This is How Consumer Reports Tests Cars
Hey there, happy Friday! It's podcast time!
This week we go deep with Consumer Reports' Alex Knizek on how the outlet tests cars, plus a look at the Volvo EX30 and two new Cadillac EVs.
TTAC contributor Matthew Guy and I talk about box socket wrenches and why it's so freakin' easy for the best drivers in the world to spin a NASCAR Cup car.
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We thank Alex Knizek and Matthew Guy for their time, and Matt Posky for editing. Most of all, we thank you for listening!
We’ll see you next time!
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Tim Healey grew up around the auto-parts business and has always had a love for cars — his parents joke his first word was “‘Vette”. Despite this, he wanted to pursue a career in sports writing but he ended up falling semi-accidentally into the automotive-journalism industry, first at Consumer Guide Automotive and later at Web2Carz.com. He also worked as an industry analyst at Mintel Group and freelanced for About.com, CarFax, Vehix.com, High Gear Media, Torque News, FutureCar.com, Cars.com, among others, and of course Vertical Scope sites such as AutoGuide.com, Off-Road.com, and HybridCars.com. He’s an urbanite and as such, doesn’t need a daily driver, but if he had one, it would be compact, sporty, and have a manual transmission.
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The only problem I have with CR is that they've been significantly infiltrated by car guyz.
Mostly, though, sane adulthood stays predominant there.
While I'm curious what they have to say I would never include their recommendations in my decisions regarding what car to buy. Many years ago the Ford Escape was sold as the Mazda Tribute...same vehicle produced on the same assembly line, only difference was the badging. CR gave the Escape a worse than average rating, the Tribute better than average. That's when they lost my trust.