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03:01.314 --> 03:02.716 AND THEY FOLLOW THE FAMILIAR "M" 03:02.783 --> 03:04.117 WAY OF DOING THINGS, 03:04.184 --> 03:05.686 WITH LARGER AIR INTAKES UP 03:05.752 --> 03:07.287 FRONT, CARBON FIBER FOR THE 03:07.354 --> 03:09.089 ROOF, AND A WIDER TRACK WITH 03:09.156 --> 03:10.824 FLARED OUT FENDERS. 03:10.891 --> 03:12.526 THE REAR ALSO GETS SUITABLY 03:12.592 --> 03:14.594 MACHOED UP WITH A CARBON-FIBER 03:14.661 --> 03:16.496 DIFFUSER AND QUAD EXHAUST TIPS 03:16.563 --> 03:18.365 THAT GIVE YOU A RUMBLY REMINDER 03:18.432 --> 03:20.367 OF WHAT'S AVAILABLE. 03:20.434 --> 03:21.935 THE GRAN COUPE RIDES ON THE SAME 03:22.002 --> 03:25.072 116.7-INCH WHEELBASE AS THE M5 03:25.138 --> 03:27.340 SEDAN, WHICH IS 4.5-INCHES 03:27.407 --> 03:29.476 LONGER THAN THE M6 COUPE. 03:29.543 --> 03:30.977 STANDARD WHEELS ARE 20-INCH M 03:31.044 --> 03:32.879 LIGHT ALLOYS. 03:32.946 --> 03:34.247 OUR TEST CARS FROZEN SILVER 03:34.314 --> 03:36.783 PAINT WILL COST YOU 5-GRAND 03:36.850 --> 03:38.919 EXTRA, BUT IT REALLY LOOKS 03:38.985 --> 03:40.721 UNIQUE, AND YOU CAN ALSO UPGRADE 03:40.787 --> 03:42.489 TO FULL LED HEADLIGHTS WITH 03:42.556 --> 03:44.424 THE EXECUTIVE PACKAGE. 03:44.491 --> 03:46.460 SO, IN A NUTSHELL, THE M6 GRAN 03:46.526 --> 03:48.528 COUPE IS AN M5 WITH A FEW 03:48.595 --> 03:50.163 MORE CURVES, AND WHEN IT COMES 03:50.230 --> 03:51.631 TO HITTING SOME CURVES, 03:51.698 --> 03:53.533 THE GC QUICKLY ESTABLISHED 03:53.600 --> 03:55.969 ITSELF AS MORE THAN CAPABLE. 03:56.036 --> 03:57.738 M ENGINEERS PUT THEIR HANDS ON 03:57.804 --> 03:59.506 EVERY ASPECT OF THE CHASSIS, 03:59.573 --> 04:01.308 TRANSFORMING IT BY DIRECTLY 04:01.374 --> 04:03.343 BOLTING THE REAR AXLE SUBFRAME 04:03.410 --> 04:04.511 TO THE BODY FOR GREATER 04:04.578 --> 04:06.012 STIFFNESS, ADDING M DYNAMIC 04:06.079 --> 04:07.748 DAMPER CONTROL SHOCKS, 04:07.814 --> 04:09.382 AND OF COURSE TWEAKING 04:09.449 --> 04:11.084 THE ELECTRONICS, WHICH WE STILL 04:11.151 --> 04:12.686 FOUND VERY INTRUSIVE UNLESS 04:12.753 --> 04:13.987 THEY WERE TURNED ALL THE WAY 04:14.054 --> 04:15.522 OFF. 04:15.589 --> 04:16.823 MUCH LIKE THE M6, 04:16.890 --> 04:18.391 IT'S NOT A LIGHTWEIGHT, 04:18.458 --> 04:20.327 COMING IN AT OVER 4,400 POUNDS, 04:20.393 --> 04:22.329 YET IT MANAGES TO FEEL MUCH 04:22.395 --> 04:23.797 LIGHTER THROUGH THE CONES WITH 04:23.864 --> 04:25.532 WAY MORE QUICKNESS THAN EXPECTED 04:25.599 --> 04:27.000 IN A CAR THIS BIG, 04:27.067 --> 04:28.668 ALL WHILE PROVIDING GOOD AMOUNTS 04:28.735 --> 04:30.203 OF FEEDBACK. 04:30.270 --> 04:31.872 BY NOW WE'RE VERY FAMILIAR 04:31.938 --> 04:34.508 WITH THE 4.4-LITER M TWIN-TURBO 04:34.574 --> 04:36.143 V8 UNDER THE HOOD, 04:36.209 --> 04:38.311 SPINNING UP 560-HORSEPOWER 04:38.378 --> 04:40.514 AND 500 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 04:40.580 --> 04:43.183 NESTLED BEHIND IS AN M-DCT 04:43.250 --> 04:45.285 7-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; 04:45.352 --> 04:47.053 THOUGH A 6-SPEED MANUAL IS 04:47.120 --> 04:49.256 AVAILABLE AS A NO COST OPTION. 04:55.061 --> 04:57.197 PUT THE M-DCT AND TWINPOWER 04:57.264 --> 04:58.932 TURBO TO WORK AT THE TRACK, 04:58.999 --> 05:00.667 AND UNDER IDEAL CONDITIONS, 05:00.734 --> 05:02.502 YOU'LL MANAGE A 0 TO 60 TIME 05:02.569 --> 05:04.304 OF JUST 3.8-SECONDS; 05:04.371 --> 05:06.006 AND GO ON TO A QUARTER MILE RUN 05:06.072 --> 05:08.575 OF 12.0-SECONDS FLAT AT 122 05:08.642 --> 05:10.410 MILES-PER-HOUR. 05:10.477 --> 05:11.878 WHILE THERE'S NO SHORTAGE 05:11.945 --> 05:13.180 OF TORQUE OFF THE LINE, 05:13.246 --> 05:15.615 TRACTION CAN BE IN SHORT SUPPLY. 05:15.682 --> 05:17.551 USING M'S LAUNCH CONTROL HELPS, 05:17.617 --> 05:19.553 BUT AFTER A FEW MAX LAUNCHES 05:19.619 --> 05:21.254 IT NEEDS A TIME OUT, SO YOU'RE 05:21.321 --> 05:22.556 ON YOUR OWN. 05:22.622 --> 05:24.658 POWER POURS ON CONSTANTLY 05:24.724 --> 05:26.126 THROUGHOUT THE TRIP, 05:26.193 --> 05:27.794 WITH SHIFTS ONLY A MINOR BLIP 05:27.861 --> 05:29.963 ON YOUR HIGH SPEED RADAR. 05:30.030 --> 05:31.464 THE M-SPECIFIC BRAKES ARE 05:31.531 --> 05:32.866 ALREADY A STEP ABOVE STANDARD 05:32.933 --> 05:34.267 GRAN COUPE FARE, 05:34.334 --> 05:35.902 BUT YOU CAN UPGRADE FURTHER 05:35.969 --> 05:38.205 TO M CARBON CERAMIC BRAKES. 