HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS
AND THIS IS MOTORWEEK .

JOIN US AS WE EXPLORE
THE NEW PRACTICAL SIDE OF

THE JAGUAR PEDIGREE...

PAT GOSS HAS ADVICE TO
MAKE SURE THE MILEAGE

MATCHES THE JOURNEY...

ZACK MASKELL FINDS A GROUP
CARING FOR CARS

THAT STRETCH THROUGH LIFE...

AND BMW PUTS NEW JUICE
INTO A TOP SELLER...

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John: THE JAGUAR BRAND ALWAYS
SEEMED TO BE IN SOME TYPE

OF TURMOIL, GOING ALL THE WAY
BACK TO ITS '60s HEYDAYS.

BOY HAS THAT CHANGED,
THESE DAYS IT APPEARS TO HAVE

A VERY SOLID FOOTING UNDER TATA
OWNERSHIP,

PRODUCING A STRING OF VERY
IMPRESSIVE VEHICLES.

NOTICE WE DIDN'T SAY, "CARS."

FOR BEHOLD, THE F-PACE,

JAGUAR'S FIRST CROSSOVER
UTILITY,

A CAT DESIGNED TO REALLY
STIR UP THE MARKET.

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LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT
RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX;

A JAGUAR UTILITY VEHICLE,
AS IMPLAUSIBLE AS IT MAY SOUND,

IS NOT REALLY A STRETCH.

AFTER ALL, JAG'S BEEN
PARTNERED WITH LAND ROVER

SINCE FORD BOUGHT THE PAIR
IN 2000.

AND DURING THAT TIME,
SUVS FROM LUXURY BRANDS

HAVE GONE FROM A RARITY TO
A NECESSITY.

SO, THIS 2017 JAGUAR F-PACE
SHOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE.

AND TRUTH BE TOLD,
IT WOULD HAVE MADE A FANTASTIC

LAND ROVER.

BE THAT AS IT MAY,
THERE ARE PLENTY OF SUV

AND CROSSOVER SALES TO GO
AROUND,

AND SOMEHOW JAGUAR RESISTED
THE URGE TO JUST REBADGE

A RANGE ROVER,
BY BASING THE F-PACE ON THEIR

OWN XE/XF SEDAN CHASSIS.

GOOD CALL ON THEIR PART,
AS IT MAKES IT TRULY UNIQUE.

BOTH THE STRUCTURE,
AND MOST BODY PANELS ARE

ALUMINUM OF COURSE,
AND IT LOOKS FANTASTIC,

DRAWING A CROWD WHEREVER
WE PARKED IT.

THE FAMILIAR GRILLE TELLS
EVERYONE WHAT IT IS,

WHILE THE 20 INCH WHEELS,
WITH BIG BRAKES BEHIND,

ON THIS F-PACE S, CLUE EVERYONE
IN ON ITS PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL.

UP TO 22 INCH WHEELS
ARE AVAILABLE.

THE REAR CONTINUES THE THEME
ESTABLISHED BY THE F-TYPE,

PARTICULARLY WITH
THE LED TAIL LIGHTS.

BUT ALL-IN-ALL,
IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE YOU MIGHT

EXPECT A JAGUAR CROSSOVER TO
LOOK LIKE.

POWERTRAIN OPTIONS INCLUDE
TWO DIFFERENT SUPERCHARGED

3.0 LITER V6s,
A 340 HORSEPOWER VERSION,

AND THE 380 HORSEPOWER
UNIT IN OUR S,

BOTH RATED AT 332 POUND-FEET
OF TORQUE.

PLUS, A 180 HORSEPOWER
2.0 LITER I4 TURBO-DIESEL.

ALL F-PACE'S GET AN 8-SPEED
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH

ALL-WHEEL DRIVE.

BEHIND THE WHEEL,
THERE'S A VERY FAMILIAR

JAGUAR FEEL, WHICH IS AWESOME.

SMOOTH AND WILLING.

IN SIMILAR FASHION TO BMW,
JAGUAR HAS ESTABLISHED

A TREMENDOUS BRAND CONSISTENCY
THROUGHOUT THEIR LINEUP.

THE F-PACE IS ALSO,
ONE OF THOSE RIDES THAT FEELS

FASTER THAN YOU'RE EXPECTING,
EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW

IT'S GOING TO BE FAST.

F-PACE OPERATES ON REAR-WHEEL
DRIVE UNTIL TRACTION IS LOST,

AT WHICH TIME IN CAN SEND 50% OF
THE POWER FORWARD.

ADAPTIVE SURFACE PROGRESS
CONTROL IS AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

FOR OFF-ROAD,
DESIGNED FOR KEEPING YOU FROM

HURTING YOUR JAG ON STEEP HILLS
OR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.

THAT'S TECHNOLOGY WE CAN GET
BEHIND,

AS NO DOUBT IT COMES FROM
LAND ROVER.

GROUND CLEARANCE IS A FINE
8.4 INCHES.

TAKING FULL CONTROL OURSELVES,
FOR STRAIGHT LINE SPRINTS,

THIS F-PACE S PUT PLENTY OF
POWER DOWN;

LEAPING OFF THE LINE TO 60
IN JUST 5.2 SECONDS.

GEAR CHANGES WERE BRISK,

THE EXHAUST SOUNDS EXOTICALLY
LOUD,

AND IN 13.6 SECONDS WE WERE
AT THE END OF THE QUARTER MILE

TRAVELLING AT 103 MILES
PER HOUR.

STEERING WAS LIGHT, TIGHT,
AND NIMBLE,

AND OVERALL IT HANDLED
EXTREMELY WELL.

THERE WAS BIT OF EXPECTED
UNDERSTEER,

BUT IT REMAINED VERY FLAT
THROUGH OUR CONE COURSE.

ON THE INSIDE,
THE F-PACE LAYOUT IS SIMILAR

TO THE XE SEDAN, BUT MATERIALS
ARE A WELCOMED STEP ABOVE.

AND WE'RE GLAD TO FINALLY SEE
AN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM

WORTHY OF THE BRAND,
JAG'S NEW INTOUCH PRO,

FEATURES A 10 INCH TABLET-LIKE
INTERFACE.

FRONT SEATS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL
BOLSTERING,

BUT ALSO VERY GOOD COMFORT
AND TONS OF ADJUSTMENTS.

THE EXPECTED JAG ELEMENTS,
LIKE THE POP-UP ROTARY SHIFTER

AND TFT GAUGES ARE PRESENT,
BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF UTILITY

AS WELL, WITH DECENT
REAR SEAT PEOPLE SPACE,

AND 33.5 CUBIC-FEET OF SEAT-UP
CARGO ROOM.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS
ARE 18-CITY, 23-HIGHWAY,

AND 20-COMBINED.

WE AVERAGED A GOOD 21.7 MILES
PER GALLON ON PREMIUM.

THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE IS
ABOUT AVERAGE,

WITH 16.5 BARRELS OF OIL BURNED
AND 7.4 TONS OF

CO2 EMITTED ANNUALLY.

GET THE DIESEL IF YOU WANT
BETTER RESULTS,

IT RATES 29-MPG COMBINED.

WITH THE F-PACE,
JAGUAR NOW HAS THE BROADEST

PRODUCT LINE IN THEIR HISTORY.

AND THERE IS MUCH TO LIKE ABOUT
THEIR FIRST LUXURY-UTE EFFORT,

INCLUDING A BASE PRICING THAT IS
QUITE LOW AT $41,985.

AND THAT'S FOR THE DIESEL.

THIS F-PACE S STARTS AT $57,695;

CERTAINLY NOT AWFUL FOR
A VEHICLE OF THIS CALIBER.

SO, NOT ONLY IS THE F-PACE,

A GREAT MID-SIZE LUXURY
CROSSOVER UTILITY VEHICLE,

IT'S A GREAT JAGUAR!

IT HANDLES ON PAR WITH ANYTHING
SIMILAR FROM PORSCHE OR BMW,

FOR LESS THAN THE PRICE OF
A TAHOE.

SO, GET USED TO SEEING PLENTY
OF THESE CATS PROWLING AROUND

STIRRING UP THE LUXURY UTILITY
MARKET.

THE 2017 JAGUAR F-PACE IS TRULY
ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING

VEHICLES WE'VE DRIVEN THIS YEAR.

OUR SUCCESS STORY THIS WEEK
TAKES US TO TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA,

WHERE THE TIDE IS TURNING
TOWARDS A CLEANER FUEL.

ALMOST HALF OF TUSCALOOSA CITY
SCHOOL BUSES ARE NOW POWERED

BY PROPANE.

EACH BUS DRIVES ABOUT 90 MILES
PER DAY,

PUTTING A BIG DENT IN
THE REDUCTION OF HARMFUL

TAILPIPE EMISSIONS.

