WEBVTT 00:02.402 --> 00:06.673 HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS AND THIS IS MOTORWEEK . 00:06.773 --> 00:09.910 JOIN US AS WE EXPLORE THE NEW PRACTICAL SIDE OF 00:10.010 --> 00:12.579 THE JAGUAR PEDIGREE... 00:12.679 --> 00:15.082 PAT GOSS HAS ADVICE TO MAKE SURE THE MILEAGE 00:15.182 --> 00:17.618 MATCHES THE JOURNEY... 00:17.718 --> 00:20.354 ZACK MASKELL FINDS A GROUP CARING FOR CARS 00:20.454 --> 00:23.156 THAT STRETCH THROUGH LIFE... 00:23.257 --> 00:27.060 AND BMW PUTS NEW JUICE INTO A TOP SELLER... 00:29.863 --> 00:32.232 SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT! 00:34.768 --> 00:38.038 CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION. 00:38.138 --> 00:49.116 * 00:49.216 --> 00:50.083 Announcer: MOTORWEEK , 00:50.183 --> 00:52.986 TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE MAGAZINE. 00:53.086 --> 00:54.588 BROUGHT TO YOU BY... 00:54.688 --> 00:57.257 TIRERACK WANTS YOU TO BE SMART WITH YOUR CAR. 00:57.357 --> 01:00.928 Man: "YO DANNY, MY MAN! 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01:47.708 A CAT DESIGNED TO REALLY STIR UP THE MARKET. 01:49.142 --> 02:02.089 * 02:02.189 --> 02:04.524 LET'S GET THIS STRAIGHT RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX; 02:04.625 --> 02:08.629 A JAGUAR UTILITY VEHICLE, AS IMPLAUSIBLE AS IT MAY SOUND, 02:08.729 --> 02:10.530 IS NOT REALLY A STRETCH. 02:10.631 --> 02:13.533 AFTER ALL, JAG'S BEEN PARTNERED WITH LAND ROVER 02:13.634 --> 02:16.236 SINCE FORD BOUGHT THE PAIR IN 2000. 02:16.336 --> 02:19.406 AND DURING THAT TIME, SUVS FROM LUXURY BRANDS 02:19.506 --> 02:22.075 HAVE GONE FROM A RARITY TO A NECESSITY. 02:22.175 --> 02:27.481 SO, THIS 2017 JAGUAR F-PACE SHOULDN'T BE A SURPRISE. 02:27.581 --> 02:30.250 AND TRUTH BE TOLD, IT WOULD HAVE MADE A FANTASTIC 02:30.350 --> 02:31.852 LAND ROVER. 02:31.952 --> 02:34.621 BE THAT AS IT MAY, THERE ARE PLENTY OF SUV 02:34.721 --> 02:37.024 AND CROSSOVER SALES TO GO AROUND, 02:37.124 --> 02:40.827 AND SOMEHOW JAGUAR RESISTED THE URGE TO JUST REBADGE 02:40.927 --> 02:43.897 A RANGE ROVER, BY BASING THE F-PACE ON THEIR 02:43.997 --> 02:47.167 OWN XE/XF SEDAN CHASSIS. 02:47.267 --> 02:51.171 GOOD CALL ON THEIR PART, AS IT MAKES IT TRULY UNIQUE. 02:51.271 --> 02:53.607 BOTH THE STRUCTURE, AND MOST BODY PANELS ARE 02:53.707 --> 02:56.410 ALUMINUM OF COURSE, AND IT LOOKS FANTASTIC, 02:56.510 --> 02:59.146 DRAWING A CROWD WHEREVER WE PARKED IT. 02:59.246 --> 03:02.115 THE FAMILIAR GRILLE TELLS EVERYONE WHAT IT IS, 03:02.215 --> 03:05.052 WHILE THE 20 INCH WHEELS, WITH BIG BRAKES BEHIND, 03:05.152 --> 03:09.823 ON THIS F-PACE S, CLUE EVERYONE IN ON ITS PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL. 03:09.923 --> 03:13.060 UP TO 22 INCH WHEELS ARE AVAILABLE. 03:13.160 --> 03:15.929 THE REAR CONTINUES THE THEME ESTABLISHED BY THE F-TYPE, 03:16.029 --> 03:18.331 PARTICULARLY WITH THE LED TAIL LIGHTS. 03:18.432 --> 03:20.934 BUT ALL-IN-ALL, IT LOOKS EXACTLY LIKE YOU MIGHT 03:21.034 --> 03:26.106 EXPECT A JAGUAR CROSSOVER TO LOOK LIKE. 03:26.206 --> 03:28.809 POWERTRAIN OPTIONS INCLUDE TWO DIFFERENT SUPERCHARGED 03:28.909 --> 03:32.446 3.0 LITER V6s, A 340 HORSEPOWER VERSION, 03:32.546 --> 03:35.382 AND THE 380 HORSEPOWER UNIT IN OUR S, 03:35.482 --> 03:38.652 BOTH RATED AT 332 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 03:38.752 --> 03:43.356 PLUS, A 180 HORSEPOWER 2.0 LITER I4 TURBO-DIESEL. 03:43.457 --> 03:46.660 ALL F-PACE'S GET AN 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION WITH 03:46.760 --> 03:50.230 ALL-WHEEL DRIVE. 03:50.330 --> 03:52.232 BEHIND THE WHEEL, THERE'S A VERY FAMILIAR 03:52.332 --> 03:54.935 JAGUAR FEEL, WHICH IS AWESOME. 03:55.035 --> 03:56.603 SMOOTH AND WILLING. 03:56.703 --> 04:00.240 IN SIMILAR FASHION TO BMW, JAGUAR HAS ESTABLISHED 04:00.340 --> 04:04.778 A TREMENDOUS BRAND CONSISTENCY THROUGHOUT THEIR LINEUP. 04:04.878 --> 04:07.347 THE F-PACE IS ALSO, ONE OF THOSE RIDES THAT FEELS 04:07.447 --> 04:10.183 FASTER THAN YOU'RE EXPECTING, EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW 04:10.283 --> 04:12.352 IT'S GOING TO BE FAST. 04:12.452 --> 04:16.389 F-PACE OPERATES ON REAR-WHEEL DRIVE UNTIL TRACTION IS LOST, 04:16.490 --> 04:19.726 AT WHICH TIME IN CAN SEND 50% OF THE POWER FORWARD. 04:19.826 --> 04:23.897 ADAPTIVE SURFACE PROGRESS CONTROL IS AUTONOMOUS DRIVING 04:23.997 --> 04:26.566 FOR OFF-ROAD, DESIGNED FOR KEEPING YOU FROM 04:26.666 --> 04:30.403 HURTING YOUR JAG ON STEEP HILLS OR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS. 04:30.504 --> 04:32.939 THAT'S TECHNOLOGY WE CAN GET BEHIND, 04:33.039 --> 04:35.909 AS NO DOUBT IT COMES FROM LAND ROVER. 04:36.009 --> 04:40.914 GROUND CLEARANCE IS A FINE 8.4 INCHES. 04:41.014 --> 04:44.217 TAKING FULL CONTROL OURSELVES, FOR STRAIGHT LINE SPRINTS, 04:44.317 --> 04:47.154 THIS F-PACE S PUT PLENTY OF POWER DOWN; 04:47.254 --> 04:52.626 LEAPING OFF THE LINE TO 60 IN JUST 5.2 SECONDS. 04:52.726 --> 04:54.227 GEAR CHANGES WERE BRISK, 04:54.327 --> 04:56.396 THE EXHAUST SOUNDS EXOTICALLY LOUD, 04:56.496 --> 05:00.133 AND IN 13.6 SECONDS WE WERE AT THE END OF THE QUARTER MILE 05:00.233 --> 05:03.069 TRAVELLING AT 103 MILES PER HOUR. 05:03.170 --> 05:04.805 STEERING WAS LIGHT, TIGHT, AND NIMBLE, 05:04.905 --> 05:07.407 AND OVERALL IT HANDLED EXTREMELY WELL. 05:07.507 --> 05:09.576 THERE WAS BIT OF EXPECTED UNDERSTEER, 05:09.676 --> 05:14.281 BUT IT REMAINED VERY FLAT THROUGH OUR CONE COURSE. 05:14.381 --> 05:16.917 ON THE INSIDE, THE F-PACE LAYOUT IS SIMILAR 05:17.017 --> 05:21.254 TO THE XE SEDAN, BUT MATERIALS ARE A WELCOMED STEP ABOVE. 05:21.354 --> 05:24.257 AND WE'RE GLAD TO FINALLY SEE AN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM 05:24.357 --> 05:27.861 WORTHY OF THE BRAND, JAG'S NEW INTOUCH PRO, 05:27.961 --> 05:31.131 FEATURES A 10 INCH TABLET-LIKE INTERFACE. 05:31.231 --> 05:33.466 FRONT SEATS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL BOLSTERING, 05:33.567 --> 05:37.704 BUT ALSO VERY GOOD COMFORT AND TONS OF ADJUSTMENTS. 05:37.804 --> 05:41.274 THE EXPECTED JAG ELEMENTS, LIKE THE POP-UP ROTARY SHIFTER 05:41.374 --> 05:45.045 AND TFT GAUGES ARE PRESENT, BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF UTILITY 05:45.145 --> 05:48.181 AS WELL, WITH DECENT REAR SEAT PEOPLE SPACE, 05:48.281 --> 05:53.019 AND 33.5 CUBIC-FEET OF SEAT-UP CARGO ROOM. 05:53.119 --> 05:56.590 GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 18-CITY, 23-HIGHWAY, 05:56.690 --> 05:58.024 AND 20-COMBINED. 05:58.124 --> 06:02.295 WE AVERAGED A GOOD 21.7 MILES PER GALLON ON PREMIUM. 06:02.395 --> 06:04.564 THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE IS ABOUT AVERAGE, 06:04.664 --> 06:08.969 WITH 16.5 BARRELS OF OIL BURNED AND 7.4 TONS OF 06:09.069 --> 06:11.471 CO2 EMITTED ANNUALLY. 06:11.571 --> 06:14.074 GET THE DIESEL IF YOU WANT BETTER RESULTS, 06:14.174 --> 06:17.644 IT RATES 29-MPG COMBINED. 06:17.744 --> 06:20.180 WITH THE F-PACE, JAGUAR NOW HAS THE BROADEST 06:20.280 --> 06:22.015 PRODUCT LINE IN THEIR HISTORY. 06:22.115 --> 06:26.186 AND THERE IS MUCH TO LIKE ABOUT THEIR FIRST LUXURY-UTE EFFORT, 06:26.286 --> 06:31.725 INCLUDING A BASE PRICING THAT IS QUITE LOW AT $41,985. 06:31.825 --> 06:33.693 AND THAT'S FOR THE DIESEL. 06:33.793 --> 06:38.465 THIS F-PACE S STARTS AT $57,695; 06:38.565 --> 06:41.902 CERTAINLY NOT AWFUL FOR A VEHICLE OF THIS CALIBER. 06:42.002 --> 06:44.337 SO, NOT ONLY IS THE F-PACE, 06:44.437 --> 06:47.574 A GREAT MID-SIZE LUXURY CROSSOVER UTILITY VEHICLE, 06:47.674 --> 06:49.209 IT'S A GREAT JAGUAR! 06:49.309 --> 06:53.546 IT HANDLES ON PAR WITH ANYTHING SIMILAR FROM PORSCHE OR BMW, 06:53.647 --> 06:56.082 FOR LESS THAN THE PRICE OF A TAHOE. 06:56.182 --> 06:59.486 SO, GET USED TO SEEING PLENTY OF THESE CATS PROWLING AROUND 06:59.586 --> 07:02.656 STIRRING UP THE LUXURY UTILITY MARKET. 07:02.756 --> 07:07.394 THE 2017 JAGUAR F-PACE IS TRULY ONE OF THE MOST OUTSTANDING 07:07.494 --> 07:10.630 VEHICLES WE'VE DRIVEN THIS YEAR. 07:14.100 --> 07:18.004 OUR SUCCESS STORY THIS WEEK TAKES US TO TUSCALOOSA, ALABAMA, 07:18.104 --> 07:21.508 WHERE THE TIDE IS TURNING TOWARDS A CLEANER FUEL. 07:21.608 --> 07:25.845 ALMOST HALF OF TUSCALOOSA CITY SCHOOL BUSES ARE NOW POWERED 07:25.946 --> 07:27.347 BY PROPANE. 07:27.447 --> 07:30.116 EACH BUS DRIVES ABOUT 90 MILES PER DAY, 07:30.216 --> 07:32.752 PUTTING A BIG DENT IN THE REDUCTION OF HARMFUL 07:32.852 --> 07:34.621 TAILPIPE EMISSIONS. 07:34.721 --> 07:36.923 BUT THE MOST NOTICEABLE DIFFERENCE FOR DRIVERS 07:37.023 --> 07:40.827 AND STUDENTS ON BOARD IS THE REDUCTION IN NOISE POLLUTION. 