WEBVTT 00:01.768 --> 00:03.637 >> HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS 00:03.704 --> 00:05.672 AND THIS IS MOTORWEEK ! 00:06.240 --> 00:07.741 JOIN US AND SEE IF THE JEEP 00:07.808 --> 00:09.977 RENEGADE IS REALLY A SUBVERSIVE 00:10.043 --> 00:11.578 SUB-COMPACT UTE... 00:13.013 --> 00:14.648 PAT GOSS HAS ADVICE ON HOW TO 00:14.715 --> 00:16.717 KEEP CAR CARE ORGANIZED... 00:17.651 --> 00:18.986 WE'LL LOOK AT THE NEAR FUTURE 00:19.052 --> 00:20.187 OF FILLING UP... 00:21.121 --> 00:23.524 AND THEN PLUG INTO BMW'S FUTURE 00:23.590 --> 00:26.226 WITH THE FUNKY AND FUN I3! 00:29.329 --> 00:31.398 SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT! 00:35.669 --> 00:37.170 CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY 00:37.271 --> 00:38.639 MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION. 00:48.849 --> 00:49.449 >> ANNOUNCER: MOTORWEEK, 00:49.516 --> 00:51.018 TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE 00:51.084 --> 00:51.752 MAGAZINE. 00:52.352 --> 00:53.086 BROUGHT TO YOU BY... 00:53.554 --> 00:54.454 THIS IS BOB. 00:54.521 --> 00:55.756 BOB'S NOT THINKING ABOUT WHERE 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--> 01:27.154 MORE INFORMATION AVAILABLE AT 01:27.220 --> 01:28.188 DIEHARD.COM. 01:29.957 --> 01:30.958 >> JOHN: WHILE WE AS AUTOMOTIVE 01:31.058 --> 01:32.826 ENTHUSIASTS TEND TO BE WARY OF 01:34.962 --> 01:36.563 RARELY LIVE UP TO THE CARS THAT 01:36.630 --> 01:38.031 ORIGINALLY USED THEM, 01:38.098 --> 01:39.766 IT CAN BE DONE WITH SUCCESS, 01:39.833 --> 01:41.501 AS JEEP IS PROVING WITH THE NEW 01:41.568 --> 01:42.803 CHEROKEE. 01:42.869 --> 01:44.671 WELL, WITH THAT SUCCESS IN HAND, 01:44.738 --> 01:46.073 JEEP IS NOW FOCUSED ON 01:46.139 --> 01:47.608 THE RAPIDLY GROWING SMALL 01:47.674 --> 01:49.242 CROSSOVER SEGMENT, 01:49.309 --> 01:50.510 AND HAS PLACED THE VENERABLE 01:50.577 --> 01:53.380 RENEGADE NAME ON AN NEW MODEL, 01:53.447 --> 01:54.915 WITH A NEW DNA. 02:02.990 --> 02:04.291 RENEGADE IS DEFINED AS 02:04.391 --> 02:06.426 "ONE WHO DESERTS OR BETRAYS 02:08.328 --> 02:09.730 SO, IT'S A FITTING NAMEPLATE 02:09.796 --> 02:12.099 FOR THE 2015 JEEP RENEGADE, 02:12.165 --> 02:14.001 AS IT ENTERS INTO A NEW SEGMENT 02:14.067 --> 02:16.370 FOR BRAND, AND IS CLEARLY UNLIKE 02:16.436 --> 02:18.505 ANY OTHER JEEP IN THE STABLE... 02:18.572 --> 02:20.507 ...OR IS IT? 02:20.574 --> 02:22.776 JEEP FANS KNOW THAT RENEGADE NOT 02:22.843 --> 02:24.478 AS A MODEL NAME, BUT RATHER 02:24.544 --> 02:26.346 A TRIM PACKAGE FOUND MOSTLY ON 02:26.413 --> 02:27.814 CJ'S AND WRANGLERS. 