This Rebranded Luxury Podcast Comes With Mud Flaps

Is Hyundai's brand upscale enough for you? No? Then perhaps the auto maker's plan to develop a new luxury brand will meet with your approval. We spend a long time debating the positives and negatives of the idea.

Nice mud flaps. Will they fit a BMW?

What Hyundai hopes to have is the same problem that some other luxury-car brands: Strong demand and tight supplies according to WSJ's Joe White. But can you get a Mercedes with mud flaps?

Electric vehicles are just hitting the market for consumers, but businesses are getting more interested in electric trucks because of the potential cost savings, even after higher purchase prices.

People looking to get a good test drive going before buying an electric vehicle can charge down to Hertz right away. Meanwhile, Chrysler and it's parent company Fiat are considering offering natural gas vehicles, leveraging the Italian company's existing expertise.

John DeLorean was an expert in cars and a colorful character and now there are rumors about a biopic starring George Clooney.

Speaking of colors, we have this year's update on the most popular vehicle hues and there is a race developing between silver and black for supremacy.

Safety is also all the rage, and now NHTSA is considering mandating back-up cameras in all cars later in the decade.

Finally, a Belgian group has developed a smartphone app designed to get drivers to slow down. Mathew gave it a test drive and found a few glitches.

GetThisShowOnTheRoad, December 8, 2010.mp3