WEBVTT 00:02.868 --> 00:06.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS AND THIS IS MOTORWEEK ! 00:07.067 --> 00:09.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% JOIN US AS THE NISSAN LEAF GETS BOTH A NEW LOOK 00:10.067 --> 00:11.834 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND MORE EV MILES... 00:11.934 --> 00:15.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% PAT GOSS SHOWS US WHERE RUST CAN HIDE AND RUIN YOUR RIDE... 00:16.033 --> 00:18.501 position:10% line:50% size:80% TWO WHEELIN BRIAN ROBINSON GOES FULL THROTTLE 00:18.601 --> 00:20.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% INTO MOTORCYCLE MANIA... 00:20.667 --> 00:24.133 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND THE BMW X2 ADDS SOMETHING SMALL AND STYLISH 00:24.234 --> 00:26.133 position:10% line:50% size:80% TO AN ALREADY SPORTY LINE-UP... 00:28.334 --> 00:30.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT! 00:32.400 --> 00:36.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION. 00:37.067 --> 00:48.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% * 00:48.133 --> 00:49.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% Announcer: MOTORWEEK , 00:49.167 --> 00:51.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE MAGAZINE. 00:51.467 --> 00:52.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% BROUGHT TO YOU BY... 00:53.000 --> 00:54.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% Announcer: YOU'RE SHOPPING FOR TIRES ONLINE 00:54.534 --> 00:55.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. 00:55.801 --> 00:56.534 position:10% line:50% size:80% Man 1: I DO. 00:56.634 --> 00:57.834 position:10% line:50% size:80% Announcer: WE'RE TIRERACK.COM, 00:57.934 --> 01:00.534 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND WE HAVE ANSWERS, AND TOOLS TO HELP. 01:00.634 --> 01:02.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% Man 2: LIKE OUR TIRE DECISION GUIDE. 01:02.400 --> 01:04.100 position:10% line:50% size:80% IT'S A...TAKE A LOOK. 01:04.200 --> 01:05.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% Man 1: OH. 01:06.167 --> 01:08.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% Announcer: FIND...DELIVER...INSTALL... 01:09.234 --> 01:11.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% HUM IS THE CONNECTED CAR SYSTEM THAT ASSISTS 01:11.534 --> 01:14.534 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND EMPOWERS DRIVERS TO HELP THEM BE PREPARED 01:14.634 --> 01:17.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% FOR THE ROAD AHEAD, SO THEY CAN GET WHERE THEY'RE GOING. 01:19.400 --> 01:21.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% ROCKAUTO HAS AUTO PARTS FROM HUNDREDS OF MANUFACTURERS, 01:22.033 --> 01:25.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% OFFERING A VARIETY OF BRANDS, PRICES AND SPECIFICATIONS. 01:25.367 --> 01:26.601 position:10% line:50% size:80% ROCKAUTO.COM, 01:26.701 --> 01:29.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% ALL THE PARTS YOUR CAR WILL EVER NEED. 01:29.701 --> 01:33.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% STATE FARM IS PROUD TO SUPPORT MOTORWEEK . 01:35.567 --> 01:37.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% WEATHERTECH DIGITAL FIT FLOOR LINERS 01:37.434 --> 01:39.601 position:10% line:50% size:80% ARE DESIGNED TO PROTECT YOUR VEHICLE'S FLOORS. 01:39.701 --> 01:41.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% LASER MEASURED, THEY OFFER PROTECTION 01:41.667 --> 01:43.834 position:10% line:50% size:80% IN THE FRONT, BACK, AND UP THE SIDES. 01:47.033 --> 01:48.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% MADE IN AMERICA. 01:52.267 --> 01:55.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% John: WHILE TESLA SEEMS TO MAKE HEADLINES JUST ABOUT EVERY DAY, 01:55.834 --> 01:58.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% LET'S NOT FORGET THAT THE NISSAN LEAF 01:58.434 --> 02:01.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% WAS THE FIRST MASS-PRODUCED EV TO HIT THE STREETS 02:01.167 --> 02:02.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% HERE IN AMERICA. 02:02.567 --> 02:04.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND...TO THIS DAY, IS THE BEST-SELLING 02:04.367 --> 02:06.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% ELECTRIC VEHICLE IN THE WORLD. 02:06.534 --> 02:09.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% WELL...NOW, THERE'S A SECOND GENERATION LEAF ON THE ROAD, 02:09.834 --> 02:13.133 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO LET'S TURN IT OVER AND GO FOR A DRIVE. 02:14.133 --> 02:18.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% * 02:18.667 --> 02:21.667 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE SPROUTING OF NEW LEAVES, ALWAYS SIGNALS THE ARRIVAL 02:21.767 --> 02:24.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% OF SPRING, AND WITH IT, COMES WARMER WEATHER, 02:24.734 --> 02:28.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND OPTIMISM ON WHAT A NEW SEASON WILL BRING. 02:28.367 --> 02:30.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% WELL, WE CAN'T PROMISE WARM WEATHER YET, 02:30.734 --> 02:33.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT SURELY, NISSAN IS HOPING THIS SECOND GENERATION 02:34.033 --> 02:37.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% NISSAN LEAF WILL BRING EV-DRIVING TO MORE PEOPLE, 02:37.901 --> 02:40.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% IN AN AMERICAN CAR MARKET THAT IS STILL SLOW 02:40.734 --> 02:43.667 position:10% line:50% size:80% TO BUY INTO THE EV-LIFESTYLE. 02:43.767 --> 02:46.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% RANGE CONTINUES TO BE THE NUMBER ONE ISSUE WHEN IT COMES TO 02:46.734 --> 02:49.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% COMMITMENT TO EVs, AND FOR THIS REDESIGNED LEAF, 02:50.067 --> 02:53.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% THAT NUMBER INCREASES TO 151 MILES. 02:53.367 --> 02:56.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% MANY...INCLUDING US, WERE HOPING FOR MORE, 02:56.133 --> 02:58.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT NISSAN CHOSE TO INSTEAD FOCUS ON IMPROVING 02:59.033 --> 03:02.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE LEAF'S PRACTICALITY, AND LOWERING ITS PRICE, 03:02.267 --> 03:05.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% IN ORDER TO MAKE IT A BETTER VEHICLE OPTION FOR MORE PEOPLE. 03:05.801 --> 03:07.