The Chrysler Minivan and the New American Parent

The Chrysler Minivan and the New American Parent

Envisioned as the antidote to the dowdy station wagon, the minivan became more stigmatized still, as it gave power and locomotion to a new entity: the helicopter parent. In a two-part series, Eddie examines the evolution of the family hauler, and asks the question: How did we go from kids unbelted in the rear-facing seat of a station wagon to strapped in and facing forward in a minivan, all within the scope of a few years?

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The Chevrolet Corvair: How Safety Failed Us

The Chevrolet Corvair: How Safety Failed Us

The Corvair was Motor Trend’s Car of the Year for 1960, yet the car hit bottom just three years later. In this episode, how battles over safety shaped the future of the Corvair, the car industry, and ...

8 Kesä 202240min

The Lunar Rover: The Most Important Car off this Earth

The Lunar Rover: The Most Important Car off this Earth

Why did we send a car to the moon? How did we design something for an environment we knew nothing about? How did we get it up there? Plus: a behind-the-scenes peek at GM’s current lunar rover project....

1 Kesä 202241min

The Porsche 928: Why Better Isn’t Always Best

The Porsche 928: Why Better Isn’t Always Best

The Porsche 928 was meant to replace the Porsche 911. Instead, it cemented the 911 as the Porsche icon. In this episode, Eddie investigates why the incredibly great Porsche 928 failed so spectacularly...

25 Touko 202240min

The BMW M5: The Last Best Sport Sedan ft. Malcolm Gladwell

The BMW M5: The Last Best Sport Sedan ft. Malcolm Gladwell

Malcolm Gladwell joins Eddie to share this ode to sport-sedan purity, before automation and excessive trim ruined everything.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

18 Touko 202236min

The Jeep Wrangler: Saving Democracy, Making Bank

The Jeep Wrangler: Saving Democracy, Making Bank

The Jeep was created in the 1940s to serve the battlefields of World War II. It glided into France on D-Day, it slogged through the Bulge. Today you can find Jeeps cruising the Jersey shore, or parked...

18 Touko 202233min

Introducing: Car Show! with Eddie Alterman

Introducing: Car Show! with Eddie Alterman

Coming soon from Pushkin Industries: a show about why we drive what we drive. Hosted by Eddie Alterman, longtime editor of Car and Driver. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

5 Touko 20222min

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