1 00:00:01,868 --> 00:00:05,538 HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS AND THIS IS MOTORWEEK ! 2 00:00:05,638 --> 00:00:10,043 JOIN US AS WE AIR OUT THE NEW PORSCHE 911 TARGA 4... 3 00:00:10,143 --> 00:00:14,614 PAT GOSS HAS A CELEBRATION OIL CHANGE DOWN AT GOSS' GARAGE... 4 00:00:14,714 --> 00:00:18,785 GREG CARLOSS GOES OVER THE EDGE ON OUR KIND OF SHOPPING TRIP... 5 00:00:18,885 --> 00:00:23,323 AND BUICK ADDS TO ITS CROSSOVER BOUNTY WITH THE NEW ENCORE GX... 6 00:00:27,060 --> 00:00:29,329 SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT! 7 00:00:31,364 --> 00:00:35,268 CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION. 8 00:00:35,368 --> 00:00:46,713 * 9 00:00:46,813 --> 00:00:47,814 Announcer: MOTORWEEK , 10 00:00:47,914 --> 00:00:50,650 40 YEARS, STEERING YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 11 00:00:50,750 --> 00:00:51,951 BROUGHT TO YOU BY... 12 00:00:52,052 --> 00:00:54,854 ROCKAUTO HAS AUTO PARTS FROM HUNDREDS OF MANUFACTURERS, 13 00:00:54,954 --> 00:00:58,124 OFFERING A VARIETY OF BRANDS, PRICES, AND SPECIFICATIONS. 14 00:00:58,224 --> 00:00:59,492 ROCKAUTO.COM, 15 00:00:59,592 --> 00:01:01,895 ALL THE PARTS YOUR CAR WILL EVER NEED. 16 00:01:02,695 --> 00:01:04,964 John: WITH ALL OF THE PORSCHE 911 VARIATIONS, 17 00:01:05,065 --> 00:01:08,501 THERE IS ONE THAT IS TRULY UNIQUE...THE TARGA 4. 18 00:01:08,601 --> 00:01:11,204 IT'S NOT A CONVERTIBLE, AND ITS NOT A HARDTOP. 19 00:01:11,304 --> 00:01:13,873 SO, DOES THAT MEAN IT'S THE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS? 20 00:01:13,973 --> 00:01:16,409 OR, JUST A SO-SO COMPROMISE? 21 00:01:16,509 --> 00:01:17,877 WELL, LET'S FIND OUT. 22 00:01:18,912 --> 00:01:23,049 * 23 00:01:23,149 --> 00:01:25,552 USUALLY, WHEN YOU SEE A PORSCHE 911, 24 00:01:25,652 --> 00:01:27,087 YOU HAVE TO DO A DOUBLE TAKE 25 00:01:27,187 --> 00:01:29,589 TO FIGURE OUT EXACTLY WHICH ONE IT IS. 26 00:01:29,689 --> 00:01:34,427 THAT'S NOT THE CASE WITH THE 2021 PORSCHE 911 TARGA 4. 27 00:01:34,527 --> 00:01:38,198 ITS GLASS BUBBLE HATCH-LIKE REAR AND SILVER TARGA BAR 28 00:01:38,298 --> 00:01:41,701 MAKE IT VERY APPARENT EVEN FROM A DISTANCE. 29 00:01:41,801 --> 00:01:44,904 THE CUSTOMARY BENEFIT OF A TARGA ROOF IS OF COURSE, 30 00:01:45,004 --> 00:01:47,040 DELIVERING THE OPEN AIR EXPERIENCE, 31 00:01:47,140 --> 00:01:50,710 BUT WITH MORE BODY SOLIDITY THAN A TRADITIONAL CONVERTIBLE; 32 00:01:50,810 --> 00:01:53,012 AND OF COURSE, ROLLOVER PROTECTION, 33 00:01:53,113 --> 00:01:55,949 AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY CONCEIVED AS THE WORLD'S FIRST 34 00:01:56,049 --> 00:02:00,019 "SAFETY CABRIOLET" BACK IN 1965. 35 00:02:00,120 --> 00:02:03,823 BUT WE'RE NOT SURE THAT REALLY APPLIES ANYMORE, AS ALL 911s, 36 00:02:03,923 --> 00:02:08,228 WHETHER THE TOP IS HARD OR SOFT, ARE PLENTY SOLID THESE DAYS 37 00:02:08,328 --> 00:02:10,096 AND HAVE ROLLOVER PROTECTION. 38 00:02:10,196 --> 00:02:13,766 SO TO US, IT SEEMS MORE OF A STYLING EXERCISE AT THIS POINT; 39 00:02:13,867 --> 00:02:16,803 THOUGH SURELY TRACK DAY PORSCHEPHILES WILL ARGUE 40 00:02:16,903 --> 00:02:19,272 THAT THERE IS INDEED A DIFFERENCE. 41 00:02:19,372 --> 00:02:23,109 WE FIRST TESTED A 911 TARGA IN 1996. 42 00:02:23,209 --> 00:02:27,180 AND IF YOU RECALL, THE MID-90s WERE A TOUGH TIME FOR PORSCHE; 43 00:02:27,280 --> 00:02:30,016 BEFORE THEY STARTED RAKING IN THE BUCKS SELLING SEDANS 44 00:02:30,116 --> 00:02:31,918 AND SUVs. 45 00:02:32,018 --> 00:02:35,388 IN FACT, THEY WERE DOWN TO JUST ONE MODEL, THE 911, 46 00:02:35,488 --> 00:02:38,324 AND THE TARGA VERSION WASN'T NEARLY AS DISTINCTIVE LOOKING 47 00:02:38,424 --> 00:02:41,561 AS IT IS NOW, MORE OF JUST A "SUPER-SUNROOF," 48 00:02:41,661 --> 00:02:45,331 BUT WE SURE DUG THE "VERY SEXY GERMAN ENGINEERING." 49 00:02:45,431 --> 00:02:47,066 THINGS TURNED BACK TO MORE TRADITIONAL 50 00:02:47,167 --> 00:02:50,737 FOR THE LAST GENERATION, WITH THE RETURN OF THE TARGA BAR, 51 00:02:50,837 --> 00:02:53,606 AND TOP STORAGE UNDER THE POWER OPERATED DECK LID 52 00:02:53,706 --> 00:02:55,675 WITH WRAPAROUND BUBBLE WINDOW. 53 00:02:55,775 --> 00:02:59,679 A DESIGN THAT HAS BEEN PRAISED BY MOST, DECRIED BY OTHERS. 54 00:02:59,779 --> 00:03:03,316 THIS GEN TAKES IT FURTHER, AS THE TARGA BAR IS SILVER 55 00:03:03,416 --> 00:03:07,053 IN STANDARD FITMENT, BUT CAN BE OPTIONED TO BLACK IF DESIRED. 56 00:03:07,153 --> 00:03:10,023 THE FABRIC ROOF FEATURES A MAGNESIUM STRUCTURE, 57 00:03:10,123 --> 00:03:12,325 HELPING TO MITIGATE SOME OF THE WEIGHT GAIN 58 00:03:12,425 --> 00:03:14,861 OF THE GLASS-INTENSIVE LID AND THE ELEMENTS 59 00:03:14,961 --> 00:03:17,197 THAT PUT IT IN MOTION. 