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Episode 420: 2025 Audi SQ6 E-Tron, 2026 Honda Passport Trailsport, Listener Questions

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The 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport gets 8.3 inches of ground clearance, not Wilderness-level capability.

Sami Hajisad comes back from Scotland and opens with a joke about the Audi he drove there. He says he has been sternly told not to talk about how it drives or show it in motion, which the hosts immediately turn into a visual-medium joke. The pair make clear that next week will be the place for the 2026 Audi Q3 discussion. This week belongs to another Audi, which they note is unusual because the show has not talked about the brand much lately. They move into the Audi SQ6 e-tron and treat it as a test of whether Audi has made a successful electric crossover. The conversation stays practical rather than promotional, with questions about whether the vehicle feels finished, whether a refresh is needed, and how Audi's newer technical bits hold up. The payment system comes up as a basic functionality check rather than a selling point. Safety features and hands-free driving are part of the same evaluation, and Ben says he does not think a hands-free feature is coming soon. The tone is loose, but the judgment stays pointed. From there the episode shifts to the 2026 Honda Passport Trailsport. The Passport matters because it is new for this year, riding on a new platform with a few new technical features. Ben says he had a hard time connecting with the Honda Pilot over the past two years. He describes the Pilot as a big vehicle that feels like a big vehicle in all the wrong ways. The problem, as they see it, is not size alone. The issue is that the Pilot can feel clumsy and tiring without delivering the obvious benefits that make a large SUV easier to justify. They compare that feeling with larger rivals such as the Grand Highlander. That comparison becomes the real lens for the Passport discussion, because it raises the question of what buyers actually want from a family SUV. The show closes with the usual website, social media, and email sign-off, leaving the listener with a dry, conversational read on two different SUVs and the state of Audi and Honda's current thinking.

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Banter-heavy SUV chat that turns two new crossovers into a grounded comparison.

Unnamed Automotive Podcast opens with a Scotland joke and a brief Audi warning before settling into two crossover discussions: the Audi SQ6 and the 2026 Honda Passport TrailSport.

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You want a dry, useful read on Audi's EV crossover and Honda's Passport TrailSport.

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