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Episode: 93
Broadcast date: August 8, 2021
Guest: Jeanette McGee
Is Your Car’s Fuel Gauge Accurate?, So Long NSX and Avalon
Host Tom Appel and co-hosts Jill Ciminillo and Damon Bell start off the show by discussing the recently announced cancellation of the 2021 New York International Auto Show. We also talk about the impending discontinuation of the Acura NSX and Toyota Avalon. Jeanette McGee, Director of External Communications for the American Automobile Association (AAA), joins us to talk about gas prices, fuel-economy tips, and how to prep for a summer road-trip vacation in the age of COVID-19. Tom has quiz on fuel-economy ratings for Damon and Jill, and Damon runs down the latest articles on the Consumer Guide Daily Drive blog, including a test-drive review of the 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands.
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Discussed this week:
Touring the Place Where NSXs Are Born: Honda’s Performance Manufacturing Center
Cancelled: 2021 New York Auto Show
Test Drive: 2020 Toyota Avalon TRD
Americans Paying, on Average, 15 Cents More to Fill Up Since May (AAA)
“Miles-to-Empty” Warning Fuels When Drivers Decide to Fill Up (AAA)
Test Drive: 2021 BMW X5 xDrive45e
Test Drive: 2021 Mercedes-Benz AMG E53 Sedan
Quick Spin: 2021 Ford Bronco Sport Badlands