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% MORE ON THAT LATER. 03:08.033 --> 03:11.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% BATTERY SIZE HAS GROWN FROM 30 TO 40 KWH, 03:11.901 --> 03:14.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO CHARGE TIME FOR A COMPLETE FILL DOES INCREASE TO 03:14.801 --> 03:18.234 position:10% line:50% size:80% 7.5 HOURS WITH 220, WITH THE LARGER 03:18.334 --> 03:22.834 position:10% line:50% size:80% 6.6 KW ONBOARD CHARGER THAT WAS OPTIONAL BEFORE, 03:22.934 --> 03:24.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% IS NOW STANDARD. 03:24.834 --> 03:29.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE BATTERY'S JUICE IS USED BY A LARGER 110 KW ELECTRIC MOTOR. 03:29.667 --> 03:34.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% HORSEPOWER IS UP 40, TO 147, WHILE TORQUE GAINS 49 POUND-FEET 03:35.033 --> 03:38.133 position:10% line:50% size:80% TO A VERY RESPECTABLE 236. 03:38.801 --> 03:42.868 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE NEW LEAF SPORTS THE SAME BASIC 5-DOOR SHAPE AS BEFORE, 03:42.968 --> 03:47.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT WITH MUCH SHARPER LINES TO DOWNPLAY THE OBVIOUS EV LOOK. 03:47.100 --> 03:49.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% LESS LIKE AN EGG, AND MORE LIKE A SPORTY HATCHBACK. 03:50.000 --> 03:53.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% THOUGH, IT STILL LOOKS "TECHY," AND CURRENT NISSAN SIGNATURE 03:53.534 --> 03:56.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% ELEMENTS SUCH AS A FLOATING ROOF, V-MOTION GRILLE, 03:56.901 --> 03:59.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND BOOMERANG LIGHTS ARE HERE AS WELL. 04:00.100 --> 04:02.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% TECH UPGRADES ARE QUITE COMPREHENSIVE. 04:02.367 --> 04:05.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% IN ADDITION TO NISSAN'S PROPILOT ASSIST INTELLIGENT 04:05.400 --> 04:08.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% DRIVING SYSTEM; THERE'S A NEW E-PEDAL, 04:08.133 --> 04:10.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% THAT DIALS UP THE REGEN BRAKING 04:10.133 --> 04:14.133 position:10% line:50% size:80% TO ALLOW FOR ONE-PEDAL DRIVING IN MOST SITUATIONS. 04:14.234 --> 04:16.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% GOING ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS, YOU INSTANTLY FEEL 04:16.567 --> 04:19.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE ADDITIONAL POWER; WE'RE NOT TALKING TESLA-LEVELS 04:19.801 --> 04:21.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% OF ACCELERATION OFF THE LINE HERE, 04:21.868 --> 04:25.234 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT THE INCREASED TORQUE DOES WONDERS FOR HIGHWAY MERGING. 04:25.334 --> 04:28.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% NISSAN HAS ALSO ADDRESSED THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING, 04:28.534 --> 04:32.133 position:10% line:50% size:80% GIVING IT A MORE NATURAL FEEL; AS WELL AS SOFTENED UP 04:32.234 --> 04:36.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE SUSPENSION A BIT, TO PROVIDE A SMOOTHER RIDE. 04:36.133 --> 04:39.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% JUST AS ANY NEW TECH DEVICE SHOULD BE BUT OFTEN ISN'T, 04:39.567 --> 04:42.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% EVERYTHING ABOUT THE LEAF IS EASY TO OPERATE, 04:42.467 --> 04:45.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND IN MOST WAYS IT BEHAVES JUST LIKE ANY OTHER CAR. 04:45.801 --> 04:49.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% NO LEARNING CURVE TO EMBRACE THE EV-LIFESTYLE HERE, 04:49.434 --> 04:51.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% OTHER THAN THE BRAKE PEDAL FEEL, AND OF COURSE, 04:51.868 --> 04:54.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% REMEMBERING TO PLUG IT IN. 04:54.267 --> 04:55.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% LIKEWISE, THINGS AROUND THE CABIN, 04:56.000 --> 04:59.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% ARE FAIRLY TRADITIONAL IN BOTH APPEARANCE AND OPERATION. 04:59.267 --> 05:02.834 position:10% line:50% size:80% THERE IS SOME BLUE TRIM GIVING OFF THAT EV VIBE, 05:02.934 --> 05:06.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT ALL THE USUAL CONTROLS ARE IN ALL THE USUAL PLACES; 05:06.567 --> 05:10.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% INCLUDING MANY ON THE NEW FLAT-BOTTOM STEERING WHEEL. 05:10.734 --> 05:14.667 position:10% line:50% size:80% GAUGES GET AN UPGRADE, NOW A 7-INCH TFT-BASED DISPLAY 05:14.767 --> 05:17.501 position:10% line:50% size:80% THAT CAN BE CONFIGURED IN A MULTITUDE OF WAYS; 05:17.601 --> 05:21.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% THOUGH AN ANALOG SPEEDOMETER DOES REMAIN. 05:21.400 --> 05:23.534 position:10% line:50% size:80% TO MAKE THINGS MORE PLEASANT FOR OCCUPANTS, 05:23.634 --> 05:26.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% CABIN NOISE IS REDUCED, AND MATERIAL QUALITY 05:26.467 --> 05:27.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% STEPPED UP A BIT. 05:27.801 --> 05:29.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% THEY COULD HAVE GONE FURTHER, ADDING ADDITIONAL 05:30.067 --> 05:34.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% SMALL ITEM STORAGE, BUT THERE'S ALWAYS NEXT TIME. 05:34.133 --> 05:37.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% AS FOR THE BIG STUFF IN BACK, CARGO SPACE ACTUALLY 05:37.467 --> 05:41.601 position:10% line:50% size:80% STAYS THE SAME 23.6 CUBIC-FEET, BUT THE SPACE HAS BEEN 05:41.701 --> 05:43.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% RE-WORKED FOR MORE UTILIZATION, 05:44.033 --> 05:46.834 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO IT DOES HANDLE BULKY ITEMS BETTER. 05:46.934 --> 05:51.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% MAX CAPACITY WITH REAR SEATBACKS FOLDED IS 30.0 CUBIC-FEET. 05:51.567 --> 05:56.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE NEW LEAF BOASTS GOVERNMENT MPGE RATINGS OF 125-CITY, 05:56.400 --> 05:59.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% 100-HIGHWAY, AND 112-COMBINED. 05:59.534 --> 06:02.133 position:10% line:50% size:80% FOR A NEAR PERFECT ENERGY IMPACT SCORE OF JUST 06:02.234 --> 06:07.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% 0.2 BARRELS OF YEARLY OIL USE, WITH 0.0 CO2 EMISSIONS. 