1 00:00:02,534 --> 00:00:06,334 HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS AND THIS IS MOTORWEEK ! 2 00:00:06,434 --> 00:00:10,667 JOIN US IN GMC'S MOST LUXURIOUS FULL-SIZE SUV EVER, 3 00:00:10,767 --> 00:00:12,567 THE NEW YUKON DENALI... 4 00:00:12,667 --> 00:00:15,167 PAT GOSS FINDS AN UNEXPECTED REASON FOR A DROP 5 00:00:15,267 --> 00:00:16,734 IN TIRE PRESSURE... 6 00:00:16,834 --> 00:00:20,667 WE'LL PICK THE RIPEST FRUIT WITH ALT FUELS DOWN ON THE FARM... 7 00:00:20,767 --> 00:00:22,434 THEN, WE'LL PACE MODERN LUXURY 8 00:00:22,534 --> 00:00:24,834 IN THE NEW MERCEDES-BENZ E CLASS... 9 00:00:27,601 --> 00:00:29,934 SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT! 10 00:00:32,000 --> 00:00:35,901 CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION. 11 00:00:36,000 --> 00:00:47,334 * 12 00:00:47,434 --> 00:00:48,434 Announcer: MOTORWEEK , 13 00:00:48,534 --> 00:00:51,267 40 YEARS, STEERING YOU IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION. 14 00:00:51,367 --> 00:00:52,334 BROUGHT TO YOU BY... 15 00:00:52,901 --> 00:00:55,434 YOU'RE SHOPPING FOR TIRES ONLINE AND YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. 16 00:00:55,534 --> 00:00:56,400 "I DO." 17 00:00:56,501 --> 00:00:58,767 WE'RE TIRERACK.COM AND WE HAVE ANSWERS. 18 00:00:58,868 --> 00:01:00,200 AND, TOOLS TO HELP. 19 00:01:00,300 --> 00:01:01,934 "LIKE OUR TIRE DECISION GUIDE. 20 00:01:02,033 --> 00:01:04,200 IT'S, UH, TAKE A LOOK." 21 00:01:04,300 --> 00:01:05,167 "OH!" 22 00:01:06,267 --> 00:01:07,801 FIND, DELIVER, INSTALL. 23 00:01:08,701 --> 00:01:11,067 ROCKAUTO HAS AUTO PARTS FROM HUNDREDS OF MANUFACTURERS, 24 00:01:11,167 --> 00:01:14,367 OFFERING A VARIETY OF BRANDS, PRICES, AND SPECIFICATIONS. 25 00:01:14,467 --> 00:01:15,634 ROCKAUTO.COM, 26 00:01:15,734 --> 00:01:18,133 ALL THE PARTS YOUR CAR WILL EVER NEED. 27 00:01:19,000 --> 00:01:21,667 John: WHILE, THERE ARE SOME WORDS IN OUR AUTOMOTIVE LEXICON 28 00:01:21,767 --> 00:01:24,534 THAT ARE UNNECESSARILY AMBIGUOUS, 29 00:01:24,634 --> 00:01:28,467 WHEN IT COMES TO GMC, WE ALL KNOW WHAT DENALI MEANS. 30 00:01:28,567 --> 00:01:31,934 IT MEANS YOU'RE GETTING THE BEST THAT GMC HAS TO OFFER. 31 00:01:32,033 --> 00:01:35,834 SO, LET'S SEE HOW THAT APPLIES TO GMC'S ALL NEW YUKON 32 00:01:35,934 --> 00:01:37,701 FULL-SIZE UTILITY. 33 00:01:38,334 --> 00:01:42,400 * 34 00:01:42,501 --> 00:01:47,167 GM'S TRIO OF BIG SUVs IS ALL-NEW FOR 2021; 35 00:01:47,267 --> 00:01:51,100 AND SINCE WE'VE ALREADY TESTED THE EVERYMAN CHEVROLET TAHOE 36 00:01:51,200 --> 00:01:53,767 AND THE OVER-THE-TOP CADILLAC ESCALADE, 37 00:01:53,868 --> 00:01:57,200 TIME TO NARROW OUR FOCUS EVEN FURTHER ON THE TWEENER 38 00:01:57,300 --> 00:02:02,667 OF THE TWO WITH THIS 2021 GMC YUKON DENALI. 39 00:02:02,767 --> 00:02:05,868 LIKE THE REST, IT RIDES ON GM'S RECENTLY UPDATED 40 00:02:05,968 --> 00:02:09,534 SILVERADO/SIERRA TRUCK FRAME, AND BENEFITS GREATLY 41 00:02:09,634 --> 00:02:12,767 FROM A NEW INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION DESIGN. 42 00:02:12,868 --> 00:02:15,701 THIS NOT ONLY ALLOWS FOR BETTER PACKAGING INSIDE, 43 00:02:15,801 --> 00:02:18,734 BUT COMBINED WITH AIR RIDE ADAPTIVE SUSPENSION 44 00:02:18,834 --> 00:02:22,534 AND GM'S MAGNETIC RIDE CONTROL, IT MAKES FOR THE SMOOTHEST 45 00:02:22,634 --> 00:02:24,467 RUNNING YUKON EVER. 46 00:02:24,567 --> 00:02:28,434 THAT AIR SUSPENSION ALSO ALLOWS YOU TO PUMP IT UP 2.0 INCHES 47 00:02:28,534 --> 00:02:30,934 FOR ADDITIONAL OFF-ROAD GROUND CLEARANCE. 48 00:02:31,033 --> 00:02:33,000 AND TO TAKE FULL ADVANTAGE OF THAT, 49 00:02:33,100 --> 00:02:37,868 IS A FIRST EVER OFF-ROAD READY YUKON AT4. 50 00:02:37,968 --> 00:02:41,100 BUT OUR FOCUS HERE IS IN THE SWANK DENALI, 51 00:02:41,200 --> 00:02:43,734 AND AS WITH EVERY OTHER MEMBER OF THIS FAMILY, 52 00:02:43,834 --> 00:02:46,534 ANY TYPE OF AGGRESSIVE MANEUVER YOU CAN MAKE WITH 53 00:02:46,634 --> 00:02:49,634 THE STEERING WHEEL TRIGGERS SOME AGGRESSIVE BRAKING 54 00:02:49,734 --> 00:02:53,167 FROM THE STABILITY SYSTEM, NO MATTER HOW SLOW AND SMOOTH 55 00:02:53,267 --> 00:02:55,067 YOU MAKE YOUR INPUTS. 56 00:02:55,167 --> 00:02:57,801 PROBABLY A WISE MANEUVER ON THEIR PART, 57 00:02:57,901 --> 00:03:00,667 AS THIS RIG HAS SOME SERIOUS MUSCLE COMING FROM 58 00:03:00,767 --> 00:03:07,167 A 6.2 LITER V8; 420 HORSEPOWER AND 460 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 59 00:03:07,267 --> 00:03:10,934 DENALI BUYERS CAN ALSO OPT FOR A 277 HORSEPOWER 60 00:03:11,033 --> 00:03:15,167 3.0 LITER I6 DURAMAX DIESEL, WHILE THE STANDARD ENGINE 61 00:03:15,267 --> 00:03:21,033 IN LESSER YUKON'S IS A 355 HORSEPOWER 5.3 LITER V8. 