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April 20th, 2026

Nissan Restructures, Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, Canadian Tesla Adventure

  1. Nissan Restructures, Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid, Canadian Tesla Adventure 56:32

Car guy Dave Piluski of RTM Engineering Consultants sits in for Jill this week. Tom opened the show by complaining about contemporary country music, especially someone named Luke Combs. This because Tom did not have time to Bluetooth connect with his new test car prior to recording.

Dave and Tom discuss two major news items: Ford’s constricted F-150 pickup supply, and Nissan’s newly revealed turnaround plan. Because of the Iran Conflict, Ford is struggling to source aluminum for the F-150’s body panels, and Nissan is working to rebuild sales in the U.S. and globally. Listen in for details.

Tom also reviews the 2026 Hyundai Santa Fe Hybrid Calligraphy. Turns out there’s little here not to like.

In the second segment Dave and Tom are joined by friend of the show Robert Colangelo. Robert shared the details–some horrifying–of his recent Model Y voyage from Northwest Indiana to Canada to catch a Guess Who concert. You don’t want to miss this.

In the last segment Dave is subjected to Tom’s “Which Came First: Eighties Edition: quiz.

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Tom Appel Host of the Consumer Guide Car Stuff Podcast

Long-time publisher of Consumer Guide Automotive, and frequent radio and podcast guest. Currently co-hosting the Car Stuff podcast with auto-review veteran Jill Ciminillo. Life-long Chicagoan. Live with my wife of 30 years, and have a daughter earning her masters degree in animal behavior.