web02.fireside.fm Fri, 15 May 2026 06:27:40 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) Unnamed Automotive Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Sci Fi” https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/tags/sci-fi Sun, 18 Oct 2020 08:00:00 -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 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.

Links:

  • 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?’
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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.

Links:

  • 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?’
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