02:31.151 --> 02:32.419 WHILE EARLY PHOTOS, 02:32.486 --> 02:34.054 WITH ITS BORDERLINE CARTOONISH 02:34.121 --> 02:34.821 APPEARANCE, 02:34.888 --> 02:36.723 MADE IT HARD TO TAKE SERIOUSLY, 02:36.790 --> 02:37.658 IN PERSON, 02:37.724 --> 02:39.793 THE SUBCOMPACT RENEGADE SPORTS 02:39.860 --> 02:41.728 MUCH BETTER PROPORTIONS WHILE 02:41.795 --> 02:43.196 STILL SAYING CLASSIC JEEP 02:43.263 --> 02:44.731 UP FRONT. 02:44.798 --> 02:45.866 BUT LESS SO IN THE REAR 02:45.932 --> 02:47.901 3/4 VIEW WITH THE UPWARDLY 02:47.968 --> 02:49.369 ARCHED QUARTER WINDOWS. 02:49.436 --> 02:50.871 BUT THE X-MOTIF IN 02:50.937 --> 02:52.372 THE TAILLIGHTS AND ELSEWHERE, 02:52.439 --> 02:54.141 PLAYING OFF A WW II STYLE 02:54.207 --> 02:57.110 FUEL CAN, IS PRETTY COOL. 02:57.177 --> 02:59.680 AS FOR ITS NEW DNA, THE RENEGADE 02:59.746 --> 03:01.481 IS ON FIAT'S SMALL-WIDE 03:01.548 --> 03:04.051 4X4 PLATFORM THAT IT SHARES WITH 03:04.117 --> 03:07.354 THE 500L AND UPCOMING 500X. 03:07.421 --> 03:09.456 BUILT IN ITALY, FCA HOPES 03:09.523 --> 03:10.924 RENEGADE WILL MAKE JEEP AS 03:10.991 --> 03:12.793 POPULAR IN GLOBAL MARKETS AS IT 03:12.859 --> 03:14.327 IS HERE. 03:14.394 --> 03:16.229 ONE FEATURE WE HAVEN'T SEEN ON 03:16.296 --> 03:18.131 OTHER NEW SMALLISH UTE'S IS 03:18.198 --> 03:20.033 REMOVABLE ROOF PANELS. 03:20.100 --> 03:22.135 RENEGADE'S BASIC MYSKY SYSTEM 03:22.202 --> 03:24.037 HAS TWO SEPARATE PIECES THAT, 03:24.104 --> 03:26.006 WHEN TAKEN OFF, DELIVER SOME OF 03:26.073 --> 03:27.908 THAT OPEN AIR EXPERIENCE JEEPS 03:27.974 --> 03:29.276 ARE KNOWN FOR. 03:29.342 --> 03:31.511 MYSKY WITH A POWER SLIDING FRONT 03:31.578 --> 03:34.081 PANEL IS ALSO AVAILABLE. 03:34.147 --> 03:35.749 THERE'S NOT AN ABUNDANCE OF ROOM 03:35.816 --> 03:37.551 IN THE COMFORTABLE FRONT SEATS, 03:37.617 --> 03:39.386 BUT MORE THAN YOU'RE EXPECTING, 03:39.453 --> 03:40.854 AND THAT JUST MEANS ALL OF 03:40.921 --> 03:43.957 THE CONTROLS FALL CLOSE TO HAND. 03:44.024 --> 03:45.959 SEAT CONTROLS WERE MANUAL IN OUR 03:46.026 --> 03:47.627 LATITUDE TRIMMED TESTER, 03:47.694 --> 03:49.463 BUT THEY'RE VERY BEEFY FELLING, 03:49.529 --> 03:52.299 NOT COMPACT CAR FLIMSY. 03:52.365 --> 03:53.667 THE INSTRUMENT PANEL LOOKS NICE, 03:53.734 --> 03:55.035 IF A BIT GIMMICKY. 03:55.102 --> 03:56.737 THERE'S JEEP LOGOS AND "SINCE 03:56.803 --> 03:59.573 1941" SCRIPT EVERYWHERE. 03:59.639 --> 04:01.274 IT CAN GET A BIT CHEESY AND SOME 04:01.341 --> 04:03.043 MATERIALS ARE MORE ECONOMY THAN 04:03.110 --> 04:04.611 RUGGED. 