IIHS is a safety organization that tests cars and gives safety ratings. They help explain which vehicles do better in crashes, which is especially important when talking about teen drivers.
Avoidance testing is a set of safety evaluations that measure how well a vehicle can help drivers steer or brake to avoid a crash. It typically looks at real-world scenarios like sudden obstacles or lane changes, focusing on collision-avoidance performance rather than just crash impact.
Crash test ratings are scores from safety tests that show how well a car protects people in crashes. The tests look at things like how the car holds up and how well seat belts and airbags work. Higher ratings generally mean the car is safer in a crash.
Horsepower is a number that describes how much power the engine can make. More horsepower usually means the car can accelerate faster. For teen drivers, the concern is that faster acceleration can make speeding easier.
The Mazda 3 is a small car that’s often considered a good safety pick. Here, it’s mentioned because the speaker thinks some versions are appropriate for teens, especially the less powerful ones. The goal is to avoid trims that feel too fast.
A turbocharger helps the engine make more power by pushing extra air into it. That often makes the car accelerate faster. The host is saying turbo versions may be too quick for teen drivers.
EVs are electric cars that run on batteries instead of gas. The speaker is asking whether teens are crashing them more, but says EVs are still relatively rare. So the crashes that get reported may seem like a bigger problem than it is.
Sometimes the news focuses more on certain kinds of stories, especially when something is new or popular. That can make it seem like there are more crashes than there really are. The speaker is saying EV crashes get attention, even if EVs are still a small part of the cars on the road.
“Plaid mode” is a special driving mode in some Teslas that makes the car accelerate harder. It’s meant for maximum performance, so it can be too much for a new teen driver.
The Toyota Corolla is a very common used car. The host is saying that, historically, people often chose it for teen drivers because it was considered a safe, sensible option.
The Honda Civic is a long-running compact car that’s often recommended as a practical, widely available used option. In this segment, it’s mentioned as the kind of “safe bet” used car people used to buy for teen drivers.
Crash avoidance features are safety technologies that try to stop or reduce crashes. They can help the car react faster than a driver might, especially if the driver doesn’t see something in time.
Active safety systems are safety features that try to prevent crashes while you’re driving. The host is saying they’re increasingly included by default, so you don’t always have to pay extra trim pricing.
The Ford Mustang is a sports car made by Ford, usually with a powerful engine and a driver-focused feel. It’s popular with people who want something more exciting than a typical everyday car. When it’s called a “dark horse,” it means it can be better than some people expect, depending on the version.
The Volkswagen Jetta is a regular-sized sedan that’s generally straightforward to drive. The host’s point is that a newer used Jetta can include built-in safety features, especially when you pick a higher trim level.
Concept
consideration too
The host is making a “who will actually drive it?” argument: even if you’re buying a car for your teen, other family members may use it too. That matters because the car’s safety and suitability should fit real-world weekend driving patterns, not just the teen’s daily commute.
Pedestrian detection is a safety system that tries to recognize people near the road. If it thinks you might hit someone, it can alert you and sometimes brake automatically. It’s meant to reduce crashes caused by late reactions.
A lane keeper helps keep the car from drifting out of its lane. It uses cameras to see the lane lines and can nudge or warn you if you start to wander. It’s a helpful backup while someone is still learning good lane habits.
Automatic emergency braking is a safety feature that can sense when you’re about to hit something and then brakes for you. It helps especially if a driver is distracted or doesn’t react fast enough. The goal is to stop the crash or make it less severe.
Blind spot detection is a system that watches the areas next to your car that you can’t see well. If there’s a car there, it warns you so you don’t accidentally change lanes into it. It’s meant to help drivers while they’re still learning to check mirrors and look around.
AEB stands for automatic emergency braking. It’s a safety feature that watches for danger and can brake by itself if you don’t react in time. The newer versions are better at spotting people walking and cyclists.
Here, “pedestrians” means people walking near the road. The point is that the car’s safety system has become better at noticing walkers and reacting quickly.
Salem TerraMax RT is a specific tire model built for off-road driving. It’s designed for rough terrain, not just regular street use, and it’s compared to other tough off-road tires.
