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We take a look at the latest news which includes a new rear-wheel drive Infiniti, the crazy QX80 R Edition, and a new engine for the Jeep Grand Cherokee.\n\nFinally, Colum joins us to discuss the latest Formula 1 news and rumors, and then Mike takes a look at what's next."},"annotations":[{"startTime":89.76,"endTime":93.94,"type":"car","title":"Hyundai Elantra","url":"/cars/hyundai/elantra","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/2017_Hyundai_Elantra%2C_Windsor%2C_Ontario%2C_2025-07-01.jpg","quote":"...it's the Hyundai Elantra and what you do get in the US, but this is the TCR edition, which is a special edition for Canada only.","canonicalId":"car:hyundai:elantra","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"explanation":"The Hyundai Elantra TCR is a special edition of the Elantra designed for racing, specifically in the TCR series. 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