04:04.678 --> 04:05.946 THE UCONNECT SCREEN IS ON 04:06.012 --> 04:07.314 THE SMALL SIDE, BUT IT GETS 04:07.380 --> 04:08.548 THE JOB DONE, 04:08.615 --> 04:09.716 AND THE OVERALL LOOK OF 04:09.783 --> 04:11.451 THE INTERIOR WILL UNDOUBTEDLY 04:11.518 --> 04:13.787 APPEAL TO THE YOUNGER SET. 04:13.854 --> 04:15.288 REAR SEAT ROOM IS GOOD, 04:15.355 --> 04:16.723 BUT THE SEATBACKS DON'T QUITE 04:16.790 --> 04:18.925 FOLD FLAT FOR CARGO. 04:18.992 --> 04:20.827 AND WHILE TOTAL CARGO SPACE IS 04:20.894 --> 04:23.396 DECENT AT 50.8 CUBIC-FEET; 04:23.463 --> 04:25.999 18.5 BEHIND THE REAR SEATS; 04:26.066 --> 04:27.434 IT FALLS WELL SHORT OF 04:27.501 --> 04:29.536 THE HONDA HR-V. 04:29.603 --> 04:31.004 NOW, JEEP WANTED TO MAKE SURE 04:31.071 --> 04:32.506 YOU CAN STILL DO JEEP TYPE 04:32.572 --> 04:34.141 THINGS IN THE RENEGADE, 04:34.207 --> 04:35.942 AND THE TRAILHAWK MODEL FEATURES 04:36.009 --> 04:37.744 A STANDARD ACTIVE DRIVE LOW 04:37.811 --> 04:40.247 4X4 SYSTEM WITH TERRAIN SELECT 04:40.313 --> 04:42.015 MODES FOR SNOW, SAND, MUD, 04:42.082 --> 04:43.049 AND ROCK. 04:43.116 --> 04:45.085 IT'S CLEARLY THE ONLY SUBCOMPACT 04:45.152 --> 04:47.220 UTE DESIGNED FOR TRUE OFF-ROAD 04:47.287 --> 04:48.455 USE. 04:48.522 --> 04:49.689 AND YOU CAN STILL GET JEEP'S 04:49.756 --> 04:51.691 REGULAR STRENGTH ACTIVE DRIVE 04:51.758 --> 04:54.127 FULL-TIME 4X4 SYSTEM IN ALL 04:54.194 --> 04:55.128 OTHER TRIMS, 04:55.195 --> 04:57.564 WHICH WORKED FINE FOR US. 04:57.631 --> 04:59.432 ON ROAD, THE RENEGADE FEELS VERY 04:59.499 --> 05:01.234 CAR-LIKE, WITH MINIMAL ROLL 05:01.301 --> 05:03.036 IN CORNERS AND HEAVY STEERING. 05:03.103 --> 05:04.905 IT'S A SOLID PACKAGE OVERALL, 05:04.971 --> 05:06.673 WITH NO SQUEAKS OR RATTLES FROM 05:06.740 --> 05:08.275 THE ROOF PANELS, THOUGH WIND 05:08.341 --> 05:11.478 NOISE CAN WRING OUT AT SPEED. 05:11.545 --> 05:12.679 AS FOR POWERTRAINS, 05:12.746 --> 05:13.980 THERE ARE TWO. 05:14.047 --> 05:15.348 THE LARGER, 2.4 LITER TIGERSHARK 05:15.982 --> 05:18.418 I4 BOASTS 180 HORSEPOWER, 05:21.188 --> 05:22.656 THOUGH A LITTLE ROUGH AT IDLE, 05:22.722 --> 05:24.257 THERE'S AN IMPRESSIVE AMOUNT OF 05:24.324 --> 05:26.193 POWER FOR A SEGMENT THAT MOSTLY 05:26.259 --> 05:27.828 CONSISTS OF SUB 2.0 LITER 05:27.894 --> 05:29.362 ENGINES. 