07:40.927 --> 07:45.999 THESE PROPANE BUSES ARE OVER 50% QUIETER THAN A DIESEL BUS. 07:46.099 --> 07:48.068 Cathy Staggs: WELL, I THINK THE STUDENTS NOTICE BECAUSE 07:48.168 --> 07:51.204 THE DRIVER CAN NOW HEAR WHAT'S GOING ON INSIDE THE BUS, 07:51.304 --> 07:53.640 SO THEY'RE MORE IN TUNE TO WHAT'S GOING ON, 07:53.740 --> 07:56.142 WHICH IS A REAL PLUS FOR EVERYONE. 07:56.242 --> 07:59.079 John: WITH HELP FROM PARTNERS LIKE THE ALABAMA CLEAN FUELS 07:59.179 --> 08:01.915 COALITION, YOU CAN ACTUALLY HEAR THIS FLEET 08:02.015 --> 08:05.318 AS IT DRIVES TO A CLEAN, GREEN FUTURE! 08:08.321 --> 08:13.093 * 08:13.793 --> 08:15.795 WHILE, MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE NEVER HEARD THE TERM 08:15.895 --> 08:17.831 "PROFESSIONAL CARS," 08:17.931 --> 08:20.200 YOU ALWAYS KNOW ONE, WHEN THEY SEE ONE, 08:20.300 --> 08:22.068 AND THEY ALL SERVE GREAT PURPOSES, 08:22.168 --> 08:25.572 AND ALWAYS COME WITH THEIR OWN, PERSONALIZED MYSTIQUE. 08:25.672 --> 08:28.742 WELL, ZACH MASKELL HAS FOUND THESE ORIGINAL CARS THAT ARE 08:28.842 --> 08:31.044 VITAL TO KEEPING US ALIVE... 08:31.144 --> 08:33.947 AND THE ONES WHO TRANSPORT US, WHEN OUR ENGINE, 08:34.047 --> 08:35.648 FINALLY STOPS CRANKING. 08:39.686 --> 08:41.821 Zach Maskell: THERE AREN'T MANY PLACES WE HAVEN'T BEEN, 08:41.921 --> 08:45.392 SNIFFING OUT THAT BEAUTIFUL GASOLINE FRAGRANCE. 08:45.492 --> 08:48.061 THIS TIME WE'RE IN GETTYSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA, 08:48.161 --> 08:51.398 AND WE'RE CHECKING OUT OVER 100 FIRST RESPONDERS, 08:51.498 --> 08:53.133 TO THE LAST RESPONDERS. 08:53.233 --> 08:56.503 THE PROFESSIONAL CAR SOCIETY IS DEDICATED TO KEEPING 08:56.603 --> 08:59.973 ALL THESE VINTAGE AMBULANCES AND HEARSES JUST THE WAY 09:00.073 --> 09:01.307 THEY WERE. 09:01.408 --> 09:03.076 THIS IS THEIR 40TH ANNIVERSARY AND TODAY WE'RE GOING TO HEAR 09:03.176 --> 09:05.645 SOME COOL STORIES FROM PEOPLE THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH 09:05.745 --> 09:08.281 THESE FOR QUITE SOME TIME. 09:08.381 --> 09:12.519 Tony Karsnia: THE PROFESSIONAL CAR SOCIETY STARTED BACK IN 1976 09:12.619 --> 09:15.889 WHEN A SMALL GROUP OF PEOPLE DECIDED THAT IT WAS TIME TO 09:15.989 --> 09:19.726 FOCUS ON HAVING THESE CARS EARN THEIR SPOT IN 09:19.826 --> 09:21.428 THE COLLECTOR CAR HOBBY. 09:21.528 --> 09:23.496 THERE WAS A TIME WHEN CARS LIKE THIS WEREN'T ALLOWED 09:23.596 --> 09:28.234 AT CAR SHOWS AND WERE SHUNNED ELSEWHERE AS WELL. 09:28.334 --> 09:30.904 Zach: THIS IS THE LARGEST CLUB OF ITS KIND. 09:31.004 --> 09:33.106 THE REASON THE FOLKS HERE HAVE THEIR OWN STORY, 09:33.206 --> 09:36.342 IS BECAUSE NO TWO CARS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME. 09:36.443 --> 09:38.211 Steve Lichtman: AND ALL OF THE VEHICLES I OWN, 09:38.311 --> 09:40.480 I ACTUALLY KNOW THE HISTORY. 09:40.580 --> 09:42.882 WHERE IT SERVED, AND IN SOME CASES, 09:42.982 --> 09:45.452 I'VE ACTUALLY MET THE PEOPLE WHO WORKED ON THAT 09:45.552 --> 09:47.620 PARTICULAR AMBULANCE. 09:47.720 --> 09:50.690 AND EVEN IN ONE OR TWO CASES MET PEOPLE WHO WERE ACTUALLY 09:50.790 --> 09:53.960 PATIENTS WHO WERE INJURED OR ILL WHO WERE TRANSPORTED 09:54.060 --> 09:55.895 IN THOSE AMBULANCES. 09:55.995 --> 09:58.231 Zach: YOU'LL SEE MANY CADILLACS, LINCOLN'S, BUICK'S, 09:58.331 --> 09:59.632 AND OLDSMOBILE'S. 09:59.732 --> 10:02.402 BUT THEY NEVER BUILT HEARSES OR AMBOS. 10:02.502 --> 10:05.505 THERE WERE BODY BUILDERS SUCH AS SUPERIOR, MILLER-METEOR, 10:05.605 --> 10:08.441 AND FLXIBLE WHO CUSTOM BUILT THE REQUIRED BODY ON 10:08.541 --> 10:10.410 A MASS PRODUCED CHASSIS. 10:10.510 --> 10:13.780 THIS AMBULANCE, WAS BROUGHT BACK FROM THE DEAD. 10:13.880 --> 10:15.582 "A 1940 BUICK CENTURY. 10:15.682 --> 10:16.683 FLXIBLE." 10:16.783 --> 10:18.818 "NOW HAVE YOU HAD TO DO A LOT OF WORK TO IT?" 10:18.918 --> 10:21.254 Owner: "OH NO, IT WAS A JUNKYARD CAR. 10:21.354 --> 10:23.056 IT WAS PRETTY BADLY ROTTED OUT. 10:23.156 --> 10:25.358 IT'S SHOWING ITS AGE WITH THE PAINT WORK, 10:25.458 --> 10:27.994 IT'S THE ONLY CAR I'VE EVER PAINTED IN 40 YEARS." 10:28.094 --> 10:31.097 Zach: UNTIL WELL INTO THE '60s, MANY OF THESE VEHICLES ACTUALLY 10:31.197 --> 10:35.101 DID DOUBLE DUTY...AS BOTH AN AMBULANCE AND A HEARSE. 