America on the Road - Episode 226: New 2025 Chevy Corvette CR1, 2025 Toyota Crown Signia, 2024 Volvo C40 Recharge

The just-released specs on the new 2025 Chevrolet Corvette ZR1 are mind-boggling. Tucked behind the driver and passenger is the most powerful V8 ever produced in America from an auto manufacturer, and it’s housed in an iconic design that has the goods to challenge the world’s best supercars. Former Road & Track Editor Matt DeLorenzo and former Motor Trend Editor Jack Nerad, who is, of course, the host of America on the Road and owner of a classic Corvette, will give their thoughts on what promises to be a landmark vehicle.

While some observers suggest that we have enough crossover SUVs already, Toyota obviously doesn’t think so. To prove the point, the brand recently introduced the first-ever 2025 Toyota Crown Signia, and it’s set to arrive in dealerships virtually as you read this. The brand is taking an upscale approach with its new toy. Available in XLE and Limited trims, the Crown Signia is equipped with the Toyota Hybrid System and all-wheel drive. With a four-cylinder engine doing the heavy lifting, the hybrid system delivers a net output of 240 horsepower and achieves an EPA-estimated 38 mpg combined rating.

In the other half, host Jack Nerad will describe his weeklong encounter with Volvo’s newest version of its C40 Recharge battery-electric crossover coupe. The big news is the Single Motor version of the Volvo C40 Recharge that Nerad tested. It’s the first rear-drive Volvo in years, and it makes the handsome C40 Recharge a much more competitive player in the cutthroat BEV crossover market.

This week, our special guest is Frank Hanley, head of automotive benchmarking at J.D. Power. If you want to know which vehicles are most loved by their owners—something that most of us would really like to know—he’s the man to tell you. We’ll have the results of J.D. Power’s annual APEAL study and Hanley’s analysis coming up in our interview segment.