web02.fireside.fm Sat, 23 May 2026 03:18:33 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unnamed Automotive Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Gv80” https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/tags/gv80 Sun, 09 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0500 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 393: 2025 BMW X3, 2025 Genesis GV80, 2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid Road Trip https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/393 0ec61ec9-88fe-456c-b605-61c22222c81c Sun, 09 Feb 2025 10:00:00 -0500 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast The show starts off with Sami reviewing the high-tech and well-engineered 2025 BMW X3, which now enters its fourth generation. Then Benjamin provides an updated review of the 2025 Genesis GV80 and 2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid. 44:33 no <p>This weeks show starts with a fun review of the 2025 BMW X3. Now entering its fourth generation, the X3 does a lot of things really well, but Sami is suggesting that the German crossover is getting a bit too tech-heavy for its own good. Our hosts also ask, what are the alternatives these days and how do they stack up?</p> <p>Then Benjamin gives us a review of the 2025 Genesis GV80. Available in two or three row configurations (thanks for the brief confustion Sami) and in either a conventional body style or coupe-like profile, the GV80 has become a fully realized nameplate in the Korean automakers portfolio. Benjamin answers the question: does it matter which model you pick? </p> <p>Then Benjamin gives us a quick followup review of the 2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid which he took for a long road trip, and finds some flaws in Sami's initial review of the crossover. Thanks for listening! </p> BMW, X3, Genesis, GV80, Mazda, CX-50, 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 This weeks show starts with a fun review of the 2025 BMW X3. Now entering its fourth generation, the X3 does a lot of things really well, but Sami is suggesting that the German crossover is getting a bit too tech-heavy for its own good. Our hosts also ask, what are the alternatives these days and how do they stack up?

Then Benjamin gives us a review of the 2025 Genesis GV80. Available in two or three row configurations (thanks for the brief confustion Sami) and in either a conventional body style or coupe-like profile, the GV80 has become a fully realized nameplate in the Korean automakers portfolio. Benjamin answers the question: does it matter which model you pick?

Then Benjamin gives us a quick followup review of the 2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid which he took for a long road trip, and finds some flaws in Sami's initial review of the crossover. Thanks for listening!

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]]> This weeks show starts with a fun review of the 2025 BMW X3. Now entering its fourth generation, the X3 does a lot of things really well, but Sami is suggesting that the German crossover is getting a bit too tech-heavy for its own good. Our hosts also ask, what are the alternatives these days and how do they stack up?

Then Benjamin gives us a review of the 2025 Genesis GV80. Available in two or three row configurations (thanks for the brief confustion Sami) and in either a conventional body style or coupe-like profile, the GV80 has become a fully realized nameplate in the Korean automakers portfolio. Benjamin answers the question: does it matter which model you pick?

Then Benjamin gives us a quick followup review of the 2025 Mazda CX-50 Hybrid which he took for a long road trip, and finds some flaws in Sami's initial review of the crossover. Thanks for listening!

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]]> Episode 200: 2021 Genesis G80, 2020 Nissan Titan PRO-4X https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/200 d9204b7d-d7f8-4289-a546-3d7d4e6dc2ac Sun, 29 Nov 2020 08:00:00 -0500 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Sami samples the 2021 Genesis G80 and wonders where the GV80 magic went. Benjamin drives the 2020 Nissan Titan PRO-4X and tries to fit it into the incredibly competitive constellation of full-size pickups. 39:23 no <p>Sami tries to figure out if it's enough for the 2020 Genesis G80 to be a comfortable and luxurious sedan, or if it needs to add athleticism to its portfolio to stand against the Germans that dominate the segment?.</p> <p>Benjamin is puzzled by the 2020 Nissan Titan PRO-4X, which needs to be better than the full-size pickup competition to catch eyes among truck buyers, but seems determined to merely match a narrow spectrum of what customers are looking for. </p> Genesis, G80, GV80, Nissan, Titan, pickup, PRO-4X, car podcast, truck podcast Sami tries to figure out if it's enough for the 2020 Genesis G80 to be a comfortable and luxurious sedan, or if it needs to add athleticism to its portfolio to stand against the Germans that dominate the segment?.

