At first blush, you might think the 2025 Subaru Forester is just a simple refresh because it doesn’t look drastically different–and that’s on purpose. But it’s actually a next-generation vehicle, and pretty much everything is new.

Paul and Tom welcome Sam Fiorani of AutoForecast Solutions back to the show. After talking about the recent uptick in hybrid sales, Sam explained the significance of a recent deal forged between Stellantis and Chinese EV start-up Leapmotors.

Make no mistake about it, the TX midsize 3-row crossover is one of the most important new products in Lexus history. Not since the RX (then RX 300) was introduced in 2003 has the luxury carmaker more directedly addressed a market segment in which it was not yet represented. 

In this special crossover episode of the Car Stuff Podcast, Tom rides along with Robert Colangelo of the Green Sense Show to experience Tesla's much-discussed and controversially marketed Full Self Driving (FSD) hands-free driving system.

Beginning with the 2029 model year, all new passenger vehicles will be required to be equipped with forward Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) systems. Though variations of the system are already found on an estimated 90 percent of new cars and trucks, the 2029 law establishes performance benchmarks and operational parameters for AEB.