05:38.271 --> 05:39.706 OUR TEST CAR HAD THEM AND 05:39.773 --> 05:41.374 BROUGHT US TO A HALT IN A SHORT 05:41.441 --> 05:44.544 AVERAGE OF 114-FEET FROM 60. 05:44.611 --> 05:46.646 NOW LET'S US TAKE A TIME OUT TO 05:46.713 --> 05:48.481 LOOK INSIDE WHERE THERE'S NOT 05:48.548 --> 05:50.083 MUCH "BREAKING" FROM TRADITIONAL 05:50.150 --> 05:51.918 BMW DRIVER-CENTRIC, 05:51.985 --> 05:53.520 COCKPIT DESIGN. 05:53.587 --> 05:54.855 YOU'LL FIND "M" TOUCHES 05:54.921 --> 05:56.156 THROUGHOUT THE CABIN; 05:56.223 --> 05:57.490 INCLUDING LOGOS, 05:57.557 --> 05:58.892 MULTIFUNCTION SPORT SEATS, 05:58.959 --> 06:00.093 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, 06:00.160 --> 06:01.361 AND OF COURSE THE STEERING 06:01.428 --> 06:02.796 WHEEL. 06:02.863 --> 06:04.297 THINGS ARE A LITTLE TIGHTER 06:04.364 --> 06:04.931 IN THE REAR SEAT COMPARED TO 06:04.998 --> 06:07.234 THE M5, AND THERE IS A BIT LESS 06:07.300 --> 06:09.536 TRUNK SPACE, ALL SACRIFICE FOR 06:09.603 --> 06:11.071 THE MORE STYLISH 4-DOOR COUPE 06:11.137 --> 06:12.839 DESIGN. 06:12.906 --> 06:14.374 AND EVEN WITH ALL ITS 06:14.441 --> 06:15.809 PERFORMANCE CREDENTIALS, 06:15.876 --> 06:17.711 DRIVING THE M6 GRAN COUPE IS 06:17.777 --> 06:19.746 RELATIVELY TRANQUIL AND RELAXING 06:19.813 --> 06:22.082 ALMOST REGARDLESS OF SPEED. 06:22.148 --> 06:23.650 COMFORT MODE SEEMS MORE 06:23.717 --> 06:25.385 COMFORTING THAN IN THE M5, 06:25.452 --> 06:27.120 BUT THINGS CAN STILL GET PLENTY 06:27.187 --> 06:28.588 AGGRESSIVE WHEN YOU DIAL IT UP 06:28.655 --> 06:31.057 TO SPORT PLUS. 06:31.124 --> 06:32.559 GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS 06:32.626 --> 06:34.194 ARE IN THE GAS GUZZLER REALM 06:34.261 --> 06:35.629 AT 14-CITY, 20-HIGHWAY, 06:35.695 --> 06:37.530 AND 16-COMBINED, 06:37.597 --> 06:39.099 WHICH WE CAME CLOSE TO MATCHING 06:39.165 --> 06:40.934 AT 16.4 MILES-PER-GALLON 06:41.001 --> 06:42.535 OF PREMIUM. 06:42.602 --> 06:43.970 WHEN IT COMES TO PRICING, 06:44.037 --> 06:45.872 NUMBERS POP FROM LOW TO HIGH, 06:45.939 --> 06:50.477 AS YOU'LL NEED $115,925 06:50.543 --> 06:52.212 TO ENTER THE WORLD OF M6 06:52.279 --> 06:54.214 GRAN COUPEDOM. 06:54.281 --> 06:57.951 AT THAT LEVEL, THE 2014 BMW M6 06:58.018 --> 06:59.552 GRAN COUPE IS CLEARLY 06:59.619 --> 07:01.721 ONE EXCLUSIVE HIGH PERFORMANCE 07:01.788 --> 07:02.255 RIDE. 07:02.322 --> 07:04.257 STILL, FOR THE MONEY, WE PREFER 07:04.324 --> 07:06.559 THE MORE TRADITIONAL M5. 07:06.626 --> 07:08.762 BUT IF YOU'D RATHER HAVE 07:08.828 --> 07:10.030 THE SLICK M6 LOOKS, 07:10.096 --> 07:11.698 BUT RETAIN SOME 4-DOOR 07:11.765 --> 07:12.866 PRACTICALITY, 07:12.933 --> 07:14.267 THEN YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED 07:14.334 --> 07:16.436 WITH THE M6 GRAN COUPE. 07:16.503 --> 07:18.772 IT'S READY TO ROCK AND ROLL 07:18.838 --> 07:20.707 WHEN YOU ARE. 07:27.881 --> 07:29.316 CAR COMPANIES ARE SPENDING AN 07:29.382 --> 07:31.217 EVER INCREASING AMOUNT OF MONEY 07:31.284 --> 07:33.320 IN BOOSTING FUEL ECONOMY. 07:33.386 --> 07:34.821 AND SURE, POWERTRAIN DEVELOPMENT 07:34.888 --> 07:36.222 IS PART OF THAT, 07:36.289 --> 07:37.457 BUT THERE'S STILL AN INCREDIBLE 07:37.524 --> 07:38.258 AMOUNT OF WORK TO BE DONE 07:38.325 --> 07:40.527 WITH AERODYNAMICS. 07:40.593 --> 07:41.962 AND WHILE YOU CAN DO ALL OF THE 07:42.028 --> 07:43.863 COMPUTER SIMULATIONS YOU WANT, 07:43.930 --> 07:45.799 AS OUR YOLANDA VASQUEZ EXPLAINS, 07:45.865 --> 07:47.267 THERE'S ONLY ONE PLACE TO FIND 07:47.334 --> 07:48.935 OUT IF ALL THOSE EFFORTS REALLY 07:49.002 --> 07:50.503 WORK. 07:53.506 --> 07:55.575 Yolanda: A PROP INSPECTION AND FINAL ONCE OVER 07:55.675 --> 07:57.644 SETS THE STAGE FOR A DAY OF TESTING 07:57.744 --> 07:59.913 AT THE GLENN L. MARTIN WIND TUNNEL 08:00.013 --> 08:02.515 LOCATED AT THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND. 08:02.615 --> 08:05.919 THIS 3/8 SCALE MODEL CAR, WHICH IS SECURELY BOLTED DOWN, 08:06.019 --> 08:08.388 WILL SOON BE PUT THROUGH THE WRINGER! 08:08.488 --> 08:10.357 AS THE STAFF TURNS ON THE FAN CONTROLS 08:10.457 --> 08:12.192 AND BEGINS TO COLLECT DATA, 08:12.292 --> 08:14.260 THIS DIMINUTIVE CAR ENDURES WIND SPEEDS 08:14.361 --> 08:16.830 OF OVER 100 MILES PER HOUR. 08:16.930 --> 08:18.465 AND WHILE YOU CAN'T SEE THE WIND, 08:18.565 --> 08:19.566 YOU SURE CAN HEAR IT. 08:19.666 --> 08:22.669 [ WIND BLOWING ] 08:22.769 --> 08:24.270 AT THE OTHER END OF THIS HOLLOW TUBE 08:24.371 --> 08:25.972 IS A POWERFUL FAN 08:26.072 --> 08:27.507 THAT CREATES THE FLOW OF AIR INSIDE THE TUNNEL. 