A hybrid and electric Corvette, plus we drive the Ioniq 5 | Autoblog Podcast #728

In this episode of the Autoblog Podcast, Editor-in-Chief Greg Migliore is joined by Road Test Editor Zac Palmer. Zac drove the electric 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5, and Greg drove the fire-breathing 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo. The two dive deep into the relatively heavy news week by starting off with a discussion about the upcoming hybrid Corvette before chatting about what the electric Corvette might be like. They have a chat about the possibility of Porsche and Audi officially joining the Formula 1 field. Then, Greg and Zac get into some quick-hitting news to round out the segment by dissecting the updated Kia Soul (now without a turbo), the 30th Anniversary Edition Land Rover Defender and the new CEO at Aston Martin.

Following the news and drive reviews, they rope in Senior Editor, Green John Beltz Snyder to give them a quick download of what went down at the first drive for the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning. Finally, they reach into the mailbag and answer some questions from someone who is less than pleased about infotainment systems in some new cars. And lastly, the gang hears back from someone they helped out in a prior Spend My Money segment on the podcast.

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Rundown

• News
  • The hybrid AWD Corvette and the electric Corvette
  • Audi and Porsche to enter Formula 1
  • Land Rover Defender 30th Anniversary model
  • 2023 Kia Soul refresh
  • A new CEO at Aston Martin
• Cars we're driving
  • 2022 Maserati Levante Trofeo
  • 2022 Hyundai Ioniq 5
• Dispatch from the 2022 Ford F-150 Lightning first drive in Texas
• Mailbag: A discussion about complicated infotainment systems
  • Also, trading a Model 3 for an Escape PHEV?

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