06:08.000 --> 06:10.133 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE BIGGEST NEWS OF ALL, IS THAT IN ORDER TO 06:10.234 --> 06:12.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% BETTER COMPETE WITH THE CHEVROLET BOLT EV, 06:13.033 --> 06:16.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% AS WELL AS THE MULTITUDE OF NEW RIVALS JUST OVER THE HORIZON; 06:16.901 --> 06:19.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE LEAF NOW GETS A MUCH LOWER PRICE, 06:19.100 --> 06:22.100 position:10% line:50% size:80% STARTING AT $30,885. 06:22.200 --> 06:24.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% THAT'S ABOUT 3-GRAND LESS THAN THE ORIGINAL, 06:24.901 --> 06:27.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, GOVERNMENT REBATES OF AT LEAST 06:27.901 --> 06:31.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% $7,500 ARE STILL IN PLAY. 06:31.834 --> 06:33.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO WHILE, THE FULLY ELECTRIC VEHICLE'S FLOW 06:34.067 --> 06:37.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% INTO OUR AUTOMOTIVE LANDSCAPE HAS BEEN MORE OF A SLOW DRIZZLE 06:37.801 --> 06:40.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% THAN AN ALL-OUT DOWNPOUR; IT HAS BEEN STEADY ENOUGH 06:41.067 --> 06:44.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% TO ENABLE CARS LIKE THE NISSAN LEAF TO MAKE A SPLASH. 06:44.734 --> 06:47.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% UNLIKE THE ORIGINAL, IT DOESN'T BREAK MUCH NEW GROUND. 06:48.033 --> 06:50.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT WITH A LOWER PRICE, LONGER RANGE, 06:50.100 --> 06:51.667 position:10% line:50% size:80% INCREASED PRACTICALITY, 06:51.767 --> 06:55.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND MORE MAINSTREAM STYLING; WE FEEL THE LEAF'S RIPPLE 06:56.033 --> 06:59.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% WILL CONTINUE TO EXPAND FURTHER AND FASTER. 07:02.067 --> 07:08.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% * 07:08.267 --> 07:11.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% WHEN BRIAN ROBINSON IS NOT SITTING AT HIS COMPUTER 07:11.400 --> 07:14.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% RESEARCHING SOME 4-WHEELED VEHICLE OR ANOTHER; 07:14.133 --> 07:16.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% CHANCES ARE, HE'S OUT TWO WHEELIN' 07:16.267 --> 07:18.868 position:10% line:50% size:80% ON THE LATEST MOTORCYCLE TO COME HIS WAY. 07:18.968 --> 07:22.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% WELL, HE'S BEEN AWAY FROM HIS DESK FOR A FEW DAYS NOW, 07:22.133 --> 07:24.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% I WONDER WHAT HE'S UP TO? 07:25.601 --> 07:28.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% * 07:28.734 --> 07:31.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% Brian Robinson: WELL JOHN, I'M OFF TO STURGIS! 07:31.267 --> 07:34.400 position:10% line:50% size:80% MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE 2018 EDITION OF 07:34.501 --> 07:37.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY, WHICH TAKES PLACE IN 07:37.901 --> 07:40.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND AROUND THE TOWN OF STURGIS SOUTH DAKOTA, 07:40.667 --> 07:44.534 position:10% line:50% size:80% ABOARD THIS 2018 INDIAN ROADMASTER. 07:44.634 --> 07:46.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% HAVING ENVISIONED TAKING THE LONG, 07:46.434 --> 07:48.834 position:10% line:50% size:80% HARD ROAD TO STURGIS FROM MARYLAND, 07:48.934 --> 07:52.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND BASKING IN ALL OF THE BIKER CRED I WOULD SURELY RECEIVE 07:52.367 --> 07:55.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% UPON DOING SO, AFTER THREE DAYS ON THE ROAD, 07:55.801 --> 07:58.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% I REALLY JUST FEEL LIKE, I CHEATED ON THE TEST. 07:58.567 --> 08:00.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% AS, I'VE DRIVEN PLENTY OF CARS THAT DON'T HAVE AS MUCH 08:00.868 --> 08:04.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% LONG DISTANCE COMFORT AS THIS ROADMASTER. 08:04.300 --> 08:07.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% OH WELL, MAYBE NEXT YEAR, I CAN FIND A RIGID-FRAME CHOPPER 08:07.868 --> 08:10.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% TO RIDE UP HERE. 08:10.133 --> 08:13.133 position:10% line:50% size:80% WELL, AFTER 2,000 MILES, ME AND THE INDIAN ROADMASTER 08:13.234 --> 08:16.667 position:10% line:50% size:80% HERE HAVE FINALLY MADE IT TO THE BACK HILLS OF SOUTH DAKOTA. 08:16.767 --> 08:19.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO, LET'S FIND OUT WHAT THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY 08:19.133 --> 08:20.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% IS ALL ABOUT. 08:20.567 --> 08:22.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND WHO KNOWS, MAYBE WE'LL EVEN SEE 08:22.400 --> 08:24.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% SOME WILD LIFE ALONG THE WAY. 08:25.968 --> 08:28.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO WHY EXACTLY, DO HALF A MILLION 08:28.133 --> 08:30.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% MOTORCYCLE ENTHUSIASTS GATHER IN THE BLACK HILLS OF 08:31.067 --> 08:33.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% SOUTH DAKOTA EVERY AUGUST? 08:33.734 --> 08:36.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% WELL, THE REASONS ARE AS VARIED AS THE PEOPLE WHO MAKE 08:36.267 --> 08:39.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE TRIP AND THE BIKES THEY BROUGHT WITH THEM. 08:39.133 --> 08:41.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE ARE PLENTY OF THINGS TO DO 08:41.901 --> 08:45.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% IN AND AROUND THE TOWN OF STURGIS THAT DOESN'T INVOLVE 08:45.567 --> 08:49.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% BIKINI CONTESTS OR WRESTLING IN VARIOUS MEDIUMS. 08:49.801 --> 08:52.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% THERE ARE LITERALLY, HUNDREDS OF BANDS PLAYING, 08:52.667 --> 08:56.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND JUST ABOUT EVERY MOTORCYCLE MANUFACTURER IS ON HAND 08:56.300 --> 08:58.601 position:10% line:50% size:80% WITH DEMO RIDES OF THEIR LATEST MODELS. 08:58.701 --> 09:01.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% NOT TO MENTION, EVERY AFTERMARKET VENDOR 09:01.567 --> 09:03.