All these companies will regret discontinuing their budget cars when the economy takes a dive. People will stop buying these $45k+ SUVs unless there are DEEP incentives. Nissan should just go out of business already.

Wal-Mart parking lots will look SO different without tons of Altimas!! (with various body damage, broken taillights, etc). 🤷🏼‍♂️🤔

How perfect would it be to see Matt in a dark green GR86? Great combo of past cars!

As manufacturers get rid of coupes, they also get rid of my interest in ever purchasing a product from them. I loved nissan altimas until they deleted their coupe. I liked the elantra coupe. The genesis coupe. The kia forte koup. The G35/37. The Cobalt coupe.... on and on. I don't have kids and don't need four doors or a big suv. I'm 39 and free. EVs and carbon credits are the death of car culture in the US. I'm lucky enough to have lived through the original fun coupes, like the eclipse gsx, supras, 240/270 and 300zs... firebirds, thunderbirds, TAs, vipers... I guess I've lived too long.

Fun fact: because Euro 7 would have meant the new M5 would have less power than the predecesor and BMW didn't want to have their flagship with 500-something horsepower go against the plug-in hybrid E-Class and A6 with over 700 horsepower they decided to go with the hybrid.

If they drop the Versa, they need to bring back the manual for the Sentra and they should do a Sentra hatch.

Subaru is trolling us with that wing lol...

I heard that the 2025 GR 86 has made an improvement to the automatic transmission that will let the driver downshift closer to the redline or allow the revs to go higher than the 2024.

If the Hybrid CX-50 is a RAV4 Prime with Mazda's suspension and driving tuning, then I think it's a compelling vehicle.

A coworker's neice was killed doing 115 in an Altima recently....the stereotype is real....I see so many of them smashed up.

Ive said Ford made the wrong move abandoning sedans and small hatches since 2018! When they made the decision. It gives me great pleasure to say "I told you so" now 😂

great video, Matt! love the golden hour lighting… i see what ya did there. looks great. Love the auto news updates and rumors

I was already a member! But my credit card got stolen so I re subscribed

Wish that Toyota would bring the Yaris SE hatch back to the USA. Same with Mazda & the Mazda2. I've always preferred smaller, practical-but-fun cars in a decent, sporty trim level.

Always enjoy the weekly updates!

Throttle response for rev matching is most benefited by a lighter flywheel. While a non-linear throttle map or an ECU identifier to "see" a blip while the clutch is depressed and force a hard rev can help, a low rotating mass is the biggest benefit for revs, shifting, and heel-toe. The only counter you really need is just a slightly higher idle rpm to keep the engine rotating energy similar to a traditionally heavier flywheel. I hope they're not just making a more non-linear map.

Great update as always. Thanks Matt!

I'd actually love to see a LESS responsive and more linear throttle map like the BRZ has. The tip in is too aggressive and makes smooth throttle application more difficult than it should be on track.

Another banger Matt!

It’s about time you got this video out, I was worried sick! I thought maybe something happened! I had to take some anti-anxiety medicine!😂🚗

Great video as always

Great update

0:40 if only we could get that color combo on the Miata

24:13 I never thought I’d hear Matt say Grand Admiral Thrawn!🤣🤣👏🏻 Great video as always Matt, thank you for the updates!🙌🏻

Woooooo! Another great video

I own a 24 GR86 and rev match downshifting is a piece of cake on this car without any throttle map changes.

The Ford Capri is interesting as that interior is pretty nice, hopefully this makes its way into some of the other Ford SUVs.

GM trim/package changes are a joke 😂😂 who at the marketing department decided that

GR 86 is fun car, can't wait till the MR2 and celica

The Capri was a sporty coupe. Now another SUV. Hate that. At least it is not Chinese.

