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This is How Consumer Reports Tests Cars
This is How Consumer Reports Tests Cars
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About this episode
Consumer Reports' Alex Nizik joins the Truth About Cars podcast to discuss their unique car testing methodology, which involves purchasing vehicles to ensure unbiased evaluations. The conversation covers the performance of new models like the Cadillac Optiq and VISTIQ, and the Volvo EX90, highlighting both their strengths and weaknesses. Additionally, the episode delves into the challenges of the next-gen NASCAR cars, which have been criticized for their tendency to spin unexpectedly, even among professional drivers. The discussion offers insights into the evolving automotive landscape and the importance of reliability and user experience.
Topics:
consumer reports testing
cadillac optiq
cadillac vistiq
volvo ex90
nascars next-gen cars
car reliability
automotive technology
driver experience
electric vehicles
Cars:
Acura ZDX
Cadillac CTS-V
Cadillac Eldorado
Cadillac Lyriq
Cadillac Optiq
Cadillac XT4
Cadillac XT5
Cadillac XT6
Chevrolet Blazer EV
Chevrolet Corvette
Chevrolet Spin
Dodge Charger
Ford Mustang
Hyundai Ioniq 5
Volvo EX90
Volvo XC40
This week we go deep with Consumer Reports' Alex Knizek on how the outlet tests cars, plus a look at the Volvo EX30 and two new Cadillac EVs.
TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I talk about box socket wrenches and why it's so freakin' easy for the best drivers in the world to spin a NASCAR Cup car.
We thank Alex Knizek and Matthew Guy for their time, Matt Posky for editing, and most of all, we thank you for listening!
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Too Afraid to Ask
Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Volvo EX90
"...ture when it comes to those cars. Sure. The Volvo EX90 and two Cadillacs, I want to say, I believe you s..."
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Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Volvo XC40
"...r instance, the C40, right? They kind of took the XC40 platform, which is an internal combustion car or ..."
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Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Dodge Charger
"...to go back a few times. It wouldn't recognize the charger at one point. So it wasn't necessarily a hardware..."
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Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)
Car
Cadillac Eldorado
"... don't live in that world any longer with the big Eldorados and stuff. My generation grew up watching their p..."
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Navigator84 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Cadillac Optiq
"...ever segment we're talking about, right? You have OPTIQ, which is kind of like the, oh, remind me what th..."
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Cadillac XT4
"and an EV version within whatever segment we're talking about, right? You have OPTIQ, which is kind of like the, oh, remind me what the name of their smallest crossover is, it's the X-T4, right? Yes, X-T4. Lyric, you could maybe draw the conclusion that that's somewhere similar to X-T5. And then"
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Cadillac XT5
"of like the, oh, remind me what the name of their smallest crossover is, it's the X-T4, right? Yes, X-T4. Lyric, you could maybe draw the conclusion that that's somewhere similar to X-T5. And then this Vistik that we're talking about is the 3-row, right? And it's, you know, maybe comparable"
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Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)
Car
Cadillac Lyric
"...st crossover is, it's the X-T4, right? Yes, X-T4. Lyric, you could maybe draw the conclusion that that's ..."
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Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Cadillac XT6
"this Vistik that we're talking about is the 3-row, right? And it's, you know, maybe comparable to their X-T6. And I know the lifespan of those vehicles is in question, some of those, but the ICE versions. But just as we're recording this, we got some news that the X-T5 is going to"
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TTTNIS (CC0)
Car
Hyundai Ionic
"... any means, but if you go and look and see what a Hyundai Ionic 9 costs, for example, you can start getting into ..."
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HJUdall (CC0)
Car
Cadillac Ctsv
"experience have been, you know, outside of something like a CTS-5 V with a manual or something like that. Yeah, the CTS-V is the only exception of the rule, because there's some good input. Yeah, but I really do think that it's helping them find their place. I mean, just getting"
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Elise240SX (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Chevrolet Blazer EV
"...rvey data shows it, whether we're talking about a Blazer EV or a Lyric, and we've actually seen it ourselves...."
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オーバードライブ83 (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Car
Chevrolet Spin
"... when a car is getting loose and getting ready to spin. And you can catch it. And a lot of these cup ser..."
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Hans-Jürgen Neubert (CC BY 4.0)
Car
Ford Mustang
"... where you take, maybe you've got a Corvette or a Mustang and you take it to a place like Road America or L..."
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Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)
Car
Chevrolet Corvette
"...ng experiences where you take, maybe you've got a Corvette or a Mustang and you take it to a place like Road..."
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