Cars.com Podcast: Audi A5 Cabriolet

Before you load up the car for a Thanksgiving road trip, make sure you refresh your iTunes podcast subscription to get our latest edition. Kelsey Mays tells us all about the soft-top convertible Audi A5 he recently reviewed. Then we tackle a question from Ask.cars.com and discuss the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s new ratings and its 2010 Top Safety Picks. We cover a lot of bases, which should distract you for about 20 minutes of your trip. Drive safely and download the podcast via iTunes here, or hit the play button below.

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Cars.com Podcast: Crossover Craziness

It seems the gremlins in our podcast feed have been exposed to sunlight, and our stream of enlightened musings is flowing again. That’s good because it means you get to hear Kelsey Mays explain how the new Honda Accord Crosstour really is like a fish out of water.

His conflicted feelings are countered by David Thomas’ outright love for Lincoln’s MKT, and Joe Wiesenfelder talks about his time in the all-new Audi S4 and why it couldn’t live up to his expectations.

You can download the podcast via iTunes here (yay!) or just hit the play button below. 

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Cars.com Podcast: Sports Car Edition

It seems iTunes ate our latest podcast, which is why we couldn’t bring it to you earlier. Sure, we could have just posted it via the player below, but we held out hope that it’d also be available in iTunes — just a few days later than usual. We apologize for the iTunes’ mishap.

In this week’s long-awaited podcast, the editors of Cars.com discuss the new Nissan 370Z roadster and Nismo edition as well as the thoroughly awesome Aston Martin DBS Volante, the most expensive car to ever be left unattended in our hands.

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Cars.com Podcast: Porsche Panamera

This week’s podcast is a bit like the classic Pink Floyd album “The Wall,” especially considering the line, “If you don’t eat your meat, you can’t have any pudding.” In the case of this week’s podcast, you’ll have to listen to our editors discuss last week’s mileage challenge and how it came together before you’ll hear about Mike Hanley’s seat time in the full line-up of the new Porsche Panamera.

You can check it out in iTunes here or just hit the play button below.

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Cars.com Podcast: Two Hatches, One Podcast

This week, Cars.com editors Mike Hanley, Kelsey Mays and Joe Wiesenfelder examine two cars with a rear hatch that haven’t taken the auto world by storm. Find out why the new 2010 Mitsubishi Lancer Sportback and the 2009 Infiniti EX35 haven’t warmed the hearts of our staff.

You can download the podcast via iTunes here or listen to it in your browser here.

2010|Mitsubishi|Lancer

2009|Infiniti|EX

Cars.com Podcast: 2010 Subaru Outback, Suzuki SX4

Subaru and Suzuki, not exactly the biggest automakers out there, but when it comes to the new Outback there is a huge buzz (it’s been the most popular new-car review on Cars.com for the past week) and sales are brisk. Editors Kelsey Mays, David Thomas and Joe Wiesenfelder discuss the wagon/crossover at length, and then they touch on the quirky Suzuki SX4 and where it stands in a sea of tough competition.

You can listen to the podcast via iTunes, or for the first time, you can listen to it here in this post by clicking the play button below.

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2010|Subaru|Outback

2009|Suzuki|SX4

Cars.com Podcast: Luxury With Two Doors

This week, editors Mike Hanley and Joe Wiesenfelder discuss the all-new E-Class Coupe and the slightly tweaked 2010 Jaguar XK convertible. After they discuss the joys of driving these upscale toys, they discuss the differences between GM’s Chevy Equinox and GMC Terrain crossovers.

You can download the podcast via iTunes here or listen in a browser here. 

Cars.com Podcast Show N' Go: 2010 Chevy Camaro RS, Ford Flex EcoBoost

In this week’s podcast, editors Joe Wiesenfelder and Kelsey Mays are joined again by Ask.cars.com’s Joe Bruzek. They talk about the V-6 Chevy Camaro and how the less powerful version of the muscle car handles itself. Ford’s family-friendly Flex has a new twin-turbo V-6 with a lot more power, which also makes it more driver-friendly. Finally, the three discuss a question from Ask.cars.com.

Download the podcast via iTunes here or listen in a browser here. 

Cars.com Podcast: Corvette ZR-1, Chrysler 300C SRT8

Editors Joe Wiesenfelder and David Thomas discuss two high-output performance cars that spent some summer hours in the Cars.com fleet. The two discuss how you can only enjoy these cars during certain times of the year in some parts of the country. They also remind listeners with a performance car to check the standard tires to see how they’ll handle bad weather.

You can download the podcast via iTunes here or via a web browser here. 

Cars.com Podcast: Hot New Economy Cars

This week the editors discuss some desirable new economy cars that will appeal to different buyers. The new Nissan Cube is taking on the boxy competition while the Mazda3 sedan is a radical redesign of a staff favorite. Rounding out the group is the Ford Focus, which isn’t new or redesigned, but is a strong seller. Check out editors Mike Hanley, Kelsey Mays and Joe Wiesenfelder on this week’s podcast via iTunes here and in a web browser here.

2010|Mazda|Mazda3

2010|Nissan|Cube

2009|Ford|Focus