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% YOU CAN THINK OF, AND YES, 09:03.467 --> 09:05.667 position:10% line:50% size:80% THEY DO HAVE THAT IN LEATHER. 09:05.767 --> 09:08.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT REALLY, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE BIKES... 09:08.834 --> 09:11.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% * 09:12.000 --> 09:15.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% ...AND SOME ABSOLUTELY TERRIFIC ROADS TO RIDE THEM ON, 09:15.567 --> 09:18.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% THROUGH SOME OF THE MOST AMAZING SCENERY YOU'LL FIND, 09:18.367 --> 09:22.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% IN WHAT HAS UNFORTUNATELY BEEN DUBBED FLY-OVER COUNTRY. 09:22.868 --> 09:26.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% OF COURSE, THIS ALL STARTED BACK IN THE 1930s WITH 09:26.434 --> 09:29.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% A MOTORCYCLE RACE PUT ON BY A LOCAL INDIAN DEALER, 09:29.467 --> 09:31.601 position:10% line:50% size:80% WHO WANTED TO DRUM UP SOME PUBLICITY 09:31.701 --> 09:33.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% FOR HIS NEW DEALERSHIP. 09:33.367 --> 09:36.234 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND YES, THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF RACING GOING ON, 09:36.334 --> 09:39.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% INCLUDING AN AMERICAN FLAT TRACK TT RACE THAT TAKES PLACE 09:40.000 --> 09:42.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% RIGHT ON THE GROUNDS OF THE RENOWNED 09:42.167 --> 09:44.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% "BUFFALO CHIP CAMPGROUND." 09:44.367 --> 09:48.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% FYI, THE CHIP IS WHERE YOU WANT TO BE TO SEE THE REAL WILDLIFE, 09:48.901 --> 09:51.133 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT WE'LL SAVE THAT FOR ANOTHER TIME. 09:51.234 --> 09:53.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% LET'S JUST SAY, THE AMOUNT OF LITE BEERS CONSUMED HERE 09:53.801 --> 09:57.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% EVERY NIGHT WOULD PUT THE TALLADEGA INFIELD CROWD 09:57.100 --> 09:58.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% TO SHAME. 09:58.467 --> 10:01.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND THEN OF COURSE, THERE'S THE LEGENDARY STREET SCENE. 10:01.667 --> 10:04.868 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE TOWN OF STURGIS ITSELF, HAS LESS THAN 7,000 10:04.968 --> 10:08.234 position:10% line:50% size:80% FULL TIME RESIDENTS, YET, THEY ROLL OUT THE RED CARPET 10:08.334 --> 10:12.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% EVERY AUGUST FOR A FEW HUNDRED THOUSAND VISITORS. 10:12.167 --> 10:15.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% NEEDLESS TO SAY, IT'S A HAVEN FOR PEOPLE WATCHERS AS WELL, 10:15.801 --> 10:18.501 position:10% line:50% size:80% WHICH MIGHT EXPLAIN THE SEVERAL FAMILIES WE SAW WALKING 10:18.601 --> 10:21.667 position:10% line:50% size:80% AROUND TOWN LIKE THEY WERE ON SOME ANTHROPOLOGICAL 10:21.767 --> 10:23.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% LEARNING VACATION. 10:23.567 --> 10:26.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% ONE THING YOU WON'T SEE A WHOLE LOT OF, ARE HELMETS. 10:26.300 --> 10:28.534 position:10% line:50% size:80% APPARENTLY, IT'S HARD TO ROAM FREE IN A PACK, 10:28.634 --> 10:32.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% UNDER THE CONSTRAINTS OF SAFETY OR COMMON SENSE. 10:32.300 --> 10:36.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT REALLY, THE RALLY IS MUCH BIGGER THAN STURGIS ITSELF; 10:36.167 --> 10:39.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% EVERYWHERE YOU GO WITHIN' A 50 MILE RADIUS OF TOWN 10:39.133 --> 10:41.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% IS PACKED WITH BIKES. 10:41.100 --> 10:44.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% NEARBY TOWNS DEADWOOD, CUSTER, HILL CITY, SPEARFISH, 10:45.067 --> 10:47.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% RAPID CITY, AND KEYSTONE AMONG OTHERS, 10:48.000 --> 10:50.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% ARE JAMMED WITH BIKES AND HAVE THEIR OWN STREET SCENES 10:50.834 --> 10:53.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% THROUGHOUT THE TEN DAYS OF THE RALLY, 10:53.434 --> 10:56.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% NOT MENTION EVERY CAMPGROUND IN THE AREA. 10:56.834 --> 11:00.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO WHATEVER REASON YOU NEED, AND WHATEVER MOTORCYCLE YOU RIDE; 11:01.000 --> 11:03.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% GET YOUR MOTOR RUNNING, AND HEAD OUT ON THE HIGHWAY 11:03.801 --> 11:07.501 position:10% line:50% size:80% NEXT AUGUST TO THE STURGIS MOTORCYCLE RALLY. 11:07.601 --> 11:09.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% YOU'LL NEVER FORGET IT! 11:10.934 --> 11:14.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% John: MOST OF US HOLD ONTO OUR CARS FOR A LONG TIME NOW. 11:14.467 --> 11:16.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND THAT REQUIRES A WHOLE DIFFERENT KIND OF CAR CARE. 11:16.868 --> 11:20.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO LET'S GET THE WHOLE STORY DOWN AT GOSS' GARAGE. 11:24.734 --> 11:27.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% Pat Goss: ALL CARS HAVE AN ENEMY. 11:27.267 --> 11:30.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND THAT ENEMY IS RUST. 11:30.300 --> 11:33.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% YES, I KNOW A LOT OF CARS ARE MADE OF ALUMINUM, AND PLASTICS, 11:34.067 --> 11:38.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND VARIOUS THINGS LIKE THAT BUT THEY STILL HAVE STEEL PARTS. 11:39.067 --> 11:44.100 position:10% line:50% size:80% NOW, A LOT OF CARS USE STEEL LINES OR STEEL TUBING FOR BRAKES 11:44.200 --> 11:47.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND FUEL LINES, AND STEERING, AND SO ON. 11:47.534 --> 11:51.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% NOW, IF THOSE LINES AREN'T COATED, THEY RUST. 11:51.801 --> 11:55.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% WE SEE A LOT OF VEHICLES WITH BAD BRAKE LINES FOR INSTANCE. 11:55.868 --> 11:58.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND IT CAN BE A MAJOR JOB TO REPLACE THEM. 11:58.734 --> 12:04.