BUT THE MOST NOTICEABLE
DIFFERENCE FOR DRIVERS

AND STUDENTS ON BOARD IS THE
REDUCTION IN NOISE POLLUTION.

THESE PROPANE BUSES ARE OVER
50% QUIETER THAN A DIESEL BUS.

Cathy Staggs: WELL, I THINK
THE STUDENTS NOTICE BECAUSE

THE DRIVER CAN NOW HEAR WHAT'S
GOING ON INSIDE THE BUS,

SO THEY'RE MORE IN TUNE TO
WHAT'S GOING ON,

WHICH IS A REAL PLUS FOR
EVERYONE.

John: WITH HELP FROM PARTNERS
LIKE THE ALABAMA CLEAN FUELS

COALITION,
YOU CAN ACTUALLY HEAR THIS FLEET

AS IT DRIVES TO A CLEAN,
GREEN FUTURE!

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WHILE, MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE
NEVER HEARD THE TERM

"PROFESSIONAL CARS,"

YOU ALWAYS KNOW ONE,
WHEN THEY SEE ONE,

AND THEY ALL SERVE GREAT
PURPOSES,

AND ALWAYS COME WITH THEIR OWN,
PERSONALIZED MYSTIQUE.

WELL, ZACH MASKELL HAS FOUND
THESE ORIGINAL CARS THAT ARE

VITAL TO KEEPING US ALIVE...

AND THE ONES WHO TRANSPORT US,
WHEN OUR ENGINE,

FINALLY STOPS CRANKING.

Zach Maskell: THERE AREN'T
MANY PLACES WE HAVEN'T BEEN,

SNIFFING OUT THAT BEAUTIFUL
GASOLINE FRAGRANCE.

THIS TIME WE'RE IN GETTYSBURG,
PENNSYLVANIA,

AND WE'RE CHECKING OUT OVER
100 FIRST RESPONDERS,

TO THE LAST RESPONDERS.

THE PROFESSIONAL CAR SOCIETY
IS DEDICATED TO KEEPING

ALL THESE VINTAGE AMBULANCES
AND HEARSES JUST THE WAY

THEY WERE.

THIS IS THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY
AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO HEAR

SOME COOL STORIES FROM PEOPLE
THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH

THESE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

Tony Karsnia: THE PROFESSIONAL
CAR SOCIETY STARTED BACK IN 1976

WHEN A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE
DECIDED THAT IT WAS TIME TO

FOCUS ON HAVING THESE CARS
EARN THEIR SPOT IN

THE COLLECTOR CAR HOBBY.

THERE WAS A TIME WHEN CARS
LIKE THIS WEREN'T ALLOWED

AT CAR SHOWS AND WERE SHUNNED
ELSEWHERE AS WELL.

Zach: THIS IS THE LARGEST CLUB
OF ITS KIND.

THE REASON THE FOLKS HERE
HAVE THEIR OWN STORY,

IS BECAUSE NO TWO CARS ARE
EXACTLY THE SAME.

Steve Lichtman: AND ALL OF
THE VEHICLES I OWN,

I ACTUALLY KNOW THE HISTORY.

WHERE IT SERVED,
AND IN SOME CASES,

I'VE ACTUALLY MET THE PEOPLE
WHO WORKED ON THAT

PARTICULAR AMBULANCE.

AND EVEN IN ONE OR TWO CASES
MET PEOPLE WHO WERE ACTUALLY

PATIENTS WHO WERE INJURED
OR ILL WHO WERE TRANSPORTED

IN THOSE AMBULANCES.

Zach: YOU'LL SEE MANY CADILLACS,
LINCOLN'S, BUICK'S,

AND OLDSMOBILE'S.

BUT THEY NEVER BUILT HEARSES
OR AMBOS.

THERE WERE BODY BUILDERS SUCH
AS SUPERIOR, MILLER-METEOR,

AND FLXIBLE WHO CUSTOM BUILT
THE REQUIRED BODY ON

A MASS PRODUCED CHASSIS.

THIS AMBULANCE,
WAS BROUGHT BACK FROM THE DEAD.

"A 1940 BUICK CENTURY.

FLXIBLE."

"NOW HAVE YOU HAD TO DO A LOT
OF WORK TO IT?"

Owner: "OH NO,
IT WAS A JUNKYARD CAR.

