1 00:00:02,503 --> 00:00:04,371 >> HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS 2 00:00:04,438 --> 00:00:06,039 AND THIS IS MOTORWEEK ! 3 00:00:06,807 --> 00:00:09,209 JOIN US FOR OUR 2015 MOTORWEEK 4 00:00:09,276 --> 00:00:10,611 DRIVERS' CHOICE AWARDS, 5 00:00:10,677 --> 00:00:12,179 AS WE PICK THE BEST OF THE YEAR! 6 00:00:13,113 --> 00:00:14,748 PAT GOSS STOPS BY TO EASE OUR 7 00:00:14,815 --> 00:00:16,350 TENSION DOWN AT GOSS' GARAGE... 8 00:00:17,317 --> 00:00:18,886 WE CHECK OUT THE LATEST ADVANCES 9 00:00:18,952 --> 00:00:20,521 FOR A CLEAN FLEET... 10 00:00:20,587 --> 00:00:21,922 AND WE'LL GRAB A QUICK SPIN 11 00:00:21,989 --> 00:00:23,557 FOR OUR FIRST IMPRESSIONS OF 12 00:00:23,624 --> 00:00:25,359 FIAT'S FIRST ALL WHEEL DRIVER, 13 00:00:25,425 --> 00:00:26,727 THE 500X... 14 00:00:29,863 --> 00:00:31,798 SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT! 15 00:00:36,603 --> 00:00:38,005 CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY 16 00:00:38,105 --> 00:00:39,640 MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION. 17 00:00:49,049 --> 00:00:49,783 >> 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NARROW DOWN WHICH 53 00:01:43,470 --> 00:01:45,172 NEW MODELS STAND OUT THE MOST, 54 00:01:45,238 --> 00:01:47,641 TO EARN OUR ANNUAL DRIVERS' 55 00:01:47,708 --> 00:01:49,376 CHOICE AWARDS. 56 00:01:49,443 --> 00:01:50,844 WELL, WE'VE DONE IT AGAIN, 57 00:01:50,911 --> 00:01:52,546 AND HERE ARE THE CARS THAT 58 00:01:52,613 --> 00:01:55,649 EARNED THE HONORS FOR 2015! 59 00:02:01,922 --> 00:02:02,456 HERE AT MOTORWEEK , THE CARS 60 00:02:02,522 --> 00:02:03,490 HAVE 61 00:02:03,557 --> 00:02:05,392 ALWAYS BEEN THE STARS, 62 00:02:05,459 --> 00:02:06,627 AND THIS YEAR OUR BEST SMALL CAR 63 00:02:07,260 --> 00:02:08,929 AWARGOES TO VOLKSWAGEN'S 64 00:02:09,029 --> 00:02:10,263 LATEST STARS, 65 00:02:13,166 --> 00:02:15,068 WE CAN COME UP WITH MANY REASONS 66 00:02:15,135 --> 00:02:16,870 WHY, BUT IT REALLY COMES DOWN TO 67 00:02:16,937 --> 00:02:18,672 THE WIDE VARIETY OF POWERTRAINS 68 00:02:18,739 --> 00:02:20,273 AVAILABLE AND THE RESPONSIVE 69 00:02:20,340 --> 00:02:21,808 HANDLING NO MATTER WHICH ONE 70 00:02:21,875 --> 00:02:25,379 YOU CHOOSE: TSI, TDI, GTI; 71 00:02:25,445 --> 00:02:26,446 OUR FAVORITE, 72 00:02:26,513 --> 00:02:28,515 AND EVEN THE ELECTRIC E-GOLF. 73 00:02:28,582 --> 00:02:30,117 AND SPEAKING OF CHOICES, 74 00:02:30,183 --> 00:02:31,418 THERE ARE TWO AND 4-DOOR 75 00:02:31,485 --> 00:02:32,719 HATCHBACKS, 76 00:02:32,786 --> 00:02:34,187 AND EVEN A NEW SPORTWAGEN. 77 00:02:34,254 --> 00:02:35,889 ALL DELIVERING A HUGE AMOUNT OF 78 00:02:35,956 --> 00:02:37,991 PRACTICALLY AND SPACE. 79 00:02:38,058 --> 00:02:39,593 THEY'RE EVERYTHING A SMALL CAR 80 00:02:39,660 --> 00:02:41,495 SHOULD BE AND OUR "NO BRAINER" 81 00:02:41,561 --> 00:02:42,929 DECISION OF THE YEAR. 82 00:02:44,431 --> 00:02:45,632 OUR BEST FAMILY SEDAN WINNER IS 83 00:02:46,166 --> 00:02:47,067 THE ALL WHEEL DRIVE 84 00:02:47,167 --> 00:02:48,568 SUBARU LEGACY. 85 00:02:48,669 --> 00:02:50,504 WE CHOSE LEGACY FOR ITS BIG 86 00:02:52,305 --> 00:02:54,074 AND HANDLING THAT, ALONG WITH 87 00:02:54,141 --> 00:02:55,575 STANDARD ALL WHEEL DRIVE, 88 00:02:55,642 --> 00:02:57,210 MAKE IT A SOLID CHALLENGER 89 00:02:57,277 --> 00:02:58,845 TO SEGMENT SALES LEADERS. 90 00:02:59,913 --> 00:03:01,848 SUBARU CLEARLY STUDIED LEGACY 91 00:03:01,915 --> 00:03:03,650 RIVALS, MATCHING OR EXCEEDING 92 00:03:03,717 --> 00:03:05,585 WHAT THEY DO BEST, ALL WITHOUT 93 00:03:05,652 --> 00:03:07,020 ELIMINATING THINGS THAT MAKE 94 00:03:07,087 --> 00:03:08,755 SUBARU'S UNIQUE. 95 00:03:08,822 --> 00:03:10,791 SUBARU ALSO LISTENED CLOSELY TO 96 00:03:10,857 --> 00:03:12,826 CUSTOMERS, ADDRESSING ISSUES 97 00:03:12,893 --> 00:03:14,094 LIKE GAUGES, SWITCHGEAR, 98 00:03:14,161 --> 00:03:16,063 SEAT COMFORT, AND NAVIGATION. 99 00:03:16,129 --> 00:03:18,098 TOPPING IT OFF, THEY WERE ABLE 100 00:03:18,165 --> 00:03:19,433 TO MAKE FUEL ECONOMY NUMBERS 101 00:03:19,499 --> 00:03:21,301 COMPETITIVE EVEN WITH ALL WHEEL 102 00:03:21,368 --> 00:03:22,169 TRACTION. 103 00:03:22,235 --> 00:03:23,437 IT'S A GREAT EFFORT. 104 00:03:24,738 --> 00:03:26,039 DON'T GET OUR STAFFERS STARTED 105 00:03:26,106 --> 00:03:28,508 ON BMW'S NEW NAMING STRATEGY, 106 00:03:28,575 --> 00:03:29,476 AS YOU'LL GET AN EARFUL. 107 00:03:30,177 --> 00:03:31,211 BUT THE SAME THING WILL HAPPEN 108 00:03:31,311 --> 00:03:32,345 IF YOU ASK THEM ABOUT 109 00:03:32,446 --> 00:03:34,514 THE 4 SERIES CONVERTIBLE. 110 00:03:36,083 --> 00:03:37,884 FUN TO DRIVE NATURE THAT MAKES 111 00:03:37,951 --> 00:03:39,252 IT THE FINEST 4-SEATER 112 00:03:39,319 --> 00:03:40,487 CONVERTIBLE IN WHAT IS 113 00:03:40,554 --> 00:03:42,489 A SHRINKING SEGMENT. 114 00:03:42,556 --> 00:03:44,057 BUT, NOT ONLY IS IT AN ALL OUT 115 00:03:44,124 --> 00:03:45,859 HANDLING STAR, THE HARD TOP 116 00:03:45,926 --> 00:03:47,561 DESIGN HELPS IT RETAIN ALMOST 117 00:03:47,627 --> 00:03:49,362 ALL OF THE ASPECTS OF THE COUPE 118 00:03:49,429 --> 00:03:51,098 THAT IT'S BASED ON, INCLUDING 119 00:03:51,164 --> 00:03:53,166 THE SHARP LOOKING PROFILE. 120 00:03:53,233 --> 00:03:55,235 YET IT FOLDS UP COMPACTLY ENOUGH 121 00:03:55,302 --> 00:03:56,470 TO LEAVE A DECENT AMOUNT OF 122 00:03:56,536 --> 00:03:57,571 TRUNK SPACE. 