62 00:03:21,133 --> 00:03:25,267 AT MASON DIXON DRAGWAY, THE 6.2 LITER PULLED THIS DENALI 63 00:03:25,367 --> 00:03:28,434 TO 60 IN JUST 6.1 SECONDS. 64 00:03:28,534 --> 00:03:31,767 THAT'S THE FASTEST OF THE TRIO, COMING IN A TENTH QUICKER 65 00:03:31,868 --> 00:03:33,300 THAN THE ESCALADE. 66 00:03:33,400 --> 00:03:37,100 IT FELT GREAT OFF THE LINE, AND EVEN BETTER AS SPEED BUILDS; 67 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:39,934 SEAMLESS SHIFTS FROM THE 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC, 68 00:03:40,033 --> 00:03:43,734 AND GREAT V8 RUMBLE COMPLETED THE QUARTER-MILE EXPERIENCE, 69 00:03:43,834 --> 00:03:49,234 WHICH FOR US LASTED 14.7 SECONDS AT 96 MILES PER HOUR. 70 00:03:49,334 --> 00:03:54,267 STRONG BRAKES, MEAN STOPS FROM 60 IN JUST 110 FEET. 71 00:03:54,367 --> 00:03:59,934 THE GMC YUKON DEBUTED FOR 1992, AS A REPLACEMENT FOR THE JIMMY. 72 00:04:00,100 --> 00:04:02,968 WE FOUND IT AS BRAWNY AS IT WAS BEAUTIFUL; 73 00:04:03,067 --> 00:04:07,701 AND GM'S GMT 400 PLATFORM HAS BECOME LEGENDARY 74 00:04:07,801 --> 00:04:10,267 FOR ITS TOUGHNESS AND DURABILITY, 75 00:04:10,367 --> 00:04:14,434 WITH MANY EXAMPLES STILL BEING DAILY DRIVEN TO THIS DAY. 76 00:04:14,534 --> 00:04:18,968 AND IMPRACTICAL OR NOT, HOW COOL WAS THIS 2-DOOR? 77 00:04:19,067 --> 00:04:23,400 NOW, PRACTICALITY IS WHERE THE CURRENT YUKON REALLY SHINES. 78 00:04:23,501 --> 00:04:26,334 ROOM IS UP EVERYWHERE THROUGHOUT THE CABIN, 79 00:04:26,434 --> 00:04:28,868 BUT MOST NOTABLY IN THE STANDARD THIRD ROW, 80 00:04:28,968 --> 00:04:31,133 AND IN THE CARGO AREA BEHIND IT, 81 00:04:31,234 --> 00:04:35,267 JUMPING FROM 15.3 TO 25.5 CUBIC-FEET, 82 00:04:35,367 --> 00:04:41,267 EXPANDING TO 72.6 AND 122.9, AS SEATS ARE FOLDED. 83 00:04:41,367 --> 00:04:44,000 OF COURSE, A SUBURBAN-SIZED YUKON XL 84 00:04:44,100 --> 00:04:47,701 IS ALSO AVAILABLE IF YOU NEED EVEN MORE CARGO SPACE. 85 00:04:47,801 --> 00:04:50,434 DENALI'S COME WITH SECOND ROW CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS 86 00:04:50,534 --> 00:04:53,133 FOR A 7-PASSENGER CAPACITY. 87 00:04:53,234 --> 00:04:57,701 THE DENALI IS WITHOUT A DOUBT A SPECIAL EXPERIENCE UNTO ITSELF, 88 00:04:57,801 --> 00:05:01,100 MORE THAN EVER BEFORE, ACTUALLY; AS INSTEAD OF JUST SOME 89 00:05:01,200 --> 00:05:03,968 ADDED LEATHER AND WOODWORK, DENALI'S NOW GET A UNIQUE 90 00:05:04,067 --> 00:05:06,434 INTERIOR FROM OTHER YUKON'S. 91 00:05:06,534 --> 00:05:08,567 THE DASH, WITH INTEGRATED TOUCHSCREEN 92 00:05:08,667 --> 00:05:11,767 AND RISING CONTROL CENTER, ARE TOTALLY DIFFERENT; 93 00:05:11,868 --> 00:05:13,167 THERE'S SPECIAL SEATS, 94 00:05:13,267 --> 00:05:16,367 A HUGE 15 INCH MULTI-COLOR HEAD UP DISPLAY, 95 00:05:16,467 --> 00:05:18,601 AND OF COURSE, UPSCALE MATERIALS. 96 00:05:18,701 --> 00:05:23,234 PLUS, EXCLUSIVE FEATURES FOUND NOWHERE ELSE IN GM'S LINEUP 97 00:05:23,334 --> 00:05:27,033 LIKE THIS POWER SLIDING CONSOLE; AND UP TO NINE CAMERAS 98 00:05:27,133 --> 00:05:30,234 GIVE YOU NO EXCUSE FOR CURB SCRAPES. 99 00:05:30,334 --> 00:05:33,601 WHEN IT COMES TO THE EXTERIOR, PROFESSIONAL GRADE OR NOT, 100 00:05:33,701 --> 00:05:37,033 THERE'S NO DENYING IT HAS A VERY COMMANDING PRESENCE. 101 00:05:37,133 --> 00:05:40,300 DENALI DETAILS INCLUDE AN EVEN LARGER CHROME GRILLE, 102 00:05:40,400 --> 00:05:44,167 SIGNATURE LIGHTING, AND UP TO 22 INCH WHEELS. 103 00:05:44,267 --> 00:05:48,133 GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 14-CITY, 19-HIGHWAY, 104 00:05:48,234 --> 00:05:51,534 AND 16-COMBINED; OUR HIGHWAY HEAVY LOOP 105 00:05:51,634 --> 00:05:56,067 NETTED AN 18.2 MILES PER GALLON AVERAGE ON PREMIUM. 106 00:05:56,167 --> 00:05:59,801 STILL, IT RATES A WELL BELOW AVERAGE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE, 107 00:05:59,901 --> 00:06:03,067 WITH USE OF 20.6 BARRELS OF OIL ANNUALLY, 108 00:06:03,167 --> 00:06:06,634 AND 9.2 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS. 109 00:06:06,734 --> 00:06:11,634 YUKON DENALI PRICING STARTS AT $73,295, 110 00:06:11,734 --> 00:06:14,934 WITH 4-WHEEL-DRIVE A $3,000 OPTION; 111 00:06:15,033 --> 00:06:20,801 BUT YOU CAN PICK UP A YUKON FOR AS LITTLE $52,695 112 00:06:20,901 --> 00:06:23,167 FOR THE BASE SLE TRIM. 113 00:06:23,868 --> 00:06:25,968 WHETHER, OR NOT YOU BUY INTO GMC'S 114 00:06:26,067 --> 00:06:29,067 WHOLE "PROFESSIONAL GRADE" MARKETING MANTRA, 115 00:06:29,167 --> 00:06:31,968 THE YUKON OFFERS BUYERS A LOT OF OPTIONS; 116 00:06:32,067 --> 00:06:34,968 BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN TAHOE AND ESCALADE, 117 00:06:35,067 --> 00:06:37,501 WHILE OFFERING A FEW UNIQUE FEATURES, 118 00:06:37,601 --> 00:06:42,601 AND WHAT IS PERHAPS OUR FAVORITE EXTERIOR LOOK OF THE TRIO. 119 00:06:42,701 --> 00:06:48,734 SO, IS THE 2021 GMC YUKON DENALI A BARGAIN ESCALADE 120 00:06:48,834 --> 00:06:50,634 OR A BETTER TAHOE? 