Audi RS5 Wagon Leaked! Ugly Ferrari Luce EV Spied, Will Scout Make it to Market? THIS CAR POD! EP99

TL;DR

Three big car stories dropped: a leaked Audi RS5 wagon excites, a spy-shot Ferrari EV alarms, and Scout delays to 2028.

Key Points

• 1.Audi RS5 Avant leaked despite an active embargo; rumored specs include a plug-in hybrid 2.9L turbo V6 producing ~630 hp, M3-sized footprint, confirmed for US market
• 2.Host excitement: Ken calls it the small performance wagon the market has been missing, filling the gap left by the M3 Touring never coming stateside
• 3.Ferrari Luce EV spy shots show a boxy, squared-off shape that alarms both hosts; designer Jony Ive's firm (Lovejoy) designed both interior and exterior and publicly admitted nervousness about the reveal
• 4.Ferrari Luce reveal expected in May; it's Ferrari's first EV and described as offering "physical and creative freedom" due to the lack of an engine
• 5.Scout delayed to 2028, citing a combination of technical issues and "existing financial obligations" from parent company Volkswagen, which is itself financially strained
• 6.Scout details: over 50% of pre-orders are for the range-extended version; factory is still being built in South Carolina; Rivian is a technology partner
• 7.Trump administration announced removal of credits for auto start-stop technology, prompting discussion; hosts largely indifferent, noting manufacturers with mild hybrids will likely keep the feature anyway
• 8.Audi TT EV replacement (Concept C/C Sport) confirmed by Audi to proceed regardless of whether Porsche builds the electric Cayman platform; targeted for 2027
• 9.Tesla Cybercab rolled its first production unit off the line, but full production is months away; Tesla's current robo-taxi program in Austin crashes at 4x the rate of human drivers
• 10.Rolls-Royce Phantom Arabesque revealed, featuring laser-etched hood panels through their Dubai private office; estimated cost is $800,000
• 11.Filippo's inherited 1972 Ford F-250 is now running after shop "Iconic Automotive" in Prescott flushed fuel tanks, cleaned the carb float bowl, and got fresh gas in; tires still need replacing