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% NOW, VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS ARE CURRENTLY COATING BRAKE LINES 12:04.801 --> 12:08.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND VARIOUS OTHER STEEL COMPONENTS UNDER THE VEHICLE 12:08.400 --> 12:11.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% WITH SOMETHING THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS GREEN COLOR HERE, 12:11.300 --> 12:13.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% OR SOMETIMES IT'S BLACK. 12:13.734 --> 12:16.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% THAT IS AN ANTI-RUST COATING. 12:16.801 --> 12:19.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% NOW, IF YOUR CAR DOESN'T HAVE THAT, 12:19.567 --> 12:23.100 position:10% line:50% size:80% IT WOULD BE A GOOD IDEA TO BUY ONE OF THE COMMERCIAL COATINGS. 12:23.200 --> 12:26.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% THERE'S ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT ONES ON THE MARKET. 12:26.801 --> 12:30.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% MARINE ANTI-CORROSION CHEMICALS ARE GOOD. 12:30.801 --> 12:34.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% SOME TYPES OF RUST PROOFING AND UNDERCOATING. 12:34.467 --> 12:38.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% SPRAY THESE LINES, AND ANY MILD STEEL PARTS 12:38.434 --> 12:41.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% AT LEAST ONCE A YEAR, AND THAT'LL HELP KEEP THEM 12:41.667 --> 12:45.534 position:10% line:50% size:80% WORKING PROPERLY, AND IT'LL PREVENT A BIG REPAIR BILL. 12:45.634 --> 12:47.601 position:10% line:50% size:80% NONE OF THIS STUFF IS CHEAP. 12:47.701 --> 12:51.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% ALRIGHT, ANOTHER THING THAT WE SEE ON A LOT OF CARS IS 12:51.167 --> 12:54.601 position:10% line:50% size:80% WHERE THE BOTTOMS OF THE DOORS RUST OUT. 12:54.701 --> 12:57.868 position:10% line:50% size:80% WELL, THAT'S TYPICALLY BECAUSE THERE'RE TWO PIECES OF METAL 12:57.968 --> 13:01.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% DOWN THERE THAT ARE BONDED TOGETHER AND THEY'RE VERY, 13:02.033 --> 13:04.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% VERY CLOSE TOGETHER. 13:04.167 --> 13:08.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% THAT SPACE IN THERE COLLECTS DIRT. 13:08.367 --> 13:12.667 position:10% line:50% size:80% YOU MAY THINK THE DOOR IS SEALED BUT THE DOOR ISN'T SEALED. 13:12.767 --> 13:16.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% DIRT, WATER, AND EVERYTHING GO DOWN THROUGH THE DOOR 13:16.133 --> 13:19.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND WHEN THIS BUILDS UP IN THE BOTTOM, 13:19.367 --> 13:23.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE DIRT HOLDS MOISTURE AND IT EATS THE METAL 13:23.534 --> 13:25.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% FROM THE INSIDE OUT. 13:25.300 --> 13:27.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO, WHEN YOU'RE WASHING YOUR CAR, 13:27.267 --> 13:30.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% MAKE SURE THAT YOU RUN THE HOSE ALONG THE BOTTOM EDGE 13:30.167 --> 13:33.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% OF THE WINDOW, SO THAT YOU GET SOME WATER FLOW 13:33.534 --> 13:37.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% THROUGH THE DOOR TO RINSE AS MUCH OF THAT MUD OUT OF THERE 13:37.267 --> 13:39.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% AS IS POSSIBLE. 13:39.901 --> 13:42.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% ALRIGHT NOW, ANOTHER THING. 13:42.300 --> 13:44.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% HERE, WE HAVE A PARKING BRAKE CABLE. 13:44.734 --> 13:47.534 position:10% line:50% size:80% YES, SOME OF YOU WILL CALL IT AN "EMERGENCY BRAKE," 13:47.634 --> 13:50.667 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND SOME OF YOU MIGHT BE QUALIFIED TO USE IT 13:50.767 --> 13:54.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% IN AN EMERGENCY BUT REALLY IT IS FOR PARKING. 13:54.734 --> 13:56.834 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND THAT MEANS, YOU SHOULD BE USING IT 13:56.934 --> 13:59.601 position:10% line:50% size:80% EVERY TIME YOU PARK THE CAR. 13:59.701 --> 14:04.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% YOU SEE, THIS INNER CABLE MOVES THROUGH A HOUSING AND EVERY TIME 14:04.567 --> 14:08.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% YOU PULL UP ON THE LEVER OR PUSH THE PEDAL DOWN, 14:08.133 --> 14:11.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% THIS CABLE MOVES IN THE HOUSING, HELPS KEEP IT CLEAN, 14:11.901 --> 14:15.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% HELPS PREVENT RUST, AND HELPS PREVENT SOMETIMES, 14:15.667 --> 14:17.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% PRETTY MAJOR REPAIR BILLS. 14:17.567 --> 14:20.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO, GET IN THE HABIT OF USING THE PARKING BRAKE 14:20.534 --> 14:22.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% ON A REGULAR BASIS. 14:22.400 --> 14:25.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% THESE ARE THINGS THAT CAN SAVE YOU A LOT OF MONEY 14:25.567 --> 14:27.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% OVER THE LIFE OF THE CAR. 14:27.167 --> 14:30.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR A COMMENT, DROP ME A LINE, 14:31.033 --> 14:32.868 position:10% line:50% size:80% RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK . 14:33.934 --> 14:36.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% * 14:36.467 --> 14:38.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% Greg Carloss: A NEW YEAR, BRINGS A NEW LONG-TERM MODEL 14:38.567 --> 14:42.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% INTO OUR FLEET, THIS 2019 RAM 1500. 14:42.901 --> 14:46.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% UP UNTIL RECENTLY, RIDE AND HANDLING WAS PROBABLY 14:47.000 --> 14:50.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% PRETTY LOW ON THE LIST OF CONCERNS FOR A TRUCK BUYER. 14:50.267 --> 14:54.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% NOW, WE'RE IN THE AGE OF LUXURY TRUCKS AND THAT'S ALL CHANGED. 14:54.367 --> 14:58.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE RAM 1500 STILL OFFERS THE BEST BIG PICKUP RIDE 14:58.467 --> 15:00.834 position:10% line:50% size:80% IN THE FULL-SIZE HALF-TON SEGMENT. 15:00.934 --> 15:03.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND BACK TO THE WHOLE LUXURY THING, 15:03.133 --> 15:07.