10:35.201 --> 10:36.870 YOU NOTICE THERE'S LIKE NO ROOM FOR EQUIPMENT. 10:36.970 --> 10:39.139 SO, YOU ASKED THE QUESTION ABOUT "WHAT CAN YOU CARRY? 10:39.239 --> 10:40.206 A BOX OF BAND AIDS, 10:40.306 --> 10:41.407 THAT WAS ABOUT IT." 10:41.508 --> 10:43.209 THEY WOULDN'T EVEN RIDE IN THE BACK WITH THE PATIENT. 10:43.309 --> 10:46.746 IT WAS A RIDE TO THE HOSPITAL, THAT'S ALL IT WAS. 10:46.846 --> 10:49.482 Zach: THIS MAN DROVE FURTHER THAN A HOSPITAL RIDE. 10:49.582 --> 10:52.152 MAKING A 500 MILE TREK FROM CANADA, 10:52.252 --> 10:55.088 HIS HEARSE WAS RIDICULOUSLY STUNNING. 10:55.188 --> 10:57.357 John McCulloch: AND IT WAS A FREDDY FLINTSTONE SPECIAL. 10:57.457 --> 11:00.660 IT'S ALL WOOD FRAMED UNDERNEATH. 11:00.760 --> 11:02.428 AND THE WOOD WAS ALL ROTTED OUT OF IT. 11:02.529 --> 11:04.230 THE WINDSHIELDS WERE ALL SMASHED OUT. 11:04.330 --> 11:05.999 IT TOOK US ALMOST 10 YEARS 11:06.099 --> 11:08.168 TO RESTORE IT TO THIS CONDITION. 11:08.268 --> 11:11.004 INSIDE, THAT'S A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL. 11:11.104 --> 11:12.205 THERE WAS ENOUGH OF THE ORIGINALS, 11:12.305 --> 11:14.440 THAT I REDID THOSE MYSELF. 11:14.541 --> 11:17.710 THEY'RE ALL ONE SHEET OF WALNUT VENEER. 11:17.810 --> 11:21.714 AND THEN, YOU HAD TO ROUTER OUT THE PATTERN 11:21.814 --> 11:23.983 AND THEN YOU TOOK A Q-TIP, AND WOOD BLEACH, 11:24.083 --> 11:26.119 AND BLEACH THE LIGHTER COLORS OUT. 11:26.219 --> 11:28.788 AND ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE CAR, IT'S ALL CAST ALUMINUM PANELS 11:28.888 --> 11:30.790 THAT LOOK LIKE CARVED DRAPES. 11:30.890 --> 11:35.461 WE PUT IT BACK, 99%, AS WE KNOW IT, AS ORIGINAL. 11:35.562 --> 11:37.697 WE CAN'T FIND ANOTHER ONE IN A 3-WAY LIKE THIS. 11:37.797 --> 11:40.600 SO WE'RE NOT 100% SURE EVERYTHING IS EXACTLY, 11:40.700 --> 11:42.569 BUT AS FAR AS WE KNOW, IT IS. 11:42.669 --> 11:45.205 Zach: ONCE HORSE DRAWN HEARSE'S WERE BEING PHASED OUT, 11:45.305 --> 11:48.107 HENRY FORD'S MODEL T WAS TRANSFORMED. 11:48.208 --> 11:51.911 THIS ONE IS DOCUMENTED, 100% AUTHENTIC. 11:52.011 --> 11:54.347 YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE MANY OF THESE. 11:54.447 --> 11:56.716 John Morehead: I'VE KNOWN ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR HEARSE 11:56.816 --> 11:58.418 SINCE I WAS ABOUT SEVEN YEARS OLD, 11:58.518 --> 12:01.521 AND JUST ALWAYS LIKED IT FROM THE TIME THAT I SAW IT. 12:01.621 --> 12:04.791 A FELLA THAT OWNED IT PASSED AWAY, 12:04.891 --> 12:06.659 AND A COUPLE YEARS AFTER HE PASSED AWAY, 12:06.759 --> 12:08.027 THE FAMILY CONTACTED ME. 12:08.127 --> 12:10.630 AND SO, IT'S KIND OF FULFILLED A LIFE-LONG DREAM TO OWN 12:10.730 --> 12:11.931 THIS HEARSE. 12:12.031 --> 12:13.433 Zach: PERHAPS, IT'S THE ADRENALINE FROM 12:13.533 --> 12:15.602 SIRENS SCREAMING DOWN THE ROAD... 12:15.702 --> 12:17.337 [SOUND OF SIREN] 12:17.437 --> 12:20.840 OR THE HAND CRAFTED DETAIL PUT INTO THESE VEHICLES. 12:20.940 --> 12:23.610 THEY'RE ALL ABOUT SAVING AND CELEBRATING A LIFE, 12:23.710 --> 12:27.080 I COULDN'T DEFINE BEAUTIFUL ANY BETTER. 12:27.180 --> 12:29.582 SO, IF YOU'RE ALIVE OUT THERE IT'S EASY TO SEE THAT 12:29.682 --> 12:32.485 THESE PEOPLE ARE DEAD SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR HOBBY. 12:32.585 --> 12:35.888 NOW, IF THE HEARSES STILL GIVE YOU THE HEEBIE-JEEBIES, 12:35.989 --> 12:38.424 I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND, THAT ONE DAY, 12:38.524 --> 12:42.028 WE'RE ALL GOING FOR A RIDE IN THE BACK OF ONE OF THESE. 12:44.264 --> 12:45.999 John: THE MILES CAN REALLY ADD UP QUICKLY, 12:46.099 --> 12:47.934 JUST LOOK AT YOUR OWN ODOMETER. 12:48.034 --> 12:50.870 NOW, PAT GOSS HAS SOME ADVICE ON MAKING SURE THOSE NUMBERS 12:50.970 --> 12:52.605 ARE RIGHT. 12:56.476 --> 12:59.879 Pat Goss: SINCE THE ADVENT OF DIGITAL ODOMETERS ON CARS, 12:59.979 --> 13:02.949 MOST PEOPLE SEEM TO THINK THAT THEY CAN'T BE TAMPERED WITH, 13:03.049 --> 13:06.719 BUT THAT IS A PURE MYTH, AND TO EXPLAIN 13:06.819 --> 13:09.322 WE HAVE CHRIS VASSO FROM CARFAX. 13:09.422 --> 13:11.391 CHRIS, WELCOME BACK TO GOSS' GARAGE. 13:11.491 --> 13:12.592 Chris Vasso: ALWAYS GREAT TO BE HERE PAT. 13:12.692 --> 13:16.596 Pat: ALRIGHT, TELL US ABOUT TODAY'S ODOMETER FRAUD. 