08:27.607 --> 08:29.542 JUST STANDING HERE GIVES YOU AN IDEA 08:29.642 --> 08:31.611 OF HOW LARGE THIS FAN IS... 08:31.711 --> 08:33.680 19 FEET IN DIAMETER, 08:33.780 --> 08:35.682 AND WHEN THE WIND TUNNEL IS OPERATIONAL, 08:35.782 --> 08:38.084 IT PERFORMS LIKE AN AIRPLANE PROPELLER, 08:38.184 --> 08:40.820 PUSHING THE AIR THROUGH. 08:40.920 --> 08:43.156 AS THE FAN SLOWLY PICKS UP SPEED, 08:43.256 --> 08:46.426 THESE TURNING VANES GUIDE THAT AIR INTO A SETTLING CHAMBER 08:46.526 --> 08:48.862 THAT'S JUST UPSTREAM OF THE TEST AREA. 08:48.962 --> 08:53.366 Dr. Jewel Barlow: EVERY WIND TUNNEL THAT'S DESIGNED FOR VEHICLE TESTING, 08:53.466 --> 08:54.934 THAT'S WORTH ITS SALT, 08:55.035 --> 08:55.835 WILL HAVE THAT CHARACTERISTIC. 08:55.935 --> 08:57.570 Yolanda: MOST OF THE MAJOR AUTOMAKERS 08:57.670 --> 08:59.472 HAVE THEIR OWN STATE-OF-THE-ART WIND TUNNELS 08:59.572 --> 09:02.108 THAT CAN TEST FULL-SIZE VEHICLES. 09:02.208 --> 09:04.277 THEIR RESEARCH INCLUDES WAYS TO REDUCE DRAG, 09:04.377 --> 09:06.012 IMPROVE FUEL EFFICIENCY, 09:06.112 --> 09:08.848 AND MINIMIZE WIND NOISE. 09:08.948 --> 09:10.016 Dr. Barlow: THE NOISE THAT YOU HEAR 09:10.116 --> 09:12.585 WHEN YOU'RE RIDING IN YOUR CAR 09:12.685 --> 09:15.955 IS A MUCH MORE COMPLEX TOTAL PROBLEM. 09:16.056 --> 09:18.291 Yolanda: DR. JEWEL BARLOW SAYS FOR THE PAST FEW DECADES, 09:18.391 --> 09:20.193 THIS LOW-SPEED WIND TUNNEL 09:20.293 --> 09:22.762 HAS BEEN USED TO TEST AUTOMOBILE AERODYNAMICS 09:22.862 --> 09:25.565 ON A NUMBER OF CONCEPT AND PRODUCTION CARS. 09:25.665 --> 09:28.201 BUT THEIR LOBBY TELLS AN EVEN BIGGER STORY, 09:28.301 --> 09:32.205 WITH SCALE MODELS OF SEAPLANES DATING BACK TO THE 1950s, 09:32.305 --> 09:35.008 AND YACHT KEELS FROM THE AMERICA'S CUP YACHTS. 09:35.108 --> 09:37.944 Dr. Barlow: WE SAY ALMOST ANYTHING THAT MOVES IN AIR OR WATER 09:38.044 --> 09:40.580 WE'VE PROBABLY DONE SOME WORK ON IT 09:40.680 --> 09:42.348 Yolanda: AND MOST OF THAT WORK, SAYS BARLOW, 09:42.449 --> 09:44.951 INVOLVES HELPING COMPANIES IMPROVE PRODUCT DESIGN 09:45.051 --> 09:47.353 AND VALIDATE MATHEMATICAL MODELING. 09:47.454 --> 09:51.357 Dr. Barlow: GIVEN THE SPECIFIC OBJECTIVE OF THE COMPANY 09:51.458 --> 09:52.425 FOR THAT CAR; 09:52.525 --> 09:56.796 HOW DO YOU FINE TUNE THE FINAL SHAPE DETAILS 09:56.896 --> 10:00.967 TO MAKE IT MATCH THE MARKET SEGMENT THEY WANT TO ADDRESS. 10:01.067 --> 10:03.369 Yolanda: FOR EXAMPLE, THE SCALE MODEL BEING TESTED TODAY 10:03.470 --> 10:06.139 IS THE G2 FROM GENOVATION CARS. 10:06.239 --> 10:07.640 Steven Rogers: AT GENOVATION, WE'RE INTERESTED IN SHIFTING 10:07.740 --> 10:11.377 HOW AMERICANS VIEW AND USE ENERGY. 10:11.478 --> 10:13.413 Yolanda: THEY'RE A MARYLAND- BASED TECHNOLOGY COMPANY 10:13.513 --> 10:17.183 THAT'S TRYING TO BUILD A TRULY INNOVATIVE, ELECTRIC CAR. 10:17.283 --> 10:19.119 Andrew Saul: SO, WE DESIGNED G2, THE GENOVATION G2, 10:19.219 --> 10:21.588 TO BE GREEN IN CONTENT, 10:21.688 --> 10:23.723 AS WELL AS VERY, VERY EFFICIENT. 10:23.823 --> 10:25.425 Yolanda: GENOVATION HAS BEEN USING THE WIND TUNNEL 10:25.525 --> 10:28.628 TO TEST THE AERODYNAMIC CHARACTERISTICS OF THEIR CAR. 10:28.728 --> 10:31.464 Andrew: WE KNEW THE CAR WAS VERY EFFICIENT THROUGH THE WIND, 10:31.564 --> 10:33.566 VERY LOW CD. 10:33.666 --> 10:37.470 IT WAS .2, AND DECENT DOWN FORCE. 10:37.570 --> 10:39.539 BUT YOU REALLY NEED TO HAVE A MODEL IN THE WIND TUNNEL 10:39.639 --> 10:41.074 TO VALIDATE YOUR COMPUTER MODEL 10:41.174 --> 10:42.809 AND MAKE SURE YOU GOT IT RIGHT. 10:42.909 --> 10:44.377 Yolanda: A BETTER VISUAL OF THE AIR FLOW AROUND A CAR 10:44.477 --> 10:45.912 IS THE SMOKE DEMO. 10:46.012 --> 10:48.181 Dr. Barlow: ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE LOOKING FOR 10:48.281 --> 10:50.350 IS WHERE THE STAGNATION POINT IS. 10:50.450 --> 10:51.918 Yolanda: AS YOU CAN SEE, 10:52.018 --> 10:53.887 THE SMOKE FLOWS PRETTY EVENLY OVER THE TOP OF THE CAR, 10:53.987 --> 10:55.989 BUT WATCH HOW IT SEPARATES AND BECOMES TURBULENT 10:56.089 --> 10:57.757 TOWARDS THE BACK. 10:57.857 --> 10:59.058 BARLOW SAYS TO MINIMIZE DRAG, 10:59.159 --> 11:01.728 YOU WANT TO HAVE THE SEPARATED FLOW AT THE BACK OF THE CAR 11:01.828 --> 11:03.730 AS SMALL AS YOU CAN GET IT. 11:03.830 --> 11:05.832 SO THAT'S THE WHOLE GOAL? 11:05.932 --> 11:07.967 Dr. Barlow: THAT REPRESENTS THE BIG GOAL 11:08.067 --> 11:10.069 AS FAR AS DRAG IS CONCERNED. 11:10.170 --> 11:12.272 Yolanda: GENOVATION CEO ANDREW SAUL TELLS ME 11:12.372 --> 11:14.474 THEY INCREASED THE ANGLE OF THEIR BUMPER COVER 11:14.574 --> 11:15.942 UNDERNEATH THE CAR 11:16.042 --> 11:17.544 AND ADDED A CHROME LIP TO THE BACK 11:17.644 --> 11:20.747 TO HELP REDUCE DRAG. 11:22.048 --> 11:24.017 IT'S THESE KINDS OF SUBTLE DESIGN CHANGES 11:24.117 --> 11:25.985 THAT MAKE WIND TUNNEL TESTING 11:26.085 --> 11:28.688 A CRUCIAL PART OF VEHICLE DESIGN AND DEVELOPMENT 11:28.788 --> 11:31.658 FOR CAR COMPANIES BOTH BIG AND SMALL. 11:33.693 --> 11:35.828 >> JOHN: PAT GOSS KNOWS A THING OR TWO ABOUT HISTORY. 11:35.929 --> 11:39.432 AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING TO BUY A USED CAR, YOU SHOULD TOO. 11:42.702 --> 11:46.339 Pat: BUYING A USED CAR CAN BE A GREAT WAY TO SAVE MONEY, 11:46.439 --> 11:50.310 BUT IT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE TO DO YOUR HOMEWORK TO AVOID PROBLEMS. 11:50.410 --> 11:52.579 AND HERE TO GIVE US SOME POINTERS IS CHRIS BASSO FROM 11:52.679 --> 11:53.846 CARFAX. 11:53.947 --> 11:55.748 CHRIS, WELCOME TO GOSS' GARAGE. 11:55.848 --> 11:57.150 Chris: GREAT TO BE HERE, PAT. 11:57.250 --> 12:01.054 Pat: TELL ME A LITTLE BIT ABOUT WHAT CARFAX BRINGS TO THE TABLE 12:01.154 --> 12:02.789 FOR THE CAR BUYER. 12:02.889 --> 12:06.292 Chris: CARFAX COLLECTS INFORMATION FROM OVER 77,000 SOURCES, 12:06.392 --> 12:08.094 LIKE THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, 12:08.194 --> 12:10.363 A DEALERSHIP, OR EVEN A SERVICE LOCATION. 12:10.463 --> 12:13.066 AND ALL THAT INFORMATION FOR A SPECIFIC CAR CAN BE UNLOCKED 12:13.166 --> 12:15.935 USING THE 17 DIGIT VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION NUMBER. 12:16.035 --> 12:17.270 IF YOU'RE BUYING A USED CAR, 12:17.370 --> 12:19.606 START WITH A CARFAX VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT. 12:19.706 --> 12:21.608 Pat: ALRIGHT, NOW, WE HAVE THIS REPORT, 12:21.708 --> 12:24.978 WE'RE GOING TO SEE WHAT TYPES OF INFORMATION ON IT? 12:25.078 --> 12:27.580 Chris: REPORTED ACCIDENTS, SERVICE INFORMATION, 12:27.680 --> 12:29.449 A POSSIBLE ODOMETER ROLLBACK. 12:29.549 --> 12:31.284 ALL THE IMPORTANT INFORMATION THAT YOU WANT TO KNOW 12:31.384 --> 12:33.286 TO HELP YOU MAKE A SMART BUYING DECISION. 12:33.386 --> 12:35.321 Pat: ALRIGHT. NOW, LIKE THIS CAR, 12:35.421 --> 12:38.057 WHICH WE KNOW WAS A FLOOD CAR, IT'S TOTALED, 12:38.157 --> 12:39.726 THAT WOULD SHOW UP? 12:39.826 --> 12:41.327 Chris: THAT WOULD SHOW UP RIGHT AT THE TOP OF THE REPORT 12:41.427 --> 12:43.329 IN BRIGHT RED LETTERS. 12:43.429 --> 12:46.065 IT'S A WARNING THAT YOU MAY NOT WANT TO PURCHASE THIS CAR, 12:46.165 --> 12:47.200 OR LOOK DEEPER INTO IT, 12:47.300 --> 12:48.568 HAVE A QUALIFIED MECHANIC INSPECT IT. 12:48.668 --> 12:49.802 BUT GO THROUGH THE REPORT, 12:49.902 --> 12:52.338 FIND ALL THE INFORMATION THAT'S BEEN REPORTED TO CARFAX, 12:52.438 --> 12:55.275 AND TAKE IT FROM THERE TO MAKE A SMART BUYING DECISION. 12:55.375 --> 12:58.011 Pat: ALRIGHT, NOW, ANOTHER THING THAT I'VE NOTICED 12:58.111 --> 13:01.781 ON YOUR REPORTS IS THE OPEN RECALLS, 13:01.881 --> 13:04.317 WHICH I THINK IS VERY IMPORTANT. 13:04.417 --> 13:06.552 Chris: OPEN RECALLS IS A MAJOR ISSUE THESE DAYS. 13:06.653 --> 13:10.256 LAST YEAR THERE WERE 2.1 MILLION CARS THAT WERE FOR SALE 13:10.356 --> 13:12.292 WITH AN OPEN RECALL. 13:12.392 --> 13:14.727 IT'S AN ALARMING NUMBER THAT IS ONLY GETTING BIGGER 13:14.827 --> 13:16.596 AS MORE RECALLS HAPPEN. 13:16.696 --> 13:19.465 THESE ARE SAFETY DEFECTS THAT THE MANUFACTURER HAS IDENTIFIED, 13:19.565 --> 13:20.933 BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, 13:21.034 --> 13:22.869 PEOPLE ARE NOT TAKING THESE CARS TO GET THEM FIXED. 13:22.969 --> 13:25.004 Pat: YEAH, AND JUST BY VIRTUE OF THEIR NAME ALONE, 13:25.104 --> 13:27.106 AS A "SAFETY DEFECT," 13:27.206 --> 13:29.342 YOU'D THINK PEOPLE WOULD RUSH OFF TO GET THEM DONE. 13:29.442 --> 13:30.643 Chris: ABSOLUTELY. 13:30.743 --> 13:32.178 THEY CAN AFFECT THE AIRBAGS. 13:32.278 --> 13:33.179 THEY CAN CAUSE FIRES. 13:33.279 --> 13:34.547 THEY CAN CAUSE ACCIDENTS. 13:34.647 --> 13:36.049 IF YOU FIND THAT THE CAR YOU OWN, 13:36.149 --> 13:37.517 OR THE CAR THAT YOU WANT TO BUY 13:37.617 --> 13:38.651 HAS AN OPEN RECALL, 13:38.751 --> 13:40.119 TAKE IT TO A FRANCHISE DEALER, 13:40.219 --> 13:42.488 THEY'RE GOING TO FIX IT, OFTENTIMES FOR FREE. 13:42.588 --> 13:43.623 Pat: OKAY. 13:43.723 --> 13:48.995 ALRIGHT, SO, THIS IS A REAL WORKABLE TOOL 13:49.095 --> 13:50.963 TO AVOID STEPPING INTO SOMETHING 13:51.064 --> 13:53.399 THAT IS GOING TO COST YOU A LOT OF GRIEF 13:53.499 --> 13:55.034 OR A LOT OF MONEY. 13:55.134 --> 13:57.003 Chris: USED CARS CAN BE A GREAT VALUE, 13:57.103 --> 13:58.971 AND FOR MOST PEOPLE, THEY ARE A REALLY GOOD BUY, 13:59.072 --> 14:01.574 BUT, UNFORTUNATELY, SOME USED CARS HAVE INHERENT PROBLEMS. 14:01.674 --> 14:03.509 BY STARTING WITH A CARFAX REPORT, 14:03.609 --> 14:05.878 AND THEN TAKING THE CAR TO A QUALIFIED MECHANIC, 14:05.978 --> 14:08.748 YOU CAN FIND ANY PROBLEMS THAT MAY EXIST WITH THAT VEHICLE, 14:08.848 --> 14:10.650 AND MAKE SURE YOU'RE PUTTING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY IN A SAFE, 14:10.750 --> 14:12.185 RELIABLE USED CAR. 14:12.285 --> 14:13.453 Pat: CHRIS, THANK YOU. 14:13.553 --> 14:15.088 AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT, 14:15.188 --> 14:18.257 DROP ME A LINE RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK . 14:22.362 --> 14:23.863 >> JOHN: IN A DOG-EAT-DOG 14:23.930 --> 14:25.531 WORLD WHERE PEOPLE DO WHATEVER'S 14:25.598 --> 14:27.567 NECESSARY TO GET AHEAD, 14:27.633 --> 14:29.001 IT'S REFRESHING TO READ ABOUT 14:29.068 --> 14:30.636 A GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO STILL LIVE 14:30.703 --> 14:32.238 BY A CODE OF HONOR. 14:32.305 --> 14:33.840 "THE ONE PERCENTER CODE: 14:33.906 --> 14:35.742 HOW TO LIVE LIKE AN OUTLAW 14:35.808 --> 14:37.510 IN A WORLD GONE SOFT" 14:37.577 --> 14:39.178 BY DAVE NICHOLS, SHOWS THERE'S 14:39.245 --> 14:41.147 A LOT MORE TO MOTORCYCLE CLUBS 14:41.214 --> 14:42.849 THAN WHAT YOU'VE SEEN ON CABLE 14:42.915 --> 14:45.952 TV SHOWS AND BAD BIKER FLICKS. 14:46.018 --> 14:47.420 AND WHETHER WE AGREE WITH THEIR 14:47.487 --> 14:49.255 METHODS OR NOT, WE CAN ALL LEARN 14:49.322 --> 14:51.958 SOMETHING FROM THEM. 14:52.024 --> 14:53.159 AND IF YOU'RE TRULY CLUELESS 14:53.226 --> 14:54.861 ABOUT THE WORLD OF MOTORCYCLE 14:54.927 --> 14:56.729 CLUBS, IT MIGHT HELP TO HAVE 14:56.796 --> 14:58.097 "THE ONE PERCENTER 14:58.164 --> 15:00.333 ENCYCLOPEDIA" BY BILL HAYES 15:00.400 --> 15:01.968 TO HELP YOU NAVIGATE. 15:05.805 --> 15:07.106 TIME NOW FOR QUICK SPINS AND 15:07.173 --> 15:08.841 FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF A PAIR 15:08.908 --> 15:11.010 OF 2014s THAT JUST LANDED 15:11.077 --> 15:13.012 IN OUR LOT. 15:17.350 --> 15:18.751 CHEVROLET MUST BE FEELING A BIT 15:18.818 --> 15:20.887 NOSTALGIC, AS WE'VE SEEN THEM 15:20.953 --> 15:22.722 REVERT TO SOME OLD-SCHOOL WAYS 15:22.789 --> 15:24.524 OF THOUGHT: SMALL PICKUPS AND 15:24.590 --> 15:26.392 HIGH-POWERED SEDANS. 15:26.459 --> 15:28.027 AND THOUGH WE'LL HAVE TO WAIT 15:28.094 --> 15:29.762 A BIT LONGER TO DRIVE THE NEW 15:29.829 --> 15:31.931 COLORADO, WE'RE FRESH BACK FROM 15:31.998 --> 15:34.901 A QUICK SPIN IN THE 2014 SS; 15:34.967 --> 15:37.170 CHEVY'S FIRST V-8, REAR DRIVE 15:37.236 --> 15:40.006 SEDAN IN ALMOST TWO DECADES. 15:40.072 --> 15:41.607 SHARING ITS BASIC CHASSIS WITH 15:41.674 --> 15:43.242 THE CAPRICE POLICE CRUISER, 15:43.309 --> 15:45.178 PONTIAC'S LATE LAMENTED G8, 15:45.244 --> 15:46.712 AS WELL AS THE CAMARO, 15:46.779 --> 15:49.015 THIS BLAST-FROM-THE-PAST BRUISER 15:49.081 --> 15:51.517 ALSO UTILIZES A FAMILIAR ENGINE: 15:51.584 --> 15:53.686 THE 6.2 LITER SMALL-BLOCK V-8 15:53.753 --> 15:56.622 KNOWN AS THE LS3 USED IN THE C6 15:56.689 --> 15:58.424 CORVETTE, AND THE CURRENT 15:58.491 --> 15:59.959 CAMARO SS. 16:00.026 --> 16:01.894 HERE OUPUT IS RATED AT 415 16:01.961 --> 16:04.096 HORSEPOWER. 16:04.163 --> 16:05.465 THE SOLE TRANSMISSION IS A SIX 16:05.531 --> 16:06.732 SPEED AUTOMATIC WITH PADDLE 16:06.799 --> 16:07.700 SHIFTERS. 16:07.767 --> 16:09.435 AND YOU WILL WANT TO USE THEM 16:09.502 --> 16:11.370 TO REALLY ENJOY WHAT'S SPECIAL 16:11.437 --> 16:12.905 ABOUT THE SS, SINCE IN FULL 16:12.972 --> 16:14.707 AUTO, GEAR CHANGES COME 16:14.774 --> 16:16.409 TOO EARLY AND OFTEN. 16:16.476 --> 16:18.644 BUT DO IT RIGHT AND HIGH SPEEDS 16:18.711 --> 16:20.279 ARE EASY TO COME BY. 16:20.346 --> 16:22.081 WE CLOCKED 0 TO 60 SPRINTS 16:22.148 --> 16:24.484 IN JUST UNDER FIVE SECONDS. 