60 00:03:17,297 --> 00:03:19,465 BEING SORT OF AN ALL-WEATHER CONVERTIBLE, 61 00:03:19,566 --> 00:03:21,534 IT MAKES SENSE THAT ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE 62 00:03:21,634 --> 00:03:25,038 IS PART OF THE TARGA PACKAGE, THUS THE "4" NOW ADDED 63 00:03:25,138 --> 00:03:28,808 TO THE NAME; YOUR CHOICES ARE JUST BASE OR S TRIM. 64 00:03:28,908 --> 00:03:32,245 THE SAME 3.0 LITER TWIN TURBO-6 ENGINE POWERS BOTH; 65 00:03:32,345 --> 00:03:36,249 379 HORSEPOWER AND 331 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE 66 00:03:36,349 --> 00:03:38,017 HERE IN STANDARD TRIM. 67 00:03:38,117 --> 00:03:42,522 THE S WINDS THE TURBO'S UP A BIT MORE FOR 443 HORSEPOWER; 68 00:03:42,622 --> 00:03:45,692 ALL NUMBERS THE SAME AS THE CARRERA COUPE. 69 00:03:45,792 --> 00:03:49,329 PORSCHE'S LATEST 8-SPEED PDK IS STANDARD WITH BOTH; 70 00:03:49,429 --> 00:03:54,033 A 7-SPEED MANUAL IS A NO COST OPTION, BUT ONLY IN THE S. 71 00:03:54,133 --> 00:03:57,904 DESPITE NOT BEING THE MOST POWERFUL 911 BY A LONGSHOT, 72 00:03:58,004 --> 00:04:01,174 THE TARGA 4 LAUNCHES HARD AND FEELS QUITE EXHILARATING 73 00:04:01,274 --> 00:04:02,742 GETTING UP TO SPEED. 74 00:04:02,842 --> 00:04:05,245 WE HIT 60 IN 4.0 SECONDS FLAT. 75 00:04:06,613 --> 00:04:08,848 FROM THERE, IT'S ALL TYPICAL PORSCHE PRECISION 76 00:04:08,948 --> 00:04:12,518 AND EFFICIENCY; PDK FIRING OFF RAPID SHIFTS, 77 00:04:12,619 --> 00:04:14,721 ENGINE DELIVERING STEADY POWER. 78 00:04:14,821 --> 00:04:17,924 RESULTING IN CONSISTENT 12.3 SECOND QUARTER-MILES 79 00:04:18,024 --> 00:04:20,593 AT 118 M-P-H. 80 00:04:20,693 --> 00:04:23,963 A SIMPLE SLALOM COURSE IS JUST CHILD'S PLAY FOR THIS CAR. 81 00:04:24,063 --> 00:04:26,933 ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE GRIP, AND A NEUTRAL CHASSIS SETUP 82 00:04:27,033 --> 00:04:30,303 ALLOWS YOU TO FIND UNDERSTEER IF YOU'RE A HARD CHARGER, 83 00:04:30,403 --> 00:04:33,940 OR OVERSTEER WITH AN APPROPRIATE THROTTLE LIFT. 84 00:04:34,040 --> 00:04:36,009 REGARDLESS, AS WITH MOST PORSCHES, 85 00:04:36,109 --> 00:04:38,845 IT SEEMS TO HANDLE BETTER THE HARDER YOU PUSH IT. 86 00:04:38,945 --> 00:04:40,880 THE TORQUE VECTORING REAR DIFFERENTIAL 87 00:04:40,980 --> 00:04:43,783 AND ENHANCED CARRERA 4 ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE SYSTEM, 88 00:04:43,883 --> 00:04:46,486 ARE JUST THE BEGINNING OF THE ELECTRO/MECHANICAL 89 00:04:46,586 --> 00:04:49,322 ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS MAKING IT ALL HAPPEN; 90 00:04:49,422 --> 00:04:51,991 THERE'S ALSO ACTIVE SUSPENSION MANAGEMENT 91 00:04:52,091 --> 00:04:57,063 AND TRACTION MANAGEMENT WORKING SEAMLESSLY BEHIND THE SCENES. 92 00:04:57,163 --> 00:04:59,899 AS WITH JUST ABOUT ALL 911s THESE DAYS, 93 00:04:59,999 --> 00:05:04,504 WHEELS ARE NOW STAGGERED; 19 INCH FRONT WITH 235/40 TIRES 94 00:05:04,604 --> 00:05:08,007 AND 20 INCH REARS WITH 295/35s. 95 00:05:08,107 --> 00:05:10,777 LARGER OPTIONS ARE OF COURSE AVAILABLE. 96 00:05:10,877 --> 00:05:13,846 OUT ON THE STREET, STEERING IS QUICK AND THE SUSPENSION 97 00:05:13,946 --> 00:05:17,684 ABSORBS BUMPS WITH APLOMB REGARDLESS OF DRIVE MODE; 98 00:05:17,784 --> 00:05:22,221 BUT IN ITS STIFFEST SETTING, YOU GET WHAT YOU ASK FOR. 99 00:05:22,322 --> 00:05:24,857 THERE'S NOT MUCH THAT SETS THE INTERIOR APART 100 00:05:24,957 --> 00:05:27,760 FROM THE REST OF THE 911 CARRERA LINEUP; 101 00:05:27,860 --> 00:05:30,430 SAME VINTAGE-INSPIRED STRAIGHT DASH, 102 00:05:30,530 --> 00:05:33,399 CENTRAL TACH SURROUNDED BY VIRTUAL GAUGES 103 00:05:33,499 --> 00:05:36,302 AND COMPREHENSIVE INFO IN FRONT OF THE DRIVER, 104 00:05:36,402 --> 00:05:38,971 AND 10.9 INCH PORSCHE COMMUNICATIONS 105 00:05:39,072 --> 00:05:41,874 MANAGEMENT TOUCHSCREEN SET IN THE CENTRAL DASH 106 00:05:41,974 --> 00:05:44,977 WITH TOGGLE SWITCHES JUST BELOW. 107 00:05:45,078 --> 00:05:48,381 THE RISING CENTER CONSOLE FEATURES A FEW MORE TOGGLES 108 00:05:48,481 --> 00:05:50,783 AND OF COURSE, THE SHIFTER. 109 00:05:50,883 --> 00:05:56,689 PRICING STARTS AT $120,650; THAT'S ABOUT 4.5 MIATAS, 110 00:05:56,789 --> 00:05:58,624 IF YOU'RE KEEPING TRACK. 111 00:05:58,725 --> 00:06:04,097 THE HIGHER SPEC TARGA 4S GOES FOR $136,550. 112 00:06:04,797 --> 00:06:07,266 COUPE, CABRIOLET, OR SOMETHING IN BETWEEN, 113 00:06:07,367 --> 00:06:10,503 IN ALL OF ITS FORMS, THE PORSCHE 911 CONTINUES 114 00:06:10,603 --> 00:06:13,639 TO OFFER SOME OF THE MOST SUPREME DRIVER ENGAGEMENT 115 00:06:13,740 --> 00:06:16,008 IN THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD, RIGHT NOW; 116 00:06:16,109 --> 00:06:19,879 YET, HAS THE LUXURY AMENITIES AND AN EASY TO DRIVE NATURE 117 00:06:19,979 --> 00:06:23,416 THAT MAKES IT MORE APPEALING TO MORE PEOPLE THAN EVER. 118 00:06:23,516 --> 00:06:25,785 THE ONLY THING STOPPING MOST, IS OF COURSE, 119 00:06:25,885 --> 00:06:27,320 THE PRICE OF ENTRY. 120 00:06:27,420 --> 00:06:29,555 BUT, IF YOU'VE GOT THE WHEREWITHAL TO BE 121 00:06:29,655 --> 00:06:33,025 IN THE MARKET FOR A NEW 911, WHY NOT CHOOSE A UNIQUE 122 00:06:33,126 --> 00:06:39,465 AND SPECTACULAR LOOKING ONE, THE 2021 PORSCHE 911 TARGA 4. 123 00:06:41,134 --> 00:06:46,906 * 124 00:06:48,074 --> 00:06:50,209 ONLINE SHOPPING HAS COMPLETELY RESHAPED 125 00:06:50,309 --> 00:06:51,844 THE CAR BUYING BUSINESS. 