Unnamed Automotive Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Aston Martin”

Episode 403: 2025 Aston Martin DBX 707, 2025 Acura MDX A-Spec

Unnamed Automotive Podcast — Sun, 20 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0400

First the show starts off with a review of the 2025 Aston Martin DBX 707, a ultra-high-performance exotic from one of the top British automakers. Faced with all kinds of inclement weather during his testing, Benjamin has a thorough take on this hyper SUV, and comes to a decisive conclusion about it, especially in comparison to some other high-hp SUVs out there.

Then Sami offers several impressions of the 2025 Acura MDX A-Spec, which gets a mild exterior refresh and some important interior changes too. While the vehicle feels responsive with a well-tuned powertrain and ride, Sami says it fails to make an impact in a very competitive segment. The guys also jump through a few thoughts about in-car audio systems, and if 31 speakers is too many or just enough. Thanks for listening!

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Summer ReHeat: Star Car Faceoff - Batmobiles vs. James Bond Cars

Unnamed Automotive Podcast — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 08:00:00 -0400

Does putting nipples on a Batmobile disqualify it from being taken seriously? Is the Lotus Esprit submarine really that cool? Does Sami have unusually strong positive memories associated with Batman Forever? The answer to these questions, and more, in this introductory episode to our new bonus series that pits one (or more) star cars against the other in a battle to the death. *Rebroadcast from 2019

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Episode 229: 2021 Aston Martin DBX, 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant, Listener Questions

Unnamed Automotive Podcast — Sun, 20 Jun 2021 08:00:00 -0400

Benjamin drives the 2021 Aston Martin DBX and explains why the British brand's first ever SUV actually seems to make sense. Sami and Benjamin then discuss who the 2021 Audi RS 6 Avant is built for, and why a super-wagon alternative to the crossover craze is a much-needed antidote on the modern market. Finally, the pair answer a listener question about why modern cars imprison their drivers behind tiny windows.

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Code 45 - Benjamin's graphic novel! — Dragons, drugs, and underground raves beneath the streets of Montreal. Launches June 1st on Kickstarter at www.code-45.com.
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Episode 191: 2020 Aston Martin DB11 V8, 2020 Polestar 2, 2020 Cadillac XT6

Unnamed Automotive Podcast — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 08:00:00 -0400

Is the 2020 Aston Martin DB 11 ultra-luxury grand touring car any less enjoyable with an AMG-sourced V8 under the hood versus a British V12? Benjamin puts hundreds of miles on a bright yellow version of the coupe to find the answer. Sami goes in a different direction with the Polestar 2, the Volvo-owned EV brand's attempt to prove it can build a reasonable everyday electric car alongside the Polestar 1 high performance exotic. The duo also discuss the Cadillac XT6, a luxury crossover that can't seem to live up to its stately appearance. Surprisingly, this may not be its fault.

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Aston Martin's quiet partnership with Mercedes-AMG offers a glimpse into how small luxury car makers depend on larger ones to survive — It's far more complicated, and more expensive, to manufacture a modern automobile than most of us could ever imagine. This is doubly true for those scratching out an existence at the ultra-luxury margins of the industry, where development costs are rarely ever recouped by volume sales and product decisions have almost zero margin for error should they not connect with the core group of buyers — whose support is key to keeping the lights on.

Episode 171: Cars Designed By Musicians, Pierce Brosnan Fights With Aston Martin, Super Expensive Porsche Coffee Maker

Unnamed Automotive Podcast — Sun, 10 May 2020 08:00:00 -0400

If you're good at one thing, you're obviously the best at everything else, too, and nowhere is this more true than in the world of musician-designed cars. Benjamin and Sami hit highlights like the Cizeta-Moroder V16T and the LincVolt before veering off to discuss Pierce Brosnan's fight with Aston Martin for some oversized movie swag, and of course Porsche's latest mega-bucks coffee machine.

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4 cars you didn’t know were designed by musicians — We’ve been confronted with actors trying to sing, singers trying to act, and comedians doing both, so why not musicians trying to design, engineer, and produce their own cars?
Yello - Oh Yeah — Here's the Yello song Benjamin talks about in the podcast.

Episode 149: 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque R -Dynamic, Volkswagen Bees, JETTA Sub-Brand, Hyundai Sonata N-Line, Aston Martin For Sale?

Unnamed Automotive Podcast — Sun, 08 Dec 2019 08:00:00 -0500

How can the 2020 Land Rover Range Rover Evoque offer such distinctly different personalities behind the wheel when you add 50 horsepower from a mild hybrid system? That's what Benjamin and Sami try to figure out after they each drove this luxury SUV and came away impressed by some of it, and puzzled by more. The pair then dive into news about the JETTA sub-brand, Volkswagen's I.Bees, the Hyundai Sonata N-Line, and whether Aston Martin might be about to find a new owner.

Episode 145: 2020 Ford Bronco R, 2020 Aston Martin Vantage, Infiniti At 30, Electric Mustang SUV, Listener Questions, Guest Chad Kirchner

Unnamed Automotive Podcast — Sun, 10 Nov 2019 08:00:00 -0500

Guest Chad Kirchner gets a ride in the 2020 Ford Bronco R, the 'Raptor' version of the upcoming SUV, and dives deep into the details on what to expect from the heritage-inspired model. Benjamin is back from Texas after driving the 2020 Aston Martin Vantage, which marries a German heart to a British body. Sami and Chad both attended the Infiniti at 30 celebration, which generated some surprise EV-related news for the brand, and finally the trio debate the merits of the upcoming electric Ford Mustang SUV, before trying to decide whether Benjamin need to buy a Release Series 1.0 Scion xB.

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2020 Aston Martin Vantage review: Freethinkers welcome — The Porsche 911 is the obvious choice in this space, and though it offers many flavors, it’s still the de facto uniform of early-career conspicuous consumption. Aston Martin would like to make a dent in this rear-engine hegemony with the Vantage, the newest, and most accessible way for buyers to tap into a sports car lineage that dates back to nearly the beginning of the internal combustion engine. No, it’s not a 911. It’s a properly sporting English GT car, and that’s exactly the point.

Episode 112: 2019 BMW X2 M35i, Geneva Supercar Lightning Round

Unnamed Automotive Podcast — Sun, 17 Mar 2019 08:00:00 -0400

When is a crossover not a crossover? When it's the 2019 BMW X2 M35i, a hot hatch contender disguised as an SUV. Benjamin and Sami each spent a week with BMW's quickest compact and have dissenting opinions on how it compares to its less-mighty xDrive28i predecessor. Things get weirder with a lightning round focused on the Geneva auto show's supercar crop, of which Benjamin becomes obssessed with how many clutches it takes to achieve global mega-car dominance, and then ponders the question of whether all exotics should be named after somebody's parent.

Bonus Episode - Star Car Faceoff: Batmobiles vs. James Bond Cars

Unnamed Automotive Podcast — Sat, 12 Jan 2019 19:00:00 -0500