05:29.429 --> 05:30.463 AND OF COURSE THERE IS ONE OF 05:30.530 --> 05:31.798 THOSE AVAILABLE HERE AS WELL, 05:32.365 --> 05:34.201 FIAT'S 160 HORSEPOWER 05:34.301 --> 05:37.571 1.4 LITER MULTIAIR TURBO-4 WHICH 05:40.473 --> 05:42.409 THE 2.4 LITER GETS A 9-SPEED 05:42.475 --> 05:44.544 AUTOMATIC WHICH WORKED OKAY. 05:44.611 --> 05:46.012 THERE'S STILL SOME OCCASIONAL 05:46.079 --> 05:47.614 STUMBLING, BUT IT'S DEFINITELY 05:47.681 --> 05:49.015 AN IMPROVEMENT OVER EARLY 05:49.082 --> 05:50.083 CHEROKEES. 05:56.022 --> 05:56.923 AT OUR TEST TRACK, 05:56.990 --> 05:58.892 THE 2.4 RENEGADE SNAPS OFF 05:58.959 --> 06:00.493 THE LINE LIKE A SPRINTER, 06:00.560 --> 06:01.528 BUT QUICKLY SETTLES DOWN INTO 06:01.995 --> 06:03.263 A MARATHON PACE; 06:03.363 --> 06:05.999 REACHING 60 IN 8.6 SECONDS. 06:06.099 --> 06:07.567 LEISURELY SHIFTS COMPOUND 06:07.667 --> 06:09.302 THE QUARTER MILE SITUATION, 06:09.402 --> 06:11.504 WHICH TOOK 16.5 SECONDS 06:14.941 --> 06:16.743 A RELAXED PACE WAS THE WAY TO GO 06:16.810 --> 06:18.511 THROUGH OUR CONE COURSE TOO; 06:18.578 --> 06:19.446 AS ANYTHING MORE, 06:19.512 --> 06:21.514 TURNS MANAGEABLE UNDERSTEER INTO 06:21.581 --> 06:22.816 FULL-ON PLOW. 06:23.550 --> 06:24.784 AN AVERAGE STOPPING DISTANCE OF 06:24.885 --> 06:27.621 120 FEET FROM 60 WAS NOT BAD, 06:27.721 --> 06:29.256 BUT RANDOM LOCKING AND AN 06:29.356 --> 06:30.891 UNSETTLED REAR NEEDS TO BE 06:30.991 --> 06:33.059 IMPROVED UPON. 06:33.159 --> 06:34.594 GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS 06:34.694 --> 06:37.998 FOR A 2.4 4X4 ARE 21-CITY, 06:38.098 --> 06:40.934 29-HIGHWAY, AND 24-COMBINED. 06:41.034 --> 06:43.536 OUR AVERAGE OF 25.4 OF REGULAR 06:43.637 --> 06:45.572 IS CERTAINLY SUPERIOR TO AN OLD 06:45.672 --> 06:47.807 XJ, BUT WE EXPECTED BETTER 06:47.908 --> 06:50.176 FROM SUCH A SMALL FRY. 06:50.277 --> 06:51.711 WE THINK JEEP'S FIRST ATTEMPT AT 06:51.811 --> 06:53.780 A TRULY GLOBAL SMALL CROSSOVER 06:53.880 --> 06:55.749 WILL REPRESENT THE BRAND WELL 06:55.849 --> 06:57.050 THROUGHOUT THE WORLD, 06:57.150 --> 06:58.752 AS IT WILL BE AVAILABLE IN MORE 06:58.852 --> 07:00.453 THAN 100 COUNTRIES. 07:00.553 --> 07:02.055 PRICING HERE IN THE GOOD OLD 07:02.155 --> 07:03.089 U.S. OF A. 07:03.189 --> 07:06.559 STARTS AT $18,990 FOR A SPORT 07:06.660 --> 07:08.295 AND 4-WHEEL DRIVE ADDS 2-GRAND 07:09.963 --> 07:11.197 SO, WHILE ITS ORIGINS ARE 07:11.264 --> 07:13.867 OFF-SHORE, THE 2015 RENEGADE 07:13.934 --> 07:15.902 STILL EMBODIES MUCH OF WHAT HAS 07:15.969 --> 07:17.737 MADE THE JEEP BRAND AN AMERICAN 07:17.804 --> 07:18.872 ICON. 07:18.939 --> 07:20.407 COMBINED WITH A LOW PRICE, 07:20.473 --> 07:22.142 IT'S THE PERFECT JEEP FOR PEOPLE 07:22.208 --> 07:23.944 WHO THINK THEY WANT A JEEP, 07:24.010 --> 07:25.946 BUT REALLY WANT A RUGGED LOOKING 07:26.012 --> 07:27.681 SMALL CROSSOVER WITH ALL OF 07:27.747 --> 07:29.215 THE MODERN COMFORTS THEY'VE 07:29.282 --> 07:31.084 BECOME ACCUSTOMED TO. 07:31.151 --> 07:33.253 SO, RENEGADE IS ONE TRAITOR WITH 07:33.320 --> 07:35.155 A GOOD CAUSE. 