{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Episode 420: 2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron, 2026 Honda Passport Trailsport, Listener Questions","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/episode-420-2025-audi-sq6-e-tron-2026-honda-passport-trailsport-listener-questions","audioUrl":"https://aphid.fireside.fm/d/1437767933/f816bf69-0905-4902-8dfe-74585144af6d/16ab37a2-c9e2-42df-99d8-266fff3ecb10.mp3","description":"The show starts with Benjamin's review of the 2025 Audi SQ6 e-tron, a performance minded electric crossover which seems to nail so many thing, but falls short of its rivals in one key area; can you guess where? Benjamin's review of the EV expands to a wider discussion of its rivals that you don't want to miss.\nThen Sami shares his thoughts on the 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport, a rugged looking SUV with the same bones as the Pilot, but with fewer seats. While it looks tough and offers a few handy features that are useful off-road, Sami claims this isn't a true all-terrain SUV comparable to the likes of the Wrangler, 4Runner, Bronco and others. Then the guys wonder what's in the water at all the automaker HQs that make them so off-road-trim happy.\nThe show finishes up by tackling a tough, Miata-minded question from a listener. Thanks for listening! \n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":59.0,"endTime":73.0,"type":"car","title":"Audi Q3","url":"/cars/audi/q3","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Audi_Q3_1Y7A4914.jpg","quote":"...personal to me. I will talk to you about the 2026 Audi Q3 that I drove and all of the fun details that invo...","canonicalId":"car:audi:q3","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":127.0,"endTime":147.0,"type":"car","title":"Audi Rs3","url":"/cars/audi/rs-3","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/67/2024_Audi_A3_8Y_Sedan_IMG_1019.jpg","quote":"...rs ago. And then before that was I want to say an RS3 and then an RS5. So there's been a lot of high pe...","canonicalId":"car:audi:rs 3","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":127.0,"endTime":147.0,"type":"car","title":"Audi RS5","url":"/cars/audi/rs5","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/90/2018_Audi_RS5_TFSi_Quattro_Auto_ABT_RS5-R.jpg","quote":"... before that was I want to say an RS3 and then an RS5. 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This extends to electric vehicles, too, because Audi is in the middle of remaking its EV platforms. They have a new platform coming out or coming out. It's already out now. And they're replacing the Q8 e-tron, which was their largest electric SUV. It's been running for quite a number of years now. And in its place steps in the Q6 e-tron or the one that I drove the S Q6 e-tron, which is intended to offer better acceleration.","canonicalId":"car:audi:q8 e-tron","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":261.0,"endTime":274.0,"type":"car","title":"Audi Q6 Etron","url":"/cars/audi/q6-e-tron","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/24/Audi_Q6_e-tron%2C_IAA_Mobility_2023%2C_Munich_%28P1110383%29.jpg","quote":"They have a new platform coming out or coming out. It's already out now. And they're replacing the Q8 e-tron, which was their largest electric SUV. 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