121 00:06:50,734 --> 00:06:53,467 THE ANSWER TO THAT, IS YES. 122 00:06:54,501 --> 00:06:59,501 * 123 00:07:01,501 --> 00:07:04,100 MANY CAR MAKERS ARE PLEDGING TO GO ALL-ELECTRIC 124 00:07:04,200 --> 00:07:06,267 IN THE NEAR FUTURE, SO OTHER FORMS 125 00:07:06,367 --> 00:07:09,734 OF HARD WORKING MACHINERY ARE STARTING TO FOLLOW SUIT, 126 00:07:09,834 --> 00:07:13,634 INCLUDING DOWN ON THE FARM WHERE GREEN ACRES 127 00:07:13,734 --> 00:07:16,000 IS TRULY THE PLACE TO BE. 128 00:07:17,000 --> 00:07:20,300 * 129 00:07:20,400 --> 00:07:23,300 ALTHOUGH, FARM TRACTORS AND THE JOBS THEY DO 130 00:07:23,400 --> 00:07:27,400 HAVE BECOME MORE SOPHISTICATED AND HIGH-TECH OVER THE YEARS, 131 00:07:27,501 --> 00:07:30,767 THE HEAVY CHASSIS AND ENGINES UNDER THE HOOD HAVEN'T ALWAYS 132 00:07:30,868 --> 00:07:34,901 KEPT PACE WITH THAT PROGRESS AND MOST STILL RELY PRIMARILY 133 00:07:35,000 --> 00:07:36,834 ON DIESEL FUEL. 134 00:07:36,934 --> 00:07:40,300 HUMMINGBIRD EV IS ONE COMPANY LOOKING TO UPSET 135 00:07:40,400 --> 00:07:42,567 THAT STATUS QUO APPLE CART. 136 00:07:42,667 --> 00:07:45,167 THEY'VE TEAMED UP WITH THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY 137 00:07:45,267 --> 00:07:47,968 CLEAN CITIES COALITION, PROJECT CLEAN AIR, 138 00:07:48,067 --> 00:07:50,534 AND OTHERS TO PLACE FOUR PROTOTYPE 139 00:07:50,634 --> 00:07:53,567 ZERO-EMISSION ELECTRIC TRACTORS IN SERVICE 140 00:07:53,667 --> 00:07:57,133 AT ONE OF THE COUNTRY'S LARGEST FRUIT GROWERS. 141 00:07:57,234 --> 00:08:00,734 THESE EV TRACTORS ARE FITTED WITH 120 PEAK 142 00:08:00,834 --> 00:08:04,234 KILOWATT ELECTRIC MOTORS TIED TO HUMMINGBIRD CONTROLLERS 143 00:08:04,334 --> 00:08:05,701 AND SOFTWARE. 144 00:08:05,801 --> 00:08:10,033 WITH 25 KILOWATT-HOUR BATTERY PACKS AND 65 HORSEPOWER, 145 00:08:10,133 --> 00:08:13,234 PERFORMANCE IS EQUIVALENT TO A GAS OR DIESEL TRACTOR 146 00:08:13,334 --> 00:08:15,100 OF THE SAME SIZE. 147 00:08:15,200 --> 00:08:17,667 MOONLIGHT COMPANIES, IN REEDLEY, CALIFORNIA, 148 00:08:17,767 --> 00:08:19,934 IS AN IDEAL TEST BED. 149 00:08:20,033 --> 00:08:22,834 THEY OPERATE YEAR-ROUND, GROWING ALL VARIETIES 150 00:08:22,934 --> 00:08:25,000 OF CITRUS AND STONE FRUITS... 151 00:08:25,100 --> 00:08:27,367 FROM PEACHES, PLUMS, AND POMEGRANATES... 152 00:08:27,467 --> 00:08:30,801 TO GRAPES, LEMONS, ORANGES, AND -- DURING OUR VISIT, 153 00:08:30,901 --> 00:08:34,467 LOTS AND LOTS OF MANDARINS -- AND SHIPPING THEM FRESH 154 00:08:34,567 --> 00:08:36,934 TO MARKETS ALL OVER THE GLOBE. 155 00:08:37,033 --> 00:08:39,601 THIS THIRD-GENERATION FARM IS COMMITTED TO USING 156 00:08:39,701 --> 00:08:42,734 ENVIRONMENTALLY-SOUND PRACTICES AND INVESTING 157 00:08:42,834 --> 00:08:44,534 IN THE LATEST TECHNOLOGY. 158 00:08:44,634 --> 00:08:48,400 THEY EVEN HAVE A TWO-MEGAWATT ON-SITE SOLAR FARM 159 00:08:48,501 --> 00:08:50,601 WHICH POWERS MUCH OF THEIR PACKING 160 00:08:50,701 --> 00:08:52,467 AND COLD-STORAGE OPERATIONS. 161 00:08:52,567 --> 00:08:56,067 SO TRYING OUT THESE EV TRACTORS FOR THE PAST YEAR 162 00:08:56,167 --> 00:08:58,133 WAS AN EASY CALL. 163 00:08:58,234 --> 00:08:59,367 Ty Tavlan: WE USE APPROXIMATELY, 164 00:08:59,467 --> 00:09:02,901 80 SMALL DIESEL-POWERED TRACTORS DURING THE HARVEST SEASON 165 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:04,868 TO PULL OUR FRUIT THROUGH THE FIELD. 166 00:09:04,968 --> 00:09:08,300 FOR THIS PARTICULAR FUNCTION, SINCE IT PULLS FRUIT, 167 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:11,267 AND THEN IT STOPS, AND THEN IT PULLS FRUIT AGAIN, 168 00:09:11,367 --> 00:09:14,334 AND THEN IT STOPS, WE CAN GET APPROXIMATELY 169 00:09:14,434 --> 00:09:17,767 TWO DAYS WORTH OF WORK OUT OF THE TRACTOR. 170 00:09:17,868 --> 00:09:19,501 WHAT WE REALLY LIKE ABOUT IT IS, 171 00:09:19,601 --> 00:09:21,767 IT'S BASICALLY MAINTENANCE-FREE, 172 00:09:21,868 --> 00:09:26,067 IT STARTS EVERY TIME, AND IT WORKS JUST FINE. 173 00:09:26,167 --> 00:09:28,701 John: THE BATTERY-ELECTRIC TRACTORS IN THIS TEST 174 00:09:28,801 --> 00:09:31,334 ARE PAIRED WITH AN ALL-ELECTRIC CLASS 6 175 00:09:31,434 --> 00:09:33,901 VEHICLE-TO-VEHICLE CHARGING TRUCK, 176 00:09:34,000 --> 00:09:36,234 ALSO DESIGNED BY HUMMINGBIRD. 