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

JOIN US FOR AN ALL-ACCESS
TOUR OF WHAT'S NEW

AT THE 2017 NORTH AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW...

PAT GOSS HAS ADVICE TO MAKE
SURE THE MILEAGE MATCHES

THE JOURNEY...

ZACK MASKELL FINDS
A GROUP CARING FOR CARS

THAT STRETCH THROUGH LIFE...

AND WE'LL EXPLORE
THE NEW PRACTICAL SIDE

OF THE JAGUAR PEDIGREE...

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John: THERE MAY BE FRIGID
TEMPERATURES OUTSIDE,

BUT INSIDE DETROIT'S COBO HALL,
THINGS COULDN'T BE HOTTER.

THAT'S RIGHT,
IT'S THAT TIME OF YEAR AGAIN,

FOR YOU TO COME ALONG WITH US
TO DETROIT,

FOR A MOTORWEEK TOUR OF ALL
THAT IS SHINY AND NEW

AT THE 2017 NORTH AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW.

EARLY IN THE AM OF THE FIRST
PRESS DAY ALWAYS KICKS OFF WITH

THE ANNOUNCEMENT OF
SOME OF THE INDUSTRY'S

MOST COVETED AWARDS OF
THE NEW YEAR.

Lauren Fix: AND THE WINNER
IS THE CHEVROLET BOLT EV.

John: A RUNAWAY WINNER,
THE CHEVROLET BOLT EV

IS THE FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC CAR
UNDER $30,000,

WITH OVER 200 MILES OF RANGE,
AND ROOM ENOUGH FOR

A GROWING FAMILY
AND ALL THEIR GEAR.

KUDOS TO GM FOR REACHING THAT
MILESTONE BEFORE ANYONE ELSE!

NORTH AMERICAN TRUCK OF THE YEAR
GOES TO THE HONDA RIDGELINE.

IT STILL MAY NOT FIT EVERYONE'S
DEFINITION OF A REAL TRUCK,

BUT THIS 2ND GEN RIDGELINE
IS A LOT MORE TRUCK-LIKE

THAN IT WAS BEFORE;
AND MORE "TRUCK" THAN

MOST PERSONAL-USE BUYERS WILL
EVER NEED.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME,
A NORTH AMERICAN UTILITY VEHICLE

OF THE YEAR WAS CROWNED,
AND IT'S NOT A SUV AT ALL;

RATHER THE CHRYSLER PACIFICA,
AMERICA'S FIRST MINIVAN

REIMAGINED FOR A NEW MILLENNIUM
OF BUYERS.

AS FOR DEBUTS FROM THE HOMETOWN
TEAMS,

CHEVROLET GOT THE BALL ROLLING
WITH AN ALL-NEW TRAVERSE

3-ROW CROSSOVER.

UNDOUBTEDLY, MORE BRAWNY
AND UPSCALE IN APPEARANCE,

LOOKING MUCH MORE LIKE
A TAHOE/SUBURBAN

THAN THE PREVIOUS BULBOUS CUV.

IT WILL HAVE FIRST TIME TURBO-4
AS WELL AS V6 POWER

ALONG WITH GM'S NEW 9-SPEED
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

HIGHWAY MPG JUMPS FROM 22 TO 25.

A MUCH NEEDED AND TIMELY
ARRIVAL,

WITH 2.0 INCHES MORE WHEELBASE,
IT'S THUS OVERALL LONGER THAN

ITS KIN THE GMC ACADIA.

WITH THAT, CHEVY CLAIMS CARGO
SPACE AND 3RD ROW ADULT-SIZE

LEGROOM WILL BE BEST-IN-CLASS.

SPEAKING OF GMC,
THEY UNVEILED AN ALL-NEW TERRAIN

2-ROW CROSSOVER.

WHILE, STILL A PLATFORM MATE OF
THE CHEVROLET EQUINOX,

THE NEW TERRAIN LOOKS TOTALLY
DIFFERENT INSIDE,

AND OUT WHILE BEING LITTLE
TIDIER IN BOTH SIZE, AND WEIGHT.

IT ALSO, GETS NEW TURBO ENGINES
AND THE 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC,

BUT GOES ONE FURTHER WITH
A 1.6 LITER TURBO-DIESEL OPTION.

IT'S NEW LOOK IS SLEEKER YET
STILL QUITE RUGGED,

AND THERE'S EVEN A FLOATING REAR
ROOF DESIGN THAT EVERYBODY

SEEMS TO WANT THESE DAYS.

