Episode 9: The Buzz Produced by Erik Maier In this week's episode, James has just arrived in Palm Springs for the Hyundai Ioniq 5 XRT press launch after traversing the greater L.A. area in an atmospheric river. Old Mercedes wagon FTW again. They then turn to a review of the VW ID. Buzz, which garnered more (positive) attention than any car James can remember in nearly 20 years of car testing. Next up is a review of a very different type of vehicle (for better and for worse), the new Subaru Forester. In the news section, Byron shares his own reporting for The Drive about what we can expect from Dodge in the future. Are V8s really dead? Is an affordable, Miata-like roadster possible? Finally, they take you behind the scenes of what happens at a new car press launch event, why they exist, what they're invaluable and why they're also ridiculous.