1 00:00:01,234 --> 00:00:05,171 HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS AND THIS IS MOTORWEEK! 2 00:00:05,305 --> 00:00:08,074 COME ALONG AS WE TAKE THE ALL-NEW PORSCHE BOXSTER 3 00:00:08,208 --> 00:00:09,676 TO THE NEXT LEVEL. 4 00:00:09,809 --> 00:00:11,678 DOWN AT GOSS' GARAGE, 5 00:00:11,811 --> 00:00:14,214 PAT DOES A LITTLE SURFING FOR PARTS. 6 00:00:14,347 --> 00:00:16,983 BRIAN ROBINSON NAILS THE THROTTLE 7 00:00:17,117 --> 00:00:19,886 ON THE OUTRAGEOUS T-REX THREE-WHEELER. 8 00:00:20,020 --> 00:00:25,225 AND WE GET ALL CHARGED UP OVER THE TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID. 9 00:00:28,328 --> 00:00:31,598 SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT! 10 00:00:48,481 --> 00:00:51,584 Announcer: MOTORWEEK, TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE MAGAZINE. 11 00:00:51,718 --> 00:00:52,752 BROUGHT TO YOU BY... 12 00:00:52,886 --> 00:00:56,656 AND THAT IS WHERE BABIES COME FROM. 13 00:00:56,790 --> 00:00:59,426 DAD, I HAVE A QUESTION. 14 00:00:59,959 --> 00:01:01,327 YOU DO? 15 00:01:01,561 --> 00:01:04,097 DOES THE ASYMMETRICAL 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00:01:38,164 --> 00:01:39,132 AND BY... 30 00:01:39,265 --> 00:01:42,736 3M, MAKER OF INNOVATIVE AUTO CARE PRODUCTS. 31 00:01:42,736 --> 00:01:46,006 3M'S FUEL SYSTEM TUNE-UP KIT HELPS PROLONG ENGINE LIFE 32 00:01:46,006 --> 00:01:47,941 BY REMOVING CARBON, GUMS, AND RESINS, 33 00:01:47,941 --> 00:01:50,410 AND CLEANING FUEL INJECTORS AND VALVES. 34 00:01:50,410 --> 00:01:53,813 MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT... 35 00:01:54,180 --> 00:01:57,817 John Davis: WHEN THE PORSCHE BOXSTER DEBUTED BACK IN 1996, 36 00:01:57,951 --> 00:02:00,653 IT WAS BILLED AS A NO FRILLS, TWO-SEAT ROADSTER, 37 00:02:00,787 --> 00:02:04,257 AND A LESS EXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVE TO THE VAUNTED 911. 38 00:02:04,391 --> 00:02:08,928 UNFORTUNATELY, AS THE BOXSTER BUYER MATURED, SO DID THE CAR, 39 00:02:09,062 --> 00:02:11,264 OUTGROWING ITS PUREST SPORTS CAR ROOTS 40 00:02:11,398 --> 00:02:13,500 BY ADDING MORE AND MORE OF THE LUXURY FEATURES 41 00:02:13,633 --> 00:02:15,869 THAT PREMIUM BUYERS DEMAND. 42 00:02:16,002 --> 00:02:19,472 SO, WHILE WE WELCOME THIS THIRD GENERATION BOXSTER, 43 00:02:19,606 --> 00:02:23,543 WE WONDER IF IT CAN STILL STIR OUR DRIVING SENSES. 44 00:02:31,451 --> 00:02:35,455 THE 2013 BOXSTER IS ABOUT AS ALL-NEW AS PORSCHES GET, 45 00:02:35,588 --> 00:02:37,424 WITH THE MOST DYNAMIC CHANGE YET 46 00:02:37,557 --> 00:02:39,926 FOR PORSCHE'S RIPPIN' LITTLE ROADSTER. 47 00:02:40,060 --> 00:02:42,529 AS BEFORE, IT'S AVAILABLE IN REGULAR 48 00:02:42,662 --> 00:02:44,698 AND EXTRA-STRENGTH "S" MODELS, 49 00:02:44,831 --> 00:02:47,133 AND BEING THE PERFORMANCE JUNKIES THAT WE ARE, 50 00:02:47,267 --> 00:02:51,204 WE CHOSE THE HIGHER OUTPUT BOXSTER S FOR OUR TEST. 51 00:02:51,338 --> 00:02:52,806 THE NEW BOXSTER LOOKS BIGGER 52 00:02:52,939 --> 00:02:54,974 AND MORE IMPOSING THAN ITS PREDECESSOR, 53 00:02:55,108 --> 00:02:57,210 ALTHOUGH EXCEPT FOR WHEELBASE AND TRACK, 54 00:02:57,344 --> 00:02:59,379 MOST DIMENSIONS ARE LITTLE CHANGED. 55 00:02:59,512 --> 00:03:02,115 BUT IT IS LIGHTER, FASTER, AND MORE FUEL-EFFICIENT. 56 00:03:02,248 --> 00:03:06,519 AND MOST IMPORTANT FOR US, IT STILL FEELS LIKE A BOXSTER. 57 00:03:06,653 --> 00:03:09,356 WHICH IS A RELIEF, AS THE BOXSTER HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CAR 58 00:03:09,489 --> 00:03:12,525 YOU WEAR MORE THAN ONE YOU JUST DRIVE. 59 00:03:15,895 --> 00:03:18,932 DUBBED THE 981, AS PORSCHE-PHILES KNOW IT, 60 00:03:19,065 --> 00:03:22,035 THE NEW BOXSTER HAS SOME SERIOUS ROAD PRESENCE. 61 00:03:22,168 --> 00:03:25,505 AND WE DO FEEL THAT THE 981 MONIKER IS SIGNIFICANT, 62 00:03:25,638 --> 00:03:27,340 AS THE NEW DESIGN IS REFLECTIVE 63 00:03:27,474 --> 00:03:30,610 OF THE 918 SPYDER HYBRID SUPERCAR. 64 00:03:30,744 --> 00:03:32,412 IT REALLY HUGS THE GROUND, 65 00:03:32,545 --> 00:03:35,048 LOOKING OVER BROAD AND SUBSTANTIAL; 66 00:03:35,181 --> 00:03:37,484 AND OF COURSE WE PREFER IT WITH THE TOP DOWN, 67 00:03:37,617 --> 00:03:39,452 LOOKING LIKE A PROPER ROADSTER, 68 00:03:39,586 --> 00:03:43,590 ALTHOUGH ONE THAT IS ANYTHING BUT BASIC OR INEXPENSIVE. 69 00:03:43,723 --> 00:03:45,558 THE MOST STRIKING CHANGE IS AT THE REAR 70 00:03:45,692 --> 00:03:48,828 WHERE A LARGE SPOILER SLICES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH, 71 00:03:48,962 --> 00:03:51,131 EVEN INTO THE TAILLIGHTS. 72 00:03:51,264 --> 00:03:54,668 WHEELS ARE 18s ON THE BASE BOXSTER, 19s ON THE 'S', 73 00:03:54,801 --> 00:03:57,637 AND, OF COURSE, YOU CAN FURTHER OPT FOR 20s. 74 00:03:57,771 --> 00:04:00,273 ALMOST HALF OF THE NEW BODY PANELS ARE ALUMINUM, 75 00:04:00,407 --> 00:04:02,742 AND SIDE AIR INTAKES HAVE BEEN ENLARGED 76 00:04:02,876 --> 00:04:06,579 FOR THE SAKE OF BOTH APPEARANCE AND ADDING COOLING PERFORMANCE. 77 00:04:06,713 --> 00:04:10,083 WHICH IS NEEDED BY THE UPDATED 3.4-LITER BOXER ENGINE 78 00:04:10,216 --> 00:04:11,718 HIDDEN AMIDSHIPS. 79 00:04:11,851 --> 00:04:17,190 HORSEPOWER BUMPS UP 5 TO 315 WITH 266 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 80 00:04:17,323 --> 00:04:21,394 THE BASE BOXSTER'S NEW DIRECT INJECTION 2.7-LITER FLAT-SIX, 81 00:04:21,528 --> 00:04:22,796 WHILE SMALLER, 82 00:04:22,929 --> 00:04:27,934 GAINS 10 HORSEPOWER TO 265 WITH 206 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 83 00:04:28,068 --> 00:04:30,737 BUT NOWHERE IS THE BOXSTER'S CONTINUOUS MARCH UPSCALE 84 00:04:30,870 --> 00:04:33,740 MORE EVIDENT THAN IN THE LEATHER CLAD INTERIOR. 85 00:04:33,873 --> 00:04:36,543 IT IS WITHOUT QUESTION LUXURIOUS. 86 00:04:36,676 --> 00:04:39,646 ADOPTING THE PANAMERA'S UPSWEEPING CENTER CONSOLE 87 00:04:39,779 --> 00:04:42,248 PUTS ALL OF THE NUMEROUS SOPHISTICATED CONTROLS 88 00:04:42,382 --> 00:04:44,184 WITHIN EASY REACH. 89 00:04:44,317 --> 00:04:46,353 ONE LESS WELCOMED PREMIUM UPGRADE 90 00:04:46,486 --> 00:04:48,288 IS THE NEW ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE. 91 00:04:48,421 --> 00:04:51,057 EVEN WITH HILL HOLD AND AUTO STOP/START, 92 00:04:51,191 --> 00:04:54,194 WE MISSED THE CLASSIC CENTER HAND BRAKE. 93 00:04:54,327 --> 00:04:57,597 THE FULLY ELECTRIC CLOTH TOP IS BOTH BIGGER AND QUIETER, 94 00:04:57,731 --> 00:05:00,200 AND STASHES BEHIND THE SEATS IN 10 SECONDS, 95 00:05:00,333 --> 00:05:03,069 AND AS BEFORE, WITHOUT A BOOT COVER. 96 00:05:07,707 --> 00:05:10,410 ONE MORE SMALL COMPLAINT IS THE USUAL REAR BLIND SPOTS 97 00:05:10,543 --> 00:05:12,445 WITH THE TOP UP. 98 00:05:12,579 --> 00:05:15,015 FORTUNATELY, WE KEPT OUR EYES STRAIGHT AHEAD 99 00:05:15,148 --> 00:05:19,285 AS WE STREAKED TO 60 AT OUR TEST TRACK IN JUST 4.4-SECONDS. 100 00:05:19,419 --> 00:05:22,655 OUR CAR IS A MANUAL WITH THE SPORT CHRONO PACKAGE. 101 00:05:22,789 --> 00:05:25,191 THE PDK AUTOMATIC IS A TAD QUICKER, 102 00:05:25,325 --> 00:05:28,128 BUT WE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED SELECTING OUR OWN GEARS 103 00:05:28,261 --> 00:05:31,064 AND A QUARTER-MILE TIME OF JUST 13.1-SECONDS 104 00:05:31,197 --> 00:05:35,335 AT 110 MILES-PER-HOUR IS JUST FINE BY US. 105 00:05:35,468 --> 00:05:39,005 HANDLING, OF COURSE, HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE THE BOXSTER'S FORTE 106 00:05:39,139 --> 00:05:42,075 AND WE'RE DELIGHTED THAT IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN BETTER. 107 00:05:42,208 --> 00:05:45,879 SOMEHOW THIS BOXSTER MANAGED TO FEEL EVEN FLATTER THAN BEFORE, 108 00:05:46,012 --> 00:05:48,815 STILL WITH AN INCREDIBLY "NAILED DOWN" RESPONSE, 109 00:05:48,948 --> 00:05:51,184 BUT WITHOUT A JARRING ROAD RIDE. 110 00:05:51,317 --> 00:05:53,086 THIS BOXSTER ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE ACQUIRED 111 00:05:53,219 --> 00:05:54,954 A BIT OF A NASTY STREAK, 112 00:05:55,088 --> 00:05:57,290 AS THERE'S A NEW LIGHTNESS TO THE REAR END. 113 00:05:57,424 --> 00:05:59,526 WE LOVED IT! 114 00:05:59,659 --> 00:06:02,529 BOXSTER ADDS THE 911'S ELECTRIC-MECHANICAL STEERING, 115 00:06:02,662 --> 00:06:04,964 AND IT IS A LITTLE DULL FOR OUR TASTE, 116 00:06:05,098 --> 00:06:08,134 YET DELIVERS MORE FEEL THAN MOST SUCH UNITS. 117 00:06:08,268 --> 00:06:11,137 BRAKES CONTINUE TO GET THE JOB DONE WITHOUT DRAMA, 118 00:06:11,271 --> 00:06:15,442 STOPPING THE BOXSTER S FROM 60 IN A SHORT AVERAGE OF 109-FEET, 119 00:06:15,575 --> 00:06:18,445 THANKS TO 4-PISTON ALUMINUM MONOBLOC CALIPERS 120 00:06:18,578 --> 00:06:21,848 CLAMPING DOWN ON VENTED BRAKE DISCS. 121 00:06:21,981 --> 00:06:24,084 STILL, THIS BOXSTER IS NOT PRIMARILY ABOUT 122 00:06:24,217 --> 00:06:25,952 ABSOLUTE TRACK PERFORMANCE, 123 00:06:26,086 --> 00:06:29,022 IT'S MORE ABOUT PUTTING THE TOP DOWN AND EXPLORING. 124 00:06:29,155 --> 00:06:31,191 IT SOUNDS GREAT, IT LOOKS GREAT, 125 00:06:31,324 --> 00:06:34,994 AND YOU JUST WANT TO GET IN IT AND DRIVE. 126 00:06:35,128 --> 00:06:38,164 GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS FOR THE BOXSTER S WITH A MANUAL 127 00:06:38,298 --> 00:06:42,068 ARE 20-CITY, 28-HIGHWAY, AND 23-COMBINED. 128 00:06:42,202 --> 00:06:46,039 WE AVERAGED 22.5 MILES-PER-GALLON ON PREMIUM GAS. 129 00:06:46,172 --> 00:06:47,974 THAT MAKES THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORES 130 00:06:48,108 --> 00:06:51,144 CLOSER TO FAMILY SEDAN TERRITORY THAN SPORTS CARS 131 00:06:51,277 --> 00:06:54,881 AT 14.3 BARRELS OF ANNUAL OIL CONSUMPTION 132 00:06:55,015 --> 00:06:59,119 WITH YEARLY CO2 EMISSIONS OF 6.4-TONS. 133 00:06:59,252 --> 00:07:00,854 AS FOR PRICING, 134 00:07:00,987 --> 00:07:04,324 WHILE THE BASE BOXSTER COSTS NEARLY 30 GRAND LESS THAN A 911, 135 00:07:04,457 --> 00:07:09,029 ITS STARTING PRICE OF $50,450 IS STILL PRETTY LOFTY. 