Episode
How to Make Small Cars Safe: Ep 121
- Podcast
- The AutoGuide Show
- Published
- May 11, 2026
- Duration seconds
- 1212
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Summary
This week Mike talks to Nissan about the challenges behind making a smaller, more affordable car like the 2026 Sentra, achieve a top safety rating. We discuss the process of designing a car right from the ground up to excel at all the current crash tests as well as including the latest technology to avoid a collision altogether. Later, Mike talks about his experiences with the Sailun TerraMax HLT highway-bias SUV tire in our product review. Then, finally, in the mailbag portion we tackle the question of why V8 engines are about to return to Formula 1. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices