Our Auto Expert
Nik Miles
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Return Of The Mach Included In Our Double Dose of Ford, The Toyota 86 Hakone Edition, And We Are Taking Our Tops Off - 7-25-2020
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Ford's Ted Ryan makes sure we are completely up to date with the Ford Bronco Toyota's Tim Annick sets us straight about the 86 Hakone Edition, as well as dives in to its history You've heard the saying "like a bat out of hell", but what about a CAT out of hell? Dodge's Paul Tyll stops by to share all about the 2021 Durango SRT Hellcat Nik was feeling like royalty as he cruised around town in the Ford Expedition King Ranch. When he tired of the royal life, he instead took to the streets in the Volkswagen Atlas 3-Row A town of less than 50,000 now has autonomous shuttles! Our Auto Expert's Mike Caudill tells us all about them Ford Mustang's Jim Owens tells us what we can expect out of the newest edition of the Mach 1 Hydrogen fuel cell vehicles? It's on the horizon. Anton Wahlman tells us who is on the road to making that happen, as well as news from Polestar, Tesla, and Volkswagen Our Auto Expert's Perry Stern tells you the sleekest and most powerful ways to take your top off this summer, with his list of favorite convertible sports cars
A New Collection Car From Rolls-Royce, The Latest In Minivans From Fiat Chrysler, Dodge Gets Possessed By A Demon - 7-18-2020
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Polestar's JP Canton shares information on a partnership between Polestar and Waymo Rolls-Royce's Gerry Spahn has the latest on their new collection cars, the Kryptos Collection Who says Minivans can't be luxiourious? Certainly not Chrysler's MaryAnn Capo, who has the new details on the Pacifica GMC's Stuart Pierce runs down the new Sierra 1500 4WD Crew Cab AT4 Dodge Charger's Ashton Munoz tells us why their 2021 Dodge Charger SRT Hellcat Redeye is "Demon Possessed" BMW unveils final production on the iX3, there's a new king atop the mountain of 3-row SUV sales, and Nissan is on the final leg of production on their all-electric crossover. Anton Wahlman has the latest in our rundown of the news Our Auto Expert's Perry Stern was cruising around in a Porsche 911 Turbo Perry wasn't the only one taking to the streets in style, as Nik was driving the Rolls Royce Cullinan, Cadillac XT6, and the Toyota Hanoak
The Revival Of The Ford Bronco, How Is The Kingdom Of Kia Holding Up, And Checking In With J.D. Power As We Look Over The Data Of Car Sales Throughout The Pandemic - 7-11-2020
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: AMG Product Manager Brian Cotter calls in with the latest on 2021 AMG GT 43 4-Door Coupe Ford's Ted Ryan has everything you need to know for the re-release of the Bronco Kia's James Bell has the latest and greatest coming out of Kia Our Auto Expert's Mike Caudill gives his impressions on the new Nissan Sentra J.D. Power's Tyson Jominy runs down the overall numbers for car sales during the Coronavirus pandemic Toyota's Brock Cartlidge tells us why the RAV4 Prime is primed and ready for electrified traction Tesla's numbers are falling, and Audi is dominating a European market. All that and more as we speak with Anton Wahlman We take a look at the 2020 Dodge Challenger SRT Super Stock with Challenger's Kevin Hellman Nik took to the streets in style this week, cruising around in the Alfa Romeo Stelvio, and the Mazda CX-30
Major Updates Coming For The Subaru CrossTrek, The Future Of Sports Sedans, And What Its Like To Cruise Around In A New Porsche - 7-4-2020
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Nissan Engineer Melaina Vasko joins us to run down the new Frontier The Chevrolet Tahoe now comes in Pursuit, and Shad Balch has the details Toyota's Ryan Matsumoto has the latest and greatest on the new 2021 Venza Acura's Andrew Quillin shares the future of sports sedans, the 2021 TLX Major updates are coming to the 2021 Subaru CrossTrek, and Dominick Infante fills us in Les Masterson is the Managing Editor for CarInsurance.com, and shares the results of their survey, finding the top speeding excuses Perry Stern got to cruise around in the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, and brings us his review This week, Nik drove around town in the TRD Toyota Camry, as well as the Mercedes AMG-GLC43