123 00:03:59,106 --> 00:04:00,006 THERE WERE A LOT OF NEW 124 00:04:00,073 --> 00:04:01,908 CONTENDERS FOR OUR BEST LUXURY 125 00:04:01,975 --> 00:04:03,710 CAR PRIZE, BUT WHILE WE WERE 126 00:04:03,777 --> 00:04:05,112 ARGUING BETWEEN THE NEW 127 00:04:05,178 --> 00:04:06,780 MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS 128 00:04:06,847 --> 00:04:08,415 AND THE HYUNDAI GENESIS, 129 00:04:08,482 --> 00:04:10,217 WE REALIZED THAT WE DIDN'T ENJOY 130 00:04:10,283 --> 00:04:11,284 EITHER OF THEM AS MUCH AS LAST 131 00:04:12,018 --> 00:04:15,355 YEAR'S WINNER THE CADILLAC CTS. 132 00:04:15,455 --> 00:04:17,057 SO, IT'S A WELL DESERVED REPEAT 133 00:04:19,226 --> 00:04:20,227 FULL OF LUXURY, 134 00:04:20,293 --> 00:04:21,261 FULL OF HIGH TECH, 135 00:04:21,328 --> 00:04:22,629 AND EVEN FULL OF AGILITY 136 00:04:22,696 --> 00:04:24,998 THANKS TO THE NIMBLE ATS CHASSIS 137 00:04:25,065 --> 00:04:26,533 THAT IT'S BASED ON. 138 00:04:26,600 --> 00:04:28,435 AND WHEN GM FINALLY GETS AROUND 139 00:04:28,502 --> 00:04:30,737 TO DELIVERING THE NEW CTS-V, 140 00:04:30,804 --> 00:04:32,773 WE'LL BE EVEN MORE ECSTATIC. 141 00:04:34,641 --> 00:04:36,143 PROCLAIMING THE DODGE CHARGER 142 00:04:36,243 --> 00:04:38,478 OUR BEST SPORT SEDAN MAY NOT 143 00:04:38,578 --> 00:04:40,180 SEEM LIKE THE OBVIOUS CHOICE, 144 00:04:42,015 --> 00:04:44,184 A CHARGER HELLCAT, YOU'LL AGREE 145 00:04:44,251 --> 00:04:45,652 WITH US THAT IT WAS THE ONLY 146 00:04:45,719 --> 00:04:47,087 CHOICE. 147 00:04:47,154 --> 00:04:49,089 707 HORSEPOWER IS TRULY 148 00:04:49,156 --> 00:04:51,324 MIND BOGGLING FOR ANY CAR, 149 00:04:51,391 --> 00:04:53,059 BUT PUT THAT ENGINE IN A SUPER 150 00:04:53,126 --> 00:04:54,928 COMFORTABLE DAILY DRIVER THAT 151 00:04:54,995 --> 00:04:56,363 CAN HAUL FIVE PEOPLE IN 152 00:04:56,429 --> 00:04:58,265 NEAR LUXURY COMFORT ALONG WITH 153 00:04:58,331 --> 00:04:59,666 A WEEK'S WORTH OF LUGGAGE, 154 00:04:59,733 --> 00:05:01,968 AND YOU'VE REALLY GOT SOMETHING. 155 00:05:02,035 --> 00:05:03,170 AND DESPITE ITS MUSCULAR 156 00:05:03,236 --> 00:05:04,604 APPEARANCE, DON'T THINK 157 00:05:04,671 --> 00:05:06,139 FOR A MINUTE THAT THIS IS SOME 158 00:05:06,206 --> 00:05:08,074 NOSTALGIC THROWBACK. 159 00:05:08,141 --> 00:05:10,043 IT'S A TRULY MODERN SEDAN WITH 160 00:05:10,110 --> 00:05:11,645 A STANDARD 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC 161 00:05:11,711 --> 00:05:13,747 AND AVAILABLE ALL WHEEL DRIVE. 162 00:05:16,116 --> 00:05:17,484 WE'LL CONTINUE OUR BIG TIME 163 00:05:17,551 --> 00:05:19,252 AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR THEME WITH 164 00:05:19,319 --> 00:05:19,853 OUR NEXT AWARD, 165 00:05:20,353 --> 00:05:21,621 BEST SPORT COUPE, 166 00:05:21,721 --> 00:05:23,089 WHICH GOES TO THE ALL NEW 167 00:05:24,991 --> 00:05:27,661 BIG CHANGES ARE AHOOF FOR '15, 168 00:05:27,727 --> 00:05:29,129 WITH A NEW INDEPENDENT REAR 169 00:05:29,196 --> 00:05:31,231 SUSPENSION THAT SERIOUSLY UPPED 170 00:05:31,298 --> 00:05:32,499 THE HANDLING PERFORMANCE, 171 00:05:32,566 --> 00:05:34,668 THE RETURN OF TURBO-4 POWER THAT 172 00:05:34,734 --> 00:05:36,236 BOOSTED FUEL ECONOMY WITHOUT 173 00:05:36,303 --> 00:05:38,038 LOSING ANY FUN FACTOR. 174 00:05:38,104 --> 00:05:39,673 PLUS, A EURO-SPEC LEVEL 175 00:05:39,739 --> 00:05:41,341 OF REFINEMENT TO THE INTERIOR 176 00:05:41,408 --> 00:05:43,043 THAT HAS RAISED THE BAR FOR 177 00:05:43,109 --> 00:05:44,277 THE SEGMENT. 178 00:05:44,344 --> 00:05:45,946 IT FULLY LIVES UP TO FORD'S 179 00:05:46,012 --> 00:05:47,747 CLAIM OF BEING A WORLD CLASS 180 00:05:47,814 --> 00:05:49,115 SPORTS CAR, AND IT'S 181 00:05:49,182 --> 00:05:50,917 A GAME CHANGER FOR SURE. 182 00:05:53,753 --> 00:05:54,187 WE'LL HEAD IN A COMPLETELY 183 00:05:54,921 --> 00:05:56,022 DIFFERENT DIRECTION FOR OUR BEST 184 00:05:56,122 --> 00:05:57,357 PERFORMANCE CAR, 185 00:06:00,093 --> 00:06:01,862 WE HAD HIGH HOPES FOR ALFA'S 186 00:06:01,928 --> 00:06:03,096 RETURN TO THE STATES, 187 00:06:03,163 --> 00:06:05,498 AND THE 4C DIDN'T DISAPPOINT. 188 00:06:05,565 --> 00:06:07,734 THIS PINT SIZE POWERHOUSE PACKS 189 00:06:07,801 --> 00:06:09,336 SUPERCAR LEVELS OF FUN 190 00:06:09,402 --> 00:06:11,671 AND FRIVOLITY INTO A GORGEOUSLY 191 00:06:11,738 --> 00:06:14,975 EXECUTED, TIDY ITALIAN PACKAGE. 192 00:06:15,809 --> 00:06:16,576 NO FRILLS, 193 00:06:16,643 --> 00:06:18,345 INCLUDING NO POWER STEERING, 194 00:06:18,411 --> 00:06:19,880 MAKES IT AN ALL BUSINESS AFFAIR 195 00:06:19,946 --> 00:06:22,215 THAT REMINDS US OF THE DAYS 196 00:06:22,282 --> 00:06:23,083 WHEN YOU WERE MAKING 197 00:06:23,149 --> 00:06:24,751 A COMPROMISING DECISION 198 00:06:24,818 --> 00:06:27,153 IN BUYING A SPORTS CAR. 199 00:06:27,220 --> 00:06:28,555 THE HIGH OUTPUT TURBO ENGINE 200 00:06:28,622 --> 00:06:29,789 SOUNDS GLORIOUS, 201 00:06:29,856 --> 00:06:31,458 AND THE WAY THE ROAD RUSHES AT 202 00:06:31,524 --> 00:06:33,526 YOU, HAD US FEELING LIKE WE WERE 203 00:06:33,593 --> 00:06:35,228 FLYING DOWN THE OPEN ROAD 204 00:06:35,295 --> 00:06:36,396 IN A GO-CART. 205 00:06:39,099 --> 00:06:40,667 FOR OUR BEST ECO FRIENDLY 206 00:06:40,734 --> 00:06:41,902 CHOICE, WE'RE DELIGHTED TO AWARD 207 00:06:42,602 --> 00:06:44,304 IT TO AN ALL ELECTRIC VEHICLE 208 00:06:44,404 --> 00:06:45,672 FOR THE FIRST TIME, 209 00:06:45,772 --> 00:06:47,774 THE KIA SOUL EV. 210 00:06:50,210 --> 00:06:51,511 THAT WE WANT TO LIVE WITH, 211 00:06:51,578 --> 00:06:52,812 DAY IN AND DAY OUT, 212 00:06:52,879 --> 00:06:55,048 AS A FAMILY VEHICLE. 213 00:06:55,115 --> 00:06:57,150 THE SOUL'S SMALL CROSSOVER SIZE, 214 00:06:57,217 --> 00:06:58,485 WITH PLENTY OF SPACE FOR BOTH 215 00:06:58,551 --> 00:06:59,586 PASSENGERS AND CARGO, 216 00:06:59,653 --> 00:07:01,521 AND ITS UNIQUE FEATURES, 217 00:07:01,588 --> 00:07:03,156 ALL COME WRAPPED IN THE COOLEST 218 00:07:03,223 --> 00:07:06,826 EXTERIOR OF ANY EV ON THE ROAD. 219 00:07:06,893 --> 00:07:08,028 THE LATEST SOUL'S MATURE 220 00:07:08,094 --> 00:07:09,462 MAKEOVER MAKES FOR A MUCH MORE 221 00:07:09,529 --> 00:07:11,031 PLEASANT INTERIOR EXPERIENCE 222 00:07:11,097 --> 00:07:13,233 TOO, WITHOUT LOSING ANY OF 223 00:07:13,300 --> 00:07:14,267 THE YOUTHFUL FLARE OF 224 00:07:14,334 --> 00:07:15,168 THE ORIGINAL. 225 00:07:19,606 --> 00:07:20,407 NOW, IT'S TIME FOR 226 00:07:20,473 --> 00:07:21,675 THE IMPRACTICAL, 227 00:07:21,741 --> 00:07:23,910 THIS YEAR'S BEST DREAM MACHINES. 