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Grand Wagoneer & MX-5 Miata RF Drive ROTW Extremes

01-10-23 Tech Talk ~ Recorded Live from KOWS FM 92.5 ~ After a month-long hiatus, Tech Talk host Rick DeMeis jumps back in the saddle to kick off a new year of episodes with the big and small extremes of the Grand Wagoneer and the Mazda MX-5 Miata RF for a double dose of the podcast's Ride of the Week segment. Listen in for all the automotive news including a quick tour of the all-new Alfa Romeo Tonale that will arrive in the 2nd quarter of 2023. There's a couple of spacecraft launch items, too. A weekly feature on KOWS…

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Value, Comfort, Safety Define 2023 Hyundai Palisade

10-25-22 Tech Talk ~ Recorded Live from KOWS FM 92.5 ~ When it come to value, Tech Talk host Rick DeMeis lauds the 2023 Hyundai Palisade Calligraphy AWD model for its abundance of premium refinements and notable safety achievements that bely a sticker price that's modest for its segment of the market. Praiseworthy, too, was the ability to garner 27+ mpg on the highway while test driving this large SUV – 3.8-liter V8 notwithstanding. Listen up for the full report. Also, there's informative automotive news on tap including briefs about Tesla facing stiff competition in China, and Ford bringing new…

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Mustang Mach-E Quietly Evokes Its Forbears

10-04-22 Tech Talk ~ Recorded Live from KOWS FM 92.5 ~ Although Tech Talk host Rick DeMeis found blessed quietude in the all-electric Mustang Mach-E by turning off the fake performance sounds, he also discovered that he would rather not experience the one-pedal driving capability. Why? Find out in the full report. Want more? There's also plenty of other informative automotive news briefs including a survey of the safest and most reliable pre-owned cars for teenagers. And, then there's the bit about a California baker trying to recreate the New York bagel. Can it be done? Listen up. A weekly…

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Kia EV6 Charges Onto The All-Electric Landscape

10-03-22 Featured Vehicle The Kia EV6 brings the brand’s first all-electric vehicle built on a dedicated EV platform to the SUV marketplace. The clean sheet design of the EV6 features a low-mounted battery pack, the benefits of which include a lower center of gravity and increased interior space. Stylish, powerful and quick to charge, the EV6 provides as much as 310 miles of range. When it comes to range, even the base Light trim offers up to 232 miles on a full charge, as does the EV6 Wind RWD featured here, while the top-tier rear-wheel-drive equipped GT-Line goes up to…

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NEMPA Ragtop Ramble Revs #SaveTheManuals Ardor

by Peter Ciani for RPM News Weekly Although the New England Motor Press Association Ragtop Ramble starts off as a showcase of some of the latest and greatest new cars in today’s automotive marketplace, it isn’t exactly a car show – at least not in the traditional sense. Nor is it a bevy of convertibles parading in the summer sun with their tops down. Actually, the annual event is a private road tour that kicks off from the Larz Anderson Auto Museum in Brookline Massachusetts and makes its way north to the Colony Hotel in Kennebunkport, Maine where a lobster…

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Understated Luxury Evident In Volvo XC60 Recharge PHEV

8-09-22 Tech Talk ~ Recorded Live from KOWS FM 92.5 ~ Tech Talk host Rick DeMeis makes no apologies for the Volvo XC60 Recharge PHEV easily giving away its Swedish upbringing. Sure it's got lots of power – 400 horsepower for that matter, and it's mighty efficient all things considered. But then there's that Swedish penchant for doing things in moderation that imparts a uniquely understated character to this luxury vehicle that's more than charming - something more assured and calming than brash and ostentatious. The conversation then shifts to the recent New England Motor Press Association Winter Vehicle Awards…

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