaru BRZ or the Toyota equivalent, their kind of rear whee..."

Hans-Jürgen Neubert (CC BY 4.0)

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Ford Mustang

"... a 911? What's the reality? It's like I can get a Mustang. There's obviously the audience for that. But if ..."

Ethan Llamas (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Honda Crz

"...se I did a lot of work with it in Europe. Was the Honda CRZ that was sold here, right? Yeah, it was. Yeah. Ac..."

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Volkswagen Id4

"...ng wheel, not a white steering wheel. It's not an ID4 with the whole thing that looks like a white, lik..."

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Acura Integra

"...hat, but we'll see. What were they doing with the Integra Type R? Was that? Well, the Acura. Yeah, the Acur..."

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Toyota Gr86

"...t costs a significant amount less like a BRZ or a GR86. And I think it's also going to run to the proble..."

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Ford F150

"of the money. So they've obviously looked at the market, maybe they've looked at what they're doing like the Dodge, Dodge Charger EV and just said, yeah, we, we're forward selling 30,000 F-150 lightnings. What's the Silverado selling? Our customers a bit more conservative. Who"

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Dodge Charger

"...ooked at what they're doing like the Dodge, Dodge Charger EV and just said, yeah, we, we're forward selling..."

LukaCali (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Chevrolet Silverado

"...rward selling 30,000 F-150 lightnings. What's the Silverado selling? Our customers a bit more conservative. W..."

UltraTech66 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Ford Lightnings

"...aid, yeah, we, we're forward selling 30,000 F-150 lightnings. What's the Silverado selling? Our customers a bi..."

Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)

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Lamborghini Huracan

"...ion is, why would you buy that versus a V8 or the Huracan 6, which is a great engine? Why would you buy tha..."

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Dodge Ram

"...shed our first drive of the V8 coming back to the Ram 1500 last week. So, you know, V8 comes back, EV t..."

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Jeep Wagoneer

"...they've had with the charger Daytona and with the Wagoneer S also not really moving, had any kind of influen..."

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Dodge Journey

"...ve to be delayed. It's going to add an hour to my journey. All of that goes away. So it's like the best of ..."

Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Hyundai Palisade

"...us to get a pretty deep dive into the new Hyundai Palisade. And we brought along two competitors that I thin..."

Elise240SX (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Toyota Grand Highlander

"...But this comparison, we did the gas versions. The Grand Highlander hybrid is one of our overall favorite three row S..."

Ethan Llamas (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Mazda Cx90

"...just big. So it offers a lot of practicality. The CX90 was there to provide like sort of a sporty altern..."

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Bmw X3

"...talked about this on the show, Matt, that I had a BMW X3 the day before. Then I got into the Palisade and ..."

Calreyn88 (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Hyundai Genesis

"...r game and the Kia is looking really good and the Genesis is top notch and it's just like they just keep na..."

Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Hyundai Sat

"...ota, they would have been comparable to where the Hyundai sat. And after being in all three for the better part..."

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Land Rover Range Rover

"... thing looks like the kind of previous generation Range Rover a little bit to my eyes, particularly from the re..."

Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Chevrolet Equinox

"...something. You're like, why can't you just? Chevy Equinox is like why it's like a $15 probably more to have..."

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Toyota Land Cruiser

"...ot massively well. So like the forerunner and the Land Cruiser are not our favorite vehicles in the class, but l..."

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Honda Crv

"yeah, everything's, everything's relative, right? But compared to like a RAV, it's a big, if you're coming out of something like a RAV4 Honda CR-V and they've got bigger in themselves, just the width and the like, you know, it's, it's a, it's a big unit."

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Toyota RAV4

"...s a big, if you're coming out of something like a RAV4 Honda CR-V and they've got bigger in themselves, ..."

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Ford Bronco Sport

"...o that one? Yeah, that was the Equinox versus the Bronco Sport, the All-American small SUV showdown that went li..."

OWS Photography (CC BY 4.0)

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Ford Expedition

"...no. Also, I think you guys got published the Ford Expedition Test, which I thought was kind of interesting bec..."

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Lincoln Navigator

"...launch of that and having just driven the Lincoln Navigator, I think they're getting there. I think they're d..."

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