16:24.550 --> 16:26.552 INDEED, ITS CAMARO KINSHIP 16:26.619 --> 16:28.154 REALLY COMES THROUGH AS THE SS 16:28.221 --> 16:29.789 FEELS MUCHO SPORTY, 16:29.856 --> 16:31.924 DESPITE ITS CONSIDERABLE SIZE. 16:31.991 --> 16:34.293 THINK 4-DOOR CAMARO IF YOU WILL, 16:34.360 --> 16:35.862 WITH ITS EXTRA LENGTH BEING USED 16:35.928 --> 16:37.430 FOR A SURPRISINGLY SPACIOUS 16:37.497 --> 16:38.464 BACK SEAT. 16:38.531 --> 16:40.233 >> BEN: THE SUSPENSION IS VERY 16:40.299 --> 16:41.100 FIRM, WHICH IS GREAT FOR HAVING 16:41.167 --> 16:43.002 FUN, BUT CAN GET A LITTLE 16:43.069 --> 16:44.971 JARRING ON THE HIGHWAY. 16:45.037 --> 16:46.506 UNFORTUNATELY, GM'S MAGNETIC 16:46.572 --> 16:47.974 RIDE SUSPENSION ISN'T 16:48.040 --> 16:49.342 AN AVAILABLE OPTION. 16:49.408 --> 16:49.876 ON THE OTHER HAND, THOUGH, 16:49.942 --> 16:51.410 THE 50/50 WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION 16:51.477 --> 16:53.079 PROVIDES AWESOME CORNERING 16:53.145 --> 16:54.714 RESPONSE AND THE STEERING FEEL 16:54.780 --> 16:56.349 IS TOP NOTCH. 16:56.415 --> 16:57.583 >> JOHN: THE LOOK OF THE SS 16:57.650 --> 16:58.951 IS PURE SLEEPER. 16:59.018 --> 17:00.686 BESIDES FRONT FENDER VENTS AND 17:00.753 --> 17:02.388 THE UBIQUITOUS BREMBO BRAKE 17:02.455 --> 17:03.656 CALIPERS PEEKING THROUGH 17:03.723 --> 17:04.991 THE 19-INCH WHEELS, 17:05.057 --> 17:06.392 THERE'S NOT MUCH BY WAY 17:06.459 --> 17:07.693 OF AGGRESSION. 17:07.760 --> 17:09.195 IN FACT, FROM FAR AWAY, 17:09.262 --> 17:10.696 YOU MAY MISTAKE IT FOR AN IMPALA 17:10.763 --> 17:12.765 OR EVEN MALIBU. 17:12.832 --> 17:14.233 INTERIOR TREATMENT IS ALSO 17:14.300 --> 17:15.801 CONSERVATIVE; 17:15.868 --> 17:17.136 MORE COMFORT ORIENTED THAN 17:17.203 --> 17:18.604 DRIVER-FOCUSED. 17:18.671 --> 17:20.039 THE CABIN IS QUIET, 17:20.106 --> 17:21.240 WITH A HOST OF ADVANCED SAFETY 17:21.307 --> 17:22.642 FEATURES. 17:22.708 --> 17:23.976 BLIND ZONE, REAR CROSS TRAFFIC, 17:24.043 --> 17:25.711 AND FORWARD COLLISION ALERT 17:25.778 --> 17:27.546 SYSTEMS ARE ALL STANDARD. 17:27.613 --> 17:29.482 SO TOO IS CHEVY'S MYLINK SYSTEM, 17:29.549 --> 17:30.816 BACKUP CAMERA, 17:30.883 --> 17:32.118 AND A NEW AUTOMATIC PARKING 17:32.184 --> 17:33.653 ASSIST SYSTEM, WHICH WILL STEER 17:33.719 --> 17:36.422 THE CAR ITSELF WHILE YOU MONITOR 17:36.489 --> 17:38.791 ACCELERATION AND BRAKING. 17:38.858 --> 17:40.560 MOST EVERYTHING YOU'D NEED OR 17:40.626 --> 17:42.428 WANT COMES STANDARD, IN FACT, 17:42.495 --> 17:43.963 AND THE ONLY UPGRADES ARE A 17:44.030 --> 17:45.998 POWER SUNROOF AND SPARE TIRE. 17:46.065 --> 17:47.366 ON SALE NOW, THE 2014 CHEVROLET 17:47.433 --> 17:52.572 SS STARTS AROUND $45,000, 17:52.638 --> 17:54.740 WHICH INCLUDES A GAS-GUZZLER TAX 17:54.807 --> 17:57.343 FOR ITS 17 MPG COMBINED FUEL 17:57.410 --> 17:59.345 ECONOMY RATING. 17:59.412 --> 18:00.880 TRADITIONALLY, A FULL-SIZE 18:00.947 --> 18:02.348 PICKUP WITH A SMALL ENGINE 18:02.415 --> 18:03.616 JUST DIDN'T CUT IT FOR MOST 18:03.683 --> 18:04.884 BUYERS. 18:04.951 --> 18:06.552 BUT, LAST YEAR, RAM PRETTY MUCH 18:06.619 --> 18:08.487 DISPELLED THAT NOTION WITH ITS 18:08.554 --> 18:11.023 PENTASTAR V-6 POWERED 1500. 18:11.090 --> 18:13.025 NOW FOR 2014, THEY'RE ADDING 18:13.092 --> 18:15.695 A V-6 DIESEL TO THE MIX. 18:15.761 --> 18:16.996 ALREADY OFFERED IN THE JEEP 18:17.063 --> 18:18.998 GRAND CHEROKEE, THIS 3.0 LITER 18:19.065 --> 18:21.300 TURBODIESEL V-6 ECODIESEL IS 18:21.367 --> 18:23.636 RATED AT 240 HORSEPOWER. 18:23.703 --> 18:25.538 BUT IT'S THE OVER 400 POUND-FEET 18:25.605 --> 18:27.239 OF TORQUE THAT ALLOWS FOR 18:27.306 --> 18:29.775 A 9,200 POUND TOW CAPACITY. 18:29.842 --> 18:32.078 MATED TO A ZF 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC, 18:32.144 --> 18:33.946 MILEAGE RATINGS SHOULD COME 18:34.013 --> 18:36.115 CLOSE TO MATCHING THE 28 MPG 18:36.182 --> 18:38.351 HIGHWAY OF THE DIESEL JEEP. 18:38.417 --> 18:39.685 >> GREG CARLOSS: BACK IN THE 18:39.752 --> 18:41.754 LATE '80s, DODGE OFFERED A 5.9 18:41.821 --> 18:43.823 LITER CUMMINS DIESEL IN THE RAM 18:43.889 --> 18:45.057 THAT OFFERED 400 POUND-FEET 18:45.124 --> 18:45.391 OF TORQUE. 18:45.458 --> 18:48.094 FAST FORWARD TO 2013. 18:48.160 --> 18:50.062 I'M DRIVING A 3.0 LITER V-6 18:50.129 --> 18:52.064 ECODIESEL THAT HAS 420 18:52.131 --> 18:54.367 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 18:54.433 --> 18:55.635 AND IT'S MATCHED WITH AN 8 SPEED 18:55.701 --> 18:57.069 TRANSMISSION. 