AND DON'T WORRY HIGH ROLLERS,
A DENALI VERSION WILL BE

AVAILABLE AS WELL.

IT'S ALWAYS ABOUT THE F-150
OVER AT FORD,

AND FOR '18 IT LOOKS LIKE
THEIR ALUMINIZED BEST-SELLER

WILL BE GETTING A REVISED FACE
AS WELL AS SOME

OPTIONAL DIESEL POWER OF
ITS OWN,

AN ALL-NEW FORD DESIGNED
3.0 LITER POWER STROKE V6.

BASE ENGINE GOES FROM 3.5 LITER
V6 GAS TO A NEW 3.3 LITER,

THERE'S A NEW 2.7 LITER
ECOBOOST V6,

AND EVEN THE 5.0 LITER V8
GETS REVISED.

IT ALSO, SPORTS FORD'S NEW
10-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

FORD ALSO CONFIRMED A MID-SIZE
RANGER PICKUP WILL RETURN

IN '19,
FOLLOWED SHORTLY THEREAFTER BY

A NEW BRONCO IN '20.

BOTH VEHICLES WILL BE ASSEMBLED
IN MICHIGAN.

THEN, IN A SURPRISE TWIST,
AFTER MOST OF THE GLOBAL PRESS

WENT HOME, FORD ANNOUNCED
A REFRESHED 2018 MUSTANG WITH

A LOWER MORE AGGRESSIVE NOSE
THE NEW 10-SPEED AUTO,

BUT WITHOUT A V-6 OPTION.

FIAT CHRYSLER AMERICA
SHOWED THEIR BIGGEST NEWS

AT THE CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW
EARLIER IN THE MONTH,

BUT MADE SURE THE DETROIT PRESS
ALSO GOT UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL

WITH THIS CONCEPT PORTAL.

IT'S A WAY-OUT,
CONNECTED VISION OF WHAT

A MINIVANISH SELF-DRIVING EV
PEOPLE MOVER MIGHT LOOK LIKE.

ON THE PRODUCTION FRONT,
A FEW EXTRA TOUCHES OF DARKNESS

ARE BEING ADDED TO THE RAM 1500,
WITH THE REBEL BLACK.

WHILE, THE FOLKS AT JEEP
ANNOUNCED THAT A WAGONEER SUV

AND WRANGLER-BASED PICKUP
ARE FINALLY ON THEIR WAY.

AND THAT SURPRISINGLY WRAPS UP
OUR COVERAGE OF BIG-3 DEBUTS

FOR THIS YEAR.

BUT EUROPEAN AND ASIAN IMPORT
BRANDS EASILY TOOK UP THE SLACK,

SO STAY TUNED FOR MORE FROM

THE 2017 NORTH AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW.

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WHILE, MANY OF YOU MAY HAVE
NEVER HEARD THE TERM

"PROFESSIONAL CARS,"

YOU ALWAYS KNOW ONE,
WHEN THEY SEE ONE,

AND THEY ALL SERVE GREAT
PURPOSES,

AND ALWAYS COME WITH THEIR OWN,
PERSONALIZED MYSTIQUE.

WELL, ZACH MASKELL HAS FOUND
THESE ORIGINAL CARS

THAT ARE VITAL TO KEEPING
US ALIVE...

AND THE ONES WHO TRANSPORT US,
WHEN OUR ENGINE,

FINALLY STOPS CRANKING.

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

SNIFFING OUT THAT BEAUTIFUL
GASOLINE FRAGRANCE.

THIS TIME WE'RE IN GETTYSBURG,
PENNSYLVANIA,

AND WE'RE CHECKING OUT OVER
100 FIRST RESPONDERS,

TO THE LAST RESPONDERS.

THE PROFESSIONAL CAR SOCIETY
IS DEDICATED TO KEEPING

ALL THESE VINTAGE AMBULANCES
AND HEARSES JUST THE WAY

THEY WERE.

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

SOME COOL STORIES FROM PEOPLE
THAT HAVE BEEN INVOLVED WITH

THESE FOR QUITE SOME TIME.

Tony Karsnia: THE PROFESSIONAL
CAR SOCIETY STARTED BACK IN 1976

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

FOCUS ON HAVING THESE CARS
EARN THEIR SPOT IN

THE COLLECTOR CAR HOBBY.

