Talking Cars 470: 2025 New York Auto Show Highlights

Podcast filmed in NYC covers the latest new cars, including Hyundai Palisade, Kia EV4, Subaru Outback, and Subaru Trailseeker

By Jen Stockburger
Director of Operations, Auto Test Center

April 18, 2025

Main theme: The podcast panel filmed this episode on the floor at the 2025 New York International Auto Show (NYIAS). This year marks the 125th anniversary of the show, which originated at a time when owning a car was not a given for most families. Today’s show featured vehicles ranging from 1900s classics to the latest technology-laden vehicle debuts.

The panel weighs in on the newly unveiled models and their potential success, including three launches from Subaru with the 2026 Outback and Solterra, and the new Trailseeker SUV, as well as the new Subaru Forester Hybrid.

Kia literally lifted the veil on the new EV4, which promises electric vehicle capability at a non-luxury price, as well as the new K4 hatchback.

The newly redesigned Ford Expedition and Hyundai Palisade confirmed that three-row SUVs are still popular options, and the newly updated Honda Passport showed SUV versatility in a midsized package. Unlike past years, when the show seemed to have an underlying theme, this year’s show was truly a smattering of everything, and the team shares what caught their eyes and their hearts.

Learn more about new cars on the horizon, including models displayed at the New York International Auto Show.

Talking Cars Episode 470 panel at 2025 New York Auto Show — “Talking Cars” panelists (from left) Jen Stockburger, Mike Quincy, and Mike Crossen.

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Recent Episodes

• Driving the 2025 Nissan Murano, episode 469
• Driving the Toyota Crown Signia, episode 468
• Driving the Volkswagen ID. Buzz, episode 467
• 10 Top Picks of 2025, episode 466
• Driving the Mazda CX-50 Hybrid, episode 465

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Jen Stockburger

Jennifer Stockburger is the director of operations at the Consumer Reports Auto Test Center, focusing on the day-to-day operations of CR’s 327-acre testing facility as well as overseeing the child seat and tire test programs and contributing to CR’s comprehensive vehicle ratings. Jennifer joined CR in 2000; before that she gained auto industry experience as a tire test and fuel systems engineer, and has been a certified child passenger safety technician (CPST) since 2001.