Goodwood Festival of Speed, Hyundai Sonata Eco, and Chevy Traverse | #339
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THE DRIVE with Alan Taylor | #339
Are you ready to have your senses teased by the latest automotive news? We begin the show with Karl Brauer, Executive Publisher of Kelley Blue Book, who just attended the Goodwood Festival of Speed. He gushes about this amazing event that takes place on the estate an English Royal and explains that it was an opportunity for manufacturers to show off their newest designs as well as vintage models. He excitedly sounds off about his opportunity to drive a McLaren 570S Spider and be driven in a McLaren Senna by Bruce Senna up the hill climb at the event. Karl then tells us that he is about to attend an event for the 2018 Mustang Bullitt and for the pure electric Audi e-tron® that they will be racing up Pikes Peak. Changing gears, automotive journalist, BJ Killeen, reviews the 2018 Hyundai Sonata Eco which comes with an MSRP of $22,000. This great little car achieves 28-mpg in the city and 37-mph on the highway – talk about efficiency! Then Alan shares his review of the 2018 Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody and tells us that this car is almost as amazing to drive as his Demon. It has a V8 supercharged Hemi, a widebody 26Z package, and had an MSRP of $77,770. Next up, Steven Cole Smith raves about his love for the 2018 Dodge Challenger Hellcat and tells us that he can’t help but drive around to show it off when he has one. He then talks about the answer to the question that no one is asking – autonomous racing. He doesn’t understand why they are trying to take the human element out of the equation, which is what keeps the races interesting. He also discusses Chevrolet’s lack of success in NASCAR this year and presumes that it is because of the Camaro body they are using. Lastly, we are joined by Chris Duke, Host of Motorz TV, who reviews the 2019 Chevrolet Traverse and explains why it is well worth the price. He also riles us up about the Craftsman Re-launch coming up in August, which will feature celebrity guests such as Alan Taylor, Richard Rawlings, Chip Foose, and Wayne Carini. This episode is packed full of automotive goodness you don’t want to miss!
- [00:00:00] Goodwood Festival of Speed
- [00:06:05] McLaren Senna Tops the Bucket List
- [00:12:30] Weight, Torque, and Horsepower
- [00:19:51] Dodge Challenger SRT Hellcat Widebody
- [00:29:36] 2018 Hyundai Sonata
- [00:35:53] Dueling Car Reviews
- [00:42:14] Hellcats Deserve Amazing Praise
- [00:48:30] Autonomous Racing at Goodwood
- [00:54:45] Chevrolet Falls Short in NASCAR
- [01:02:06] Alan’s Alaskan Adventure
- [01:11:21] Craftsman Re-Launch in August
- [01:18:08] 2019 Chevrolet Traverse