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

AT CAR SHOWS AND WERE SHUNNED
ELSEWHERE AS WELL.

Zach: THIS IS THE LARGEST CLUB
OF ITS KIND.

THE REASON THE FOLKS HERE
HAVE THEIR OWN STORY,

IS BECAUSE NO TWO CARS ARE
EXACTLY THE SAME.

Steve Lichtman: AND ALL OF
THE VEHICLES I OWN,

I ACTUALLY KNOW THE HISTORY.

WHERE IT SERVED,
AND IN SOME CASES,

I'VE ACTUALLY MET THE PEOPLE
WHO WORKED ON THAT

PARTICULAR AMBULANCE.

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

PATIENTS WHO WERE INJURED
OR ILL WHO WERE TRANSPORTED

IN THOSE AMBULANCES.

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

AND OLDSMOBILE'S.

BUT THEY NEVER BUILT HEARSES
OR AMBOS.

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

AND FLXIBLE WHO CUSTOM BUILT
THE REQUIRED BODY ON

A MASS PRODUCED CHASSIS.

THIS AMBULANCE,
WAS BROUGHT BACK FROM THE DEAD.

"A 1940 BUICK CENTURY, FLXIBLE."

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

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

IT WAS PRETTY BADLY ROTTED OUT.

IT'S SHOWING ITS AGE WITH THE
PAINT WORK,

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

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

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

YOU NOTICE THERE'S LIKE
NO ROOM FOR EQUIPMENT.

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

A BOX OF BAND AIDS,

THAT WAS ABOUT IT."

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

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

Zach: THIS MAN DROVE FURTHER
THAN A HOSPITAL RIDE.

MAKING A 500 MILE TREK
FROM CANADA,

HIS HEARSE WAS RIDICULOUSLY
STUNNING.

John McCulloch: AND IT WAS
A FREDDY FLINTSTONE SPECIAL.

IT'S ALL WOOD FRAMED UNDERNEATH.

AND THE WOOD WAS ALL ROTTED OUT
OF IT.

THE WINDSHIELDS WERE ALL SMASHED
OUT.

IT TOOK US ALMOST 10 YEARS

TO RESTORE IT TO THIS
CONDITION.

INSIDE,
THAT'S A COPY OF THE ORIGINAL.

THERE WAS ENOUGH OF
THE ORIGINALS,

THAT I REDID THOSE MYSELF.

THEY'RE ALL ONE SHEET OF
WALNUT VENEER.

AND THEN, YOU HAD TO
ROUTER OUT THE PATTERN

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

AND BLEACH THE LIGHTER COLORS
OUT.

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

THAT LOOK LIKE CARVED DRAPES.

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

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

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

BUT AS FAR AS WE KNOW, IT IS.

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

HENRY FORD'S MODEL T WAS
TRANSFORMED.

THIS ONE IS DOCUMENTED,
100% AUTHENTIC.

YOU'RE NOT GOING TO SEE MANY
OF THESE.

John Morehead: I'VE KNOWN ABOUT
THIS PARTICULAR HEARSE

SINCE I WAS ABOUT SEVEN YEARS
OLD,

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

A FELLA THAT OWNED IT PASSED
AWAY,

AND A COUPLE YEARS AFTER HE
PASSED AWAY,

THE FAMILY CONTACTED ME.

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

THIS HEARSE.

Zach: PERHAPS,
IT'S THE ADRENALINE FROM

SIRENS SCREAMING DOWN
THE ROAD...

[SOUND OF SIREN]

OR THE HAND CRAFTED DETAIL
PUT INTO THESE VEHICLES.

THEY'RE ALL ABOUT SAVING
AND CELEBRATING A LIFE,

I COULDN'T DEFINE BEAUTIFUL
ANY BETTER.

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

THESE PEOPLE ARE DEAD SERIOUS
ABOUT THEIR HOBBY.

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

I JUST WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND,
THAT ONE DAY,

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

John: THE MILES CAN REALLY
ADD UP QUICKLY,

JUST LOOK AT YOUR OWN ODOMETER.

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

ARE RIGHT.

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

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

BUT THAT IS A PURE MYTH,
AND TO EXPLAIN

WE HAVE CHRIS VASSO FROM CARFAX.

CHRIS, WELCOME BACK TO GOSS'
GARAGE.

Chris Vasso: ALWAYS GREAT
TO BE HERE PAT.

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

Chris: WELL,
ODOMETER FRAUD IS ALIVE AND WELL

AND IT'S ENTERED THE DIGITAL
AGE.

THE COMMON MISCONCEPTION IS
DIGITAL ODOMETERS ELIMINATED

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

IN FACT,
OUR DATA SUGGESTS THERE'S

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

WITH AN ODOMETER ROLLBACK
AND ITS COSTING PEOPLE

THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS.

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

I GUESS BECAUSE WE BUY CARS
BASED ON LOW MILES.

Chris: THE MILEAGE IS
A HUGE FACTOR IN THE PRICE

OF THE CAR.

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

YOU'RE ARTIFICIALLY INFLATING
THE VALUE OF THAT CAR,

WHILE ALMOST ANY CAR CAN BE
ROLLED BACK,

WE SEE IT HAPPENING IN TWO TYPES
OF VEHICLES.

ONES THAT ARE MORE THAN
10 YEARS OLD,

AND HAVE SEVERAL HUNDRED
THOUSAND MILES ON THEM

OR OFF LEASE VEHICLES,
LEASE VEHICLES THAT HAVE BEEN

TURNED IN.

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

THE ODOMETER READINGS ANYMORE
AND YOU CAN MAKE THOSE CARS

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

THE OFF LEASE VEHICLES PEOPLE
ARE AVOIDING THE PENALTIES

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

WHAT THEY'RE ALLOWED.

THE AVERAGE LOSS PEOPLE ARE
TAKING BY BUYING THOSE CARS

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

A LOT MORE MILES THAN YOU THINK
IT DOES.

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

Chris: ABOUT ONE AND A HALF
MILLION,

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

YOU'RE CONSULTING THE EXPERTS
LIKE CARFAX,

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

AND YOUR FAMILY IN ONE OF
THOSE CARS.

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

THESE DAYS.

Chris: HUGE INTENSE STORMS,
HAPPENING EVERY SINGLE YEAR,

AND IT'S FLOODING HUNDREDS
OF THOUSANDS OF CARS

ABOUT HALF OF THOSE TYPICALLY
MAKE THEIR WAY BACK ONTO

THE MARKET THOSE CARS LITERALLY
ROT FROM THE INSIDE OUT.

THE WATER AFFECTS THE SAFETY,
ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL

SYSTEMS OF THE CAR,
AND THAT CAN REALLY CAUSE

A PROBLEM FOR YOU,
AND YOUR FAMILY IF YOU BUY

ONE OF THOSE CARS UNKNOWINGLY.

Pat: ALRIGHT, AND A CARFAX
VEHICLE HISTORY REPORT

IS GOING TO DISCLOSE THESE
SORTS OF THINGS.

Chris: A CARFAX REPORT WILL
TELL YOU ANY FLOOD DAMAGE

THAT'S BEEN REPORTED TO US.

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

ON THE CAR YOU WANT TO BUY.

AND IT WILL ALSO,
TELL YOU ABOUT THOSE

ALL-IMPORTANT RECALLS THAT ARE
ON MILLIONS OF CARS THAT

PEOPLE ARE DRIVING RIGHT NOW.

Pat: CHRIS, THANK YOU.

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

RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK .

John: WELL, AS PROMISED,
THERE IS PLENTY MORE TO SEE

AT THE 2017 NORTH AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW.

SO, LET'S HEAD BACK TO MOTOWN.

CROWDS OF OUT-OF-TOWNERS
ALWAYS MOTOR THEIR WAY TO

THE MOTOR CITY IN JANUARY,
AND THIS YEAR THERE WERE

EXCITING DEBUTS FROM A LONG LIST
OF EUROPEAN, AND ASIAN BRANDS.

STARTING ACTUALLY,
THE NIGHT BEFORE PRESS DAYS

FOR MERCEDES-BENZ,
WITH A COMING-OUT PARTY

FOR THE REFRESHED GLA LINEUP.

BOTH THE GLA250 AND HIGH
PERFORMANCE AMG GLA45

WERE ON DISPLAY,
WITH THE LATTER SPORTING

A 375 HORSEPOWER TURBO-4.

THIS SHOW WAS OUR FIRST CHANCE

TO SEE THE ALL-NEW MERCEDES-BENZ
E-CLASS COUPE IN PERSON.

A WALL FLOWER NO MORE,
IT DELIVERS A LOT OF

THE S-CLASS COUPE'S LOOKS
AND APPEAL.

AND, TO CELEBRATED 50
YEARS OF AMG,

BOTH A REFRESHED
MERCEDES-AMG GT C COUPE

AND GT S ARRIVED DETROIT-SIDE.

PREVIEWING AN ALMOST BRUTISH
NEW FACE FOR AUDI,

THIS Q8 FULL-SIZE CROSSOVER IS
JUST A CONCEPT FOR NOW,

BUT WE'LL LIKELY BE DRIVING
SOMETHING THAT LOOKS

A LOT LIKE IT WITHIN A YEAR.

BUT, EVEN SOONER WE'LL GET
BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS

HIGH PERFORMANCE 2ND GENERATION
SQ5 MIDSIZE CROSSOVER.

AND AUDI ALWAYS SEEMS TO HAVE
SOMETHING NEW FOR SUN SEEKERS,

AND THIS YEAR IT IS THE ALL-NEW
A5 AND S5 CABRIOLETS.

BMW MAY HAVE JUST TAKEN THE
WRAPS OFF THIS ALL-NEW 5-SERIES,

BUT WE WON'T HAVE TO WAIT LONG
TO DRIVE IT,

AS IT WILL BE IN DEALERSHIPS
NEXT MONTH.

WEIGHT IS DOWN,
PERFORMANCE IS UP,

AND THERE'S EVEN A PLUG-IN
IPERFORMANCE VERSION.

FOR MORE TRADITIONAL
PERFORMANCE THIS BMW M760

IS THE FIRST 7-SERIES TO GET
THE M PERFORMANCE TREATMENT.

DETROIT WAS THE PLACE FOR
ALL-NEW DEBUTS OF

TWO BEST-SELLING MODELS,
STARTING WITH

AMERICA'S BESTSELLING CAR,
THE TOYOTA CAMRY.

TOYOTA IS OUT TO COUNTER
A SEDAN SALES DECLINE

WITH THE EDGIEST CAMRY'S EVER.

HIGHLY SCULPTED, FRONT FACIAS
THAT GO FROM MILDLY AGGRESSIVE

ON THE CAMRY HYBRID,
TO SHARPLY IN YOUR FACE

FOR THIS SPORTIEST XSE.

THE AVAILABLE TWO-TONE ROOF
WORKS WELL IN VISUALLY LOWERING

THE PROFILE.

BUT, POWER REMAINS TOTALLY
TRADITIONAL WITH A 2.5 LITER I4

AND A 3.5 LITER V6.

AMERICA'S BESTSELLING MINIVAN
DOESN'T LOOK ALL-THAT NEW,

YET, THE 2018 HONDA ODYSSEY
IS LOADED WITH LOTS OF

ADVANCED SAFETY, CONVENIENCE,
AND TECHNOLOGY.

YOU KNOW, STUFF THAT'S ACTUALLY
IMPORTANT TO PARENTS,

LIKE IN-CABIN CAMERAS TO MONITOR
REAR GOINGS-ON,

AN INTERCOM THAT WORKS WITH OR
WITHOUT HEADSETS,

AS WELL AS HIGHLY CONFIGURABLE
MAGIC SLIDE SEATING.

BY THE WAY, FUEL-SAVING
9 AND 10-SPEED AUTOMATICS

ARE ADDED TO A MORE POWERFUL
3.5 LITER V6 AS WELL.

NISSAN ALSO,
WANTS TO BOLSTER SEDAN SALES

AND IS LOOKING AT THIS
STUNNING VMOTION 2.0 CONCEPT

AS A POSSIBLE WAY FORWARD
FOR ALTIMA.

PRE-SHOW RUMORS THAT
NISSAN WOULD FINALLY BRING

THEIR QASHQAI SMALL CROSSOVER
STATESIDE WERE RIGHT.

ONLY IT WILL BE KNOWN AS
THE ROGUE SPORT HERE IN THE U.S.

IT SLOTS BETWEEN THE JUST-NEW
ROGUE AND AGING JUKE.

IF YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT EXCITING
SUBARU'S,

WELL IT CAN ONLY MEAN ONE THING,
THE WRX.

AND FOR 2018 THERE IS A
MID-CYCLE MOSTLY VISUAL REFRESH

FOR BOTH REGULAR-STRENGTH WRX,
AND EXTRA-STRENGTH WRX STI.

IT MAY LOOK LIKE A CONCEPT,

BUT THIS 5-GENERATION LEXUS
LS500 IS FOR REAL.

