Top 5 Hot Hatches - Most Fun Under $40K, The Soul-Killers, Don’t Ignore The Wildcard | Episode 1,010

Everyday Driver Car Debate

Everyday Driver

Leisure, Hobbies, Automotive

4.9 • 2.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 September 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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For the list of Top 5 Hot Hatches Under $40K, the guys both have choices of some of the greatest hits. They debate soul-killing cars for Derek G. and also Kate, both listeners who are in the northeast area. Car conclusions include advice to never ignore the Wildcard choice! And social media questions include a discussion of the least favorite car trends in the past 20 years. Audio-only MP3 is available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and 10 other platforms. Look for us on Tuesdays if you’d like to watch us debate, disagree and then go drive again! 00:00 - Intro 00:05 - Cadillac F1 Has Announced Their Drivers 05:22 - Mercedes-AMG GT XX Concept Endurance Records 11:13 - BYD YangWang U9 Sets Top Speed EV Record 20:05 - Top 5 Hot Hatchbacks 36:04 - Car Debate #1: Which Car Scares You Less? 50:16 - Car Debate #2: The Panic Purchase 1:07:34 - Car Conclusion #1: Bring The Whole Family 1:12:04 - Car Conclusion #2: Don’t Ignore The Wildcard 1:19:30 - Audience Questions On Social Media Rate and review us on Apple Podcasts, and subscribe to our two YouTube channels. Write to us your Topic Tuesdays, Car Conclusions and those great Car Debates at everydaydrivertv@gmail.com or everydaydriver.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	So you've probably heard already because the news is a little bit old, but Cadillac has announced their F1 drivers.
0:08.3	And if you were hoping for new names.
0:10.7	This news was old like months ago.
0:12.7	Well, but here's the thing.
0:13.6	It was old.
0:15.8	I think the problem is, last year.
0:17.2	I think the problem is the fact that they're known drivers that have been in and out of F1 before is the thing that makes it feel like older news.
0:24.8	You know what I mean?
0:25.1	I think that has somehow contributed.
0:26.5	With the senior citizens of F1, I guess.
0:29.0	Look, two guys that are that have genuinely driven very quickly in championship winning cars.
0:36.3	Both on championship teams. Yes. Next to multi-champion drivers. Both on championship teams.
0:37.9	Yes.
0:38.2	Next to multi-champian drivers.
0:41.1	We've got Sergio Perez, who's driven with Max Verstappen,
0:43.7	and it seems to be the only one that's actually halfway driven well
0:46.9	against Max Verstappen as a teammate.
0:49.9	And Valtrey Botas and his calendar or his mullet or whatever days, he's doing this this week.
0:55.6	Here's the thing I like about Botas.
0:57.5	He has reached the I don't care anymore. He does have irreverence. I just, he has reached the place where, and he's done it different. Like Alonzo did. But he's just, but he's done it different than Kimmy Reichen. Kimmy Rikin was always the Iceman where it's just like, I don't have a comment for you and everybody laughed.
1:12.4	Botas is just like, I don't have a comment for you
1:11.0	and everybody laughed.
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