KO3 is a newer version of a popular off-road tire line (from BFGoodrich). The host is comparing the TerraMax RT to what people typically buy for off-road use now.
KO2 is a well-known off-road tire model (from BFGoodrich) that many drivers use on trucks and SUVs. The host is saying the TerraMax RT is meant to compete with tires like that.
Rock crawling is slow off-roading over rocks where you’re trying to move up obstacles carefully. Tires need good grip so the wheels can pull the vehicle forward.
A tread block is a raised section of the tire’s tread pattern that contacts the ground. In off-road use, larger or more aggressive tread blocks can bite into rocks and help the tire generate traction instead of sliding.
The Jeep Wrangler Rubicon is the more off-road-capable version of the Wrangler. The host used a modern Rubicon to show the tire could grip and pull the vehicle up rocks.
Term
squirrelly
“Squirrelly” means the car feels twitchy or hard to control. The host is saying the tire kept the vehicle stable in sand.
Reinforced sidewalls mean the tire’s side part is tougher. That helps it resist getting cut or damaged when you hit or rub against rocks.
Car
Audi Nuvallari
The Audi Nuvallari is a rare, limited-run supercar. It uses a hybrid setup with a twin-turbo V8 plus electric motors, and it also uses high-tech aerodynamic features to help it grip and slow down.
A limited production supercar means only a small number of cars will be made. That usually makes the car rarer and can make it more expensive or more collectible.
RPM tells you how fast the engine is spinning. If it can reach around 10,000 rpm, that usually means the engine is tuned to rev very high like a track-focused motor.
Term
non-mechanically attached dual electric motors
The phrase implies the electric motors are integrated in a way that doesn’t use a traditional mechanical connection to the engine/drivetrain. In practice, this kind of layout is meant to deliver electric torque to the wheels efficiently and with precise control, supporting the car’s hybrid front-wheel drive behavior.
The Lamborghini Gallardo is another classic Lamborghini supercar. The host mentions it to show that Lamborghini and Audi have had related model “pairs” before.
The Lamborghini Huracan is one of Lamborghini’s well-known supercars. The host brings it up to explain how Lamborghini and Audi have had similar “family” relationships in the past.
Active aero means the car’s spoilers and wings can change shape or position while you drive. That helps it stick to the road and also reduce drag or improve braking control.
Downforce is the “squishing” force that presses the car onto the road. More downforce usually means better grip when you’re going fast or turning hard.
A kilowatt-hour (kWh) is how much energy the battery can store. A bigger kWh usually means the car can use more electric power before the battery runs low.
Regenerative braking means the car uses the electric motors to slow down and also recharge the battery. It’s like turning some of your braking energy into electricity instead of wasting it as heat.
“G” is a way to measure how strong the acceleration or braking feels compared to gravity. 0.3 Gs means it can slow down pretty noticeably using the electric system.
“0 to 60” measures how fast a car can go from standing still to 60 mph. It’s a common quick way to compare acceleration between cars.
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Hello and welcome to the AutoGuide show.
This week we speak to the IIHS about teen safety when it comes to driving.
I review the Salem TerraMax RT off-road tire and Audi just dropped a new supercar.
We'll be back in one second.
Okay, welcome back.
We have a very special guest with us.
Rebecca, if you could just introduce yourself and what you do.
Hi, my name is Rebecca Wiest.
I'm a senior research scientist at the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety.
I've been there for about 10 years and I am I study a lot of different things,
but I'm our young driver expert.
So I study all things to do with why teenagers may or may not be bad drivers
and how to make them, you know, safer.
Yes, well, that's the topic we're going to dive into.
I just want to quickly point out I got to visit your facility twice
and every time so impressed.
It is such an impressive place with all that's being done there
and all the different test areas that are set up.
I got to see a couple crashes and I got to see some avoidance testing.
It was really it's quite the place.
I mean, if anyone it's not open to the public to go just visit.
But if anyone for whatever reason gets an opportunity,
it's definitely impressive place to visit.
So teen drivers, it is the area where I think there's potentially the most stereotypes.