228 00:07:23,977 --> 00:07:25,211 THE RIDES WE'D BUY TO FILL OUR 229 00:07:25,278 --> 00:07:27,113 DREAM GARAGE. 230 00:07:27,180 --> 00:07:27,547 FOR THE EVERYDAY, 231 00:07:28,281 --> 00:07:29,582 WE'LL TAKE THE HIGH PERFORMANCE 232 00:07:29,683 --> 00:07:32,385 AUDI RS7; HUGE PERFORMANCE, 233 00:07:32,485 --> 00:07:33,954 EXQUISITE LUXURY, 234 00:07:34,054 --> 00:07:35,755 AND AN OVERALL FEELING OF YOU'VE 235 00:07:35,855 --> 00:07:37,157 ARRIVED. 236 00:07:37,257 --> 00:07:38,525 AS FOR LOOKING FORWARD, 237 00:07:38,625 --> 00:07:40,927 WE'D PICK THE BMW I8. 238 00:07:42,662 --> 00:07:43,964 PERFORMANCE ART HAD US, 239 00:07:44,030 --> 00:07:44,965 AND CROWDS, 240 00:07:45,031 --> 00:07:46,800 GATHERING EVERY TIME THE DOORS 241 00:07:46,866 --> 00:07:48,969 WERE SWUNG UP AND OPEN. 242 00:07:49,436 --> 00:07:50,036 AND FOR THE ULTIMATE IN TRACK 243 00:07:50,770 --> 00:07:53,940 DAY FUN WE'D GO WITH LAFERRARI. 244 00:07:54,040 --> 00:07:55,275 WHO WOULDN'T WANT TO DRIVE WHAT 245 00:07:57,944 --> 00:07:59,145 EVERY DAY? 246 00:07:59,212 --> 00:08:00,814 OKAY, WE PROBABLY WOULDN'T 247 00:08:00,880 --> 00:08:02,482 EITHER, BUT WE'D SURE LIKE TO 248 00:08:02,549 --> 00:08:04,317 DRIVE IT WHEN WE WANT, 249 00:08:04,384 --> 00:08:05,785 AND JUST SIT AROUND STARING 250 00:08:05,852 --> 00:08:07,821 AT IT THE REST OF THE TIME. 251 00:08:10,256 --> 00:08:11,591 AND THAT'S THE CARS THAT HAVE 252 00:08:11,658 --> 00:08:12,993 A STARRING ROLE IN THIS YEAR'S 253 00:08:13,093 --> 00:08:14,194 MOTORWEEK DRIVERS' CHOICE 254 00:08:14,260 --> 00:08:15,195 AWARDS. 255 00:08:15,261 --> 00:08:16,563 BUT STAY TUNED: TRUCKS, 256 00:08:16,629 --> 00:08:18,098 UTILITIES, AND OUR BEST OF 257 00:08:18,164 --> 00:08:19,733 THE YEAR, ARE STILL TO COME. 258 00:08:27,941 --> 00:08:29,776 BY NOW, WE'RE ALL USED TO SEEING 259 00:08:29,843 --> 00:08:31,845 MASS MARKET HYBRID, ELECTRIC, 260 00:08:31,911 --> 00:08:33,279 AND ALTERNATIVE FUELED 261 00:08:33,346 --> 00:08:35,248 PASSENGER VEHICLES ON THE ROAD. 262 00:08:35,315 --> 00:08:36,916 BUT THERE'S STILL TREMENDOUS 263 00:08:36,983 --> 00:08:38,785 GROWTH AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES 264 00:08:38,852 --> 00:08:40,453 BEING DEVELOPED THESE DAYS IN 265 00:08:40,520 --> 00:08:41,821 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES, 266 00:08:41,888 --> 00:08:43,656 AND OUR MOST RECENT STOP AT 267 00:08:43,723 --> 00:08:46,092 THE ACT EXPO IN DALLAS, TEXAS 268 00:08:46,159 --> 00:08:48,028 SHOWCASED THE LATEST AND MOST 269 00:08:48,094 --> 00:08:49,529 PROMISING. 270 00:08:56,036 --> 00:08:56,970 THE ALTERNATIVE CLEAN 271 00:08:57,037 --> 00:08:59,706 TRANSPORTATION, OR ACT EXPO IS 272 00:08:59,773 --> 00:09:01,408 NORTH AMERICA'S LARGEST CLEAN 273 00:09:01,474 --> 00:09:02,609 FLEET SHOW. 274 00:09:02,675 --> 00:09:03,910 HERE, MANUFACTURERS, 275 00:09:03,977 --> 00:09:04,878 FLEET BUYERS, 276 00:09:04,944 --> 00:09:05,912 VEHICLE UP FITTERS, 277 00:09:05,979 --> 00:09:08,081 AND FUEL SUPPLIERS GATHER TO 278 00:09:08,148 --> 00:09:09,449 LEARN ABOUT THE LATEST IN GREEN 279 00:09:09,516 --> 00:09:11,718 TRANSPORTATION TECHNOLOGY AND TO 280 00:09:11,785 --> 00:09:14,154 TRY IT OUT FOR THEMSELVES. 281 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:15,488 REPLACING DIESEL FUEL IN 282 00:09:15,555 --> 00:09:16,756 COMMERCIAL VEHICLES IS 283 00:09:16,823 --> 00:09:18,525 A CRITICAL STEP IN REDUCING OUR 284 00:09:18,591 --> 00:09:20,460 COMMERCIAL CARBON FOOTPRINT, 285 00:09:20,527 --> 00:09:22,328 AND ONE PROMISING SOLUTION 286 00:09:22,395 --> 00:09:24,664 BY ALLIANCE AUTOGAS IS A SYSTEM 287 00:09:24,731 --> 00:09:26,166 THAT PIGGYBACKS A SECOND 288 00:09:26,232 --> 00:09:27,934 INJECTION SYSTEM ONTO A DIESEL 289 00:09:28,001 --> 00:09:30,003 ENGINE AND REPLACES PART OF 290 00:09:30,070 --> 00:09:31,971 THE VEHICLE'S DIESEL FUEL LOAD 291 00:09:32,038 --> 00:09:33,973 WITH CLEANER BURNING AND LESS 292 00:09:34,040 --> 00:09:35,708 COSTLY PROPANE. 293 00:09:35,775 --> 00:09:36,276 >> ED HOFFMAN: THE GREAT PART 294 00:09:36,976 --> 00:09:37,510 ABOUT THIS SYSTEM IS THAT IT'S 295 00:09:37,610 --> 00:09:38,912 CLASSIFIED BY THE EPA AS 296 00:09:39,012 --> 00:09:40,213 A MIXED-FUEL SYSTEM. 297 00:09:41,648 --> 00:09:43,183 COMPONENTS REMAIN IN PLACE AND 298 00:09:43,249 --> 00:09:45,018 CAN STILL OPERATE ON ITS OWN. 299 00:09:45,085 --> 00:09:47,187 THE PROPANE ACTUALLY IS INJECTED 300 00:09:47,253 --> 00:09:50,790 AND IS USED TO OFFSET DIESEL 301 00:09:50,857 --> 00:09:53,226 AT NEARLY A 1 TO 1 RATIO. 302 00:09:53,293 --> 00:09:54,394 >> JOHN: THAT ADDS UP TO ABOUT 303 00:09:54,461 --> 00:09:56,463 7 CENTS PER MILE IN FUEL SAVINGS 304 00:09:56,529 --> 00:09:57,630 FOR THE CUSTOMER. 305 00:09:57,697 --> 00:09:59,399 BUT PROPANE FUELING STATIONS 306 00:09:59,466 --> 00:10:00,867 THAT CAN ACCOMMODATE COMMERCIAL 307 00:10:00,934 --> 00:10:02,602 BIG RIGS OUT ON THE ROAD ARE 308 00:10:02,669 --> 00:10:04,771 SCARCE, SO THIS TYPE OF SYSTEM 309 00:10:04,838 --> 00:10:06,239 WORKS BEST FOR REGIONAL 310 00:10:06,306 --> 00:10:08,608 OR HUB BASED FLEETS. 311 00:10:08,675 --> 00:10:10,276 FOR TRUCKS THAT OPERATE IN URBAN 312 00:10:10,343 --> 00:10:12,112 AREAS WITH LOTS OF STOP AND GO 313 00:10:12,178 --> 00:10:14,247 TRAFFIC, AN ELECTRIC POWER BOOST 314 00:10:14,314 --> 00:10:15,949 MAKES A LOT OF SENSE. 315 00:10:16,015 --> 00:10:18,518 XL HYBRIDS MAKES A SURPRISINGLY 316 00:10:18,585 --> 00:10:20,220 SIMPLE AND AFFORDABLE ADD-ON 317 00:10:20,286 --> 00:10:22,188 HYBRID SYSTEM FOR GM 318 00:10:22,255 --> 00:10:23,923 AND FORD VAN CHASSIS, 319 00:10:23,990 --> 00:10:26,593 INCLUDING THE NEW FORD TRANSIT. 320 00:10:26,659 --> 00:10:28,161 A SHORTENED DRIVESHAFT WITH 321 00:10:28,228 --> 00:10:29,929 AN INLINE ELECTRIC MOTOR MODULE 322 00:10:29,996 --> 00:10:31,331 IS INSTALLED, ALONG WITH 323 00:10:31,397 --> 00:10:33,166 A RECHARGEABLE BATTERY PACK 324 00:10:33,233 --> 00:10:34,801 AND CONTROL MODULES. 