18:57.136 --> 18:58.371 AND I GOTTA SAY, IT'S A VERY 18:58.437 --> 18:59.872 CAPABLE PAIRING, AND VERY 18:59.939 --> 19:01.974 EFFICIENT PAIRING. 19:02.041 --> 19:03.009 I REALLY RESPECT THE ENGINEERING 19:03.075 --> 19:04.510 THAT WENT INTO IT. 19:04.577 --> 19:05.911 >> JOHN: OTHER MORE MINOR 19:05.978 --> 19:07.680 ADDITIONS FOR 2014 INCLUDE A NEW 19:07.747 --> 19:09.782 FRONT PARKING ASSIST SYSTEM. 19:09.849 --> 19:11.751 ON SALE NOW, THE ECODIESEL 19:11.817 --> 19:13.252 IS ONLY AVAILABLE ON SOME 19:13.319 --> 19:15.855 RAM 1500s, WITH A PRICE PREMIUM 19:15.921 --> 19:17.523 OF $3K TO $5,000, 19:17.590 --> 19:19.659 DEPENDING ON MODEL. 19:19.725 --> 19:20.960 AND WE'LL GO ON A FEW MORE QUICK 19:21.027 --> 19:22.595 SPINS AND DELIVER OUR DRIVING 19:22.662 --> 19:24.830 IMPRESSIONS SOON! 19:26.165 --> 19:28.367 John Davis: KOREAN SISTER BRANDS HYUNDAI AND KIA 19:28.467 --> 19:31.437 HAVE CERTAINLY MADE THEIR MARK ON AMERICAN BUYERS. 19:31.537 --> 19:34.840 HYUNDAI IS NOW A MAJOR PLAYER IN FAMILY CARS AND UTILITIES, 19:34.940 --> 19:38.644 WHILE KIA IS APPROACHING PREMIUM BRAND STATUS. 19:38.744 --> 19:41.147 IN THAT VAIN, KIA IS NOW TAKING A SHOT 19:41.247 --> 19:43.582 AT THE U.S. FULL-SIZE SEDAN SEGMENT, 19:43.683 --> 19:47.153 ONE DOMINATED BY THE DETROIT THREE AND TOYOTA. 19:47.253 --> 19:50.122 KIA'S BIG FOUR-DOOR IS CALLED CADENZA. 19:50.222 --> 19:53.159 WITH A SOLID TRACK RECORD IN LARGE CARS BACK HOME, 19:53.259 --> 19:56.729 LET'S SEE IF A BIG KIA PLAYS WELL HERE. 20:04.603 --> 20:06.605 WHILE FULL-SIZE CARS ARE NO LONGER 20:06.706 --> 20:08.007 A HUGE MARKET IN THE U.S., 20:08.107 --> 20:10.443 IT IS A CAR CLASS THAT'S SPEAKS VOLUMES 20:10.543 --> 20:13.546 ABOUT A BRAND'S STATUS AND ASPIRATIONS. 20:13.646 --> 20:15.781 WITNESS THE BOOST CHEVROLET'S PRIDE IS RECEIVING 20:15.881 --> 20:18.617 FROM THEIR REDESIGNED IMPALA. 20:18.718 --> 20:21.620 A WELL-PRICED VOLUME BRAND FLAGSHIP SEDAN 20:21.721 --> 20:25.091 CAN ALSO SNARE A FEW LUXURY BUYERS AS WELL. 20:25.191 --> 20:29.128 AND THAT IS THE MISSION OF THE 2014 KIA CADENZA. 20:29.228 --> 20:32.832 THE CADENZA MIGHT ACTUALLY HAVE A BROADER AUDIENCE THAN EXPECTED 20:32.932 --> 20:36.836 SINCE IT IS SOMEWHAT SMALLISH COMPARED TO OTHER LARGE SEDANS. 20:36.936 --> 20:41.974 WITH A WHEELBASE OF 112 INCHES, AND A LENGTH OF 195.5, 20:42.074 --> 20:45.845 IT'S ALMOST SIX INCHES SHORTER OVERALL THAN IMPALA, 20:45.945 --> 20:49.548 BUT NEARLY FIVE INCHES LONGER THAN THE MID-SIZE KIA OPTIMA, 20:49.648 --> 20:51.751 WITH WHICH THE CADENZA SHARES 20:51.851 --> 20:54.520 MORE THAN A PASSING EURO-THEMED RESEMBLANCE. 20:57.456 --> 21:00.025 THE STYLING IS VERY MODERN, YET NOT TRENDY, 21:00.126 --> 21:02.962 AND SHOULD HOLD UP WELL FOR THE LONG PERIOD OF TIME 21:03.062 --> 21:06.232 THAT BIG SEDANS GENERALLY GO BETWEEN REDESIGNS. 21:06.332 --> 21:09.335 THE UPSCALE EUROPEAN INFLUENCE OF THE CADENZA'S STYLING 21:09.435 --> 21:11.470 CARRIES OVER TO THE INTERIOR. 21:11.570 --> 21:14.340 IT'S DRIVER CENTRIC, WITH NEARLY FLUSH SWITCHGEAR, 21:14.440 --> 21:16.842 YET CLEARLY LUXURY ORIENTED. 21:16.942 --> 21:19.645 KIA REALLY SWEATED THE SMALL STUFF TOO. 21:19.745 --> 21:22.748 SENSIBLE GAUGES ARE WELL SHROUDED FROM GLARE. 21:22.848 --> 21:24.683 THERE ARE TRIPLE-SEALED DOORS, 21:24.784 --> 21:28.087 AND LOTS OF NOISE INSULATION TO KEEP THINGS ULTRA QUIET; 21:28.187 --> 21:30.823 ACCOMPANIED BY SOME PLEASANT LOOKING FAKE WOOD TRIM 21:30.923 --> 21:33.159 AND SOFT TOUCH MATERIALS. 21:33.259 --> 21:35.795 A VERY LONG LIST OF STANDARDS INCLUDES: 21:35.895 --> 21:37.463 AUTO FOLD OUTSIDE MIRRORS, 21:37.563 --> 21:38.697 HEATED LEATHER SEATS, 21:38.798 --> 21:41.233 NAVIGATION WITH SIRIUS/XM TRAFFIC, 21:41.333 --> 21:43.402 BACKUP WARNING WITH CAMERA, 21:43.502 --> 21:47.039 A 550-WATT 12-SPEAKER SURROUND SOUND AUDIO SYSTEM, 21:47.139 --> 21:50.042 AND KIA'S UVO E-SERVICES TELEMATICS, 21:50.142 --> 21:53.212 WHICH IS TOP NOTCH IN EASE OF USE. 21:53.312 --> 21:56.315 BEYOND THAT, THE LUXURY PACKAGE ADDS DRIVER'S SEAT MEMORY 21:56.415 --> 21:57.683 AND VENTILATION, 21:57.783 --> 21:59.752 AS WELL AS PANORAMIC SUNROOF. 21:59.852 --> 22:02.988 WHILE THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE ADDS A RAFT OF SAFETY FEATURES, 22:03.088 --> 22:05.491 INCLUDING ADVANCED SMART CRUISE CONTROL, 22:05.591 --> 22:06.992 BLIND SPOT DETECTION, 22:07.092 --> 22:09.028 AND LANE DEPARTURE WARNING. 