Ram is "Built To Serve", What You Need To Know Before Firing Up That Vehicle That's Been Sitting For Months, And Range Rover Goes Golden - 6-27-2020
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Ram introduces their Built To Serve edition for their trucks. Ram's Mike Koval joins us with the details The biggest family member of the MINI model family is back! BMW's Pat McKenna has everything you need to know about the new Countryman Jeff Zurschmeide has your tips and tricks for getting that car that's been sitting for months back in tip top shape Buick's Rob Peterson stops in to share the latest and greatest on the Encore GX Range Rover's Joe Stauble is in a celebratory mood, as the company is celebrating their Golden Jubilee, 50 YEARS of quality vehicles Is Volkswagen on schedule with the release of the ID.3 in Europe? Will sales start on Volvo's Polestar 2 in China this week? All these questions and more for our own Anton Wahlman as he runs down our automotive news Ford announces what they call their "Toughest, most productive" F-150 ever. Our own Perry Stern stops by to give his take Nik took to the streets this week in the Jeep Gladiator Mojave, hear what his thoughts were on it right now!
The Toyota Supra Is BACK, And Our List Of The Best Small SUVs For About $25,000 - 6/20/2020
Today's topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen Volkswagen's Mark Gillies brings us the scoop on the 2020 Jetta Do you have problems both giving, and receiving navigational directions? Well Nik's favorite app What3Words could be a godsend. CEO and Co-Founder Chris Sheldrick stops by the studio to discuss Toyota's Nick Miller celebrates the return of the Supra, and something is coming to the car that's NEVER been there before A listener wanted to know what the best small SUV for 25K was, so we run down our favorite options People have been staying at home.... but for some, that doesn't mean they're staying still. Mike Caudill joins us to talk about a rise in RV sales Nissan's Jannelle Grigsby has everything you'd need to know about the all new 2021 Rogue Remember that Tesla pickup truck? Well, Nikola has announced a new partnership when it comes to the new vehicle. Anton Wahlman has that and more as we run down the weeks news Did you pre-order a Ford Mustang Mach-E? Check your email, because Mustang's Lisa Teed says another step towards having one in your driveway lies in your inbox Nik cruised around town in the Nissan Murano this week, what are you test driving?
All Sorts Of New Releases Coming From Nissan, Chevrolet, Toyota, Acura, And Subaru, As Well As The Top Excuses Given To Police For Speeding - 6-13-2020
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Nissan Engineer Melaina Vasko joins us to run down the new Frontier The Chevrolet Tahoe now comes in Pursuit, and Shad Balch has the details Toyota's Ryan Matsumoto has the latest and greatest on the new 2021 Venza Acura's Andrew Quillin shares the future of sports sedans, the 2021 TLX Major updates are coming to the 2021 Subaru CrossTrek, and Dominick Infante fills us in Les Masterson is the Managing Editor for CarInsurance.com, and shares the results of their survey, finding the top speeding excuses Perry Stern got to cruise around in the Porsche 718 Cayman GT4, and brings us his review This week, Nik drove around town in the TRD Toyota Camry, as well as the Mercedes AMG-GLC43
Volvo's New Training Program For Vets, New Options From Ford, Mercedes, and Toyota, And Checking In With JD Power On COVID-19 Impacts - 6-6-2020
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Volvo Senior Manager Jeffrey Jennings tells us how they are going the extra mile for our Veterans Ford's Craig Patterson has the latest and greatest on the Edge ST-Line Toyota's Adam Lovelady has the details on the all new Sienna What combines both sport and individuality? How about the AMG E53 Coupe and Cabriolet? Mercedes's Brian Cotter fills you in JD Power's VP of Data and Analytics Tyson Jominy joins us with monthly numbers and the effects on the Coronavirus on the auto industry Tesla's market shares for April are in, Ford will be unveiling the new F-150, but when? How are electric vehicles faring abroad? Anton Wahlman has all the answers Nik drove around in style this week, just didn't go very far in the Lamborghini EVO Huracan, he also cruised around town in the BMW M8 Carbon Convertible and the Volkswagen Tiguan