IT WAS PRETTY BADLY ROTTED OUT.

IT'S SHOWING ITS AGE WITH THE
PAINT WORK,

IT'S THE ONLY CAR I'VE EVER
PAINTED IN 40 YEARS."

Zach: UNTIL WELL INTO THE '60s,
MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ACTUALLY

DID DOUBLE DUTY...AS BOTH AN
AMBULANCE AND A HEARSE.

YOU NOTICE THERE'S LIKE
NO ROOM FOR EQUIPMENT.

SO, YOU ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT
"WHAT CAN YOU CARRY?

A BOX OF BAND AIDS,

THAT WAS ABOUT IT."

THEY WOULDN'T EVEN RIDE IN
THE BACK WITH THE PATIENT.

IT WAS A RIDE TO THE HOSPITAL,
THAT'S ALL IT WAS.

Zach: THIS MAN DROVE FURTHER
THAN A HOSPITAL RIDE.

MAKING A 500 MILE TREK
FROM CANADA,

HIS HEARSE WAS RIDICULOUSLY
STUNNING.

John McCulloch: AND IT WAS
A FREDDY FLINTSTONE SPECIAL.

IT'S ALL WOOD FRAMED UNDERNEATH.

AND THE WOOD WAS ALL ROTTED OUT
OF IT.

THE WINDSHIELDS WERE ALL SMASHED
OUT.

IT TOOK US ALMOST 10 YEARS

TO RESTORE IT TO THIS
CONDITION.

INSIDE,
THAT'S A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.

THERE WAS ENOUGH OF
THE ORIGINALS,

THAT I REDID THOSE MYSELF.

THEY'RE ALL ONE SHEET OF
WALNUT VENEER.

AND THEN, YOU HAD TO
ROUTER OUT THE PATTERN

AND THEN YOU TOOK A Q-TIP,
AND WOOD BLEACH,

AND BLEACH THE LIGHTER COLORS
OUT.

AND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR,
IT'S ALL CAST ALUMINUM PANELS

THAT LOOK LIKE CARVED DRAPES.

WE PUT IT BACK, 99%,
AS WE KNOW IT, AS ORIGINAL.

WE CAN'T FIND ANOTHER ONE IN
A 3-WAY LIKE THIS.

SO WE'RE NOT 100% SURE
EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY,

BUT AS FAR AS WE KNOW, IT IS.

Zach: ONCE HORSE DRAWN HEARSE'S
WERE BEING PHASED OUT,

HENRY FORD'S MODEL T WAS
TRANSFORMED.

THIS ONE IS DOCUMENTED,
100% AUTHENTIC.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE MANY
OF THESE.

John Morehead: I'VE KNOWN ABOUT
THIS PARTICULAR HEARSE

SINCE I WAS ABOUT SEVEN YEARS
OLD,

AND JUST ALWAYS LIKED IT FROM
THE TIME THAT I SAW IT.

A FELLA THAT OWNED IT PASSED
AWAY,

AND A COUPLE YEARS AFTER HE
PASSED AWAY,

THE FAMILY CONTACTED ME.

AND SO, IT'S KIND OF FULFILLED
A LIFE-LONG DREAM TO OWN

THIS HEARSE.

Zach: PERHAPS,
IT'S THE ADRENALINE FROM

SIRENS SCREAMING DOWN
THE ROAD...

[SOUND OF SIREN]

OR THE HAND CRAFTED DETAIL
PUT INTO THESE VEHICLES.

THEY'RE ALL ABOUT SAVING
AND CELEBRATING A LIFE,

I COULDN'T DEFINE BEAUTIFUL
ANY BETTER.

SO, IF YOU'RE ALIVE OUT THERE
IT'S EASY TO SEE THAT

THESE PEOPLE ARE DEAD SERIOUS
ABOUT THEIR HOBBY.

NOW, IF THE HEARSES STILL
GIVE YOU THE HEEBIE-JEEBIES,

I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND,
THAT ONE DAY,

WE'RE ALL GOING FOR A RIDE IN
THE BACK OF ONE OF THESE.

John: THE MILES CAN REALLY
ADD UP QUICKLY,

JUST LOOK AT YOUR OWN ODOMETER.

NOW, PAT GOSS HAS SOME ADVICE
ON MAKING SURE THOSE NUMBERS

ARE RIGHT.