WITH SENSUOUS COUPE-LIKE
LINES FLOWING FROM

A MASSIVE SPINDLE GRILLE,
THE CAR THAT STARTED IT ALL

FOR LEXUS SHOOTS INTO THE FUTURE
WITH REAR, AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE,

AND A 415 HORSEPOWER
TWIN-TURBO V6,

PLUS, ALL THE TECH AND LUXURY

EXPECTED IN A TOP DRAWER
FLAGSHIP.

THIS MID-SIZE
INFINITI QX50 CONCEPT IS

A THINLY VEILED LOOK AT THE LAST
OF THE BRAND'S UTILITIES

TO GET UPDATED STYLING.

BUT, IT WILL BE THE FIRST TO ADD
INFINITI'S VARIABLE COMPRESSION

TURBOCHARGED ENGINE TECHNOLOGY.

KIA CONTINUES TO RAISE
EXPECTATIONS AND IMAGE

OF THEIR BRAND,

THIS TIME WITH A REAR-DRIVE
SPORT SEDAN, THE STINGER.

NOT JUST A CONCEPT ANYMORE, THIS
BABY WILL GO ON SALE THIS FALL.

WHILE, OTHER BRAND'S CROSSOVER
OFFERINGS MAY BE SLIMMING DOWN,

VOLKSWAGEN GAVE THEIR
NEW COMPACT TIGUAN

THE OPPOSITE TREATMENT;
ADDING 10-INCHES OF

LENGTH AND AN OPTIONAL 3RD-ROW.

WE'VE SEEN VOLKSWAGEN'S EVEN
LARGER 3-ROW CROSSOVER,

THE ATLAS, ALREADY,
BUT HAVEN'T SEEN THIS UPSCALE

R-LINE VERSION UNTIL NOW.

BUT IT'S THIS MICROBUS-INSPIRED
I.D. BUZZ CONCEPT

THAT DID INDEED CREATE QUITE
A BUZZ.

WITH A 270 MILE RANGE
AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE,

IT EMBODIES VW'S STRONG
COMMITMENT TO FUTURE EVs.

AND FINALLY,
IT WOULDN'T BE THE DETROIT SHOW

WITHOUT A CHINESE AUTOMAKER
SAYING THEY WILL SOON ENTER

THE U.S. MARKET.

THIS YEAR IT'S GAC,
WITH A TRIO OF CARS TO SHOW,

INCLUDING THE ALL-ELECTRIC GE3.

SO, WITH SIGNS OF EVEN MORE
PRESSURE FROM IMPORTED BRANDS,

WE'LL WRAP UP OUR COVERAGE OF

THE 2017 NORTH AMERICAN
INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW.

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

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

BOY HAS THAT CHANGED,
THESE DAYS IT APPEARS TO HAVE

A VERY SOLID FOOTING UNDER TATA
OWNERSHIP,

PRODUCING A STRING OF VERY
IMPRESSIVE VEHICLES.

NOTICE WE DIDN'T SAY, "CARS."

FOR BEHOLD, THE F-PACE,

JAGUAR'S FIRST CROSSOVER
UTILITY,

A CAT DESIGNED TO REALLY
STIR UP THE MARKET.

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

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

IS NOT REALLY A STRETCH.

AFTER ALL, JAG'S BEEN
PARTNERED WITH LAND ROVER

SINCE FORD BOUGHT THE PAIR
IN 2000.

AND DURING THAT TIME,
SUVs FROM LUXURY BRANDS

HAVE GONE FROM A RARITY TO
A NECESSITY.

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

AND TRUTH BE TOLD,
IT WOULD HAVE MADE A FANTASTIC

LAND ROVER.

BE THAT AS IT MAY,
THERE ARE PLENTY OF SUV

AND CROSSOVER SALES TO GO
AROUND,

AND SOMEHOW JAGUAR RESISTED
THE URGE TO JUST REBADGE

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

OWN XE/XF SEDAN CHASSIS.

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

BOTH THE STRUCTURE,
AND MOST BODY PANELS ARE

ALUMINUM OF COURSE,
AND IT LOOKS FANTASTIC,

DRAWING A CROWD WHEREVER
WE PARKED IT.

THE FAMILIAR GRILLE TELLS
EVERYONE WHAT IT IS,

WHILE THE 20 INCH WHEELS,
WITH BIG BRAKES BEHIND,

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

UP TO 22 INCH WHEELS
ARE AVAILABLE.