Benjamin is puzzled by the 2020 Nissan Titan PRO-4X, which needs to be better than the full-size pickup competition to catch eyes among truck buyers, but seems determined to merely match a narrow spectrum of what customers are looking for.

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Benjamin is puzzled by the 2020 Nissan Titan PRO-4X, which needs to be better than the full-size pickup competition to catch eyes among truck buyers, but seems determined to merely match a narrow spectrum of what customers are looking for.

]]> Episode 198: 2021 Genesis GV80 SUV, 2021 BMW M8 Gran Coupe, Jeep Grand Wagoneer LS Swap Update https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/198 602638f5-58aa-4b9a-aa0f-7ae342421d71 Sun, 15 Nov 2020 08:00:00 -0500 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast The 2021 Genesis GV80 is finally here, and Sami gets behind the wheel of the new luxury brand's very first SUV. Benjamin drives the 2021 BMW M8 Gran Coupe and compares his week of living large against Sami's track time in the same. Finally, an update from Benjamin's long-suffering, now almost-complete Jeep Grand Wagoneer LS swap project. 52:24 no <p>Did Genesis hit one out of the park on the first try with the 2021 Genesis GV80? Sami certainly thinks so, as his time with the all-new SUV has him convinced it's got the German competition by the throat. The pair compare their back -to-back experiences in the 2021 BMW M8 Gran Coupe before wrapping things up with Benjamin's almost-complete 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer LS engine swap. </p> Genesis, GV80, BMW, M8, Gran Coupe, Jeep, Grand Wagoneer, LS swap, car talk, truck talk, car podcast, truck podcast, SUV Did Genesis hit one out of the park on the first try with the 2021 Genesis GV80? Sami certainly thinks so, as his time with the all-new SUV has him convinced it's got the German competition by the throat. The pair compare their back -to-back experiences in the 2021 BMW M8 Gran Coupe before wrapping things up with Benjamin's almost-complete 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer LS engine swap.

]]> Did Genesis hit one out of the park on the first try with the 2021 Genesis GV80? Sami certainly thinks so, as his time with the all-new SUV has him convinced it's got the German competition by the throat. The pair compare their back -to-back experiences in the 2021 BMW M8 Gran Coupe before wrapping things up with Benjamin's almost-complete 1987 Jeep Grand Wagoneer LS engine swap.

]]> Episode 157: 2020 BMW X6 M50i, 2020 Genesis GV80 SUV https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/157 622fd4f0-961b-425c-afd9-b9d5520c0eef Sun, 02 Feb 2020 08:00:00 -0500 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Benjamin has a weird change of heart about the 2020 BMW X6 M50i, while Sami flies down to Miami, Florida, to get a first look at the 2020 Genesis GV80 SUV. 42:30 no <p>The BMW X6 is back, and it's been redesigned for the 2020 model year. Is it enough to sway Benjamin's long-standing opinion on this unusual, and not-exactly-practicaly four-door SUV coupe? You might be surprised to find out his answer. Meanwhile, Sami is back from Miami, Florida, where he got an advance look at the first SUV from luxury brand Genesis, the GV80. </p> BMW, X6, M50i, SUV, crossover, Genesis, GV80, trucks, cars, automotive The BMW X6 is back, and it's been redesigned for the 2020 model year. Is it enough to sway Benjamin's long-standing opinion on this unusual, and not-exactly-practicaly four-door SUV coupe? You might be surprised to find out his answer. Meanwhile, Sami is back from Miami, Florida, where he got an advance look at the first SUV from luxury brand Genesis, the GV80.

]]> The BMW X6 is back, and it's been redesigned for the 2020 model year. Is it enough to sway Benjamin's long-standing opinion on this unusual, and not-exactly-practicaly four-door SUV coupe? You might be surprised to find out his answer. Meanwhile, Sami is back from Miami, Florida, where he got an advance look at the first SUV from luxury brand Genesis, the GV80.

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