Pat Goss: SINCE THE ADVENT OF
DIGITAL ODOMETERS ON CARS,

MOST PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK THAT
THEY CAN'T BE TAMPERED WITH,

BUT THAT IS A PURE MYTH,
AND TO EXPLAIN

WE HAVE CHRIS VASSO FROM CARFAX.

CHRIS, WELCOME BACK TO GOSS'
GARAGE.

Chris Vasso: ALWAYS GREAT
TO BE HERE PAT.

Pat: ALRIGHT, TELL US
ABOUT TODAY'S ODOMETER FRAUD.

Chris: WELL,
ODOMETER FRAUD IS ALIVE AND WELL

AND IT'S ENTERED THE DIGITAL
AGE.

THE COMMON MISCONCEPTION IS
DIGITAL ODOMETERS ELIMINATED

THE ABILITY TO ROLL THEM BACK,
BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE.

IN FACT,
OUR DATA SUGGESTS THERE'S

ONE AND A HALF MILLION VEHICLES
THAT ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW,

WITH AN ODOMETER ROLLBACK
AND ITS COSTING PEOPLE

THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

Pat: ALRIGHT, WHEN WE SAY,
"COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS,"

I GUESS BECAUSE WE BUY CARS
BASED ON LOW MILES.

Chris: THE MILEAGE IS
A HUGE FACTOR IN THE PRICE

OF THE CAR.

AND WHEN YOU ROLL THE MILES
BACK 50 OR 100,000 MILES

YOU'RE ARTIFICIALLY INFLATING
THE VALUE OF THAT CAR,

WHILE ALMOST ANY CAR CAN BE
ROLLED BACK,

WE SEE IT HAPPENING IN TWO TYPES
OF VEHICLES.

ONES THAT ARE MORE THAN
10 YEARS OLD,

AND HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED
THOUSAND MILES ON THEM

OR OFF LEASE VEHICLES,
LEASE VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN

TURNED IN.

WITH THE 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLES
YOU DON'T HAVE TO REPORT

THE ODOMETER READINGS ANYMORE
AND YOU CAN MAKE THOSE CARS

LOOK PRETTY GOOD BY TAKING
MAYBE 100,000 MILES OFF.

THE OFF LEASE VEHICLES PEOPLE
ARE AVOIDING THE PENALTIES

THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY WHEN THEY
GO THOUSANDS MORE MILES OVER

WHAT THEY'RE ALLOWED.

THE AVERAGE LOSS PEOPLE ARE
TAKING BY BUYING THOSE CARS

IS ABOUT $4,000 WHICH IS A HUGE
DIFFERENCE IF THAT CAR'S GOT

A LOT MORE MILES THAN YOU THINK
IT DOES.

Pat: AND THERE'S TONS OF THESE
OUT THERE.

Chris: ABOUT ONE AND A HALF
MILLION,

AND THEY'RE IN EVERY STATE,
SO IT REALLY PAYS TO MAKE SURE

YOU'RE CONSULTING THE EXPERTS
LIKE CARFAX,

AND YOUR MECHANIC TO MAKE SURE
YOU'RE NOT PUTTING YOU,

AND YOUR FAMILY IN ONE OF
THOSE CARS.

Pat: ALRIGHT, NEXT THING IS
THAT WE HAVE TONS OF FLOOD CARS

THESE DAYS.

Chris: HUGE INTENSE STORMS,

AND IT'S HAPPENING EVERY
SINGLE YEAR,

AND IT'S FLOODING HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF CARS

ABOUT HALF OF THOSE TYPICALLY
MAKE THEIR WAY BACK ONTO

THE MARKET THOSE CARS LITERALLY
ROT FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

THE WATER AFFECTS THE SAFETY,
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL

SYSTEMS OF THE CAR,
AND THAT CAN REALLY CAUSE

A PROBLEM FOR YOU,
AND YOUR FAMILY IF YOU BUY

ONE OF THOSE CARS UNKNOWINGLY.

Pat: ALRIGHT, AND A CARFAX
VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT

IS GOING TO DISCLOSE THESE
SORTS OF THINGS.

Chris: A CARFAX REPORT WILL
TELL YOU ANY FLOOD DAMAGE

THAT'S BEEN REPORTED TO US.

IT'LL TELL YOU IF THERE'S
A POTENTIAL ODOMETER ROLLBACK

ON THE CAR YOU WANT TO BUY.