136 00:07:09,162 --> 00:07:12,332 AND THINGS ESCALATE QUICKLY WHEN YOU STEP UP TO THE S, 137 00:07:12,465 --> 00:07:15,835 WHICH STARTS AT $61,850. 138 00:07:15,969 --> 00:07:20,874 ADD POPULAR OPTIONS AND YOU CAN QUICKLY APPROACH 90 GRAND. 139 00:07:21,007 --> 00:07:23,810 SO, WHILE IT'S STILL AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE 911, 140 00:07:23,943 --> 00:07:27,213 THE BOXSTER IS NO LONGER AN INEXPENSIVE ONE. 141 00:07:27,347 --> 00:07:29,115 THAT SAID, 142 00:07:29,249 --> 00:07:32,218 THE LUXURIOUS MORPHING OF THE 2013 PORSCHE BOXSTER 143 00:07:32,352 --> 00:07:34,387 HAS NOT DIMINISHED OUR ENTHUSIASM 144 00:07:34,521 --> 00:07:36,823 FOR ITS DRIVING PERFORMANCE ONE BIT. 145 00:07:36,956 --> 00:07:39,325 IT IS EVERYTHING THAT IT WAS, AND MORE, 146 00:07:39,459 --> 00:07:42,062 AND EVERYTHING YOU EXPECT IN A PORSCHE. 147 00:07:42,195 --> 00:07:45,899 WHILE NO CAR IS PERFECT IN THE VAUNTED WORLD OF SPORTS CARS, 148 00:07:46,032 --> 00:07:49,769 THE BOXSTER IS ASTONISHINGLY CLOSE. 149 00:07:58,611 --> 00:08:01,014 MUCH LIKE MIKEY, THE LIFE CEREAL KID, 150 00:08:01,147 --> 00:08:03,450 OUR TWO WHEELIN' GUY BRIAN ROBINSON 151 00:08:03,583 --> 00:08:06,619 WILL TRY ANYTHING, JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE. 152 00:08:06,753 --> 00:08:09,556 SO THIS WEEK WE FOUND SOMETHING NEW FOR HIM TO RIDE, 153 00:08:09,689 --> 00:08:13,293 AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T CALL IT A TRIKE. 154 00:08:18,331 --> 00:08:20,266 Brian Robinson: OUR OBJECTIVE TODAY IS TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS 155 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:22,836 WHEN YOU TAKE ONE OF THE FASTEST SPORT BIKES ON THE STREET, 156 00:08:22,969 --> 00:08:25,638 GET RID OF JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE POWERTRAIN, 157 00:08:25,772 --> 00:08:28,375 AND WRAP IT IN A GO-KART-LIKE TUBE CHASSIS. 158 00:08:28,508 --> 00:08:29,976 WELL, YOU GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS, 159 00:08:30,110 --> 00:08:33,279 THE CAMPAGNA T-REX 14R. 160 00:08:35,215 --> 00:08:37,851 THERE ARE NOT MANY VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT ARE TRULY UNIQUE, 161 00:08:37,984 --> 00:08:40,520 BUT THE KAWASAKI-BASED T-REX CERTAINLY IS, 162 00:08:40,653 --> 00:08:42,822 AND THAT MAKES ME HAPPY. 163 00:08:42,956 --> 00:08:45,859 IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THIS THING IS ACTUALLY STREET LEGAL, 164 00:08:45,992 --> 00:08:48,628 AND DESPITE ITS TRANSFORMATION FROM MOTORCYCLE 165 00:08:48,762 --> 00:08:50,864 TO SOMETHING RESEMBLING A CAR, 166 00:08:50,997 --> 00:08:53,867 IT IS ACTUALLY STILL TITLED AS A MOTORCYCLE. 167 00:08:54,000 --> 00:08:56,269 WHICH MEANS HERE IN OUR HOME STATE OF MARYLAND, 168 00:08:56,403 --> 00:08:58,571 YOU NEED A MOTORCYCLE LICENSE AND A HELMET 169 00:08:58,705 --> 00:09:00,974 TO PILOT THE T-REX ON PUBLIC ROADS; 170 00:09:01,107 --> 00:09:04,344 ALTHOUGH LAWS DO VARY BY STATE. 171 00:09:04,477 --> 00:09:07,981 BUT THE FIRST OBSTACLE YOU MUST TACKLE IS JUST GETTING IN, 172 00:09:08,114 --> 00:09:11,384 AS MUCH LIKE SHOEHORNING YOURSELF INTO A LOTUS EXIGE, 173 00:09:11,518 --> 00:09:13,520 IT IS A LEARNED ART. 174 00:09:13,653 --> 00:09:15,655 FORTUNATELY, THE STEERING WHEEL IS REMOVABLE 175 00:09:15,789 --> 00:09:17,891 TO AID IN THE PROCESS. 176 00:09:18,024 --> 00:09:21,361 NOW, ONCE YOU'VE MASTERED THAT, EVERYTHING ELSE IS EASY, 177 00:09:21,494 --> 00:09:24,364 AS THE T-REX HAS A NO FRILLS INTERIOR. 178 00:09:24,497 --> 00:09:25,965 YOU GET A STEERING WHEEL, 179 00:09:26,099 --> 00:09:27,734 A PAIR OF WATERPROOF SEATS, 180 00:09:27,867 --> 00:09:29,536 ADJUSTABLE PEDALS, 181 00:09:29,669 --> 00:09:32,505 AND A SHIFTER FOR THE SEQUENTIAL MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 182 00:09:32,639 --> 00:09:36,109 AND THAT'S ABOUT IT, EXCEPT FOR REVERSE AND A PARKING BRAKE. 183 00:09:36,242 --> 00:09:39,479 GAUGES AND SWITCHGEAR COME STRAIGHT FROM THE KAWASAKI, 184 00:09:39,612 --> 00:09:41,014 AS DOES THE ENGINE. 185 00:09:41,147 --> 00:09:46,486 IT'S A 1,352CC INLINE-4 THAT SPINS UP 197-HORSEPOWER 186 00:09:46,619 --> 00:09:49,522 AND 113 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, 187 00:09:49,656 --> 00:09:51,157 AND IS BURIED UNDERNEATH 188 00:09:51,291 --> 00:09:53,226 A BUNCH OF UNIQUE LOOKING FIBERGLASS BODY WORK 189 00:09:53,360 --> 00:09:55,495 THAT INCLUDES A FULL NETWORK OF AIR INTAKES 190 00:09:55,628 --> 00:09:58,031 TO KEEP THE MONSTER MOTOR HAPPY. 191 00:09:58,164 --> 00:10:01,134 A PAIR OF 16-INCH FRONT WHEELS ARE SET VERY WIDE 192 00:10:01,267 --> 00:10:03,870 FOR A 78-INCH OVERALL WIDTH 193 00:10:04,004 --> 00:10:05,972 AND ARE WRAPPED IN TIRE HUGGING FENDERS. 194 00:10:06,106 --> 00:10:08,341 THE POINTY FRONT END FEATURES HIGH MOUNTED HEADLIGHTS, 195 00:10:08,475 --> 00:10:10,577 A SMALL WIND SCREEN, 196 00:10:10,710 --> 00:10:12,645 AND BLENDS NICELY INTO THE ROLL BARS 197 00:10:12,779 --> 00:10:14,914 THAT SURROUND THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. 198 00:10:15,048 --> 00:10:17,617 THINGS REALLY GET INTERESTING FROM THE REAR, HOWEVER, 199 00:10:17,751 --> 00:10:18,918 WHERE YOU GET A NICE LOOK 200 00:10:19,052 --> 00:10:22,055 AT THE FAT, FOOT-WIDE, SINGLE REAR TIRE, 201 00:10:22,188 --> 00:10:26,192 DUAL KAWASAKI EXHAUST, AND MONSTROUS LOOKING BODYWORK. 202 00:10:26,326 --> 00:10:27,994 AS FOR STORAGE, 203 00:10:28,128 --> 00:10:30,630 REMOVABLE GIVI SIDECASES COME STANDARD. 204 00:10:30,764 --> 00:10:33,800 DRIVING -- OR RIDING TO USE THE PROPER MOTORCYCLE TERM -- 205 00:10:33,933 --> 00:10:36,536 IS TRULY A ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCE 206 00:10:36,670 --> 00:10:39,239 AS YOU'VE ONLY GOT THAT 12-INCHES OF RUBBER IN BACK, 207 00:10:39,372 --> 00:10:42,575 APPLYING 200-HORSEPOWER TO THE ROAD. 208 00:10:42,709 --> 00:10:44,744 COMBINE THAT WITH A SUPER WILLING THROTTLE 209 00:10:44,878 --> 00:10:46,613 AND CLOSE-TO-IMMEDIATE STEERING, 210 00:10:46,746 --> 00:10:49,349 AND IT'S TRULY A BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AFFAIR. 211 00:10:49,482 --> 00:10:51,785 SUSPENSION IS OBVIOUSLY A CUSTOM SETUP 212 00:10:51,918 --> 00:10:54,621 WITH UNEQUAL LENGTH TRIANGULAR ARMS UP FRONT, 213 00:10:54,754 --> 00:10:57,123 AND DUAL SHOCKS ON THE SWINGARM IN BACK. 214 00:10:57,257 --> 00:10:59,759 RIDE QUALITY IS SURPRISINGLY NOT HARSH, 215 00:10:59,893 --> 00:11:02,328 BUT YOU DO SERIOUSLY HUG THE ROAD. 216 00:11:02,462 --> 00:11:05,131 ALSO KEEP IN MIND, WITH THREE WIDE WHEELS, 217 00:11:05,265 --> 00:11:07,300 IF THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE ROAD, 218 00:11:07,434 --> 00:11:09,636 CHANCES ARE GOOD THAT YOU'LL HIT IT WITH ONE OF THEM. 219 00:11:09,769 --> 00:11:13,239 WILLWOOD BRAKE DISCS AND CALIPERS OCCUPY ALL 3 WHEELS. 220 00:11:13,373 --> 00:11:14,908 FEEL IS EXCELLENT, 221 00:11:15,041 --> 00:11:17,344 BUT THEY WEREN'T QUITE UP TO THE TASK OF HAULING THIS THING DOWN 222 00:11:17,477 --> 00:11:19,412 AS QUICKLY AS I WOULD HAVE LIKED. 223 00:11:19,546 --> 00:11:22,749 WEIGHT COMES IN JUST OVER 1,000 POUNDS. 224 00:11:22,882 --> 00:11:25,018 THE OVERALL BUILD QUALITY IS QUITE GOOD, 225 00:11:25,151 --> 00:11:28,888 WITH NO EXPOSED WIRING OR GAPING BODY PANELS TO BE FOUND. 226 00:11:29,022 --> 00:11:30,790 WHILE WE'RE STILL NOT SURE WHETHER 227 00:11:30,924 --> 00:11:36,629 THE 2012 CAMPAGNA T-REX 14R IS MORE "CAR" OR MORE "BIKE," 228 00:11:36,763 --> 00:11:38,832 TWO THINGS WE ARE SURE OF: 229 00:11:38,965 --> 00:11:42,569 IT'S NOT A TRIKE, AND IT'S EXPENSIVE. 230 00:11:42,702 --> 00:11:46,940 BASE PRICE IS A WHOPPING $58,349. 231 00:11:47,073 --> 00:11:50,176 THAT'S ALMOST 10-GRAND OVER A PORSCHE BOXSTER. 232 00:11:50,310 --> 00:11:52,145 HMMM... 233 00:11:52,278 --> 00:11:54,214 IT LOOKS LIKE THIS "PAVEMENT PREDATOR" 234 00:11:54,347 --> 00:11:56,449 IS STRICTLY FOR THE WELL-TO-DO GEARHEAD 235 00:11:56,583 --> 00:12:00,453 THAT HAS JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER POSSIBLE MOTORIZED TOY 236 00:12:00,587 --> 00:12:03,523 AND NEEDS A NEW PLAY THING TO SHOW OFF. 237 00:12:03,656 --> 00:12:07,327 IF THAT'S YOU, BUY...AND ENJOY! 238 00:12:12,165 --> 00:12:14,834 John: PAT GOSS IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE WHEN IT COMES TO CAR CARE, 239 00:12:14,968 --> 00:12:16,903 AND THAT INCLUDES NEW CHOICES 240 00:12:17,037 --> 00:12:19,639 ON WHERE TO FIND THE RIGHT PARTS FOR YOUR CAR. 241 00:12:24,244 --> 00:12:26,713 Pat Goss: EVEN THOUGH MODERN CARS ARE VERY COMPLEX, 242 00:12:26,846 --> 00:12:29,949 THERE'S STILL A LOT OF OPERATIONS YOU CAN DO YOURSELF. 243 00:12:30,083 --> 00:12:31,785 BUT IN ORDER TO DO THEM, 244 00:12:31,918 --> 00:12:34,287 YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO NEED SOME HELP. 245 00:12:34,421 --> 00:12:37,657 AND A GOOD SOURCE FOR THAT HELP IS THE INTERNET. 246 00:12:37,791 --> 00:12:39,659 BUT YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL, 247 00:12:39,793 --> 00:12:42,162 BECAUSE THE INTERNET IS FULL OF SCAMMERS 248 00:12:42,295 --> 00:12:44,564 AND PEOPLE WHO WOULD DO YOU HARM. 249 00:12:44,698 --> 00:12:47,600 SO, MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER YOU DO ON THE INTERNET, 250 00:12:47,734 --> 00:12:51,504 YOU USE A TRUSTED SOURCE. 251 00:12:51,638 --> 00:12:53,740 ALRIGHT, BUT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO FIND? 252 00:12:53,873 --> 00:12:56,476 WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND PART NAMES, 253 00:12:56,609 --> 00:12:59,946 YOU'RE GOING TO FIND EXPLODED VIEWS OF PARTS 254 00:13:00,080 --> 00:13:03,350 SO THAT YOU SEE HOW THINGS GO TOGETHER. 