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

PARTICULARLY WITH
THE LED TAIL LIGHTS.

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

EXPECT A JAGUAR CROSSOVER TO
LOOK LIKE.

POWERTRAIN OPTIONS INCLUDE
TWO DIFFERENT SUPERCHARGED

3.0 LITER V6s,
A 340 HORSEPOWER VERSION,

AND THE 380 HORSEPOWER
UNIT IN OUR S,

BOTH RATED AT 332 POUND-FEET
OF TORQUE.

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

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

ALL-WHEEL DRIVE.

BEHIND THE WHEEL,
THERE'S A VERY FAMILIAR

JAGUAR FEEL, WHICH IS AWESOME.

SMOOTH AND WILLING.

IN SIMILAR FASHION TO BMW,
JAGUAR HAS ESTABLISHED

A TREMENDOUS BRAND CONSISTENCY
THROUGHOUT THEIR LINEUP.

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

FASTER THAN YOU'RE EXPECTING,
EVEN WHEN YOU KNOW

IT'S GOING TO BE FAST.

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

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

ADAPTIVE SURFACE PROGRESS
CONTROL IS AUTONOMOUS DRIVING

FOR OFF-ROAD,
DESIGNED FOR KEEPING YOU FROM

HURTING YOUR JAG ON STEEP HILLS
OR SLIPPERY CONDITIONS.

THAT'S TECHNOLOGY WE CAN GET
BEHIND,

AS NO DOUBT IT COMES FROM
LAND ROVER.

GROUND CLEARANCE IS A FINE
8.4 INCHES.

TAKING FULL CONTROL OURSELVES,
FOR STRAIGHT LINE SPRINTS,

THIS F-PACE S PUT PLENTY OF
POWER DOWN;

LEAPING OFF THE LINE TO 60
IN JUST 5.2 SECONDS.

GEAR CHANGES WERE BRISK,

THE EXHAUST SOUNDS EXOTICALLY
LOUD,

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

TRAVELLING AT 103 MILES
PER HOUR.

STEERING WAS LIGHT, TIGHT,
AND NIMBLE,

AND OVERALL IT HANDLED
EXTREMELY WELL.

THERE WAS BIT OF EXPECTED
UNDERSTEER,

BUT IT REMAINED VERY FLAT
THROUGH OUR CONE COURSE.

ON THE INSIDE,
THE F-PACE LAYOUT IS SIMILAR

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

AND WE'RE GLAD TO FINALLY SEE
AN INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM

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

FEATURES A 10 INCH TABLET-LIKE
INTERFACE.

FRONT SEATS HAVE SUBSTANTIAL
BOLSTERING,

BUT ALSO VERY GOOD COMFORT
AND TONS OF ADJUSTMENTS.

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

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

AS WELL, WITH DECENT
REAR SEAT PEOPLE SPACE,

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

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

AND 20-COMBINED.

WE AVERAGED A GOOD 21.7 MILES
PER GALLON ON PREMIUM.

THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE IS
ABOUT AVERAGE,

WITH 16.5 BARRELS OF OIL BURNED
AND 7.4 TONS OF

CO2 EMITTED ANNUALLY.

GET THE DIESEL IF YOU WANT
BETTER RESULTS,

IT RATES 29-MPG COMBINED.

WITH THE F-PACE,
JAGUAR NOW HAS THE BROADEST

PRODUCT LINE IN THEIR HISTORY.

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

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

AND THAT'S FOR THE DIESEL.

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

CERTAINLY NOT AWFUL FOR
A VEHICLE OF THIS CALIBER.

SO, NOT ONLY IS THE F-PACE,

A GREAT MID-SIZE LUXURY
CROSSOVER UTILITY VEHICLE,

IT'S A GREAT JAGUAR!

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

FOR LESS THAN THE PRICE OF
A TAHOE.

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

STIRRING UP THE LUXURY UTILITY
MARKET.

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

VEHICLES WE'VE DRIVEN THIS YEAR.

WELL THAT'S OUR SHOW,
I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT.

NOW, FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ;
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CRUISE ON OVER TO
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WHEN WE HIT THE TRACK IN
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THEN SLOW THE PACE DOWN FOR AN
INFUSION OF LUXURY FROM

THE VOLVO S90.

UNTIL NEXT TIME, I'M JOHN DAVIS,
WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON

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