Crossthreaded Podcast

Tonight’s main topic: The Cannondouche Run! The best way to stroke your titanic ego by rubbing money on it while endangering the lives of schoolchildren. Thank you as always for joining us! https://www.engadget.com/2019/11/26/lincoln-electric-suv-on-rivian-platform/ https://www.theverge.com/2019/9/19/20873947/amazon-electric-delivery-van-rivian-jeff-bezos-order https://www.consumerreports.org/used-cars/best-used-cars-for-under-20000-dollars/ https://www.motortrend.com/price/15-20k/ https://www.wsj.com/articles/a-45-000-loan-for-a-27-000-ride-more-borrowers-are-going-underwater-on-car-loans-11573295400 https://www.wsj.com/articles/the-seven-year-auto-loan-americas-middle-class-cant-afford-their-cars-11569941215

How can we get American highway drivers out of the passing lane? We share a few ideas. If you have any thoughts on how to do it, let us know! If you dig these shenanigans, be a supporter! http://patreon.com/crossthreaded GM, Toyota, Fiat Chrysler back Trump on California emissions challenge - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-autos-emissions-california/gm-toyota-fiat-chrysler-back-trump-on-california-emissions-challenge-idUSKBN1X728Y German Gearhead Not an Autobahn Fan - https://oppositelock.kinja.com/freie-fahrt-fur-freie-burger-1557730793 German Parliament Rejects Autobahn Speed Limits - https://www.autoblog.com/2019/10/18/german-autobahn-speed-limit-rejected/   How Verstappen Earned a Grid Penalty - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmWGNhG0GNw

This is something new we're trying out: taking an automotive industry press release and wading through the marketing speak to see if there's any fun to be had. Let us know what you think! If you like these shenanigans, be a supporter! http://patreon.com/crossthreaded Press Release: https://usa.nissannews.com/en-US/releases/release-7dd65c9777bc814a03806c4f63028fc9-new-2020-nissan-titan-debuts-at-state-fair-of-texas

Jim lays out his plans for a new motorsport and Meghann reacts. What are your thoughts? Can it work? If you like these shenanigans, be a supporter! http://patreon.com/crossthreaded We also get into some news, some racing wrapups, and lots of other foolishness. Join us! America is exercising more, but that’s not slowing down the rising obesity rate (CDC PDF) https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/data/nhis/earlyrelease/EarlyRelease201803.pdf   Jalopnik says people like Crossovers because they’re easier to get in and out of: https://jalopnik.com/the-real-reason-all-these-crossovers-are-selling-like-c-1829595250

In this episode, we pay tribute to the titans of Car Talk: the Magliozzi brothers aka Click and Clack. We are devastated by the passing of Tom Magliozzi. His legacy lives on in our joy of cars and yours as well. We also get into Leclerc & Vettel, Bugatti vs. Koenigsegg, and lots more. Be a Crossthreaded supporter: http://patreon.com/crossthreaded Join us in the CAR BARN: https://discord.gg/b3v48Ah Tom Magliozzi, Popular Co-Host Of NPR's 'Car Talk,' Dies At 77: https://www.npr.org/2014/11/03/357428287/tom-magliozzi-popular-co-host-of-nprs-car-talk-dies-at-77 Vettel vs Leclerc: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_ro6a2SkDMM Vettel screws Webber over in the Multi 21 debacle of 2013: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU_G4fEpaCQ Jeremy “Dipshit” Clarkson’s Sun Column: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/10022396/greta-thunberg-meltdown-wont-help-world/ Jalopnik article on the Nissan IMK: https://jalopnik.com/nissans-imk-ev-concept-is-one-of-the-best-pocket-sized-1838659440