177 00:09:36,334 --> 00:09:38,367 IT CAN PROVIDE UP TO 40 KILOWATTS 178 00:09:38,467 --> 00:09:41,667 OF LEVEL 2 AC CHARGING, ENOUGH TO JUICE UP 179 00:09:41,767 --> 00:09:45,934 TWO TRACTORS SIMULTANEOUSLY, ELIMINATING TIME-CONSUMING 180 00:09:46,033 --> 00:09:49,000 ROUND-TRIPS BACK TO THE CHARGING STATION; 181 00:09:49,100 --> 00:09:52,467 A BIG ADVANTAGE, ESPECIALLY DURING HARVEST. 182 00:09:52,567 --> 00:09:56,334 THE TRUCK ITSELF HAS AN 88 KILOWATT-HOUR BATTERY PACK 183 00:09:56,434 --> 00:09:58,334 AND 90 MILES OF RANGE. 184 00:09:58,434 --> 00:10:01,534 HUMMINGBIRD'S EXPERTISE IS DESIGNING AND SCALING 185 00:10:01,634 --> 00:10:05,300 ELECTRIC POWERTRAINS FOR MEDIUM DUTY APPLICATIONS 186 00:10:05,400 --> 00:10:08,434 LIKE MINING, UTILITIES, AND FOOD DELIVERY. 187 00:10:08,534 --> 00:10:10,767 AND THEY ARE CHALLENGING THE NOTION THAT 188 00:10:10,868 --> 00:10:14,534 ONE SIZE FITS ALL DOWN ON THE FARM. 189 00:10:14,634 --> 00:10:16,834 Rakesh Koneru: EVERY TRACTOR HAS A CERTAIN DEMAND 190 00:10:16,934 --> 00:10:19,701 IN TERMS OF THE BATTERY PACK SIZE AND THINGS LIKE THAT... 191 00:10:19,801 --> 00:10:21,901 HOW LONG THEY USE, HOW LONG THEY DRIVE, 192 00:10:22,000 --> 00:10:23,934 SO ON AND SO FORTH, SO WHERE WE'RE UNIQUE 193 00:10:24,033 --> 00:10:26,934 IS WE'RE TRYING TO ADAPT WHERE THE COMMONALITY 194 00:10:27,033 --> 00:10:28,501 OF PARTS COME IN PLAY. 195 00:10:28,601 --> 00:10:30,701 SO, WHEN YOU TRY TO SCALE IT UP, 196 00:10:30,801 --> 00:10:32,834 IT'S EASY TO MIX AND MATCH A PRODUCTION LINE 197 00:10:32,934 --> 00:10:34,300 WITH DIFFERENT SCALE OF VEHICLES 198 00:10:34,400 --> 00:10:36,534 WITH THE SAME SYSTEM. 199 00:10:36,634 --> 00:10:38,501 John: LIKE ANY FARM IN AMERICA, 200 00:10:38,601 --> 00:10:41,300 ECONOMICS COMES INTO PLAY HERE TOO. 201 00:10:41,400 --> 00:10:44,133 DROUGHT CONDITIONS IN CALIFORNIA AND ELSEWHERE 202 00:10:44,234 --> 00:10:47,000 HAVE FORCED GROWERS TO CULTIVATE FEWER ACRES 203 00:10:47,100 --> 00:10:50,267 TO CONSERVE WATER, MEANING TIGHTER CROP DENSITY 204 00:10:50,367 --> 00:10:52,501 IS THE KEY TO MAKING ENDS MEET. 205 00:10:52,601 --> 00:10:55,667 SO TRACTORS OF THE FUTURE MAY NEED TO HUG THE GROUND 206 00:10:55,767 --> 00:10:58,334 TO FIT UNDER CLOSELY-PLANTED TREES, 207 00:10:58,434 --> 00:11:01,367 OR BE EXTRA SKINNY TO DRIVE BETWEEN THEM. 208 00:11:01,467 --> 00:11:04,067 Rakesh: THE MAIN IDEA FOR US WAS TO SHOWCASE 209 00:11:04,167 --> 00:11:06,634 THE CAPABILITY OF WHAT AN ELECTRIFICATION 210 00:11:06,734 --> 00:11:09,367 CAN BRING INTO FARMING, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, 211 00:11:09,467 --> 00:11:11,767 WE'RE ALSO EXPLORING THE IDEA OF WHAT IT TAKES 212 00:11:11,868 --> 00:11:16,234 FOR THE FARMER TO BE READY FOR FUTURE FARMING. 213 00:11:16,334 --> 00:11:19,767 AND EVERY FARM HAS A DIFFERENT, UNIQUE, REQUIREMENT. 214 00:11:19,868 --> 00:11:22,767 IF YOU GO TO A VINEYARD, THEIR NEEDS ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT, 215 00:11:22,868 --> 00:11:24,701 SO WHEN WE SEE THE MARKET EXPANSION, 216 00:11:24,801 --> 00:11:26,734 WE WANT TO EXPLORE THE IDEA OF, 217 00:11:26,834 --> 00:11:29,400 LET'S DESIGN A CHASSIS FROM GROUND LEVEL UP, 218 00:11:29,501 --> 00:11:31,100 WHICH IS WELL THOUGHT THROUGH, YOU KNOW, 219 00:11:31,200 --> 00:11:34,267 WHICH CAN STICK ON FOR THE NEXT GENERATIONS. 220 00:11:34,367 --> 00:11:37,267 John: THIS TYPE OF CUSTOM DESIGN IS WELL-SUITED 221 00:11:37,367 --> 00:11:39,901 FOR THE FLEXIBLE PACKAGING AFFORDED BY ELECTRIC 222 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:41,334 BATTERY PACKS. 223 00:11:41,434 --> 00:11:44,434 SO, IT LOOKS THE E-VOLUTION OF MODERN FARMING 224 00:11:44,534 --> 00:11:47,033 IN THE NEAR FUTURE MAY WELL BE FUELED BY 225 00:11:47,133 --> 00:11:50,200 THE EV REVOLUTION OF TODAY. 226 00:11:51,634 --> 00:11:55,167 THIS TWIN TURBO 1991 NISSAN 300ZX 227 00:11:55,267 --> 00:11:58,868 IS OUR MOTORWEEK 40TH ANNIVERSARY CAR OF THE WEEK. 228 00:11:58,968 --> 00:12:01,367 AS HIS SECOND 300ZX, 229 00:12:01,467 --> 00:12:04,834 SEAN NYSTUL FROM COLUMBUS, MONTANA ADMITS THAT 230 00:12:04,934 --> 00:12:07,067 THIS CAR KEEPS HIS SPIRITS YOUNG, 231 00:12:07,167 --> 00:12:12,133 AS HE BOUGHT HIS FIRST 300ZX NEW FROM THE FACTORY IN 1990. 232 00:12:12,234 --> 00:12:14,634 SUBMIT PHOTOS OF YOUR HIGH-PERFORMANCE RIDE 233 00:12:14,734 --> 00:12:16,734 FOR CAR OF THE WEEK CONSIDERATION TO... 234 00:12:20,200 --> 00:12:21,434 LOW TIRE PRESSURE? 235 00:12:21,534 --> 00:12:25,334 YOU'RE REINFLATED AND IT SLOWLY GOES DOWN OVER SEVERAL DAYS. 236 00:12:25,434 --> 00:12:27,400 WELL, YOU PROBABLY THINK YOU HAVE A SMALL HOLE 237 00:12:27,501 --> 00:12:28,400 IN THE TIRE. 238 00:12:28,501 --> 00:12:29,767 NOT SO FAST. 239 00:12:29,868 --> 00:12:32,868 PAT GOSS SHOWS US WHY THE MYSTERY OF ESCAPING AIR 240 00:12:32,968 --> 00:12:35,200 MAY BE POINTING TO SOMETHING ELSE. 241 00:12:36,434 --> 00:12:39,300 * 242 00:12:39,400 --> 00:12:40,701 Pat Goss: THIS TIME LET'S TALK ABOUT SOMETHING 243 00:12:40,801 --> 00:12:44,934 THAT WE ALWAYS SEE ALMOST DAILY IN THE REPAIR SHOPS. 