325 00:10:34,868 --> 00:10:35,835 THE INCREASED TORQUE, 326 00:10:35,902 --> 00:10:38,037 ALWAYS WELCOMED IN A WORK TRUCK, 327 00:10:38,104 --> 00:10:40,006 COMES WITH A CLAIMED 25 PERCENT 328 00:10:40,073 --> 00:10:42,308 INCREASE IN MPG EFFICIENCY 329 00:10:42,375 --> 00:10:45,678 AND NO IMPACT ON CARGO CAPACITY. 330 00:10:45,745 --> 00:10:46,179 >> DAVID BREAULT: A LOT OF 331 00:10:46,679 --> 00:10:47,247 SERVICE VEHICLES, 332 00:10:47,347 --> 00:10:48,548 FOOD AND BEVERAGE INDUSTRY 333 00:10:48,648 --> 00:10:49,582 SEEMS TO BE A GOOD FIT FOR OUR 334 00:10:50,950 --> 00:10:52,252 OUR VANS LIKE MIXED USE 335 00:10:52,318 --> 00:10:54,053 CITY/URBAN USE. 336 00:10:54,120 --> 00:10:54,954 YOU KNOW, THE MORE TIMES 337 00:10:55,021 --> 00:10:55,955 THE VEHICLE STARTS AND STOPS 338 00:10:56,022 --> 00:10:56,789 THROUGHOUT THE DAY, 339 00:10:56,856 --> 00:10:58,458 THE BETTER THE RETURN IS. 340 00:10:58,525 --> 00:10:59,559 >> JOHN: TAKING TRUCK 341 00:10:59,626 --> 00:11:01,161 ELECTRIFICATION TO THE EXTREME 342 00:11:01,227 --> 00:11:02,595 IS THE BUSINESS PLAN FOR 343 00:11:02,662 --> 00:11:04,631 WRIGHTSPEED, THE BRAINCHILD OF 344 00:11:04,697 --> 00:11:07,200 TESLA CO-FOUNDER IAN WRIGHT. 345 00:11:07,267 --> 00:11:08,868 THEIR FULL PLUG-IN SYSTEM ADDS 346 00:11:08,935 --> 00:11:11,004 AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AND GEARBOX AT 347 00:11:11,070 --> 00:11:12,839 EACH DRIVE WHEEL AND REPLACES 348 00:11:12,906 --> 00:11:14,607 THE VEHICLE'S ORIGINAL ENGINE 349 00:11:14,674 --> 00:11:16,976 WITH AN 80KW GAS TURBINE 350 00:11:17,043 --> 00:11:18,945 GENERATOR TO ACT AS A RANGE 351 00:11:19,012 --> 00:11:19,746 EXTENDER. 352 00:11:20,446 --> 00:11:21,147 >> IAN WRIGHT: SO, THE WHEELS 353 00:11:21,247 --> 00:11:22,315 ARE ONLY DRIVEN BY ELECTRIC 354 00:11:22,415 --> 00:11:23,249 MOTORS. 355 00:11:23,349 --> 00:11:24,684 IN OUR CASE THEY ARE HIGH SPEED 356 00:11:26,519 --> 00:11:28,021 DOWN WITH A 2-SPEED GEARBOX IN 357 00:11:28,087 --> 00:11:29,122 THE MEDIUM DUTY TRUCKS 358 00:11:29,189 --> 00:11:30,290 AND A 4-SPEED GEARBOX IN 359 00:11:30,356 --> 00:11:32,058 THE CLASS 8 TRUCKS... 360 00:11:32,125 --> 00:11:33,193 >> JOHN: AND THE WRIGHTSPEED 361 00:11:33,259 --> 00:11:35,595 SYSTEM IS ROBUST ENOUGH TO 362 00:11:35,662 --> 00:11:37,130 HANDLE THE TORTUOUS DEMANDS 363 00:11:37,197 --> 00:11:38,898 OF DUMP TRUCKS AND REFUSE 364 00:11:38,965 --> 00:11:40,300 HAULERS! 365 00:11:40,366 --> 00:11:41,267 >> IAN WRIGHT: IT SAVES A LOT 366 00:11:41,334 --> 00:11:42,936 MORE FUEL IN A HARD STOP/GO 367 00:11:43,002 --> 00:11:44,938 DRIVE CYCLE, AND GARBAGE TRUCKS 368 00:11:45,004 --> 00:11:46,172 HAVE THE HARDEST STOP/GO CYCLE 369 00:11:46,239 --> 00:11:47,607 THAT THERE IS... 370 00:11:47,674 --> 00:11:49,042 YEAH, THEY GO FULL THROTTLE 371 00:11:49,108 --> 00:11:50,210 FOR 100 YARDS AND THEN 372 00:11:50,276 --> 00:11:51,277 FULL BRAKES, AND THEY HAVE 373 00:11:51,344 --> 00:11:52,845 IT PERFECTLY CALIBRATED HOW LONG 374 00:11:52,912 --> 00:11:53,880 THEY CAN LEAVE IT ON FULL 375 00:11:53,947 --> 00:11:54,847 THROTTLE BEFORE THEY GET ON TO 376 00:11:54,914 --> 00:11:56,349 FULL BRAKES. 377 00:11:56,416 --> 00:11:56,983 >> JOHN: ALL OF THESE 378 00:11:57,050 --> 00:11:58,618 TECHNOLOGIES SEEM PERFECTLY 379 00:11:58,685 --> 00:11:59,819 SUITED TO STEMMING OUR 380 00:11:59,886 --> 00:12:01,921 THIRSTIEST FUEL APPETITES, 381 00:12:01,988 --> 00:12:03,456 AND SHOW THE PROMISE THAT 382 00:12:03,523 --> 00:12:05,058 ALTERNATIVE FUELS AND CLEAN 383 00:12:05,124 --> 00:12:07,093 POWER TECHNOLOGY HAVE FOR 384 00:12:07,160 --> 00:12:08,962 GREENING UP AMERICA'S HEAVY 385 00:12:09,028 --> 00:12:09,896 HAULERS. 386 00:12:12,065 --> 00:12:13,600 >> JOHN: TENSION IS A KILLER, 387 00:12:13,666 --> 00:12:15,235 EVEN FOR YOUR CAR. 388 00:12:15,301 --> 00:12:16,903 SO, LET'S SEE IF PAT CAN EASE 389 00:12:16,970 --> 00:12:19,105 OUR PAIN DOWN AT GOSS' GARAGE. 390 00:12:23,977 --> 00:12:24,644 >> PAT: NO MATTER WHAT TYPE OF 391 00:12:24,744 --> 00:12:26,446 VEHICLE, THE KEY TO A LONG LIFE 392 00:12:28,348 --> 00:12:31,017 AND FOR EXAMPLE, WE HAVE THIS 393 00:12:31,084 --> 00:12:33,519 HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE THAT 394 00:12:33,586 --> 00:12:36,656 HAS 113,000 MILES ON IT, 395 00:12:36,723 --> 00:12:39,626 AND STILL RUNS ALMOST LIKE NEW. 396 00:12:39,692 --> 00:12:41,194 WELL, IT TOOK THIS AMOUNT OF 397 00:12:41,261 --> 00:12:42,562 PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE TO MAKE 398 00:12:42,629 --> 00:12:43,796 THAT HAPPEN. 399 00:12:43,863 --> 00:12:45,131 AND TO GIVE US SOME TIPS ABOUT 400 00:12:45,198 --> 00:12:46,666 MOTORCYCLES IN GENERAL, 401 00:12:46,733 --> 00:12:48,234 WE HAVE LYNDON ABEL FROM PATRIOT 402 00:12:48,301 --> 00:12:49,902 HARLEY-DAVIDSON IN FAIRFAX, 403 00:12:49,969 --> 00:12:51,037 VIRGINIA. 404 00:12:51,104 --> 00:12:52,605 LYNDON, WELCOME TO MOTORWEEK . 405 00:12:52,672 --> 00:12:53,606 >> LYNDON ABEL: THANKS PAT. 406 00:12:53,673 --> 00:12:54,173 >> PAT: ALRIGHT. 407 00:12:54,240 --> 00:12:55,908 NOW, ON HARLEY'S, 408 00:12:55,975 --> 00:12:58,011 AH, YOU HAVE A... 409 00:12:58,077 --> 00:12:59,779 CHAIN TENSIONER? 410 00:12:59,846 --> 00:13:00,413 >> LYNDON: YEAH! 411 00:13:00,480 --> 00:13:01,447 SO, LIKE MOST VEHICLES, 412 00:13:01,514 --> 00:13:03,816 THIS HARLEY-DAVIDSON HAS A CAM 413 00:13:03,883 --> 00:13:06,286 SUPPORT PLATE, AND THESE TWO 414 00:13:06,352 --> 00:13:08,688 CAMS ARE DRIVEN BY A CHAIN. 415 00:13:08,755 --> 00:13:10,256 AND AS I SAID, MOST VEHICLES 416 00:13:10,323 --> 00:13:12,058 HAVE SOMETHING SIMILAR, RIGHT? 417 00:13:12,125 --> 00:13:14,127 AND THEY NEED TENSION PROVIDED 418 00:13:14,193 --> 00:13:15,128 ON THIS CHAIN. 