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Hi, I'm John Davis 
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Join us as we spend some 
quality drive time

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in BMW's updated X7...

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Then, we're propping 
our hoods for some

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often-overlooked car care...

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We'll set up camp for an RV 
adventure way down south...

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Then, hoist the sails in Mazda's 
new flagship, the CX-90...

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So, come drive with us, next!

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First, there was the wheel.

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Then, the tire.

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"We'll call it TireRack."

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Forty years later, 
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JOHN: While, BMW got serious 
about their SUV game

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around the same time as most 
other luxury brands,

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it took them until just 
a few years ago

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to deliver a 3-row example.

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This year, that X7 is updated 
with new style and new tech.

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So, let's see if that makes 
it the ultimate premium

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3-row family machine.

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When it comes to utility 
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bigger seems to be better 
for a lot of people.

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So, for BMW, there's none 
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the X7 3-row utility, 
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gets a comprehensive update 
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on the market.

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That includes a facelift 
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with the new 7-series carline, 
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joins the more vertical, 
aggressive grille party.

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Also, the actual headlights 
have been moved lower

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in the front fascia, 
with squinty DRLs above

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for the first time on a BMW.

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In back, taillights take on 
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with a new chrome bar 
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There are also multiple new 
M Sport packages to choose from

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to spice up the exterior, with 
larger air intakes up front,

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high-gloss black trim, 
upgraded exhaust,

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cascade grille lighting, 
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as well as M Sport brakes...

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...and the interior too, 
with aluminum trim

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and exclusive steering wheel.

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But, by far the biggest change 
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dashtop curved display that 
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BMW well-hooded gauge pod and 
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into the 15 inch infotainment 
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which now features iDrive8.

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Both a Head-Up Display and 
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2nd row seat room 
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and though the X7 doesn't 
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like many of its competitors, 
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is quite good.

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Cargo space is reached through 
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Range Rover-style, 
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which is quite oddly satisfying 
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There's room for 48.6 cubic-feet 
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with a max of 90.4 cubic-feet.

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The base xDrive40i has always 
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even more so now with 
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getting a significant bump in 
horsepower from 335 to 375,

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and a 48 volt mild-hybrid system 
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of 398 pound-feet of torque.

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At our Mason Dixon test track, 
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this big beast to 60 in just 
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That's only about half a second 
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did the deed back in 2019.

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Making that optional 
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simply overkill at this point.

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Our best quarter-mile pass 
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at 100 miles per hour.

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All X7s get a quick 
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8-speed automatic transmission, 
which adds a new Sprint Function

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that finds the lowest 
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and maxes electric boost with 
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What fun!

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New looks and updated tech 
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but BMW has also addressed 
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with a retuning of all 
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including the optional 
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which adds adaptive suspension 
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and uses GPS and camera data 
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We're not sure if our slalom 
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but the X7 sure felt 
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All-wheel-drive is standard 
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along with comprehensive 
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Pricing starts at $78,845, 
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step up from there to $104,095, 
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as far as we're concerned.

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It took the ultimate driving 
machine folks quite a bit of

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time to enter the 3-row 
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but when they did, 
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their largest utility ever 
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with their values.

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For 2023, the BMW X7 
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embraces new tech, 
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All things that should keep 
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coming back for more.

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The pandemic changed how we 
live, work and play.

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One byproduct of that 
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in the popularity of RVing!

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This year some 67 million of us 
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and that includes our own 
Stephanie Hart.

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She recently headed south to 
Louisiana to find out how

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RV camping is evolving to meet 
the demands of today's

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road warriors.

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STEPHANIE HART: I'm about 
an hour outside New Orleans

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and I'm going RVing at 
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a luxury RV resort.

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I am all in!

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Some of my goals: 
Escape the daily grind,

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connect with friends, 
and explore nature.

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Sun Outdoors is loaded with 
resort-style amenities

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that propel the RV experience 
to the next level.

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I didn't know RV camping 
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There's also a lazy River!

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Consider my "out of office" 
message officially activated.

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RV camping has certainly evolved 
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to satisfy all types of 
wanderlust.

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And new, emerging RV technology 
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to explore farther.

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Couple that with the 
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our daily routines 
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RVing is the in-thing 
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An RV Industry study shows 
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who bought RVs in 2022 purchased 
them to work from the road.

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MONIKA GERACI: Even if you are 
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maybe you have that flexibility 
that you are working remotely

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on Mondays-- and Fridays-- 
and you can take that

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long weekend and do your Zoom 
from a camp ground

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such as this one that has 
great Wi-Fi,

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beautiful views and you can 
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also spending time with 
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STEPHANIE: And thanks to 
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the workday can easily be spent 
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Solar panels can power some, 
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electrical needs, 
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This IBEX Little Horn Garage 
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earned its reputation for 
accessing remote places.

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And its new independent 
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the adventure.

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BRANDON ROGERS: It gives you 
a better tow,

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it gives you less bucking, 
it keeps all--

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both tires on the ground.

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STEPHANIE: A larger RV, 
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5th wheel Eagle by Jayco, 
also works for boondocking

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since it's prepped for solar.

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An overlanding package 
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As you can see, 
it's elegant and modern inside.

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This pro tablet controls all of 
the basic functions of the RV.

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And the best part is it pairs 
to an app on your cell phone.

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So, if you're at the beach 
all day you can adjust

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whatever you want, 
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things like leveling, 
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and the slide outs.

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RVing is all about exploring, 
so we drove out of the resort

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to experience some nearby 
Creole charm.

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Louisiana is well-known 
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Turns out these bigger guys 
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Yikes!

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The smaller gator's on the 
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actually crave some TLC and 
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Go figure!

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After all of that excitement, 
we headed back to the resort

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and I test drove an all-electric 
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As part of my RVing adventure, 
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of the Winnebago ERV2.

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It's really smooth on the road, 
it has great visibility,

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and it's easy to maneuver.

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It felt a lot like 
an Expedition.

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This Ford E Transit prototype 
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who work from the road.

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Winnebago hopes to improve its 
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but the house battery is 
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DUANE CYRUS: The ion blade 
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developed by Lithionics, 
a company that Winnebago

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actually just purchased.

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What's great about that is: 
15,000 watt hours,

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so extended run time...

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7 days of boondocking 
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STEPHANIE: Whether, you satisfy 
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or just wind down at a posh 
resort like this one,

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RVing equals freedom.

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And one of the best things 
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is doing absolutely nothing, 
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and relaxing.

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And it certainly helps being in 
a heated pool at a swim-up bar

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overlooking a beautiful lake.

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JOHN: With so many important 
parts under the hood,

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it's easy for the average 
DIY-er to gloss over

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some of the simplest ones.

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So, we asked out Audra Fordin 
to highlight some of those

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overlooked maintenance calls 
in MotorWeek's "Your Drive."

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AUDRA FORDIN: Maintaining 
your car is a task,

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and if you own a car, 
well then it is such a priority

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to make sure that you do take 
real good care of it.

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You know, putting a good 
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is going to help the finish, 
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and that's certainly 
an overlooked maintenance.

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In addition to that, 
take a look at your headlights.

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Headlights used to be glass, 
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Because they are plastic, 
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You can see here, there's a haze 
coming over this headlight.

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I call that cataracts 
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uh, light that's being limited, 
that you can't see through.

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Something as simple as 
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with a chamois and 
some elbow grease,

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is going to help you to clear 
the headlight and restore it

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back so that you can get 
great visibility on the road.

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Another overlooked maintenance 
is your engine air filter.

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Think about the air filter 
like your lungs,

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taking in air so that your body 
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Your car breathes also, 
and it needs fresh air

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in order to breathe.

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Take a look at this air filter.

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It's filthy, it's got oil and 
debris and all kinds of blowby.

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This restricts the amount of air 
that can actually be pulled

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into the engine while your car 
is trying to breathe,

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which limits how much fuel 
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and this costs you...a 
10 percent fuel economy.

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Another very important 
overlooked maintenance

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is your tires.

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To make sure that your tires are 
rotated every other oil change

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makes a difference.

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You know, if you think about 
the tires on your car,

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they are your car's shoes 
on its feet,

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just like you have shoes 
on your feet.

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You can tell how you're walking, 
if your car is in alignment,

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just by looking at the 
tire tread.

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Most important here-- 
about tires--

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is to check your tire pressure.

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You'll find the sticker on the 
driver's side door jam,

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it has the correct pressure 
for your car,

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and to check your tire pressure 
every month,

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especially when you have 
seasons change,

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to make sure you have the 
correct tire pressure

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in your car.

