Daily Recap: Sunday, May 3, 2026
14 episodes · If you only listen to one: Your Car Is Watching: Why ADAS Changes Everything, Ron Ananian The Car Doctor
Today's cross-show story:
Kia EV3 Eyes Sub-$30K US Price While EV4's Korean Origin Keeps It Out of the Market
Kia's EV3 is expected to land in the US under $30,000, according to Kilowatt: A Podcast about Electric Vehicles, making it one of the more competitive entries in the affordable EV segment.
The EV4, by contrast, is built in Korea and blocked by tariffs from reaching American buyers, as Unnamed Automotive Podcast noted.
A Chat with Jill Ciminillo
"I think this will probably be priced under $30,000."
That same podcast detailed the EV4's specs for the Canadian market: a single front-wheel-drive motor producing 201 horsepower and 209 pound-feet of torque, with an entry-level 58.3 kWh battery good for around 240 miles of range, starting at roughly $32,000 CAD including delivery. The two models together show how manufacturing origin and trade policy, not just specs or price, are deciding which affordable EVs actually reach US driveways.
Episode 447: 2026 Kia EV4, 2026 Lexus TX
"The reason it's not coming to the US is because it's built in Korea."
Episode Spotlights
The Car Show with Dane Donovan - 5/2/2026
On repair costs for high-mileage truck diagnostics:
"It was almost $9,000 to fix this gentleman's truck."
Powdered Sugar Everywhere
On the Chevrolet Tahoe's supercharged V8 performance:
"The 6.2 liter supercharged V8 produces 685 horsepower, 673 foot pounds of torque."
If You Only Listen To One
Your Car Is Watching: Why ADAS Changes Everything
A grounded walk-through of where ADAS sensors actually sit on modern cars and why that geometry matters when something gets bumped, replaced, or recalibrated.
"You're gonna have a front camera... it's gonna have a radar unit in the front bumper or in the front grill... and then you may have cameras or radars around on the corners of the car."
By the Numbers
Most-Mentioned Cars
Mention counts across today's episodes; not every car here appears in a dedicated story section.
| Car | Mentions |
|---|---|
| Dodge Charger | 5 |
| Chrysler Pacifica | 3 |
| Kia Carnival | 3 |
| Lucid Air | 2 |
| Kia EV9 | 2 |
| Ford Mustang | 2 |
| Ford Expedition | 2 |
| Toyota Prius | 2 |
Trending Terminology
Mention counts across today's episodes; not every term here appears in a dedicated story section.
| Term | Mentions |
|---|---|
| EV | 5 |
| all wheel drive | 3 |
| range | 3 |
| scan tool | 3 |
| torque | 3 |
| infotainment screen | 2 |
14 episodes. 178 car mentions. 918 terms explained. Browse every episode with searchable annotations and plain-language term definitions in the Car Curious app.