244 00:12:45,033 --> 00:12:47,667 AND THAT IS PROBLEMS WITH THE ALLOY WHEELS, 245 00:12:47,767 --> 00:12:51,868 BUT ESPECIALLY CHROME PLATED ALLOY WHEELS. 246 00:12:51,968 --> 00:12:54,434 OVER HERE, WE HAVE WHEN WE'RE LOOKING ON THE OUTSIDE 247 00:12:54,534 --> 00:12:55,701 OF IT OF COURSE. 248 00:12:55,801 --> 00:12:58,234 AND WE CAN SEE WHERE THE CHROME HAS PEELED 249 00:12:58,334 --> 00:13:01,033 AND IS COMING LOOSE AND IN GENERAL, 250 00:13:01,133 --> 00:13:03,701 THIS IS ONE UGLY LOOKING WHEEL. 251 00:13:03,801 --> 00:13:07,734 OVER HERE, WE SEE THE BACK OF IT WHERE IT LOOKS EVEN WORSE. 252 00:13:07,834 --> 00:13:10,834 HERE, WE HAVE ALL TYPES OF CHROME PEELING OFF 253 00:13:10,934 --> 00:13:14,534 AND CORROSION SETTING IN AND SO ON. 254 00:13:14,634 --> 00:13:17,601 BUT, THE PROBLEM GOES DEEPER THAN THAT. 255 00:13:17,701 --> 00:13:19,467 SEE, IN A CASE LIKE THIS, YOU HAVE TO REPLACE 256 00:13:19,567 --> 00:13:21,534 THE WHEELS IF YOU WANT IT TO LOOK DECENT. 257 00:13:21,634 --> 00:13:27,033 BUT ALL WHEELS, ESPECIALLY ALL ALLOY WHEELS, 258 00:13:27,133 --> 00:13:30,701 NOT SO MUCH STEEL WHEELS BUT ALLOY WHEELS WILL HAVE 259 00:13:30,801 --> 00:13:34,200 A TENDENCY TO CORRODE. 260 00:13:34,300 --> 00:13:38,801 NOW, WHAT WE SEE IS, AND LET'S TURN THIS AROUND. 261 00:13:38,901 --> 00:13:42,801 WHAT WE SEE IN THE SHOP IS THAT THEY COME IN, 262 00:13:42,901 --> 00:13:46,033 AND THEY HAVE ALL THESE BLISTERS AND BUBBLES. 263 00:13:46,133 --> 00:13:47,834 NOW, THE REASON THE CAR IS THERE 264 00:13:47,934 --> 00:13:52,501 IS BECAUSE THEY HAVE PROBLEMS WITH LOW TIRE PRESSURE. 265 00:13:52,601 --> 00:13:56,200 MAYBE A WARNING LIGHT OR IT MAY JUST BE THAT THE TIRES LOOK LOW 266 00:13:56,300 --> 00:13:59,767 OR DRIVE LOW, OR GO FLAT, OR WHATEVER. 267 00:13:59,868 --> 00:14:01,534 USUALLY, THE CUSTOMER COMES IN, 268 00:14:01,634 --> 00:14:04,033 AND SAYS, "I'VE GOT A NAIL IN MY TIRE" 269 00:14:04,133 --> 00:14:05,534 OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT. 270 00:14:05,634 --> 00:14:10,701 AND WE GO ABOUT CHECKING THE TIRE FOR NAILS, SCREWS, 271 00:14:10,801 --> 00:14:13,033 AND OTHER THINGS THAT COULD CAUSE LEAKS. 272 00:14:13,133 --> 00:14:16,667 ULTIMATELY, WE FIND THAT THE BEAD OF THE WHEEL 273 00:14:16,767 --> 00:14:18,501 IS ALL CORRODE LIKE THIS ONE. 274 00:14:18,601 --> 00:14:22,901 SOMEBODY'S TRIED TO FIX THIS, THEY'VE USED A WIRE BRUSH 275 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:26,400 SUCH AS WHAT WE HAVE HERE. 276 00:14:26,501 --> 00:14:28,968 IT DIDN'T WORK, IT STILL LEAKED. 277 00:14:29,067 --> 00:14:31,968 SO THE THINGS YOU HAVE TO BE CAREFUL OF HERE, 278 00:14:32,067 --> 00:14:35,701 YOU CAN HELP PREVENT THIS BY MAKING SURE THAT THE SHOP 279 00:14:35,801 --> 00:14:37,801 THAT IS WORKING ON YOUR TIRES, 280 00:14:37,901 --> 00:14:41,501 USES A LUBRICANT TO MOUNT THE TIRES THAT IS LOW 281 00:14:41,601 --> 00:14:43,534 IN WATER CONTENT. 282 00:14:43,634 --> 00:14:47,467 ALSO, MAKE SURE THAT THE AIR THAT YOU PUT INTO THE TIRE 283 00:14:47,567 --> 00:14:51,834 COMES FROM A COMPRESSOR THAT HAS A WATER SEPARATOR ON IT, 284 00:14:51,934 --> 00:14:54,300 SO YOU DON'T GET ANY WATER INSIDE THE TIRE. 285 00:14:54,400 --> 00:14:57,200 BECAUSE REMEMBER, THIS THING IS AIR TIGHT, 286 00:14:57,300 --> 00:15:00,501 SO IF THE AIR CAN'T GET OUT, THE WATER CAN'T GET OUT, 287 00:15:00,601 --> 00:15:04,467 AND IT SITS IN HERE AND IT EATS AWAY AT THE CHROME 288 00:15:04,567 --> 00:15:06,701 AT THE ALUMINUM ALLOY. 289 00:15:06,801 --> 00:15:09,434 WHATEVER IT IS, IT CREATES A PROBLEM 290 00:15:09,534 --> 00:15:12,634 AND YOU HAVE TO BUY NEW WHEELS. 291 00:15:12,734 --> 00:15:15,667 AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT, DROP ME A LINE, 292 00:15:15,767 --> 00:15:17,701 RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK . 293 00:15:19,234 --> 00:15:20,968 John: TIME NOW FOR LAUREN MORRISON 294 00:15:21,067 --> 00:15:23,067 AND ALL THE LATEST MOTORNEWS. 295 00:15:24,901 --> 00:15:26,968 Lauren Morrison: NEW CAR FEVER IS HEATING UP AS BOTH CHICAGO 296 00:15:27,067 --> 00:15:31,067 AND NEW YORK GET READY FOR SPECIAL SUMMER AUTO SHOWS. 297 00:15:31,734 --> 00:15:32,968 WHILE, WE TYPICALLY SEE THE NEW YORK 298 00:15:33,067 --> 00:15:35,167 INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW IN APRIL, 299 00:15:35,267 --> 00:15:37,133 COVID MADE THAT IMPOSSIBLE. 