AND IT WILL ALSO,
TELL YOU ABOUT THOSE

ALL-IMPORTANT RECALLS THAT ARE
ON MILLIONS OF CARS THAT

PEOPLE ARE DRIVING RIGHT NOW.

Pat: CHRIS, THANK YOU.

AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION
OR COMMENT DROP ME A LINE

RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK .

John: SUMMER VACATION IS OVER,
AND SADLY,

TIME WITH OUR 2017 WINNEBAGO
VIEW 24J CLASS-C RV HAS ALSO

COME TO AN END.

BUT, OUR FINAL ROAD TRIP IN
THIS WINNE WAS A DOOZY;

NEARLY 7,000 MILES;
VISITING 18 STATES;

FOUR NATIONAL PARKS;
IN JUST TWO WEEKS.

CRUISING FROM OUR HOME BASE
IN MARYLAND TO SAN DIEGO,

CALIFORNIA AND BACK,
WITH MANY MILES AT

WIDE OPEN WESTERN SPEED LIMITS,
IT'S NO SURPRISE FUEL ECONOMY

DROPPED TO 13.1 MILES PER GALLON
OF DIESEL.

STILL THAT'S QUITE GOOD FOR
A 25 FOOT RV.

COMPLAINTS?

ONLY SOME WIND BUFFETING,
AND THE USUAL RV SHAKES,

AND RATTLES AT SPEED.

OTHERWISE, OUR VIEW PROVIDED
AN AWESOME WAY TO VIEW THE USA

UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL.

SLEEPING FOUR PEOPLE IS A TIGHT
AFFAIR,

BUT SETTING UP CAMP IS A BREEZE
AND THE VIEW PROVIDED

EVERY AMENITY WE COULD EXPECT
IN A COMPACT, EFFICIENT LAYOUT.

WE'LL SURELY MISS THIS VIEW,
AND NOW KNOW WHY SMALLER

DIESEL-CHASSIS MOTOR HOMES
ARE BECOMING SO POPULAR.

AN ALMOST EQUALLY PRODIGIOUS
SUMMER VACATION VESSEL

IS OUR 2016 HONDA PILOT.

THERE'S NO KITCHEN FACILITIES
OR ANY SLEEPING QUARTERS HERE,

BUT IT'S CERTAINLY SMOOTHER
AND A WHOLE LOT QUIETER.

WE'VE SEEN OVER 27 MILES PER
GALLON IN HIGHWAY CRUISING

FROM THE 3.5 LITER V6,
BUT OUR OVERALL AVERAGE

AFTER 19,000 MILES AND 9-MONTHS,
HAS SLIPPED A LITTLE TO

22.9 THIS TERM.

WE STILL HAVE MIXED FEELINGS
ABOUT THE 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC

TRANSMISSION.

IT WORKS WELL IN MOST
SITUATIONS,

LIKE DOWNSHIFTING ON STEEP
DOWNHILL GRADES.

BUT WHILE, STEADY CRUISING;
BETWEEN IT SHIFTING IN AND OUT

OF OVERDRIVE,
AND THE ENGINE ACTIVATING,

AND DEACTIVATING CYLINDERS,
IS ALL A BIT TOO BUSY

FOR OUR TASTES.

THIS KIA OPTIMA AND VOLKSWAGEN
BEETLE DUNE ARE ON THE MENU

FOR OUR NEXT MOTORWEEK
LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE!

THE HEAT IS REALLY ON IN MIAMI,
WITH COOL NEW CARS MAKING IT

EVEN HOTTER, AND HERE'S OUR
YOLANDA VAZQUEZ WITH MORE.

Yolanda Vazquez: THE 46TH ANNUAL
MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW

OPENED MUCH EARLIER THAN IN
PREVIOUS YEARS;

GIVING SOUTH FLORIDIANS
THE CHANCE TO FEEL THE HEAT

OF THE NEWEST AND MOST TALKED
ABOUT VEHICLES.

TOP HONORS WENT TO NISSAN
AND THEIR 2017 ROGUE.

THIS POPULAR COMPACT CROSSOVER
SHOWCASES A FRESHENED STYLE

WITH MULTIPLE NEW FEATURES,

LIKE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY
BRAKING,

AND A HANDS-FREE LIFT GATE.

THERE'S ALSO,
A FIRST-TIME HYBRID MODEL

WITH AN ESTIMATED 35 MPG HIGHWAY
RATING.

MIAMI WAS ALSO,
THE WORLD DEBUT OF THE 2017

NISSAN SENTRA SR TURBO.

