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    <title>Unnamed Automotive Podcast - Episodes Tagged with “Slate”</title>
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    <pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
    <description>Every week automotive journalists Benjamin and Sami review the cars, trucks, and SUVs they test drive, and get weird, and funny, and honest, about the automotive industry.</description>
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    <itunes:subtitle>Cars, trucks, and a weird sense of humor.</itunes:subtitle>
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  <title>Episode 455: Guest Chad Kirchner, 2026 Dodge Charger Six Pack Scat Pack, Hankook Ventus S1 Tire Test Update, Slate Pickup, Polestar Leave U.S.</title>
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  <itunes:subtitle>We welcome Guest Chad Kirchner and start off with a detailed review of the 2026 Dodge Charger Scat Pack, which boasts plenty of power and space, but lacks a potential audience. Then Chad discusses his thoughts on the newly detailed Slate Auto EV Pickup. Who needs paint, a radio or crank windows for 25,000? Thanks for listening!</itunes:subtitle>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Welcome guest Chad Kirchner on this week's episode which is loaded with all kinds of interesting car discussion. The show starts off with Benjamin's review of the 2026 Dodge Charger Scat Pack, which boasts a 550 horsepower inline six cylinder engine. However, Ben notes some important details about the size of this new muscle-y car, and suggests that it's stuck in a sort of limbo with few actual customers and rivals. &lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Then Chad reports on the newly detailed Slate Auto's EV pickup truck. Now with an official price, and list of features (or features missing), our round table can really begin. How influential will this startup be, when it lacks a paint job, radio, and power windows? Are other automakers checking their rear view mirrors about the Slate truck? Chad shares his thoughts and more! Thanks for listening! &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>Dodge, Charger, SIx Pack, Scat Pack, Slate, Polestar, Chad Kirchner, 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</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Welcome guest Chad Kirchner on this week's episode which is loaded with all kinds of interesting car discussion. The show starts off with Benjamin's review of the 2026 Dodge Charger Scat Pack, which boasts a 550 horsepower inline six cylinder engine. However, Ben notes some important details about the size of this new muscle-y car, and suggests that it's stuck in a sort of limbo with few actual customers and rivals. </p>

<p>Then Chad reports on the newly detailed Slate Auto's EV pickup truck. Now with an official price, and list of features (or features missing), our round table can really begin. How influential will this startup be, when it lacks a paint job, radio, and power windows? Are other automakers checking their rear view mirrors about the Slate truck? Chad shares his thoughts and more! Thanks for listening!</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Like what you hear? Tip us at Ko-Fi" rel="nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/unnamedautomotivepodcast">Like what you hear? Tip us at Ko-Fi
</a> &mdash; Send a dollar our way using Ko-Fi to help support the Unnamed Automotive Podcast.
</li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Welcome guest Chad Kirchner on this week's episode which is loaded with all kinds of interesting car discussion. The show starts off with Benjamin's review of the 2026 Dodge Charger Scat Pack, which boasts a 550 horsepower inline six cylinder engine. However, Ben notes some important details about the size of this new muscle-y car, and suggests that it's stuck in a sort of limbo with few actual customers and rivals. </p>