13:16.696 --> 13:18.631 Chris: WELL, ODOMETER FRAUD IS ALIVE AND WELL 13:18.731 --> 13:20.633 AND IT'S ENTERED THE DIGITAL AGE. 13:20.733 --> 13:23.770 THE COMMON MISCONCEPTION IS DIGITAL ODOMETERS ELIMINATED 13:23.870 --> 13:27.240 THE ABILITY TO ROLL THEM BACK, BUT THAT'S NOT TRUE. 13:27.340 --> 13:29.175 IN FACT, OUR DATA SUGGESTS THERE'S 13:29.275 --> 13:32.345 ONE AND A HALF MILLION VEHICLES THAT ARE OUT THERE RIGHT NOW, 13:32.445 --> 13:34.914 WITH AN ODOMETER ROLLBACK AND ITS COSTING PEOPLE 13:35.014 --> 13:36.382 THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS. 13:36.482 --> 13:38.751 Pat: ALRIGHT, WHEN WE SAY, "COSTING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS," 13:38.851 --> 13:43.990 I GUESS BECAUSE WE BUY CARS BASED ON LOW MILES. 13:44.090 --> 13:45.792 Chris: THE MILEAGE IS A HUGE FACTOR IN THE PRICE 13:45.892 --> 13:46.959 OF THE CAR. 13:47.060 --> 13:50.296 AND WHEN YOU ROLL THE MILES BACK 50 OR 100,000 MILES 13:50.396 --> 13:52.999 YOU'RE ARTIFICIALLY INFLATING THE VALUE OF THAT CAR, 13:53.099 --> 13:55.301 WHILE ALMOST ANY CAR CAN BE ROLLED BACK, 13:55.401 --> 13:57.637 WE SEE IT HAPPENING IN TWO TYPES OF VEHICLES. 13:57.737 --> 13:59.005 ONES THAT ARE MORE THAN 10 YEARS OLD, 13:59.105 --> 14:01.641 AND HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES ON THEM 14:01.741 --> 14:03.943 OR OFF LEASE VEHICLES, LEASE VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN 14:04.043 --> 14:05.144 TURNED IN. 14:05.244 --> 14:07.580 WITH THE 10 YEAR OLD VEHICLES YOU DON'T HAVE TO REPORT 14:07.680 --> 14:10.216 THE ODOMETER READINGS ANYMORE AND YOU CAN MAKE THOSE CARS 14:10.316 --> 14:13.519 LOOK PRETTY GOOD BY TAKING MAYBE 100,000 MILES OFF. 14:13.619 --> 14:15.722 THE OFF LEASE VEHICLES PEOPLE ARE AVOIDING THE PENALTIES 14:15.822 --> 14:18.958 THAT THEY HAVE TO PAY WHEN THEY GO THOUSANDS MORE MILES OVER 14:19.058 --> 14:20.493 WHAT THEY'RE ALLOWED. 14:20.593 --> 14:23.563 THE AVERAGE LOSS PEOPLE ARE TAKING BY BUYING THOSE CARS 14:23.663 --> 14:27.767 IS ABOUT $4,000 WHICH IS A HUGE DIFFERENCE IF THAT CAR'S GOT 14:27.867 --> 14:29.369 A LOT MORE MILES THAN YOU THINK IT DOES. 14:29.469 --> 14:31.003 Pat: AND THERE'S TONS OF THESE OUT THERE. 14:31.104 --> 14:32.505 Chris: ABOUT ONE AND A HALF MILLION, 14:32.605 --> 14:35.742 AND THEY'RE IN EVERY STATE, SO IT REALLY PAYS TO MAKE SURE 14:35.842 --> 14:38.244 YOU'RE CONSULTING THE EXPERTS LIKE CARFAX, 14:38.344 --> 14:40.713 AND YOUR MECHANIC TO MAKE SURE YOU'RE NOT PUTTING YOU, 14:40.813 --> 14:42.548 AND YOUR FAMILY IN ONE OF THOSE CARS. 14:42.648 --> 14:47.220 Pat: ALRIGHT, NEXT THING IS THAT WE HAVE TONS OF FLOOD CARS 14:47.320 --> 14:48.688 THESE DAYS. 14:48.788 --> 14:50.022 Chris: HUGE INTENSE STORMS, 14:50.123 --> 14:51.591 AND IT'S HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE YEAR, 14:51.691 --> 14:54.160 AND IT'S FLOODING HUNDREDS OF THOUSANDS OF CARS 14:54.260 --> 14:56.929 ABOUT HALF OF THOSE TYPICALLY MAKE THEIR WAY BACK ONTO 14:57.029 --> 15:01.334 THE MARKET THOSE CARS LITERALLY ROT FROM THE INSIDE OUT. 15:01.434 --> 15:04.504 THE WATER AFFECTS THE SAFETY, ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL 15:04.604 --> 15:06.806 SYSTEMS OF THE CAR, AND THAT CAN REALLY CAUSE 15:06.906 --> 15:09.108 A PROBLEM FOR YOU, AND YOUR FAMILY IF YOU BUY 15:09.208 --> 15:10.443 ONE OF THOSE CARS UNKNOWINGLY. 15:10.543 --> 15:12.712 Pat: ALRIGHT, AND A CARFAX VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT 15:12.812 --> 15:15.348 IS GOING TO DISCLOSE THESE SORTS OF THINGS. 15:15.448 --> 15:17.583 Chris: A CARFAX REPORT WILL TELL YOU ANY FLOOD DAMAGE 15:17.683 --> 15:19.118 THAT'S BEEN REPORTED TO US. 15:19.218 --> 15:21.788 IT'LL TELL YOU IF THERE'S A POTENTIAL ODOMETER ROLLBACK 15:21.888 --> 15:23.322 ON THE CAR YOU WANT TO BUY. 15:23.423 --> 15:24.857 AND IT WILL ALSO, TELL YOU ABOUT THOSE 15:24.957 --> 15:27.326 ALL-IMPORTANT RECALLS THAT ARE ON MILLIONS OF CARS THAT 15:27.427 --> 15:29.095 PEOPLE ARE DRIVING RIGHT NOW. 15:29.195 --> 15:30.530 Pat: CHRIS, THANK YOU. 15:30.630 --> 15:34.000 AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT DROP ME A LINE 15:34.100 --> 15:36.035 RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK . 15:41.340 --> 15:43.609 John: SUMMER VACATION IS OVER, AND SADLY, 15:43.709 --> 15:49.682 TIME WITH OUR 2017 WINNEBAGO VIEW 24J CLASS-C RV HAS ALSO 15:49.782 --> 15:51.350 COME TO AN END. 15:51.451 --> 15:54.754 BUT, OUR FINAL ROAD TRIP IN THIS WINNE WAS A DOOZY; 15:54.854 --> 15:58.558 NEARLY 7,000 MILES; VISITING 18 STATES; 15:58.658 --> 16:01.727 FOUR NATIONAL PARKS; IN JUST TWO WEEKS. 16:01.828 --> 16:04.464 CRUISING FROM OUR HOME BASE IN MARYLAND TO SAN DIEGO, 16:04.564 --> 16:07.266 CALIFORNIA AND BACK, WITH MANY MILES AT 16:07.366 --> 16:11.337 WIDE OPEN WESTERN SPEED LIMITS, IT'S NO SURPRISE FUEL ECONOMY 16:11.437 --> 16:14.674 DROPPED TO 13.1 MILES PER GALLON OF DIESEL. 16:14.774 --> 16:18.177 STILL THAT'S QUITE GOOD FOR A 25 FOOT RV. 16:18.277 --> 16:19.378 COMPLAINTS? 16:19.479 --> 16:22.448 ONLY SOME WIND BUFFETING, AND THE USUAL RV SHAKES, 16:22.548 --> 16:24.083 AND RATTLES AT SPEED. 16:24.183 --> 16:28.588 OTHERWISE, OUR VIEW PROVIDED AN AWESOME WAY TO VIEW THE USA 16:28.688 --> 16:31.224 UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL. 16:31.324 --> 16:33.526 SLEEPING FOUR PEOPLE IS A TIGHT AFFAIR, 16:33.626 --> 16:36.762 BUT SETTING UP CAMP IS A BREEZE AND THE VIEW PROVIDED 16:36.863 --> 16:41.167 EVERY AMENITY WE COULD EXPECT IN A COMPACT, EFFICIENT LAYOUT. 16:41.267 --> 16:44.604 WE'LL SURELY MISS THIS VIEW, AND NOW KNOW WHY SMALLER 16:44.704 --> 16:49.909 DIESEL-CHASSIS MOTOR HOMES ARE BECOMING SO POPULAR. 16:50.009 --> 16:53.145 AN ALMOST EQUALLY PRODIGIOUS SUMMER VACATION VESSEL 16:53.246 --> 16:55.815 IS OUR 2016 HONDA PILOT. 16:55.915 --> 16:59.318 THERE'S NO KITCHEN FACILITIES OR ANY SLEEPING QUARTERS HERE, 16:59.418 --> 17:02.889 BUT IT'S CERTAINLY SMOOTHER AND A WHOLE LOT QUIETER. 17:02.989 --> 17:06.259 WE'VE SEEN OVER 27 MILES PER GALLON IN HIGHWAY CRUISING 17:06.359 --> 17:09.929 FROM THE 3.5 LITER V6, BUT OUR OVERALL AVERAGE 17:10.029 --> 17:14.033 AFTER 19,000 MILES AND 9-MONTHS, HAS SLIPPED A LITTLE TO 17:14.133 --> 17:17.003 22.9 THIS TERM. 17:17.103 --> 17:19.872 WE STILL HAVE MIXED FEELINGS ABOUT THE 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC 17:19.972 --> 17:20.973 TRANSMISSION. 17:21.073 --> 17:22.909 IT WORKS WELL IN MOST SITUATIONS, 17:23.009 --> 17:25.845 LIKE DOWNSHIFTING ON STEEP DOWNHILL GRADES. 17:25.945 --> 17:29.181 BUT WHILE, STEADY CRUISING; BETWEEN IT SHIFTING IN AND OUT 17:29.282 --> 17:31.751 OF OVERDRIVE, AND THE ENGINE ACTIVATING, 17:31.851 --> 17:35.221 AND DEACTIVATING CYLINDERS, IS ALL A BIT TOO BUSY 17:35.321 --> 17:37.823 FOR OUR TASTES. 17:37.924 --> 17:41.727 THIS KIA OPTIMA AND VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE DUNE ARE ON THE MENU 17:41.827 --> 17:44.764 FOR OUR NEXT MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE! 17:48.167 --> 17:51.637 THE HEAT IS REALLY ON IN MIAMI, WITH COOL NEW CARS MAKING IT 17:51.737 --> 17:55.374 EVEN HOTTER, AND HERE'S OUR YOLANDA VAZQUEZ WITH MORE. 17:56.075 --> 17:59.045 Yolanda Vazquez: THE 46TH ANNUAL MIAMI INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW 17:59.145 --> 18:02.281 OPENED MUCH EARLIER THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS; 18:02.381 --> 18:05.384 GIVING SOUTH FLORIDIANS THE CHANCE TO FEEL THE HEAT 18:05.484 --> 18:08.621 OF THE NEWEST AND MOST TALKED ABOUT VEHICLES. 18:08.721 --> 18:13.059 TOP HONORS WENT TO NISSAN AND THEIR 2017 ROGUE. 18:13.159 --> 18:17.063 THIS POPULAR COMPACT CROSSOVER SHOWCASES A FRESHENED STYLE 18:17.163 --> 18:18.931 WITH MULTIPLE NEW FEATURES, 18:19.031 --> 18:20.933 LIKE AUTOMATIC EMERGENCY BRAKING, 18:21.033 --> 18:23.302 AND A HANDS-FREE LIFT GATE. 18:23.402 --> 18:26.138 THERE'S ALSO, A FIRST-TIME HYBRID MODEL 18:26.238 --> 18:29.909 WITH AN ESTIMATED 35 MPG HIGHWAY RATING. 18:30.009 --> 18:33.779 MIAMI WAS ALSO, THE WORLD DEBUT OF THE 2017 18:33.879 --> 18:36.282 NISSAN SENTRA SR TURBO. 18:36.382 --> 18:38.117 MORE MIGHTIER THAN THE BASE MODEL; 18:38.217 --> 18:42.054 IT FEATURES A 1.6 LITER TURBOCHARGED 4-CYLINDER ENGINE 18:42.154 --> 18:45.224 PUMPING OUT 188 HORSEPOWER. 18:45.324 --> 18:49.762 THAT'S A 50% BOOST OVER THE SENTRA SR. 18:49.862 --> 18:51.731 ANOTHER SPICY ENTRY, 18:51.831 --> 18:54.467 THE ALFA ROMEO GIULIA QUADRIFOGLIO, 18:54.567 --> 18:57.169 DROVE AWAY WITH THE STAR OF THE SHOW AWARD. 18:57.269 --> 19:01.073 THE 2017 HONDA ACCORD HYBRID MADE ITS FIRST APPEARANCE 19:01.173 --> 19:02.675 AT AN AUTO SHOW. 19:02.775 --> 19:06.345 WHILE, VOLKSWAGEN TAPPED INTO THE VIBRANT "FLORIDA FEELING" 19:06.445 --> 19:08.147 WITH A BRIGHT-COLORED BEETLE, 19:08.247 --> 19:12.251 DECKED OUT IN "FRESH FUCHSIA METALLIC." 