You ask a lot of people, every teen driver is a terrible driver
and they shouldn't be on the road.
But I mean, we were all teen drivers at once and we survived and we're still here.
Yeah, yeah, exactly.
So let's start with since you're you work right there.
What is sort of I would say misconception,
but something people usually do for teen drivers that's probably not the best idea.
I mean, an easy one that I've always said is like, oh, we'll get him an old beer.
It's like, well, that's probably the least safe car you could put your teenager in.
Yeah, I mean, the so.
Teenagers are.
This is a little bit less of an issue than I think it may used to have been
because like when I was a teenager in like the mid aughts,
it was still kind of possible to like have a part time job and by yourself,
the worst car possible that was like sitting and rotting in somebody's front yard
like I have a car now and it cost a thousand dollars
and I can afford to insure it myself using my babysitting money.
And like, that's not really a thing anymore.
Cars are too expensive for that.
So the impulse is, oh, the kids definitely.
And I think the desire to put a kid in a cheap beater,
like something that you don't feel attached to is this assumption that they're going to crash.
And like, that's not necessarily true.
And also, if they're going to crash, don't you want them in something
that's going to protect them from the forces of that crash?
Like if you if you know your teen and you assume they're going to wreck their car,
first of all, you need to practice more with them because driving is a skill
that you can develop and you can become better at with practice.
And they're not going to do that all by themselves.
They need somebody to help them out.
And, you know, it's easier said than done.
It puts a lot of work on parents.
But like you can you can pick a car that helps your that has
features that help your teen avoid a crash.
And you can also pick a car that's going to protect them in the unfortunate event of a crash.
The cheapest smallest thing possible, the thing that like,
presumably costs less upfront is probably going to cost you more down the line.
Yeah, I think it's sort of a well, they're not going to take care of it or they might
scratch or whatnot.
But yeah, it's it's something that, like you said,
it's going to protect your life if it works well.
So is there are there some vehicles on the road today that sort of meet that perfect point of
they'll they're very safe, but they're also not going to break your bank.
So the like, there's kind of a sweet spot where it comes to like, there are a bunch of
different criteria that you can kind of lump together that target just like safety in general
and also things that are specific to teens.
So like IHS every year releases a list of recommended vehicles for teens,
it includes new vehicles, if like you have some money to spend on this,
or if maybe money is not an object in this particular situation, or like,
there are a whole bunch of used vehicles and they run the gamut from things that are,
you know, 10 to 12 years old at this point, or things that are like a couple of years
used. And like the prices on our list range from just under $5,000 to up to like $45,000.
So the inclusion criteria, like we get into the nitty gritty a little bit when we're like
really kind of picking and choosing what kind of things to include and exclude,
but like the criteria in general are pretty straightforward, right. So like,
teenagers are beginners, they're beginners, like that's why teenagers are bad at driving,
teenagers are still learning to drive. People who have been driving for a long time kind of
forget that this is a complicated task because we like if you've been doing it for a long time
and you do it all the time, it's just kind of automatic, like you just do it without really
thinking about it. There's so much to the driving task that you know how to prioritize,
you know what to pay attention to and what to ignore. And teenagers are still figuring out
how to do that because it's all new. So it's just like very, very demanding. So you want a car that's
going to, you know, help them avoid some of the distractions that might be going on while they're
figuring out how to drive. You want a car that's going to help them maintain control of the vehicle
if they're driving too fast for conditions on the road, right. And like misjudge what's going on
because it's going to happen. And then you want something that is protective in the event of a
crash. So we're looking in like the Goldilocks space of like size, nothing too, too small because
they're not protective in a crash. So our bottom size limit is like 2,750 pounds. So not like no
micro mini cars, those kind of fall off the list. We have a handful of small, like technically small
cars on the list and then a bunch of midsize and large sedans and small and midsize SUVs. No large
or extra large SUVs, no minivans, no pickups. Because bigger cars, first of all, having a whole
bunch of peers in the car is one of the biggest risk factors for teenagers. They have a bunch of
other kids in the car with them or a bunch of other people in the car with them that creates
distractions. We don't want that. Also, bigger cars can have a longer stopping distance and
is not ideal. And they can be a little bit harder to handle and like kind of understand where they
are in space. And that makes them difficult to park and maneuver. We want to make sure that they
have the best crash test ratings available. For new cars, that's, you know, the testing that we're
doing now. And for every subsequent year in the past, that was, you know, the testing that was
being done at the time. Because we don't, you know, do this year's testing with 10-year-old cars.