<p>Then Chad reports on the newly detailed Slate Auto's EV pickup truck. Now with an official price, and list of features (or features missing), our round table can really begin. How influential will this startup be, when it lacks a paint job, radio, and power windows? Are other automakers checking their rear view mirrors about the Slate truck? Chad shares his thoughts and more! Thanks for listening!</p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Like what you hear? Tip us at Ko-Fi" rel="nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/unnamedautomotivepodcast">Like what you hear? Tip us at Ko-Fi
</a> &mdash; Send a dollar our way using Ko-Fi to help support the Unnamed Automotive Podcast.
</li></ul>]]>
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  <title>Episode 404: 2025 Honda Odyssey Black Edition, 2025 Cadillac CT5, Slate EV Pickup</title>
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  <pubDate>Sun, 27 Apr 2025 01:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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  <itunes:subtitle>This weeks episode stays immediately flies off the seat rails, but the guys reel it back to provide a pair of fun reviews. Sami starts the show off with his take on the 2025 Honda Odyssey, a minivan that lacks the hybrid or all-wheel-drive flair of its rivals, but still feels plenty family friendly. Then Benjamin takes the 2025 Cadillac CT5 out for a spin, urging luxury car buyers to give it a look before signing a crippling contract with a European or Japanese brand. Finally the show discusses the new, affordable and customizable Slate EV pickup.</itunes:subtitle>
  <itunes:duration>55:57</itunes:duration>
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  <description>&lt;p&gt;Why isn't a minivan considered a "long roof"? Why don't we name all cars based on their roofs? What's the right plural of roof? These questions and more are answered this week on the Unnamed Automotive Podcast! The show starts off with a review of the 2025 Honda Odyssey minivan, as Sami wonders why this Japanese van lacks the fun features many of its rivals have (and explains where the HondaVac went to.) But he comes across loving its single-minded approach to family transportation. What's holding the Odyssey, and other minivans, from getting widepsread appreciation? The guys give you the definitive answer.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Then Benjamn shares his thoughts on the 2025 Cadillac CT5 - the entry-level model to boot! A tweener sedan with a high-tech cabin, the CT5 is likely missing on many buyers short-lists, but Ben says it may have earned a spot among those checking out smaller and less featured European options.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Finally, our guys talk about the new Slate EV, a bare-bones $25,000 EV pickup a ton of customizability. Is this what people want? Let us know through our contact form or reach out to us on social media!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;See Sami's &lt;a href="https://www.autotrader.ca/editorial/20250526/2025-honda-odyssey-review" rel="nofollow noopener"&gt;Review of the 2025 Honda Odyssey at AutoTrader.ca&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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  <itunes:keywords>Honda, Odyssey, Cadillac, CT5, Slate, car, car podcast, car talk, cars, electric vehicle, electric vehicle podcast, electric vehicle talk, electric vehicles,  ev, ev podcast, ev talk, minivan, minivan talk, minivans, phev, suv, suv podcast, suv talk, suvs, truck, truck podcast, truck talk, trucks</itunes:keywords>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Why isn't a minivan considered a "long roof"? Why don't we name all cars based on their roofs? What's the right plural of roof? These questions and more are answered this week on the Unnamed Automotive Podcast! The show starts off with a review of the 2025 Honda Odyssey minivan, as Sami wonders why this Japanese van lacks the fun features many of its rivals have (and explains where the HondaVac went to.) But he comes across loving its single-minded approach to family transportation. What's holding the Odyssey, and other minivans, from getting widepsread appreciation? The guys give you the definitive answer.</p>

<p>Then Benjamn shares his thoughts on the 2025 Cadillac CT5 - the entry-level model to boot! A tweener sedan with a high-tech cabin, the CT5 is likely missing on many buyers short-lists, but Ben says it may have earned a spot among those checking out smaller and less featured European options.</p>

<p>Finally, our guys talk about the new Slate EV, a bare-bones $25,000 EV pickup a ton of customizability. Is this what people want? Let us know through our contact form or reach out to us on social media!</p>

<p>See Sami's <a href="https://www.autotrader.ca/editorial/20250526/2025-honda-odyssey-review" rel="nofollow noopener">Review of the 2025 Honda Odyssey at AutoTrader.ca</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Like what you hear? Tip us at Ko-Fi" rel="nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/unnamedautomotivepodcast">Like what you hear? Tip us at Ko-Fi
</a> &mdash; Send a dollar our way using Ko-Fi to help support the Unnamed Automotive Podcast.
</li></ul>]]>
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    <![CDATA[<p>Why isn't a minivan considered a "long roof"? Why don't we name all cars based on their roofs? What's the right plural of roof? These questions and more are answered this week on the Unnamed Automotive Podcast! The show starts off with a review of the 2025 Honda Odyssey minivan, as Sami wonders why this Japanese van lacks the fun features many of its rivals have (and explains where the HondaVac went to.) But he comes across loving its single-minded approach to family transportation. What's holding the Odyssey, and other minivans, from getting widepsread appreciation? The guys give you the definitive answer.</p>

<p>Then Benjamn shares his thoughts on the 2025 Cadillac CT5 - the entry-level model to boot! A tweener sedan with a high-tech cabin, the CT5 is likely missing on many buyers short-lists, but Ben says it may have earned a spot among those checking out smaller and less featured European options.</p>

<p>Finally, our guys talk about the new Slate EV, a bare-bones $25,000 EV pickup a ton of customizability. Is this what people want? Let us know through our contact form or reach out to us on social media!</p>

<p>See Sami's <a href="https://www.autotrader.ca/editorial/20250526/2025-honda-odyssey-review" rel="nofollow noopener">Review of the 2025 Honda Odyssey at AutoTrader.ca</a></p><p>Links:</p><ul><li><a title="Like what you hear? Tip us at Ko-Fi" rel="nofollow" href="https://ko-fi.com/unnamedautomotivepodcast">Like what you hear? Tip us at Ko-Fi
</a> &mdash; Send a dollar our way using Ko-Fi to help support the Unnamed Automotive Podcast.
</li></ul>]]>
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