Cheaper Cybertruck, Lexus TX Review, Japanese Micro Cars for America

Brendan Appel of the Sons of Speed sits in for Jill this week. Brendan and Tom open the show talking about the changing character of car engines, and how small turbocharged examples lack the character—especially exhaust note—of older, larger engines. Tom shares news regarding deep price cuts on the Tesla Cybertruck . Per Elon Musk, the new, cheaper Tesla pickup may not be available for long, so interested shoppers may want to act quickly. Brendan and Tom discuss what the price adjustment might mean for the resale value of existing examples of the controversially designed pickup truck. Still in the first segment, Tom reviews the 3-row Lexus TX luxury crossover. Listen in for his take. In the second segment Brendan and Tom welcome Zack Pradel of Shooting Cars to the show. Zack is just back from Japan where he drove a number of the country’s “kei” micro cars. As it has been suggested that kei cars could be the answer to rising new-car sticker prices in the U.S., Zack’s take on these tiny vehicles is especially interesting. In the last segment Zack joins Brendan for this week's quiz. The show wraps up with a quick look at the current Polestar model lineup. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

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Cheaper Cybertruck, Lexus TX Review, Japanese Micro Cars for America is an episode from Car Stuff Podcast by Consumer Guide Automotive, Tom Appel, Jill Ciminillo.

This episode is 00:56:15 long.

This episode was published on Feb 23, 2026.

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