Tran Girlismo

Hello and welcome to the dozenth Tran Girlismo! In this episode, we discuss the fact that RAM will now sell any cop in the country a 6500-pound 103-mph-rated Pursuit Sledgehammer. Then we discuss the Hyundai body-on-frame Ford Bronco - I mean Toyota Land Cruiser - I mean Nissan Pathfinder - I mean Boulder Concept. (Shockingly, Victoria actually likes something for once.)
We round out the discussion with a talk about the rumored new Chevy Camaro/Buick sedan?? and Jordan fills in Victoria on how Porsche is running the money printer at full speed to take advantage of Rolex collectors who like to street park in LA.
As always, our intro theme is by Stella Spazzatura off horse tranquilizer simulator!
Referenced Stories:
RAM 2500 Cop Truck @MotorTrend
F-150 Lightning Discontinued @NPR
Tim Kuniskis Sucking Off The Cops @Road & Track
Hyundai Boulder Concept @Motor1.com
Chevy Camaro EV SUV Crossover Abomination Against God @MotorTrend
New Real Camaro @CarAndDriver
Victoria's Review of the Cadillac XT4 @Motor1.com
Sixth-Gen Small Block (LS6) Overview @CarAndDriver
Porsche 911 GT3 Cabrio Released @Autoblog

Hello! Welcome to another bonus episode of Tran Girlismo. Once again, we're here to answer your questions for basically two hours. Thank you immensely to our subscribers for supporting us!!!
NOTE: This episode was recorded BEFORE Viktor Orban lost his election like a big loser, which he is. We regret the inaccuracy.
NOTE 2: Sudden loud noise at around 51 minute mark, but it was a really good bit so we left it in.
Referenced Stories:

Hello! On this episode (which was recorded on Sunday, 4/12), Victoria has a slight mental breakdown (no big deal) about the omnicrisis devouring us all. Nothing Ever Happens vs. Oh God It's So Over, the matchup you've all been waiting for! Next the girls discuss Infiniti's talk of a 700-horsepower QX80 juxtaposed against their current, uh, two-and-a-half car lineup. SUV lineup, really. Then we point and laugh at Volkswagen for pausing production of the ID.4. Then we point and laugh at Ford for begging the President to pause tariffs while he smirks and says "no".
SHOUTOUT: Thanks to Eve for enabling the really cool shoot with my friend Sula! Here's one of the shots she took of me with the F-100:
CALL TO ACTION: Here's the WA State Rail Plan along with the opening for public comment, and here's the Urbanist article that goes into great detail about what we can and should ask for, for the good of our region!! Please, if you want high speed rail (and importantly dedicated trackage for it!) in WA, make your voice heard before April 24th!
THANK YOU: To Nat for the incredible cover of Shapes Place, which we end the episode with!! This brought us a lot of joy, we really appreciate it! Also thank you to all of our $15 subscribers, thanks for your patience
CORRECTION: "Irrational Exuberance" is from Alan Greenspan, not Ben Bernanke. This podcast apologies for the error.

Referenced Stories:
IDF blows up apartment block in Southern Lebanon @The Guardian
3,636 dead in Iran (254 children) @Reuters
Call for end to civilian casualties in Lebanon @Amnesty Int'l
Jet Fuel Prices (via IATA) line go up
20% of global oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz @BBC
700 Horsepower QX80?????? @TheDrive
The Luxury SUV story I wrote @This Patreon
Leaf Best Seller Until 2020 @CleanTechnica
Ariya canned in America @Car And Driver
Infiniti sales in '25 @Car And Driver
Infiniti EV Maxima concept @Car And Driver
Hotdogging @Dictionary.com
1,000 HP Infiniti QX80 @TheDrive
Infiniti Q50 Eau Rouge Concept @Car And Driver
Nissan Juke-R 2.0: 600 HP GT-R Drivetrain In A Joke @Car And Driver
Sultan of Brunei's Car Collection @Wikipedia
Rothko Chapel
Oswego factory fire @WSJ
Jim Farley hangin' with the President @YouTube
Ford begging for tariff relief @WSJ
Thomas Sabula heckling the President @Car And Driver
New Aston Supercar @TheSupercarBlog
Car Companies Are Abandoning The Everyday Enthusiast (Matt Farah) @Road & Track