19:12.351 --> 19:13.552 WITH VEHICLES FROM MORE THAN 19:13.653 --> 19:16.322 40 OF THE WORLD'S TOP MANUFACTURERS, 19:16.422 --> 19:20.226 MAGIC CITY TURNED UP THE HEAT FOR THE FIRST MAJOR AUTO SHOW 19:20.326 --> 19:21.627 OF THE SEASON... 19:21.727 --> 19:24.797 AND THAT'S THE LATEST FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS. 19:26.732 --> 19:29.769 John: WE ALL KNOW THE GREAT REPUTATION THE BMW 3-SERIES 19:29.869 --> 19:32.238 HAS MADE FOR ITSELF OVER THE YEARS. 19:32.338 --> 19:35.741 BUT WE ALSO KNOW THAT THESE DAYS, THAT'S JUST NOT ENOUGH. 19:35.841 --> 19:38.844 THERE ARE FAR TOO MANY IMPRESSIVE RIVALS AROUND TO RELY 19:38.944 --> 19:42.581 SOLELY ON YOUR PAST PERFORMANCE AS A MARKETING STRATEGY. 19:42.682 --> 19:45.117 SO, BMW KEEPS PUSHING THE LIMITS OF BOTH 19:45.217 --> 19:47.219 PERFORMANCE AND TECHNOLOGY. 19:47.319 --> 19:50.756 AND THE 330E IS THE RESULT. 19:51.590 --> 19:57.530 * 20:00.833 --> 20:03.769 WHO KNOWS WHAT TYPE OF FUEL WILL BE POWERING OUR CARS 20:03.869 --> 20:05.705 100 YEARS FROM NOW. 20:05.805 --> 20:08.841 BUT FOR THE FORESEEABLE FUTURE, THERE WILL BE MORE AND MORE 20:08.941 --> 20:14.513 VEHICLES LIKE THIS 2016 BMW 330E IPERFORMANCE, 20:14.613 --> 20:16.916 THAT RETAIN A TRADITIONAL GASOLINE ENGINE, 20:17.016 --> 20:21.687 YET COMBINE IT WITH SOME TYPE OF HYBRID ELECTRIC ASSIST. 20:21.787 --> 20:25.858 IN THIS CASE IT'S BMW'S 2.0 LITER I4 TURBO THAT COMBINES 20:25.958 --> 20:31.330 WITH A 7.6 KWH LITHIUM-ION BATTERY POWERED MOTOR/GENERATOR 20:31.430 --> 20:36.268 TO PRODUCE 248 HORSEPOWER AND 310 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 20:36.368 --> 20:38.804 WHILE, TAILORED JUST FOR THE 330E, 20:38.904 --> 20:42.274 THE PLUG-IN HYBRID HARD AND SOFTWARE COMES FROM BMW'S 20:42.374 --> 20:46.512 I DIVISION THAT SPAWNED THE I3 AND I8. 20:46.612 --> 20:49.415 A TRUE 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC HANDLES SHIFTING DUTIES, 20:49.515 --> 20:54.086 AND THIS 3-SERIES REMAINS REAR-DRIVE ONLY. 20:54.186 --> 20:57.089 RECHARGING CAN HAPPEN AS QUICKLY AS 2.5 HOURS, 20:57.189 --> 21:01.026 WITH A 240 VOLT CHARGER, OR AS LONG AS 7-HOURS 21:01.127 --> 21:03.295 WITH AT 120 VOLTS. 21:03.395 --> 21:05.898 THE ONLY DOWNSIDE IS FOR THOSE THAT DON'T KNOW HOW TO 21:05.998 --> 21:10.336 PACK LIGHT, AS THE TRUNK-MOUNTED BATTERY PACK LOWERS CARGO SPACE 21:10.436 --> 21:13.706 FROM 17.0 TO 13.0 CUBIC-FEET. 21:13.806 --> 21:16.008 EVERYTHING IS PACKAGED UNDER THE FLOOR, 21:16.108 --> 21:20.746 SO THE PRACTICALITY OF FULL FOLDING SEATBACKS IS RETAINED. 21:20.846 --> 21:25.951 AS FOR DRIVING, IT BEHAVES HOW YOU'D EXPECT A BMW PHEV TO ACT; 21:26.051 --> 21:29.889 SMOOTH, EFFORTLESS, AND BETTER THAN MOST OTHER PLUG-INS. 21:29.989 --> 21:34.226 TRANSITIONS BETWEEN POWER SOURCES ARE RELATIVELY SEAMLESS. 21:34.326 --> 21:37.596 ON THE STREET, IT FEELS A LITTLE TORQUIER RIGHT AWAY, 21:37.696 --> 21:40.266 BUT THAT SENSATION LEVELS OFF QUICKLY. 21:40.366 --> 21:44.937 AND JUST AS IN THE X5 XDRIVE40E, THERE'S A WEIRD STEERING 21:45.037 --> 21:49.008 BEHAVIOR THAT HAS US FEELING THAT MAYBE THE REGULAR 3-SERIES 21:49.108 --> 21:52.645 NUMB STEERING IS NOT SO BAD AFTER ALL. 21:52.745 --> 21:55.080 BEYOND THAT, IT'S THE SAME 3-SERIES, 21:55.181 --> 21:59.518 WE KNOW AND LOVE; EXCEPT FOR WHEN YOU'RE ON EV-POWER ALONE. 21:59.618 --> 22:03.122 LIKE THE MOST PHEV'S, ELECTRIC-ONLY RANGE IS AROUND 22:03.222 --> 22:06.425 14 MILES, ENOUGH FOR LIMITED URBAN DRIVING. 22:06.525 --> 22:09.595 BUT, AT SPEEDS UP TO 75 MILES PER HOUR. 22:09.695 --> 22:13.265 SO, FOR THE GOOD AND BAD, IT'S NO CHEVY VOLT. 22:13.365 --> 22:18.037 PLUS, THE REGEN BRAKING IS ABOUT AS REFINED AS IT GETS. 22:18.137 --> 22:20.406 DRIVE MODES PERFORM THE USUAL FUNCTIONS, 22:20.506 --> 22:24.210 AS WELL AS DETERMINE WHICH POWER SOURCE IS ON LINE. 22:24.310 --> 22:26.812 AND JUST TO BE AS CLEVER AS POSSIBLE; 22:26.912 --> 22:30.115 IF YOU'VE SET A DESTINATION IN THE NAVIGATION SYSTEM, 22:30.216 --> 22:34.119 BMW'S PROACTIVE DRIVING ASSISTANT WILL PLAN AHEAD 22:34.220 --> 22:38.891 AND DETERMINE WHEN TO USE BATTERY POWER MOST EFFICIENTLY. 