McDonalds Is Stepping In To The Auto Industry...... Sort of, The Best Cars For 2020, And Some Big Moves From Nissan - 5-30-2020
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Checking out the 2020 Nissan GT-R Track Edition with Perry Stern Andrew Quillin from Acura has the latest and greatest on the Acura RDX Coffee is bringing McDonalds and Ford together. We will tell you how What's new on the Volkswagen Atlas Cross? Tomas Mica has the answers Have you been keeping out for quality cars throughout the year? Mike Caudill reminds you what you should be looking for
The Nissan Sentra Brings Home Some Hardware, Taking A Look A The 2021 Special Edition Toyota Prius, And Running Down The Details On The VW Golf GTI - 5-23-2020
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Nissan's Heather Jimenez tells us about a new award for the Sentra Ford closes a plant after two workers test positive for Covid-19, and Hertz declares for bankruptcy The Toyota Prius celebrates a birthday with a special Anniversary Edition. Toyota's Regina Davis has the details Volkswagen's Mark Gillies stops by with everything you need to know about the 2020 Golf GTI Kia's James Bell gives us a "State of the Union" on how things have been going at Kia over the last couple of months From new stringent fuel economy rules, to GMC teasing a glass sky roof for the new Hummer, Anton Wahlman has all your latest news updates In Nik's driveway this week was the A220 Mercedes AMG, along with the LX Lexus
What's One Of The Best Cars For College Graduates? Also, Checking In With J.D. Power On Overall Car Sales - 5-16-2020
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: We have the details on the 2021 Kia Sentos, recently named one of the top 10 cars for college grads by AutoTrader Stamps are going DIGITAL? Hyundai's Michael Evanoff has everything you need to know about the 2020 Venue J.D. Power's Tyson Jominy runs down the latest numbers on just how many Americans have been buying cars, and what it means for the market as a whole Nissan's Parul Bajaj wants you to get creative with their #DrawDrawDraw social project Anton Wahlman reports on if the overall sales slump could result in lower electric vehicle mandates, and what Volkswagen has started pre-production on It was Toyota Supra day at Our Auto Expert, as Nik and Jen cruised to the studio each in a Supra, both the GR Supra 2.0 (their first 4 cylinder Turbo model Supra) and the 3.0
Honda Begins Ventilator Part Production, One Of Jen's Favorite Car Cleaning Products, And Taking A Look At New The Audi E-Tron - 5/9/2008
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Honda's Marcos Frommer tells us how their Marysville plant has started producing parts for ventilators, with Dynaflow Have you ever used a Clay Bar to clean your car? Jim Dvorak from Mothers Polishes, Waxes, and Cleaners stops by the show to tell you why you need their product in your garage Audi Product Manager Matthew Mostafaei has all the details on their new E-Tron Anton Wahlman joins us to chat about Tesla moving from California to Texas, and the lawsuit that Tesla has filed against California, and why he is doing it In Nik's driveway this week was the Buick Enclave and Hyundai Veloster
The V-Series Is BACK From Cadillac... And When You Hear "Volkswagen", You Might Think German Engineering, But Not With This SUV! - 5-2-2020
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: FCA has added new features to the new U-Connect 5 system, and we have the Chief Designer of User Experience Vince Galante on to tell us all about it Cadillac's Ken Kornas has all the details on the return of the "V" in their CT4-V Blackwing and CT5-V Blackwing Volkswagen's Mark Gilles has the SEVEN reasons that their SUV, The Atlas, is All-American Chris Mosco from Ford tells us how they have brought style AND substance to their small SUV, the Escape Elon Musk says he will sell all of his possessions! Anton Wahlman joins us to tell us what the Tesla CEO's latest tweets mean for the company, as well as what the status is for auto-manufacturers wanting to reopen in the wake of the worldwide pandemic Speaking of Volkswagen's Atlas, Nik drove that around this week, as well as the BMW 228i Coupe