And then they, we want things that, let's see, what like lower, not like lower horsepower,
we're not saying like take the engine out and put a lawn mower in, but like avoid like the zippier,
sportier versions of engines, like we're not recommending sports cars. There are a couple of
cars on the list. Like the Mazda 3 makes it like there's a bunch of Mazdas on the list. And there
are like sporty versions of Mazdas and like standard versions of Mazdas and like maybe avoid the turbo.
Because teens are disproportionately involved in speeding related crashes and we don't need to
make that any easier. Yeah, that's a good point to bring up because, I mean, when I was starting to
drive and I was in the early 2000s, well, in really late 90s, I got my license, but I got my own
cars in the early 2000s and things weren't that quick. I mean, back then, you know, 200 horsepower,
that was a fast car. But nowadays, things are safer than ever, but they're so quick. Is there
an issue that you've seen or is it too early still with EVs? Because they're all so quick and
powerful. Are there any more disproportionate teen speeding or incidents with them or is it just
they're not really in the EVs to begin with? From what I've seen, they're not really in the EVs to
begin with. I mean, EVs are such a small port, like it's growing, but it's such a small portion of
the fleet that it's really like the crashes make the news. So people think that it's a huge problem
and it's just because it's being covered because it's a hot topic. And, you know, because those cars
are so expensive. And as we have established, people tend to put their kids in the cheaper car
that's available. Like, nobody's buying a $70,000. Well, somebody's probably buying a $70,000 car
for their kid. But like, most people are not going to buy like a fully electric vehicle,
brand new. And like the prices just kind of aren't like, we're not quite in the place where
we're seeing them like pervasive and like the teen fleet, we're among teens that are driving them.
So I've definitely heard of this concern. And I do think it's something to keep an eye on because
they're so zippy off the line, right? They don't have to have to shift up, they can just go. I've
been in a Tesla doing what like plaid mode, where it goes zero to 60 in like two and a half seconds
or something. And that's like, no, we don't put children in those. But because we have such a
strict upper price limit on our list, then don't make it. So when I was younger, and even somewhat
recently, is it still the good old, oh, a teen driver will get them a used Civic Corolla, like
those used to be sort of safe bets? Is that still in there? Or has safety advanced so much
in the last couple of years? It's hard to go back too far with that kind of car.
I don't remember if the Civic is on the list, but like, you're not going to be surprised by
anything that shows up on this list. Like there's a bunch of Mazdas, Toyotas, there's a bunch of
Hondas, you see Subaru's all over the list. There's a couple of like things that you wouldn't
necessarily expect like there's an Alfa Romeo on the used list. And I saw that and was like,
huh, I haven't thought about it in a while. But it meets all of our criteria. And like,
we're not going to like kick it out of bed because it wasn't thinking about it.
And yeah, like there's a handful of like, there's a couple of Fords on the list,
there's a couple of Chevy's, like there's it's a solid representation of the market.
And yeah, because of the upper price limits that we have on the different criteria on the
different categories. So our used list is broken down into best and good, the best are equipped
with crash avoidance features and the good ones are not, because you don't have to have like
crash, you don't have to have automatic emergency braking to keep your team safe while they're
driving. It's just like a nice extra layer of safety, right? So like, you don't have to spend
that much money to keep your kids safe. It's just if you would like to, you can and it's not a bad
thing. And yeah, there, I'm like, I every year I look at the list and I'm like, Oh, right, those
exist. All right, those. So many manufacturers like Toad is one of them. And Subaru's getting
there too, where all that safety active safety systems are just standard. So you just get it
now. Whereas before you'd have to pay and go up trim levels, but Subaru's a good one you brought
up. I completely forgot about that. That's one of my go-to's when people ask me, I say, you know,
get yourself a couple year old Impresa or more so even the cross truck with small engine because
you get sort of decent safety in the size and the ride height. The one I've been recommending
to people and this is more for someone going off to college. So maybe a little bit older, I guess
a later teen early twenties is the Chevy tracks on the list because I always say like that has
such a sweet spot as terms of technology and features for the price. And it has some of
Chevy's safety systems. It was one of those cars too, where it didn't celebrate numbers,
but it was a solid vehicle. So you could probably pick one up pretty affordable on the used market.