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That will make sure that your 
tires last the most life.

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If you have any questions 
or comments,

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you can reach us right here, 
at  MotorWeek  !

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JOHN: Back with us once again 
is Stephanie Hart with all the

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latest MotorNews!

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STEPHANIE: This past month has 
seen some incredible new

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vehicle reveals, starting with 
the mid-size 2024 Ford Ranger.

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The all-new Ranger will come 
only as a 4-door SuperCrew

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with a five-foot bed.

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For powertrains, there's a 
carryover 2.3 liter EcoBoost 4,

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and an optional 2.7 liter 
EcoBoost V6.

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Pricing starts at about $34,000.

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And we're finally getting the 
Ranger Raptor here!

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It will rate 405 horsepower and 
430 pound-feet of torque

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from a 3.0 liter twin-turbo V6.

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Expect FOX Live Valve shocks 
with front and rear e-lockers.

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In other pickup news, 
GMC announced the full-size

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Sierra HD AT4X, 
a premium off-roader.

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Standard is a 6.6 liter 
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optional is a 6.6 liter 
Duramax Turbo-Diesel V8.

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Overlanding potential is 
bolstered by Multimatic dampers,

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35 inch tires, 
and unique AT4X appointments.

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Shifting to Euro sports cars,

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Porsche unveiled the 2024 
718 Spyder RS,

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powered by a 4.0 liter 
6-cylinder engine

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making 493 horsepower and 
331 pound-feet of torque.

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It will start just 
over 160-grand.

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From Japan, 
word is Acura's Integra Type S

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will start at $51,995 
with destination...

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roughly 6-grand more than 
the latest Civic Type R.

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But, expect more standard 
luxury features like,

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heated leather seats.

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And Toyota announced the 
return of the Corolla

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NightShade Edition, 
adding black trim

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and bronze wheels to the 
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hatchback, 
and now the hybrid model.

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And that's it for this 
week's MotorNews.

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GREG CARLOSS: Ten months have 
passed since this 2022

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Kia Carnival became a member 
of our long-term fleet,

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and this...ah-hum, 
"multi-purpose vehicle"

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has truly delivered.

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In addition to being incredibly 
spacious for hauling

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the cargo needed for our 
road test crews;

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the comfortable seats, 
refined nature,

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and all-inclusive 
safety systems

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make it one of the best family 
haulers on the road today.

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I will concede the Carnival 
doesn't look like

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a traditional minivan, 
but after 10 months

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of vigorous family testing, 
we can confirm it is,

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in fact, a minivan.

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And that's by no means a dig,

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because we are well-documented 
van fans.

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As a father of two small kids, 
the Carnival has made

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my weekends easier in more ways 
than one,

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although I will say the 
second row lounge chairs,

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while comfortable, 
are lost on kids in car seats.

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But being able to move them fore 
and aft as well as inboard

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and outboard is nice.

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There are plenty of creature 
comforts in place, too;

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in fact, with so many of them, 
it almost seems odd

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to have to manually deploy the 
rear sunshades.

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With our odometer now over 
21,000 miles,

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we're averaging a good 
22.6 miles per gallon

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from the Carnival's smooth 
and steady 290 horsepower

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3.5 liter V6.

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We'll shift gears to the 
sportier side of things

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with an update on our 
Acura Integra on the next

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MotorWeek  Long-Term 
Road Test Update!

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JOHN: If you've been following 
Mazda lately, you'll know--

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they've been fielding some 
serious new designs;

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you could even say, 
they're latest efforts are

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10-times better than before.

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After all, 
the CX-3 became the CX-30,

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then CX-5 became the CX-50, 
and now it's the CX-9's turn.

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So, let's find out, 
if this all-new CX-90,

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their largest SUV yet, 
is a real multiplier

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or if it's all just 
a numbers game.

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Don't think of this 
2024 Mazda CX-90,

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so much as an updated version 
of the CX-9,

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as it's more of a complete 
rethink of their

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3-row crossover, 
the first built on an all-new,

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large vehicle platform 
for the brand.

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And this platform carries 
a host of surprises.

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Not only does it make the CX-90 
bigger by every dimension,

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but it's a rear-drive 
architecture,

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and features all-new 
powertrains,

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including the brand's first 
plug-in hybrid,

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and even an inline-6 engine.

