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Car Tech Podcast

November 13, 2008 9:56 PM PST

Hyundai is said to be sniffing around Chrysler, a new Web site blows whistle on short yellow lights, Porsche is more bank than car company, and a ride in the polarizing Ford Flex.


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SHOW NOTES

Cooley's 2009 Ford Flex video

Short yellow lights Web site

Pioneer retail stores

Green Car of the Year nominees

How Porsche REALLY makes money!

November 8, 2008 8:50 AM PST

GM, BMW have a lousy week; Dash Navigation pulls the plug on it's device; Delphi is convinced we want in-car Internet; and a romp in the tire smoking Chevy Cobalt SS.
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SHOW NOTES

Delphi gets interested in putting Internet in lots of cars

Dash pulls the plug on its connected nav device

AT&T CruiseCast sat TV for cars

Audi A4 3.2 Quattro road test

Fujitsu works on antidrowsy pulse detection

See Ford's SmartGauge in action

October 31, 2008 8:20 PM PDT

Big hybrids are dying an ugly death, GM and Chrysler not married yet, a look at the new Nissan Z, and a ride in the Lexus IS-F.
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SHOW NOTES

Lexus IS-F review & video

The buttony madness of the Porsche Panamera

Cheapest car in America. Period.

Ford's SmartGauge brings dashboards to life

Check out the new look of the new Z car

October 25, 2008 8:21 AM PDT
GM and Chrysler talks get intense, electric Mini's are on the way, Toyota will bring a new tiny car to the U.S., and we hit the road in the 2009 Acura RL.
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SHOW NOTES

Electric RUF Porsche 911

Wacky Fiat eco: Drive

Toyota iQ headed our way

Audi to go standard with HD Radio

Dodge Durango Hemi Hybrid review

October 17, 2008 9:14 AM PDT
Chrysler on the block again? New Prius unveiled by accident, cell phone technology blocks calls while you drive, and a run in the Challenger SRT8!
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SHOW NOTES

New Prius photos revealed

Chrysler to be sold, broken up?

DriveAssist kills your phone while you are driving

New adapter makes latest iPods and iPhones work in your car

New window tint film friendly to wireless devices

October 10, 2008 3:10 PM PDT
Volvo plans lots of hybrids, Mazda will soon burn hydrogen, Best Buy breaks into connected navigation, and Chrysler wants you to have a dual-clutch transmission.
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SHOW NOTES

Volvo gets all excited about hybrids

Mazda to burn hydrogen in a rotary in 5 years

Ford's MyKey set to annoy your kids straight

Best Buy debuts connected GPS nav devices

October 3, 2008 6:06 PM PDT
Honda thinks it has a Prius-killer on its hands, Lamborghini adds two doors and lots of length, Clarion delivers its in-car computer, and we roll in the Mazda5.
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SHOW NOTES

CNET's Paris Motor Show coverage

Clarion MiND in-car computer thingie

Lamborghini Estoque has four doors

Toyota invents the rear window airbag

CHP 11-99 Foundation

September 26, 2008 6:22 PM PDT
September 19, 2008 5:11 PM PDT

Texting is more dangerous than drunken driving, Mercedes rolls out a hybrid, BMW puts Google search in the dash, and we drive the Porsche Cayenne GTS.


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SHOW NOTES

Texting worse than being drunk when it comes to driving

Mercedes S400 BlueHybrid

Clean diesel Jetta TDI good in all 50 states

RFID driver's licenses in N.Y.

Google search comes to BMW dashboards

Cayenne GTS driver's notes

Pontiac G3 on the way. Oh boy.

September 12, 2008 2:56 PM PDT

Have you seen the Volt for real--and will the EPA clobber it? The next Mini could be a crossover, Mercedes gets electric religion, and we romp in the Lancer Evo MR!


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SHOW NOTES

That's the Volt? 'Production' photos leak.

EPA may botch the Volt's MPG rating

Mini crossover concept

Toyota testing plug-in hybrids in the U.K.

AAA Mobile debuts

Solar powered car mistaken for UFO in Alaska!

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About Car Tech Podcast

Every Friday, car nut and tech aficionado Brian Cooley runs down the latest news in the ever-evolving integration between cars and technology. Meanwhile, Wayne Cunningham and Antuan Goodwin drive the newest car in the CNET barn, going over its cabin tech with a fine-toothed comb, checking out off-the-line acceleration, and trying not to crash.

Send us e-mail at cartech@cnet.com.


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Brian Cooley Brian Cooley has a fleet of late '60s cars so he's well aware that great motoring exists happily in the absence of silicon--car technology only impresses him when it's great. See profile
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Antuan Goodwin Antuan Goodwin gained most of his automotive knowledge the old fashioned way, by turning wrenches in a driveway. From drivetrain tech and performance to car audio installs and cabin tech, if it's on wheels, Antuan is knowledgeable.
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