419 00:13:15,194 --> 00:13:16,829 IN THIS CASE IT'S SPRING LOADED, 420 00:13:16,896 --> 00:13:19,332 BUT INSTEAD OF THE TENSIONER 421 00:13:19,399 --> 00:13:21,467 LOOKING ABOUT LIKE THIS, 422 00:13:21,534 --> 00:13:22,568 WHERE THIS METAL CHAIN IS 423 00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:24,704 RUNNING AGAINST THIS PLASTIC 424 00:13:24,771 --> 00:13:26,472 TENSIONER, YOU CAN SEE THAT 425 00:13:26,539 --> 00:13:27,974 THE TENSIONER IS WORN COMPLETELY 426 00:13:28,041 --> 00:13:28,808 THROUGH. 427 00:13:28,875 --> 00:13:30,143 AND NOW, THIS CHAIN IS RUNNING 428 00:13:30,209 --> 00:13:32,845 AGAINST THIS SPRING ITSELF. 429 00:13:32,912 --> 00:13:34,547 AND IT'S PULLING SHRAPNEL OFF 430 00:13:34,614 --> 00:13:36,182 THAT SPRING, AND SENDING IT 431 00:13:36,249 --> 00:13:37,183 THROUGH THE MOTOR. 432 00:13:37,250 --> 00:13:38,217 YOU CAN SEE THAT IT'S ALREADY 433 00:13:38,284 --> 00:13:39,986 STARTED TO DESTROY THE CAMS, 434 00:13:40,053 --> 00:13:41,354 AND YOU CAN IMAGINE THE OIL PUMP 435 00:13:41,421 --> 00:13:42,955 LOOKS SIMILARLY POOR. 436 00:13:43,022 --> 00:13:44,424 THIS IS A VERY BAD THING. 437 00:13:44,490 --> 00:13:46,859 >> PAT: OKAY. NOW, KEEP IN MIND 438 00:13:46,926 --> 00:13:48,461 THAT VIRTUALLY ALL ENGINES THESE 439 00:13:48,528 --> 00:13:50,296 DAYS HAVE SOME TYPE OF CHAIN 440 00:13:50,363 --> 00:13:51,731 TENSIONER LIKE THIS, 441 00:13:51,798 --> 00:13:54,600 AND THEY ALL WEAR; THEY'RE LIKE 442 00:13:54,667 --> 00:13:55,568 BRAKE SHOES OR TIRES. 443 00:13:55,635 --> 00:13:58,037 SO, YOU NEED TO CHECK THEM. 444 00:13:58,104 --> 00:13:58,971 ALRIGHT. 445 00:13:59,038 --> 00:14:00,006 UPGRADE? 446 00:14:00,073 --> 00:14:00,640 >> LYNDON: SO, THIS IS AN 447 00:14:00,707 --> 00:14:01,374 UPGRADE. 448 00:14:01,441 --> 00:14:02,909 HARLEY-DAVIDSON SWITCHED TO 449 00:14:02,975 --> 00:14:04,043 A HYDRAULIC TENSIONER, 450 00:14:04,110 --> 00:14:05,745 AND THIS IS A BETTER WAY TO GO 451 00:14:05,812 --> 00:14:08,247 BECAUSE AT LOWER RPM'S, 452 00:14:08,314 --> 00:14:10,249 YOU NEED LESS PRESSURE ON THAT 453 00:14:10,316 --> 00:14:12,485 CHAIN, AND AT HIGHER RPM'S, 454 00:14:12,552 --> 00:14:13,786 YOU NEED MORE PRESSURE. 455 00:14:13,853 --> 00:14:15,521 WELL, THE OIL PUMP DELIVERS 456 00:14:15,588 --> 00:14:17,623 GREATER PRESSURE AT HIGHER 457 00:14:17,690 --> 00:14:18,858 RPM'S; WHERE YOU NEED IT MOST. 458 00:14:18,925 --> 00:14:20,860 BUT AT LOWER RPM'S, YOU DON'T 459 00:14:20,927 --> 00:14:22,028 HAVE AS MUCH PRESSURE ON 460 00:14:22,095 --> 00:14:23,262 THE CHAIN, WHICH MEANS YOU GET 461 00:14:23,329 --> 00:14:25,465 A LONGER LIFE OUT OF THIS CAM 462 00:14:25,531 --> 00:14:26,733 CHAIN TENSIONER. 463 00:14:26,799 --> 00:14:27,867 >> PAT: DOUBLE, MAYBE? 464 00:14:27,934 --> 00:14:29,035 >> LYNDON: AT LEAST DOUBLE IS 465 00:14:29,102 --> 00:14:29,702 WHAT WE'RE SEEING. 466 00:14:29,769 --> 00:14:32,038 >> PAT: OKAY, AND TO GO ALONG 467 00:14:32,105 --> 00:14:33,373 WITH THIS I'M ASSUMING IT HAS 468 00:14:33,439 --> 00:14:34,741 A MATCHING OIL PUMP? 469 00:14:34,807 --> 00:14:35,608 >> LYNDON: IT DOES. 470 00:14:35,675 --> 00:14:37,477 THIS OIL PUMP PROVIDES NOT ONLY 471 00:14:37,543 --> 00:14:38,845 THE INCREASED OIL PRESSURE THAT 472 00:14:38,911 --> 00:14:39,946 YOU NEED TO HANDLE THOSE 473 00:14:40,012 --> 00:14:41,581 HYDRAULIC TENSIONER'S, BUT ALSO 474 00:14:41,647 --> 00:14:43,216 ANY INCREASE BEYOND THAT. 475 00:14:43,282 --> 00:14:44,016 SO YOUR... 476 00:14:44,083 --> 00:14:45,184 YOU'LL GET BETTER FLOW, 477 00:14:45,251 --> 00:14:46,152 BETTER PRESSURE THROUGHOUT 478 00:14:46,219 --> 00:14:47,620 THE MOTOR, AS WELL AS BETTER 479 00:14:47,687 --> 00:14:49,422 SCAVENGING OUT OF THE CASE, 480 00:14:49,489 --> 00:14:51,157 WHICH IS INCREASE PERFORMANCE, 481 00:14:51,224 --> 00:14:52,692 AND DECREASE POTENTIAL OIL 482 00:14:52,759 --> 00:14:53,593 CARRYOVER. 483 00:14:53,659 --> 00:14:54,394 >> PAT: OKAY. 484 00:14:54,460 --> 00:14:55,395 LYNDON, THANK YOU. 485 00:14:55,461 --> 00:14:56,629 AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION 486 00:14:56,696 --> 00:14:58,731 OR COMMENT, DROP ME A LINE, 487 00:14:58,798 --> 00:15:00,299 RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK . 488 00:15:02,001 --> 00:15:03,002 >> JOHN: TIME NOW TO GET BACK TO 489 00:15:03,069 --> 00:15:04,937 THE WINNERS OF OUR 2015 490 00:15:05,037 --> 00:15:06,439 MOTORWEEK DRIVERS' CHOICE 491 00:15:06,506 --> 00:15:07,673 AWARDS. 492 00:15:07,740 --> 00:15:09,509 OUR SPOTLIGHT TURNS TO TRUCKS 493 00:15:09,575 --> 00:15:11,544 AND UTILITIES, SO LET'S SEE 494 00:15:11,611 --> 00:15:12,845 WHICH ONES HAVE EARNED 495 00:15:12,912 --> 00:15:14,347 THE BRAGGING RIGHTS! 496 00:15:15,815 --> 00:15:18,718 * 497 00:15:18,785 --> 00:15:19,852 IN THE EVER EXPLODING 498 00:15:19,919 --> 00:15:21,320 AND FRACTURING CROSSOVER 499 00:15:21,387 --> 00:15:22,722 UTILITY MARKET, 500 00:15:22,789 --> 00:15:24,023 IT'S GETTING HARDER THAN EVER 501 00:15:24,090 --> 00:15:25,725 TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD. 502 00:15:25,792 --> 00:15:27,093 BUT THIS DYNAMIC PIECE OF 503 00:15:27,160 --> 00:15:27,660 ROLLING SCULPTURE, 504 00:15:28,294 --> 00:15:29,662 THE ALL NEW NISSAN MURANO, 505 00:15:29,762 --> 00:15:31,831 EASILY SETS ITSELF APART, 506 00:15:33,733 --> 00:15:35,701 AWARD FOR BEST SMALL UTILITY 507 00:15:35,768 --> 00:15:36,903 WHILE DOING SO. 508 00:15:37,937 --> 00:15:39,605 THE 5-SEAT MURANO IS HIGHLY 509 00:15:39,672 --> 00:15:40,373 STYLED, 510 00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,141 YET FUNCTIONAL AND PRACTICAL, 511 00:15:42,208 --> 00:15:43,276 WITH AN IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF 512 00:15:43,342 --> 00:15:45,878 INTERIOR SPACE. 