Nik Celebrates His Birthday With An Iconic Ford, Checking In On One Of Our Favorites From Range Rover - 4-25-2020
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Ford Historian Ted Ryan talks about the 56th birthday of the Mustang FCA's Brian Spohn, otherwise known as the "Father of ETorque" joins us to break down the meaning of "electrification" in the Auto Industry Volkswagen has hit a MAJOR milestone when it comes to the Tiguan. VW's Mark Gilles has the details Range Rover has announced the Velar SVAutobiography Dynamic Edition, and Range Rover Head of Planning Rob Filipovic has everything you need to know about one of Nik's favorite automobiles Tesla loses its subsidy in China, and Kia has confirmed 300-mile range BEV Crossover in the USA. Anton Wahlman has these stories and more in today's show In Nik's driveway this week were the BMW X5M Competition, as well as the Toyota Highlander
4-18-2020 - Nik Is Giddy Over BMW's New Motorcycle, And Getting All The Info On The Chevrolet Traverse
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: General Motors Shad Balch shares the latest on the Chevrolet Traverse Chris Reeves, General Manager of University Mazda in Seattle tells us how the Mazda Essential Car Car program is helping those of us who are on the fighting lines of the Coronavirus Pandemic BMW unveils their new motorcycle, the R 18, and Nik tells BMW's Vincent Kung what he is willing to give up for it Anton Wahlman has the latest on how the worldwide economic downturn has impacted international car companies, and how rental car companies are looking to keep their heads above water In Nik's driveway this week, he had the Mazda MX5 and strolled in to the studio in the Chrysler Pacifica Hybrid
4-11-2020 - Taking A Look At The Polestar Concept Precept, And Some Big News Out Of Mini Takes The States
Today's topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Polestar has come up with a creative angle when it comes to interiors with the new Precept Hyundai's Michael Evanoff has everything you need to know about their new 2021 Sonata HEV Mini Takes The States has been delayed, and Michael Peyton from Mini tells us why Mark Trostle brings us the latest on FCA's Drive for Design Anton Wahlman has all your news, including Nevada closing car dealerships, and discrepancies in European car sales Truck Girl Jen actually drives a truck in to work, specifically the Nissan Titan, while Nik cruises to the station in the Hyundai Sonata Hybrid
4-5-2020 - We Delve Deep In To The New Jaguar F-Type, Ford Steps Up To Help Upscale Production On Medical Supplies
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Ford's Todd Hoevener shares with us how GE and Ford are helping the Country react to COVID-19 Jaguar's Rob Filipovic shares the details on the new F-Type Jeff Zurschmeide tells you how to care for your automobile during a "stay at home" order General Motors' Dan Flores announces that GM has teamed up with Ventec to help produce ventilators Anton Wahlman shares his sleeper electric vehicle for 2021, as well as taking a look at Tesla's numbers for the First Quarter Even during a "stay at home" order, Nik is still cruising around in different cars. This week was the Nissan Frontier and the Honda CR-V
3-29-2020 - Tips For Living Out Of Your Car During A Pandemic, New Options Out Of Alfa Romeo And AMG
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Adventurer and explorer Bryon Dorr joins us with what you NEED when deciding to live out of your car 110 Years for Alfa Romeo brings a special gift for all of you. Steven Richards has the details AMG Department Manager David Burkhalter tells us why you need their new GLS63 Anton Wahlman has the news on a Volkswagen software delay, and the leaked plans out of Toyota Nik was cruising around in the Lexus GSF this week, along with the Nissan Kicks
3-21-2020 - Taking A Look At The First Hypercar Built In The United States, And Something Something Ultra-Rare From Honda