I'm surprised Nissan didn't give up on sedans sooner. Their SUVs/pickups and sports cars are good, for the price, and they are pretty easy to work on. They must still have some contracts in play that's forcing them to keep making sedans. They just need to drop the CVT for a few years in their CUVs, or go to a full hybrid sun gear set like the old Chevy Volt had and a lot of the new JDM hybrid systems are using. There's no need to change the Z much for the price, the updated Z34 chassis is solid and the aftermarket is pretty ripe to modify/upgrade it however you like since a lot of the Q60 and 370Z parts transfer over (oil pump, diff, cooling, subframe bushings), unless they are going to start making it lighter, that would be pretty awesome. A real hshift track Z with solid subframe bushings would be nice also, call it the R-Spec or something! What a lot of sports cars makers are discovering is for pure ICE sports cars it's all about the natural driving feel and connectedness, not lap times any more because real car people want a relationship with their car and to build it over time with the parts they want, and soulless BEVs are setting the new lap records anyway. If I want to go fast and not shift, I have an EV commuting appliance, if I want to be connected to a vehicle with a soul, I drive my old G35 track day car I've put many years of work into, tore it down and rebuilt (wow just dawned on me it's 20 years old and still a blast to drive!). I do want more power so I'll probably get the new Z in a year or so and start the build process over again.

Let's hope the GR86 and BRZ got a better oil pan...

The new accord is ugly and slow I’ll pick the Altima with the turbo any day. Plus it’s not ugly

I did not want an Altima as a rental last year. I got one anyway. It turned out to be smooth, good handling, useable acceleration and it was lower to the ground. In general, i was impressed.

Those remaining sedans won't pick up sales. Compact crossovers will.

Certainly a lot of news stories from opposite ends of the spectrum this week. I'm looking forward to hearing more about that wild Red Bull RB17! 😎😁

If CX50 uses Toyota hybrid and Subaru also uses Toyota hybrid, then…we have 3 cars that have exactly the same hybrid system.

Matt.....any news on the 2025 nissan pathfinder? Infiniti qx60? Will it be a carry over with v6?. I hope sooo

I’m wondering why Subaru isn’t doing any special editions for their brz? They did do em for the 1st gen…

Porsche is the only car company that seems to increase the value of their previous models with each subsequent generation. They repeatedly rank among the top manufacturers for "Vehicles with the least depreciation". Seems like every time we get close to acquiring a new Porsche (either 718 Cayman GTS 4.0 or 911 Carrera T (992) in Shark Blue), they [Porsche] decide it is time for a change. The latter of which is important because Porsche has stopped offering the Shark Blue paint code which was the closest thing you could get to a Paint-To-Sample color. Now PTS is only available on their GT and Specialty models. I swear, being a Porschephile is a rabbit hole in itself. Nevertheless, I *_always_* appreciate these Weekly Updates, Matt. Thank you for your continual dedication to the channel. I look forward to the video covering your trip to Maranello, Italy. What an honor! Stay classy my friend.

The way companies are doing packages and trims these days makes no sense and is also often more expensive. The weird naming for Chevy, Ford and how the revamped the 2024+ F150 packages. I own a 2016 F150 and the way the new packages and trims are made it astronomically more expensive from 2023 to 2024 when I was spec'ing one out online. As if prices and interest rates aren't high enough let's make it more expensive to option things the way you want it. I used to own a few civic Si's and a 2020 wrx performance package, strongly considering a new premium trim wrx. They're selling near me for 32-35k and a few dealers have low interest rates.

The cx50 white on red with that power train will be a great vehicle. Nice job Mazda.

CX-50 Hybrid might start to take away Outback sales...their silhouettes are actually very similar in terms of both looking ALMOST like wagons and not SUVs. I would consider moving over to a hybrid CX-50 when I pay off my Outback.

For those wondering, the "Audi A5 family" will consist of the A5 Sportback (sedan/coupe-styled hatchback) and the A5 Avant (wagon). There will be no 2-door variants (at least not at the onset) nor will there be a traditional sedan like the A4 (rumor is China may get an exclusive sedan body style but this is yet to be seen in testing). That means the sedan, coupe, cabriolet, and allroad (wagon with plastic cladding and a lift) are all discontinued. The RS5 will be a PHEV with the same engine from last gen, in both Avant and Sportback forms, and the S5 will be a 48V mild-hybrid with a very small power bump on a new version of the previous gen petrol 3.0T. Unfortunately it is not known for sure if the Avant variants will be coming to the US, but I am personally somewhat optimistic.

Love the hakone edition GR86 looks so good!