126 00:06:51,944 --> 00:06:54,847 BUT WHILE, THE BRICK AND MORTAR MODEL HAS LOST ITS ATTRACTION 127 00:06:54,947 --> 00:06:58,885 FOR MANY, DEALERS STILL HAVE A NEED FOR INDOOR SHOWROOMS. 128 00:06:58,985 --> 00:07:02,321 AND OUR GREG CARLOSS HAS FOUND ONE WITH A FRESH TAKE 129 00:07:02,422 --> 00:07:04,257 ON A FADING FORMULA. 130 00:07:04,724 --> 00:07:06,793 * 131 00:07:06,893 --> 00:07:08,628 Greg Carloss: FOR DECADES, INDOOR SHOPPING MALLS 132 00:07:08,728 --> 00:07:11,497 WERE THE HOT SPOT IN TOWN ALL ACROSS AMERICA, 133 00:07:11,597 --> 00:07:14,233 NOW MANY ARE CLOSING AND LEAVING BEHIND ACRES 134 00:07:14,333 --> 00:07:16,035 OF UNUSED, WELL LIT, 135 00:07:16,135 --> 00:07:18,771 AIR-CONDITIONED SPACE, NOW SOME MAY LOOK AROUND 136 00:07:18,871 --> 00:07:21,207 AND SEE THIS AS RUINS OF RETAIL PAST, 137 00:07:21,307 --> 00:07:25,578 OTHERS SEE AN EPIC AUTOMOTIVE SHOWROOM. 138 00:07:25,678 --> 00:07:28,915 NESTLED IN A VALLEY JUST OFF THE PENNSYLVANIA TURNPIKE 139 00:07:29,015 --> 00:07:33,352 OUTSIDE OF PHILADELPHIA SITS A ONE-OF-A-KIND CAR CORRAL 140 00:07:33,453 --> 00:07:36,255 CALLED "CLASSIC AUTO MALL." 141 00:07:36,355 --> 00:07:38,024 Stewart Howden: WELL, CLASSIC AUTO MALL IS REALLY 142 00:07:38,124 --> 00:07:41,294 TWO DIFFERENT PLACES: IT'S PART MUSEUM AND PART SHOWROOM. 143 00:07:41,394 --> 00:07:44,897 WE HAVE A COLLECTION OF ABOUT 400 BARN FINDS ON DISPLAY, 144 00:07:44,997 --> 00:07:46,065 NOT FOR SALE... 145 00:07:46,165 --> 00:07:48,534 AND THEN, WE HAVE ABOUT 600 CARS THAT ARE FOR SALE 146 00:07:48,634 --> 00:07:50,269 ON CONSIGNMENT. 147 00:07:50,369 --> 00:07:52,872 THIS CAME ABOUT BECAUSE MY PARTNER NEEDED A PLACE 148 00:07:52,972 --> 00:07:55,808 TO PUT HIS 400 CARS, IT WAS AN OLD OUTLET MALL 149 00:07:55,908 --> 00:07:58,211 AND THEN HE DECIDED, WELL, IF I'M GONNA PUT MY CARS 150 00:07:58,311 --> 00:07:59,879 IN THERE AND I'VE GOT ALL THIS EXTRA SPACE, 151 00:07:59,979 --> 00:08:01,981 WHY DON'T WE MAKE A BUSINESS OUT OF IT? 152 00:08:02,081 --> 00:08:05,985 Greg: THE FORMER OUTLET MALL CAN HOUSE OVER 1,000 VEHICLES. 153 00:08:06,085 --> 00:08:10,289 AND EVEN WITH 336,000 SQUARE FEET OF FLOOR SPACE, 154 00:08:10,389 --> 00:08:13,459 MANEUVERING THE MERCHANDISE CAN BE TOUGH. 155 00:08:13,559 --> 00:08:16,395 THAT'S WHERE THE STRINGO COMES IN. 156 00:08:16,496 --> 00:08:20,800 THE STRINGO GRACEFULLY GUIDES CARS IN AND OUT OF THE TIGHTEST 157 00:08:20,900 --> 00:08:23,536 SPACES WITHOUT EVER STARTING AN ENGINE, 158 00:08:23,636 --> 00:08:27,740 KEEPING THE INDOOR ATMOSPHERE NICE AND CLEAN. 159 00:08:27,840 --> 00:08:32,378 UNFORTUNATELY, OUR VISIT CAME DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC, 160 00:08:32,478 --> 00:08:35,548 BUT DURING A NORMAL WEEK, CLASSIC AUTO MALL SEES BETWEEN 161 00:08:35,648 --> 00:08:38,351 TWO AND THREE HUNDRED DAILY VISITORS. 162 00:08:38,451 --> 00:08:41,587 THE BEST PART OF ALL, THERE'S NO ADMISSION FEE. 163 00:08:41,687 --> 00:08:47,226 ANYONE CAN COME TO SHOP, BUY, CONSIGN OR JUST LOOK AROUND. 164 00:08:47,326 --> 00:08:48,594 Stewart: MOST OF OUR CARS COME WITHIN ABOUT 165 00:08:48,694 --> 00:08:49,929 A 300 MILE RADIUS. 166 00:08:50,029 --> 00:08:52,532 THIS IS CAR COUNTRY AROUND HERE LIKE, YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE. 167 00:08:52,632 --> 00:08:55,468 BUT WE'VE TAKEN CONSIGNMENTS FROM CALIFORNIA, FROM TEXAS, 168 00:08:55,568 --> 00:08:58,271 FROM FLORIDA, AND THEN ON THE SALES SIDE WE SELL THEM 169 00:08:58,371 --> 00:08:59,805 ALL OVER THE WORLD. 170 00:08:59,906 --> 00:09:03,009 Greg: CONSIGNING A CAR WITH CLASSIC AUTO MALL IS SIMPLE. 171 00:09:03,109 --> 00:09:06,045 THERE ARE NO UP FRONT OR MONTHLY FEES. 172 00:09:06,145 --> 00:09:09,348 JUST SIGN AN AGREEMENT FOR AN INITIAL 90 DAY STAY 173 00:09:09,448 --> 00:09:11,517 AND 10% SALES COMMISSION. 174 00:09:11,617 --> 00:09:14,120 THEN, LEAVE IT AT THE MALL FOR STEWART'S TEAM 175 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:16,155 TO PUT ON DISPLAY. 176 00:09:16,255 --> 00:09:18,090 Stewart: SOMEBODY ASKED ME ONE TIME...THEY SAID, 177 00:09:18,190 --> 00:09:20,126 "WELL, HOW DO YOU DECIDE IF IT'S A CLASSIC 178 00:09:20,226 --> 00:09:22,395 OR A SPECIAL INTEREST CAR FOR YOU TO SELL IT? 179 00:09:22,495 --> 00:09:25,431 YOU KNOW, WOULD YOU TAKE A 2019 TOYOTA CAMRY?" 180 00:09:25,531 --> 00:09:28,100 NO, UNLESS IT WAS OWNED BY YOU KNOW, 181 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,336 A RACING LEGEND AND IT HAD A HOPPED UP ENGINE 182 00:09:30,436 --> 00:09:32,138 OR IT WAS SOMETHING DIFFERENT OR SPECIAL, 183 00:09:32,238 --> 00:09:34,240 IT HAD ONE MILE ON IT FROM ORIGINAL. 