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Hyundai's Michael Evanoff previews the 2021 Elantra, as well as a new Electric Vehicle concept John Vincent from US World and News Report tells you what you should do if you are having problems paying for your automobile during the Coronavirus pandemic Czinger's CCO Jens Sverdrup goes in depth on the 21C Ashton from Dodge shares how you can save money on muscle cars Honda's Davis Adams has all the details on the Civic Type-R, as well as the limited edition Anton Wahlman brings you all the updates on how the Coronavirus is effecting the Auto Industry In Nik's driveway this week were the BMW 740e as well as the Lexus RX 450h
3-14-2020 - Car Safety When It Comes To The Coronavirus, Taking A Look At The AMG GLE 63 S Coupe
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Mercedes Lilienthal talks about her adventures in the Alcan 500 Mercedes-Benz AMG Product Manager Keri Richardson has the details on the new GLE 63 MSN's Perry Stern touches on a list of topics including the his ultimate road trip with McLaren and the Mercedes-Benz launch of the GLS and GLE Nik and Jen discuss how to protect yourself from the Coronavirus when renting a car or taking ride sharing services Anton Wahlman reports on why China is going at the USA, and the latest from Polestar In Nik's driveway this week was the Toyota Sequoia and the Ford Escape
3-7-2020 - Taking A Look At The Bentley Flying Spur, And How Daylight Savings Time Effects Your Driving
Topics for Nik Miles, and fill-in co-host Jeff Zurschmeide: Kia's James Bell discusses how the novel Coronavirus has affected what they were going to show off at the Geneva Auto Show Jeff discusses the new GMC Sierra with the Duramax V6 turbo-diesel Bentley's Jeff Kuhlman gives us the latest on their Flying Spur Nissan's Travis Parman discusses the dangers lurking behind daylight savings time Anton Wahlman takes a closer look at how the novel Coronavirus effects the auto industry
2-29-2020 - Some New Options Ahead For Kia And Genesis, As Well As A Live Check-In On The Alcan 5000 Rally!
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Kia's James Bell has all you need to know about the new Kia Selto Genesis's Kevin Smith chats about the new GV80 Jeff Zurschmeide checks in from Canada, where he is taking part in the Alcan 5000 Rally Toyota's Mark DeJongh tells us about advancements on All Wheel Drive on the Camry and Avalon Anton Wahlman has some news on Tesla, and takes a look at how electric vehicles are selling in Europe What was in Nik's driveway this week? How about the Honda Civic SI, or maybe the Range Rover Velar is more your style?
2-22-2020 - A New Tool That Allows You To Design Your Own Car, Unpacking The Portland Auto Show, Audi Announces A Redesign
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Volkswagen's Mark Gillis explains how you can design your own Atlas Cross Sport Perry Stern tells us what he saw at the Portland Auto Show, and tells us how much fun the BMW Z4 is to drive Audi's Anthony Garbis explains the redesign of the A-5 Anton Wahlman discusses what kinds of affects the Coronavirus outbreak in China is impacted the auto industry in the USA Nik had three cars in his driveway this week, including the Hyundai Venue, Nissan Pathfinder Rock Creek Edition, and the BMW XCX8
2-15-2020 - Nissan is making some BIG moves, New vehicles out of Volkswagen, and a national fast food chain is mixing coffee.... and CARS!
Today's topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: We check out the 2020 Nissan GT-R Track Edition with Perry Stern Acura's Andrew Quillan has the latest on the Acura RDX Ford and McDonalds are teaming up..... with COFFEE Tomas Mica has the latest on the Atlas Cross Mike Caudill has the cars coming in 2020 that you need to keep your eyes out for
2-8-2020 - The Many Flavors Of The Ford GT, And The Story Of Truck Hero!
Topics for Nik Miles and Truck Girl Jen: Ford GT Program Manager Mike Severson joins us to report on what's new with the Ford GT More recap of the Chicago Auto Show Have you seen the teasers for the new ELECTRIC Hummer? We have all you need to know with GMC's Stuart Fowle Truck Hero's Mike Timmons has all you need to know about the program Anton Wahlman has your latest news from GM, Tesla, Audi, and Volvo In Nik's driveway this week was the RAM 1500 Rebel, along with the 2020 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV