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68 00:03:01,314 --> 00:03:02,716 AND THEY FOLLOW THE FAMILIAR "M" 69 00:03:02,783 --> 00:03:04,117 WAY OF DOING THINGS, 70 00:03:04,184 --> 00:03:05,686 WITH LARGER AIR INTAKES UP 71 00:03:05,752 --> 00:03:07,287 FRONT, CARBON FIBER FOR THE 72 00:03:07,354 --> 00:03:09,089 ROOF, AND A WIDER TRACK WITH 73 00:03:09,156 --> 00:03:10,824 FLARED OUT FENDERS. 74 00:03:10,891 --> 00:03:12,526 THE REAR ALSO GETS SUITABLY 75 00:03:12,592 --> 00:03:14,594 MACHOED UP WITH A CARBON-FIBER 76 00:03:14,661 --> 00:03:16,496 DIFFUSER AND QUAD EXHAUST TIPS 77 00:03:16,563 --> 00:03:18,365 THAT GIVE YOU A RUMBLY REMINDER 78 00:03:18,432 --> 00:03:20,367 OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE. 79 00:03:20,434 --> 00:03:21,935 THE GRAN COUPE RIDES ON THE SAME 80 00:03:22,002 --> 00:03:25,072 116.7-INCH WHEELBASE AS THE M5 81 00:03:25,138 --> 00:03:27,340 SEDAN, WHICH IS 4.5-INCHES 82 00:03:27,407 --> 00:03:29,476 LONGER THAN THE M6 COUPE. 83 00:03:29,543 --> 00:03:30,977 STANDARD WHEELS ARE 20-INCH M 84 00:03:31,044 --> 00:03:32,879 LIGHT ALLOYS. 85 00:03:32,946 --> 00:03:34,247 OUR TEST CARS FROZEN SILVER 86 00:03:34,314 --> 00:03:36,783 PAINT WILL COST YOU 5-GRAND 87 00:03:36,850 --> 00:03:38,919 EXTRA, BUT IT REALLY LOOKS 88 00:03:38,985 --> 00:03:40,721 UNIQUE, AND YOU CAN ALSO UPGRADE 89 00:03:40,787 --> 00:03:42,489 TO FULL LED HEADLIGHTS WITH 90 00:03:42,556 --> 00:03:44,424 THE EXECUTIVE PACKAGE. 91 00:03:44,491 --> 00:03:46,460 SO, IN A NUTSHELL, THE M6 GRAN 92 00:03:46,526 --> 00:03:48,528 COUPE IS AN M5 WITH A FEW 93 00:03:48,595 --> 00:03:50,163 MORE CURVES, AND WHEN IT COMES 94 00:03:50,230 --> 00:03:51,631 TO HITTING SOME CURVES, 95 00:03:51,698 --> 00:03:53,533 THE GC QUICKLY ESTABLISHED 96 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,969 ITSELF AS MORE THAN CAPABLE. 97 00:03:56,036 --> 00:03:57,738 M ENGINEERS PUT THEIR HANDS ON 98 00:03:57,804 --> 00:03:59,506 EVERY ASPECT OF THE CHASSIS, 99 00:03:59,573 --> 00:04:01,308 TRANSFORMING IT BY DIRECTLY 100 00:04:01,374 --> 00:04:03,343 BOLTING THE REAR AXLE SUBFRAME 101 00:04:03,410 --> 00:04:04,511 TO THE BODY FOR GREATER 102 00:04:04,578 --> 00:04:06,012 STIFFNESS, ADDING M DYNAMIC 103 00:04:06,079 --> 00:04:07,748 DAMPER CONTROL SHOCKS, 104 00:04:07,814 --> 00:04:09,382 AND OF COURSE TWEAKING 105 00:04:09,449 --> 00:04:11,084 THE ELECTRONICS, WHICH WE STILL 106 00:04:11,151 --> 00:04:12,686 FOUND VERY INTRUSIVE UNLESS 107 00:04:12,753 --> 00:04:13,987 THEY WERE TURNED ALL THE WAY 108 00:04:14,054 --> 00:04:15,522 OFF. 109 00:04:15,589 --> 00:04:16,823 MUCH LIKE THE M6, 110 00:04:16,890 --> 00:04:18,391 IT'S NOT A LIGHTWEIGHT, 111 00:04:18,458 --> 00:04:20,327 COMING IN AT OVER 4,400 POUNDS, 112 00:04:20,393 --> 00:04:22,329 YET IT MANAGES TO FEEL MUCH 113 00:04:22,395 --> 00:04:23,797 LIGHTER THROUGH THE CONES WITH 114 00:04:23,864 --> 00:04:25,532 WAY MORE QUICKNESS THAN EXPECTED 115 00:04:25,599 --> 00:04:27,000 IN A CAR THIS BIG, 116 00:04:27,067 --> 00:04:28,668 ALL WHILE PROVIDING GOOD AMOUNTS 117 00:04:28,735 --> 00:04:30,203 OF FEEDBACK. 118 00:04:30,270 --> 00:04:31,872 BY NOW WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR 119 00:04:31,938 --> 00:04:34,508 WITH THE 4.4-LITER M TWIN-TURBO 120 00:04:34,574 --> 00:04:36,143 V8 UNDER THE HOOD, 121 00:04:36,209 --> 00:04:38,311 SPINNING UP 560-HORSEPOWER 122 00:04:38,378 --> 00:04:40,514 AND 500 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 123 00:04:40,580 --> 00:04:43,183 NESTLED BEHIND IS AN M-DCT 124 00:04:43,250 --> 00:04:45,285 7-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; 125 00:04:45,352 --> 00:04:47,053 THOUGH A 6-SPEED MANUAL IS 126 00:04:47,120 --> 00:04:49,256 AVAILABLE AS A NO COST OPTION. 127 00:04:55,061 --> 00:04:57,197 PUT THE M-DCT AND TWINPOWER 128 00:04:57,264 --> 00:04:58,932 TURBO TO WORK AT THE TRACK, 129 00:04:58,999 --> 00:05:00,667 AND UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS, 130 00:05:00,734 --> 00:05:02,502 YOU'LL MANAGE A 0 TO 60 TIME 131 00:05:02,569 --> 00:05:04,304 OF JUST 3.8-SECONDS; 132 00:05:04,371 --> 00:05:06,006 AND GO ON TO A QUARTER MILE RUN 133 00:05:06,072 --> 00:05:08,575 OF 12.0-SECONDS FLAT AT 122 134 00:05:08,642 --> 00:05:10,410 MILES-PER-HOUR. 135 00:05:10,477 --> 00:05:11,878 WHILE THERE'S NO SHORTAGE 136 00:05:11,945 --> 00:05:13,180 OF TORQUE OFF THE LINE, 137 00:05:13,246 --> 00:05:15,615 TRACTION CAN BE IN SHORT SUPPLY. 138 00:05:15,682 --> 00:05:17,551 USING M'S LAUNCH CONTROL HELPS, 139 00:05:17,617 --> 00:05:19,553 BUT AFTER A FEW MAX LAUNCHES 140 00:05:19,619 --> 00:05:21,254 IT NEEDS A TIME OUT, SO YOU'RE 141 00:05:21,321 --> 00:05:22,556 ON YOUR OWN. 142 00:05:22,622 --> 00:05:24,658 POWER POURS ON CONSTANTLY 143 00:05:24,724 --> 00:05:26,126 THROUGHOUT THE TRIP, 144 00:05:26,193 --> 00:05:27,794 WITH SHIFTS ONLY A MINOR BLIP 145 00:05:27,861 --> 00:05:29,963 ON YOUR HIGH SPEED RADAR. 146 00:05:30,030 --> 00:05:31,464 THE M-SPECIFIC BRAKES ARE 147 00:05:31,531 --> 00:05:32,866 ALREADY A STEP ABOVE STANDARD 148 00:05:32,933 --> 00:05:34,267 GRAN COUPE FARE, 149 00:05:34,334 --> 00:05:35,902 BUT YOU CAN UPGRADE FURTHER 150 00:05:35,969 --> 00:05:38,205 TO M CARBON CERAMIC BRAKES. 151 00:05:38,271 --> 00:05:39,706 OUR TEST CAR HAD THEM AND 152 00:05:39,773 --> 00:05:41,374 BROUGHT US TO A HALT IN A SHORT 153 00:05:41,441 --> 00:05:44,544 AVERAGE OF 114-FEET FROM 60. 154 00:05:44,611 --> 00:05:46,646 NOW LET'S US TAKE A TIME OUT TO 155 00:05:46,713 --> 00:05:48,481 LOOK INSIDE WHERE THERE'S NOT 156 00:05:48,548 --> 00:05:50,083 MUCH "BREAKING" FROM TRADITIONAL 157 00:05:50,150 --> 00:05:51,918 BMW DRIVER-CENTRIC, 158 00:05:51,985 --> 00:05:53,520 COCKPIT DESIGN. 159 00:05:53,587 --> 00:05:54,855 YOU'LL FIND "M" TOUCHES 160 00:05:54,921 --> 00:05:56,156 THROUGHOUT THE CABIN; 161 00:05:56,223 --> 00:05:57,490 INCLUDING LOGOS, 162 00:05:57,557 --> 00:05:58,892 MULTIFUNCTION SPORT SEATS, 163 00:05:58,959 --> 00:06:00,093 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, 164 00:06:00,160 --> 00:06:01,361 AND OF COURSE THE STEERING 165 00:06:01,428 --> 00:06:02,796 WHEEL. 166 00:06:02,863 --> 00:06:04,297 THINGS ARE A LITTLE TIGHTER 167 00:06:04,364 --> 00:06:04,931 IN THE REAR SEAT COMPARED TO 168 00:06:04,998 --> 00:06:07,234 THE M5, AND THERE IS A BIT LESS 169 00:06:07,300 --> 00:06:09,536 TRUNK SPACE, ALL SACRIFICE FOR 170 00:06:09,603 --> 00:06:11,071 THE MORE STYLISH 4-DOOR COUPE 171 00:06:11,137 --> 00:06:12,839 DESIGN. 172 00:06:12,906 --> 00:06:14,374 AND EVEN WITH ALL ITS 173 00:06:14,441 --> 00:06:15,809 PERFORMANCE CREDENTIALS, 174 00:06:15,876 --> 00:06:17,711 DRIVING THE M6 GRAN COUPE IS 175 00:06:17,777 --> 00:06:19,746 RELATIVELY TRANQUIL AND RELAXING 176 00:06:19,813 --> 00:06:22,082 ALMOST REGARDLESS OF SPEED. 177 00:06:22,148 --> 00:06:23,650 COMFORT MODE SEEMS MORE 178 00:06:23,717 --> 00:06:25,385 COMFORTING THAN IN THE M5, 179 00:06:25,452 --> 00:06:27,120 BUT THINGS CAN STILL GET PLENTY 180 00:06:27,187 --> 00:06:28,588 AGGRESSIVE WHEN YOU DIAL IT UP 181 00:06:28,655 --> 00:06:31,057 TO SPORT PLUS. 182 00:06:31,124 --> 00:06:32,559 GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS 183 00:06:32,626 --> 00:06:34,194 ARE IN THE GAS GUZZLER REALM 184 00:06:34,261 --> 00:06:35,629 AT 14-CITY, 20-HIGHWAY, 185 00:06:35,695 --> 00:06:37,530 AND 16-COMBINED, 186 00:06:37,597 --> 00:06:39,099 WHICH WE CAME CLOSE TO MATCHING 187 00:06:39,165 --> 00:06:40,934 AT 16.4 MILES-PER-GALLON 188 00:06:41,001 --> 00:06:42,535 OF PREMIUM. 189 00:06:42,602 --> 00:06:43,970 WHEN IT COMES TO PRICING, 190 00:06:44,037 --> 00:06:45,872 NUMBERS POP FROM LOW TO HIGH, 191 00:06:45,939 --> 00:06:50,477 AS YOU'LL NEED $115,925 192 00:06:50,543 --> 00:06:52,212 TO ENTER THE WORLD OF M6 193 00:06:52,279 --> 00:06:54,214 GRAN COUPEDOM. 194 00:06:54,281 --> 00:06:57,951 AT THAT LEVEL, THE 2014 BMW M6 195 00:06:58,018 --> 00:06:59,552 GRAN COUPE IS CLEARLY 196 00:06:59,619 --> 00:07:01,721 ONE EXCLUSIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE 197 00:07:01,788 --> 00:07:02,255 RIDE. 198 00:07:02,322 --> 00:07:04,257 STILL, FOR THE MONEY, WE PREFER 199 00:07:04,324 --> 00:07:06,559 THE MORE TRADITIONAL M5. 200 00:07:06,626 --> 00:07:08,762 BUT IF YOU'D RATHER HAVE 201 00:07:08,828 --> 00:07:10,030 THE SLICK M6 LOOKS, 202 00:07:10,096 --> 00:07:11,698 BUT RETAIN SOME 4-DOOR 203 00:07:11,765 --> 00:07:12,866 PRACTICALITY, 204 00:07:12,933 --> 00:07:14,267 THEN YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED 205 00:07:14,334 --> 00:07:16,436 WITH THE M6 GRAN COUPE. 206 00:07:16,503 --> 00:07:18,772 IT'S READY TO ROCK AND ROLL 207 00:07:18,838 --> 00:07:20,707 WHEN YOU ARE. 208 00:07:27,881 --> 00:07:29,316 CAR COMPANIES ARE SPENDING AN 209 00:07:29,382 --> 00:07:31,217 EVER INCREASING AMOUNT OF MONEY 210 00:07:31,284 --> 00:07:33,320 IN BOOSTING FUEL ECONOMY. 211 00:07:33,386 --> 00:07:34,821 AND SURE, POWERTRAIN DEVELOPMENT 212 00:07:34,888 --> 00:07:36,222 IS PART OF THAT, 213 00:07:36,289 --> 00:07:37,457 BUT THERE'S STILL AN INCREDIBLE 214 00:07:37,524 --> 00:07:38,258 AMOUNT OF WORK TO BE DONE 215 00:07:38,325 --> 00:07:40,527 WITH AERODYNAMICS. 216 00:07:40,593 --> 00:07:41,962 AND WHILE YOU CAN DO ALL OF THE 217 00:07:42,028 --> 00:07:43,863 COMPUTER SIMULATIONS YOU WANT, 218 00:07:43,930 --> 00:07:45,799 AS OUR YOLANDA VASQUEZ EXPLAINS, 219 00:07:45,865 --> 00:07:47,267 THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE TO FIND 220 00:07:47,334 --> 00:07:48,935 OUT IF ALL THOSE EFFORTS REALLY 221 00:07:49,002 --> 00:07:50,503 WORK. 222 00:07:53,506 --> 00:07:55,575 Yolanda: A PROP INSPECTION AND FINAL ONCE OVER 223 00:07:55,675 --> 00:07:57,644 SETS THE STAGE FOR A DAY OF TESTING 224 00:07:57,744 --> 00:07:59,913 AT THE GLENN L. MARTIN WIND TUNNEL 225 00:08:00,013 --> 00:08:02,515 LOCATED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. 226 00:08:02,615 --> 00:08:05,919 THIS 3/8 SCALE MODEL CAR, WHICH IS SECURELY BOLTED DOWN, 227 00:08:06,019 --> 00:08:08,388 WILL SOON BE PUT THROUGH THE WRINGER! 228 00:08:08,488 --> 00:08:10,357 AS THE STAFF TURNS ON THE FAN CONTROLS 229 00:08:10,457 --> 00:08:12,192 AND BEGINS TO COLLECT DATA, 230 00:08:12,292 --> 00:08:14,260 THIS DIMINUTIVE CAR ENDURES WIND SPEEDS 231 00:08:14,361 --> 00:08:16,830 OF OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR. 232 00:08:16,930 --> 00:08:18,465 AND WHILE YOU CAN'T SEE THE WIND, 233 00:08:18,565 --> 00:08:19,566 YOU SURE CAN HEAR IT. 234 00:08:19,666 --> 00:08:22,669 [ WIND BLOWING ] 235 00:08:22,769 --> 00:08:24,270 AT THE OTHER END OF THIS HOLLOW TUBE 236 00:08:24,371 --> 00:08:25,972 IS A POWERFUL FAN 237 00:08:26,072 --> 00:08:27,507 THAT CREATES THE FLOW OF AIR INSIDE THE TUNNEL. 238 00:08:27,607 --> 00:08:29,542 JUST STANDING HERE GIVES YOU AN IDEA 239 00:08:29,642 --> 00:08:31,611 OF HOW LARGE THIS FAN IS... 240 00:08:31,711 --> 00:08:33,680 19 FEET IN DIAMETER, 241 00:08:33,780 --> 00:08:35,682 AND WHEN THE WIND TUNNEL IS OPERATIONAL, 242 00:08:35,782 --> 00:08:38,084 IT PERFORMS LIKE AN AIRPLANE PROPELLER, 243 00:08:38,184 --> 00:08:40,820 PUSHING THE AIR THROUGH. 244 00:08:40,920 --> 00:08:43,156 AS THE FAN SLOWLY PICKS UP SPEED, 245 00:08:43,256 --> 00:08:46,426 THESE TURNING VANES GUIDE THAT AIR INTO A SETTLING CHAMBER 246 00:08:46,526 --> 00:08:48,862 THAT'S JUST UPSTREAM OF THE TEST AREA. 247 00:08:48,962 --> 00:08:53,366 Dr. Jewel Barlow: EVERY WIND TUNNEL THAT'S DESIGNED FOR VEHICLE TESTING, 248 00:08:53,466 --> 00:08:54,934 THAT'S WORTH ITS SALT, 249 00:08:55,035 --> 00:08:55,835 WILL HAVE THAT CHARACTERISTIC. 250 00:08:55,935 --> 00:08:57,570 Yolanda: MOST OF THE MAJOR AUTOMAKERS 251 00:08:57,670 --> 00:08:59,472 HAVE THEIR OWN STATE-OF-THE-ART WIND TUNNELS 252 00:08:59,572 --> 00:09:02,108 THAT CAN TEST FULL-SIZE VEHICLES. 253 00:09:02,208 --> 00:09:04,277 THEIR RESEARCH INCLUDES WAYS TO REDUCE DRAG, 254 00:09:04,377 --> 00:09:06,012 IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY, 255 00:09:06,112 --> 00:09:08,848 AND MINIMIZE WIND NOISE. 256 00:09:08,948 --> 00:09:10,016 Dr. Barlow: THE NOISE THAT YOU HEAR 257 00:09:10,116 --> 00:09:12,585 WHEN YOU'RE RIDING IN YOUR CAR 258 00:09:12,685 --> 00:09:15,955 IS A MUCH MORE COMPLEX TOTAL PROBLEM. 259 00:09:16,056 --> 00:09:18,291 Yolanda: DR. JEWEL BARLOW SAYS FOR THE PAST FEW DECADES, 260 00:09:18,391 --> 00:09:20,193 THIS LOW-SPEED WIND TUNNEL 261 00:09:20,293 --> 00:09:22,762 HAS BEEN USED TO TEST AUTOMOBILE AERODYNAMICS 262 00:09:22,862 --> 00:09:25,565 ON A NUMBER OF CONCEPT AND PRODUCTION CARS. 263 00:09:25,665 --> 00:09:28,201 BUT THEIR LOBBY TELLS AN EVEN BIGGER STORY, 264 00:09:28,301 --> 00:09:32,205 WITH SCALE MODELS OF SEAPLANES DATING BACK TO THE 1950s, 265 00:09:32,305 --> 00:09:35,008 AND YACHT KEELS FROM THE AMERICA'S CUP YACHTS. 266 00:09:35,108 --> 00:09:37,944 Dr. Barlow: WE SAY ALMOST ANYTHING THAT MOVES IN AIR OR WATER 267 00:09:38,044 --> 00:09:40,580 WE'VE PROBABLY DONE SOME WORK ON IT 268 00:09:40,680 --> 00:09:42,348 Yolanda: AND MOST OF THAT WORK, SAYS BARLOW, 269 00:09:42,449 --> 00:09:44,951 INVOLVES HELPING COMPANIES IMPROVE PRODUCT DESIGN 270 00:09:45,051 --> 00:09:47,353 AND VALIDATE MATHEMATICAL MODELING. 271 00:09:47,454 --> 00:09:51,357 Dr. Barlow: GIVEN THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THE COMPANY 272 00:09:51,458 --> 00:09:52,425 FOR THAT CAR; 273 00:09:52,525 --> 00:09:56,796 HOW DO YOU FINE TUNE THE FINAL SHAPE DETAILS 274 00:09:56,896 --> 00:10:00,967 TO MAKE IT MATCH THE MARKET SEGMENT THEY WANT TO ADDRESS. 275 00:10:01,067 --> 00:10:03,369 Yolanda: FOR EXAMPLE, THE SCALE MODEL BEING TESTED TODAY 276 00:10:03,470 --> 00:10:06,139 IS THE G2 FROM GENOVATION CARS. 277 00:10:06,239 --> 00:10:07,640 Steven Rogers: AT GENOVATION, WE'RE INTERESTED IN SHIFTING 278 00:10:07,740 --> 00:10:11,377 HOW AMERICANS VIEW AND USE ENERGY. 279 00:10:11,478 --> 00:10:13,413 Yolanda: THEY'RE A MARYLAND- BASED TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 280 00:10:13,513 --> 00:10:17,183 THAT'S TRYING TO BUILD A TRULY INNOVATIVE, ELECTRIC CAR. 281 00:10:17,283 --> 00:10:19,119 Andrew Saul: SO, WE DESIGNED G2, THE GENOVATION G2, 282 00:10:19,219 --> 00:10:21,588 TO BE GREEN IN CONTENT, 283 00:10:21,688 --> 00:10:23,723 AS WELL AS VERY, VERY EFFICIENT. 284 00:10:23,823 --> 00:10:25,425 Yolanda: GENOVATION HAS BEEN USING THE WIND TUNNEL 285 00:10:25,525 --> 00:10:28,628 TO TEST THE AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR CAR. 286 00:10:28,728 --> 00:10:31,464 Andrew: WE KNEW THE CAR WAS VERY EFFICIENT THROUGH THE WIND, 287 00:10:31,564 --> 00:10:33,566 VERY LOW CD. 288 00:10:33,666 --> 00:10:37,470 IT WAS .2, AND DECENT DOWN FORCE. 289 00:10:37,570 --> 00:10:39,539 BUT YOU REALLY NEED TO HAVE A MODEL IN THE WIND TUNNEL 290 00:10:39,639 --> 00:10:41,074 TO VALIDATE YOUR COMPUTER MODEL 291 00:10:41,174 --> 00:10:42,809 AND MAKE SURE YOU GOT IT RIGHT. 292 00:10:42,909 --> 00:10:44,377 Yolanda: A BETTER VISUAL OF THE AIR FLOW AROUND A CAR 293 00:10:44,477 --> 00:10:45,912 IS THE SMOKE DEMO. 294 00:10:46,012 --> 00:10:48,181 Dr. Barlow: ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING FOR 295 00:10:48,281 --> 00:10:50,350 IS WHERE THE STAGNATION POINT IS. 296 00:10:50,450 --> 00:10:51,918 Yolanda: AS YOU CAN SEE, 297 00:10:52,018 --> 00:10:53,887 THE SMOKE FLOWS PRETTY EVENLY OVER THE TOP OF THE CAR, 298 00:10:53,987 --> 00:10:55,989 BUT WATCH HOW IT SEPARATES AND BECOMES TURBULENT 299 00:10:56,089 --> 00:10:57,757 TOWARDS THE BACK. 300 00:10:57,857 --> 00:10:59,058 BARLOW SAYS TO MINIMIZE DRAG, 301 00:10:59,159 --> 00:11:01,728 YOU WANT TO HAVE THE SEPARATED FLOW AT THE BACK OF THE CAR 302 00:11:01,828 --> 00:11:03,730 AS SMALL AS YOU CAN GET IT. 303 00:11:03,830 --> 00:11:05,832 SO THAT'S THE WHOLE GOAL? 304 00:11:05,932 --> 00:11:07,967 Dr. Barlow: THAT REPRESENTS THE BIG GOAL 305 00:11:08,067 --> 00:11:10,069 AS FAR AS DRAG IS CONCERNED. 306 00:11:10,170 --> 00:11:12,272 Yolanda: GENOVATION CEO ANDREW SAUL TELLS ME 307 00:11:12,372 --> 00:11:14,474 THEY INCREASED THE ANGLE OF THEIR BUMPER COVER 308 00:11:14,574 --> 00:11:15,942 UNDERNEATH THE CAR 309 00:11:16,042 --> 00:11:17,544 AND ADDED A CHROME LIP TO THE BACK 310 00:11:17,644 --> 00:11:20,747 TO HELP REDUCE DRAG. 311 00:11:22,048 --> 00:11:24,017 IT'S THESE KINDS OF SUBTLE DESIGN CHANGES 312 00:11:24,117 --> 00:11:25,985 THAT MAKE WIND TUNNEL TESTING 313 00:11:26,085 --> 00:11:28,688 A CRUCIAL PART OF VEHICLE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 314 00:11:28,788 --> 00:11:31,658 FOR CAR COMPANIES BOTH BIG AND SMALL. 315 00:11:33,693 --> 00:11:35,828 >> JOHN: PAT GOSS KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT HISTORY. 316 00:11:35,929 --> 00:11:39,432 AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUY A USED CAR, YOU SHOULD TOO. 317 00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:46,339 Pat: BUYING A USED CAR CAN BE A GREAT WAY TO SAVE MONEY, 318 00:11:46,439 --> 00:11:50,310 BUT IT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK TO AVOID PROBLEMS. 319 00:11:50,410 --> 00:11:52,579 AND HERE TO GIVE US SOME POINTERS IS CHRIS BASSO FROM 320 00:11:52,679 --> 00:11:53,846 CARFAX. 321 00:11:53,947 --> 00:11:55,748 CHRIS, WELCOME TO GOSS' GARAGE. 322 00:11:55,848 --> 00:11:57,150 Chris: GREAT TO BE HERE, PAT. 323 00:11:57,250 --> 00:12:01,054 Pat: TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT CARFAX BRINGS TO THE TABLE 324 00:12:01,154 --> 00:12:02,789 FOR THE CAR BUYER. 325 00:12:02,889 --> 00:12:06,292 Chris: CARFAX COLLECTS INFORMATION FROM OVER 77,000 SOURCES, 326 00:12:06,392 --> 00:12:08,094 LIKE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, 327 00:12:08,194 --> 00:12:10,363 A DEALERSHIP, OR EVEN A SERVICE LOCATION. 328 00:12:10,463 --> 00:12:13,066 AND ALL THAT INFORMATION FOR A SPECIFIC CAR CAN BE UNLOCKED 329 00:12:13,166 --> 00:12:15,935 USING THE 17 DIGIT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. 330 00:12:16,035 --> 00:12:17,270 IF YOU'RE BUYING A USED CAR, 331 00:12:17,370 --> 00:12:19,606 START WITH A CARFAX VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT. 332 00:12:19,706 --> 00:12:21,608 Pat: ALRIGHT, NOW, WE HAVE THIS REPORT, 333 00:12:21,708 --> 00:12:24,978 WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT TYPES OF INFORMATION ON IT? 334 00:12:25,078 --> 00:12:27,580 Chris: REPORTED ACCIDENTS, SERVICE INFORMATION, 335 00:12:27,680 --> 00:12:29,449 A POSSIBLE ODOMETER ROLLBACK. 336 00:12:29,549 --> 00:12:31,284 ALL THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW 337 00:12:31,384 --> 00:12:33,286 TO HELP YOU MAKE A SMART BUYING DECISION. 338 00:12:33,386 --> 00:12:35,321 Pat: ALRIGHT. NOW, LIKE THIS CAR, 339 00:12:35,421 --> 00:12:38,057 WHICH WE KNOW WAS A FLOOD CAR, IT'S TOTALED, 340 00:12:38,157 --> 00:12:39,726 THAT WOULD SHOW UP? 341 00:12:39,826 --> 00:12:41,327 Chris: THAT WOULD SHOW UP RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE REPORT 342 00:12:41,427 --> 00:12:43,329 IN BRIGHT RED LETTERS. 343 00:12:43,429 --> 00:12:46,065 IT'S A WARNING THAT YOU MAY NOT WANT TO PURCHASE THIS CAR, 344 00:12:46,165 --> 00:12:47,200 OR LOOK DEEPER INTO IT, 345 00:12:47,300 --> 00:12:48,568 HAVE A QUALIFIED MECHANIC INSPECT IT. 346 00:12:48,668 --> 00:12:49,802 BUT GO THROUGH THE REPORT, 347 00:12:49,902 --> 00:12:52,338 FIND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN REPORTED TO CARFAX, 348 00:12:52,438 --> 00:12:55,275 AND TAKE IT FROM THERE TO MAKE A SMART BUYING DECISION. 349 00:12:55,375 --> 00:12:58,011 Pat: ALRIGHT, NOW, ANOTHER THING THAT I'VE NOTICED 350 00:12:58,111 --> 00:13:01,781 ON YOUR REPORTS IS THE OPEN RECALLS, 351 00:13:01,881 --> 00:13:04,317 WHICH I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT. 352 00:13:04,417 --> 00:13:06,552 Chris: OPEN RECALLS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THESE DAYS. 353 00:13:06,653 --> 00:13:10,256 LAST YEAR THERE WERE 2.1 MILLION CARS THAT WERE FOR SALE 354 00:13:10,356 --> 00:13:12,292 WITH AN OPEN RECALL. 355 00:13:12,392 --> 00:13:14,727 IT'S AN ALARMING NUMBER THAT IS ONLY GETTING BIGGER 356 00:13:14,827 --> 00:13:16,596 AS MORE RECALLS HAPPEN. 357 00:13:16,696 --> 00:13:19,465 THESE ARE SAFETY DEFECTS THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS IDENTIFIED, 358 00:13:19,565 --> 00:13:20,933 BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, 359 00:13:21,034 --> 00:13:22,869 PEOPLE ARE NOT TAKING THESE CARS TO GET THEM FIXED. 360 00:13:22,969 --> 00:13:25,004 Pat: YEAH, AND JUST BY VIRTUE OF THEIR NAME ALONE, 361 00:13:25,104 --> 00:13:27,106 AS A "SAFETY DEFECT," 362 00:13:27,206 --> 00:13:29,342 YOU'D THINK PEOPLE WOULD RUSH OFF TO GET THEM DONE. 363 00:13:29,442 --> 00:13:30,643 Chris: ABSOLUTELY. 364 00:13:30,743 --> 00:13:32,178 THEY CAN AFFECT THE AIRBAGS. 365 00:13:32,278 --> 00:13:33,179 THEY CAN CAUSE FIRES. 366 00:13:33,279 --> 00:13:34,547 THEY CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. 367 00:13:34,647 --> 00:13:36,049 IF YOU FIND THAT THE CAR YOU OWN, 368 00:13:36,149 --> 00:13:37,517 OR THE CAR THAT YOU WANT TO BUY 369 00:13:37,617 --> 00:13:38,651 HAS AN OPEN RECALL, 370 00:13:38,751 --> 00:13:40,119 TAKE IT TO A FRANCHISE DEALER, 371 00:13:40,219 --> 00:13:42,488 THEY'RE GOING TO FIX IT, OFTENTIMES FOR FREE. 372 00:13:42,588 --> 00:13:43,623 Pat: OKAY. 373 00:13:43,723 --> 00:13:48,995 ALRIGHT, SO, THIS IS A REAL WORKABLE TOOL 374 00:13:49,095 --> 00:13:50,963 TO AVOID STEPPING INTO SOMETHING 375 00:13:51,064 --> 00:13:53,399 THAT IS GOING TO COST YOU A LOT OF GRIEF 376 00:13:53,499 --> 00:13:55,034 OR A LOT OF MONEY. 377 00:13:55,134 --> 00:13:57,003 Chris: USED CARS CAN BE A GREAT VALUE, 378 00:13:57,103 --> 00:13:58,971 AND FOR MOST PEOPLE, THEY ARE A REALLY GOOD BUY, 379 00:13:59,072 --> 00:14:01,574 BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, SOME USED CARS HAVE INHERENT PROBLEMS. 380 00:14:01,674 --> 00:14:03,509 BY STARTING WITH A CARFAX REPORT, 381 00:14:03,609 --> 00:14:05,878 AND THEN TAKING THE CAR TO A QUALIFIED MECHANIC, 382 00:14:05,978 --> 00:14:08,748 YOU CAN FIND ANY PROBLEMS THAT MAY EXIST WITH THAT VEHICLE, 383 00:14:08,848 --> 00:14:10,650 AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE PUTTING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN A SAFE, 384 00:14:10,750 --> 00:14:12,185 RELIABLE USED CAR. 385 00:14:12,285 --> 00:14:13,453 Pat: CHRIS, THANK YOU. 386 00:14:13,553 --> 00:14:15,088 AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT, 387 00:14:15,188 --> 00:14:18,257 DROP ME A LINE RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK . 388 00:14:22,362 --> 00:14:23,863 >> JOHN: IN A DOG-EAT-DOG 389 00:14:23,930 --> 00:14:25,531 WORLD WHERE PEOPLE DO WHATEVER'S 390 00:14:25,598 --> 00:14:27,567 NECESSARY TO GET AHEAD, 391 00:14:27,633 --> 00:14:29,001 IT'S REFRESHING TO READ ABOUT 392 00:14:29,068 --> 00:14:30,636 A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO STILL LIVE 393 00:14:30,703 --> 00:14:32,238 BY A CODE OF HONOR. 394 00:14:32,305 --> 00:14:33,840 "THE ONE PERCENTER CODE: 395 00:14:33,906 --> 00:14:35,742 HOW TO LIVE LIKE AN OUTLAW 396 00:14:35,808 --> 00:14:37,510 IN A WORLD GONE SOFT" 397 00:14:37,577 --> 00:14:39,178 BY DAVE NICHOLS, SHOWS THERE'S 398 00:14:39,245 --> 00:14:41,147 A LOT MORE TO MOTORCYCLE CLUBS 399 00:14:41,214 --> 00:14:42,849 THAN WHAT YOU'VE SEEN ON CABLE 400 00:14:42,915 --> 00:14:45,952 TV SHOWS AND BAD BIKER FLICKS. 401 00:14:46,018 --> 00:14:47,420 AND WHETHER WE AGREE WITH THEIR 402 00:14:47,487 --> 00:14:49,255 METHODS OR NOT, WE CAN ALL LEARN 403 00:14:49,322 --> 00:14:51,958 SOMETHING FROM THEM. 404 00:14:52,024 --> 00:14:53,159 AND IF YOU'RE TRULY CLUELESS 405 00:14:53,226 --> 00:14:54,861 ABOUT THE WORLD OF MOTORCYCLE 406 00:14:54,927 --> 00:14:56,729 CLUBS, IT MIGHT HELP TO HAVE 407 00:14:56,796 --> 00:14:58,097 "THE ONE PERCENTER 408 00:14:58,164 --> 00:15:00,333 ENCYCLOPEDIA" BY BILL HAYES 409 00:15:00,400 --> 00:15:01,968 TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE. 410 00:15:05,805 --> 00:15:07,106 TIME NOW FOR QUICK SPINS AND 411 00:15:07,173 --> 00:15:08,841 FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF A PAIR 412 00:15:08,908 --> 00:15:11,010 OF 2014s THAT JUST LANDED 413 00:15:11,077 --> 00:15:13,012 IN OUR LOT. 414 00:15:17,350 --> 00:15:18,751 CHEVROLET MUST BE FEELING A BIT 415 00:15:18,818 --> 00:15:20,887 NOSTALGIC, AS WE'VE SEEN THEM 416 00:15:20,953 --> 00:15:22,722 REVERT TO SOME OLD-SCHOOL WAYS 417 00:15:22,789 --> 00:15:24,524 OF THOUGHT: SMALL PICKUPS AND 418 00:15:24,590 --> 00:15:26,392 HIGH-POWERED SEDANS. 419 00:15:26,459 --> 00:15:28,027 AND THOUGH WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT 420 00:15:28,094 --> 00:15:29,762 A BIT LONGER TO DRIVE THE NEW 421 00:15:29,829 --> 00:15:31,931 COLORADO, WE'RE FRESH BACK FROM 422 00:15:31,998 --> 00:15:34,901 A QUICK SPIN IN THE 2014 SS; 423 00:15:34,967 --> 00:15:37,170 CHEVY'S FIRST V-8, REAR DRIVE 424 00:15:37,236 --> 00:15:40,006 SEDAN IN ALMOST TWO DECADES. 425 00:15:40,072 --> 00:15:41,607 SHARING ITS BASIC CHASSIS WITH 426 00:15:41,674 --> 00:15:43,242 THE CAPRICE POLICE CRUISER, 427 00:15:43,309 --> 00:15:45,178 PONTIAC'S LATE LAMENTED G8, 428 00:15:45,244 --> 00:15:46,712 AS WELL AS THE CAMARO, 429 00:15:46,779 --> 00:15:49,015 THIS BLAST-FROM-THE-PAST BRUISER 430 00:15:49,081 --> 00:15:51,517 ALSO UTILIZES A FAMILIAR ENGINE: 431 00:15:51,584 --> 00:15:53,686 THE 6.2 LITER SMALL-BLOCK V-8 432 00:15:53,753 --> 00:15:56,622 KNOWN AS THE LS3 USED IN THE C6 433 00:15:56,689 --> 00:15:58,424 CORVETTE, AND THE CURRENT 434 00:15:58,491 --> 00:15:59,959 CAMARO SS. 435 00:16:00,026 --> 00:16:01,894 HERE OUPUT IS RATED AT 415 436 00:16:01,961 --> 00:16:04,096 HORSEPOWER. 437 00:16:04,163 --> 00:16:05,465 THE SOLE TRANSMISSION IS A SIX 438 00:16:05,531 --> 00:16:06,732 SPEED AUTOMATIC WITH PADDLE 439 00:16:06,799 --> 00:16:07,700 SHIFTERS. 440 00:16:07,767 --> 00:16:09,435 AND YOU WILL WANT TO USE THEM 441 00:16:09,502 --> 00:16:11,370 TO REALLY ENJOY WHAT'S SPECIAL 442 00:16:11,437 --> 00:16:12,905 ABOUT THE SS, SINCE IN FULL 443 00:16:12,972 --> 00:16:14,707 AUTO, GEAR CHANGES COME 444 00:16:14,774 --> 00:16:16,409 TOO EARLY AND OFTEN. 445 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:18,644 BUT DO IT RIGHT AND HIGH SPEEDS 446 00:16:18,711 --> 00:16:20,279 ARE EASY TO COME BY. 447 00:16:20,346 --> 00:16:22,081 WE CLOCKED 0 TO 60 SPRINTS 448 00:16:22,148 --> 00:16:24,484 IN JUST UNDER FIVE SECONDS. 449 00:16:24,550 --> 00:16:26,552 INDEED, ITS CAMARO KINSHIP 450 00:16:26,619 --> 00:16:28,154 REALLY COMES THROUGH AS THE SS 451 00:16:28,221 --> 00:16:29,789 FEELS MUCHO SPORTY, 452 00:16:29,856 --> 00:16:31,924 DESPITE ITS CONSIDERABLE SIZE. 453 00:16:31,991 --> 00:16:34,293 THINK 4-DOOR CAMARO IF YOU WILL, 454 00:16:34,360 --> 00:16:35,862 WITH ITS EXTRA LENGTH BEING USED 455 00:16:35,928 --> 00:16:37,430 FOR A SURPRISINGLY SPACIOUS 456 00:16:37,497 --> 00:16:38,464 BACK SEAT. 457 00:16:38,531 --> 00:16:40,233 >> BEN: THE SUSPENSION IS VERY 458 00:16:40,299 --> 00:16:41,100 FIRM, WHICH IS GREAT FOR HAVING 459 00:16:41,167 --> 00:16:43,002 FUN, BUT CAN GET A LITTLE 460 00:16:43,069 --> 00:16:44,971 JARRING ON THE HIGHWAY. 461 00:16:45,037 --> 00:16:46,506 UNFORTUNATELY, GM'S MAGNETIC 462 00:16:46,572 --> 00:16:47,974 RIDE SUSPENSION ISN'T 463 00:16:48,040 --> 00:16:49,342 AN AVAILABLE OPTION. 464 00:16:49,408 --> 00:16:49,876 ON THE OTHER HAND, THOUGH, 465 00:16:49,942 --> 00:16:51,410 THE 50/50 WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION 466 00:16:51,477 --> 00:16:53,079 PROVIDES AWESOME CORNERING 467 00:16:53,145 --> 00:16:54,714 RESPONSE AND THE STEERING FEEL 468 00:16:54,780 --> 00:16:56,349 IS TOP NOTCH. 469 00:16:56,415 --> 00:16:57,583 >> JOHN: THE LOOK OF THE SS 470 00:16:57,650 --> 00:16:58,951 IS PURE SLEEPER. 471 00:16:59,018 --> 00:17:00,686 BESIDES FRONT FENDER VENTS AND 472 00:17:00,753 --> 00:17:02,388 THE UBIQUITOUS BREMBO BRAKE 473 00:17:02,455 --> 00:17:03,656 CALIPERS PEEKING THROUGH 474 00:17:03,723 --> 00:17:04,991 THE 19-INCH WHEELS, 475 00:17:05,057 --> 00:17:06,392 THERE'S NOT MUCH BY WAY 476 00:17:06,459 --> 00:17:07,693 OF AGGRESSION. 477 00:17:07,760 --> 00:17:09,195 IN FACT, FROM FAR AWAY, 478 00:17:09,262 --> 00:17:10,696 YOU MAY MISTAKE IT FOR AN IMPALA 479 00:17:10,763 --> 00:17:12,765 OR EVEN MALIBU. 480 00:17:12,832 --> 00:17:14,233 INTERIOR TREATMENT IS ALSO 481 00:17:14,300 --> 00:17:15,801 CONSERVATIVE; 482 00:17:15,868 --> 00:17:17,136 MORE COMFORT ORIENTED THAN 483 00:17:17,203 --> 00:17:18,604 DRIVER-FOCUSED. 484 00:17:18,671 --> 00:17:20,039 THE CABIN IS QUIET, 485 00:17:20,106 --> 00:17:21,240 WITH A HOST OF ADVANCED SAFETY 486 00:17:21,307 --> 00:17:22,642 FEATURES. 487 00:17:22,708 --> 00:17:23,976 BLIND ZONE, REAR CROSS TRAFFIC, 488 00:17:24,043 --> 00:17:25,711 AND FORWARD COLLISION ALERT 489 00:17:25,778 --> 00:17:27,546 SYSTEMS ARE ALL STANDARD. 490 00:17:27,613 --> 00:17:29,482 SO TOO IS CHEVY'S MYLINK SYSTEM, 491 00:17:29,549 --> 00:17:30,816 BACKUP CAMERA, 492 00:17:30,883 --> 00:17:32,118 AND A NEW AUTOMATIC PARKING 493 00:17:32,184 --> 00:17:33,653 ASSIST SYSTEM, WHICH WILL STEER 494 00:17:33,719 --> 00:17:36,422 THE CAR ITSELF WHILE YOU MONITOR 495 00:17:36,489 --> 00:17:38,791 ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. 496 00:17:38,858 --> 00:17:40,560 MOST EVERYTHING YOU'D NEED OR 497 00:17:40,626 --> 00:17:42,428 WANT COMES STANDARD, IN FACT, 498 00:17:42,495 --> 00:17:43,963 AND THE ONLY UPGRADES ARE A 499 00:17:44,030 --> 00:17:45,998 POWER SUNROOF AND SPARE TIRE. 500 00:17:46,065 --> 00:17:47,366 ON SALE NOW, THE 2014 CHEVROLET 501 00:17:47,433 --> 00:17:52,572 SS STARTS AROUND $45,000, 502 00:17:52,638 --> 00:17:54,740 WHICH INCLUDES A GAS-GUZZLER TAX 503 00:17:54,807 --> 00:17:57,343 FOR ITS 17 MPG COMBINED FUEL 504 00:17:57,410 --> 00:17:59,345 ECONOMY RATING. 505 00:17:59,412 --> 00:18:00,880 TRADITIONALLY, A FULL-SIZE 506 00:18:00,947 --> 00:18:02,348 PICKUP WITH A SMALL ENGINE 507 00:18:02,415 --> 00:18:03,616 JUST DIDN'T CUT IT FOR MOST 508 00:18:03,683 --> 00:18:04,884 BUYERS. 509 00:18:04,951 --> 00:18:06,552 BUT, LAST YEAR, RAM PRETTY MUCH 510 00:18:06,619 --> 00:18:08,487 DISPELLED THAT NOTION WITH ITS 511 00:18:08,554 --> 00:18:11,023 PENTASTAR V-6 POWERED 1500. 