How is Nissan still in business with all these poor business decisions.

so is this like the brz ts treatment?

Loving the Hakone edition! Throw on some bronze TE37s and you're good to go. With the Altima likely to get more expensive as an EV it looks like we'll be embracing Big Sentra energy going forward.

In Further News...Audi announces that, in addition to discontinuing coupes and convertibles, they are also discontinuing turn signals and low beams. "Our customers don't buy them or use them, so F*** everybody else".

Porsche wants that mercedes treatment, and they'll get it

A few classic example of Chevy doing a emergency redesign or refresh within a year. 1.) 2013 to 2014 Chevy Malibu. It seems a larger front grille, new bumper , and more rear seat leg room. (How I have no idea… but that’s engineering magic). 2.) the Camaro front end 3.) the equinox EV.

Mazda’s 2.5L is so superior to toyotas, i feel. I guess no hybrid yet. Mazda 6 2.5 hybrid all japan mazda made would be nice

Build upon this effort and up the n/an engine again to a 3.0 liter

Ill pick up the equinox EV off a lease in a few years... too expensive for what it is for now.

I had missed that the cx-70 was baking amazon alexa into it, and now in the cx-50 hybrid.. ridiculous nonsense.

Does anyone think the Capri looks like it belongs on the movie Despicable Me? 😂😂

dropping the gas 718 will bite them bad unless theyvare gonna bring back the gas version with a new name

The worst thing about Cayman/Boxster going full EV is: what are the chances they'll add simulated manual-shifted transmission and engine sounds in there? I bet Porsche is in the same place Jason Camissa was BEFORE he tried the new Kia EV N model: "simulated shifts in an EV? What for?? It's totally pointless! it's anti-progress!"

Wunderbar! Another Episode of the Matt Maran Friday Night Car News Show - with a big list of topics again. Wishing every Viewer here a great day and a fantastic weekend, Enjoy the News!

How much of discontinuing the Altima has to do with all the memes? 😂

They underestimate the backlash using the Capri name to phone in another electric SUV. Pathetic😡

Mercedes would be foolish not to be pushing out as many variations of the c class coupe as possible given that fantastic profit margin

Redbull car is a bit pointless. I have some money (not that yet) but what the fuck for not being street legal?

I would love a small displacement V6 Maxima 6 speed auto. Put it in the mid size category. It amazes me how Nissan chooses to work against itself and build junk.

I pour one out for each sub-$30k car that keeps getting discontinued. I refuse to believe people aren't buying them. If they aren't, they should. Choosing a $40k vehicle when your budget wants a $25k vehicle is a bad form of chosen bankruptcy that will follow you for many years. There's nothing wrong with driving a hatchback or sedan instead of a ubiquitous SUV/pickup truck.

I can’t wait to see how badly the Macan sales plummet when it’s only an EV

Also, the model 3 got a new trim that’s costs 35K after tax credit.

Porsche needs to be humbled

The end of BAE? Oh no... Anyways

Mercedes needs to chill with the GT's. The GT43 is anywhere from 98k-120k for 369 Horsepower! What garbage, lmao.

Not enough baby mommas buying Altimas. Fortunately, an Altima EV already exists and it's called the Tesla Model 3. GM Logic: overly verbose trim packages = more better

You praise ev vehicles. Do you have one yet?

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Porsche is killing itself. I'll never buy an electric car. And I'm not the only one.

Wondering if they still will make one more year of trueno edition 2025

That EV slowdown is not what people think it is. I think that Porsche knows this. EV sales are steadily increasing even though its not explosive like it was in the beginning. Affordable EVs are slowly coming into play as battery prices fall and sales are reigniting as a result.

Give us an RS5 Avant please

Audi please bring back the TTrs

Porsche is in the business of selling cars, so their success is necessarily defined by sales. Not sure who they’re fooling by suggesting they’re measuring success some way other than sales.

porsche is in for a reckoning - nobody is ready for a full electric transition. They needed to go to hybrid. Period.

Porsche sucks

In Further News...Nissan announces they're leaving the the North American market. "We know the cars sell themselves, and our buyers would otherwise be at a Buy Here Pay Here used car lot, but we're idiots, so we're just going to leave and continue to hide under a rock".