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% THIS HUGE TABLET-STYLE SCREEN LOOKS A BIT OUT OF PLACE, 15:07.801 --> 15:10.100 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT IT'S ALSO PRETTY COOL." 15:10.200 --> 15:13.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% OUR LONG TERM RAM 1500 IS A CREW CAB 4X4, 15:14.067 --> 15:18.234 position:10% line:50% size:80% SPORTING A PATRIOT BLUE PAINT JOB, IN LIMITED TRIM. 15:18.334 --> 15:21.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% LEVEL 1 EQUIPMENT GROUP ADDS 19 SPEAKER'S WORTH 15:21.567 --> 15:24.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% OF HARMON KARDON PREMIUM AUDIO, SURROUND VIEW CAMERA, 15:24.834 --> 15:27.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND A HOST OF ADVANCED SAFETY FEATURES. 15:27.834 --> 15:30.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% OFF-ROAD GROUP ADDS A LOCKING REAR AXLE, 15:30.400 --> 15:34.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% A BUNCH OF SKID PLATES, AND OF COURSE, DECALS. 15:34.100 --> 15:37.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% WE'LL GET TO KNOW THIS RAM 1500 EVEN BETTER 15:37.100 --> 15:39.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% OVER THE NEXT FEW MONTHS. 15:40.767 --> 15:45.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% OUR YEAR IS ALMOST UP WITH THIS 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY MINIVAN, 15:45.167 --> 15:48.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE MOST USEFUL VEHICLE TYPE OF ALL TIMES. 15:48.300 --> 15:51.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% WITH A FEW SMALL EXCEPTIONS, THE ODYSSEY'S STAY WITH US 15:51.567 --> 15:53.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% HAS BEEN EXCEPTIONAL! 15:53.367 --> 15:55.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% JUST LIKE WE ARE USED TO FROM HONDA. 15:55.834 --> 15:59.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% IT CERTAINLY "RAN LIKE A DEER" OVER THESE LAST 26,000 MILES OF 15:59.167 --> 16:01.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% VERY HARD USE. 16:01.467 --> 16:04.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% THROUGH ALL THE ROAD TRIPS BOTH LONG AND SHORT, 16:04.534 --> 16:07.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% SEAT COMFORT REMAINS A TRUE HIGH POINT, 16:07.100 --> 16:08.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND NOT JUST FOR THE DRIVER. 16:09.000 --> 16:11.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% SECOND ROW SEATS ARE EQUALLY COMFORTABLE, 16:11.434 --> 16:14.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND THAT MEANS LESS COMPLAINING FROM THE BROOD IN BACK. 16:15.067 --> 16:18.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% THERE WERE A FEW NITS TO PICK WHEN THE ODYSSEY FIRST ARRIVED, 16:18.868 --> 16:21.601 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND WE RECENTLY HAD A LOOSE FUEL FILLER ASSEMBLY REPLACED 16:21.701 --> 16:24.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% UNDER WARRANTY. 16:24.167 --> 16:26.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT, IT'S BEEN NOTHING, BUT PRAISE OVER 16:26.434 --> 16:28.534 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE LAST FEW MONTHS, AND AVERAGE FUEL ECONOMY 16:28.634 --> 16:32.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% HAS REMAINED STEADY AT 25.8 MILES PER GALLON 16:32.100 --> 16:35.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% OF REGULAR, WITH OVER 30 DURING HIGHWAY CRUISING. 16:36.067 --> 16:40.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% WE'LL CHECK IN ON OUR MAZDA6 AND KIA NIRO PHEV 16:40.367 --> 16:43.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% ON OUR NEXT MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE! 16:46.701 --> 16:49.234 position:10% line:50% size:80% John: AS MUCH AS WE LOVE TESTING CARS, 16:49.334 --> 16:52.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% THERE'S ALSO A LOT GOING ON BEHIND THE SCENES. 16:52.133 --> 16:55.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% YOLANDA VAZQUEZ HAS THE LATEST IN THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS. 16:58.767 --> 17:00.534 position:10% line:50% size:80% Yolanda Vazquez: SELF-DRIVING CARS WITH LITTLE 17:00.634 --> 17:04.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% OR NO HUMAN INPUT ARE MOVING CLOSER TO REALITY... 17:04.534 --> 17:08.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND THEY'RE BEING DEVELOPED IN A VARIETY OF WAYS. 17:08.100 --> 17:10.501 position:10% line:50% size:80% WAYMO'S PILOT PROGRAM IN THE PHOENIX AREA, 17:10.601 --> 17:13.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% HAS BEEN TESTING THE TECHNOLOGY DURING DAILY COMMUTES 17:13.434 --> 17:15.400 position:10% line:50% size:80% WITH ORDINARY PEOPLE. 17:15.501 --> 17:17.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% NOW, THEY'VE LAUNCHED A RIDE HAILING SERVICE CALLED 17:17.834 --> 17:19.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% "WAYMO ONE." 17:19.167 --> 17:22.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% IT'S AVAILABLE TO THE PHOENIX PUBLIC AT LARGE. 17:22.167 --> 17:25.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% RIDERS USE AN APP TO REQUEST A RIDE. 17:25.567 --> 17:28.534 position:10% line:50% size:80% WHILE, THEY CALL IT A COMMERCIAL "SELF-DRIVING" SERVICE... 17:28.634 --> 17:32.100 position:10% line:50% size:80% TRAINED DRIVERS WILL BE IN THE VEHICLES FOR THE TIME BEING. 17:32.200 --> 17:35.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT, THE GOAL IS TO HAVE FULLY AUTONOMOUS TAXIS. 17:35.834 --> 17:40.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% WAYMO'S FLEET INCLUDES CHRYSLER PACIFICA MINIVANS. 17:40.100 --> 17:42.868 position:10% line:50% size:80% THEY'RE ALSO WORKING WITH JAGUAR TO OFFER PREMIUM RIDES 17:42.968 --> 17:44.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% WITHOUT A DRIVER. 17:44.667 --> 17:48.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE DEAL INVOLVES ADDING THE ALL-NEW ELECTRIC I-PACE SUV 17:48.467 --> 17:51.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% TO THE SELF-DRIVING FLEET NEXT YEAR. 17:51.734 --> 17:55.534 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT, SELF-DRIVING IS NOT JUST FOR "DELIVERING" PASSENGERS. 17:55.634 --> 17:58.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% WHAT ABOUT MAKING SHOPPING MORE CONVENIENT? 17:58.801 --> 18:02.