255 00:13:03,483 --> 00:13:06,753 YOU MIGHT ALSO NOT KNOW THE NAME OF A PART 256 00:13:06,886 --> 00:13:08,755 AND YOU CAN LOOK IT UP BY PICTURE 257 00:13:08,888 --> 00:13:11,057 SO THAT YOU GET THE PROPER NAME 258 00:13:11,191 --> 00:13:13,159 AND THEN YOU KNOW HOW TO ORDER IT. 259 00:13:13,293 --> 00:13:17,864 BUT AGAIN, MAKE SURE YOU ONLY DEAL WITH TRUSTED SOURCES. 260 00:13:17,997 --> 00:13:21,201 NOW, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE ARE SOME THINGS 261 00:13:21,334 --> 00:13:24,170 THAT USED TO REQUIRE A BUNCH OF SPECIAL TOOLS 262 00:13:24,304 --> 00:13:26,940 AND WERE VERY, VERY COSTLY, 263 00:13:27,073 --> 00:13:29,542 THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO YOURSELF THESE DAYS 264 00:13:29,676 --> 00:13:31,411 WITHOUT SPECIAL TOOLS. 265 00:13:31,544 --> 00:13:36,016 AND ONE EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE STRUT IN THE SUSPENSION. 266 00:13:36,149 --> 00:13:39,386 YOU SEE, BACK IN THE DAY, YOU HAD TO BUY THE STRUT, 267 00:13:39,519 --> 00:13:42,822 AND THEN YOU TOOK THAT STRUT, THE NEW ONE, 268 00:13:42,956 --> 00:13:44,591 YOU TOOK THE OLD ONE, 269 00:13:44,724 --> 00:13:46,693 YOU HAD TO HAVE A SPECIAL SPRING COMPRESSOR 270 00:13:46,826 --> 00:13:49,029 TO REMOVE THE OLD SPRING, 271 00:13:49,162 --> 00:13:52,399 AND YOU TRANSFERRED THE SPRING, AND THE MOUNT, 272 00:13:52,532 --> 00:13:54,934 AND ALL OF THE PARTS ONTO THE NEW STRUT. 273 00:13:55,068 --> 00:13:58,138 IT W A DANGEROUS JOB, THE TOOLS WERE EXPENSIVE, 274 00:13:58,271 --> 00:14:00,840 AND IT CERTAINLY WASN'T MUCH FUN. 275 00:14:00,974 --> 00:14:04,978 BUT TODAY, YOU BUY A STRUT ASSEMBLY 276 00:14:05,111 --> 00:14:06,112 SO THAT ALL OF THE PARTS, 277 00:14:06,246 --> 00:14:08,348 AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF WEAR ON THEM, 278 00:14:08,481 --> 00:14:12,085 YOU'RE GETTING ALL OF THE PARTS BRAND NEW. 279 00:14:12,218 --> 00:14:13,820 YOU'RE GETTING A NEW SPRING, 280 00:14:13,953 --> 00:14:15,689 YOU'RE GETTING A NEW STRUT MOUNT, 281 00:14:15,822 --> 00:14:16,756 YOU'RE GETTING THE BEARING IN THE MOUNT. 282 00:14:16,890 --> 00:14:18,825 ALL OF THIS STUFF. 283 00:14:18,958 --> 00:14:20,927 AND THAT MAKES FOR A BETTER JOB. 284 00:14:21,061 --> 00:14:23,697 PLUS, YOU DON'T NEED ANY SPECIAL TOOLS. 285 00:14:23,830 --> 00:14:25,899 ANOTHER PLACE WHERE WE SEE THAT... 286 00:14:26,032 --> 00:14:30,403 IN THE PAST, YOU BOUGHT A BALL JOINT, 287 00:14:30,537 --> 00:14:34,708 AND YOU HAD TO HAVE A PRESS TO PRESS THE OLD BALL JOINT OUT 288 00:14:34,841 --> 00:14:36,609 AND THE NEW BALL JOINT IN. 289 00:14:36,743 --> 00:14:40,747 WELL, TODAY THESE ARE USUALLY SERVICED AS ASSEMBLIES. 290 00:14:40,880 --> 00:14:43,283 YOU GET THE CONTROL ARM WITH THE BALL JOINT, 291 00:14:43,416 --> 00:14:47,821 AND ALL OF THE OTHER RELATED WEAR PARTS, ALL COMES TOGETHER, 292 00:14:47,954 --> 00:14:49,856 SO YOU UNBOLT IT. 293 00:14:49,989 --> 00:14:52,692 YOU DON'T NEED THAT THOUSAND DOLLAR BALL JOINT PRESS 294 00:14:52,826 --> 00:14:54,928 BECAUSE YOU AREN'T PRESSING ANYTHING, 295 00:14:55,061 --> 00:14:59,632 YOU'RE SIMPLY UNBOLTING IT AND BOLTING THE NEW ONE IN. 296 00:14:59,766 --> 00:15:02,802 SO THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS LIKE THAT ON THE AUTOMOBILE. 297 00:15:02,936 --> 00:15:05,705 AND IF YOU USE THE INTERNET AS A GUIDE, 298 00:15:05,839 --> 00:15:08,274 YOU'LL FIND THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE 299 00:15:08,408 --> 00:15:11,611 OF YOUR OWN REPAIRS THAN YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT. 300 00:15:11,745 --> 00:15:14,080 AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT, 301 00:15:14,214 --> 00:15:18,251 DROP ME A LINE RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK . 302 00:15:21,921 --> 00:15:24,357 John: THE ALL-NEW MAZDA CX-5 COMPACT CROSSOVER 303 00:15:24,491 --> 00:15:27,794 IS OUR CURRENT DRIVER'S CHOICE BEST SMALL UTILITY PICK, 304 00:15:27,927 --> 00:15:29,329 FOR AMONG OTHER THINGS, 305 00:15:29,462 --> 00:15:32,799 MAZDA'S NEW SKYACTIV APPROACH TO IMPROVING FUEL ECONOMY 306 00:15:32,932 --> 00:15:36,169 IN TRADITIONAL GAS AND DIESEL POWERTRAINS. 307 00:15:36,302 --> 00:15:39,239 SO WE WERE PREPARED TO ACCEPT A SOMEWHAT LETHARGIC PERFORMANCE 308 00:15:39,372 --> 00:15:43,243 OF ITS 155-HORSEPOWER 2.0-LITER I4, AUTOMATIC, 309 00:15:43,376 --> 00:15:45,645 ALL-WHEEL DRIVE POWERTRAIN. 310 00:15:45,779 --> 00:15:47,981 SO, IS IT WORTH THAT TRADEOFF? 311 00:15:48,114 --> 00:15:51,251 WELL, AFTER 6,200 MOSTLY URBAN MILES IN FOUR MONTHS, 312 00:15:51,384 --> 00:15:54,921 WE'RE AVERAGING 28.9 MILES-PER-GALLON OF REGULAR. 313 00:15:55,055 --> 00:15:59,459 THAT'S ABOUT 15% BETTER THAN OUR LONG-TERM HONDA CR-V. 314 00:15:59,592 --> 00:16:03,063 SO, SKYACTIV DOES INDEED PAY OFF! 315 00:16:03,196 --> 00:16:04,731 ONCE UP TO SPEED, 316 00:16:04,864 --> 00:16:07,334 THE CX-5 IS A COMMENDABLE HIGHWAY CRUISER. 317 00:16:07,467 --> 00:16:10,236 THE WELL LAID OUT INTERIOR IS USER-FRIENDLY FOR PASSENGERS 318 00:16:10,370 --> 00:16:12,105 AND CARGO ALIKE. 