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The guys finish up with Car Conclusions and a wishful future cars discussion!\n\nAudio-only MP3 is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and 10 other platforms.\n\nLook for us on Tuesdays if you’d like to watch us debate, disagree and then go drive again!\n\n\n\n00:00 - Intro\n\n02:04 - Car Design Leadership Changes\n\n06:05 - EU Formally Rescinds Internal Combustion Ban\n\n08:08 - End Of Year Awards\n\n09:00 - Best Car Reveal\n\n14:13 - Worst Car Reveal\n\n20:04 - Cars That Surprised Us The Most\n\n26:50 - Cars That Disappointed Us The Most\n\n36:59 - HOD Events + EDD Adventures 2026!\n\n41:41 - Car Debate #1: What Do Retired Navy Pilots Drive?\n\n51:35 - Car Debate #2: 1000-Mile Road Trips\n\n1:02:14 - Car Debate #3: Known Quantity Or Take A Risk?\n\n1:04:05 - Car Conclusion #1: The Forever Car\n\n1:07:55 - Car Conclusion #2: Trying To Replace The Wrong Car\n\n\n\nRate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe to our two YouTube channels. Write to us your Topic Tuesdays, Car Conclusions and those great Car Debates at everydaydrivertv@gmail.com or everydaydriver.com\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"},"annotations":[{"startTime":257.3,"endTime":257.5,"type":"car","title":"Mercedes-Benz A-Class","url":"/cars/mercedes-benz/a-class","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/2018_Mercedes-Benz_GLC_250_Urban_Edition_4MATIC_2.0_Front.jpg","quote":"And that has been a Mercedes hallmark for years and years. And he has been very influential in a number of different cars, including the A-Class...","canonicalId":"car:mercedes-benz:a-class","priority":0.9,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"The Mercedes-Benz A-Class is a compact car that has been a part of Mercedes' lineup since 1997. 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