It's not going to be as much as say a used camera or a cord, let's say, but you should
start to get good safety out of it. Yeah, it's a little bit of a dark horse because everyone's
like, oh, that exists. But yeah, it's a solid car and it hasn't been for a long time.
And I know a lot of families. I mean, my sister and brother in law are one of them where they have
a new driver, brand new teenage driver. So their most recent vehicle purchase that they made a year
before that was along the lines of this is the one that they're going to drive for the first time.
And I mean, they asked me for, for advice to tell them what to buy. They said,
this is what we're going to get. I said, oh, that's, that would be a great car. They ended up buying a,
I think a three year old Jetta. And I said, you know, it's a, yeah, it's a nice, big,
easy to drive car, but it's full of safety. It's got a lot of the safety systems built in
because it's mid trim. So I think that's important too. I think people, when they look at a list
like this, they think, well, I'm not even going to buy my kid a car or my kid can't afford a car,
but they're probably going to drive yours. So that should be consideration too. Because if you have a
heavy derango, that might not be the best thing that they're borrowing on the weekends.
Yeah, no, this, so this is something that comes up a lot because like, I think a lot of families
are priced out of like, oh, it's a graduation gift where here's the keys to your brand new car,
like that I think is the archetype and like, it doesn't really happen anymore. I mean,
maybe it does somewhere, but I think it's a lot less likely. And I think people are either
thinking about like, I think more people should be thinking about this when they're, you know,
their kids are young and like maybe elementary school age, because so many people, half of people
get a hand-me-down vehicle, like the parent goes out and buys something new and the kid gets the
older vehicle. And like, again, if the hand-me-down vehicle is not terribly safe, then like, that's
not great. But our list is very useful for people who are maybe shot like in the market now, if
they're in the market for a new car that they're planning to hold on until it like falls apart,
something my family does, we buy a car for life. And you're planning to, you know, maybe hand that
car down. It's a really great way to be like, okay, this is equipped with the best things that we
can get now. So in the future, it's going to, you know, we know it's crash worthy, it's not going
to stop being crash worthy over time. And it's got all of these safety features. That's great.
Also, yeah, people, I think, even if you're not buying a car for your kid to drive as a primary
driver, one of the safest things to do, especially as kids are starting, like teenagers are, their
highest risk period is within that six months of first getting their license and driving independently.
Like, they're actually pretty safe when they're on their permit because they're driving with
somebody else in the car with them. And then they get their license, they start driving independently,
there's nobody like extra in the car to help them think through driving and to point out like
risky things and to like, keep them in check. And so that's when the risk goes up and it takes a
while for that to taper off and for them to develop their safety habits. So like, during that time,
if they're just sharing a household car, if they have shared access to a household car,
then they're going to, there are more points of contact between the teen and the parent, they get
to check in more often, the parent gets to see how they're driving, they have maybe slightly
limited access to the car, so they can't just go out whenever they want to. And it just like,
helps them develop better habits. So yeah, I think your friends were right on the money
buying something and then, you know, making sure that it's safe for the entire family,
including the teen who's going to drive it is a great option.
So before I let you go, one question, since you've been doing this with the teens for a while,
what is, is there one safety feature? What is the one safety feature? Let's say in the last
five to 10 years, that's really made a difference. Is there one active safety or something the cars
are doing that's really seems to have limited the amount of accidents, not necessarily keeping
them safe in an accident, but one that's trying to avoid it? Like, has, is there anything for
teens specifically like the lane keeper or pedestrian detection or anything that's really
skewed or is it just sort of the same across the board?