300 00:15:37,234 --> 00:15:39,434 INSTEAD, THE SHOW WILL NOW HAPPEN IN AUGUST 301 00:15:39,534 --> 00:15:42,234 IN THE NEWLY RENOVATED JAVITS CENTER AND WILL FEATURE 302 00:15:42,334 --> 00:15:44,634 AN INDOOR ELECTRIC VEHICLE TEST TRACK. 303 00:15:44,734 --> 00:15:47,467 CHICAGO'S AUTO SHOW ALSO MAKING THE MOVE FROM ITS TYPICAL 304 00:15:47,567 --> 00:15:49,133 FEBRUARY TIME SLOT. 305 00:15:49,234 --> 00:15:51,601 INSTEAD, THE SHOW WILL RUN FOR HALF OF ITS USUAL 306 00:15:51,701 --> 00:15:55,200 NUMBER OF DAYS, FROM JULY 15TH TO THE 19TH 307 00:15:55,300 --> 00:15:56,701 AND THEY'LL TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE WARMER WEATHER 308 00:15:56,801 --> 00:16:00,434 BY EXPANDING DRIVING AND DISPLAYS OUTDOORS. 309 00:16:00,534 --> 00:16:03,701 AND THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW WILL BE THE FIRST TIME THE PUBLIC 310 00:16:03,801 --> 00:16:06,634 WILL GET TO EXPERIENCE FORD'S NEW ALL-ELECTRIC PICKUP 311 00:16:06,734 --> 00:16:10,000 THE 2022 F-150 LIGHTNING. 312 00:16:10,100 --> 00:16:13,033 EVEN THOUGH PRODUCTION DOESN'T START FOR MONTHS FORD ALREADY 313 00:16:13,133 --> 00:16:17,334 HAS OVER 70,000 RESERVATIONS FOR THE F-150 LIGHTNING. 314 00:16:17,434 --> 00:16:20,267 BUT, ONLY TIME WILL TELL IF THOSE RESERVATIONS TRANSLATE 315 00:16:20,367 --> 00:16:22,968 INTO ACTUAL SALES. 316 00:16:23,067 --> 00:16:25,601 THE CLASS OF 2021 IS READY TO HIT THE ROAD 317 00:16:25,701 --> 00:16:28,267 AND THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY 318 00:16:28,367 --> 00:16:32,200 HAS SOME RECOMMENDATIONS FOR NEW GRADS AND NEW CARS. 319 00:16:32,300 --> 00:16:35,534 THE IIHS AND CONSUMER REPORTS HAVE UPDATED THEIR LIST 320 00:16:35,634 --> 00:16:39,000 OF AFFORDABLE, RELIABLE, AND SAFE VEHICLES FOR TEENS. 321 00:16:39,100 --> 00:16:41,434 RIGHT NOW, SOARING DEMAND AND TIGHT SUPPLY 322 00:16:41,534 --> 00:16:44,434 HAVE DRIVEN THE PRICES OF USED VEHICLES WAY UP. 323 00:16:44,534 --> 00:16:46,767 IF YOU CAN FIND THEM, THEY HAVE THE UPDATED LISTS 324 00:16:46,868 --> 00:16:48,067 ON THEIR WEBSITES. 325 00:16:48,167 --> 00:16:53,000 IT CONTAINS 61 USED VEHICLES, INCLUDING THE 2019 KIA NIRO, 326 00:16:53,100 --> 00:16:57,200 2017 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA, AND THE 2014 FORD TAURUS, 327 00:16:57,300 --> 00:16:58,634 TO NAME JUST A FEW. 328 00:16:58,734 --> 00:17:01,167 THEY ALSO PUT TOGETHER A LIST OF NEW VEHICLES, 329 00:17:01,267 --> 00:17:03,267 AGAIN IF YOU CAN FIND THEM. 330 00:17:03,367 --> 00:17:06,434 AND THAT DOES IT FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS! 331 00:17:07,367 --> 00:17:09,033 John: NOW LET'S CHECK OUT A NEW QUICKSPIN 332 00:17:09,133 --> 00:17:12,868 FOR SOME AUTOMOTIVE STYLE FUN HEADED OUR WAY. 333 00:17:13,267 --> 00:17:15,100 * 334 00:17:15,200 --> 00:17:17,267 Jessica Ray: WE'VE SEEN MANY ATTEMPTS TO MAKE THE MINIVAN 335 00:17:17,367 --> 00:17:21,133 COOL OVER THE YEARS, AND THIS 2022 KIA CARNIVAL 336 00:17:21,234 --> 00:17:24,067 MAY BE THE FIRST TO ACTUALLY PULL IT OFF. 337 00:17:24,167 --> 00:17:27,501 WHILE, THE BASIC MINIVAN, BIG BOX SHAPE REMAINS, 338 00:17:27,601 --> 00:17:29,901 THE TALL BODY SIDES, AND CHOPPED GREENHOUSE, 339 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:34,434 GIVE IT AN ALMOST FORD FLEX-LIKE PSEUDO-SUV VIBE. 340 00:17:34,534 --> 00:17:38,334 OH, AND DON'T CALL IT A MINIVAN, IT'S AN MPV, 341 00:17:38,434 --> 00:17:40,567 MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE. 342 00:17:40,667 --> 00:17:44,300 OF COURSE, JUST LIKE A MINIVAN, AN MPV NEEDS TO PAIR THOSE LOOKS 343 00:17:44,400 --> 00:17:47,467 WITH THE CONNECTIVITY AND FLEXIBILITY THAT TODAY'S 344 00:17:47,567 --> 00:17:50,033 ON THE GO FAMILIES DEMAND. 345 00:17:50,133 --> 00:17:53,667 EIGHT-PASSENGER VERSIONS FEATURE SLIDE-FLEX SEATING, 346 00:17:53,767 --> 00:17:56,801 WITH THE ABILITY TO EITHER SLIDE THE SECOND ROW MIDDLE SEAT 347 00:17:56,901 --> 00:18:02,167 FORWARD FOR EASY ACCESS TO A CAR SEAT, OR FOLD IT INTO A TABLE. 348 00:18:02,267 --> 00:18:06,334 SEVEN-PASSENGER VERSIONS CAN GET VIP LOUNGE SEATING, 349 00:18:06,434 --> 00:18:09,133 ESSENTIALLY ONBOARD LAZY BOYS. 350 00:18:09,234 --> 00:18:12,434 John: REMEMBER THE LATE 1980s MAZDA MPV? 351 00:18:12,534 --> 00:18:15,734 IT WAS THEIR ATTEMPT TO DEFLECT THE MINIVAN STIGMA TOO. 352 00:18:15,834 --> 00:18:16,934 BUT...WHY? 353 00:18:17,033 --> 00:18:19,834 MINIVANS ARE THE MOST USEFUL VEHICLES ON THE PLANET! 