{"podcast":{"title":"The Drivecast","slug":"the-drivecast-7679263","podcast_index_feed_id":7679263,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/thedrivecast","website_url":"https://thedrive.com","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/d7009d68-c3da-11f0-ab0b-27730799ec2e/image/5e5027867576f73364084f450272a356.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"The Drive","episode_count":22,"summary":"The Drivecast gives you an inside, behind-the-scenes look at the biggest stories, controversies, and people shaping the car industry from one of the top automotive news sites in the country. Each week, The Drive's editor-in-chief Kyle Cheromcha, director of content Joel Feder, and a rotating cast of expert staffers will break down how automakers are navigating a transformative time. Massive shifts in technology, manufacturing, and consumer demands are changing the ways cars are built and sold quicker than ever, and the way car companies are navigating this moment will shape the way our roads look for the next century. It doesn’t matter if you’re an enthusiast since birth or just curious about why cars are the way they are today—we’ll give you the inside line with our exclusive reporting and break it all down for you. If you like what we're doing, check out The Drive for the latest news, analysis, and in-depth car reviews, sign up for one of our newsletters, and subscribe to us on YouTube. We're also posting all the time on Instagram and Facebook.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-02T06:19:23.382800+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-drivecast-7679263"},"episode":{"title":"Why Porsche is about to copy... Hyundai??","slug":"why-porsche-is-about-to-copy-hyundai","published_at":"2026-05-06T17:53:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-drivecast-7679263/why-porsche-is-about-to-copy-hyundai","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-drivecast-7679263","url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/RECU8352666169.mp3","audio_url":"https://pdst.fm/e/traffic.megaphone.fm/RECU8352666169.mp3","summary":"Believe it or not but one automaker is about to copy another’s idea—and neither are who you’d expect. Porsche is an unquestioned leader in the world of performance cars, and its careful treatment of the 911, Cayman, and Boxster is often imitated, never duplicated. But now? It’s about to steal a controversial move from an unlikely source— Hyundai—as it tries to figure out the magic formula for a fun-to-drive electric car. What a world. So today, it’s The Drive's Editor-In-Chief Kyle Cheromcha and Director Of Content And Product Joel Feder discussing fun versus electric cars: how a company like Porsche ends up copying Hyundai, what the various tricks automakers are trying means for the next generation of EVs, and why this all matters more than you’d think. Stories mentioned in today's episode: Porsche Is Adding Fake Gear Shifts to Its EVs, 2027 Taycan Will Be First: Exclusive Future Porsche EVs in frame for Hyundai-like simulated gearboxes Porsche Says It ‘Learned a Lot’ From the Hyundai Ioniq 5 N: TDS 2025 Hyundai Ioniq 5 N Review: A Racing Sim You Can Drive on the Road 2026 Hyundai Ioniq 6 N Preview Drive: More Fun Than Most Sports Cars Fake Gears, Real Fun: A Pro Driver Makes the Case for EV Gimmicks 2026 Cadillac Lyriq-V First Drive Review: Succeeding Where Mercedes Failed 2026 Rivian R1T Quad First Drive Review: When Too Much Is Just Enough Rivian’s RAD Tuner Is Like An Equalizer For Your EV’s Powertrain 00:00 Intro 06:49 Porsche is about to copy Hyundai's fake gear shifts in EVs 08:47 What is a virtual transmission for an EV? 17:06 The Dodge Charger Daytona 22:28 Cadillac and Mercedes-Benz 24:12 A limit to the efficacy of these systems 25:02 Hyundai Ioniq 6 n 27:23 Maserati 30:54 Rivian 32:32 Lucid 35:26 Legacy vs. startup automakers Learn more about your ad choice…","meta_description":"Believe it or not but one automaker is about to copy another’s idea—and neither are who you’d expect. Porsche is an unquestioned leader in the world of pe…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2414,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-drivecast-7679263/episodes/why-porsche-is-about-to-copy-hyundai/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-drivecast-7679263/why-porsche-is-about-to-copy-hyundai.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}