184 00:09:34,340 --> 00:09:36,509 Greg: WHEN A CAR GETS HERE TO CLASSIC AUTO MALL, 185 00:09:36,609 --> 00:09:38,277 THEY BRING IT INTO THE GARAGE FIRST, 186 00:09:38,377 --> 00:09:41,180 CHECK OUT VIN NUMBERS, PARTS, MAKE SURE EVERYTHING 187 00:09:41,280 --> 00:09:42,615 IS WHERE IT'S SUPPOSED TO BE. 188 00:09:42,715 --> 00:09:45,785 THEN, IT COMES IN HERE, WHERE THEY TAKE PICTURES 189 00:09:45,885 --> 00:09:48,554 OF EVERY SINGLE ANGLE OF THE CAR, 190 00:09:48,654 --> 00:09:51,057 SO THAT THE BUYER KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE GETTING 191 00:09:51,157 --> 00:09:55,528 AND MAKING THIS THE FIRST EVER SHOPPING MALL PHOTO BOOTH 192 00:09:55,628 --> 00:09:57,396 I'VE EVER BEEN IN. 193 00:09:57,496 --> 00:10:00,232 Stewart: WE DO OUR BEST TO SHOW EVERYTHING ABOUT A CAR, 194 00:10:00,333 --> 00:10:01,500 GOOD, BAD, OR UGLY. 195 00:10:01,601 --> 00:10:03,502 SO, IF THERE'S RUST UNDERNEATH, WE SHOW IT, 196 00:10:03,603 --> 00:10:05,304 THE BEST COMPLIMENT WE GET WHEN WE SELL A CAR 197 00:10:05,404 --> 00:10:08,107 IS THE CAR WAS A LITTLE BIT NICER THAN YOU DESCRIBED. 198 00:10:08,207 --> 00:10:12,178 Greg: MOTORWEEK HAS TESTED A LOT OF CARS OVER OUR 40 YEARS, 199 00:10:12,278 --> 00:10:14,714 BUT CLASSIC AUTO MALL'S INVENTORY GIVES OUR 200 00:10:14,814 --> 00:10:17,783 RETRO REVIEW ARCHIVE, A RUN FOR ITS MONEY. 201 00:10:17,883 --> 00:10:21,087 NATURALLY, THERE'S THE USUAL MUSTANGS AND CAMAROS, 202 00:10:21,187 --> 00:10:25,591 BUT THEN YOU STUMBLE UPON A 1904 CADILLAC IN ONE DISPLAY, 203 00:10:25,691 --> 00:10:29,795 A REPLICA 1936 MAHARAJA DUESENBERG IN ANOTHER, 204 00:10:29,895 --> 00:10:33,833 THERE'S EVEN A RICHARD PETTY NASCAR FOR SALE. 205 00:10:33,933 --> 00:10:35,368 Stewart: WHAT I TELL PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME TO 206 00:10:35,468 --> 00:10:37,703 CLASSIC AUTO MALL IS... 207 00:10:37,803 --> 00:10:39,772 IF YOU'RE NOT INTO CARS IT DOESN'T MATTER. 208 00:10:39,872 --> 00:10:41,807 BECAUSE YOUR GRANDPA HAD ONE OF THOSE, 209 00:10:41,907 --> 00:10:43,943 AND YOUR DAD HAD ONE OF THOSE, AND YOUR FIRST DATE 210 00:10:44,043 --> 00:10:45,011 WAS IN ONE OF THOSE. 211 00:10:45,111 --> 00:10:48,180 AND THE MEMORIES THAT COME WITH THE HISTORY 212 00:10:48,280 --> 00:10:51,317 OF THE AMERICAN AUTOMOBILE IS RIGHT HERE. 213 00:10:51,417 --> 00:10:54,854 Greg: SO, IF YOU HAVE SOME MONEY TO BURN OR JUST WANT TO DO 214 00:10:54,954 --> 00:10:59,058 SOME WINDOW SHOPPING, THIS IS A MALL WORTH WALKING. 215 00:11:01,093 --> 00:11:04,797 THIS GORGEOUS 1964 CADILLAC FLEETWOOD 216 00:11:04,897 --> 00:11:08,734 IS OUR MOTORWEEK 40TH ANNIVERSARY CAR OF THE WEEK. 217 00:11:08,834 --> 00:11:12,438 DENNIS AND LINDA SMITH OF SHIPPENSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA 218 00:11:12,538 --> 00:11:15,574 ARE THE PROUD OWNERS OF THIS FOUR-DOOR HARDTOP CLASSIC 219 00:11:15,675 --> 00:11:17,643 FROM DETROIT'S HEYDAY. 220 00:11:17,743 --> 00:11:20,413 THE LAST YEAR FOR REAL FINS ON A CADILLAC, 221 00:11:20,513 --> 00:11:23,249 THE SMITH'S FELL IN LOVE WITH THIS FLEETWOOD BECAUSE IT HAD 222 00:11:23,349 --> 00:11:27,286 THE PERFECT BALANCE BETWEEN ELEGANCE AND SPACE AGE. 223 00:11:27,386 --> 00:11:29,422 SUBMIT PHOTOS OF YOUR COLLECTIBLE RIDE 224 00:11:29,522 --> 00:11:31,657 FOR CAR OF THE WEEK CONSIDERATION TO 225 00:11:31,757 --> 00:11:34,226 MOTORWEEK@PBS.ORG. 226 00:11:35,594 --> 00:11:38,464 IF WE'VE LEARNED ONE THING OVER THE LAST 40 YEARS, 227 00:11:38,564 --> 00:11:43,536 IT'S THAT PAT GOSS NEVER STEERS US WRONG DOWN AT GOSS'S GARAGE. 228 00:11:44,837 --> 00:11:46,472 * 229 00:11:46,572 --> 00:11:48,774 Flashback Goss: THE ONE SINGLE THING THAT IS MOST IMPORTANT 230 00:11:48,874 --> 00:11:52,745 AS FAR AS THE LIFE EXPECTANCY OF YOUR AUTOMOBILE'S ENGINE... 231 00:11:53,512 --> 00:11:54,380 Pat Goss: WOW! 232 00:11:54,480 --> 00:11:56,482 THAT WAS 40 YEARS AGO. 233 00:11:56,582 --> 00:12:00,386 AND YOU KNOW THE SAME THING APPLIES THESE DAYS? 234 00:12:00,486 --> 00:12:03,489 WHEN IT COMES TO CHANGING OIL ON A CAR, 235 00:12:03,589 --> 00:12:07,426 IT IS STILL, THE SINGLE MOST IMPORTANT THING THAT YOU CAN DO 236 00:12:07,526 --> 00:12:11,330 TO MAKE YOUR ENGINE LAST A VERY LONG TIME. 237 00:12:11,430 --> 00:12:14,567 PROPER OIL CHANGES CAN DOUBLE OR TRIPLE THE LIFE EXPECTANCY 238 00:12:14,667 --> 00:12:15,968 OF YOUR ENGINE. 239 00:12:16,068 --> 00:12:19,238 BUT, YOU HAVE TO KNOW A FEW THINGS TO DO IT RIGHT. 240 00:12:19,338 --> 00:12:22,408 NOW, THE BIG THING WITH OILS THESE DAYS IS TO GET 241 00:12:22,508 --> 00:12:25,778 THE PROPER ONE FOR YOUR PARTICULAR CAR. 242 00:12:25,878 --> 00:12:28,681 THAT MEANS OPENING THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND READING 243 00:12:28,781 --> 00:12:31,417 WHAT THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS. 244 00:12:31,517 --> 00:12:33,753 CAUSE IT'S GOING TO GIVE YOU, THE QUALITY OF THE OIL 245 00:12:33,853 --> 00:12:36,522 THAT BELONGS IN YOUR CAR, AND THAT'S GOING TO BE RATED 246 00:12:36,622 --> 00:12:37,990 ON THE CONTAINER. 247 00:12:38,090 --> 00:12:41,160 SO, YOU'RE GOING TO LOOK FOR THE SAME QUALIFICATION NUMBERS 248 00:12:41,260 --> 00:12:45,030 SOME PLACE ON THE CONTAINER THAT YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS, 249 00:12:45,131 --> 00:12:46,799 YOU NEED TO USE. 250 00:12:46,899 --> 00:12:49,635 AND IT'S GOING TO TELL YOU THE VISCOSITY OR THICKNESS 251 00:12:49,735 --> 00:12:52,138 OF THE OIL THAT GOES IN YOUR CAR. 252 00:12:52,238 --> 00:12:55,508 AND IN MODERN CARS THOSE THICKNESSES... 