web01.fireside.fm Sun, 07 Jun 2026 07:10:27 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unnamed Automotive Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Canyon” https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/tags/canyon Sun, 07 Jun 2026 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 452: 2026 GMC Canyon AT4, 2026 Kia EV4 https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/452 443c8466-7c34-42a3-acb6-99f6e3075f92 Sun, 07 Jun 2026 01:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast The Unnamed Automotive Podcast starts off this week with a review of the 2026 GMC Canyon AT4, a truck so good that Benjamin seriously considered buying one! Then Sami chimes in with his take on the 2026 Kia EV4, an Canadian-only, affordable EV that's more than its polarizing design. Thanks for listening! 56:29 no <p>When a car is reviewed so well that one of our hosts actually considers buying one, you know its going to be a good podcast discussion. This week starts off with such talk with Benjamin's review of the 2026 GMC Canyon AT4, which was so perfectly suited for his lifestyle that he seriously pulled up the spreadsheets and budgets to see if it could work for him. Hear what makes this truck so good, and maybe one of the best mid-size trucks on the market. </p> <p>Then Sami jumps in with a review of the only-for-Canada (so far) 2026 Kia EV4, something he said was revolting to look at when Benjamin reviewed it last month, but now has much more to talk about after testing it for a week. He dishes his pros and cons with this affordable EV and comes out feeling pretty good about the state of entry-level electric cars. Thanks for listening! </p> GMC, Canyon, AT4, Kia, EV4, car, car podcast, car talk, cars, electric vehicle, electric vehicle podcast, electric vehicle talk, electric vehicles, ev, ev podcast, ev talk, minivan talk, minivans, phev, suv, suv podcast, suv talk, suvs, truck, truck podcast, truck talk, trucks When a car is reviewed so well that one of our hosts actually considers buying one, you know its going to be a good podcast discussion. This week starts off with such talk with Benjamin's review of the 2026 GMC Canyon AT4, which was so perfectly suited for his lifestyle that he seriously pulled up the spreadsheets and budgets to see if it could work for him. Hear what makes this truck so good, and maybe one of the best mid-size trucks on the market.

Then Sami jumps in with a review of the only-for-Canada (so far) 2026 Kia EV4, something he said was revolting to look at when Benjamin reviewed it last month, but now has much more to talk about after testing it for a week. He dishes his pros and cons with this affordable EV and comes out feeling pretty good about the state of entry-level electric cars. Thanks for listening!

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]]> When a car is reviewed so well that one of our hosts actually considers buying one, you know its going to be a good podcast discussion. This week starts off with such talk with Benjamin's review of the 2026 GMC Canyon AT4, which was so perfectly suited for his lifestyle that he seriously pulled up the spreadsheets and budgets to see if it could work for him. Hear what makes this truck so good, and maybe one of the best mid-size trucks on the market.

Then Sami jumps in with a review of the only-for-Canada (so far) 2026 Kia EV4, something he said was revolting to look at when Benjamin reviewed it last month, but now has much more to talk about after testing it for a week. He dishes his pros and cons with this affordable EV and comes out feeling pretty good about the state of entry-level electric cars. Thanks for listening!

