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Good news, the rear-drive sportster can still be had with a manual transmission. In the second segment, the hosts welcome Jerry Perez of The Drive to the show. Jerry shared details of his time in the updated Audi Q3 featuring the maker’s Micro LED Digital Matrix Headlights. Jerry also recalls his time in one of Europe’s smallest—and most charming—electric vehicles, the Fiat Topolino. In the last segment, Jill is subject to Tom’s “More Spellin’” quiz, featuring a Hallmark Christmas move bonus question. "},"annotations":[{"startTime":183.2,"endTime":187.6,"type":"term","title":"CarPlay Ultra","url":"/glossary/carplay-ultra","quote":"One of the last things I wrote about was something called Car Play Ultra. Yes. 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