253 00:12:55,608 --> 00:12:58,144 WELL, THEY CAN BE RELATIVELY LIGHT WEIGHT. 254 00:12:58,244 --> 00:12:59,411 AND THAT'S IMPORTANT. 255 00:12:59,512 --> 00:13:01,480 DON'T LET SOME OLD TIMER TELL YOU THAT, 256 00:13:01,580 --> 00:13:04,150 "OH.. WELL, THAT'S TOO THIN, YOU GOTTA HAVE TO HAVE 257 00:13:04,250 --> 00:13:05,918 SOME OF THIS THICK STUFF IN THERE," 258 00:13:06,018 --> 00:13:08,354 BECAUSE THAT CAN LEAD TO ENGINE DAMAGE, 259 00:13:08,454 --> 00:13:11,524 CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS, SHORTER ENGINE LIFE 260 00:13:11,624 --> 00:13:13,826 AND ALL SORTS OF THINGS. 261 00:13:13,926 --> 00:13:17,363 BELIEVE WHAT THE PEOPLE WHO DESIGNED YOUR CAR 262 00:13:17,463 --> 00:13:20,065 ARE TELLING YOU IN YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL. 263 00:13:20,166 --> 00:13:23,469 SO, YOU BUY THE PROPER TYPE OF OIL, 264 00:13:23,569 --> 00:13:27,907 YOU CHANGE THE OIL REGULARLY, WHICH MAY IN SOME CASES 265 00:13:28,007 --> 00:13:31,343 BE SOONER THAN THAT IDIOT LIGHT THAT TELLS YOU WHEN TO CHANGE 266 00:13:31,443 --> 00:13:32,912 YOUR OIL COMES ON. 267 00:13:33,012 --> 00:13:36,415 NEVER LONGER THAN THAT LIGHT TELLS YOU. 268 00:13:36,515 --> 00:13:38,918 BY DOING THAT...WELL, YOU WILL GET A LOT 269 00:13:39,018 --> 00:13:41,854 LONGER LIFE OUT OF YOUR ENGINE, YOU WILL HAVE GOOD PERFORMANCE, 270 00:13:41,954 --> 00:13:46,425 AND YOU'LL PROBABLY HAVE FEWER CHECK ENGINE LIGHTS. 271 00:13:46,525 --> 00:13:50,029 AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT, DROP ME A LINE, 272 00:13:50,129 --> 00:13:52,298 RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK ! 273 00:13:54,733 --> 00:13:57,069 John: TIME NOW TO CHECK IN WITH LAUREN MORRISON 274 00:13:57,169 --> 00:13:59,271 AND ALL THE LATEST MOTORNEWS. 275 00:13:59,371 --> 00:14:01,273 * 276 00:14:01,373 --> 00:14:02,942 Lauren Morrison: ELECTRIC VEHICLES CONTINUE TO PACK 277 00:14:03,042 --> 00:14:05,811 AUTOMAKERS NEW LINEUPS, AND STATIONS TO CHARGE 278 00:14:05,911 --> 00:14:08,614 THOSE NEW EVs AT ARE STEADILY GROWING TOO. 279 00:14:09,248 --> 00:14:12,351 A NEW REPORT FROM THE NATIONAL RENEWABLE ENERGY LABORATORY 280 00:14:12,451 --> 00:14:15,321 SHOWS THAT DURING THE FIRST THREE MONTHS OF 2020, 281 00:14:15,421 --> 00:14:20,192 INDIVIDUAL OUTLETS AT CHARGING STATIONS GREW BY 7.6 PERCENT. 282 00:14:20,292 --> 00:14:22,428 WHILE, REGIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY SHOWED GROWTH, 283 00:14:22,528 --> 00:14:25,064 IT WAS THE NORTHEAST THAT REALLY STOOD OUT, 284 00:14:25,164 --> 00:14:27,132 WITH AN INCREASE OF OVER 10 PERCENT, 285 00:14:27,233 --> 00:14:29,068 THE FASTEST IN THE COUNTRY. 286 00:14:29,168 --> 00:14:31,503 AND ITS VERMONT THAT HAS THE MOST CHARGING STATIONS 287 00:14:31,604 --> 00:14:33,138 PER CAPITA! 288 00:14:33,239 --> 00:14:35,274 THE REPORT USED DATA GATHERED FROM THE ALTERNATIVE 289 00:14:35,374 --> 00:14:38,410 FUELING STATION LOCATOR, THE MOST WIDELY USED TOOL 290 00:14:38,510 --> 00:14:40,880 ON THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY'S ALTERNATIVE FUELS 291 00:14:40,980 --> 00:14:44,516 DATA CENTER, TO COMPILE THE DETAILED STATISTICS. 292 00:14:44,617 --> 00:14:47,720 THE SOON-TO-BE-LAUNCHED ALL-ELECTRIC FORD MUSTANG MACH-E 293 00:14:47,820 --> 00:14:49,955 IS ALREADY RAKING IN AWARDS. 294 00:14:50,356 --> 00:14:53,225 THE NEWEST MUSTANG IN THE STABLE JUST SNAGGED THE TOP SPOT 295 00:14:53,325 --> 00:14:57,129 AS GREEN CAR JOURNAL'S' "2021 GREEN CAR OF THE YEAR." 296 00:14:57,229 --> 00:15:00,366 WITH A MORE PREMIUM PRICE POINT, THE POLESTAR 2 EV 297 00:15:00,466 --> 00:15:04,136 WAS NAMED THE LUXURY GREEN CAR OF THE YEAR...FOR CITY DWELLERS, 298 00:15:04,236 --> 00:15:07,640 THE ALL-ELECTRIC MINI-COOPER SE NAMED THE URBAN GREEN CAR 299 00:15:07,740 --> 00:15:08,941 OF THE YEAR. 300 00:15:09,041 --> 00:15:11,911 TAKING TOP HONORS FOR FAMILY GREEN CAR OF THE YEAR, 301 00:15:12,011 --> 00:15:14,713 THE ALL-HYBRID TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN. 302 00:15:14,813 --> 00:15:16,081 GREEN SUV OF THE YEAR, 303 00:15:16,181 --> 00:15:18,951 THE PLUG-IN HYBRID JEEP WRANGLER 4XE, 304 00:15:19,051 --> 00:15:20,319 AND ROUNDING OUT THE WINNERS, 305 00:15:20,419 --> 00:15:23,555 THE FORD F-150 AS THE GREEN TRUCK OF THE YEAR. 306 00:15:23,656 --> 00:15:26,425 BENTLEY MAKING A BOLD MOVE AND GOING ALL-ELECTRIC 307 00:15:26,525 --> 00:15:27,793 WITHIN A DECADE. 308 00:15:28,761 --> 00:15:30,996 THE LUXURY AUTOMAKER WILL GO FROM BEING THE WORLD'S 309 00:15:31,096 --> 00:15:33,098 LARGEST PRODUCER OF 12-CYLINDER ENGINES, 310 00:15:33,198 --> 00:15:38,237 TO HAVING NO INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES IN THEIR LINEUP BY 2030. 311 00:15:38,337 --> 00:15:40,706 THE AUTOMAKER WILL START THIS TRANSITION BY SWITCHING 312 00:15:40,806 --> 00:15:42,975 ITS MODEL RANGE TO PLUG-IN HYBRID 313 00:15:43,075 --> 00:15:47,479 OR BATTERY ELECTRIC BY 2026, AND FULL ELECTRIC VEHICLES ONLY 314 00:15:47,579 --> 00:15:49,415 BY 2030. 