web02.fireside.fm Fri, 01 May 2026 08:33:44 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unnamed Automotive Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Ecodiesel” https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/tags/ecodiesel Sun, 04 Aug 2024 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 Summer ReHeat: Nissan Trucks Desert Drive in Morocco, Guest Chad Kirchner, 2018 Ford F-150 Diesel https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/summer-reheat-nissan-trucks-morocco 71db054a-5474-4d20-8fdb-4dcb9ce2f9db Sun, 04 Aug 2024 01:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Guest Chad Kirchner tells us all about driving exotic Nissan trucks like the Patrol, the Terra, and the Navarra in the desert in Morocco, and compares them to the Nissan Titan, which he also pounded sand with. The trio then discuss the 2018 Ford F-150 Diesel for a mega-truck episode. 1:04:09 no What's it like to be whisked off to exotic Morocco and given the keys to Nissan's entire global fleet of off-roaders? Guest Chad Kirchner shares his story of scorpions, Titans, Terras, and Patrols bashing through the dunes, and also discusses the differences between the Nissan Navarra and the Frontier pickup that is sold in North America. Benjamin, Sami, and Chad also discuss the 2018 Ford F-150 Diesel and compare it to the Ram EcoDiesel to try and figure out just how frugal the Blue Oval's efficiency-focused truck really is. *Rebroadcast from 2018 Nissan, Morocco, Terra, Patrol, Navarra, Frontier, Titan, off-road, Ford, F-150, Diesel, Ram, EcoDiesel, truck, pickups What's it like to be whisked off to exotic Morocco and given the keys to Nissan's entire global fleet of off-roaders? Guest Chad Kirchner shares his story of scorpions, Titans, Terras, and Patrols bashing through the dunes, and also discusses the differences between the Nissan Navarra and the Frontier pickup that is sold in North America. Benjamin, Sami, and Chad also discuss the 2018 Ford F-150 Diesel and compare it to the Ram EcoDiesel to try and figure out just how frugal the Blue Oval's efficiency-focused truck really is. *Rebroadcast from 2018

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]]> Episode 203: 2020 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited EcoDiesel, 2021 Lexus IS https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/203 609d5b8d-0f12-4a13-9f12-138929e758a1 Sun, 20 Dec 2020 08:00:00 -0500 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Benjamin spends a chilly week with the 2020 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited EcoDiesel 4x4, while Sami samples each and every version of the 2021 Lexus IS sport sedan. 37:43 no We've waited forever, but the EcoDiesel version of the Jeep Wrangler is finally here. Is Benjamin's second-favorite FCA power plant a worthy addition to the Wrangler line-up, or does the cost of entry make the turbodiesel SUV an outlier for off-road fans? Sami follows up with a full line drive of the 2021 Lexus IS, a sport sedan that seemingly triggers Benjamin's incredulity at the Lexus portfolio of vehicles. Jeep, Wrangler, EcoDiesel, diesel, Lexus, IS, SUV, car talk, truck talk, car podcast, truck podcast, SUV podcast We've waited forever, but the EcoDiesel version of the Jeep Wrangler is finally here. Is Benjamin's second-favorite FCA power plant a worthy addition to the Wrangler line-up, or does the cost of entry make the turbodiesel SUV an outlier for off-road fans? Sami follows up with a full line drive of the 2021 Lexus IS, a sport sedan that seemingly triggers Benjamin's incredulity at the Lexus portfolio of vehicles.

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]]> Episode 177: 2020 Ram 1500 Rebel EcoDiesel, 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/177 f393c647-59bf-4a89-8301-3c0d3ea77eff Sun, 21 Jun 2020 08:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast We're back driving cars! Benjamin road trips to the race track in a 2020 Ram 1500 Rebel EcoDiesel, while Sami gets fancy with a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S 40:41 no It's great to be back behind the wheel for this week's episode, which stars a 2020 Ram 1500 Rebel EcoDiesel full-size pickup, and a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. Who drove which? Did Benjamin haul tires? Will Sami ever get over the lack of 'wow' factor inherent in the 911's design? Join us for our first pair of car reviews in nearly 90 days. Ram, 1500, EcoDiesel, Ram Rebel, Rebel, truck, pickup, diesel, Porsche, 911, Carrera, 4S, car, cars, truck, trucks, car podcast, truck podcast, car reviews, truck reviews It's great to be back behind the wheel for this week's episode, which stars a 2020 Ram 1500 Rebel EcoDiesel full-size pickup, and a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. Who drove which? Did Benjamin haul tires? Will Sami ever get over the lack of 'wow' factor inherent in the 911's design? Join us for our first pair of car reviews in nearly 90 days.

]]> It's great to be back behind the wheel for this week's episode, which stars a 2020 Ram 1500 Rebel EcoDiesel full-size pickup, and a 2020 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S. Who drove which? Did Benjamin haul tires? Will Sami ever get over the lack of 'wow' factor inherent in the 911's design? Join us for our first pair of car reviews in nearly 90 days.

]]> Episode 99: Nissan Trucks Desert Drive in Morocco, Guest Chad Kirchner, 2018 Ford F-150 Diesel https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/99 497dc118-da7f-4bf9-bf83-4c67af5ff961 Sun, 25 Nov 2018 10:00:00 -0500 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Guest Chad Kirchner tells us all about driving exotic Nissan trucks like the Patrol, the Terra, and the Navarra in the desert in Morocco, and compares them to the Nissan Titan, which he also pounded sand with. The trio then discuss the 2018 Ford F-150 Diesel for a mega-truck episode. 1:04:09 no What's it like to be whisked off to exotic Morocco and given the keys to Nissan's entire global fleet of off-roaders? Guest Chad Kirchner shares his story of scorpions, Titans, Terras, and Patrols bashing through the dunes, and also discusses the differences between the Nissan Navarra and the Frontier pickup that is sold in North America. Benjamin, Sami, and Chad also discuss the 2018 Ford F-150 Diesel and compare it to the Ram EcoDiesel to try and figure out just how frugal the Blue Oval's efficiency-focused truck really is. Nissan, Morocco, Terra, Patrol, Navarra, Frontier, Titan, off-road, Ford, F-150, Diesel, Ram, EcoDiesel, truck, pickups What's it like to be whisked off to exotic Morocco and given the keys to Nissan's entire global fleet of off-roaders? Guest Chad Kirchner shares his story of scorpions, Titans, Terras, and Patrols bashing through the dunes, and also discusses the differences between the Nissan Navarra and the Frontier pickup that is sold in North America. Benjamin, Sami, and Chad also discuss the 2018 Ford F-150 Diesel and compare it to the Ram EcoDiesel to try and figure out just how frugal the Blue Oval's efficiency-focused truck really is.

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  • Why Aren’t Nissan Trucks as Popular Here as They Are Around the World? — We were in Morocco to experience Nissan’s global LCV (light commercial vehicle) lineup. For those in North America, that means the Nissan Titan was represented. But also present was the Nissan Navara, Patrol, and Asian-market Terra. The Sahara was a central meeting place for journalists all over the world to see what Nissan was all about.
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  • Why Aren’t Nissan Trucks as Popular Here as They Are Around the World? — We were in Morocco to experience Nissan’s global LCV (light commercial vehicle) lineup. For those in North America, that means the Nissan Titan was represented. But also present was the Nissan Navara, Patrol, and Asian-market Terra. The Sahara was a central meeting place for journalists all over the world to see what Nissan was all about.
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