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% FORD, WALMART, AND POSTMATES ARE WORKING ON BRINGING SELF-DRIVING 18:02.901 --> 18:05.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% DELIVERIES TO YOUR DOOR. 18:05.367 --> 18:08.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% WALMART FILLS THE ORDER, FORD PROVIDES THE VEHICLES, 18:08.667 --> 18:12.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND POSTMATES HANDLES THE DELIVERY LOGISTICS. 18:12.100 --> 18:14.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% THEY'VE STARTED TESTING IN MIAMI, FLORIDA, 18:14.133 --> 18:17.100 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT EXPANSION IS EXPECTED. 18:17.200 --> 18:20.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% NOW, BACK TO THE CURRENT WAY OF DOING THINGS---IN THE YOU KNOW, 18:20.267 --> 18:21.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% "DRIVE IT YOURSELF WORLD..." 18:21.834 --> 18:24.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% WELL, ASTON MARTIN IS JOINING THE RANKS OF LUXURY CAR MAKERS 18:25.000 --> 18:27.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% BY ADDING AN SUV. 18:27.534 --> 18:31.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% THEY'RE CURRENTLY TESTING A PROTOTYPE ASTON MARTIN DBX 18:31.267 --> 18:34.100 position:10% line:50% size:80% IN REAL WORLD SITUATIONS, RANGING FROM 18:34.200 --> 18:38.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% FRIGID ARCTIC TEMPERATURES TO SCORCHING JUNGLE HEAT. 18:38.567 --> 18:42.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% THEIR SPORTS CAR LINEAGE MEANS THE SUVs TESTING WILL INCLUDE 18:42.100 --> 18:45.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% GERMANY'S DEMANDING NY�RBURGRING RACING CIRCUIT. 18:45.834 --> 18:47.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% WE'VE BEEN WATCHING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THIS 18:47.868 --> 18:51.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% WELL-BRED UTE EVER SINCE THE CONCEPT APPEARED IN GENEVA 18:51.434 --> 18:53.400 position:10% line:50% size:80% A FEW YEARS AGO. 18:53.501 --> 18:55.400 position:10% line:50% size:80% WE EXPECT THE ASTON MARTIN DBX 18:55.501 --> 18:58.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% TO GO ON SALE BY THE END OF 2019. 18:58.901 --> 19:00.701 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND THAT'S THE LATEST AUTOMOTIVE UPDATE 19:00.801 --> 19:02.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS. 19:04.000 --> 19:06.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% John: WE WERE SKEPTICAL WHEN WE HEARD THAT BMW'S 19:06.868 --> 19:10.234 position:10% line:50% size:80% SMALLEST UTILITY YET, THE X1, WOULD BE BASED ON 19:10.334 --> 19:12.667 position:10% line:50% size:80% MINI'S FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE CHASSIS. 19:12.767 --> 19:15.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT, NOT ONLY WERE WE PLEASANTLY SURPRISED BY THE RESULTS, 19:15.868 --> 19:19.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% IT QUICKLY BECOME ONE OF OUR FAVORITE SMALL UTILITIES. 19:19.367 --> 19:22.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% WELL, AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, BMW COULDN'T STOP THERE, 19:22.868 --> 19:27.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND THEY'VE NOW ADDED A MORE STYLISH ALTERNATIVE, THE X2. 19:28.234 --> 19:31.133 position:10% line:50% size:80% * 19:31.234 --> 19:34.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% BMW HAS AN ESTABLISHED PATTERN OF INTRODUCING COUPE-LIKE 19:34.901 --> 19:38.601 position:10% line:50% size:80% VARIANTS TO MANY OF THEIR POPULAR SEDANS AND UTILITIES. 19:38.701 --> 19:43.501 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO, THIS 2018 BMW X2, A MORE DYNAMIC-LOOKING VERSION 19:43.601 --> 19:47.400 position:10% line:50% size:80% OF THE X1, WAS NOT REALLY A SURPRISE TO ANYONE. 19:47.501 --> 19:49.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND IT'S ACTUALLY, A WELCOMED ADDITION, 19:50.000 --> 19:52.100 position:10% line:50% size:80% AS WE'RE NOT BREAKING ANY NEWS BY SAYING, 19:52.200 --> 19:56.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE X1 IS NOT EXACTLY A STELLAR STYLING EFFORT. 19:56.400 --> 20:00.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% X2 WHEELBASE IS UNCHANGED, YET, OVERALL IT IS MORE THAN 20:00.100 --> 20:05.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% 3.0 INCHES SHORTER THAN THE X1, AND ALSO SITS 2.8 INCHES LOWER; 20:05.133 --> 20:08.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% GIVING IT A MUCH BRAWNIER, YET, SPORTIER LOOK. 20:08.400 --> 20:11.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% BMW HAS ALSO PLAYED WITH TRADITION A BIT, 20:11.534 --> 20:14.000 position:10% line:50% size:80% BY SQUASHING THE TWIN KIDNEY GRILLE, 20:14.100 --> 20:17.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND ADDING A ROUNDEL TO THE C-PILLAR. 20:17.167 --> 20:19.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% [ENGINE STARTS UP] 20:20.067 --> 20:21.901 position:10% line:50% size:80% NO CHANGES UNDER THE HOOD THOUGH, 20:22.000 --> 20:24.868 position:10% line:50% size:80% AS POWER IS THE SAME 2.0 LITER I4 TURBO, 20:24.968 --> 20:29.367 position:10% line:50% size:80% RATING 228 HORSEPOWER AND 258 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, 20:29.467 --> 20:32.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% WITH AN 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC SENDING IT TO THE FRONT WHEELS, 20:32.400 --> 20:36.234 position:10% line:50% size:80% OR TO ALL FOUR WITH AVAILABLE XDRIVE. 20:36.334 --> 20:38.834 position:10% line:50% size:80% WITH XDRIVE, GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 20:38.934 --> 20:42.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% 21-CITY, 31-HIGHWAY, AND 25-COMBINED, 20:42.667 --> 20:46.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND OUR AVERAGE WAS A GOOD ONE AT 26.9 MILES PER GALLON 20:46.367 --> 20:48.400 position:10% line:50% size:80% OF PREMIUM. 20:48.501 --> 20:50.868 position:10% line:50% size:80% WELL, DESPITE THE SLIGHTLY SMALLER SIZE, 20:50.968 --> 20:53.667 position:10% line:50% size:80% WEIGHT REMAINS ABOUT THE SAME AS THE X1. 20:53.767 --> 20:57.234 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO AS EXPECTED, OUR 0-60 TIME WAS IDENTICAL, 20:57.334 --> 21:00.601 position:10% line:50% size:80% AT A QUITE RESPECTABLE 6.3 SECONDS. 21:00.701 --> 21:03.