07:42.662 --> 07:43.964 WHEN IT COMES TIME TO FILL 'ER 07:44.030 --> 07:45.932 UP, THE DAYS OF SIMPLY CHOOSING 07:45.999 --> 07:47.567 BETWEEN REGULAR OR HIGH TEST 07:47.634 --> 07:49.202 ARE LONG GONE. 07:49.269 --> 07:50.603 TODAY'S FAMILY CARS ARE MORE 07:50.670 --> 07:52.072 AND MORE LIKELY TO RUN, 07:52.138 --> 07:54.374 NOT JUST ON GASOLINE OR DIESEL, 07:54.441 --> 07:56.543 BUT ALSO ON NON-PETROLEUM BASED 07:56.609 --> 07:59.279 FUELS LIKE ETHANOL, BIODIESEL, 07:59.346 --> 08:00.714 PROPANE, NATURAL GAS, 08:00.780 --> 08:03.283 OR PURE ELECTRIC POWER. 08:03.350 --> 08:04.184 THESE OFTEN CALLED 08:04.250 --> 08:05.518 "ALTERNATIVE FUELS" 08:05.585 --> 08:07.420 ARE RAPIDLY GAINING GROUND 08:07.487 --> 08:09.055 WITH MAINSTREAM BUYERS. 08:09.122 --> 08:11.057 SO, THIS WIDER ARRAY OF FUEL 08:11.124 --> 08:13.159 CHOICES IS NATURALLY CHANGING 08:13.226 --> 08:13.960 THE WAY WE LOOK AT 08:14.027 --> 08:16.463 THE TRADITIONAL FILLING STATION. 08:16.529 --> 08:18.565 AS WE'RE ABOUT TO SEE. 08:24.471 --> 08:25.839 THE FAMILIAR ROADSIDE FUEL 08:25.905 --> 08:27.507 ISLAND HAS NOT GONE THE WAY OF 08:27.574 --> 08:29.809 THE DINOSAURS YET BUT TODAY'S 08:29.876 --> 08:32.312 MEGAPLEX GAS STATIONS WITH ROW 08:32.379 --> 08:34.381 UPON ROW OF GLEAMING PUMPS ARE 08:34.447 --> 08:36.249 NOW OFFERING MORE FUEL CHOICES 08:36.316 --> 08:38.218 THAN EVER BEFORE AND FACING 08:38.284 --> 08:40.220 COMPETITION FROM NON-TRADITIONAL 08:40.286 --> 08:41.521 FUELING OUTLETS AS WELL. 08:42.222 --> 08:42.756 >> REUBEN SARKAR: WHETHER IT'S 08:42.856 --> 08:43.690 FILLING UP YOUR CAR WITH 08:43.790 --> 08:45.058 ELECTRICITY, BIOFUELS, 08:48.061 --> 08:49.262 OR OTHER FUTURE FUELS, 08:49.329 --> 08:50.930 HAVING MORE AVAILABLE HELPS 08:50.997 --> 08:52.599 INCREASE OUR ENERGY SECURITY 08:52.665 --> 08:53.466 AND IMPROVES OUR ENVIRONMENTAL 08:53.533 --> 08:54.934 SUSTAINABILITY AS WELL AS 08:55.001 --> 08:56.036 OFFERS MORE CONSUMERS, 08:56.102 --> 08:58.171 CHOICE AT THE PUMP. 08:58.238 --> 08:59.272 WE ARE ALSO DEVELOPING NEW 08:59.339 --> 09:00.373 TECHNOLOGIES THAT ARE HELPING 09:00.440 --> 09:01.274 BRING TECHNOLOGIES FROM 09:01.341 --> 09:02.842 THE LABORATORY TO THE STREETS, 09:02.909 --> 09:04.010 BRINGING YOU BETTER CARS 09:04.077 --> 09:06.379 AND BETTER FUELS, SOONER. 