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]]> Episode 324: 2023 GMC Canyon Denali, 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/324 fad05deb-a4fc-461c-bf52-29888f54606d Sun, 09 Jul 2023 08:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast This week, luxury comes in big and bigger sizes, as we start off discussing the 2023 GMC Canyon Denali, a mid-sized pickup truck with a silver spoon integrated in its bedliner. Loaded with features but limited by its body style, the Canyon has Benjamin feeling all kinds of ways. But then Sami talk about his own feelings piloting the new all-electric 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre, a coupe with a very close eye on its customers and very little else. Thanks for listening! 46:59 no <p>Luxury knows few bounds, and that lack of limits extends itself to the Unnamed Automotive Podcast this week. First up is the 2023 GMC Canyon Denali, a high-end version of a premium mid-sized pickup . As the Canyon is only available with a 2.7L turbo engine and with a specific cab and bed arrangement, it'll be interesting to hear how Benjamin feels about this so-called luxury truck—and of course, whether General Motors can get its build quality up to snuff.</p> <p>Then Sami talks about electrification in the luxury world, as he recently had a go in the 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre. A large, two door EV with an asking price north of $400,000, the Spectre goes against recent trends in the luxury EV space, and has several reasons to be so counter-culture. Its luxury experience comes from feeling special, and the Spectre has high hopes to make our esteemed hosts feel anything at all.</p> <p>Then the guys talk about reader submitted safari cars before closing off the podcast. Thanks for listening! </p> GMC, Canyon, Denali, Rolls-Royce, Spectre Luxury knows few bounds, and that lack of limits extends itself to the Unnamed Automotive Podcast this week. First up is the 2023 GMC Canyon Denali, a high-end version of a premium mid-sized pickup . As the Canyon is only available with a 2.7L turbo engine and with a specific cab and bed arrangement, it'll be interesting to hear how Benjamin feels about this so-called luxury truck—and of course, whether General Motors can get its build quality up to snuff.

Then Sami talks about electrification in the luxury world, as he recently had a go in the 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre. A large, two door EV with an asking price north of $400,000, the Spectre goes against recent trends in the luxury EV space, and has several reasons to be so counter-culture. Its luxury experience comes from feeling special, and the Spectre has high hopes to make our esteemed hosts feel anything at all.

Then the guys talk about reader submitted safari cars before closing off the podcast. Thanks for listening!

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]]> Luxury knows few bounds, and that lack of limits extends itself to the Unnamed Automotive Podcast this week. First up is the 2023 GMC Canyon Denali, a high-end version of a premium mid-sized pickup . As the Canyon is only available with a 2.7L turbo engine and with a specific cab and bed arrangement, it'll be interesting to hear how Benjamin feels about this so-called luxury truck—and of course, whether General Motors can get its build quality up to snuff.

Then Sami talks about electrification in the luxury world, as he recently had a go in the 2024 Rolls-Royce Spectre. A large, two door EV with an asking price north of $400,000, the Spectre goes against recent trends in the luxury EV space, and has several reasons to be so counter-culture. Its luxury experience comes from feeling special, and the Spectre has high hopes to make our esteemed hosts feel anything at all.

Then the guys talk about reader submitted safari cars before closing off the podcast. Thanks for listening!

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]]> Episode 194: 2021 Acura TLX, 2021 GMC Canyon AT4, Sci-Fi EVs https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/194 74ed0da9-9818-4d88-84e8-a8029ec55968 Sun, 18 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Sami puts the redesigned 2021 Acura TLX sport sedan through its paces to determine where it fits in a segment that's increasingly overlooked by new car buyers. Benjamin spends a week with the 2021 GMC Canyon AT4, which represents the brand's new attempt at ZR2-lite for the mid-size pickup truckl crowd. The pair wrap things up with a look at the coolest electric cars in sci-fi movie history. 56:34 no <p>The 2021 Acura TLX comes out of the gate strong with a redesigned platfrom a new turbo base engine that offers 100 lb-ft more torque than the model it replaces. Sami spends time with the sport sedan to see if it's enough to make people care about the four-door passenger car segment in a world where SUV's reign supreme.</p> <p>Benjamin plunges back into the world of pickups with the 2021 GMC Canyon AT4, a new sub-brand from the truck manufacturer that attempts to deliver off-road capability without edging too far onto the hardcore side of the spectrum.</p> <p>The pair wrap things up with a discussion of the coolest electric cars pulled straight from science-fiction. </p> Acura, TLX, GMC, Canyon, AT4, pickup, truck, sci-fi, EV, electric car, car podcast, truck podcast, SUV, truck talk, car talk The 2021 Acura TLX comes out of the gate strong with a redesigned platfrom a new turbo base engine that offers 100 lb-ft more torque than the model it replaces. Sami spends time with the sport sedan to see if it's enough to make people care about the four-door passenger car segment in a world where SUV's reign supreme.

