Talking Cars 489: Best & Worst Cars of 2025
The team at CR’s Auto Test Center reflects on their year in cars
Main theme: Following our year-end tradition, we present our own version of "Wrapped" by gathering a wide range of staffers at CR’s Auto Test Center to share their picks for the best and worst cars that Consumer Reports tested in 2025! This goes beyond our usual podcast panelists, sharing a look behind the scenes while giving voice to more experts.
This extended team is key to CR’s evaluation process, driving our test cars in their everyday lives to see which ones are the best to live with—and which ones they wouldn’t recommend to friends and family.
Tune in for our year in review.
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Recent Episodes
• Driving the 2026 Toyota RAV4 PHEV, episode 488
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• The All Questions Episode, episode 486
• Driving the Lucid Gravity, episode 485
• 2026 Hyundai Palisade, episode 484
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