Auto Buyers Guide Podcast

The Best Alternatives To The Best Selling Vehicles In America, Also: What Makes A Good SUV?

Travis and Alex dissect the 10 best selling cars, trucks, and SUVs in America and what we would buy if the best-seller didn't exist or was unavailable near you. 

All About Leasing, Ioniq 9, ID. Buzz, and PSAs Need To Come Back.

 It's 10 o'clock, do you know where your children are?

ABG Live Show

Join Alex, Nick and Travis as we answer viewer and listener questions and try to unwind after a long week!

Is Now The Time For Plug In Hybrids To Shine?

Will Manuals Be Missed? Are We Thinking About Charging Wrong?

You can't talk about EVs without talking about charging, but are we thinking about it all wrong? Should we be charging at night? At home? At work? During the day? Fast, slow, medium-speed? What should we really be doing?

Is RAM's 2026 Ramcharger The Truck With A Plug You've Been Waiting For?

Alex and Travis take a deep, deep, deeeeep, almost 1.5 hour dive into the new RAM Ramcharger. RAM just gave us more details on how the PHEV system works, let's dive in. 

Are Hybrids Finally Mainstream? Road Rules, Find The Plug & Hyundai's All-In On Hybrids

It seems like America is finally ready to see a hybrid revolution with more models offered than ever before, and more models going hybrid only. From an all-hybrid Mazda CX-90, to more hybrid Toyota and Hondas than you can shake a stick at, so GM's plans on resurrecting hybrid systems, hybrids seem to be reclaiming the headlines from EVs. Alex and Travis also talk about the road rules and rule breakers that bug them the most, jaywalking, and of course the recently refreshed Tucson hybrid and why you might want one. 

Subaru's New Hybrids, The LX 700h Is Insane, Honda & Nissan Break Up, Car Buying Tips

Subaru is suddenly all-in on hybrids with a new Forester hybrid and a Crosstrek hybrid on sale in 2025, but they aren't stopping there. All rumors point to the upcoming redesign of the Outback also sporting a hybrid whenever it lands this year. Fuel economy improvements are more modest than in some hybrids, but Subaru retained the off-road capability the brand has become known for. 
VW's ID. Buzz might just be the ultimate electric family hauler, as long as you're OK with teh range which isn't huge.
With Lexus the news is big, as in LX-sized big. For 2025 the LX 700h launches, which is the hybrid version of the LX 600 we've seen for a while. The main feature here is that Lexus has built in a failsafe mechanism to bypass the hybrid motor should anything go wrong. 
Nissan and Honda's relationship is on the rocks. That lasted about as long as Elon's average relationship.  
 

RFID Card Keys Are Dumb, Badge Engineering Isn't So Bad, Charging Etiquette Should Be Taught

Join Travis and Alex as they dissect the RFID key card. Is Travis right that it's a sensible and slim way to lock and unlock your car if you're a 21st century person that doesn't carry a key? Or is Alex right that they should all be burnt at the stake as an example to RFID cards everywhere that change is unacceptable? (Also: proximity keys are better). They also discuss charging etiquette and why badge engineering is a tricky subject.

Toyota's All-New 4Runner Vs Everything Else, EV Tax Credits Cut, Are Software Updates Good?

Toyota's popular SUV is finally all-new for 2025, but does that make it all-better? Or should shoppers look elsewhere? Also, what on earth happened with 4Runner pricing! OMG. Which new EVs still have the EV tax credit? Way fewer than before. Should owners be able to say no to software updates? Should they?