512 00:18:11,090 --> 00:18:13,025 NOW FOR 2014, THEY'RE ADDING 513 00:18:13,092 --> 00:18:15,695 A V-6 DIESEL TO THE MIX. 514 00:18:15,761 --> 00:18:16,996 ALREADY OFFERED IN THE JEEP 515 00:18:17,063 --> 00:18:18,998 GRAND CHEROKEE, THIS 3.0 LITER 516 00:18:19,065 --> 00:18:21,300 TURBODIESEL V-6 ECODIESEL IS 517 00:18:21,367 --> 00:18:23,636 RATED AT 240 HORSEPOWER. 518 00:18:23,703 --> 00:18:25,538 BUT IT'S THE OVER 400 POUND-FEET 519 00:18:25,605 --> 00:18:27,239 OF TORQUE THAT ALLOWS FOR 520 00:18:27,306 --> 00:18:29,775 A 9,200 POUND TOW CAPACITY. 521 00:18:29,842 --> 00:18:32,078 MATED TO A ZF 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC, 522 00:18:32,144 --> 00:18:33,946 MILEAGE RATINGS SHOULD COME 523 00:18:34,013 --> 00:18:36,115 CLOSE TO MATCHING THE 28 MPG 524 00:18:36,182 --> 00:18:38,351 HIGHWAY OF THE DIESEL JEEP. 525 00:18:38,417 --> 00:18:39,685 >> GREG CARLOSS: BACK IN THE 526 00:18:39,752 --> 00:18:41,754 LATE '80s, DODGE OFFERED A 5.9 527 00:18:41,821 --> 00:18:43,823 LITER CUMMINS DIESEL IN THE RAM 528 00:18:43,889 --> 00:18:45,057 THAT OFFERED 400 POUND-FEET 529 00:18:45,124 --> 00:18:45,391 OF TORQUE. 530 00:18:45,458 --> 00:18:48,094 FAST FORWARD TO 2013. 531 00:18:48,160 --> 00:18:50,062 I'M DRIVING A 3.0 LITER V-6 532 00:18:50,129 --> 00:18:52,064 ECODIESEL THAT HAS 420 533 00:18:52,131 --> 00:18:54,367 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 534 00:18:54,433 --> 00:18:55,635 AND IT'S MATCHED WITH AN 8 SPEED 535 00:18:55,701 --> 00:18:57,069 TRANSMISSION. 536 00:18:57,136 --> 00:18:58,371 AND I GOTTA SAY, IT'S A VERY 537 00:18:58,437 --> 00:18:59,872 CAPABLE PAIRING, AND VERY 538 00:18:59,939 --> 00:19:01,974 EFFICIENT PAIRING. 539 00:19:02,041 --> 00:19:03,009 I REALLY RESPECT THE ENGINEERING 540 00:19:03,075 --> 00:19:04,510 THAT WENT INTO IT. 541 00:19:04,577 --> 00:19:05,911 >> JOHN: OTHER MORE MINOR 542 00:19:05,978 --> 00:19:07,680 ADDITIONS FOR 2014 INCLUDE A NEW 543 00:19:07,747 --> 00:19:09,782 FRONT PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM. 544 00:19:09,849 --> 00:19:11,751 ON SALE NOW, THE ECODIESEL 545 00:19:11,817 --> 00:19:13,252 IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON SOME 546 00:19:13,319 --> 00:19:15,855 RAM 1500s, WITH A PRICE PREMIUM 547 00:19:15,921 --> 00:19:17,523 OF $3K TO $5,000, 548 00:19:17,590 --> 00:19:19,659 DEPENDING ON MODEL. 549 00:19:19,725 --> 00:19:20,960 AND WE'LL GO ON A FEW MORE QUICK 550 00:19:21,027 --> 00:19:22,595 SPINS AND DELIVER OUR DRIVING 551 00:19:22,662 --> 00:19:24,830 IMPRESSIONS SOON! 552 00:19:26,165 --> 00:19:28,367 John Davis: KOREAN SISTER BRANDS HYUNDAI AND KIA 553 00:19:28,467 --> 00:19:31,437 HAVE CERTAINLY MADE THEIR MARK ON AMERICAN BUYERS. 554 00:19:31,537 --> 00:19:34,840 HYUNDAI IS NOW A MAJOR PLAYER IN FAMILY CARS AND UTILITIES, 555 00:19:34,940 --> 00:19:38,644 WHILE KIA IS APPROACHING PREMIUM BRAND STATUS. 556 00:19:38,744 --> 00:19:41,147 IN THAT VAIN, KIA IS NOW TAKING A SHOT 557 00:19:41,247 --> 00:19:43,582 AT THE U.S. FULL-SIZE SEDAN SEGMENT, 558 00:19:43,683 --> 00:19:47,153 ONE DOMINATED BY THE DETROIT THREE AND TOYOTA. 559 00:19:47,253 --> 00:19:50,122 KIA'S BIG FOUR-DOOR IS CALLED CADENZA. 560 00:19:50,222 --> 00:19:53,159 WITH A SOLID TRACK RECORD IN LARGE CARS BACK HOME, 561 00:19:53,259 --> 00:19:56,729 LET'S SEE IF A BIG KIA PLAYS WELL HERE. 562 00:20:04,603 --> 00:20:06,605 WHILE FULL-SIZE CARS ARE NO LONGER 563 00:20:06,706 --> 00:20:08,007 A HUGE MARKET IN THE U.S., 564 00:20:08,107 --> 00:20:10,443 IT IS A CAR CLASS THAT'S SPEAKS VOLUMES 565 00:20:10,543 --> 00:20:13,546 ABOUT A BRAND'S STATUS AND ASPIRATIONS. 566 00:20:13,646 --> 00:20:15,781 WITNESS THE BOOST CHEVROLET'S PRIDE IS RECEIVING 567 00:20:15,881 --> 00:20:18,617 FROM THEIR REDESIGNED IMPALA. 568 00:20:18,718 --> 00:20:21,620 A WELL-PRICED VOLUME BRAND FLAGSHIP SEDAN 569 00:20:21,721 --> 00:20:25,091 CAN ALSO SNARE A FEW LUXURY BUYERS AS WELL. 570 00:20:25,191 --> 00:20:29,128 AND THAT IS THE MISSION OF THE 2014 KIA CADENZA. 571 00:20:29,228 --> 00:20:32,832 THE CADENZA MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE A BROADER AUDIENCE THAN EXPECTED 572 00:20:32,932 --> 00:20:36,836 SINCE IT IS SOMEWHAT SMALLISH COMPARED TO OTHER LARGE SEDANS. 573 00:20:36,936 --> 00:20:41,974 WITH A WHEELBASE OF 112 INCHES, AND A LENGTH OF 195.5, 574 00:20:42,074 --> 00:20:45,845 IT'S ALMOST SIX INCHES SHORTER OVERALL THAN IMPALA, 575 00:20:45,945 --> 00:20:49,548 BUT NEARLY FIVE INCHES LONGER THAN THE MID-SIZE KIA OPTIMA, 576 00:20:49,648 --> 00:20:51,751 WITH WHICH THE CADENZA SHARES 577 00:20:51,851 --> 00:20:54,520 MORE THAN A PASSING EURO-THEMED RESEMBLANCE. 578 00:20:57,456 --> 00:21:00,025 THE STYLING IS VERY MODERN, YET NOT TRENDY, 579 00:21:00,126 --> 00:21:02,962 AND SHOULD HOLD UP WELL FOR THE LONG PERIOD OF TIME 580 00:21:03,062 --> 00:21:06,232 THAT BIG SEDANS GENERALLY GO BETWEEN REDESIGNS. 581 00:21:06,332 --> 00:21:09,335 THE UPSCALE EUROPEAN INFLUENCE OF THE CADENZA'S STYLING 582 00:21:09,435 --> 00:21:11,470 CARRIES OVER TO THE INTERIOR. 583 00:21:11,570 --> 00:21:14,340 IT'S DRIVER CENTRIC, WITH NEARLY FLUSH SWITCHGEAR, 584 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:16,842 YET CLEARLY LUXURY ORIENTED. 