An Appealing Automotive Podcast That Can't Be Hacked

Why people find different cars isn't a mystery, but J.D. Power is working to quantify it even more, and according the them David has excellent taste in vehicles while Consumer Reports taste is changing.

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But even with all these great cars on the market and in driveways, fewer of them are spending time on the road because American driving may have peaked almost 10 years ago.

Connected cars are coming

More technology in the car is another thing that car makers are focusing on, because that is what shoppers are looking for, but when they make the leap to totally connected and autonomous cars is still evolving.

It's coming sooner than most people think even as new systems come from VW.

One big concern is the ability to hack cars, which was a topic at a event hosted by David's agency recently. But reports of real may be more dramatic than realistic.

This Podcast Will Poke Your Auto Enthusiasm and Tweet Your Funny Bone But Not Hack Your Intelligence

After saving the U.S. auto industry and hammering out a new CAFE deal, auto czar Rob Bloom is leaving the Obama administration.

That is probably not a terrible thing because confidence in the auto industry is high and most analysts see sales holding steady despite the stock market drops.

GM is benefiting from that positive sentiment, and from it's trip through bankruptcy, and posted great profits last week. That doesn't mean the General isn't working to slim down the number of platforms it uses.

V8 engines are old school.

Engines are also important, as Ford is learning that with its F-150. The new V6 models are outselling V8s for the first time in a long time.

The Nissan GT-R has an awesome V6 engine, and one lucky bidder scored a used one on eBay for a good price. Too good for the dealer which initially decided not to honor the deal. But after being shamed they reversed that position.

Facebook was probably used in that shaming, and now Nissan is looking to the future and replacing its phone operators with Facebook operators. Toyota is trying out Twitter to tease it's new Camry.

Crowdsourcing has great potential, and BMW is leveraging apps and drivers to generate a list of Ultimate Drives.

Smartphones are great for that, and apparently for hacking. Some clever guys figured out how to open and start a Subaru Outback. This is something that the DOT is concerned about, especially as cars start to talk to each other so they are developing standards to prevent hacking.

Many hackers move on to be valued members of society, especially in Silicon Valley, and the current tech bubble has many clever folks looking for luxury cars.

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