315 00:15:49,515 --> 00:15:52,518 BISON WON'T BE THE ONLY THING ROAMING AROUND YELLOWSTONE, 316 00:15:52,618 --> 00:15:54,286 AUTONOMOUS SHUTTLES WILL SOON HIT 317 00:15:54,386 --> 00:15:56,655 THE NATIONAL PARK'S ROADWAYS. 318 00:15:56,755 --> 00:15:58,824 FLORIDA COMPANY "BEEP" WILL DEPLOY THE FIRST 319 00:15:58,924 --> 00:16:02,194 ALL-ELECTRIC AUTONOMOUS SHUTTLES AT YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK 320 00:16:02,294 --> 00:16:04,363 IN MAY 2021. 321 00:16:04,463 --> 00:16:07,633 THE COMPANY SAYS, THE SHUTTLES WILL HAVE "AMBASSADORS" ON-BOARD 322 00:16:07,733 --> 00:16:10,703 TO LET VISITORS KNOW WHAT'S AVAILABLE TO DO IN YELLOWSTONE, 323 00:16:10,803 --> 00:16:14,406 AND ALSO TAKE MANUAL CONTROL OF THE SHUTTLE...IF NEED BE. 324 00:16:14,506 --> 00:16:16,742 THE HOPE IS, THIS TYPE OF TRANSPORTATION WILL HELP 325 00:16:16,842 --> 00:16:19,611 CUT DOWN ON CONGESTION PROBLEMS IN THE PARK. 326 00:16:19,712 --> 00:16:22,214 AND THAT WRAPS THINGS UP FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS. 327 00:16:23,716 --> 00:16:25,985 John: SITTING STILL IS SOMETHING WE'RE NOT VERY GOOD AT 328 00:16:26,085 --> 00:16:29,121 HERE AT MOTORWEEK, SO JOIN US NOW FOR ANOTHER ROUND 329 00:16:29,221 --> 00:16:30,589 OF QUICKSPINS. 330 00:16:30,823 --> 00:16:33,559 * 331 00:16:33,659 --> 00:16:35,627 Jessica Ray: EVER SINCE, THE RANGER NAME RETURNED 332 00:16:35,728 --> 00:16:39,665 TO THE FORD LINEUP FOR 2019, ENTHUSIASTS HAVE BEEN CLAMORING 333 00:16:39,765 --> 00:16:43,736 FOR A RAPTOR VERSION OF FORD'S MIDSIZE PICKUP. 334 00:16:43,836 --> 00:16:46,905 WELL, FORD HAS FINALLY DELIVERED...SORT OF, 335 00:16:47,006 --> 00:16:51,643 WITH THE 2021 FORD RANGER TREMOR OFF-ROAD PACKAGE. 336 00:16:51,744 --> 00:16:53,946 IT STARTS WITH A MINOR SUSPENSION LIFT, 337 00:16:54,046 --> 00:16:58,050 INCLUDING REMOTE RESERVOIR FOX 2.0 MONOTUBE DAMPERS 338 00:16:58,150 --> 00:17:00,719 AS WELL AS NEW SPRINGS FRONT AND REAR. 339 00:17:00,819 --> 00:17:04,189 THAT ALLOWS FOR 32 INCH CONTINENTAL GENERAL GRABBER 340 00:17:04,289 --> 00:17:08,060 ALL-TERRAIN TIRES TO BE MOUNTED 1.0 INCH WIDER ON UNIQUE 341 00:17:08,160 --> 00:17:09,995 17 INCH WHEELS. 342 00:17:11,263 --> 00:17:13,365 Greg: IT MAY NOT BE THE RANGER RAPTOR, 343 00:17:13,465 --> 00:17:16,268 WE'VE BEEN DROOLING OVER, BUT THE TREMOR PACKAGE 344 00:17:16,368 --> 00:17:19,371 SHOULD NOT BE MISTAKEN FOR A HALF-BAKED ATTEMPT. 345 00:17:19,972 --> 00:17:21,507 IT HAS A LIFTED SUSPENSION. 346 00:17:21,607 --> 00:17:23,742 IT HAS REMOTE RESERVOIR DAMPERS. 347 00:17:23,842 --> 00:17:25,944 AND IT HAS A REAR LOCKING DIFF. 348 00:17:26,045 --> 00:17:29,081 SO, SUFFICE IT TO SAY, IT SHOULD FEEL RIGHT AT HOME 349 00:17:29,181 --> 00:17:31,116 IN TOUGH OFF ROAD CONDITIONS. 350 00:17:32,818 --> 00:17:35,020 Jessica: UNFORTUNATELY, THERE'S NO ADDITIONAL POWER 351 00:17:35,120 --> 00:17:37,456 UNDER THE HOOD, JUST THE STANDARD RANGER'S 352 00:17:37,556 --> 00:17:42,828 270 HORSEPOWER 2.3 LITER ECOBOOST I4 TURBO; 353 00:17:42,928 --> 00:17:46,832 BUT ENHANCEMENTS TO THE EXTERIOR INCLUDE HOOP-STYLE SIDE STEPS, 354 00:17:46,932 --> 00:17:49,401 RECOVERY HOOKS UNDER THE REAR BUMPER, 355 00:17:49,501 --> 00:17:52,738 A UNIQUE GRILLE, UNDERBODY SKID PLATES, 356 00:17:52,838 --> 00:17:56,008 AND OPTIONAL BODY GRAPHICS. 357 00:17:56,108 --> 00:17:59,411 INSIDE, THERE'S A 6-SWITCH AUXILIARY POWER PACK 358 00:17:59,511 --> 00:18:02,514 FOR CONTROLLING ANY ACCESSORIES YOU PLAN ON ADDING, 359 00:18:02,614 --> 00:18:06,151 UPGRADED SEATS WITH SUEDE INSERTS, AND BLACK TRIM. 360 00:18:07,119 --> 00:18:08,787 Rachel Ederer: THE TREMOR PACKAGE ADDS SOME 361 00:18:08,887 --> 00:18:10,556 GREAT NEW STYLING TO THE RANGER. 362 00:18:10,656 --> 00:18:13,425 THE GRILLE IS MAGNETIC PAINTED WITH BLACK BARS ACROSS 363 00:18:13,525 --> 00:18:16,095 THE MIDDLE WITH RED NOSTRIL ACCENTS IN THE CORNERS. 364 00:18:16,195 --> 00:18:19,565 THE OPTIONAL BODY GRAPHICS INCLUDE RED AND BLACK BARS 365 00:18:19,665 --> 00:18:21,533 THAT ANGLE RIGHT ABOVE THE MUD LINE, 366 00:18:21,633 --> 00:18:24,303 SO EVEN ON YOUR CRAZIEST AND MUDDIEST ADVENTURES, 367 00:18:24,403 --> 00:18:26,004 YOU WILL BE SURE TO STAND OUT. 368 00:18:27,039 --> 00:18:29,408 Jessica: WHILE, NOT OVER THE TOP BY ANY MEANS, 369 00:18:29,508 --> 00:18:32,010 IT STILL MAKES FOR THE MOST CAPABLE DOWNSIZED 370 00:18:32,111 --> 00:18:34,780 OFF-ROAD PICKUP FROM FORD YET. 371 00:18:34,880 --> 00:18:38,150 ALL OF THIS WITHOUT SACRIFICING ANY IMPORTANT TRUCK STUFF, 372 00:18:38,250 --> 00:18:41,920 LIKE THE RANGER'S 7,500 POUNDS TOWING CAPACITY. 373 00:18:42,020 --> 00:18:45,023 AVAILABLE EARLY NEXT YEAR, THE TREMOR OFF-ROAD PACKAGE 374 00:18:45,124 --> 00:18:49,828 CAN BE ADDED TO ANY XLT OR LARIAT SUPERCREW RANGER 4X4 375 00:18:49,928 --> 00:18:53,632 FOR $4,290. 376 00:18:53,732 --> 00:18:56,468 WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE COMING SOON ON MOTORWEEK ! 