MORE MIGHTIER THAN THE BASE
MODEL;

IT FEATURES A 1.6 LITER
TURBOCHARGED 4-CYLINDER ENGINE

PUMPING OUT 188 HORSEPOWER.

THAT'S A 50% BOOST OVER
THE SENTRA SR.

ANOTHER SPICY ENTRY,

THE ALFA ROMEO GIULIA
QUADRIFOGLIO,

DROVE AWAY WITH THE STAR OF
THE SHOW AWARD.

THE 2017 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID
MADE ITS FIRST APPEARANCE

AT AN AUTO SHOW.

WHILE, VOLKSWAGEN TAPPED INTO
THE VIBRANT "FLORIDA FEELING"

WITH A BRIGHT-COLORED BEETLE,

DECKED OUT IN
"FRESH FUCHSIA METALLIC."

WITH VEHICLES FROM MORE THAN

40 OF THE WORLD'S TOP
MANUFACTURERS,

MAGIC CITY TURNED UP THE HEAT
FOR THE FIRST MAJOR AUTO SHOW

OF THE SEASON...

AND THAT'S THE LATEST FOR THIS
WEEK'S MOTORNEWS.

John: WE ALL KNOW THE GREAT
REPUTATION THE BMW 3-SERIES

HAS MADE FOR ITSELF OVER
THE YEARS.

BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THESE
DAYS, THAT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH.

THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY
IMPRESSIVE RIVALS AROUND TO RELY

SOLELY ON YOUR PAST PERFORMANCE
AS A MARKETING STRATEGY.

SO, BMW KEEPS PUSHING
THE LIMITS OF BOTH

PERFORMANCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

AND THE 330E IS THE RESULT.

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WHO KNOWS WHAT TYPE OF FUEL
WILL BE POWERING OUR CARS

100 YEARS FROM NOW.

BUT FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE,
THERE WILL BE MORE AND MORE

VEHICLES LIKE THIS 2016
BMW 330E IPERFORMANCE,

THAT RETAIN A TRADITIONAL
GASOLINE ENGINE,

YET COMBINE IT WITH SOME TYPE OF
HYBRID ELECTRIC ASSIST.

IN THIS CASE IT'S BMW'S
2.0 LITER I4 TURBO THAT COMBINES

WITH A 7.6 KWH LITHIUM-ION
BATTERY POWERED MOTOR/GENERATOR

TO PRODUCE 248 HORSEPOWER
AND 310 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

WHILE, TAILORED JUST FOR
THE 330E,

THE PLUG-IN HYBRID HARD AND
SOFTWARE COMES FROM BMW'S

I DIVISION THAT SPAWNED THE I3
AND I8.

A TRUE 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC HANDLES
SHIFTING DUTIES,

AND THIS 3-SERIES REMAINS
REAR-DRIVE ONLY.

RECHARGING CAN HAPPEN AS QUICKLY
AS 2.5 HOURS,

WITH A 240 VOLT CHARGER,
OR AS LONG AS 7-HOURS

WITH AT 120 VOLTS.

THE ONLY DOWNSIDE IS FOR THOSE
THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO

PACK LIGHT, AS THE TRUNK-MOUNTED
BATTERY PACK LOWERS CARGO SPACE

FROM 17.0 TO 13.0 CUBIC-FEET.

EVERYTHING IS PACKAGED UNDER
THE FLOOR,

SO THE PRACTICALITY OF FULL
FOLDING SEATBACKS IS RETAINED.

AS FOR DRIVING, IT BEHAVES HOW
YOU'D EXPECT A BMW PHEV TO ACT;

SMOOTH, EFFORTLESS, AND BETTER
THAN MOST OTHER PLUG-INS.

TRANSITIONS BETWEEN POWER
SOURCES ARE RELATIVELY SEAMLESS.

ON THE STREET, IT FEELS A LITTLE
TORQUIER RIGHT AWAY,

BUT THAT SENSATION LEVELS OFF
QUICKLY.

AND JUST AS IN THE X5 XDRIVE40E,
THERE'S A WEIRD STEERING

BEHAVIOR THAT HAS US FEELING
THAT MAYBE THE REGULAR 3-SERIES

NUMB STEERING IS NOT SO BAD
AFTER ALL.

BEYOND THAT,
IT'S THE SAME 3-SERIES,

WE KNOW AND LOVE; EXCEPT FOR
WHEN YOU'RE ON EV-POWER ALONE.