22:09.128 --> 22:11.463 WHILE ITS "NOT QUITE FULL SIZE," 22:11.564 --> 22:13.833 SIZE KEEPS REAR SEAT LEGROOM FAR FROM CLASS BEST, 22:13.933 --> 22:16.001 THE SPACE IS STILL GENEROUS. 22:16.101 --> 22:18.103 THE SEATBACKS DON'T FOLD, HOWEVER. 22:18.204 --> 22:22.107 STILL, 15.9 CUBIC-FEET OF TRUNK SPACE IS QUITE REASONABLE. 22:22.208 --> 22:24.076 THE CADENZA SHARES MANY MECHANICALS 22:24.176 --> 22:25.978 WITH THE HYUNDAI AZERA, 22:26.078 --> 22:28.714 AND THAT INCLUDES THE 3.3-LITER V6 22:28.814 --> 22:31.483 WITH A FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC. 22:31.584 --> 22:33.953 IT'S THE BRAND'S MOST POWERFUL V6 TO DATE 22:34.053 --> 22:38.524 WITH 293-HORSEPOWER AND 255 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 22:42.962 --> 22:44.496 AND MUCH LIKE THE AZERA, 22:44.597 --> 22:47.533 THE CADENZA DOESN'T LAUNCH PARTICULARLY HARD OFF THE LINE, 22:47.633 --> 22:51.070 AND POWER BUILDS GENTLY ONCE YOU DO GET ROLLING. 22:51.170 --> 22:52.872 IT TOOK 7.0-SECONDS TO REACH 60, 22:52.972 --> 22:55.608 AND 15.5 TO SEE THE END OF THE QUARTER MILE 22:55.708 --> 22:58.310 AT 94 MILES-PER-HOUR. 22:58.410 --> 23:00.446 EVEN USING THE STEERING WHEEL PADDLES, 23:00.546 --> 23:02.748 SHIFTS ARE NOT ESPECIALLY QUICK, 23:02.848 --> 23:05.885 BUT THEY ARE PREMIUM CAR SMOOTH. 23:05.985 --> 23:08.220 THROUGH THE CONES, THE CADENZA FEELS FAIRLY LIGHT ON ITS FEET, 23:08.320 --> 23:12.324 BUT NOT SO LIGHT THAT YOU FORGET HOW BIG IT REALLY IS. 23:12.424 --> 23:14.693 THERE'S PLENTY OF LUXURY CLASS WEIGHT TRANSFER 23:14.793 --> 23:18.163 AND A SOFT FEEL WHEN YOU ASK FOR RAPID RESPONSE. 23:18.264 --> 23:20.399 UNLIKE OTHER KIAs THAT FEEL SPORTIER 23:20.499 --> 23:22.067 THAN THEIR HYUNDAI COUNTERPARTS, 23:22.167 --> 23:24.036 WE CAN'T FEEL A MEANINGFUL DIFFERENCE 23:24.136 --> 23:26.171 BETWEEN CADENZA AND AZERA, 23:26.272 --> 23:29.909 AND NEITHER BELONGS ANYWHERE NEAR A RACE TRACK. 23:30.009 --> 23:31.744 THEY DO BELONG ON THE HIGHWAY 23:31.844 --> 23:34.513 WHERE RIDE QUALITY IS DOWNRIGHT "PLUSH." 23:34.613 --> 23:36.582 THE FRONT STRUTS AND REAR MULTI-LINKS 23:36.682 --> 23:39.385 ARE DEFINITELY TUNED FOR LONG DISTANCE COMFORT. 23:39.485 --> 23:42.755 GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE ABOUT AVERAGE FOR ITS CLASS 23:42.855 --> 23:46.525 AT 19-CITY, 28-HIGHWAY, AND 22-COMBINED. 23:46.625 --> 23:50.496 WE SAW A BETTER THAN EXPECTED 25.9 MILES-PER-GALLON OF REGULAR 23:50.596 --> 23:52.865 IN MIXED DRIVING. 23:52.965 --> 23:55.768 THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE IS AVERAGE AT 15.0-BARRELS 23:55.868 --> 23:57.736 OF ANNUAL OIL USE 23:57.836 --> 24:01.440 WITH CO2 EMISSIONS COMING IN AT 6.7-TONS. 24:01.540 --> 24:04.143 THERE IS JUST ONE CADENZA TRIM LEVEL, PREMIUM, 24:04.243 --> 24:07.279 STARTING AT $35,900. 24:07.379 --> 24:09.715 ADDING BOTH THE LUXURY AND TECHNOLOGY PACKAGES 24:09.815 --> 24:12.785 RAISES THAT TO $41,900. 24:12.885 --> 24:14.586 ANY WAY YOU SLICE IT, 24:14.687 --> 24:17.456 THE CADENZA IS A LOT OF LARGE CAR FOR THE MONEY. 24:17.556 --> 24:21.226 INDEED, TAKEN AS A WHOLE, THE 2014 KIA CADENZA 24:21.327 --> 24:23.696 DOES HAVE A PREMIUM SEDAN NATURE, 24:23.796 --> 24:27.066 AND YES, POSTURE WORTHY OF A BRAND FLAGSHIP, 24:27.166 --> 24:29.935 BUT WITHOUT GOING OVERBOARD ON PRICE. 24:30.035 --> 24:31.570 IT IS SPORTINGLY HANDSOME, 24:31.670 --> 24:34.540 WITH A VERY WELL DONE INTERIOR WITH LOTS OF FEATURES, 24:34.640 --> 24:36.575 AND A GREAT RIDE. 24:36.675 --> 24:39.645 ALL THINGS THAT SHOULD HAVE KIA DEALERS, AND CADENZA BUYERS, 24:39.745 --> 24:42.481 SINGING A HAPPY TUNE. 24:44.183 --> 24:45.451 WELL, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED 24:45.517 --> 24:45.884 THE SHOW. 24:45.951 --> 24:47.286 AND FOR MORE MOTORWEEK , 24:47.353 --> 24:48.721 BE SURE TO CHECK OUT OUR 24:48.787 --> 24:50.322 PODCASTS, AS WELL AS COMPLETE 24:50.389 --> 24:53.993 EPISODES AT PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK. 24:54.059 --> 24:55.260 AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US NEXT 24:55.327 --> 24:57.663 TIME WHEN WE'LL TEST A FAMILIAR 24:57.730 --> 24:59.498 INFINITI WITH A NEW OLD NAME, 24:59.565 --> 25:00.899 THE Q50. 25:00.966 --> 25:02.835 AND GO HANDS ON WITH THE REVIVAL 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