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Welcome to the TTAC podcast! This week, we speak with Alex Kwanten from U.S. News and World Report about the best cars for your money. We discuss waterless car-washing with TTAC contributor Matthew Guy for our Stuff We Use segment, and we also talk about the increased horsepower in NASCAR. We thank Alex and Matthew for their time and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening. We'll see you next week!

Hello and welcome to The Truth About Cars Podcast! This week we chat with journalist and photographer Mercedes Lilienthal about the Dakar Rally. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and managing editor discuss winter sunglasses and the return of Tony “Smoke” Stewart to the world of NASCAR. You can find us wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find us online at tee tee a cee dot com, that’s TTAC dot com, or at the truth about cars, all spelled out, dot com. We thank Mercedes Lilienthal and Matthew Guy for their time and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening! We’ll see you next time!

Hello and welcome to The Truth About Cars podcast! This week we chat with Jennifer Morand from the Automotive Experience Alliance and Chicago Auto Show about the future of auto shows. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and TTAC managing editor Tim Healey discuss weight distribution equalizer bars for towing in our Stuff We Use segment, and our NASCAR topic this week is the resignation of commissioner Steve Phelps. That’s all for this week’s the Truth About Cars Podcast. You can find us wherever you get your podcasts. You can also find us online at TTAC.com or thetruthaboutcars.com We thank Jennifer Morand and Matthew Guy for their time, and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening! We’ll see you next time!

Hello and welcome to The Truth About Cars podcast. This week, we're at the 2026 Detroit Auto Show! TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I discuss what we saw at the show, and we also bring in John Vincent from U.S. News and World Report to get his perspective. We also discuss the new NASCAR playoff format and cabin air filters for Stuff We Use. We thank Matthew and John for their time and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening! We'll see you next time!

Hello and welcome to The Truth About Cars podcast! This week we're looking at the best classic cars to buy this year, NASCAR's 2026 schedule, and windshield-washer fluid. Brian Rabold from Hagerty talks about the Bull List, which tracks classic cars with rising values. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I discuss windshield-washer fluid, and we also look at the 2026 NASCAR schedule. We thank Brian and Matthew for their time, and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening! We'll see you next time!

Hello and welcome to The Truth About Cars podcast! This week we have research on how consumers are thinking about electric vehicles. We also have tips on exhaust repair and thoughts on NASCAR paint schemes. CDK Global's David Thomas talks about consumers and EVs with us, and TTAC contributor Matthew Guy walks us through exhaust repair. Managing editor Tim Healey and Matthew Guy then go over NASCAR paint schemes. We thank David and Matthew for their time, and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening! We'll see you next time!

Hello and welcome to this week's The Truth About Cars podcast! This week we're talking more about the future of mobile service with Curbee CEO Amit Chandarana. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and TTAC managing editor Tim Healey discuss winter tires and the tragic passing of NASCAR driver Greg Biffle. We thank Amit and Matthew for their time and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening. We'll see you next time!

Hello and welcome to the TTAC podcast! This week, Steve Elek from Consumer Reports joins us to discuss the most reliable car brands. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy stops by to discuss salt removal for floor mats and he and host Tim Healey dig into the NASCAR settlement. We thank Steve and Matthew for their time and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening! We'll see you next week!

Hello and welcome to the Truth About Cars podcast! This week we discuss snow brushes, the high price of performance cars, and the NASCAR trial. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I go over snow brushes for your car and we give our opinions about the NASCAR trial. Chris Cervenka from Modified Muscle discusses the high price of performance cars, and how that hurts car culture. We thank Matthew Guy and Chris Cervenka for their time and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening! We'll see you next time!

Hello and welcome to The Truth About Cars Podcast! I am Tim Healey, the managing editor, and this week we check in with Olabisi Boyle from Hyundai about the brand's future strategy. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I then talk about retro radios, and I work to explain NASCAR's big court case. We thank Olabisi Boyle and Matthew Guy for their time, and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening! We'll see you next time!

Hello and welcome to this week's TTAC podcast! This week we're talking about the 2027 Kia Telluride -- and we do so with Kia's James Bell. Also, TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I discuss tire-pressure gauges and the major text-messaging scandal rocking NASCAR. We thank James and Matthew for their time and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening!

On this week's TTAC podcast we discuss the 2025 Los Angeles Auto Show with Brian Moody from Kelley Blue Book -- he spotlights the highlights of the show. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and host Tim Healey discuss Ram's Free Agent program in NASCAR, and we also spotlight dash cams in our Stuff We Use segment. We thank Brian and Matthew Guy for their time, and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening!We'll see you next time!

Why do new cars not have enough buttons and knobs? We find out with analyst Ed Kim from AutoPacific. TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I discuss winter windshield wipers and the future of NASCAR driver Daniel Suarez. We thank Ed and Matthew for their time and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening!

Hello! This week on the TTAC podcast we discuss the future of small cars with David Thomas from CDK Global. Matthew Guy and host Tim Healey then wrap-up the NASCAR championship and discuss air dusters for your car. We thank David and Matthew for their time and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening! We'll see you next time!

This week on the TTAC podcast, we discuss why Chinese cars are so technically advanced with Robby DeGraff from AutoPacific. Matthew Guy and I discuss NASCAR at Martinsville and battery booster packs. We thank Robby and Matthew for their time, and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening! We'll see you next time!