So I haven't seen anything that is specifically,
like, I don't know that we have the data, just because it's hard to get data on what safety
features cars were equipped with if they crashed, like getting into the crash data, it's a little
bit sticky. But when you look at the types of crashes that teens are in, and the types of
crashes that can be prevented by different kinds of safety features, I think the one that is the
most useful, or at least has the greatest potential to prevent crashes that are preventable for teen
drivers is automatic emergency braking. And it's great. Blind spot detection, also high up there,
because like developing an awareness of what's going on on the road around you is a thing that
takes a long time. And having like, basically training wheels on the car, but like forever,
having the car there to like ping you and like, Nope, there's somebody there, you should probably
be looking is really helpful. I've had people tell me that they're concerned about like, Oh,
if my kid has this feature, they're not going to learn to check their blind spot on their own.
And then if they drive something else, they're not going to have that skill. And like, I think
that's a reasonable concern. Like you still have to teach the skill. But I don't know that you have
to worry that having the feature is going to ultimately make them less safe. Yeah, just turn
and pray and never actually look. And if the car doesn't, yeah, the emergency braking is what I
would have guessed, because I mean, I'm an adult and we still get distracted by things. And like
you said earlier, especially when teens have friends in the car, and I mean,
phones and everything, it's easy to be distracted and you distracted for that one second, that's
all it can take. But if the car sees something you don't, hopefully it'll stop and help you out.
Yeah, and especially over the last, you know, eight to 10 years,
AEB systems have gotten much more sensitive to pedestrians in lots of different situations.
Like I think when they were starting, pedestrians were really tricky pedestrians and cyclists and
the systems have gotten much more sensitive to them, which we've been seeing. So yeah,
they just keep getting better. And yeah, like I'm very hopeful at the direction things are going.
Yeah, I do. Yeah, cars are safer than ever. I know some people will argue all their heavier,
more steel back in the day, but that's not true. They're safe as they can be. I mean,
they're more expensive, but yeah, what's their price on being safe? So yeah, these are a lot of
great tips. And anyone else that wants any further information, where can they find the official
list and findings of this? So you can go to IIHS.org.org slash teens. We have a whole bunch of
resources. There's a parent team like driving contract, which suits some families, maybe not
others, but it's a way to just kind of like sit down with your kid and outline the household
rules around driving before they start driving instead of after. It's a lot easier to have
ground rules than it is to kind of like cherry pick what's going on. And the list, I think the
fastest way to get there is to Google IHS recommended vehicles for teens. Yeah.
All right. Well, thank you so much for joining us. This has been a great conversation and we'll
have you back on. I'm sure to talk. Awesome. I'm sure things will change in many months and there'll
be a new list and new vehicles and we put it out every year. So I'll come back next year.
Sounds great. All right. Thanks for joining. All right. Thanks so much.
All right. Moving on to the product test. And as I said at the intro, it is the
Salem TerraMax RT off-road tire. So this is a hardcore off-road tire. This is the kind of
tire that competes against the KO2 or now the KO3. It's meant for real off-roading.
But like Salem always does, they're trying to produce a tire that matches the capabilities
of the top brand name tires but at a lower price. So to test this tire, I went to Las Vegas and we
drove around an off-road trail and trails in the Red Rock area. We did all sorts of off-roading
everything from high speed desert floor sand runs to going through rock gardens to doing
low speed rock crawls. And there isn't much I can say about this tire and how it performed
other than I never got stuck and I made it through a day after several hours of off-roading.
The tires tread block worked so well at gripping rocks, especially ones that are like, you know,
but half the size of the vehicle. We were all using Wranglers for this event of different
generations. I had a more modern Rubicon four-door and some of the rocks you would come up to that
had a very vertical sort of start to them. The blocks would just claw in and pull the Wrangler
up onto the rock and then you'd easily get over it. In the sand, it never got squirrelly or loose.
I didn't get to drive in any sort of wet conditions. It was very dry being the desert.