319 00:16:12,238 --> 00:16:14,574 FRONT SEATS ARE ESPECIALLY COMFORTABLE. 320 00:16:14,708 --> 00:16:17,210 THE BLIND SPOT MONITORING SYSTEM WORKS WELL. 321 00:16:17,344 --> 00:16:19,112 ONE GRIPE, 322 00:16:19,245 --> 00:16:22,282 IT'S HARD TO SEE THE START BUTTON BEHIND THE WIPER STALK. 323 00:16:22,415 --> 00:16:25,185 BUT, FOR SIZE, VERSATILITY, HANDLING, STYLING, 324 00:16:25,318 --> 00:16:27,320 AND ESPECIALLY FUEL ECONOMY, 325 00:16:27,454 --> 00:16:31,691 THE MAZDA CX-5 CONTINUES TO BE A WINNER. 326 00:16:31,825 --> 00:16:33,927 WE STRIVE TO DRIVE LONG-TERM TEST VEHICLES 327 00:16:34,060 --> 00:16:36,096 24,000 MILES IN A YEAR 328 00:16:36,229 --> 00:16:38,531 SO WE CAN JUDGE HOW WELL THEY WILL HOLD UP 329 00:16:38,665 --> 00:16:41,101 FOR TWO TO THREE YEARS OF NORMAL SERVICE. 330 00:16:41,234 --> 00:16:43,703 WHILE WE DON'T MAKE THAT GOAL ON SOME VEHICLES, 331 00:16:43,837 --> 00:16:47,073 OTHERS LIKE OUR 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 332 00:16:47,207 --> 00:16:49,743 HAVE LEFT THAT BENCHMARK IN THE DUST. 333 00:16:49,876 --> 00:16:52,379 ALSO A DRIVERS' CHOICE WINNER, 334 00:16:52,512 --> 00:16:57,083 OUR V6 GC PASSED 24 GRAND IN MILEAGE TWO MONTHS AGO. 335 00:16:57,217 --> 00:16:59,185 NOW IN ITS 11TH MONTH WITH US, 336 00:16:59,319 --> 00:17:04,758 WE'RE CLOSING IN ON 27,000, ALL WITH ZERO MECHANICAL ISSUES. 337 00:17:04,891 --> 00:17:06,659 OF ITS NUMEROUS SAFETY FEATURES, 338 00:17:06,793 --> 00:17:09,462 WE FIND THE ADAPTIVE SPEED CONTROL ANNOYING, 339 00:17:09,596 --> 00:17:11,431 BUT THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING 340 00:17:11,564 --> 00:17:14,601 AND REAR CROSS PATH DETECTION ARE GREAT ADDITIONS. 341 00:17:14,734 --> 00:17:18,438 ALL TOGETHER THEY DO MAKE FOR A SAFER SUV. 342 00:17:18,571 --> 00:17:21,608 FUEL ECONOMY CONTINUES TO BE MEDIOCRE AT 21 MPG 343 00:17:21,741 --> 00:17:23,543 USING REGULAR GRADE. 344 00:17:23,677 --> 00:17:26,980 CHRYSLER'S PLAN TO ADD THE 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TO THE GC 345 00:17:27,113 --> 00:17:28,648 WILL BE WELCOMED. 346 00:17:28,782 --> 00:17:31,251 OTHERWISE, BETWEEN THE PENTASTAR V6 347 00:17:31,384 --> 00:17:33,353 AND SELEC-TERRAIN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM, 348 00:17:33,486 --> 00:17:36,723 THERE AREN'T MANY PATHS THAT THIS VERY LUXURIOUS JEEP 349 00:17:36,856 --> 00:17:39,025 CAN'T TRAVEL WELL. 350 00:17:39,159 --> 00:17:42,762 COMING UP, THE HYUNDAI ACCENT, AND ALL-ELECTRIC NISSAN LEAF, 351 00:17:42,896 --> 00:17:45,465 ON OUR NEXT MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE. 352 00:17:47,801 --> 00:17:50,904 TIME NOW TO SHIFT GEARS AND TURN THINGS OVER TO YOLANDA VAZQUEZ 353 00:17:51,037 --> 00:17:54,307 FOR ALL THE LATEST MOTOR NEWS. 354 00:17:54,441 --> 00:17:57,344 YOLANDA VAZQUEZ: YOU COULD CALL IT A CASE OF MIDSIZE MISFORTUNE, 355 00:17:57,477 --> 00:18:00,080 AS SEVERAL OF THE WORLD'S TOP SELLING LUXURY CARS ARE SLAMMED 356 00:18:00,213 --> 00:18:04,217 WITH SUB-STANDARD CRASH TEST RESULTS. 357 00:18:04,351 --> 00:18:08,221 A NEW FRONTAL CRASH TEST FROM THE IIHS 358 00:18:08,355 --> 00:18:12,258 IS MAKING RIPPLES WITH BIG NAME BRANDS LIKE MERCEDES-BENZ, 359 00:18:12,392 --> 00:18:14,260 BMW, AND LEXUS - 360 00:18:14,394 --> 00:18:17,564 ALL RECEIVING MARGINAL OR POOR RATINGS. 361 00:18:17,697 --> 00:18:19,332 ACCORDING TO THE IIHS, 362 00:18:19,466 --> 00:18:21,968 THE NEW "SMALL OVERLAP FRONTAL CRASH TEST" 363 00:18:22,102 --> 00:18:25,171 REPRESENTS ALL TOO COMMON CRASH SCENARIOS, 364 00:18:25,305 --> 00:18:29,242 LIKE HITTING A TREE, UTILITY POLE, OR ANOTHER CAR. 365 00:18:29,376 --> 00:18:31,277 IN THE 40 MILE-PER-HOUR TEST, 366 00:18:31,411 --> 00:18:33,913 ONLY 25% OF A VEHICLE'S FRONT-END 367 00:18:34,047 --> 00:18:36,516 STRIKES A TALL, RIGID BARRIER. 368 00:18:36,649 --> 00:18:38,985 THE PREVIOUS, MODERATE OFF-SET CRASH TEST 369 00:18:39,119 --> 00:18:41,621 USED A SHORTER, DEFORMABLE BARRIER 370 00:18:41,755 --> 00:18:43,556 AND SPREAD THE IMPACT 371 00:18:43,690 --> 00:18:46,059 ACROSS NEARLY HALF OF THE CAR'S FRONT END. 372 00:18:46,192 --> 00:18:47,794 OF THE ELEVEN CARS TESTED, 373 00:18:47,927 --> 00:18:50,397 ONLY TWO RECEIVED THE TOP"GOOD" RATINGS: 374 00:18:50,530 --> 00:18:53,667 THE ACURA TL AND VOLVO S60. 375 00:18:53,800 --> 00:18:56,503 THE INFINITI G EARNED AN "ACCEPTABLE" RATING, 376 00:18:56,636 --> 00:19:01,074 WHILE THE ACURA TSX, LINCOLN MKZ, VOLKSWAGEN CC, 377 00:19:01,207 --> 00:19:05,211 AND BMW 3 SERIES WERE DEEMED "MARGINAL." 378 00:19:05,345 --> 00:19:08,481 THE LEXUS IS AND ES RECEIVED "POOR" RATINGS, 379 00:19:08,615 --> 00:19:12,185 AS DID THE AUDI A4 AND MERCEDES C-CLASS. 380 00:19:12,318 --> 00:19:15,255 WITH NEARLY 10,000 FATALITIES EVERY YEAR 381 00:19:15,388 --> 00:19:17,657 RESULTING FROM FRONT-END COLLISIONS, 382 00:19:17,791 --> 00:19:20,493 THE IIHS BELIEVES IMPROVED CAR DESIGN -- 383 00:19:20,627 --> 00:19:22,729 THAT CAN PROTECT OCCUPANTS -- 384 00:19:22,862 --> 00:19:25,565 WILL DRASTICALLY REDUCE THAT NUMBER. 385 00:19:25,699 --> 00:19:27,467 A "GOOD" CRASH SCORE REQUIRES 386 00:19:27,600 --> 00:19:30,770 THAT BOTH FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOY PROPERLY, 387 00:19:30,904 --> 00:19:34,074 AND THAT NOTHING BREACHES THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. 388 00:19:34,207 --> 00:19:35,608 WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, 389 00:19:35,742 --> 00:19:38,511 THIS WAS NOT THE CASE IN THE FIRST ROUND OF TESTING. 390 00:19:38,645 --> 00:19:41,281 ANOTHER MAJOR CONCERN IS VEHICLE INTEGRITY, 391 00:19:41,414 --> 00:19:45,318 AS THE IMPACT OFTEN MISSES THE FRONT FRAME CRUMPLE ZONES. 392 00:19:45,452 --> 00:19:47,620 THIS MEANS OTHER STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS, 393 00:19:47,754 --> 00:19:51,891 LIKE THE A-PILLAR AND FIREWALL MUST ABSORB MORE OF THE IMPACT. 394 00:19:52,025 --> 00:19:54,594 AND WHILE SOME CARS, LIKE THE VOLVO S60, 395 00:19:54,728 --> 00:19:57,664 ARE BUILT WITH THE SMALL OVERLAP CRASHES IN MIND, 396 00:19:57,797 --> 00:19:59,566 MOST ARE NOT. 397 00:19:59,699 --> 00:20:03,103 THIS NEW TEST HAS CLEARLY EXPOSED A MAJOR SHORTCOMING 398 00:20:03,236 --> 00:20:05,372 IN VEHICLE CRASH WORTHINESS, 399 00:20:05,505 --> 00:20:09,142 AN ISSUE ALL CARMAKERS NOW MUST TACKLE HEAD-ON. 400 00:20:09,275 --> 00:20:12,012 AND THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS. 401 00:20:13,613 --> 00:20:16,282 John: HOW DO YOU MAKE THE WORLD'S BEST-SELLING HYBRID EVEN BETTER? 402 00:20:16,416 --> 00:20:17,617 MAKE IT SMALLER? 403 00:20:17,751 --> 00:20:19,085 MAKE IT BIGGER? 404 00:20:19,219 --> 00:20:21,388 WELL, TOYOTA HAS ALREADY DONE THAT 405 00:20:21,521 --> 00:20:23,623 WITH THE PRIUS C AND THE PRIUS V. 406 00:20:23,757 --> 00:20:25,191 SO, WHAT NOW? 407 00:20:25,325 --> 00:20:28,361 WELL, HOW ABOUT INCREASING THE EV-ONLY DRIVING RANGE 408 00:20:28,495 --> 00:20:31,164 BY MAKING IT A PLUG-IN HYBRID. 409 00:20:31,297 --> 00:20:34,801 SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO US, AND TOYOTA AGREES. 410 00:20:34,934 --> 00:20:37,070 SO LET'S FIND OUT IF PLUGGING IN 411 00:20:37,203 --> 00:20:40,040 DOES INDEED MAKE FOR A BETTER PRIUS. 412 00:20:47,714 --> 00:20:50,350 AS THE MOST POPULAR HYBRID CAR BY FAR, 413 00:20:50,483 --> 00:20:53,053 THE TOYOTA PRIUS HATCHBACK NEEDS LITTLE HELP 414 00:20:53,186 --> 00:20:55,255 IN APPEALING TO AMERICAN BUYERS. 415 00:20:55,388 --> 00:20:57,657 BUT OVER THE LAST YEAR, 416 00:20:57,791 --> 00:21:00,160 TOYOTA HAS BEEN EXPANDING THE PRIUS BRAND, 417 00:21:00,293 --> 00:21:04,364 THE LATEST OF WHICH IS THIS 2012 PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID. 418 00:21:04,497 --> 00:21:08,168 HOW DOES THIS PHEV DIFFER FROM THE STANDARD PRIUS? 419 00:21:08,301 --> 00:21:12,072 WELL, VERY LITTLE ACTUALLY, BUT IN ONE IMPORTANT AREA. 420 00:21:12,205 --> 00:21:14,007 DUE TO THE PLUG-IN NATURE, 421 00:21:14,140 --> 00:21:16,876 WHICH INCLUDES A NEW ONBOARD BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM 422 00:21:17,010 --> 00:21:20,313 AND LARGER-NOW LITHIUM-ION BATTERY PACK, 423 00:21:20,447 --> 00:21:23,883 IT PROVIDES AN EV-MODE RANGE OF UP TO 15-MILES, 424 00:21:24,017 --> 00:21:27,020 OR ABOUT 10 TIMES THE STANDARD PRIUS. 425 00:21:27,153 --> 00:21:29,122 THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT, 426 00:21:29,255 --> 00:21:32,125 BUT IF YOUR COMMUTE FITS INTO THAT RANGE, 427 00:21:32,258 --> 00:21:35,328 YOU WON'T BE BURNING MUCH GAS AT ALL ON YOUR WAY TO WORK. 428 00:21:35,462 --> 00:21:39,366 MIND YOU, THE GAS ENGINE STILL KICKS IN UNDER HEAVY DEMAND. 429 00:21:39,499 --> 00:21:43,903 STILL, WE MANAGED 12 EV MODE MILES ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. 430 00:21:44,037 --> 00:21:45,638 ONCE YOU'VE DRAINED HE BATTERY, 431 00:21:45,772 --> 00:21:48,641 IT OPERATES LIKE A STANDARD PRIUS. 432 00:21:48,775 --> 00:21:52,145 YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO USE EV-MODE AGAIN UNTIL YOU PLUG IN 433 00:21:52,278 --> 00:21:53,880 AND RECHARGE THE BATTERY, 434 00:21:54,014 --> 00:21:56,082 WHICH TAKES A SHORT 3-HOURS TO FULLY CHARGE 435 00:21:56,216 --> 00:21:59,419 ON STANDARD 110/120 VOLT CURRENT. 436 00:21:59,552 --> 00:22:01,254 SO HOW DOES ALL THIS TRANSLATE 437 00:22:01,388 --> 00:22:03,490 INTO GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS? 438 00:22:03,623 --> 00:22:06,893 WELL, COMBINED MILEAGE IS CLOSE TO TWICE THE STANDARD PRIUS 439 00:22:07,027 --> 00:22:09,729 AT 95 MPG EQUIVALENT. 440 00:22:09,863 --> 00:22:12,132 BUT THAT'S ASSUMING A SHORT TRIP. 441 00:22:12,265 --> 00:22:14,334 USING GAS ONLY, IT RATES 50 COMBINED, 442 00:22:14,467 --> 00:22:16,202 THE SAME AS THE STANDARD PRIUS. 