585 00:21:16,942 --> 00:21:19,645 KIA REALLY SWEATED THE SMALL STUFF TOO. 586 00:21:19,745 --> 00:21:22,748 SENSIBLE GAUGES ARE WELL SHROUDED FROM GLARE. 587 00:21:22,848 --> 00:21:24,683 THERE ARE TRIPLE-SEALED DOORS, 588 00:21:24,784 --> 00:21:28,087 AND LOTS OF NOISE INSULATION TO KEEP THINGS ULTRA QUIET; 589 00:21:28,187 --> 00:21:30,823 ACCOMPANIED BY SOME PLEASANT LOOKING FAKE WOOD TRIM 590 00:21:30,923 --> 00:21:33,159 AND SOFT TOUCH MATERIALS. 591 00:21:33,259 --> 00:21:35,795 A VERY LONG LIST OF STANDARDS INCLUDES: 592 00:21:35,895 --> 00:21:37,463 AUTO FOLD OUTSIDE MIRRORS, 593 00:21:37,563 --> 00:21:38,697 HEATED LEATHER SEATS, 594 00:21:38,798 --> 00:21:41,233 NAVIGATION WITH SIRIUS/XM TRAFFIC, 595 00:21:41,333 --> 00:21:43,402 BACKUP WARNING WITH CAMERA, 596 00:21:43,502 --> 00:21:47,039 A 550-WATT 12-SPEAKER SURROUND SOUND AUDIO SYSTEM, 597 00:21:47,139 --> 00:21:50,042 AND KIA'S UVO E-SERVICES TELEMATICS, 598 00:21:50,142 --> 00:21:53,212 WHICH IS TOP NOTCH IN EASE OF USE. 599 00:21:53,312 --> 00:21:56,315 BEYOND THAT, THE LUXURY PACKAGE ADDS DRIVER'S SEAT MEMORY 600 00:21:56,415 --> 00:21:57,683 AND VENTILATION, 601 00:21:57,783 --> 00:21:59,752 AS WELL AS PANORAMIC SUNROOF. 602 00:21:59,852 --> 00:22:02,988 WHILE THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE ADDS A RAFT OF SAFETY FEATURES, 603 00:22:03,088 --> 00:22:05,491 INCLUDING ADVANCED SMART CRUISE CONTROL, 604 00:22:05,591 --> 00:22:06,992 BLIND SPOT DETECTION, 605 00:22:07,092 --> 00:22:09,028 AND LANE DEPARTURE WARNING. 606 00:22:09,128 --> 00:22:11,463 WHILE ITS "NOT QUITE FULL SIZE," 607 00:22:11,564 --> 00:22:13,833 SIZE KEEPS REAR SEAT LEGROOM FAR FROM CLASS BEST, 608 00:22:13,933 --> 00:22:16,001 THE SPACE IS STILL GENEROUS. 609 00:22:16,101 --> 00:22:18,103 THE SEATBACKS DON'T FOLD, HOWEVER. 610 00:22:18,204 --> 00:22:22,107 STILL, 15.9 CUBIC-FEET OF TRUNK SPACE IS QUITE REASONABLE. 611 00:22:22,208 --> 00:22:24,076 THE CADENZA SHARES MANY MECHANICALS 612 00:22:24,176 --> 00:22:25,978 WITH THE HYUNDAI AZERA, 613 00:22:26,078 --> 00:22:28,714 AND THAT INCLUDES THE 3.3-LITER V6 614 00:22:28,814 --> 00:22:31,483 WITH A FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC. 615 00:22:31,584 --> 00:22:33,953 IT'S THE BRAND'S MOST POWERFUL V6 TO DATE 616 00:22:34,053 --> 00:22:38,524 WITH 293-HORSEPOWER AND 255 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 617 00:22:42,962 --> 00:22:44,496 AND MUCH LIKE THE AZERA, 618 00:22:44,597 --> 00:22:47,533 THE CADENZA DOESN'T LAUNCH PARTICULARLY HARD OFF THE LINE, 619 00:22:47,633 --> 00:22:51,070 AND POWER BUILDS GENTLY ONCE YOU DO GET ROLLING. 620 00:22:51,170 --> 00:22:52,872 IT TOOK 7.0-SECONDS TO REACH 60, 621 00:22:52,972 --> 00:22:55,608 AND 15.5 TO SEE THE END OF THE QUARTER MILE 622 00:22:55,708 --> 00:22:58,310 AT 94 MILES-PER-HOUR. 623 00:22:58,410 --> 00:23:00,446 EVEN USING THE STEERING WHEEL PADDLES, 624 00:23:00,546 --> 00:23:02,748 SHIFTS ARE NOT ESPECIALLY QUICK, 625 00:23:02,848 --> 00:23:05,885 BUT THEY ARE PREMIUM CAR SMOOTH. 626 00:23:05,985 --> 00:23:08,220 THROUGH THE CONES, THE CADENZA FEELS FAIRLY LIGHT ON ITS FEET, 627 00:23:08,320 --> 00:23:12,324 BUT NOT SO LIGHT THAT YOU FORGET HOW BIG IT REALLY IS. 628 00:23:12,424 --> 00:23:14,693 THERE'S PLENTY OF LUXURY CLASS WEIGHT TRANSFER 629 00:23:14,793 --> 00:23:18,163 AND A SOFT FEEL WHEN YOU ASK FOR RAPID RESPONSE. 630 00:23:18,264 --> 00:23:20,399 UNLIKE OTHER KIAs THAT FEEL SPORTIER 631 00:23:20,499 --> 00:23:22,067 THAN THEIR HYUNDAI COUNTERPARTS, 632 00:23:22,167 --> 00:23:24,036 WE CAN'T FEEL A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE 633 00:23:24,136 --> 00:23:26,171 BETWEEN CADENZA AND AZERA, 634 00:23:26,272 --> 00:23:29,909 AND NEITHER BELONGS ANYWHERE NEAR A RACE TRACK. 635 00:23:30,009 --> 00:23:31,744 THEY DO BELONG ON THE HIGHWAY 636 00:23:31,844 --> 00:23:34,513 WHERE RIDE QUALITY IS DOWNRIGHT "PLUSH." 637 00:23:34,613 --> 00:23:36,582 THE FRONT STRUTS AND REAR MULTI-LINKS 638 00:23:36,682 --> 00:23:39,385 ARE DEFINITELY TUNED FOR LONG DISTANCE COMFORT. 639 00:23:39,485 --> 00:23:42,755 GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE ABOUT AVERAGE FOR ITS CLASS 640 00:23:42,855 --> 00:23:46,525 AT 19-CITY, 28-HIGHWAY, AND 22-COMBINED. 641 00:23:46,625 --> 00:23:50,496 WE SAW A BETTER THAN EXPECTED 25.9 MILES-PER-GALLON OF REGULAR 642 00:23:50,596 --> 00:23:52,865 IN MIXED DRIVING. 643 00:23:52,965 --> 00:23:55,768 THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE IS AVERAGE AT 15.0-BARRELS 644 00:23:55,868 --> 00:23:57,736 OF ANNUAL OIL USE 645 00:23:57,836 --> 00:24:01,440 WITH CO2 EMISSIONS COMING IN AT 6.7-TONS. 646 00:24:01,540 --> 00:24:04,143 THERE IS JUST ONE CADENZA TRIM LEVEL, PREMIUM, 647 00:24:04,243 --> 00:24:07,279 STARTING AT $35,900. 648 00:24:07,379 --> 00:24:09,715 ADDING BOTH THE LUXURY AND TECHNOLOGY PACKAGES 649 00:24:09,815 --> 00:24:12,785 RAISES THAT TO $41,900. 650 00:24:12,885 --> 00:24:14,586 ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT, 651 00:24:14,687 --> 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