513 00:15:45,945 --> 00:15:47,313 YET, IT'S ALSO AS FOCUSED ON 514 00:15:47,380 --> 00:15:48,948 LUXURY CUES AS A MAINSTREAM 515 00:15:49,015 --> 00:15:50,683 VEHICLE CAN BE. 516 00:15:50,750 --> 00:15:52,752 THE EXTERIOR'S INFLATED LINES 517 00:15:52,819 --> 00:15:54,387 AND FLOATING ROOF DESIGN 518 00:15:54,454 --> 00:15:56,289 CONTINUE MURANO'S EXTRAVAGANT 519 00:15:56,355 --> 00:15:58,124 WAYS OF LOOKING NOTHING LIKE 520 00:15:58,191 --> 00:16:00,193 A TYPICAL CROSSOVER. 521 00:16:00,259 --> 00:16:01,327 WHILE THE INTERIOR'S 522 00:16:01,394 --> 00:16:02,462 FIRST CLASS, LOUNGE LIKE 523 00:16:02,528 --> 00:16:04,263 ATMOSPHERE HAD US WRAPPED IN 524 00:16:04,330 --> 00:16:06,065 PRETTY POSH COMFORT. 525 00:16:06,132 --> 00:16:08,000 PLUS, MURANO DRIVING DYNAMICS 526 00:16:08,067 --> 00:16:10,336 HAVE US ACTUALLY LOOKING FORWARD 527 00:16:10,403 --> 00:16:11,571 TO WHERE CROSSOVERS, 528 00:16:11,637 --> 00:16:13,206 OR AT LEAST THOSE FROM NISSAN, 529 00:16:13,272 --> 00:16:15,107 ARE HEADING. 530 00:16:15,174 --> 00:16:16,409 AND PERHAPS THE BIGGEST FEAT 531 00:16:16,476 --> 00:16:18,010 OF ALL, NISSAN INCREASED 532 00:16:18,077 --> 00:16:19,378 FUEL ECONOMY OVER LAST 533 00:16:19,445 --> 00:16:21,247 GENERATION BY 20 PERCENT. 534 00:16:22,982 --> 00:16:24,250 WHILE CROSSOVERS CONTINUE TO 535 00:16:24,317 --> 00:16:26,686 RISE, CHOICES AMONG FULL SIZE, 536 00:16:26,752 --> 00:16:29,555 TRUCK BASED SUV'S ARE DWINDLING. 537 00:16:29,622 --> 00:16:30,490 BUT THE TRUTH IS, 538 00:16:30,556 --> 00:16:33,526 IF YOU NEED ONE, YOU NEED ONE! 539 00:16:33,593 --> 00:16:34,327 AND THE NEWEST, 540 00:16:34,393 --> 00:16:34,861 MOST CONTEMPORARY DESIGN ON 541 00:16:35,595 --> 00:16:37,597 THE BLOCK, THE CHEVROLET TAHOE, 542 00:16:37,697 --> 00:16:38,865 AND ITS STRETCHED STABLEMATE 543 00:16:38,965 --> 00:16:39,866 THE SUBURBAN, 544 00:16:39,966 --> 00:16:41,334 ALONG WITH CORPORATE COUSINS 545 00:16:41,434 --> 00:16:44,070 GMC YUKON, AND YUKON XL, 546 00:16:44,170 --> 00:16:46,205 EASILY TAKE OUR AWARD FOR BEST 547 00:16:46,305 --> 00:16:48,374 LARGE UTILITY OF THE YEAR. 548 00:16:48,941 --> 00:16:50,376 WITH A FULL FRAME AND REAR 549 00:16:50,443 --> 00:16:51,611 OR 4-WHEEL DRIVE, 550 00:16:51,677 --> 00:16:52,778 THEY'RE DESIGNED FOR HEAVY 551 00:16:52,845 --> 00:16:54,614 CHORES, WHETHER IT'S TOWING UP 552 00:16:54,680 --> 00:16:56,616 TO 8,300 POUNDS OR HAULING 553 00:16:56,682 --> 00:16:58,851 A BROOD OF NINE. 554 00:16:58,918 --> 00:17:00,253 MUCH MORE THAN JUST BIG RIDES 555 00:17:00,319 --> 00:17:01,487 ON COP SHOWS. 556 00:17:01,554 --> 00:17:02,955 TRIM CAN BORDER ON PURE LUXURY 557 00:17:03,022 --> 00:17:04,957 WITH THE LATEST IN TECHNOLOGY 558 00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:08,094 INCLUDING 4G LTE WI-FI. 559 00:17:08,895 --> 00:17:10,296 QUIETER, MORE USER FRIENDLY, 560 00:17:10,363 --> 00:17:12,498 AND ENJOYABLE TO DRIVE THAN EVER 561 00:17:12,565 --> 00:17:14,066 BEFORE, THE TAHOE/BURB/YUKON 562 00:17:14,133 --> 00:17:15,768 ALSO BOAST FUEL ECONOMY THAT'S 563 00:17:15,835 --> 00:17:18,604 PRETTY DARN CLOSE TO CROSSOVERS. 564 00:17:19,071 --> 00:17:20,172 WHILE NOT CHEAP RIDES, 565 00:17:20,239 --> 00:17:21,507 THEY WITHOUT A DOUBT DELIVER 566 00:17:21,574 --> 00:17:23,409 LOTS OF VEHICLE FOR THE MONEY. 567 00:17:26,178 --> 00:17:27,680 THERE WAS MORE PICKUP TRUCK NEWS 568 00:17:27,747 --> 00:17:29,248 THIS GO AROUND THAN ANY YEAR 569 00:17:29,315 --> 00:17:30,583 IN RECENT MEMORY. 570 00:17:30,650 --> 00:17:32,118 BUT HOW, COULD WE NOT GIVE OUR 571 00:17:32,184 --> 00:17:34,153 BEST PICKUP TRUCK AWARD TO 572 00:17:34,220 --> 00:17:35,955 THE ONE ALL NEW DESIGN THAT IS 573 00:17:36,022 --> 00:17:37,023 A TRUE GAME CHANGER, 574 00:17:37,490 --> 00:17:39,825 THE FORD F-150. 575 00:17:39,926 --> 00:17:40,860 WHETHER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT ITS 576 00:17:40,960 --> 00:17:42,061 ALUMINUM BODY, 577 00:17:44,096 --> 00:17:46,299 OR IT'S AVAILABILITY OF NOT ONE, 578 00:17:46,365 --> 00:17:48,467 BUT TWO TURBO CHARGED V6'S, 579 00:17:48,534 --> 00:17:49,936 WITH A RESULTING BIG JUMP 580 00:17:50,002 --> 00:17:51,170 IN FUEL ECONOMY, 581 00:17:51,237 --> 00:17:52,772 IT'S A WATERSHED MOMENT 582 00:17:52,838 --> 00:17:55,041 FOR FULL SIZE PICKUP TRUCKS. 583 00:17:55,641 --> 00:17:57,343 ONE THAT, 50 YEARS FROM NOW, 584 00:17:57,410 --> 00:17:58,878 WILL HAVE PEOPLE LOOKING BACK 585 00:17:58,945 --> 00:18:00,246 AND SAYING THIS IS WHEN 586 00:18:00,313 --> 00:18:02,048 THE AMERICAN FAMILY FAVORITE 587 00:18:02,114 --> 00:18:03,516 CHANGED FOREVER. 588 00:18:04,317 --> 00:18:05,851 BUT BESIDES THE LOWER WEIGHT 589 00:18:05,918 --> 00:18:06,919 AND HIGHER TECH, 590 00:18:06,986 --> 00:18:08,254 IT'S STILL A TRUCK, 591 00:18:08,321 --> 00:18:09,922 BUILT FOR TRUCK TYPE THINGS LIKE 592 00:18:09,989 --> 00:18:11,924 TOWING OVER 12,000 POUNDS, 593 00:18:11,991 --> 00:18:13,192 HITTING THE TRAIL, 594 00:18:13,259 --> 00:18:14,894 AND GETTING WORK DONE. 595 00:18:15,494 --> 00:18:16,896 AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF USEFUL 596 00:18:16,963 --> 00:18:18,798 FEATURES AVAILABLE TO HELP MAKE 597 00:18:18,864 --> 00:18:20,967 THAT WORK FEEL A LOT LESS LIKE 598 00:18:21,033 --> 00:18:22,602 ACTUAL WORK. 599 00:18:23,069 --> 00:18:24,737 IT'S A BOLD STEP FOR FORD THAT 600 00:18:24,804 --> 00:18:26,906 SHOULD KEEP THE F-150 THE NUMBER 601 00:18:26,973 --> 00:18:28,774 ONE SELLING VEHICLE IN AMERICA 602 00:18:28,841 --> 00:18:30,142 FOR AS FAR DOWN THE ROAD 603 00:18:30,209 --> 00:18:31,644 AS WE CAN SEE. 604 00:18:32,545 --> 00:18:33,779 AND WHILE WE CAN SEE THE END OF 605 00:18:33,846 --> 00:18:35,681 OUR AWARD'S ROAD, WE STILL HAVE 606 00:18:35,748 --> 00:18:37,750 OUR BEST OF THE YEAR TO REVEAL, 607 00:18:37,817 --> 00:18:39,352 AND IT'S COMING UP SOON. 608 00:18:47,760 --> 00:18:48,294 >> BEN DAVIS: WITH THE AMAZING 609 00:18:48,361 --> 00:18:48,761 ADVANCEMENTS IN BATTERY 610 00:18:49,395 --> 00:18:50,796 TECHNOLOGY, THE AUTOMOTIVE 611 00:18:50,896 --> 00:18:52,164 INDUSTRY ISN'T THE ONLY ONE 612 00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:55,267 THE WORLD OF REMOTE CONTROLLED 613 00:18:55,334 --> 00:18:57,036 VEHICLES HAS BECOME JUST AS FAST 614 00:18:57,103 --> 00:18:58,471 PACED AND POSSIBLY MORE 615 00:18:58,537 --> 00:18:59,572 COMPETITIVE. 