443 00:22:16,336 --> 00:22:18,271 WE DID SEVERAL COMMUTER LEGS 444 00:22:18,405 --> 00:22:21,241 AND SAW A STILL IMPRESSIVE 80 MILES PER GALLON RESULT 445 00:22:21,374 --> 00:22:25,478 WITH THE RADIO AND A/C BOTH BLASTING AWAY. 446 00:22:25,612 --> 00:22:28,148 ENERGY IMPACT SCORES ARE GREAT, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, 447 00:22:28,281 --> 00:22:31,351 CONSUMING JUST 4.7 BARRELS OF OIL PER YEAR, 448 00:22:31,484 --> 00:22:36,122 WITH ANNUAL CO2 EMISSIONS OF JUST 2.2 TONS 449 00:22:36,256 --> 00:22:38,358 OPERATION OF THE PLUG-IN IS SIMPLE ENOUGH, 450 00:22:38,491 --> 00:22:40,927 AS THERE'S NOTHING TO TURN ON OR ENGAGE; 451 00:22:41,061 --> 00:22:43,430 THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY DEFAULTS TO EV-MODE 452 00:22:43,563 --> 00:22:44,931 WHENEVER YOU START OUT, 453 00:22:45,065 --> 00:22:47,600 PROVIDING THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED. 454 00:22:50,670 --> 00:22:52,305 ON THE EXTERIOR, 455 00:22:52,439 --> 00:22:54,407 THE PLUG-IN GETS A FEW CHANGES TO SET IT APART ENOUGH 456 00:22:54,541 --> 00:22:57,077 TO BE NOTICED BY KEEN "GREEN" OBSERVERS. 457 00:22:57,210 --> 00:22:59,579 THERE'S CHROME TRIM ON THE GRILLE AND DOOR HANDLES, 458 00:22:59,713 --> 00:23:02,048 UNIQUE BADGING, BLUE ACCENTED HEADLIGHTS, 459 00:23:02,182 --> 00:23:05,952 LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND LED TAILLIGHTS. 460 00:23:06,086 --> 00:23:08,421 15-INCH ALLOY WHEELS ARE ALSO UNIQUE. 461 00:23:08,555 --> 00:23:12,058 AND OF COURSE THERE'S A NEW RIGHT REAR FENDER CHARGING PORT, 462 00:23:12,192 --> 00:23:15,995 WHICH ALSO IS LED LIT FOR PLUGGING IN AFTER DARK. 463 00:23:16,129 --> 00:23:18,164 NAVIGATION IS STANDARD ON THE PLUG-IN, 464 00:23:18,298 --> 00:23:19,966 AS IS A BACK-UP CAMERA, 465 00:23:20,100 --> 00:23:21,801 THOUGH IT DOESN'T HAVE LANE MARKINGS 466 00:23:21,935 --> 00:23:24,070 LIKE A LOT OF NEWER CAMERAS. 467 00:23:24,204 --> 00:23:27,040 AN AVAILABLE ADVANCE PACKAGE INCLUDES A HEAD-UP DISPLAY, 468 00:23:27,173 --> 00:23:31,478 LEATHER-LIKE SOFTEX UPHOLSTERY, 8-WAY POWER DRIVER'S SEAT, 469 00:23:31,611 --> 00:23:36,216 DYNAMIC RADAR CRUISE CONTROL, AND FULL LED HEADLIGHTS. 470 00:23:36,349 --> 00:23:39,119 OTHERWISE, THE INTERIOR IS STANDARD PRIUS FAIR, 471 00:23:39,252 --> 00:23:41,588 WHICH MEANS THERE'S DECENT ROOM FOR FIVE, 472 00:23:41,721 --> 00:23:44,190 BUT IT ALSO STILL HAS THE SAME LESS THAN STELLAR 473 00:23:44,324 --> 00:23:46,292 OVERLY HARD SEAT CUSHIONS; 474 00:23:46,426 --> 00:23:48,194 BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL PRIUS 475 00:23:48,328 --> 00:23:52,098 BUT STILL NOT REALLY COMFY FOR LONG TRIPS. 476 00:23:52,232 --> 00:23:54,668 UNDER THE HOOD IS THE SAME 1.8-LITER I4 477 00:23:54,801 --> 00:23:58,438 WITH 98-HORSEPOWER AND 105 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 478 00:23:58,571 --> 00:24:01,174 WORKING WITH THE HYBRID SYNERGY DRIVE TOTAL OUTPUT 479 00:24:01,307 --> 00:24:03,810 IS 134-HORSEPOWER. 480 00:24:07,380 --> 00:24:09,382 WE WERE OUT OF EV-ONLY RANGE 481 00:24:09,516 --> 00:24:11,718 BY THE TIME WE MADE IT TO OUR TEST TRACK, 482 00:24:11,851 --> 00:24:16,022 BUT THE PLUG-IN STILL MANAGED A 0 TO 60 TIME OF 10.7-SECONDS. 483 00:24:16,156 --> 00:24:18,358 THE QUARTER MILE TOOK A FULL 18.0-SECONDS 484 00:24:18,491 --> 00:24:20,660 AND WE MADE IT AT 80 MILES-PER-HOUR. 485 00:24:20,794 --> 00:24:24,230 SLOW, BUT REASONABLE FOR ANY FUEL STINGY MODEL. 486 00:24:24,364 --> 00:24:29,302 PRICING FOR THE PRIUS PLUG-IN STARTS AT $32,760. 487 00:24:29,436 --> 00:24:31,871 IT'S DIFFICULT TO MAKE A DIRECT PRICE COMPARISON 488 00:24:32,005 --> 00:24:34,708 TO THE STANDARD PRIUS AS THE PLUG-IN HAS FEATURES 489 00:24:34,841 --> 00:24:37,677 THAT DON'T QUITE LINE-UP WITH ANY ONE TRIM LEVEL. 490 00:24:37,811 --> 00:24:40,080 BUT WE FIGURE YOU'RE PAYING AROUND SIX GRAND 491 00:24:40,213 --> 00:24:42,248 FOR THE PHEV SYSTEM. 492 00:24:42,382 --> 00:24:44,317 ALTHOUGH SOME OF THAT CAN BE RECOUPED 493 00:24:44,451 --> 00:24:47,153 THROUGH FEDERAL AND LOCAL TAX INCENTIVES. 494 00:24:47,287 --> 00:24:49,389 AND LIKE THE CHEVY VOLT AND NISSAN LEAF, 495 00:24:49,522 --> 00:24:51,224 THE PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID 496 00:24:51,358 --> 00:24:55,295 IS ELIGIBLE FOR CALIFORNIA'S HOV LANES. 497 00:24:55,428 --> 00:24:58,798 PLUS, DRIVING A PHEV IS SORTA COOL! 498 00:24:58,932 --> 00:25:01,434 THE 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID 499 00:25:01,568 --> 00:25:04,604 IS INDEED A WELCOMED ADDITION TO THE PRIUS FAMILY. 500 00:25:04,738 --> 00:25:08,108 ONE THAT INCREASES THE POTENTIAL OF WHAT A HYBRID CAN OFFER US, 501 00:25:08,241 --> 00:25:11,444 QUITE SIMPLY, IT USES EVEN LESS GAS. 502 00:25:11,578 --> 00:25:15,648 NOW THAT'S THE KIND OF CAR WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR A FEW MORE OF. 503 00:25:18,084 --> 00:25:21,788 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