Hello everyone, and welcome to breaking big two-digit barrier! On this episode, I catch up with my old coworker and fellow (current!) automotive journalist Kevin Williams of InsideEVs! On this episode we reminisce about having a healthy industry... and then break into a discussion about how goddamn cooked America is in the Global Cold War Of EVs. China's kicking our ass, y'all. We then discuss the new average monthly payment, per Edmunds, of $773 for a new car. Which is fucking insane, right????
Sorry about the funky audio on this one, we made a mistake with our recording setup on this guest episode and had to use a backup track to have an episode, so Jordan and I sound like we're calling in from a WWII field telephone. For the proper listening experience on this episode, I recommend blasting this on a '93 CRX HX two-speaker sound system as you sit in traffic on the 610. Because of the audio issues, I will be reading out name-reading tier subscribers next episode, I apologize for the delay!!
Check out Kevin's TikTok for videos from his upcoming China trip, too! You can also follow him on Bluesky!
Also: If you want to get a Tran Girlismo shirt or a bumper sticker, you can here - preorders are open through April 20th!
Referenced Stories:
Pride Month Features @TheDrive
Kevin's i-Miev @TheDrive
Kevin's Coverage Of The Slate Truck @InsideEVs
Bradley Brownell's Nissan Leaf @Jalopnik
Kevin's Review of the BMW i7 @Road&Track
I Went To China And Drove A Dozen Electric Cars. Western Automakers Are Cooked @InsideEVs
Jim Farley: China Can "Put Us All Out Of Business" @Motor1.com
Stellantis Talking With Leapmotor To Build Chinese EVs In Canada @CarAndDriver

Skechers Shape-ups
Kevin's Coverage Of Chinese EVs In Canada @InsideEVs
Kevin's Review of the Xiaomi YU7 @InsideEVs
Kevin's Review of the Volvo EX30 @InsideEVs
Kevin's Reappraisal of the Vinfast VF8 (hint it's still bad) @InsideEVs
Kevin's Review of the Nio Firefly (battery-swapping car, video) @InsideEVs
Kevin's Review of the VW ID.Buzz @InsideEVs
THE ID.BUZZ HAS NO REAR CUPHOLDERS @InsideEVs
Republicans Forward Legislation In Congress To Ban Chinese Cars Forever @Reuters
Bernie Moreno's Blockchain Car Title Company @Cleveland.com
$773 Monthly Payments @Edmunds

Hello, and welcome back to (almost) on-schedule podcasting from Jordan and Victoria! Vicki has returned from her whirlwind tour of Europe and Goes Off for 45 minutes, because she tasted the fruit of the fae of functional transit systems and walkable cities. She got Reverse Paris Syndrome (Stendhal Syndrome???), and now America tastes as ash in her mouth, and she has some thoughts. Sorry you gotta deal with it y'all
Then the girls touch on the new Corvette Grand Sport and discuss Max Verstappen's absolute dominance at the Nurburgring feeder series in preparation for the 24 Hours later this year. Then the girls get into THE AMERICAN CENTURY OF HUMILIATION ROUND ∞: EPISODE HONDA, with the Series 0 and Afeela dying in the final stretch of development in the final months of development. Also, new name for Kodak Portra!
Thank you deeply for your patience while Vicki was out on vacation! With this episode, we hope to return to a normal schedule yet again for the foreseeable future. Shirts coming extremely soon, I am literally working on the website today!
Vicki at the British Film Institute (photograph courtesy of Friend Of The Show @Lucy (From Scotland), host of Be Gay, Solve Crimes)
Referenced stories:
TSA sick-out rate at PHL @AOL [Victoria note: it appears it was closer to 20% sick-out rate vs. 30%, my apologies]
Sexy Coffee Fire Burns Down Glasgow Central Station @BBC
E-3 AWACS Destroyed @CNN
59 Rivoli (the art gallery that Vicki references in Paris) @Wikipedia
1889 Great Seattle Fire Well There's Your Problem Episode @YouTube
Corvette Grand Sport is the Final C8 Vette @Road&Track
Corvette Chief Calls Tremec Six Speed "Not Real" @Hagerty
Brightdrop Dead @InsideEV
Bearman Crash @F1
Max Verstappen Disqualified @AutoWeek
Honda Civic CVCC Retro Review (by Vicki) @TheDrive
Honda Accord Retro Review (also by Vicki) @TheDrive
Honda Series 0 Saloon/SUV Overview @CarAndDriver
Honda Series 0 Saloon Production Version At CES @InsideEVs
Honda Prologue & Acura ZDX Cancelled @AutoEvolution
Honda Prologue Cancellation Fucks Over Suppliers @AutomotiveNews
Honda Prologue Sales Drop 75% YoY @Hagerty
SHM Afeela Dead @TopGear
SHM Afeela Starts At $102,900 @InsideEVs
SHM Afeela Store Opens In California @Afeela PR
AI-integrated Voice Assistant Advertisement For Afeela Sedan???? @Bluesky
Honda Writes Off $15.7 Billion In EV Losses @CNBC
Kevin Baker's Overview Of "AI" In The Iran/Israel-US War (this is a really good one and I really really highly recommend it if you want to be soberingly aware of how bad everything is) @The Guardian
$900 PS5 @CNBC
54% Of Americans Think Burning Down The Minneapolis Third Precinct Was Justified @Newsweek (Monmouth Poll, 2020)
Total Auto Industry Losses Top $65 Billion @Financial Times
Kodak Moves Portra/TMax To Eastman Line @Kosmo Foto