Benjamin plunges back into the world of pickups with the 2021 GMC Canyon AT4, a new sub-brand from the truck manufacturer that attempts to deliver off-road capability without edging too far onto the hardcore side of the spectrum.

The pair wrap things up with a discussion of the coolest electric cars pulled straight from science-fiction.

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  • 8 best sci-fi EVs we wish we could drive — Using batteries instead of brontosaurus bones also helped wave away pesky questions like ‘where are they finding gasoline in this dystopian hellscape?’ or ‘how, exactly, is that car flying?’ or ‘why is that motorcycle covered with neon lights?’
]]> The 2021 Acura TLX comes out of the gate strong with a redesigned platfrom a new turbo base engine that offers 100 lb-ft more torque than the model it replaces. Sami spends time with the sport sedan to see if it's enough to make people care about the four-door passenger car segment in a world where SUV's reign supreme.

Benjamin plunges back into the world of pickups with the 2021 GMC Canyon AT4, a new sub-brand from the truck manufacturer that attempts to deliver off-road capability without edging too far onto the hardcore side of the spectrum.

The pair wrap things up with a discussion of the coolest electric cars pulled straight from science-fiction.

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  • 8 best sci-fi EVs we wish we could drive — Using batteries instead of brontosaurus bones also helped wave away pesky questions like ‘where are they finding gasoline in this dystopian hellscape?’ or ‘how, exactly, is that car flying?’ or ‘why is that motorcycle covered with neon lights?’
]]> Episode 75: 2018 GMC Canyon Diesel, 2019 Kia Sorento, Listener Questions https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/75 de10c3d2-076e-4ebf-8ce2-53bbd6e10461 Sat, 09 Jun 2018 09:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Benjamin drives the 2018 GMC Canyon Diesel, while Sami tries out the 2019 Kia Sorento. We also answer listener questions about the Hyundai Veloster and the Kia Soul. 44:00 no <p>Would you buy a diesel pickup? What about a diesel pickup that's smaller than a full-size? And would you pay $50,000 for it? These are the questions Benjamin tries to answer when driving the 2018 GMC Canyon Diesel over the course of a week. Sami, when not provoking Benjamin about how many tires he's hauling around, also chips in with his thoughts on the 2019 Kia Sorento redesign, before wrapping things up with listener questions. </p> Would you buy a diesel pickup? What about a diesel pickup that's smaller than a full-size? And would you pay $50,000 for it? These are the questions Benjamin tries to answer when driving the 2018 GMC Canyon Diesel over the course of a week. Sami, when not provoking Benjamin about how many tires he's hauling around, also chips in with his thoughts on the 2019 Kia Sorento redesign, before wrapping things up with listener questions.

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  • 2019 Kia Sorento vs 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee — Despite rising fuel costs and urban sprawl, SUVs still represent big business and sell in impressive numbers. In light of that, we decided to take a look at two of our favorite new SUVs, the Kia Sorento and the Jeep Grand Cherokee, to see which one is better for each kind of buyer out there.
]]> Would you buy a diesel pickup? What about a diesel pickup that's smaller than a full-size? And would you pay $50,000 for it? These are the questions Benjamin tries to answer when driving the 2018 GMC Canyon Diesel over the course of a week. Sami, when not provoking Benjamin about how many tires he's hauling around, also chips in with his thoughts on the 2019 Kia Sorento redesign, before wrapping things up with listener questions.

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  • 2019 Kia Sorento vs 2018 Jeep Grand Cherokee — Despite rising fuel costs and urban sprawl, SUVs still represent big business and sell in impressive numbers. In light of that, we decided to take a look at two of our favorite new SUVs, the Kia Sorento and the Jeep Grand Cherokee, to see which one is better for each kind of buyer out there.
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