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2025 Toyota GR Supra, 2025 Ford Explorer ST: Performance-Packed Road Test Duo

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This week on America on the Road, co-hosts Jack Nerad and Chris Teague take on the latest headlines, including Tesla’s new rental-car gamble, auto industry shake-ups, and major new vehicle debuts ahead of the LA […]

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EV or Hybrid: Hyundai Ioniq 5 AWD, Subaru Crosstrek Hybrid Tested This Week

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This week on America on the Road, co-hosts Jack Nerad and Chris Teague get behind the wheels of two fascinating 2025 and 2026 model-year vehicles that approach electrification from very different angles. Jack tests the […]

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Is the Mazda3 2.5 S Carbon Edition the Best-Value Premium Compact Sedan?

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Description: In this week’s episode of America on the Road, host Jack Nerad and co-host Chris Teague test two of the most talked-about new vehicles of 2025. The Ford Maverick is a compact pickup redefining […]

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Do Americans Really Want Electric Cars? Results of New Survey Are Surprising

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This week’s episode is a repeat of the AOTR episode that was first aired on December 3, 2022. The special guest is Mike Darrow, President of TrueCar and an absolute expert on the car-buying process. […]

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Tackling the Sonoran Desert in All-New 2021 Hyundai Tucson

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The Sonoran Desert can be a forbidding place, but at the wheel of the all-new 2022 Hyundai Tucson crossover SUV, we found it wasn’t as dangerous as you might guess. In fact, despite high temperatures […]

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New Car Buying Tips for 2018

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While you weren’t looking a new model year has begun, and the new 2018 models offer more tech, more features and more choices than ever before.  Ironically, the wide variety of choices might make it […]

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The 13-Step Program for Buying the Best Car for You

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Getting something that is very big and very new is generally regarded as a positive experience. And while most of us humans will acknowledge the previous statement is true, one then has to wonder why […]

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Haggling Still Nets you Best Price on New Car

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Haggling over the price of a vehicle in a dealership is an uncomfortable experience for most of us. A small percentage of buyers really love negotiating a car price and revel in the verbal and […]