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% DESPITE SPINNING UP A GOOD AMOUNT OF TORQUE AT LAUNCH, 21:03.534 --> 21:06.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% ANY THRILL FACTOR IS MUTED BY THE SMOOTHNESS OF 21:06.367 --> 21:10.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE POWER DELIVERY THAT IS WELL ABOVE AVERAGE FOR ITS CLASS. 21:10.667 --> 21:14.067 position:10% line:50% size:80% SHIFTS ARE FAIRLY AGGRESSIVE, AS THE X2 LURCHES FORWARD 21:14.167 --> 21:15.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% WITH EACH SNAPPY SHIFT. 21:15.834 --> 21:17.567 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND THERE'S A GOOD SENSE OF POWER THROUGHOUT 21:17.667 --> 21:21.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE 14.8 SECONDS THAT IT TAKES TO COMPLETE THE QUARTER MILE 21:21.300 --> 21:24.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% AT 94 MILES PER HOUR. 21:24.734 --> 21:28.400 position:10% line:50% size:80% WE HAD HIGH EXPECTATIONS BEFORE TACKLING OUR CONE COURSE, 21:28.501 --> 21:30.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND WERE NOT DISAPPOINTED. 21:30.300 --> 21:33.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% THE X2 FEELS LIGHT ON ITS 19-INCH FEET, 21:33.300 --> 21:37.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND WELL-COMPOSED, WITH JUST A HINT OF UNDERSTEER. 21:37.367 --> 21:41.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE HARDWARE THAT UNDERPINS THE X2, 21:41.133 --> 21:43.100 position:10% line:50% size:80% BUT THERE IS UNIQUE TUNING OF COURSE, 21:43.200 --> 21:45.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND IF YOU OPT FOR THE M SPORT SUSPENSION, 21:45.734 --> 21:47.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% YOU'LL GET A HALF INCH LOWER RIDE HEIGHT, 21:48.067 --> 21:52.167 position:10% line:50% size:80% STIFFER ANTI-ROLL BAR BEARINGS, AND DYNAMIC DAMPER CONTROL. 21:52.267 --> 21:55.501 position:10% line:50% size:80% SO, RIDE QUALITY CERTAINLY FALLS ON THE SPORTIER SIDE 21:55.601 --> 22:00.200 position:10% line:50% size:80% OF THE LUXURY-UTE SPECTRUM, EVEN WHEN ROLLING IN COMFORT MODE. 22:00.300 --> 22:03.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% PRACTICALITY DOES TAKE A HIT, BUT NOT NEARLY AS BAD 22:03.434 --> 22:06.400 position:10% line:50% size:80% AS YOU'D THINK; THERE'S STILL 21.6 CUBIC-FEET 22:06.501 --> 22:08.234 position:10% line:50% size:80% OF CARGO SPACE IN THE BACK. 22:08.334 --> 22:12.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% MAX CAPACITY, WITH THE 40/20/40 SPLIT SEATBACKS FOLDED 22:12.567 --> 22:16.300 position:10% line:50% size:80% IS A BIT LESS HOWEVER, AT 50.1 CUBIC-FEET. 22:16.400 --> 22:18.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% AS FOR THE PASSENGER SPACE, WELL UP FRONT 22:18.901 --> 22:21.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% THERE'S THE TYPICAL SPORTY BMW FEEL, 22:21.567 --> 22:23.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% AS WELL AS FIRM, YET, COMFORTABLE SEATS, 22:23.734 --> 22:26.801 position:10% line:50% size:80% WITH GOOD BOLSTERING AND SEAT-BOTTOM EXTENSIONS. 22:26.901 --> 22:29.834 position:10% line:50% size:80% REAR SEAT PASSENGERS DON'T FARE QUITE AS WELL 22:29.934 --> 22:33.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% AS THE X2 COMES UP SHORT, WITH NOT QUITE ADEQUATE ENOUGH 22:33.567 --> 22:37.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% FOR ADULT SPACE, BOTH UP TOP AND FOR THE LEGS. 22:37.434 --> 22:39.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% ALSO PRESENT, ARE THE PREDICTABLE 22:39.534 --> 22:41.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% IDRIVE CONTROLLER, CLEAR AND PRECISE 22:42.067 --> 22:45.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% BLACK PANEL VIRTUAL GAUGES, AND PADDLE SHIFTERS. 22:46.033 --> 22:48.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% AVAILABLE NICETIES INCLUDE A PANORAMIC ROOF, 22:48.868 --> 22:51.234 position:10% line:50% size:80% WIRELESS PHONE CHARGING, HEAD-UP DISPLAY, 22:51.334 --> 22:55.467 position:10% line:50% size:80% HARMON KARDON PREMIUM AUDIO, AND AN M SPORTX PACKAGE 22:55.567 --> 22:58.934 position:10% line:50% size:80% THAT INCLUDES ALUMINUM TRIM AND AN M-BRANDED STEERING WHEEL 22:59.033 --> 23:00.601 position:10% line:50% size:80% AMONG OTHER THINGS. 23:00.701 --> 23:04.634 position:10% line:50% size:80% M SPORTX ALSO ADDS BLACK TRIM, M-LIGHT ALLOY WHEELS, 23:04.734 --> 23:06.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND A LARGER REAR SPOILER. 23:07.067 --> 23:10.100 position:10% line:50% size:80% A REASONABLY-PRICED DRIVING ASSISTANCE PACKAGE 23:10.200 --> 23:13.667 position:10% line:50% size:80% INCLUDES FRONTAL COLLISION WARNING WITH AUTOMATIC BRAKING, 23:13.767 --> 23:16.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% WHICH WORKED QUITE WELL IN OUR BARRIER TEST. 23:16.367 --> 23:19.334 position:10% line:50% size:80% BRINGING US TO GENTLE AND GRADUAL COMPLETE STOPS 23:19.434 --> 23:21.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% FROM SPEEDS UP TO 20 MILES PER HOUR. 23:23.534 --> 23:28.734 position:10% line:50% size:80% XDRIVE28I PRICING STARTS AT $39,395. 23:28.834 --> 23:30.501 position:10% line:50% size:80% IF YOU DON'T NEED ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, 23:30.601 --> 23:35.434 position:10% line:50% size:80% YOU CAN GET AWAY TWO GRAND CHEAPER AT $37,395 23:35.534 --> 23:38.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% FOR THE SDRIVE28I. 23:38.367 --> 23:42.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% NOBODY GETS MORE USE OUT OF THEIR CHASSIS DESIGNS THAN BMW. 23:42.868 --> 23:46.267 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND WHILE THE CURRENT X1, BMW'S FIRST FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE 23:46.367 --> 23:50.534 position:10% line:50% size:80% BASED SPORTS ACTIVITY VEHICLE, WAS A DARING LEAP FOR THE BRAND; 23:50.634 --> 23:54.033 position:10% line:50% size:80% IT'S ALSO ONE THEY SEEM TO HAVE LANDED JUST RIGHT. 23:54.133 --> 23:58.234 position:10% line:50% size:80% JUST CONSIDER THIS 2018 X2, A MUCH MORE STYLISH 23:58.334 --> 24:01.767 position:10% line:50% size:80% AND ENTERTAINING ALTERNATIVE, THAT WILL MORE THAN LIKELY 24:01.868 --> 24:05.601 position:10% line:50% size:80% BRING A FEW NEW CONVERTS INTO THE BMW FAMILY. 24:08.734 --> 24:10.968 position:10% line:50% size:80% John: WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT. 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