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Why an inline-6 to replace 
the CX-9's turbo-4?

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Well, in general terms, 
I6s are better balanced,

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run smoother, and can deliver 
more torque at lower RPM.

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Just ask the BMW faithful, 
or any of the truckers

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you see going down the road 
hauling more than 20 tons

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of cargo with their inline-6s.

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There are two versions of the 
longitudinally mounted 6,

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both assisted by turbocharging

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and a 48 volt mild hybrid 
system.

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Output for the base Turbo 
is 280 horsepower

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and 332 pound-feet of torque; 
this Turbo S cranks it up

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to 340 horsepower and 
369 pound-feet.

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The PHEV, on the other hand, 
is based on a naturally

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aspirated 2.5 liter I4,

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working with a 100 kilowatt 
electric motor to deliver

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323 horsepower and 
369 pound-feet of torque.

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A 17.8 kilowatt hour battery 
delivers 26 miles of EV driving.

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It's not the prettiest SUV, 
but it does have

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very smooth body work; 
plus, the longer hood

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and 7.5 inches of wheelbase 
stretch over the CX-9,

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give it more stately 
proportions.

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All CX-90s come with i-Activ 
all-wheel-drive

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and the brand's first 8-speed 
automatic transmission;

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the longer wheelbase allows 
tow ratings to step up

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from 3,500 pounds to 5,000.

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At the test track, 
our Turbo S launched

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effortlessly with good grip on 
the way to a 6.4 second 0-60.

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The smooth vibes continued 
throughout the quarter-mile,

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with refined power delivery, 
seamless shifts,

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and a noticeably more solid 
and stable feel at speed

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than the CX-9.

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Our best time was 14.7 seconds 
at 98 miles per hour.

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Through the cones, 
it still behaves like a Mazda,

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with very good steering feel 
and a solid presence in corners

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at low to moderate speeds.

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Some understeer and body roll 
will show up when pushed hard,

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but Mazda's Kinematic 
Posture Control

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uses subtle selective braking 
to help the vehicle rotate,

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and safety systems will step in 
well-before it gets

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out of sorts.

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Another unique element the CX-90 
brings is seating arrangements

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for 6, 7, or 8.

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It's the 8-seater 
that's standard

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with 3-across bench seating 
for 2nd and 3rd rows.

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Seven seaters get either 
captain's chairs in the 2nd row,

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or more contoured seats 
for the 3rd;

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6-seaters sport 2nd row captains 
and the contoured 3rd row.

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Cargo capacity varies with 
seating,

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but is at best 15.9 cubic-feet 
behind the 3rd row,

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40.1 behind the 2nd, 
and 75.2 with all seats folded.

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As far as what it's like to 
actually live with,

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the CX-90's cabin is a clear 
step up,

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including on some trims 
suede-like materials,

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intricate stitching, 
and real wood,

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all consistent with what we've 
seen from the brand lately.

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A 10 inch dashtop touchscreen 
is standard for infotainment,

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with upper trims getting 
a larger 12.3 incher.

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We applaud Mazda's inclusion 
of plenty of old-school

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manual controls for radio 
and climate,

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which keeps menu diving limited 
to secondary functions.

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PHEVs get a few unique controls 
and readouts to monitor

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drive modes and battery level.

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Government Fuel Economy Ratings 
for the Turbo S are 23-City,

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28-Highway, and 25-Combined.

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We averaged a good 26.5 miles 
per gallon of Regular.

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Pricing begins with the base 
Turbo at Select trim

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for $40,970, 
PHEVs are available

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in Preferred trim and above 
starting at $48,820,

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and the Turbo S starts at 
$53,125.

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Force multiplier is a military 
term for when strategic elements

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come together to produce results 
greater than would have been

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possible without them.

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Well, no high-level math skills 
are necessary here

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to see that the 2024 Mazda CX-90 
is clearly more than

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just a much better CX-9; 
it's now a force to be

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reckoned with in the 3-row 
family crossover segment.

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Well, that's our show, 
I hope you enjoyed it.

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And I hope you'll join us 
next time--

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for our full-on Road Test of 
Hyundai's electric streamliner,

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the IONIQ 6.

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Then, it's off-road luxury in 
the Land Rover Range Rover.

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We'll tune in for the facts on 
dyno tuning and visit a car club

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that's almost as vintage 
as you can get!

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Until then, I'm John Davis.

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