web02.fireside.fm Sun, 31 May 2026 01:52:10 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unnamed Automotive Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Is” https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/tags/is Sun, 29 Mar 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 442: 2025 Lexus IS 500, Space Shuttle Tire Testing Robot https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/442 dc5387df-dba8-4609-90af-498152afa1d3 Sun, 29 Mar 2026 01:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast The Unnamed Automotive Podcast gets its hands on a V8 powered Lexus four-door, but is surprised to realize that it isn't a sports sedan in any way but its engine. Then Benjamin talks about NASA testing space shuttle tires. Thanks for listening! 41:11 no <p>When is a V8 powered sports sedan not a sports sedan? Benjamin tries his hardest to answer that question this week on the Unnamed Automotive Podcast, with his review of the 2025 Lexus IS 500. Powered by a sweet, naturally aspirated 5.0L V8 engine, the Lexus IS 500 promises the world and comes up a bit short in several important ways as Benjamin details its speed, power, and inadequacies especially in the harsh cold weather he's been experiencing lately. </p> <p>Then the show lands from orbit to discuss NASA testing its tires, and how they safely depressurize shuttle rubber. The remote-controlled answer will warm your heart! Thanks for listening! </p> Lexis, IS, IS 500, NASA, space shuttle, tires, 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 is a V8 powered sports sedan not a sports sedan? Benjamin tries his hardest to answer that question this week on the Unnamed Automotive Podcast, with his review of the 2025 Lexus IS 500. Powered by a sweet, naturally aspirated 5.0L V8 engine, the Lexus IS 500 promises the world and comes up a bit short in several important ways as Benjamin details its speed, power, and inadequacies especially in the harsh cold weather he's been experiencing lately.

Then the show lands from orbit to discuss NASA testing its tires, and how they safely depressurize shuttle rubber. The remote-controlled answer will warm your heart! Thanks for listening!

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]]> When is a V8 powered sports sedan not a sports sedan? Benjamin tries his hardest to answer that question this week on the Unnamed Automotive Podcast, with his review of the 2025 Lexus IS 500. Powered by a sweet, naturally aspirated 5.0L V8 engine, the Lexus IS 500 promises the world and comes up a bit short in several important ways as Benjamin details its speed, power, and inadequacies especially in the harsh cold weather he's been experiencing lately.

Then the show lands from orbit to discuss NASA testing its tires, and how they safely depressurize shuttle rubber. The remote-controlled answer will warm your heart! Thanks for listening!

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]]> Episode 218: 2021 Lexus IS 300 AWD, 2021 Cadillac Escalade Super Cruise Super Test https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/218 6696ff3f-1b48-4c1e-888b-0ceb6d96c136 Sun, 04 Apr 2021 08:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Benjamin's surprising run of positive vibes continues with the 2021 Lexus IS 300 AWD, while Sami tests Cadillac's latest Super Cruise driving assist in the all-new 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV SUV. 52:29 no <p>Sami questions Benjamin's sanity as he develops more-than-like feelings for the 2021 Lexus IS 300 AWD, an entry-level luxury sedan that his co-host had previously decried as a missed opportunity for the brand. </p> <p>The pair then attempt to answer the question of whether Cadillac's new Super Cruise assisted driving system is even worth having in the 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV SUV if it doesn't constantly irradiate rear seat riders with radar of questionable utility. </p> Lexus, IS, IS 300, Cadillac, Escalade, ESV, Super Cruiser, autonomous driving, car talk, truck talk, SUV talk, car podcast, truck podcast, SUV podcast, SUV Sami questions Benjamin's sanity as he develops more-than-like feelings for the 2021 Lexus IS 300 AWD, an entry-level luxury sedan that his co-host had previously decried as a missed opportunity for the brand.

The pair then attempt to answer the question of whether Cadillac's new Super Cruise assisted driving system is even worth having in the 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV SUV if it doesn't constantly irradiate rear seat riders with radar of questionable utility.

]]> Sami questions Benjamin's sanity as he develops more-than-like feelings for the 2021 Lexus IS 300 AWD, an entry-level luxury sedan that his co-host had previously decried as a missed opportunity for the brand.

The pair then attempt to answer the question of whether Cadillac's new Super Cruise assisted driving system is even worth having in the 2021 Cadillac Escalade ESV SUV if it doesn't constantly irradiate rear seat riders with radar of questionable utility.

]]> 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 <p>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. </p> 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.

]]> 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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