web01.fireside.fm Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:08:54 -0500 Fireside (https://fireside.fm) https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/tags/xdrive Sun, 19 Jan 2020 08:00:00 -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 https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/155 4c12822f-29c6-464a-ac76-2e7f5572b29b Sun, 19 Jan 2020 08:00:00 -0500 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Sami asks whether the 2020 Ford Escape is enough SUV to replace the Focus, Fiesta, and Fusion combined. Benjamin samples a familiar platform with a more powerful drivetrain and questions whether the 2020 BMW M550i xDrive makes the full-blown M5 obsolete. Also, listener questions! 39:35 no <p>When Ford announced it was canceling all of its passenger cars, it put a lot of pressure on the redesigned 2020 Ford Escape to satisfy the needs of the entire spectrum of the brand's entry-level buyers. Sami spends a week with the Escape to determine just how worthy it is of that mantle - and how it compares to excellent entries in the segment from Toyota and Honda. Benjamin rewinds his BMW experience with the M550i xDrive, which takes last week's Gran Coupe drivetrain and packages it in a familiar sedan wrapper. Is it so all-around competent that it renders the M5 unnecessary? The pair wrap things up with a listener question about 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engines. </p> BMW, Gran Coupe, M550i, xDrive, sedan, SUV, crossover, Ford, Escape, listener questions When Ford announced it was canceling all of its passenger cars, it put a lot of pressure on the redesigned 2020 Ford Escape to satisfy the needs of the entire spectrum of the brand's entry-level buyers. Sami spends a week with the Escape to determine just how worthy it is of that mantle - and how it compares to excellent entries in the segment from Toyota and Honda. Benjamin rewinds his BMW experience with the M550i xDrive, which takes last week's Gran Coupe drivetrain and packages it in a familiar sedan wrapper. Is it so all-around competent that it renders the M5 unnecessary? The pair wrap things up with a listener question about 2.0-liter turbocharged four-cylinder engines.

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]]> https://www.unnamedautomotivepodcast.com/118 bb8cacb9-799d-4c89-ab5b-108a84ec127f Sun, 28 Apr 2019 08:00:00 -0400 Unnamed Automotive Podcast full Unnamed Automotive Podcast Benjamin drives the all-new 2019 BMW 3 Series for the first time, while Sami compares two family sedans: the 2019 Nissan Altima and the 2019 Honda Accord 1.5T. THe pair then discuss the latest updates on Benjamin's Jeep Grand Wagoneer ownership experience, as well as the underground audio cassette market. 43:52 no <p>The 2019 BMW 3 Series has been completely redesigned in a bid to capture past driving glory. Benjamin spends a week behind the wheel of the 330i xDrive to discover what's good and what's still so-so about the German automaker's sales leader. Sami pits another all-new sedan - the 2019 Nissan Altima AWD - against a perennial favorite in the 2019 Honda Accord 1.5T and isn't nearly as impressed. The pair wrap things up with an update on Benjamin's Jeep Grand Wagoneer project, and what happens when you turn to the internet underground to try to by some tapes for your truck, man. </p> BMW, 3 Series, xDrive, 330i, Nissan, Altima, Honda, Accord, Jeep, Grand Wagoneer, SUV, classic truck The 2019 BMW 3 Series has been completely redesigned in a bid to capture past driving glory. Benjamin spends a week behind the wheel of the 330i xDrive to discover what's good and what's still so-so about the German automaker's sales leader. Sami pits another all-new sedan - the 2019 Nissan Altima AWD - against a perennial favorite in the 2019 Honda Accord 1.5T and isn't nearly as impressed. The pair wrap things up with an update on Benjamin's Jeep Grand Wagoneer project, and what happens when you turn to the internet underground to try to by some tapes for your truck, man.

]]> The 2019 BMW 3 Series has been completely redesigned in a bid to capture past driving glory. Benjamin spends a week behind the wheel of the 330i xDrive to discover what's good and what's still so-so about the German automaker's sales leader. Sami pits another all-new sedan - the 2019 Nissan Altima AWD - against a perennial favorite in the 2019 Honda Accord 1.5T and isn't nearly as impressed. The pair wrap things up with an update on Benjamin's Jeep Grand Wagoneer project, and what happens when you turn to the internet underground to try to by some tapes for your truck, man.

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