22:38.991 --> 22:41.227 FORTUNATELY, OUR QUARTER MILE TEST STRIP 22:41.327 --> 22:45.197 WASN'T IN THE NAV. DIRECTORY, SO WHEN WE ASKED FOR ALL FULL, 22:45.297 --> 22:48.968 WE GOT IT; HITTING 60 IN 6.0 SECONDS FLAT. 22:49.068 --> 22:51.136 IT DIDN'T FEEL QUITE AS TORQUEY HERE, 22:51.237 --> 22:53.472 BUT THERE WAS ENOUGH BOOST THAT WE STRUGGLED WITH 22:53.572 --> 22:55.341 WHEEL HOP AT LAUNCH. 22:55.441 --> 22:59.612 SHIFTS ARE A BIT LAZY COMPARED TO A 340I IN SPORT+ MODE, 22:59.712 --> 23:01.313 BUT ALSO VERY SMOOTH. 23:01.413 --> 23:04.383 14.6 SECONDS WAS OUR QUARTER MILE TIME, 23:04.483 --> 23:08.087 AT A SWIFT 97 MILES PER HOUR. 23:08.187 --> 23:11.123 THE 330E HAS A SOFT FEEL THROUGH THE CORNERS, 23:11.223 --> 23:14.059 ALONG WITH THE SLOW AND UNENGAGING STEERING, 23:14.159 --> 23:17.296 BUT THERE'S STILL ABUNDANT BMW-TYPE REAR-DRIVE FUN 23:17.396 --> 23:20.065 TO BE HAD HERE, AS WELL AS PLENTY OF POWER 23:20.165 --> 23:22.668 TO OVERSTEER AT WILL. 23:22.768 --> 23:25.738 AT 116 FEET; THE AVERAGE STOPPING DISTANCE, 23:25.838 --> 23:29.208 WHILE QUITE SHORT, WAS NOT AS SHORT AS WE EXPECTED. 23:29.308 --> 23:34.113 NO DOUBT A RESULT OF THE EXTRA 500 POUNDS OF BATTERY WEIGHT. 23:34.213 --> 23:38.183 THERE'S NOT MUCH OBVIOUS CHANGE TO THE FAMILIAR 3-SERIES FORM. 23:38.284 --> 23:40.719 STYLING REMAINS AGGRESSIVE AND SPORTY. 23:40.819 --> 23:43.756 AND THERE ARE PLENTY OF LUXURY TOUCHES INSIDE. 23:43.856 --> 23:46.292 MOST PROMINENT, IS THE UNIQUE TRIM, 23:46.392 --> 23:49.795 AND AN EDRIVE BUTTON FOR SELECTING HYBRID SYSTEM DRIVE 23:49.895 --> 23:51.864 MODES. 23:51.964 --> 23:57.202 OUR GOVERNMENT GIVES THE 330E A 72-COMBINED MPGE FUEL ECONOMY 23:57.303 --> 23:58.437 RATING. 23:58.537 --> 24:01.774 OUR AVERAGE WAS ONLY 29.0 MILES PER GALLON OF PREMIUM, 24:01.874 --> 24:06.245 BARELY BETTER THAN A STANDARD POWER 320I. 24:06.345 --> 24:08.914 STILL, IT HAS A GREAT ENERGY IMPACT SCORE; 24:09.014 --> 24:15.621 5.8 BARRELS OF OIL USE AND 3.0 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS ANNUALLY. 24:15.721 --> 24:18.624 THE 330E IS PRICED AROUND 10-GRAND MORE THAN 24:18.724 --> 24:22.995 A BASE 3-SERIES AT $44,695. 24:23.095 --> 24:25.464 SO, IT'S NOT ABOUT SAVINGS PER SE, 24:25.564 --> 24:28.300 BUT ABOUT A NEW KIND OF PERFORMANCE FROM A BRAND THAT 24:28.400 --> 24:32.271 REMAINS ALL ABOUT PERFORMANCE. 24:32.371 --> 24:35.240 BRINGING A PLUG-IN HYBRID TO MARKET MAY NOT GET YOU AS MUCH 24:35.341 --> 24:39.178 FANFARE AS IT ONCE DID, BUT MAKING IT DRIVE FAR BETTER 24:39.278 --> 24:42.414 THAN THE REST, AND PUTTING A ROUNDEL ON THE HOOD, 24:42.514 --> 24:46.418 COULD POSSIBLE BRING A FULL STOP TO THE PRESSES. 24:46.518 --> 24:51.857 ONE THING'S FOR SURE, THE 2016 BMW 330E IPERFORMANCE 24:51.957 --> 24:55.694 IS JUST THE BEGINNING, AS BMW PUTS AS MUCH EFFORT 24:55.794 --> 24:59.031 INTO FUEL ECONOMY PERFORMANCE AS THEY HAVE HISTORICALLY 24:59.131 --> 25:01.533 PUT INTO DRIVING PERFORMANCE. 25:01.633 --> 25:05.904 AND THAT'S A GOOD THING FOR OUR ENTHUSIASTIC ROAD AHEAD. 25:07.940 --> 25:10.175 WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT. 25:10.275 --> 25:12.745 NOW, FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; INCLUDING DAILY UPDATES, 25:12.845 --> 25:14.980 PODCASTS, AND EVEN COMPLETE EPISODES, 25:15.080 --> 25:18.684 CRUISE ON OVER TO PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK. 25:18.784 --> 25:20.786 AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US NEXT TIME, 25:20.886 --> 25:24.556 WHEN WE HOP IN A NEW CORVETTE REVVING UP A STORIED PAST... 25:24.656 --> 25:28.794 AND THIS MINI PROVIDES A FUN RIDE WITH THE TOP DOWN. 25:28.894 --> 25:31.797 UNTIL NEXT TIME, I'M JOHN DAVIS, WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE 25:31.897 --> 25:33.198 ON MOTORWEEK . 25:34.733 --> 25:36.368 Announcer: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MOTORWEEK , 25:36.468 --> 25:38.871 TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE MAGAZINE, 25:38.971 --> 25:41.974 VISIT PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK. 25:48.514 --> 25:51.016 MOTORWEEK HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO YOU BY... 25:51.116 --> 25:53.619 TIRERACK WANTS YOU TO BE SMART WITH YOUR CAR. 25:53.719 --> 25:57.222 Man: "YO DANNY, MY MAN! 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