354 00:18:19,934 --> 00:18:23,501 AND THE KIA CARNIVAL MPV IS CHOCK FULL OF THE BIG SCREEN 355 00:18:23,601 --> 00:18:26,400 ENTERTAINMENT TECHNOLOGY, LOUNGING COMFORT, 356 00:18:26,501 --> 00:18:30,434 CARGO FLEXIBILITY, AND ADVANCED SAFETY THAT FAMILIES NEED. 357 00:18:30,534 --> 00:18:33,901 SO, DON'T APOLOGIZE FOR IT, CELEBRATE IT! 358 00:18:34,000 --> 00:18:37,634 Jessica: STANDARD ENGINE IS A 3.5 LITER V6, 359 00:18:37,734 --> 00:18:41,834 DELIVERING A CLASS BEST 290 HORSEPOWER. 360 00:18:41,934 --> 00:18:44,000 FOR HELP IN KEEPING THE KIDDOS SAFE, 361 00:18:44,100 --> 00:18:47,300 12 ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS ARE STANDARD, 362 00:18:47,400 --> 00:18:50,667 AND KIA'S BLIND-SPOT VIEW MONITOR IS AVAILABLE. 363 00:18:50,767 --> 00:18:53,601 Greg Carloss: TO ME, YOU JUST CAN'T BEAT A MINIVAN, 364 00:18:53,701 --> 00:18:55,434 IF YOU NEED SPACE, AND VERSATILITY 365 00:18:55,534 --> 00:18:57,100 FOR AT LEAST FOUR PEOPLE. 366 00:18:57,200 --> 00:19:00,400 BUT IT'S THE STYLE AND STIGMA THAT COMES WITH MINIVANS, 367 00:19:00,501 --> 00:19:02,667 WHICH TURNS MOST PEOPLE OFF. 368 00:19:02,767 --> 00:19:05,968 KIA KNOWS THIS OBVIOUSLY, AND WHILE I THINK MOST PEOPLE 369 00:19:06,067 --> 00:19:09,667 WILL SEE RIGHT THROUGH THE MULTI-PURPOSE-VEHICLE MONIKER, 370 00:19:09,767 --> 00:19:13,901 I DO THINK, THE SUV-LIKE STYLING WILL ATTRACT SOME FAMILIES 371 00:19:14,000 --> 00:19:15,067 TO THE CARNIVAL. 372 00:19:15,167 --> 00:19:17,901 ALTHOUGH, THE LACK OF AN ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE SYSTEM 373 00:19:18,000 --> 00:19:19,534 COULD BE A DEALBREAKER. 374 00:19:19,634 --> 00:19:22,267 Jessica: THIS PARTY ON WHEELS WILL REPLACE THE CURRENT SEDONA 375 00:19:22,367 --> 00:19:25,434 WHEN IT ARRIVES IN KIA SHOWROOMS THIS SUMMER. 376 00:19:25,534 --> 00:19:27,167 TELL THE KIDS WE'RE NOT QUITE THERE YET, 377 00:19:27,267 --> 00:19:31,467 BUT WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE INFO ON THE 2022 KIA CARNIVAL SOON, 378 00:19:31,567 --> 00:19:33,501 HERE ON MOTORWEEK ! 379 00:19:34,334 --> 00:19:36,567 John: WITH MERCEDES-BENZ UPPING THEIR ENTRY-LEVEL 380 00:19:36,667 --> 00:19:39,767 APPEAL EXPONENTIALLY OVER THE LAST FEW YEARS, 381 00:19:39,868 --> 00:19:41,467 YOU MIGHT THINK THERE'S NO REASON LEFT 382 00:19:41,567 --> 00:19:44,000 TO STEP UP TO THE MIDDLE WEIGHT E-CLASS. 383 00:19:44,100 --> 00:19:47,100 WELL, MERCEDES WAS AFRAID YOU MIGHT BE THINKING THAT; 384 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:50,467 SO THEY'VE UPGRADED THE E FOR '21 TO MAKE ITS 385 00:19:50,567 --> 00:19:53,267 LOFTIER APPEAL EVER MORE SO. 386 00:19:54,434 --> 00:19:57,868 * 387 00:19:57,968 --> 00:19:59,067 BACK IN THE DAY, 388 00:19:59,167 --> 00:20:01,601 TO GET THE FULL MERCEDES-BENZ EXPERIENCE - 389 00:20:01,701 --> 00:20:04,868 YOU HAD TO GO FOR AT LEAST A MIDSIZE E-CLASS, 390 00:20:04,968 --> 00:20:08,734 AS ENTRY LEVEL MODELS WERE MORE THAN A FEW STEPS DOWN. 391 00:20:08,834 --> 00:20:11,501 THAT'S NO LONGER THE CASE, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN 392 00:20:11,601 --> 00:20:14,234 THAT THE E-CLASS SEDAN IS ANY LESS OF A CAR 393 00:20:14,334 --> 00:20:15,767 THAN IT WAS BEFORE. 394 00:20:15,868 --> 00:20:19,567 IN FACT, THE 2021 MERCEDES-BENZ E-CLASS 395 00:20:19,667 --> 00:20:21,868 OFFERS BUYERS MORE THAN EVER. 396 00:20:21,968 --> 00:20:24,567 STARTING WITH A REVISED INTERIOR THAT FEATURES 397 00:20:24,667 --> 00:20:26,701 THE TYPICAL UPGRADE IN MATERIALS; 398 00:20:26,801 --> 00:20:29,067 BUT GOES A STEP FURTHER WITH AN ALL-NEW 399 00:20:29,167 --> 00:20:32,033 STEERING WHEEL FEATURING TOUCH-SENSITIVE CONTROLS; 400 00:20:32,133 --> 00:20:34,601 AS WELL AS SENSORS NEEDED FOR THE OPERATION 401 00:20:34,701 --> 00:20:36,968 OF SEMI-AUTONOMOUS DRIVING. 402 00:20:37,067 --> 00:20:40,234 THE TWIN-SCREEN DASH DISPLAY IS LARGELY THE SAME, 403 00:20:40,334 --> 00:20:43,133 AND THAT'S A GOOD THING, AS IT IS AS EFFICIENT 404 00:20:43,234 --> 00:20:46,334 TO USE AS IT IS BEAUTIFUL TO LOOK AT. 405 00:20:46,434 --> 00:20:49,067 THE CENTRAL SCREEN IS OF COURSE...A TOUCHSCREEN, 406 00:20:49,167 --> 00:20:51,133 BUT THERE'S ALSO A CENTRAL CONTROLLER, 407 00:20:51,234 --> 00:20:52,934 WHICH ALSO GETS AN UPDATE; 408 00:20:53,033 --> 00:20:55,467 ELIMINATING THE JOG-WHEEL PORTION, 409 00:20:55,567 --> 00:20:57,834 LEAVING JUST THE TOUCHPAD, WHICH NOW BLENDS 410 00:20:57,934 --> 00:21:01,300 INTO THE CENTER CONSOLE MUCH MORE SMOOTHLY. 411 00:21:01,400 --> 00:21:03,467 NEW TECH MEANS ENHANCED FUNCTIONS 412 00:21:03,567 --> 00:21:06,167 FOR THE MERCEDES-BENZ USER EXPERIENCE 413 00:21:06,267 --> 00:21:08,534 WITH AUGMENTED NAVIGATION. 414 00:21:08,634 --> 00:21:11,801 AS WELL AS UPDATED DRIVER ASSISTANCE FEATURES, 415 00:21:11,901 --> 00:21:13,767 INCLUDING BETTER FUNCTIONALITY 416 00:21:13,868 --> 00:21:15,834 FOR STOP-AND-GO TRAFFIC ASSIST, 417 00:21:15,934 --> 00:21:18,234 AND A NEW EXIT WARNING ASSIST. 