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Toyota Mirai and Horizon Educational combined resources to inspire young scientists by bringing The Hydrogen Horizon Automotive Challenge to high schools in Los Angeles and Orange County in California.

This program challenges students to look at climate change and experiment with renewable energy sources to understand their impact and feasibility.  Their research is put into action when each high school team designs and builds their own one-to-ten scale model remote controlled fuel cell cars, then participates in a 4-hour race at the Los Angeles Convention Center. Tune in to find out who wins!

Read more about the Toyota Mirai at www.toyota.com/mirai; and about Horizon Educational at www.horizoneducational.com

Master “Visual Futurist” and Illustrator Syd Mead has created visions of tomorrow through his designs for Star Trek, Aliens, Blade Runner and Tron. He recently collaborated to create concept art and design on a virtual reality experience for Toyota Prius Prime. In this episode, he shares thoughts on the future of automobiles, where technology will take us, his experience designing the interior of a 747 for a Head of State, and much more.

See video from the Prius Prime Impossible Quest VR Experience here mentioned in the Podcast; and learn more about the Prius Prime here.

Jay Leno currently hosts the popular show Jay Leno's Garage on CNBC. Car and Driver editor Aaron Robinson recently sat down with him at his Burbank Garage where Jay stores his impressive collection of about 170 cars and 150 motorcycles. The comedy legend and car enthusiast discussed doing oil changes in college, the advice he once got from F1 legend Phil Hill, plus, you'll hear a pretty great Arnold Schwarzenegger impersonation. 

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Car and Driver editors focus on the Porsche Macan GTS, the winner of this two-vehicle, two-part comparison test.  As noted last week, this is part of a larger package of stories in the magazine’s November issue called “SUVs You Won’t Hate.”  

In Part 1 of this two-vehicle comparison test, Car and Driver editors focus on the F-Pace – part of a larger package of stories in the magazine’s November issue called “SUVs You Won’t Hate.”  You will hear how Jaguar and Porsche pierce the darkness of crossover conformity with the F-Pace and the Macan GTS, proving that an elevated center of gravity and a mainstream mission need not preclude a serious sense of fun.  Tune in next week for Part 2 – the Porsche Macan GTS.

A touch of international intrigue and some striking similarities when it comes to the 2017 Fiat 124 Spider Abarth and the 2016 Mazda MX-5 Miata Club. But the Car and Driver editors still found plenty to tell these two apart, so listen in to find out which roadster came out on top in this latest comparison test.

The Car and Driver editors are raving about the 2016 BMW X1 – in fact, it’s the runaway winner in the small luxury crossover comparison test, leading the pack by a 27-point margin and cleaning up in every category. Hear the editors’ latest analysis.

It’s quiet, comfortable and luxurious but has a distracting infotainment system and off-pace performance.  The Lexus NX200t F Sport is definitely more “Lexus” than “F" Sport.  Tune-in to see how it stacks up.

It rides better than the Audi Q3 – that’s what the Car and Driver editors are saying about the 2017 Mercedes GLA 250 in this small luxury crossover comparison. Get the full lowdown and find out why it "isn't convincing anyone that it’s an SUV or crossover."