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Episode 431: 2025 Jeep Wagoneer S, 2026 Hyundai Tucson Hybrid

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The Wagoneer S looks like a Grand Cherokee “put in a wind tunnel.”

The episode opens with a lyric joke about "Walking in a Winter Wonderland," which sets a teasing tone for the rest of the conversation. Sami and Ben quickly move into a listener correction from Dean about their earlier confusion over Chrysler minivan naming. Ben admits he had not realized the Voyager was fleet-only for a long stretch, and says he looked it up after Dean wrote in. From there, the conversation shifts to the electric SUV at the center of the episode, a vehicle whose huge horsepower and torque figures make it sound almost absurd on paper. The hosts joke about the smoke and theatrics it can produce, and Ben notes that there is supposedly a lower-powered base trim with about 600 horsepower and 500 pound-feet of torque, which at least makes the lineup feel a little less unhinged. Even so, they keep circling back to the same question: who actually needs this much output in a family-sized vehicle? That doubt only grows once they get into the ownership experience. Ben says owners have complained about build quality, rattles, noises, and features not working, and he found some of the same problems in the vehicle he drove. The infotainment system is laggy, the drive/park control feels slow, the heated-seat buttons are slow, and the gauge cluster feels too basic next to the rest of the interior, which otherwise looked promising. The result is a review that keeps dragging the conversation away from headline specs and back to the annoyance of using the thing every day. The episode closes on winter darkness and the hosts inviting listeners to reach out if they need a little company.

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A pricey EV SUV review where the ownership annoyances matter as much as the horsepower.

The episode stays with the Jeep Wagoneer S long enough to treat it as more than a spec exercise. It frames a $95,000 EV through software friction, build-quality complaints, and trim-level tradeoffs, while Ben and Sami work through the power figures, the laggy infotainment, the…

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You want this pricey EV SUV judged by how it feels to live with, not the badge.

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