418 00:21:18,334 --> 00:21:20,868 THINGS OUTSIDE GET A RE-WORK AS WELL; 419 00:21:20,968 --> 00:21:23,367 THERE ARE UPDATED FASCIAS-- FRONT AND REAR; 420 00:21:23,467 --> 00:21:25,868 ALONG WITH A NEW TRUNK LID AND TAIL LIGHTS. 421 00:21:25,968 --> 00:21:29,234 AND THERE'S ALSO, A DIFFERENT HOOD WITH ADDED POWER DOMES 422 00:21:29,334 --> 00:21:31,567 THAT HINT OF SOMETHING NEW UNDER THE HOOD, 423 00:21:31,667 --> 00:21:33,467 AND INDEED THERE IS. 424 00:21:33,567 --> 00:21:36,734 OUR E450 TEST CAR FEATURES MERCEDES' LATEST 425 00:21:36,834 --> 00:21:39,400 3.0 LITER INLINE 6 TURBO ENGINE, 426 00:21:39,501 --> 00:21:42,167 WHICH REPLACES THE PREVIOUS V6. 427 00:21:42,267 --> 00:21:45,634 WITH AN ADDED EQ 48 VOLT ELECTRIC BOOST, 428 00:21:45,734 --> 00:21:50,501 THE INLINE RATES 362 HORSEPOWER AND 369 POUND-FEET; 429 00:21:50,601 --> 00:21:52,968 EXACTLY THE SAME AS THE V6. 430 00:21:53,067 --> 00:21:54,734 THE BASE 2.0 LITER GOT A BOOST 431 00:21:54,834 --> 00:21:58,834 FROM 241 TO 255 HORSEPOWER LAST YEAR; 432 00:21:58,934 --> 00:22:00,834 SO IT REMAINS UNCHANGED. 433 00:22:00,934 --> 00:22:03,801 BOTH WORK THROUGH A 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; 434 00:22:03,901 --> 00:22:07,567 WITH 4MATIC ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE OPTIONAL WITH THE 4-CYLINDER; 435 00:22:07,667 --> 00:22:09,968 STANDARD IN THE 450. 436 00:22:10,067 --> 00:22:13,033 MERCEDES-BENZ HAS BEEN MAKING THINGS MORE EFFICIENT 437 00:22:13,133 --> 00:22:16,767 FOR AT LEAST AS LONG AS MOTORWEEK HAS BEEN AROUND. 438 00:22:16,868 --> 00:22:20,033 IN OUR VERY FIRST SEASON, IT WAS ANOTHER INLINE ENGINE 439 00:22:20,133 --> 00:22:24,634 PERFORMING THE TASK, ONLY IT WAS A DIESEL IN THE 300SD. 440 00:22:24,734 --> 00:22:28,100 WE CALLED IT, "THE WORLD'S MOST EXPENSIVE ECONOMY CAR." 441 00:22:28,200 --> 00:22:31,968 AND, AT 28 MPG IT CERTAINLY GOT THE JOB DONE, 442 00:22:32,067 --> 00:22:34,634 BUT AT THE PRICE OF A SMALL HOME. 443 00:22:34,734 --> 00:22:37,934 AT OUR HOME AWAY FROM HOME, MOTORWEEK'S TEST TRACK, 444 00:22:38,033 --> 00:22:41,734 THIS E450 4MATIC HOOKED RIGHT UP AND GOT TO WORK, 445 00:22:41,834 --> 00:22:44,734 WITH THE HEALTHY SOUNDING I6 PROVIDING POWERFUL 446 00:22:44,834 --> 00:22:46,901 AND PLEASANT BACKGROUND MUSIC. 447 00:22:47,000 --> 00:22:50,901 IT FEELS REALLY QUICK, AND A 4.3 SECOND TRIP TO 60 448 00:22:51,000 --> 00:22:53,367 IS INDEED INCREDIBLE FOR A MERCEDES-BENZ 449 00:22:53,467 --> 00:22:55,801 WITHOUT AN AMG BADGE. 450 00:22:56,801 --> 00:22:58,767 STILL, WITH EVERYTHING FROM POWER DELIVERY, 451 00:22:58,868 --> 00:23:01,234 TO THE 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC'S SHIFTS, 452 00:23:01,334 --> 00:23:04,133 PLUS, THE 450'S CALM DEMEANOR DOWN THE TRACK 453 00:23:04,234 --> 00:23:06,367 BEING SO SMOOTH, IT HAD US DOUBLE 454 00:23:06,467 --> 00:23:08,868 AND TRIPLE CHECKING OUR NUMBERS. 455 00:23:08,968 --> 00:23:11,701 GETTING THROUGH A QUARTER MILE IN 12.9 SECONDS 456 00:23:11,801 --> 00:23:15,100 AT 107 MILES PER HOUR WITH THIS MUCH SERENITY 457 00:23:15,200 --> 00:23:19,234 IS SOMETHING WE'RE ONLY USED TO EXPERIENCING IN A BENTLEY. 458 00:23:19,334 --> 00:23:22,334 THE FEELING WAS SIMILAR THROUGH OUR CONE COURSE AS WELL. 459 00:23:22,434 --> 00:23:27,334 OTHER THAN OPTIONAL 19 INCH AMG TWIN 5-SPOKE ALLOY WHEELS, 460 00:23:27,434 --> 00:23:31,767 THERE ARE NO SPORT PACKAGES OR AMG HANDLING ADD-ONS HERE, 461 00:23:31,868 --> 00:23:35,434 SO THIS CAR IS SET UP FOR STRAIGHT BENZ LUXURY. 462 00:23:35,534 --> 00:23:38,400 SO, YOU'D THINK IT'D BE A SNOOZER THROUGH THE CONES, 463 00:23:38,501 --> 00:23:40,367 BUT THAT WASN'T REALLY THE CASE. 464 00:23:40,467 --> 00:23:42,868 TRUE, MOST OF THE FEEDBACK FROM THE CHASSIS 465 00:23:42,968 --> 00:23:45,701 AND STEERING WHEEL IS MUTED; BUT STEERING WAS LIGHT 466 00:23:45,801 --> 00:23:49,467 AND ACCURATE, AND THERE WAS ONLY MINOR BODY ROLL. 467 00:23:49,567 --> 00:23:51,801 BRAKES KEPT THE SMOOTH VIBE GOING, 468 00:23:51,901 --> 00:23:54,601 BUT NOT THE HIGH-PERFORMANCE-LIKE RESULTS, 469 00:23:54,701 --> 00:23:59,133 WITH STOPS OF A STILL GOOD 123 FEET FROM 60. 470 00:23:59,234 --> 00:24:02,267 OF COURSE, THERE'S A LOT MORE TO THE E-CLASS EXPERIENCE, 471 00:24:02,367 --> 00:24:04,567 AS MERCEDES-BENZ STILL OFFERS COUPE 472 00:24:04,667 --> 00:24:07,300 AND CONVERTIBLE VARIETIES, AND EVEN WAGONS; 473 00:24:07,400 --> 00:24:10,167 NOT TO MENTION AMG VERSIONS OF THEM ALL. 474 00:24:11,300 --> 00:24:14,534 E-CLASS SEDAN 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