Autoblog Podcast #56
We start of episode #56 of the Autoblog Podcast discussing the Pontiac G8, of which Rick Wagoner had just pulled the cover off in a clip of ABC World News Tonight. While the thought of a rear-wheel drive Pontiac sedan is the hotness any way you cut it, not all of us were down with the face transplant the Holden Commodore received to become the G8. Next we took Toyota to task for its decision to price the Tundra above its domestic competitors, a bold move that could easily backfire. Speculation by Peter DeLorenzo that the next generation C7 Corvette may include a limited run of a mid-engine Corvette exotic-killa also got some air time. Finally, we just had to take AutoCar to task for its claim that Subaru is going to axe the WRX model from the Impreza lineup. Dropping the model that started the street-ready rally car craze in which Subaru's competiting with Mitsubishi seems like pure folly to us. Hope you enjoy the 'cast!SUBSCRIBE to the Autoblog Podcast in iTunes
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masarak 5:01PM (1/31/2007)
Good audio quality.
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John Neff 5:24PM (1/31/2007)
Thanks, we're tweaking here and there, but think we've found a good way of doing things for now that results in pretty good sound quality. Credit Dan Roth, as well, for running our voices through magic machines and cleaning them up.
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Daffy Duck 7:03PM (1/31/2007)
I am glad that you addressed the issue of the "death of WRX." I am eagerly awaiting the new Impreza, and specifically the WRX, and am glad that you called bull on the idea they would drop the popular model. Where I am they can't keep them on the lot, but the 2.5 RS's sit and wait.
If it is being shown at New York, when do you think it would be available for purchase?
I also think that 1 hour is a good time to shoot for with the podcast. You might not think so, but in the past, it has been nice to have an hour podcast while I do the commute in to Boston.
All in all, awesome though. Keep up the good work.
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amp 11:33AM (2/01/2007)
A quick comment on your next gen Corvette discussion. You mentioned that $100k+ car wouldn't fit well with the high value Chevy brand image. However, I'd like to point out that Ford did something very similar with the GT, which seemed to work out pretty well for them. I don't know if they lost money on the project, but everyone seemed to love the car.
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amp 12:01PM (2/01/2007)
I'm not sure if you guys would ever be interested in doing a sort of 'live' podcast, but I thought I'd at least let you know that the technology is available.
One of the podcasts I listen to, Net @ Night (http://www.twit.tv/ITN), uses a website called Talkshoe.com to host a live podcast where people can call in and ask questions or make comments.
Just thought I'd throw that out there.
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