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Wrenched. Then Driven.
Modern cars are changing faster than ever. Wrenched. Then Driven. is about making sense of what that means when you actually own and drive them.
From EV charging and road trips to technology, driving behavior, ownership, and the changing relationship between cars and the people who drive them, each episode looks past the specs to explain what’s really happening—and why it matters.
Wrenched. Then Driven. is the companion podcast to Wrench & Reason on YouTube, where we explain how modern cars actually work.
Episodes
11 episodes
Our Cars Have Changed How We See
Modern cars don’t just help drivers back up anymore. They increasingly shape how drivers perceive space itself.Backup cameras, surround-view systems, parking sensors, digital rearview mirrors, and trajectory overlays have fundamentally ...
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Modern Cars Feel Less and Less Mechanical
Modern cars are smoother, quieter, safer, and easier to drive than ever before. But in the process, many of them also feel less mechanical than the vehicles that came before them.From EV throttle tuning to brake-by-wire systems, regener...
Traffic Keeps Getting Faster
Modern traffic feels different than it did twenty or thirty years ago, but not necessarily because people changed.Today's vehicles accelerate more quickly, respond more immediately, and make performance accessible in ways that were once...
No More Manual Transmissions?
Manual transmissions used to have practical advantages. They could be cheaper, more efficient, and give the driver more control than the automatics of their time.That changed.Modern automatics are faster, easier to integrate wit...
Is Your Navigation App Actually Saving You Time?
Your navigation app says you'll save four minutes, but now everyone has ended up taking the same exit. Every driver has experienced it. Traffic slows, your navigation suddenly says, "Save 4 minutes. Exit now." You follow the rerout...
Your Car Has Some Tesla in It Too
Tesla didn't invent the touchscreen, over-the-air updates, driver assistance, or the electric car. But Tesla changed what buyers expected from all of them—and forced every automaker to respond.From the giant screen in a Ram 1500 to the ...
EVs Are Great, But I Went Back To Gas
I thought buying an electric car meant I had answered the question for good. More than a decade later, there is a gasoline car sitting in my garage again.But I didn't go back because electric cars failed me. I still like EVs. What chang...
What Amount of EV Range Will Finally Be Enough
EVs keep getting more range. 300 miles became 350. Then 400. And eventually, 500-mile EVs may become commonplace.But how much range is actually enough?More range clearly matters for towing, cold weather, road trips, and places w...
Most People Overcomplicate Home EV Charging
A lot of people end up buying chargers they don’t need, oversizing circuits, or paying for upgrades that don’t make their car charge any faster. This is a practical, real-world guide to fast, safe, and cost-effective home EV chargin...