web01.fireside.fm Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:50:25 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unnamed Automotive Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “550e” https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/tags/550e Sun, 23 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0400 Every week automotive journalists Benjamin and Sami review cars and get weird, and funny, and honest, about the automotive industry. en-us episodic Cars, trucks, and a weird sense of humor. Unnamed Automotive Podcast Every week automotive journalists Benjamin and Sami review cars and get weird, and funny, and honest, about the automotive industry. no cars, trucks, automotive, comedy, driving, EV, car reviews, truck reviews, EV reviews, electric vehicles, automobiles, journalism Unnamed Automotive Podcast benjamin@benjaminhunting.com Episode 399: 2025 BMW 550e xDrive, Strange Automotive Merch, Listener Questions https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/399 374cb4b2-1a1b-419e-b018-7585b4a3ec63 Sun, 23 Mar 2025 01:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast This week the Unnamed Automotive Podcast reviews the 2025 BMW 550e, a PHEV version of the lovely 5 Series. With more cylinders, more battery, and more performance than the outgoing PHEV 5, is this new model worth the higher price? Then Sami brings up a few fun discussions including listener questions and automotive merch. 49:24 no The Unnamed Automotive Podcast tackles a plug-in hybrid luxury sedan sporting a similar name to an old V8 powered favorite. Benjamin has put the 2025 BMW 550e through its paces to see what the German automaker has done with electrifying its new-generation 5 Series. The result is nothing short of impressive, as the 550e seems to deliver on efficiency, performance and technology. But is it fun to drive? Then Sami brings up a listener question about reliability of established automakers, before finishing this weeks show with a discussion on automotive merch and bonuses. Thanks for listening! BMW, 550e, hybrid, automobile, automotive, bmw, car, car podcast, car talk, cars, chevrolet, cx-70, cx-90, electric vehicle, electric vehicle podcast, electric vehicle talk, electric vehicles, equinox, ev, ev podcast, ev talk, m5, mazda, minivan, minivan talk, minivans, phev, suv, suv podcast, suv talk, suvs, truck, truck podcast, truck talk, trucks The Unnamed Automotive Podcast tackles a plug-in hybrid luxury sedan sporting a similar name to an old V8 powered favorite. Benjamin has put the 2025 BMW 550e through its paces to see what the German automaker has done with electrifying its new-generation 5 Series. The result is nothing short of impressive, as the 550e seems to deliver on efficiency, performance and technology. But is it fun to drive?

Then Sami brings up a listener question about reliability of established automakers, before finishing this weeks show with a discussion on automotive merch and bonuses. Thanks for listening!

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Then Sami brings up a listener question about reliability of established automakers, before finishing this weeks show with a discussion on automotive merch and bonuses. Thanks for listening!

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