WEBVTT 00:01.234 --> 00:05.171 HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS AND THIS IS MOTORWEEK! 00:05.305 --> 00:08.074 COME ALONG AS WE TAKE THE ALL-NEW PORSCHE BOXSTER 00:08.208 --> 00:09.676 TO THE NEXT LEVEL. 00:09.809 --> 00:11.678 DOWN AT GOSS' GARAGE, 00:11.811 --> 00:14.214 PAT DOES A LITTLE SURFING FOR PARTS. 00:14.347 --> 00:16.983 BRIAN ROBINSON NAILS THE THROTTLE 00:17.117 --> 00:19.886 ON THE OUTRAGEOUS T-REX THREE-WHEELER. 00:20.020 --> 00:25.225 AND WE GET ALL CHARGED UP OVER THE TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID. 00:28.328 --> 00:31.598 SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT! 00:48.481 --> 00:51.584 Announcer: MOTORWEEK, TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE MAGAZINE. 00:51.718 --> 00:52.752 BROUGHT TO YOU BY... 00:52.886 --> 00:56.656 AND THAT IS WHERE BABIES COME FROM. 00:56.790 --> 00:59.426 DAD, I HAVE A QUESTION. 00:59.959 --> 01:01.327 YOU DO? 01:01.561 --> 01:04.097 DOES THE ASYMMETRICAL TREAD PATTERN OF A TIRE 01:04.230 --> 01:06.833 HAVE ANY EFFECT ON STOPPING DISTANCE? 01:07.100 --> 01:08.601 Announcer: 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01:47.941 --> 01:50.410 AND CLEANING FUEL INJECTORS AND VALVES. 01:50.410 --> 01:53.813 MORE INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE AT... 01:54.180 --> 01:57.817 John Davis: WHEN THE PORSCHE BOXSTER DEBUTED BACK IN 1996, 01:57.951 --> 02:00.653 IT WAS BILLED AS A NO FRILLS, TWO-SEAT ROADSTER, 02:00.787 --> 02:04.257 AND A LESS EXPENSIVE ALTERNATIVE TO THE VAUNTED 911. 02:04.391 --> 02:08.928 UNFORTUNATELY, AS THE BOXSTER BUYER MATURED, SO DID THE CAR, 02:09.062 --> 02:11.264 OUTGROWING ITS PUREST SPORTS CAR ROOTS 02:11.398 --> 02:13.500 BY ADDING MORE AND MORE OF THE LUXURY FEATURES 02:13.633 --> 02:15.869 THAT PREMIUM BUYERS DEMAND. 02:16.002 --> 02:19.472 SO, WHILE WE WELCOME THIS THIRD GENERATION BOXSTER, 02:19.606 --> 02:23.543 WE WONDER IF IT CAN STILL STIR OUR DRIVING SENSES. 02:31.451 --> 02:35.455 THE 2013 BOXSTER IS ABOUT AS ALL-NEW AS PORSCHES GET, 02:35.588 --> 02:37.424 WITH THE MOST DYNAMIC CHANGE YET 02:37.557 --> 02:39.926 FOR PORSCHE'S RIPPIN' LITTLE ROADSTER. 02:40.060 --> 02:42.529 AS BEFORE, IT'S AVAILABLE IN REGULAR 02:42.662 --> 02:44.698 AND EXTRA-STRENGTH "S" MODELS, 02:44.831 --> 02:47.133 AND BEING THE PERFORMANCE JUNKIES THAT WE ARE, 02:47.267 --> 02:51.204 WE CHOSE THE HIGHER OUTPUT BOXSTER S FOR OUR TEST. 02:51.338 --> 02:52.806 THE NEW BOXSTER LOOKS BIGGER 02:52.939 --> 02:54.974 AND MORE IMPOSING THAN ITS PREDECESSOR, 02:55.108 --> 02:57.210 ALTHOUGH EXCEPT FOR WHEELBASE AND TRACK, 02:57.344 --> 02:59.379 MOST DIMENSIONS ARE LITTLE CHANGED. 02:59.512 --> 03:02.115 BUT IT IS LIGHTER, FASTER, AND MORE FUEL-EFFICIENT. 03:02.248 --> 03:06.519 AND MOST IMPORTANT FOR US, IT STILL FEELS LIKE A BOXSTER. 03:06.653 --> 03:09.356 WHICH IS A RELIEF, AS THE BOXSTER HAS ALWAYS BEEN A CAR 03:09.489 --> 03:12.525 YOU WEAR MORE THAN ONE YOU JUST DRIVE. 03:15.895 --> 03:18.932 DUBBED THE 981, AS PORSCHE-PHILES KNOW IT, 03:19.065 --> 03:22.035 THE NEW BOXSTER HAS SOME SERIOUS ROAD PRESENCE. 03:22.168 --> 03:25.505 AND WE DO FEEL THAT THE 981 MONIKER IS SIGNIFICANT, 03:25.638 --> 03:27.340 AS THE NEW DESIGN IS REFLECTIVE 03:27.474 --> 03:30.610 OF THE 918 SPYDER HYBRID SUPERCAR. 03:30.744 --> 03:32.412 IT REALLY HUGS THE GROUND, 03:32.545 --> 03:35.048 LOOKING OVER BROAD AND SUBSTANTIAL; 03:35.181 --> 03:37.484 AND OF COURSE WE PREFER IT WITH THE TOP DOWN, 03:37.617 --> 03:39.452 LOOKING LIKE A PROPER ROADSTER, 03:39.586 --> 03:43.590 ALTHOUGH ONE THAT IS ANYTHING BUT BASIC OR INEXPENSIVE. 03:43.723 --> 03:45.558 THE MOST STRIKING CHANGE IS AT THE REAR 03:45.692 --> 03:48.828 WHERE A LARGE SPOILER SLICES ACROSS THE ENTIRE WIDTH, 03:48.962 --> 03:51.131 EVEN INTO THE TAILLIGHTS. 03:51.264 --> 03:54.668 WHEELS ARE 18s ON THE BASE BOXSTER, 19s ON THE 'S', 03:54.801 --> 03:57.637 AND, OF COURSE, YOU CAN FURTHER OPT FOR 20s. 03:57.771 --> 04:00.273 ALMOST HALF OF THE NEW BODY PANELS ARE ALUMINUM, 04:00.407 --> 04:02.742 AND SIDE AIR INTAKES HAVE BEEN ENLARGED 04:02.876 --> 04:06.579 FOR THE SAKE OF BOTH APPEARANCE AND ADDING COOLING PERFORMANCE. 04:06.713 --> 04:10.083 WHICH IS NEEDED BY THE UPDATED 3.4-LITER BOXER ENGINE 04:10.216 --> 04:11.718 HIDDEN AMIDSHIPS. 04:11.851 --> 04:17.190 HORSEPOWER BUMPS UP 5 TO 315 WITH 266 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 04:17.323 --> 04:21.394 THE BASE BOXSTER'S NEW DIRECT INJECTION 2.7-LITER FLAT-SIX, 04:21.528 --> 04:22.796 WHILE SMALLER, 04:22.929 --> 04:27.934 GAINS 10 HORSEPOWER TO 265 WITH 206 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 04:28.068 --> 04:30.737 BUT NOWHERE IS THE BOXSTER'S CONTINUOUS MARCH UPSCALE 04:30.870 --> 04:33.740 MORE EVIDENT THAN IN THE LEATHER CLAD INTERIOR. 04:33.873 --> 04:36.543 IT IS WITHOUT QUESTION LUXURIOUS. 04:36.676 --> 04:39.646 ADOPTING THE PANAMERA'S UPSWEEPING CENTER CONSOLE 04:39.779 --> 04:42.248 PUTS ALL OF THE NUMEROUS SOPHISTICATED CONTROLS 04:42.382 --> 04:44.184 WITHIN EASY REACH. 04:44.317 --> 04:46.353 ONE LESS WELCOMED PREMIUM UPGRADE 04:46.486 --> 04:48.288 IS THE NEW ELECTRIC PARKING BRAKE. 04:48.421 --> 04:51.057 EVEN WITH HILL HOLD AND AUTO STOP/START, 04:51.191 --> 04:54.194 WE MISSED THE CLASSIC CENTER HAND BRAKE. 04:54.327 --> 04:57.597 THE FULLY ELECTRIC CLOTH TOP IS BOTH BIGGER AND QUIETER, 04:57.731 --> 05:00.200 AND STASHES BEHIND THE SEATS IN 10 SECONDS, 05:00.333 --> 05:03.069 AND AS BEFORE, WITHOUT A BOOT COVER. 05:07.707 --> 05:10.410 ONE MORE SMALL COMPLAINT IS THE USUAL REAR BLIND SPOTS 05:10.543 --> 05:12.445 WITH THE TOP UP. 05:12.579 --> 05:15.015 FORTUNATELY, WE KEPT OUR EYES STRAIGHT AHEAD 05:15.148 --> 05:19.285 AS WE STREAKED TO 60 AT OUR TEST TRACK IN JUST 4.4-SECONDS. 05:19.419 --> 05:22.655 OUR CAR IS A MANUAL WITH THE SPORT CHRONO PACKAGE. 05:22.789 --> 05:25.191 THE PDK AUTOMATIC IS A TAD QUICKER, 05:25.325 --> 05:28.128 BUT WE THOROUGHLY ENJOYED SELECTING OUR OWN GEARS 05:28.261 --> 05:31.064 AND A QUARTER-MILE TIME OF JUST 13.1-SECONDS 05:31.197 --> 05:35.335 AT 110 MILES-PER-HOUR IS JUST FINE BY US. 05:35.468 --> 05:39.005 HANDLING, OF COURSE, HAS ALWAYS BEEN MORE THE BOXSTER'S FORTE 05:39.139 --> 05:42.075 AND WE'RE DELIGHTED THAT IT HAS ONLY GOTTEN BETTER. 05:42.208 --> 05:45.879 SOMEHOW THIS BOXSTER MANAGED TO FEEL EVEN FLATTER THAN BEFORE, 05:46.012 --> 05:48.815 STILL WITH AN INCREDIBLY "NAILED DOWN" RESPONSE, 05:48.948 --> 05:51.184 BUT WITHOUT A JARRING ROAD RIDE. 05:51.317 --> 05:53.086 THIS BOXSTER ALSO SEEMS TO HAVE ACQUIRED 05:53.219 --> 05:54.954 A BIT OF A NASTY STREAK, 05:55.088 --> 05:57.290 AS THERE'S A NEW LIGHTNESS TO THE REAR END. 05:57.424 --> 05:59.526 WE LOVED IT! 05:59.659 --> 06:02.529 BOXSTER ADDS THE 911'S ELECTRIC-MECHANICAL STEERING, 06:02.662 --> 06:04.964 AND IT IS A LITTLE DULL FOR OUR TASTE, 06:05.098 --> 06:08.134 YET DELIVERS MORE FEEL THAN MOST SUCH UNITS. 06:08.268 --> 06:11.137 BRAKES CONTINUE TO GET THE JOB DONE WITHOUT DRAMA, 06:11.271 --> 06:15.442 STOPPING THE BOXSTER S FROM 60 IN A SHORT AVERAGE OF 109-FEET, 06:15.575 --> 06:18.445 THANKS TO 4-PISTON ALUMINUM MONOBLOC CALIPERS 06:18.578 --> 06:21.848 CLAMPING DOWN ON VENTED BRAKE DISCS. 06:21.981 --> 06:24.084 STILL, THIS BOXSTER IS NOT PRIMARILY ABOUT 06:24.217 --> 06:25.952 ABSOLUTE TRACK PERFORMANCE, 06:26.086 --> 06:29.022 IT'S MORE ABOUT PUTTING THE TOP DOWN AND EXPLORING. 06:29.155 --> 06:31.191 IT SOUNDS GREAT, IT LOOKS GREAT, 06:31.324 --> 06:34.994 AND YOU JUST WANT TO GET IN IT AND DRIVE. 06:35.128 --> 06:38.164 GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS FOR THE BOXSTER S WITH A MANUAL 06:38.298 --> 06:42.068 ARE 20-CITY, 28-HIGHWAY, AND 23-COMBINED. 06:42.202 --> 06:46.039 WE AVERAGED 22.5 MILES-PER-GALLON ON PREMIUM GAS. 06:46.172 --> 06:47.974 THAT MAKES THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORES 06:48.108 --> 06:51.144 CLOSER TO FAMILY SEDAN TERRITORY THAN SPORTS CARS 06:51.277 --> 06:54.881 AT 14.3 BARRELS OF ANNUAL OIL CONSUMPTION 06:55.015 --> 06:59.119 WITH YEARLY CO2 EMISSIONS OF 6.4-TONS. 06:59.252 --> 07:00.854 AS FOR PRICING, 07:00.987 --> 07:04.324 WHILE THE BASE BOXSTER COSTS NEARLY 30 GRAND LESS THAN A 911, 07:04.457 --> 07:09.029 ITS STARTING PRICE OF $50,450 IS STILL PRETTY LOFTY. 07:09.162 --> 07:12.332 AND THINGS ESCALATE QUICKLY WHEN YOU STEP UP TO THE S, 07:12.465 --> 07:15.835 WHICH STARTS AT $61,850. 07:15.969 --> 07:20.874 ADD POPULAR OPTIONS AND YOU CAN QUICKLY APPROACH 90 GRAND. 07:21.007 --> 07:23.810 SO, WHILE IT'S STILL AN ALTERNATIVE TO THE 911, 07:23.943 --> 07:27.213 THE BOXSTER IS NO LONGER AN INEXPENSIVE ONE. 07:27.347 --> 07:29.115 THAT SAID, 07:29.249 --> 07:32.218 THE LUXURIOUS MORPHING OF THE 2013 PORSCHE BOXSTER 07:32.352 --> 07:34.387 HAS NOT DIMINISHED OUR ENTHUSIASM 07:34.521 --> 07:36.823 FOR ITS DRIVING PERFORMANCE ONE BIT. 07:36.956 --> 07:39.325 IT IS EVERYTHING THAT IT WAS, AND MORE, 07:39.459 --> 07:42.062 AND EVERYTHING YOU EXPECT IN A PORSCHE. 07:42.195 --> 07:45.899 WHILE NO CAR IS PERFECT IN THE VAUNTED WORLD OF SPORTS CARS, 07:46.032 --> 07:49.769 THE BOXSTER IS ASTONISHINGLY CLOSE. 07:58.611 --> 08:01.014 MUCH LIKE MIKEY, THE LIFE CEREAL KID, 08:01.147 --> 08:03.450 OUR TWO WHEELIN' GUY BRIAN ROBINSON 08:03.583 --> 08:06.619 WILL TRY ANYTHING, JUST ABOUT ANYWHERE. 08:06.753 --> 08:09.556 SO THIS WEEK WE FOUND SOMETHING NEW FOR HIM TO RIDE, 08:09.689 --> 08:13.293 AND WHATEVER YOU DO, DON'T CALL IT A TRIKE. 08:18.331 --> 08:20.266 Brian Robinson: OUR OBJECTIVE TODAY IS TO FIND OUT WHAT HAPPENS 08:20.400 --> 08:22.836 WHEN YOU TAKE ONE OF THE FASTEST SPORT BIKES ON THE STREET, 08:22.969 --> 08:25.638 GET RID OF JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING EXCEPT FOR THE POWERTRAIN, 08:25.772 --> 08:28.375 AND WRAP IT IN A GO-KART-LIKE TUBE CHASSIS. 08:28.508 --> 08:29.976 WELL, YOU GET SOMETHING LIKE THIS, 08:30.110 --> 08:33.279 THE CAMPAGNA T-REX 14R. 08:35.215 --> 08:37.851 THERE ARE NOT MANY VEHICLES OUT THERE THAT ARE TRULY UNIQUE, 08:37.984 --> 08:40.520 BUT THE KAWASAKI-BASED T-REX CERTAINLY IS, 08:40.653 --> 08:42.822 AND THAT MAKES ME HAPPY. 08:42.956 --> 08:45.859 IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THIS THING IS ACTUALLY STREET LEGAL, 08:45.992 --> 08:48.628 AND DESPITE ITS TRANSFORMATION FROM MOTORCYCLE 08:48.762 --> 08:50.864 TO SOMETHING RESEMBLING A CAR, 08:50.997 --> 08:53.867 IT IS ACTUALLY STILL TITLED AS A MOTORCYCLE. 08:54.000 --> 08:56.269 WHICH MEANS HERE IN OUR HOME STATE OF MARYLAND, 08:56.403 --> 08:58.571 YOU NEED A MOTORCYCLE LICENSE AND A HELMET 08:58.705 --> 09:00.974 TO PILOT THE T-REX ON PUBLIC ROADS; 09:01.107 --> 09:04.344 ALTHOUGH LAWS DO VARY BY STATE. 09:04.477 --> 09:07.981 BUT THE FIRST OBSTACLE YOU MUST TACKLE IS JUST GETTING IN, 09:08.114 --> 09:11.384 AS MUCH LIKE SHOEHORNING YOURSELF INTO A LOTUS EXIGE, 09:11.518 --> 09:13.520 IT IS A LEARNED ART. 09:13.653 --> 09:15.655 FORTUNATELY, THE STEERING WHEEL IS REMOVABLE 09:15.789 --> 09:17.891 TO AID IN THE PROCESS. 09:18.024 --> 09:21.361 NOW, ONCE YOU'VE MASTERED THAT, EVERYTHING ELSE IS EASY, 09:21.494 --> 09:24.364 AS THE T-REX HAS A NO FRILLS INTERIOR. 09:24.497 --> 09:25.965 YOU GET A STEERING WHEEL, 09:26.099 --> 09:27.734 A PAIR OF WATERPROOF SEATS, 09:27.867 --> 09:29.536 ADJUSTABLE PEDALS, 09:29.669 --> 09:32.505 AND A SHIFTER FOR THE SEQUENTIAL MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 09:32.639 --> 09:36.109 AND THAT'S ABOUT IT, EXCEPT FOR REVERSE AND A PARKING BRAKE. 09:36.242 --> 09:39.479 GAUGES AND SWITCHGEAR COME STRAIGHT FROM THE KAWASAKI, 09:39.612 --> 09:41.014 AS DOES THE ENGINE. 09:41.147 --> 09:46.486 IT'S A 1,352CC INLINE-4 THAT SPINS UP 197-HORSEPOWER 09:46.619 --> 09:49.522 AND 113 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, 09:49.656 --> 09:51.157 AND IS BURIED UNDERNEATH 09:51.291 --> 09:53.226 A BUNCH OF UNIQUE LOOKING FIBERGLASS BODY WORK 09:53.360 --> 09:55.495 THAT INCLUDES A FULL NETWORK OF AIR INTAKES 09:55.628 --> 09:58.031 TO KEEP THE MONSTER MOTOR HAPPY. 09:58.164 --> 10:01.134 A PAIR OF 16-INCH FRONT WHEELS ARE SET VERY WIDE 10:01.267 --> 10:03.870 FOR A 78-INCH OVERALL WIDTH 10:04.004 --> 10:05.972 AND ARE WRAPPED IN TIRE HUGGING FENDERS. 10:06.106 --> 10:08.341 THE POINTY FRONT END FEATURES HIGH MOUNTED HEADLIGHTS, 10:08.475 --> 10:10.577 A SMALL WIND SCREEN, 10:10.710 --> 10:12.645 AND BLENDS NICELY INTO THE ROLL BARS 10:12.779 --> 10:14.914 THAT SURROUND THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. 10:15.048 --> 10:17.617 THINGS REALLY GET INTERESTING FROM THE REAR, HOWEVER, 10:17.751 --> 10:18.918 WHERE YOU GET A NICE LOOK 10:19.052 --> 10:22.055 AT THE FAT, FOOT-WIDE, SINGLE REAR TIRE, 10:22.188 --> 10:26.192 DUAL KAWASAKI EXHAUST, AND MONSTROUS LOOKING BODYWORK. 10:26.326 --> 10:27.994 AS FOR STORAGE, 10:28.128 --> 10:30.630 REMOVABLE GIVI SIDECASES COME STANDARD. 10:30.764 --> 10:33.800 DRIVING -- OR RIDING TO USE THE PROPER MOTORCYCLE TERM -- 10:33.933 --> 10:36.536 IS TRULY A ONE-OF-A-KIND EXPERIENCE 10:36.670 --> 10:39.239 AS YOU'VE ONLY GOT THAT 12-INCHES OF RUBBER IN BACK, 10:39.372 --> 10:42.575 APPLYING 200-HORSEPOWER TO THE ROAD. 10:42.709 --> 10:44.744 COMBINE THAT WITH A SUPER WILLING THROTTLE 10:44.878 --> 10:46.613 AND CLOSE-TO-IMMEDIATE STEERING, 10:46.746 --> 10:49.349 AND IT'S TRULY A BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL AFFAIR. 10:49.482 --> 10:51.785 SUSPENSION IS OBVIOUSLY A CUSTOM SETUP 10:51.918 --> 10:54.621 WITH UNEQUAL LENGTH TRIANGULAR ARMS UP FRONT, 10:54.754 --> 10:57.123 AND DUAL SHOCKS ON THE SWINGARM IN BACK. 10:57.257 --> 10:59.759 RIDE QUALITY IS SURPRISINGLY NOT HARSH, 10:59.893 --> 11:02.328 BUT YOU DO SERIOUSLY HUG THE ROAD. 11:02.462 --> 11:05.131 ALSO KEEP IN MIND, WITH THREE WIDE WHEELS, 11:05.265 --> 11:07.300 IF THERE'S SOMETHING IN THE ROAD, 11:07.434 --> 11:09.636 CHANCES ARE GOOD THAT YOU'LL HIT IT WITH ONE OF THEM. 11:09.769 --> 11:13.239 WILLWOOD BRAKE DISCS AND CALIPERS OCCUPY ALL 3 WHEELS. 11:13.373 --> 11:14.908 FEEL IS EXCELLENT, 11:15.041 --> 11:17.344 BUT THEY WEREN'T QUITE UP TO THE TASK OF HAULING THIS THING DOWN 11:17.477 --> 11:19.412 AS QUICKLY AS I WOULD HAVE LIKED. 11:19.546 --> 11:22.749 WEIGHT COMES IN JUST OVER 1,000 POUNDS. 11:22.882 --> 11:25.018 THE OVERALL BUILD QUALITY IS QUITE GOOD, 11:25.151 --> 11:28.888 WITH NO EXPOSED WIRING OR GAPING BODY PANELS TO BE FOUND. 11:29.022 --> 11:30.790 WHILE WE'RE STILL NOT SURE WHETHER 11:30.924 --> 11:36.629 THE 2012 CAMPAGNA T-REX 14R IS MORE "CAR" OR MORE "BIKE," 11:36.763 --> 11:38.832 TWO THINGS WE ARE SURE OF: 11:38.965 --> 11:42.569 IT'S NOT A TRIKE, AND IT'S EXPENSIVE. 11:42.702 --> 11:46.940 BASE PRICE IS A WHOPPING $58,349. 11:47.073 --> 11:50.176 THAT'S ALMOST 10-GRAND OVER A PORSCHE BOXSTER. 11:50.310 --> 11:52.145 HMMM... 11:52.278 --> 11:54.214 IT LOOKS LIKE THIS "PAVEMENT PREDATOR" 11:54.347 --> 11:56.449 IS STRICTLY FOR THE WELL-TO-DO GEARHEAD 11:56.583 --> 12:00.453 THAT HAS JUST ABOUT EVERY OTHER POSSIBLE MOTORIZED TOY 12:00.587 --> 12:03.523 AND NEEDS A NEW PLAY THING TO SHOW OFF. 12:03.656 --> 12:07.327 IF THAT'S YOU, BUY...AND ENJOY! 12:12.165 --> 12:14.834 John: PAT GOSS IS ALWAYS UP TO DATE WHEN IT COMES TO CAR CARE, 12:14.968 --> 12:16.903 AND THAT INCLUDES NEW CHOICES 12:17.037 --> 12:19.639 ON WHERE TO FIND THE RIGHT PARTS FOR YOUR CAR. 12:24.244 --> 12:26.713 Pat Goss: EVEN THOUGH MODERN CARS ARE VERY COMPLEX, 12:26.846 --> 12:29.949 THERE'S STILL A LOT OF OPERATIONS YOU CAN DO YOURSELF. 12:30.083 --> 12:31.785 BUT IN ORDER TO DO THEM, 12:31.918 --> 12:34.287 YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO NEED SOME HELP. 12:34.421 --> 12:37.657 AND A GOOD SOURCE FOR THAT HELP IS THE INTERNET. 12:37.791 --> 12:39.659 BUT YOU HAVE TO BE VERY CAREFUL, 12:39.793 --> 12:42.162 BECAUSE THE INTERNET IS FULL OF SCAMMERS 12:42.295 --> 12:44.564 AND PEOPLE WHO WOULD DO YOU HARM. 12:44.698 --> 12:47.600 SO, MAKE SURE THAT WHATEVER YOU DO ON THE INTERNET, 12:47.734 --> 12:51.504 YOU USE A TRUSTED SOURCE. 12:51.638 --> 12:53.740 ALRIGHT, BUT WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO FIND? 12:53.873 --> 12:56.476 WELL, YOU'RE GOING TO FIND PART NAMES, 12:56.609 --> 12:59.946 YOU'RE GOING TO FIND EXPLODED VIEWS OF PARTS 13:00.080 --> 13:03.350 SO THAT YOU SEE HOW THINGS GO TOGETHER. 13:03.483 --> 13:06.753 YOU MIGHT ALSO NOT KNOW THE NAME OF A PART 13:06.886 --> 13:08.755 AND YOU CAN LOOK IT UP BY PICTURE 13:08.888 --> 13:11.057 SO THAT YOU GET THE PROPER NAME 13:11.191 --> 13:13.159 AND THEN YOU KNOW HOW TO ORDER IT. 13:13.293 --> 13:17.864 BUT AGAIN, MAKE SURE YOU ONLY DEAL WITH TRUSTED SOURCES. 13:17.997 --> 13:21.201 NOW, BELIEVE IT OR NOT, THERE ARE SOME THINGS 13:21.334 --> 13:24.170 THAT USED TO REQUIRE A BUNCH OF SPECIAL TOOLS 13:24.304 --> 13:26.940 AND WERE VERY, VERY COSTLY, 13:27.073 --> 13:29.542 THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY DO YOURSELF THESE DAYS 13:29.676 --> 13:31.411 WITHOUT SPECIAL TOOLS. 13:31.544 --> 13:36.016 AND ONE EXAMPLE OF THAT IS THE STRUT IN THE SUSPENSION. 13:36.149 --> 13:39.386 YOU SEE, BACK IN THE DAY, YOU HAD TO BUY THE STRUT, 13:39.519 --> 13:42.822 AND THEN YOU TOOK THAT STRUT, THE NEW ONE, 13:42.956 --> 13:44.591 YOU TOOK THE OLD ONE, 13:44.724 --> 13:46.693 YOU HAD TO HAVE A SPECIAL SPRING COMPRESSOR 13:46.826 --> 13:49.029 TO REMOVE THE OLD SPRING, 13:49.162 --> 13:52.399 AND YOU TRANSFERRED THE SPRING, AND THE MOUNT, 13:52.532 --> 13:54.934 AND ALL OF THE PARTS ONTO THE NEW STRUT. 13:55.068 --> 13:58.138 IT W A DANGEROUS JOB, THE TOOLS WERE EXPENSIVE, 13:58.271 --> 14:00.840 AND IT CERTAINLY WASN'T MUCH FUN. 14:00.974 --> 14:04.978 BUT TODAY, YOU BUY A STRUT ASSEMBLY 14:05.111 --> 14:06.112 SO THAT ALL OF THE PARTS, 14:06.246 --> 14:08.348 AND THEY ALL HAVE THE SAME AMOUNT OF WEAR ON THEM, 14:08.481 --> 14:12.085 YOU'RE GETTING ALL OF THE PARTS BRAND NEW. 14:12.218 --> 14:13.820 YOU'RE GETTING A NEW SPRING, 14:13.953 --> 14:15.689 YOU'RE GETTING A NEW STRUT MOUNT, 14:15.822 --> 14:16.756 YOU'RE GETTING THE BEARING IN THE MOUNT. 14:16.890 --> 14:18.825 ALL OF THIS STUFF. 14:18.958 --> 14:20.927 AND THAT MAKES FOR A BETTER JOB. 14:21.061 --> 14:23.697 PLUS, YOU DON'T NEED ANY SPECIAL TOOLS. 14:23.830 --> 14:25.899 ANOTHER PLACE WHERE WE SEE THAT... 14:26.032 --> 14:30.403 IN THE PAST, YOU BOUGHT A BALL JOINT, 14:30.537 --> 14:34.708 AND YOU HAD TO HAVE A PRESS TO PRESS THE OLD BALL JOINT OUT 14:34.841 --> 14:36.609 AND THE NEW BALL JOINT IN. 14:36.743 --> 14:40.747 WELL, TODAY THESE ARE USUALLY SERVICED AS ASSEMBLIES. 14:40.880 --> 14:43.283 YOU GET THE CONTROL ARM WITH THE BALL JOINT, 14:43.416 --> 14:47.821 AND ALL OF THE OTHER RELATED WEAR PARTS, ALL COMES TOGETHER, 14:47.954 --> 14:49.856 SO YOU UNBOLT IT. 14:49.989 --> 14:52.692 YOU DON'T NEED THAT THOUSAND DOLLAR BALL JOINT PRESS 14:52.826 --> 14:54.928 BECAUSE YOU AREN'T PRESSING ANYTHING, 14:55.061 --> 14:59.632 YOU'RE SIMPLY UNBOLTING IT AND BOLTING THE NEW ONE IN. 14:59.766 --> 15:02.802 SO THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS LIKE THAT ON THE AUTOMOBILE. 15:02.936 --> 15:05.705 AND IF YOU USE THE INTERNET AS A GUIDE, 15:05.839 --> 15:08.274 YOU'LL FIND THAT YOU'LL BE ABLE TO DO A LOT MORE 15:08.408 --> 15:11.611 OF YOUR OWN REPAIRS THAN YOU MIGHT HAVE THOUGHT. 15:11.745 --> 15:14.080 AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT, 15:14.214 --> 15:18.251 DROP ME A LINE RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK . 15:21.921 --> 15:24.357 John: THE ALL-NEW MAZDA CX-5 COMPACT CROSSOVER 15:24.491 --> 15:27.794 IS OUR CURRENT DRIVER'S CHOICE BEST SMALL UTILITY PICK, 15:27.927 --> 15:29.329 FOR AMONG OTHER THINGS, 15:29.462 --> 15:32.799 MAZDA'S NEW SKYACTIV APPROACH TO IMPROVING FUEL ECONOMY 15:32.932 --> 15:36.169 IN TRADITIONAL GAS AND DIESEL POWERTRAINS. 15:36.302 --> 15:39.239 SO WE WERE PREPARED TO ACCEPT A SOMEWHAT LETHARGIC PERFORMANCE 15:39.372 --> 15:43.243 OF ITS 155-HORSEPOWER 2.0-LITER I4, AUTOMATIC, 15:43.376 --> 15:45.645 ALL-WHEEL DRIVE POWERTRAIN. 15:45.779 --> 15:47.981 SO, IS IT WORTH THAT TRADEOFF? 15:48.114 --> 15:51.251 WELL, AFTER 6,200 MOSTLY URBAN MILES IN FOUR MONTHS, 15:51.384 --> 15:54.921 WE'RE AVERAGING 28.9 MILES-PER-GALLON OF REGULAR. 15:55.055 --> 15:59.459 THAT'S ABOUT 15% BETTER THAN OUR LONG-TERM HONDA CR-V. 15:59.592 --> 16:03.063 SO, SKYACTIV DOES INDEED PAY OFF! 16:03.196 --> 16:04.731 ONCE UP TO SPEED, 16:04.864 --> 16:07.334 THE CX-5 IS A COMMENDABLE HIGHWAY CRUISER. 16:07.467 --> 16:10.236 THE WELL LAID OUT INTERIOR IS USER-FRIENDLY FOR PASSENGERS 16:10.370 --> 16:12.105 AND CARGO ALIKE. 16:12.238 --> 16:14.574 FRONT SEATS ARE ESPECIALLY COMFORTABLE. 16:14.708 --> 16:17.210 THE BLIND SPOT MONITORING SYSTEM WORKS WELL. 16:17.344 --> 16:19.112 ONE GRIPE, 16:19.245 --> 16:22.282 IT'S HARD TO SEE THE START BUTTON BEHIND THE WIPER STALK. 16:22.415 --> 16:25.185 BUT, FOR SIZE, VERSATILITY, HANDLING, STYLING, 16:25.318 --> 16:27.320 AND ESPECIALLY FUEL ECONOMY, 16:27.454 --> 16:31.691 THE MAZDA CX-5 CONTINUES TO BE A WINNER. 16:31.825 --> 16:33.927 WE STRIVE TO DRIVE LONG-TERM TEST VEHICLES 16:34.060 --> 16:36.096 24,000 MILES IN A YEAR 16:36.229 --> 16:38.531 SO WE CAN JUDGE HOW WELL THEY WILL HOLD UP 16:38.665 --> 16:41.101 FOR TWO TO THREE YEARS OF NORMAL SERVICE. 16:41.234 --> 16:43.703 WHILE WE DON'T MAKE THAT GOAL ON SOME VEHICLES, 16:43.837 --> 16:47.073 OTHERS LIKE OUR 2012 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE LIMITED 16:47.207 --> 16:49.743 HAVE LEFT THAT BENCHMARK IN THE DUST. 16:49.876 --> 16:52.379 ALSO A DRIVERS' CHOICE WINNER, 16:52.512 --> 16:57.083 OUR V6 GC PASSED 24 GRAND IN MILEAGE TWO MONTHS AGO. 16:57.217 --> 16:59.185 NOW IN ITS 11TH MONTH WITH US, 16:59.319 --> 17:04.758 WE'RE CLOSING IN ON 27,000, ALL WITH ZERO MECHANICAL ISSUES. 17:04.891 --> 17:06.659 OF ITS NUMEROUS SAFETY FEATURES, 17:06.793 --> 17:09.462 WE FIND THE ADAPTIVE SPEED CONTROL ANNOYING, 17:09.596 --> 17:11.431 BUT THE FORWARD COLLISION WARNING 17:11.564 --> 17:14.601 AND REAR CROSS PATH DETECTION ARE GREAT ADDITIONS. 17:14.734 --> 17:18.438 ALL TOGETHER THEY DO MAKE FOR A SAFER SUV. 17:18.571 --> 17:21.608 FUEL ECONOMY CONTINUES TO BE MEDIOCRE AT 21 MPG 17:21.741 --> 17:23.543 USING REGULAR GRADE. 17:23.677 --> 17:26.980 CHRYSLER'S PLAN TO ADD THE 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TO THE GC 17:27.113 --> 17:28.648 WILL BE WELCOMED. 17:28.782 --> 17:31.251 OTHERWISE, BETWEEN THE PENTASTAR V6 17:31.384 --> 17:33.353 AND SELEC-TERRAIN FOUR-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM, 17:33.486 --> 17:36.723 THERE AREN'T MANY PATHS THAT THIS VERY LUXURIOUS JEEP 17:36.856 --> 17:39.025 CAN'T TRAVEL WELL. 17:39.159 --> 17:42.762 COMING UP, THE HYUNDAI ACCENT, AND ALL-ELECTRIC NISSAN LEAF, 17:42.896 --> 17:45.465 ON OUR NEXT MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE. 17:47.801 --> 17:50.904 TIME NOW TO SHIFT GEARS AND TURN THINGS OVER TO YOLANDA VAZQUEZ 17:51.037 --> 17:54.307 FOR ALL THE LATEST MOTOR NEWS. 17:54.441 --> 17:57.344 YOLANDA VAZQUEZ: YOU COULD CALL IT A CASE OF MIDSIZE MISFORTUNE, 17:57.477 --> 18:00.080 AS SEVERAL OF THE WORLD'S TOP SELLING LUXURY CARS ARE SLAMMED 18:00.213 --> 18:04.217 WITH SUB-STANDARD CRASH TEST RESULTS. 18:04.351 --> 18:08.221 A NEW FRONTAL CRASH TEST FROM THE IIHS 18:08.355 --> 18:12.258 IS MAKING RIPPLES WITH BIG NAME BRANDS LIKE MERCEDES-BENZ, 18:12.392 --> 18:14.260 BMW, AND LEXUS - 18:14.394 --> 18:17.564 ALL RECEIVING MARGINAL OR POOR RATINGS. 18:17.697 --> 18:19.332 ACCORDING TO THE IIHS, 18:19.466 --> 18:21.968 THE NEW "SMALL OVERLAP FRONTAL CRASH TEST" 18:22.102 --> 18:25.171 REPRESENTS ALL TOO COMMON CRASH SCENARIOS, 18:25.305 --> 18:29.242 LIKE HITTING A TREE, UTILITY POLE, OR ANOTHER CAR. 18:29.376 --> 18:31.277 IN THE 40 MILE-PER-HOUR TEST, 18:31.411 --> 18:33.913 ONLY 25% OF A VEHICLE'S FRONT-END 18:34.047 --> 18:36.516 STRIKES A TALL, RIGID BARRIER. 18:36.649 --> 18:38.985 THE PREVIOUS, MODERATE OFF-SET CRASH TEST 18:39.119 --> 18:41.621 USED A SHORTER, DEFORMABLE BARRIER 18:41.755 --> 18:43.556 AND SPREAD THE IMPACT 18:43.690 --> 18:46.059 ACROSS NEARLY HALF OF THE CAR'S FRONT END. 18:46.192 --> 18:47.794 OF THE ELEVEN CARS TESTED, 18:47.927 --> 18:50.397 ONLY TWO RECEIVED THE TOP"GOOD" RATINGS: 18:50.530 --> 18:53.667 THE ACURA TL AND VOLVO S60. 18:53.800 --> 18:56.503 THE INFINITI G EARNED AN "ACCEPTABLE" RATING, 18:56.636 --> 19:01.074 WHILE THE ACURA TSX, LINCOLN MKZ, VOLKSWAGEN CC, 19:01.207 --> 19:05.211 AND BMW 3 SERIES WERE DEEMED "MARGINAL." 19:05.345 --> 19:08.481 THE LEXUS IS AND ES RECEIVED "POOR" RATINGS, 19:08.615 --> 19:12.185 AS DID THE AUDI A4 AND MERCEDES C-CLASS. 19:12.318 --> 19:15.255 WITH NEARLY 10,000 FATALITIES EVERY YEAR 19:15.388 --> 19:17.657 RESULTING FROM FRONT-END COLLISIONS, 19:17.791 --> 19:20.493 THE IIHS BELIEVES IMPROVED CAR DESIGN -- 19:20.627 --> 19:22.729 THAT CAN PROTECT OCCUPANTS -- 19:22.862 --> 19:25.565 WILL DRASTICALLY REDUCE THAT NUMBER. 19:25.699 --> 19:27.467 A "GOOD" CRASH SCORE REQUIRES 19:27.600 --> 19:30.770 THAT BOTH FRONT AND SIDE AIRBAGS DEPLOY PROPERLY, 19:30.904 --> 19:34.074 AND THAT NOTHING BREACHES THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT. 19:34.207 --> 19:35.608 WITH FEW EXCEPTIONS, 19:35.742 --> 19:38.511 THIS WAS NOT THE CASE IN THE FIRST ROUND OF TESTING. 19:38.645 --> 19:41.281 ANOTHER MAJOR CONCERN IS VEHICLE INTEGRITY, 19:41.414 --> 19:45.318 AS THE IMPACT OFTEN MISSES THE FRONT FRAME CRUMPLE ZONES. 19:45.452 --> 19:47.620 THIS MEANS OTHER STRUCTURAL COMPONENTS, 19:47.754 --> 19:51.891 LIKE THE A-PILLAR AND FIREWALL MUST ABSORB MORE OF THE IMPACT. 19:52.025 --> 19:54.594 AND WHILE SOME CARS, LIKE THE VOLVO S60, 19:54.728 --> 19:57.664 ARE BUILT WITH THE SMALL OVERLAP CRASHES IN MIND, 19:57.797 --> 19:59.566 MOST ARE NOT. 19:59.699 --> 20:03.103 THIS NEW TEST HAS CLEARLY EXPOSED A MAJOR SHORTCOMING 20:03.236 --> 20:05.372 IN VEHICLE CRASH WORTHINESS, 20:05.505 --> 20:09.142 AN ISSUE ALL CARMAKERS NOW MUST TACKLE HEAD-ON. 20:09.275 --> 20:12.012 AND THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS. 20:13.613 --> 20:16.282 John: HOW DO YOU MAKE THE WORLD'S BEST-SELLING HYBRID EVEN BETTER? 20:16.416 --> 20:17.617 MAKE IT SMALLER? 20:17.751 --> 20:19.085 MAKE IT BIGGER? 20:19.219 --> 20:21.388 WELL, TOYOTA HAS ALREADY DONE THAT 20:21.521 --> 20:23.623 WITH THE PRIUS C AND THE PRIUS V. 20:23.757 --> 20:25.191 SO, WHAT NOW? 20:25.325 --> 20:28.361 WELL, HOW ABOUT INCREASING THE EV-ONLY DRIVING RANGE 20:28.495 --> 20:31.164 BY MAKING IT A PLUG-IN HYBRID. 20:31.297 --> 20:34.801 SOUNDS LIKE A GOOD IDEA TO US, AND TOYOTA AGREES. 20:34.934 --> 20:37.070 SO LET'S FIND OUT IF PLUGGING IN 20:37.203 --> 20:40.040 DOES INDEED MAKE FOR A BETTER PRIUS. 20:47.714 --> 20:50.350 AS THE MOST POPULAR HYBRID CAR BY FAR, 20:50.483 --> 20:53.053 THE TOYOTA PRIUS HATCHBACK NEEDS LITTLE HELP 20:53.186 --> 20:55.255 IN APPEALING TO AMERICAN BUYERS. 20:55.388 --> 20:57.657 BUT OVER THE LAST YEAR, 20:57.791 --> 21:00.160 TOYOTA HAS BEEN EXPANDING THE PRIUS BRAND, 21:00.293 --> 21:04.364 THE LATEST OF WHICH IS THIS 2012 PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID. 21:04.497 --> 21:08.168 HOW DOES THIS PHEV DIFFER FROM THE STANDARD PRIUS? 21:08.301 --> 21:12.072 WELL, VERY LITTLE ACTUALLY, BUT IN ONE IMPORTANT AREA. 21:12.205 --> 21:14.007 DUE TO THE PLUG-IN NATURE, 21:14.140 --> 21:16.876 WHICH INCLUDES A NEW ONBOARD BATTERY CHARGING SYSTEM 21:17.010 --> 21:20.313 AND LARGER-NOW LITHIUM-ION BATTERY PACK, 21:20.447 --> 21:23.883 IT PROVIDES AN EV-MODE RANGE OF UP TO 15-MILES, 21:24.017 --> 21:27.020 OR ABOUT 10 TIMES THE STANDARD PRIUS. 21:27.153 --> 21:29.122 THAT DOESN'T SOUND LIKE A LOT, 21:29.255 --> 21:32.125 BUT IF YOUR COMMUTE FITS INTO THAT RANGE, 21:32.258 --> 21:35.328 YOU WON'T BE BURNING MUCH GAS AT ALL ON YOUR WAY TO WORK. 21:35.462 --> 21:39.366 MIND YOU, THE GAS ENGINE STILL KICKS IN UNDER HEAVY DEMAND. 21:39.499 --> 21:43.903 STILL, WE MANAGED 12 EV MODE MILES ON MORE THAN ONE OCCASION. 21:44.037 --> 21:45.638 ONCE YOU'VE DRAINED HE BATTERY, 21:45.772 --> 21:48.641 IT OPERATES LIKE A STANDARD PRIUS. 21:48.775 --> 21:52.145 YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO USE EV-MODE AGAIN UNTIL YOU PLUG IN 21:52.278 --> 21:53.880 AND RECHARGE THE BATTERY, 21:54.014 --> 21:56.082 WHICH TAKES A SHORT 3-HOURS TO FULLY CHARGE 21:56.216 --> 21:59.419 ON STANDARD 110/120 VOLT CURRENT. 21:59.552 --> 22:01.254 SO HOW DOES ALL THIS TRANSLATE 22:01.388 --> 22:03.490 INTO GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS? 22:03.623 --> 22:06.893 WELL, COMBINED MILEAGE IS CLOSE TO TWICE THE STANDARD PRIUS 22:07.027 --> 22:09.729 AT 95 MPG EQUIVALENT. 22:09.863 --> 22:12.132 BUT THAT'S ASSUMING A SHORT TRIP. 22:12.265 --> 22:14.334 USING GAS ONLY, IT RATES 50 COMBINED, 22:14.467 --> 22:16.202 THE SAME AS THE STANDARD PRIUS. 22:16.336 --> 22:18.271 WE DID SEVERAL COMMUTER LEGS 22:18.405 --> 22:21.241 AND SAW A STILL IMPRESSIVE 80 MILES PER GALLON RESULT 22:21.374 --> 22:25.478 WITH THE RADIO AND A/C BOTH BLASTING AWAY. 22:25.612 --> 22:28.148 ENERGY IMPACT SCORES ARE GREAT, AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, 22:28.281 --> 22:31.351 CONSUMING JUST 4.7 BARRELS OF OIL PER YEAR, 22:31.484 --> 22:36.122 WITH ANNUAL CO2 EMISSIONS OF JUST 2.2 TONS 22:36.256 --> 22:38.358 OPERATION OF THE PLUG-IN IS SIMPLE ENOUGH, 22:38.491 --> 22:40.927 AS THERE'S NOTHING TO TURN ON OR ENGAGE; 22:41.061 --> 22:43.430 THE CAR AUTOMATICALLY DEFAULTS TO EV-MODE 22:43.563 --> 22:44.931 WHENEVER YOU START OUT, 22:45.065 --> 22:47.600 PROVIDING THE BATTERY IS FULLY CHARGED. 22:50.670 --> 22:52.305 ON THE EXTERIOR, 22:52.439 --> 22:54.407 THE PLUG-IN GETS A FEW CHANGES TO SET IT APART ENOUGH 22:54.541 --> 22:57.077 TO BE NOTICED BY KEEN "GREEN" OBSERVERS. 22:57.210 --> 22:59.579 THERE'S CHROME TRIM ON THE GRILLE AND DOOR HANDLES, 22:59.713 --> 23:02.048 UNIQUE BADGING, BLUE ACCENTED HEADLIGHTS, 23:02.182 --> 23:05.952 LED DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS AND LED TAILLIGHTS. 23:06.086 --> 23:08.421 15-INCH ALLOY WHEELS ARE ALSO UNIQUE. 23:08.555 --> 23:12.058 AND OF COURSE THERE'S A NEW RIGHT REAR FENDER CHARGING PORT, 23:12.192 --> 23:15.995 WHICH ALSO IS LED LIT FOR PLUGGING IN AFTER DARK. 23:16.129 --> 23:18.164 NAVIGATION IS STANDARD ON THE PLUG-IN, 23:18.298 --> 23:19.966 AS IS A BACK-UP CAMERA, 23:20.100 --> 23:21.801 THOUGH IT DOESN'T HAVE LANE MARKINGS 23:21.935 --> 23:24.070 LIKE A LOT OF NEWER CAMERAS. 23:24.204 --> 23:27.040 AN AVAILABLE ADVANCE PACKAGE INCLUDES A HEAD-UP DISPLAY, 23:27.173 --> 23:31.478 LEATHER-LIKE SOFTEX UPHOLSTERY, 8-WAY POWER DRIVER'S SEAT, 23:31.611 --> 23:36.216 DYNAMIC RADAR CRUISE CONTROL, AND FULL LED HEADLIGHTS. 23:36.349 --> 23:39.119 OTHERWISE, THE INTERIOR IS STANDARD PRIUS FAIR, 23:39.252 --> 23:41.588 WHICH MEANS THERE'S DECENT ROOM FOR FIVE, 23:41.721 --> 23:44.190 BUT IT ALSO STILL HAS THE SAME LESS THAN STELLAR 23:44.324 --> 23:46.292 OVERLY HARD SEAT CUSHIONS; 23:46.426 --> 23:48.194 BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL PRIUS 23:48.328 --> 23:52.098 BUT STILL NOT REALLY COMFY FOR LONG TRIPS. 23:52.232 --> 23:54.668 UNDER THE HOOD IS THE SAME 1.8-LITER I4 23:54.801 --> 23:58.438 WITH 98-HORSEPOWER AND 105 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 23:58.571 --> 24:01.174 WORKING WITH THE HYBRID SYNERGY DRIVE TOTAL OUTPUT 24:01.307 --> 24:03.810 IS 134-HORSEPOWER. 24:07.380 --> 24:09.382 WE WERE OUT OF EV-ONLY RANGE 24:09.516 --> 24:11.718 BY THE TIME WE MADE IT TO OUR TEST TRACK, 24:11.851 --> 24:16.022 BUT THE PLUG-IN STILL MANAGED A 0 TO 60 TIME OF 10.7-SECONDS. 24:16.156 --> 24:18.358 THE QUARTER MILE TOOK A FULL 18.0-SECONDS 24:18.491 --> 24:20.660 AND WE MADE IT AT 80 MILES-PER-HOUR. 24:20.794 --> 24:24.230 SLOW, BUT REASONABLE FOR ANY FUEL STINGY MODEL. 24:24.364 --> 24:29.302 PRICING FOR THE PRIUS PLUG-IN STARTS AT $32,760. 24:29.436 --> 24:31.871 IT'S DIFFICULT TO MAKE A DIRECT PRICE COMPARISON 24:32.005 --> 24:34.708 TO THE STANDARD PRIUS AS THE PLUG-IN HAS FEATURES 24:34.841 --> 24:37.677 THAT DON'T QUITE LINE-UP WITH ANY ONE TRIM LEVEL. 24:37.811 --> 24:40.080 BUT WE FIGURE YOU'RE PAYING AROUND SIX GRAND 24:40.213 --> 24:42.248 FOR THE PHEV SYSTEM. 24:42.382 --> 24:44.317 ALTHOUGH SOME OF THAT CAN BE RECOUPED 24:44.451 --> 24:47.153 THROUGH FEDERAL AND LOCAL TAX INCENTIVES. 24:47.287 --> 24:49.389 AND LIKE THE CHEVY VOLT AND NISSAN LEAF, 24:49.522 --> 24:51.224 THE PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID 24:51.358 --> 24:55.295 IS ELIGIBLE FOR CALIFORNIA'S HOV LANES. 24:55.428 --> 24:58.798 PLUS, DRIVING A PHEV IS SORTA COOL! 24:58.932 --> 25:01.434 THE 2012 TOYOTA PRIUS PLUG-IN HYBRID 25:01.568 --> 25:04.604 IS INDEED A WELCOMED ADDITION TO THE PRIUS FAMILY. 25:04.738 --> 25:08.108 ONE THAT INCREASES THE POTENTIAL OF WHAT A HYBRID CAN OFFER US, 25:08.241 --> 25:11.444 QUITE SIMPLY, IT USES EVEN LESS GAS. 25:11.578 --> 25:15.648 NOW THAT'S THE KIND OF CAR WE'RE ALL LOOKING FOR A FEW MORE OF. 25:18.084 --> 25:21.788 WELL, I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US AGAIN SOON FOR MORE MOTORWEEK, 25:21.921 --> 25:25.458 AS WE GET COMFY IN THE ALL-NEW LEXUS LS. 25:25.592 --> 25:29.796 AND LOOK FOR BIG RESULTS FROM THE CHEVROLET SPARK MINI CAR. 25:29.929 --> 25:31.931 UNTIL NEXT TIME, I'M JOHN DAVIS. 25:32.065 --> 25:34.734 WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON MOTORWEEK . 25:35.969 --> 25:37.637 Announcer: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT MOTORWEEK, 25:37.771 --> 25:39.873 TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE MAGAZINE, 25:40.006 --> 25:42.876 VISIT PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK. 25:50.083 --> 25:52.752 MOTORWEEK HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO YOU BY TIRE RACK. 25:52.886 --> 25:54.054 AND BY... 25:54.187 --> 25:57.057 ROCKAUTO HAS AUTO PARTS FROM HUNDREDS OF MANUFACTURERS. 25:57.190 --> 25:59.292 NO MATTER WHAT CUSTOMERS DRIVE, 25:59.426 --> 26:01.728 THEY CAN PURCHASE ONLINE FROM A COMPREHENSIVE SELECTION 26:01.861 --> 26:04.664 OF BRANDS, PRICES AND SPECIFICATIONS. 26:04.798 --> 26:09.235 ROCKAUTO.COM, ALL THE PARTS YOUR CAR WILL EVER NEED. 26:09.369 --> 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