377 00:18:57,936 --> 00:19:00,038 * 378 00:19:00,139 --> 00:19:02,141 Greg: IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR WHEN WE TAKE A PAUSE 379 00:19:02,241 --> 00:19:06,178 TO SIT BACK AND REFLECT ON ALL THE THINGS WE'RE THANKFUL FOR. 380 00:19:06,778 --> 00:19:09,047 WELL, 2020 HAS BEEN A CHALLENGING YEAR 381 00:19:09,148 --> 00:19:12,384 TO SAY THE LEAST, BUT THIS LITTLE FIAT 500X 382 00:19:12,484 --> 00:19:14,219 HAS BEEN A STEADY COMPANION 383 00:19:14,319 --> 00:19:17,156 THROUGH IT ALL, AND WE'RE THANKFUL FOR IT. 384 00:19:17,256 --> 00:19:21,126 NINE-MONTHS INTO OUR JOURNEY, THIS PEPPY PINT-SIZE UTILITY 385 00:19:21,226 --> 00:19:23,729 HAS HAULED OUR CREWS AROUND TO SHOOTS, 386 00:19:23,829 --> 00:19:26,331 TAKEN US NEARLY ALL OVER THE COUNTRY, 387 00:19:26,431 --> 00:19:30,469 AND PROVIDED RELIABLE COMMUTING WITH 27.1 MILES 388 00:19:30,569 --> 00:19:32,471 PER GALLON FRUGALITY. 389 00:19:32,571 --> 00:19:35,040 IT'S HARD NOT TO FEEL A LITTLE INVIGORATED 390 00:19:35,140 --> 00:19:37,209 WHEN DRIVING THIS 500X. 391 00:19:37,309 --> 00:19:40,979 IT'S PACKED WITH PERSONALITY AS FIATS TENDS TO BE, 392 00:19:41,079 --> 00:19:45,117 AND WHILE ITS EXPRESSIVE STYLE AND SHARP CHASSIS CAN BE 393 00:19:45,217 --> 00:19:47,419 LOVE IT OR HATE IT ATTRIBUTES, 394 00:19:47,519 --> 00:19:50,923 WE ALL AGREE THAT IT IS NOT BORING. 395 00:19:51,023 --> 00:19:54,993 THE 500X'S SMALL SIZE AND QUICK STEERING MAKE IT A BREEZE 396 00:19:55,093 --> 00:19:58,430 TO MANEUVER AROUND TOWN; WHILE EURO-STYLE FIRM 397 00:19:58,530 --> 00:20:01,233 BUT COMFORTABLE SEATS AND TUNING MAKE THE RIDE 398 00:20:01,333 --> 00:20:04,670 TO GRANDMA'S HOUSE AN ENJOYABLE ONE. 399 00:20:04,770 --> 00:20:07,839 IT'S AN UPDATE ON OUR FULL-SIZE HYUNDAI PALISADE, 400 00:20:07,940 --> 00:20:11,243 ON THE NEXT MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE! 401 00:20:12,678 --> 00:20:15,280 John: AS RECENTLY AS THE 2002 MODEL YEAR, 402 00:20:15,380 --> 00:20:18,417 BUICK DIDN'T HAVE A SINGLE SUV IN THEIR LINEUP. 403 00:20:18,517 --> 00:20:21,853 NOW, UTILITIES MAKE UP 90% OF THEIR SALES. 404 00:20:21,954 --> 00:20:25,724 SO, ADDING ANOTHER ONE INTO THE MIX SEEMS LIKE A NO-BRAINER. 405 00:20:25,824 --> 00:20:30,562 IT'S TIME NOW FOR A "RENDEZVOUS" WITH AN ALL-NEW ENCORE GX! 406 00:20:31,830 --> 00:20:36,034 * 407 00:20:36,134 --> 00:20:39,004 BUICK, LIKE MANY CROSSOVER PROVIDERS THESE DAYS, 408 00:20:39,104 --> 00:20:42,574 HAS FOUND SPACE FOR ONE MORE UTILITY IN THEIR LINEUP; 409 00:20:42,674 --> 00:20:47,879 THIS 2020 ENCORE GX, SLOTTING BETWEEN THE SUBCOMPACT ENCORE 410 00:20:47,980 --> 00:20:49,982 AND COMPACT ENVISION. 411 00:20:50,082 --> 00:20:52,050 BUT, WHEN IT COMES TO ENGINE CHOICES, 412 00:20:52,150 --> 00:20:54,987 YOUR OPTIONS ARE SMALL AND SMALLER. 413 00:20:55,087 --> 00:21:00,626 BASE ENGINE IS A 137 HORSEPOWER 1.2 LITER I3 TURBO; 414 00:21:00,726 --> 00:21:04,529 WITH THE UPGRADE BEING A 1.3 LITER I3 TURBO 415 00:21:04,630 --> 00:21:09,501 WITH 155 HORSEPOWER AND 174 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 416 00:21:09,601 --> 00:21:11,737 WITH APOLOGIES TO PONTIAC FANS, 417 00:21:11,837 --> 00:21:15,040 THAT'S A WHOLE NEW KIND OF TRI-POWER. 418 00:21:15,140 --> 00:21:17,976 STICK WITH FRONT-WHEEL-DRIVE AND YOU'LL GET A CVT; 419 00:21:18,076 --> 00:21:20,846 OPTING FOR ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE WILL REPLACE IT 420 00:21:20,946 --> 00:21:23,282 WITH A 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, 421 00:21:23,382 --> 00:21:26,351 BUT YOU CAN ONLY DO SO WITH THE 1.3 LITER. 422 00:21:26,451 --> 00:21:31,590 OUR TESTER, THE 1.3 LITER FRONT-DRIVE CVT COMBO. 423 00:21:31,690 --> 00:21:34,059 AND WHILE IT FEELS QUITE PEPPY ON THE STREET, 424 00:21:34,159 --> 00:21:37,863 AND THERE'S ENOUGH TORQUE TO GET A LITTLE WHEEL SPIN AT LAUNCH; 425 00:21:37,963 --> 00:21:41,033 THE OVERALL TRACK EXPERIENCE WAS LESS THAN THRILLING. 426 00:21:41,133 --> 00:21:45,771 IT TOOK 8.7 SECONDS TO HIT 60, WHICH IS A TENTH SLOWER THAN 427 00:21:45,871 --> 00:21:49,741 THE SMALLER ENCORE WITH A BIGGER 1.4 LITER ENGINE. 428 00:21:49,841 --> 00:21:52,811 ON THE PLUS SIDE, ENGINE NOISE IS WELL-MUTED, 429 00:21:52,911 --> 00:21:56,615 AND THE CVT DOES A GREAT JOB OF FOOLING YOU INTO THINKING 430 00:21:56,715 --> 00:21:59,751 IT'S A TRADITIONAL SMOOTH SHIFTING AUTOMATIC. 431 00:21:59,851 --> 00:22:03,722 THE TINY-TURBO SEEMS TO DELIVER MAX POWER THE WHOLE WAY DOWN 432 00:22:03,822 --> 00:22:06,925 THE TRACK WITHOUT FEELING LIKE IT'S BEING OVERWORKED. 433 00:22:07,025 --> 00:22:09,761 WE FINISHED THE QUARTER-MILE IN 16.7 SECONDS 434 00:22:09,861 --> 00:22:11,897 AT 87 MILES PER HOUR. 435 00:22:11,997 --> 00:22:15,500 EVEN WITH A QUICK TO ENGAGE STABILITY CONTROL SYSTEM, 436 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:18,537 THE GX GOT THROUGH OUR CONE COURSE WITH A SURPRISING 437 00:22:18,637 --> 00:22:20,872 AMOUNT OF QUICKNESS AND AGILITY. 