616 00:18:59,639 --> 00:19:01,107 AND THIS 1/10TH SCALE DUO FROM 617 00:19:01,173 --> 00:19:02,575 LOSI ARE TWO OF THE MOST 618 00:19:02,642 --> 00:19:04,710 HIGH FLYING AND FUN SHORT COURSE 619 00:19:04,777 --> 00:19:06,779 RC'S AVAILABLE. 620 00:19:06,846 --> 00:19:08,114 ARMED WITH A SEVEN CELL NICKEL 621 00:19:08,180 --> 00:19:09,548 METAL HYDRIDE BATTERY PACK, 622 00:19:09,615 --> 00:19:11,017 THESE REAR WHEEL DRIVE BRUTES 623 00:19:11,083 --> 00:19:12,318 ARE CAPABLE OF SPEEDS UP TO 624 00:19:12,385 --> 00:19:14,387 35 MILES PER HOUR WITH A RUN 625 00:19:14,453 --> 00:19:17,156 TIME OF CLOSE TO 40 MINUTES. 626 00:19:17,223 --> 00:19:18,457 AND IF THAT MAYHEM EVER STARTS 627 00:19:18,524 --> 00:19:20,059 TO FEEL TAME, AN OPTIONAL 628 00:19:20,126 --> 00:19:21,227 LITHIUM POLYMER BATTERY 629 00:19:21,293 --> 00:19:22,662 INCREASES BOTH NUMBERS 630 00:19:22,728 --> 00:19:24,764 TREMENDOUSLY. 631 00:19:24,830 --> 00:19:25,698 MUCH LIKE THEIR FULL SIZE 632 00:19:25,765 --> 00:19:27,199 INSPIRATION, THEY'RE BUILT WITH 633 00:19:27,266 --> 00:19:29,168 EXTREME DURABILITY AND INTENSE 634 00:19:29,235 --> 00:19:30,936 COMPETITION IN MIND. 635 00:19:31,003 --> 00:19:32,238 EVERYTHING FROM AN ELECTRIC 636 00:19:32,304 --> 00:19:33,739 COOLING FAN FOR THE MOTOR, 637 00:19:33,806 --> 00:19:36,108 OIL FILLED ALUMINUM COIL OVERS, 638 00:19:36,175 --> 00:19:37,877 AND AGGRESSIVE TIRES MOUNTED 639 00:19:37,943 --> 00:19:40,046 ON REAL CHROME WHEELS. 640 00:19:40,112 --> 00:19:41,647 THE JOB OF HARNESSING ALL THIS 641 00:19:41,714 --> 00:19:43,683 AWESOME IS MADE EASY BY A BEEFY 642 00:19:43,749 --> 00:19:46,018 2.4 GIGAHERTZ CONTROLLER WITH 643 00:19:46,085 --> 00:19:47,720 THE CAPABILITY OF ADAPTING TO 644 00:19:47,787 --> 00:19:50,089 OTHER RC'S IN YOUR FLEET. 645 00:19:50,156 --> 00:19:51,791 UH, OOH HOO... 646 00:19:51,857 --> 00:19:53,359 THAT WAS CRAZY! 647 00:19:53,426 --> 00:19:54,460 FOR SOME FAST FUN, 648 00:19:54,527 --> 00:19:55,861 CHECK OUT LOSI. 649 00:19:59,298 --> 00:20:00,066 >> JOHN: WE'RE ALWAYS UP FOR 650 00:20:00,132 --> 00:20:00,900 A QUICK SPIN! 651 00:20:00,966 --> 00:20:02,001 HERE'S WHAT WE THINK OF 652 00:20:02,068 --> 00:20:02,868 THE LATEST! 653 00:20:07,440 --> 00:20:08,774 DON'T TELL DON DRAPER, 654 00:20:08,841 --> 00:20:10,810 BUT ADVERTISING CAN ONLY GET YOU 655 00:20:10,876 --> 00:20:11,310 SO FAR. 656 00:20:11,977 --> 00:20:13,512 AND SO, TO TAKE THEIR BRAND 657 00:20:13,612 --> 00:20:15,214 AND SALES TO NEW LEVELS, 658 00:20:15,314 --> 00:20:17,616 FIAT HAS LAUNCHED THE 500X, 659 00:20:19,351 --> 00:20:21,087 CROSSOVER MARKET WITH A PRODUCT 660 00:20:21,153 --> 00:20:24,390 CAPABLE OF BIG TIME SUCCESS. 661 00:20:24,857 --> 00:20:26,192 EVEN WITH LOTS OF PLAYERS, 662 00:20:26,258 --> 00:20:27,693 INCLUDING THE CHASSIS SHARING 663 00:20:27,760 --> 00:20:28,961 JEEP RENEGADE, 664 00:20:29,028 --> 00:20:31,363 THE 500X HAS JUST ENOUGH OF 665 00:20:31,430 --> 00:20:33,299 THAT "OUT THERE" STYLING TO SEE 666 00:20:33,365 --> 00:20:35,201 IT AS SPECIAL. 667 00:20:35,267 --> 00:20:36,535 EXAGGERATED LIGHTING, 668 00:20:36,602 --> 00:20:37,703 SIGNATURE BADGING, 669 00:20:37,770 --> 00:20:39,038 AND THE FLAIR OF ITS ITALIAN 670 00:20:39,105 --> 00:20:42,074 ORIGINS EASILY SET IT APART. 671 00:20:42,475 --> 00:20:43,542 INSIDE, BODY COLOR ACCENTS 672 00:20:43,609 --> 00:20:45,644 AND UNIQUE COLOR SCHEMES LEND 673 00:20:45,711 --> 00:20:47,613 TO A PLEASANT SPACE THAT IS ALSO 674 00:20:47,680 --> 00:20:49,615 SURPRISINGLY COMFORTABLE. 675 00:20:49,682 --> 00:20:51,117 UCONNECT EASILY HANDLES 676 00:20:51,183 --> 00:20:52,184 INFOTAINMENT, 677 00:20:52,251 --> 00:20:54,587 AND CONTROLS ARE BASIC. 678 00:20:54,653 --> 00:20:55,921 GAUGES, DASH LAYOUT, AND DETAILS 679 00:20:55,988 --> 00:20:57,790 LIKE THE DOOR HANDLES ADD 680 00:20:57,857 --> 00:21:00,626 THE "POP" FIAT IS KNOWN FOR. 681 00:21:00,693 --> 00:21:01,894 FOR MASS APPEAL, THOUGH, 682 00:21:01,961 --> 00:21:04,263 THE 500X IS THE BRAND'S FIRST 683 00:21:04,330 --> 00:21:05,931 ALL WHEEL DRIVE EFFORT, 684 00:21:05,998 --> 00:21:07,333 ALSO SHARING SOME OF THOSE 685 00:21:07,399 --> 00:21:10,136 MECHANICALS THE RENEGADE. 686 00:21:10,202 --> 00:21:11,704 HERE, THE REAR AXLE REMAINS 687 00:21:11,771 --> 00:21:13,205 COMPLETELY DISCONNECTED UNTIL 688 00:21:13,272 --> 00:21:14,406 SLIPPING OCCURS, 689 00:21:14,473 --> 00:21:16,108 AND POWER IS SENT BACK. 690 00:21:16,175 --> 00:21:16,976 IT'S AVAILABLE WITH 691 00:21:17,042 --> 00:21:19,378 THE 180 HORSEPOWER 2.4 LITER 692 00:21:19,445 --> 00:21:21,881 INLINE 4 ONLY. 693 00:21:21,947 --> 00:21:23,149 POWER FELT APLENTY HERE, 694 00:21:23,215 --> 00:21:24,884 AND THE 9-SPEED AUTO CONTINUES 695 00:21:24,950 --> 00:21:26,452 TO WORK OUT THE KINKS. 696 00:21:26,519 --> 00:21:28,687 BASE ENGINE IS A 160 HORSEPOWER 697 00:21:28,754 --> 00:21:31,357 1.4 LITER TURBO 4 WITH A 6-SPEED 698 00:21:31,423 --> 00:21:31,957 MANUAL. 699 00:21:32,691 --> 00:21:33,425 >> PATRICK LUCAS: THE 500X TO ME 700 00:21:33,526 --> 00:21:34,627 SEEMS LIKE FIAT'S MOST 701 00:21:34,727 --> 00:21:35,961 CONSERVATIVE OFFERING. 702 00:21:36,061 --> 00:21:37,463 IT'S GOT THE FUNKY STYLING OF 703 00:21:39,431 --> 00:21:41,233 PROPORTIONS THE 500L... 704 00:21:41,300 --> 00:21:43,102 THIS 500X IS A LITTLE BIT 705 00:21:43,169 --> 00:21:44,270 SMALLER, BUT THERE'S STILL 706 00:21:44,336 --> 00:21:45,671 PLENTY OF CARGO ROOM OUT BACK. 707 00:21:45,738 --> 00:21:47,773 THE LOOK IS QUIRKY ENOUGH, 708 00:21:47,840 --> 00:21:50,276 JUST A LITTLE MORE PRACTICAL. 