Co-Host Chris Teague was confronted with a very difficult task in our lead road test this week. His job was to pilot the 2024 Nissan Z NISMO around the twists and turns of Maine’s backroads. Sure, it was a tough assignment, but, as has so often been said, someone had to do it. The 2024 Nissan Z NISMO enhances the iconic sports car with track-ready performance, featuring a 420-horsepower twin-turbo engine, upgraded suspension, and revised aerodynamics. How did Teague enjoy the experience? Did he apply for hazardous-duty pay? He’ll have more in his full 6-foot-tall report.

When Ford introduced the Bronco Sport small SUV, its executives weren’t certain that its buyers were ready for heavy-duty off-road ability. But several years into the program, they are more than ready to believe it. Why? Because their customers asked them for it. As a result, the 2025 Bronco Sport can be equipped with its own Sasquatch package, which mimics the full-on off-road gear available on the full-size Bronco.

While that’s good news, the even better news is that Host Jack Nerad got a chance to drive a 2025 Bronco Sport with the Sasquatch package on some very challenging terrain in Eastern Tennessee. That’s the site of Ford’s latest Bronco Off-Roadeo adventure playground. As part of a small group of auto journalists, he got behind the wheel of the 2025 Bronco Sport Sasquatch to see if it could stand up to the rigors of some tough, rock-strewn, water-soaked trails. He’ll share his findings in this episode.

This week our special guest is Andre Ravinowich, Hyundai's Senior Manager of Product Planning. Jack Nerad spoke with him at length about the exciting changes to the 2025 Hyundai Tucson, one of the brand’s most important vehicles, at a recent event in Los Olivos, California. We think you’ll enjoy hearing what he has to say.

In the news this week, J.D. Power has lowered its electric vehicle sales forecast for this year and next. We’ll have the details on what’s going on and why EVs aren’t selling as well as many so-called experts expected.

In a related story, a major global automaker has just abandoned its pledge to be all-electric in 2030. We’ll tell you the brand, what they just announced and offer our comments.

On a happier note, an important Japanese brand is vowing to increase its North American presence with an onslaught of new vehicles. We’ll have the details on that coming up.

And there was sadness in the Nerad household as we said goodbye to a vehicle that served our family well for 25 years. We’ll have a few words about Clifford coming up in this episode of America on the Road.

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