438 00:22:20,972 --> 00:22:24,376 AND WHILE WE APPRECIATE THE "LIGHT ON ITS FEET" FEEL, 439 00:22:24,476 --> 00:22:27,379 THE DOWNSIDE OF THAT IS THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE QUITE 440 00:22:27,479 --> 00:22:31,083 THE SOLID PRESENCE OF MOST OF ITS EUROPEAN COMPETITORS. 441 00:22:31,183 --> 00:22:33,719 STILL, EVEN WITH SOME SQUISHY BODY ROLL, 442 00:22:33,819 --> 00:22:36,955 THE GX PROVED TO BE QUITE COMPETENT. 443 00:22:37,055 --> 00:22:41,026 PANIC BRAKING FROM 60 WAS QUITE GOOD AS WELL; GREAT STABILITY, 444 00:22:41,126 --> 00:22:44,963 AND A CONSISTENT FEEL THAT IS MORE LUXURY SMOOTH THAN SOFT. 445 00:22:45,063 --> 00:22:48,600 STOPS AVERAGED A SHORT 118 FEET. 446 00:22:48,700 --> 00:22:52,003 NOW, AS FOR THE EXTERIOR DESIGN, IT'S MUCH MORE POLISHED 447 00:22:52,104 --> 00:22:55,140 AND EVEN A LITTLE CUTE; SOMETHING WE NEVER SAID ABOUT 448 00:22:55,240 --> 00:22:57,142 THE ORIGINAL ENCORE. 449 00:22:57,242 --> 00:22:59,311 IT'S 3.0 INCHES LONGER THAN THE ENCORE, 450 00:22:59,411 --> 00:23:01,847 AND RIDES ON A PLATFORM SHARED WITH THE UPCOMING 451 00:23:01,947 --> 00:23:04,116 CHEVROLET TRAILBLAZER. 452 00:23:04,216 --> 00:23:07,486 THE SPORT TOURING PACKAGE ADDS AERO TREATMENTS, UNIQUE GRILLE, 453 00:23:07,586 --> 00:23:09,988 AND 18 INCH ALUMINUM WHEELS. 454 00:23:10,088 --> 00:23:12,324 INSIDE, STYLE AND FUNCTIONALITY 455 00:23:12,424 --> 00:23:14,493 ARE ADDRESSED WITH EQUAL MEASURE, 456 00:23:14,593 --> 00:23:17,295 FEATURING MATERIALS THAT ARE A NOTICEABLE STEP UP 457 00:23:17,396 --> 00:23:19,297 FROM THE ENCORE. 458 00:23:19,398 --> 00:23:21,733 TOP ESSENCE TRIM COMES WITH LEATHER UPHOLSTERY, 459 00:23:21,833 --> 00:23:25,771 HEATED STEERING WHEEL, AND POWER SEATS FOR BOTH FRONT OCCUPANTS. 460 00:23:25,871 --> 00:23:29,408 A PANORAMIC POWER MOONROOF REQUIRES A FURTHER UPGRADE 461 00:23:29,508 --> 00:23:32,144 TO THE BUICK EXPERIENCE PACKAGE. 462 00:23:32,244 --> 00:23:34,613 THE 8.0 INCH TOUCHSCREEN IS WELL INTEGRATED, 463 00:23:34,713 --> 00:23:38,483 AND PHYSICAL CONTROLS ARE BOTH PLENTIFUL AND LOGICALLY PLACED. 464 00:23:38,583 --> 00:23:41,086 THOUGH, THERE ARE A FEW ODDITIES LIKE THE BUTTON TO ENGAGE 465 00:23:41,186 --> 00:23:44,523 THE 4-WAY FLASHERS THAT'S SO WELL INTEGRATED 466 00:23:44,623 --> 00:23:46,725 IT'S HARD TO FIND IT WHEN YOU NEED IT. 467 00:23:46,825 --> 00:23:50,695 FRONT SEATS ARE A LITTLE NARROW, BUT OFFER GOOD OVERALL COMFORT. 468 00:23:50,796 --> 00:23:54,800 THE PRACTICALITY ASPECTS REALLY KICK IN WHEN YOU MOVE REARWARD 469 00:23:54,900 --> 00:23:57,436 AND FIND REAR SEATS THAT ARE EXTRA ROOMY, 470 00:23:57,536 --> 00:24:00,705 AND FOLD COMPLETELY FLAT; THE FRONT PASSENGER SEAT 471 00:24:00,806 --> 00:24:04,276 FOLDS FLAT AS WELL, TO HOLD EXTRA-LONG ITEMS. 472 00:24:04,376 --> 00:24:07,345 DOING SO, ADDS TO THE MAXIMUM CARGO CAPACITY 473 00:24:07,446 --> 00:24:11,016 OF 50.2 CUBIC-FEET; SEATS UP LUGGAGE SPACE 474 00:24:11,116 --> 00:24:16,822 IS 23.5 CUBIC-FEET, 4.7 MORE THAN THE ENCORE. 475 00:24:16,922 --> 00:24:21,660 PRICING RANGES FROM PREFERRED TRIM AT $25,095, 476 00:24:21,760 --> 00:24:25,864 TO ESSENCE AT $29,495. 477 00:24:25,964 --> 00:24:29,267 YOU CAN ADD BOTH ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE AND THE 1.3 LITER ENGINE 478 00:24:29,367 --> 00:24:32,971 TO ANY TRIM FOR TWO-GRAND MORE; ADDING JUST THE BIGGER 479 00:24:33,071 --> 00:24:35,907 ENGINE COSTS ONLY $395. 480 00:24:36,475 --> 00:24:39,511 WHILE, IT'S EASY TO QUESTION BUICK FOR SHOEHORNING 481 00:24:39,611 --> 00:24:43,248 ANOTHER SUV INTO THEIR LINEUP; THEY'RE JUST GIVING THE PEOPLE 482 00:24:43,348 --> 00:24:46,518 WHAT THEY WANT, AND YOU CAN'T BLAME THEM FOR THAT. 483 00:24:46,618 --> 00:24:52,023 THE 2020 BUICK ENCORE GX IS MUCH MORE THAN JUST A BIGGER ENCORE; 484 00:24:52,123 --> 00:24:55,360 IT FEELS LIKE A REAL BUICK, WHICH TO BE HONEST, 485 00:24:55,460 --> 00:24:59,064 IS SOMETHING THE ORIGINAL ENCORE FELL SHORT OF. 486 00:24:59,164 --> 00:25:02,634 THIS ENCORE IS WHAT THE CROWD WAS EXPECTING ALL ALONG, 487 00:25:02,734 --> 00:25:05,337 AND SHOULD HAVE THEM LEAVING HAPPY. 488 00:25:07,305 --> 00:25:09,441 WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT. 489 00:25:09,541 --> 00:25:12,577 NOW FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; INCLUDING DAILY NEWS UPDATES, 490 00:25:12,677 --> 00:25:15,080 PODCASTS, AND EVEN COMPLETE EPISODES, 491 00:25:15,180 --> 00:25:18,950 CRUISE ON OVER TO PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK. 492 00:25:19,050 --> 00:25:20,952 AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US NEXT TIME, 493 00:25:21,052 --> 00:25:25,223 FOR THE ADRENALINE RUSH THAT IS THE LATEST HONDA CIVIC TYPE R. 494 00:25:25,323 --> 00:25:28,426 THEN, WE'LL LOOK AT CADILLAC'S NEW TAKE ON COMPACT LUXURY, 495 00:25:28,527 --> 00:25:30,028 THE CT4. 496 00:25:30,128 --> 00:25:31,630 PAT GOSS CLEARS OUR VISION. 497 00:25:31,730 --> 00:25:34,766 WHILE, STEPHANIE HART GIVES US TIPS ON CAR BUYING 498 00:25:34,866 --> 00:25:36,334 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