709 00:21:50,342 --> 00:21:51,310 >> JOHN: ON SALE NOW, 710 00:21:51,377 --> 00:21:54,013 THE 2016 FIAT 500X STARTS AT 711 00:21:54,079 --> 00:21:56,315 ABOUT $21,000. 712 00:21:56,949 --> 00:21:58,050 AND WE'LL HTI THE ROAD FOR MORE 713 00:21:58,117 --> 00:21:59,285 QUICK SPINS SOON! 714 00:22:01,453 --> 00:22:02,788 YOU'VE SEEN OUR PICKS FOR BEST 715 00:22:02,888 --> 00:22:04,623 CARS, TRUCKS, AND UTILITIES. 716 00:22:04,723 --> 00:22:06,625 NOW, IT'S TIME FOR THE BIG ONE, 717 00:22:06,725 --> 00:22:08,494 AS WE SELECT THE ONE AUTOMOTIVE 718 00:22:08,594 --> 00:22:10,663 STAR THAT SHINES BRIGHTER THAN 719 00:22:10,763 --> 00:22:12,331 ALL THE OTHERS. 720 00:22:12,431 --> 00:22:14,300 OUR 2015 MOTORWEEK DRIVERS' 721 00:22:14,400 --> 00:22:17,469 CHOICE BEST OF THE YEAR! 722 00:22:23,409 --> 00:22:25,778 THE FORD MUSTANG IS OUR 2015 723 00:22:25,878 --> 00:22:27,947 MOTORWEEK DRIVERS' CHOICE AWARD 724 00:22:29,949 --> 00:22:31,250 REASONS. 725 00:22:31,317 --> 00:22:32,918 THERE'S THE TOTAL CHASSIS REBOOT 726 00:22:32,985 --> 00:22:34,119 WITH STANDARD INDEPENDENT 727 00:22:34,186 --> 00:22:35,888 REAR SUSPENSION THAT HELPS 728 00:22:35,955 --> 00:22:37,356 THE MUSTANG CLING TO THE ROAD 729 00:22:37,423 --> 00:22:39,058 LIKE NEVER BEFORE. 730 00:22:39,124 --> 00:22:40,226 THERE'S THE NEW ECOBOOST 731 00:22:40,292 --> 00:22:42,862 TURBO I4 POWER TO NOT ONLY BOOST 732 00:22:42,928 --> 00:22:44,296 FUEL ECONOMY HERE, 733 00:22:44,363 --> 00:22:45,664 BUT TO GIVE THE NEW MUSTANG 734 00:22:45,731 --> 00:22:47,733 REAL GLOBAL APPEAL. 735 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:49,168 AND DON'T FORGET THE VASTLY 736 00:22:49,235 --> 00:22:51,470 AND SMARTLY UPGRADED INTERIOR. 737 00:22:51,537 --> 00:22:53,939 THEY ALL PLAY A PART, YES. 738 00:22:54,006 --> 00:22:55,374 BUT THE BIGGEST REASON FOR OUR 739 00:22:55,441 --> 00:22:57,543 ACCOLADE, FORD HAS MATURED 740 00:22:57,610 --> 00:22:59,245 THE MUSTANG FROM A PIECE OF 741 00:22:59,311 --> 00:23:01,313 WELL LOVED AMERICAN MUSCLE CAR 742 00:23:01,380 --> 00:23:03,349 INTO A WORLD CLASS SPORTS CAR 743 00:23:03,415 --> 00:23:04,450 LOOKING TO COMPETE WITH 744 00:23:04,516 --> 00:23:06,385 THE LIKES OF CORVETTE MORE SO 745 00:23:06,452 --> 00:23:08,020 THAN TRADITIONAL RIVALS LIKE 746 00:23:08,087 --> 00:23:09,922 CAMARO AND CHALLENGER. 747 00:23:09,989 --> 00:23:12,191 OKAY, IT'S NOT QUITE THERE YET, 748 00:23:12,258 --> 00:23:13,859 BUT FORD HAS ESSENTIALLY TAKEN 749 00:23:13,926 --> 00:23:15,427 WHAT WAS ALREADY OUR FAVORITE 750 00:23:15,494 --> 00:23:17,796 PONY CAR AND MADE IT WORLDS 751 00:23:17,863 --> 00:23:19,098 BETTER. 752 00:23:19,164 --> 00:23:20,566 USUALLY WHEN A CAR GETS AS MUCH 753 00:23:20,633 --> 00:23:22,701 HYPE AS THIS 6TH GEN MUSTANG, 754 00:23:22,768 --> 00:23:24,703 IT RARELY LIVES UP TO IT. 755 00:23:24,770 --> 00:23:25,804 NOT THE CASE HERE, 756 00:23:25,871 --> 00:23:27,640 AS EVERY VERSION WE'VE DRIVEN, 757 00:23:27,706 --> 00:23:28,807 WE'VE FOUND BETTER THAN 758 00:23:28,874 --> 00:23:30,109 ADVERTISED. 759 00:23:30,175 --> 00:23:31,777 SURE, THE INCREDIBLE STABLE NEW 760 00:23:31,844 --> 00:23:33,579 CHASSIS HELPS IT HANDLE BETTER, 761 00:23:33,646 --> 00:23:35,814 AND THE 2.3 LITER TURBO 4 762 00:23:35,881 --> 00:23:36,815 IS COOL. 763 00:23:36,882 --> 00:23:38,117 BUT IT'S JUST ONE OF THREE 764 00:23:38,183 --> 00:23:39,618 ENGINE CHOICES THAT GET OVER 765 00:23:39,685 --> 00:23:41,453 300 HORSEPOWER. 766 00:23:41,520 --> 00:23:43,322 THE STANDARD 3.7 LITER V6 767 00:23:43,389 --> 00:23:44,456 CARRIES OVER, 768 00:23:44,523 --> 00:23:46,191 AND THE 5.0 LITER V8 GETS EVEN 769 00:23:46,258 --> 00:23:49,528 MORE POWER, NOW AT 435. 770 00:23:49,595 --> 00:23:50,729 AS FOR THAT INTERIOR, 771 00:23:50,796 --> 00:23:52,531 WHILE THE CLASSIC LAYOUT STAYS 772 00:23:52,598 --> 00:23:54,700 FAMILIAR; THE SWITCHGEAR, SEATS, 773 00:23:54,767 --> 00:23:56,802 AND MOST MATERIALS ARE BETTER 774 00:23:56,869 --> 00:23:58,070 THAN ANYTHING ELSE IN 775 00:23:58,137 --> 00:24:00,005 THE CURRENT FORD BRAND LINEUP, 776 00:24:00,072 --> 00:24:01,740 AND BLOWS EVERYONE ELSE IN THIS 777 00:24:01,807 --> 00:24:03,442 SEGMENT AWAY. 778 00:24:03,509 --> 00:24:04,543 THE SAME CAN BE SAID FOR 779 00:24:04,610 --> 00:24:05,611 THE EXTERIOR. 780 00:24:05,678 --> 00:24:07,046 YOU INSTANTLY KNOW ITS PURE 781 00:24:07,112 --> 00:24:07,813 MUSTANG, 782 00:24:07,880 --> 00:24:10,215 YET IT'S MODERNLY DIFFERENT. 783 00:24:10,282 --> 00:24:12,418 THE 2015 FORD MUSTANG IS NOT 784 00:24:12,484 --> 00:24:13,686 JUST A REDESIGN, 785 00:24:13,752 --> 00:24:16,255 BUT A RESTART FOR THE ICON. 786 00:24:16,322 --> 00:24:17,656 IT SHOWS THAT WHILE FORD HAS 787 00:24:17,723 --> 00:24:19,091 A GREAT SENSE OF HISTORY 788 00:24:19,158 --> 00:24:20,426 AND ADMIRATION FOR WHAT 789 00:24:20,492 --> 00:24:21,593 THE MUSTANG HAS DONE FOR 790 00:24:21,660 --> 00:24:22,428 THE BRAND, 791 00:24:22,494 --> 00:24:24,029 THEY ARE NOT STANDING STILL; 792 00:24:24,096 --> 00:24:26,265 RATHER LOOKING FORWARD. 793 00:24:26,332 --> 00:24:27,533 WE KNOW THERE'S A NEW CAMARO 794 00:24:27,599 --> 00:24:28,767 JUST AROUND THE CORNER, 795 00:24:28,834 --> 00:24:30,035 BUT IT'S GOING TO HAVE TO BE 796 00:24:30,102 --> 00:24:31,603 PRETTY SPECIAL IF IT WANTS 797 00:24:31,670 --> 00:24:34,173 TO STOP FORD'S NEW 'STANG. 798 00:24:34,239 --> 00:24:35,874 OUR 2015 MOTORWEEK 799 00:24:35,941 --> 00:24:37,309 DRIVERS' CHOICE AWARD 800 00:24:37,376 --> 00:24:38,877 BEST OF THE YEAR! 801 00:24:44,016 --> 00:24:46,018 WELL, THAT'S OUR 2015 MOTORWEEK 802 00:24:46,085 --> 00:24:47,653 DRIVERS' CHOICE AWARDS, 803 00:24:47,720 --> 00:24:49,321 I HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE SHOW! 804 00:24:49,388 --> 00:24:50,589 NOW, FOR MORE MOTORWEEK 805 00:24:50,656 --> 00:24:52,157 WHY NOT CHECK OUT OUR PODCAST 806 00:24:52,224 --> 00:24:54,259 AND COMPLETE 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