LIKE THE MOST PHEV'S,
ELECTRIC-ONLY RANGE IS AROUND

14 MILES, ENOUGH FOR
LIMITED URBAN DRIVING.

BUT, AT SPEEDS UP TO 75 MILES
PER HOUR.

SO, FOR THE GOOD AND BAD,
IT'S NO CHEVY VOLT.

PLUS, THE REGEN BRAKING IS
ABOUT AS REFINED AS IT GETS.

DRIVE MODES PERFORM THE USUAL
FUNCTIONS,

AS WELL AS DETERMINE WHICH POWER
SOURCE IS ON LINE.

AND JUST TO BE AS CLEVER AS
POSSIBLE;

IF YOU'VE SET A DESTINATION
IN THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM,

BMW'S PROACTIVE DRIVING
ASSISTANT WILL PLAN AHEAD

AND DETERMINE WHEN TO USE
BATTERY POWER MOST EFFICIENTLY.

FORTUNATELY,
OUR QUARTER MILE TEST STRIP

WASN'T IN THE NAV. DIRECTORY,
SO WHEN WE ASKED FOR ALL FULL,

WE GOT IT;
HITTING 60 IN 6.0 SECONDS FLAT.

IT DIDN'T FEEL QUITE AS TORQUEY
HERE,

BUT THERE WAS ENOUGH BOOST
THAT WE STRUGGLED WITH

WHEEL HOP AT LAUNCH.

SHIFTS ARE A BIT LAZY COMPARED
TO A 340I IN SPORT+ MODE,

BUT ALSO VERY SMOOTH.

14.6 SECONDS WAS OUR QUARTER
MILE TIME,

AT A SWIFT 97 MILES PER HOUR.

THE 330E HAS A SOFT FEEL THROUGH
THE CORNERS,

ALONG WITH THE SLOW AND
UNENGAGING STEERING,

BUT THERE'S STILL ABUNDANT
BMW-TYPE REAR-DRIVE FUN

TO BE HAD HERE,
AS WELL AS PLENTY OF POWER

TO OVERSTEER AT WILL.

AT 116 FEET;
THE AVERAGE STOPPING DISTANCE,

WHILE QUITE SHORT,
WAS NOT AS SHORT AS WE EXPECTED.

NO DOUBT A RESULT OF THE EXTRA
500 POUNDS OF BATTERY WEIGHT.

THERE'S NOT MUCH OBVIOUS CHANGE
TO THE FAMILIAR 3-SERIES FORM.

STYLING REMAINS AGGRESSIVE
AND SPORTY.

AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF LUXURY
TOUCHES INSIDE.

MOST PROMINENT,
IS THE UNIQUE TRIM,

AND AN EDRIVE BUTTON FOR
SELECTING HYBRID SYSTEM DRIVE

MODES.

OUR GOVERNMENT GIVES THE 330E
A 72-COMBINED MPGE FUEL ECONOMY

RATING.

OUR AVERAGE WAS ONLY 29.0 MILES
PER GALLON OF PREMIUM,

BARELY BETTER THAN A STANDARD
POWER 320I.

STILL, IT HAS A GREAT ENERGY
IMPACT SCORE;

5.8 BARRELS OF OIL USE AND 3.0
TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS ANNUALLY.

THE 330E IS PRICED AROUND
10-GRAND MORE THAN

A BASE 3-SERIES AT $44,695.

SO, IT'S NOT ABOUT SAVINGS
PER SE,

BUT ABOUT A NEW KIND OF
PERFORMANCE FROM A BRAND THAT

REMAINS ALL ABOUT PERFORMANCE.

BRINGING A PLUG-IN HYBRID TO
MARKET MAY NOT GET YOU AS MUCH

FANFARE AS IT ONCE DID,
BUT MAKING IT DRIVE FAR BETTER

THAN THE REST, AND PUTTING
A ROUNDEL ON THE HOOD,

COULD POSSIBLE BRING A FULL STOP
TO THE PRESSES.

ONE THING'S FOR SURE,
THE 2016 BMW 330E IPERFORMANCE

IS JUST THE BEGINNING,
AS BMW PUTS AS MUCH EFFORT

INTO FUEL ECONOMY PERFORMANCE
AS THEY HAVE HISTORICALLY

PUT INTO DRIVING PERFORMANCE.

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OUR ENTHUSIASTIC ROAD AHEAD.

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