So I didn't get to see how they are in the mud but in loose sand and rocks and we went up some
steep cliffs and hills somewhere. There's a steep drop off on one side and you had to kind of straddle
the wall at a like a 20 degree angle. They gripped fine. How they'll do in a longevity front,
that's tough to say because I just did one day of off-roading. There is a warranty that comes
with these tires. It's 60 months and I believe 45,000 miles. So the brand does stand behind them.
And if you're into moderate to more hard off-roading and you're looking for sort of a value tire that
performs really well for your rig, I'd recommend this. Like I said, I had no issues with it. We had
zero punctures. The side walls are reinforced and they stood up to some of the jagged edges
they were being rubbed against. I'd say about a dozen jeeps went out and we all came back with
all the tires we left with. So yeah, that's the Salem TerraMax RT and if you need a budget off-road
tire that's capable, try this one out. Okay, moving on to our final story and it is a supercar
that Audi just unveiled sort of seemingly out of nowhere. We knew this was probably going to come.
We just didn't expect it to come so suddenly and with a huge fanfare to begin with. Then it is
called the Audi, let me just get the name right here, Nuvallari. Nuvallari, I believe it's called
the Audi Nuvallari and it is going to be a limited production supercar from the brand.
They're only going to make 499 and it's going to be powered by a four-liter twin-turbocharged V8
hybrid that can go to 10,000 rpm and has a non-mechanically attached dual electric motors
that power the front wheels while the actual engine has a single motor. Now, if you've heard
of all this before, that's because you have, it is the same powertrain, drivetrain found in the
Lamborghini Temurario and when the Temurario came out, we knew that Audi would probably build
something off it. Huracan and Gallardo both had R8s and this isn't actually called the R8, it's
called the Nuvallario and it is just a limited production 500 car, 499 car run but manufacturers
like to make money and I feel if this gets a ton of orders or sells well, they'll go past that or
maybe they'll bring out another version next year with a different name that looks slightly different.
If you look at the pictures we have on our article online, the car looks great. There is
definite R8 styling elements. It'll be probably called that by some people if you see it. It's
got sort of a retro futuristic look which seems to be really the trend right now. It does not look
much of anything like the Temurario and that's good because it needs its own identity and again,
the Lamborghini R8 siblings from back in the day never looked all that familiar or similar either
that's great. This car will have active aero borrowed from the F1 program from Audi so something
again the Lamborghini doesn't have and the rear wings can be able to do multiple things from drag
reduction to downforce to almost air braking under brakes. It's got a 7. something kilowatt
hour battery that can be charged up and used for extra boost or also power the vehicle when needed.
There's regenerative braking that can do up to 0.3 Gs on its own which is pretty incredible.
The specs are just insane 0 to 60 in like 2.5 seconds it'll go well over 350 kilometers an hour
which is like 217 miles I think or so. So basically the same capability as the Temurario
but in the Audi package with a different look different interior and some different arrows. So
I'm all four new supercars. I've driven the Temurario a couple times and I really like it so
I imagine this is just going to be as good and I really hope I get to try it and look forward to
it and hopefully we learn more about it closer to launch. Audi made a point that the specs and
stats they've given are for the European model there isn't any North American specific details
as of yet but I figured it'll probably be just switch to Imperial maybe a couple of different
options but we'll know more closer to the vehicle's launch but until then this has been the Auto
Guide Show for another week. Take care and we will see you next week.
About this episode
The AutoGuide Show talks with IIHS staff about teen-driving safety, including what they observed in crash and avoidance testing. Hosts challenge the “cheap beater” idea, arguing that better crash protection and crash-avoidance features matter more than treating the car as disposable. They also cover when teen risk peaks, how to shop using crash-test ratings and “zippier” trim cautions, and why AEB and blind spot detection are especially helpful. The episode wraps with guidance on used-car picks and where to find IIHS resources.
This week Mike talks to Becca from the IIHS about the best cars for teenagers. We discuss what makes a car good or bad for teenagers to drive, and what to look for deciding what to buy.
Later, Mike reviews the Sailun Terramax RT off road tire, for you value orientated trail travellers. Finally, we dig into Audi's latest release, a near 1,000 horsepower supercar.
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