Car Tech Live 178: Taming the 2011 Shelby GT 500 (podcast)

GM takes OnStar Mobile wall to wall, Nissan promises an electric sports car with the heart of the Leaf, Honda pulls the trigger on a plug-in hybrid, 2011 BMW X3 is a major redesign, ethanol fuel for cars may be on shaky ground, and we corral the 2011 Mustang Shelby ...

Car Tech Live 177: Is HD Radio finally catching on? (podcast)

How many runaway Toyotas weren't?, Chevy Volt gets cheeky battery warranty, Mercedes' SLS gets batteries, HD Radio gets some traction, Ford hangs up on texting while driving, and we take you for a drive in the 2011 BMW 535i.

Car Tech Live 176: BMW unlocks the best kept secret of iPhone 4 (podcast)

Nissan says it can make the Prius look like a pig, BMW jumps on the best kept secret of iPhone 4, the new traffic tool coming soon to your Blackberry, make the Acura TL less ugly, and we drive the Goldilocks of BMW's: The 335is.

Car Tech Live 175: Tesla's IPO and Roadster refresh (podcast)

Tesla goes public and revises its Roadster; the new Mini gets revised electronics; the FAA moves forward on flying cars; another Toyota recall for the exact opposite of acceleration; Chevy Volt headed for New York City and Austin, Texas; and we drive the Acura TL SH-AWD.

Car Tech Live 174: Tesla reveals its secret sauce to the Model S (podcast)

We'll reveal the *real* range you can expect from the Nissan Leaf...Find out what secret sauce Tesla will use to build the coming Model S...See where Chrysler hid the owners manual...and drive a Lexus SUV that straddles more than creeks & gullys.

Car Tech Live 173: Giving the Nissan Leaf a voice (podcast)

GM recalls one and a half million cars, Audi puts 62 speakers in a Q7, Nissan makes the Leaf noisy, and we check out the back of a Toyota Sienna minivan.

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Car Tech Live 172: Is it okay to drive stoned? (podcast)

Ford gets Google maps, GM gets Google maps, and Google maps gets navigation for Europe and Canada. We take a drive in the oddest-looking Porsche yet. And is it okay to drive while stoned?

Car Tech Live 171: Audi may be the first car with an app store (podcast)

Audi may be the first car with its own app store, Mercury dies so Lincoln can live, Chevy Volt and other electric cars are tricky for first responders, Motorola launches safe-driving Android apps, and will the real James Bond Aston Martin please start up?

Car Tech Live 170: Electric car reality check (podcast)

Tesla looks like a real car company all of a sudden; lifetime free traffic looking like the norm for GPS; new Pioneer AVIC gets married to Pandora mobile; TV broadcasts in your car have hit a snag; and we roll in our favorite sports sedan: the AMG C63.