09:06.446 --> 09:07.614 >> JOHN: NATIONWIDE THE GROWTH 09:07.680 --> 09:09.549 AND FLEET USE OF NATURAL GAS 09:09.616 --> 09:11.384 HAS SPURRED DEVELOPMENT OF 09:11.451 --> 09:13.286 A WHOLE NEW NETWORK OF PUBLIC 09:13.353 --> 09:14.521 AND PRIVATE NATURAL GAS 09:14.587 --> 09:15.722 STATIONS. 09:15.789 --> 09:18.291 AT&T FOR INSTANCE, NOW OPERATES 09:18.358 --> 09:21.261 MORE THAN 8,000 CNG VEHICLES 09:21.327 --> 09:22.295 AND HAS COMMITTED TO HAVING 09:22.362 --> 09:24.631 15,000 ALT. FUEL VEHICLES 09:24.697 --> 09:27.167 IN ITS FLEET BY 2018. 09:27.233 --> 09:28.668 RYDER TRUCKS HAS SURPASSED 09:28.735 --> 09:31.337 30 MILLION MILES OF CNG USAGE 09:31.404 --> 09:33.006 IN THEIR MEDIUM AND HEAVY DUTY 09:33.073 --> 09:33.973 TRUCKS. 09:34.040 --> 09:35.275 AND NATURAL GAS FUELS 09:35.341 --> 09:37.277 ONE IN FIVE TRANSIT BUSSES 09:37.343 --> 09:39.112 IN OUR MAJOR CITIES. 09:39.179 --> 09:40.213 THE INFRASTRUCTURE FOR 09:40.280 --> 09:41.881 DELIVERING NATURAL GAS TO 09:41.948 --> 09:44.717 INDIVIDUAL LOCATIONS IS ARGUABLY 09:44.784 --> 09:46.219 BETTER DEVELOPED AND MORE 09:46.286 --> 09:48.455 EFFICIENT THAN FOR TRADITION GAS 09:48.521 --> 09:50.457 STATIONS, WHERE FUEL SUPPLIES 09:50.523 --> 09:52.992 ARE STILL DELIVERED BY TRUCK. 09:53.059 --> 09:54.694 IN MANY PARTS OF THE COUNTRY GAS 09:54.761 --> 09:56.196 PIPELINES ALREADY RUN TO 09:56.262 --> 09:58.431 MILLIONS OF HOMES AND BUSINESSES 09:58.498 --> 09:59.999 TO PROVIDE HEATING FUEL. 10:00.066 --> 10:02.168 SO, TAPPING INTO THAT SUPPLY IS 10:02.235 --> 10:03.903 A RELATIVELY SIMPLE MATTER OF 10:03.970 --> 10:06.005 ADDING COMPRESSOR EQUIPMENT AND 10:06.072 --> 10:08.374 DISPENSERS AT THE POINT OF SALE. 10:08.441 --> 10:10.076 CLEAN ENERGY CORPORATION HAS 10:10.143 --> 10:12.245 MADE A BIG SPLASH IN NATURAL GAS 10:12.312 --> 10:14.114 IN RECENT YEARS, FOCUSING ON 10:14.180 --> 10:15.715 FLEETS, AND LONG HAUL TRUCKING. 10:15.782 --> 10:18.017 AND OVER 500 OF THEIR FAMILIAR 10:18.084 --> 10:20.153 LIME GREEN STATION CANOPIES 10:20.220 --> 10:21.855 HAVE CROPPED UP AT AIRPORTS 10:21.921 --> 10:22.989 AND INDUSTRIAL CENTERS 10:23.056 --> 10:24.491 NATIONWIDE. 10:24.557 --> 10:25.959 MIDWEST REGIONAL CONVENIENCE 10:26.025 --> 10:27.827 STORE CHAIN, KWIK TRIP, 10:27.894 --> 10:29.462 OFFERS NATURAL GAS IN MORE THAN 10:29.529 --> 10:31.498 30 OF ITS STORES IN WISCONSIN, 10:31.564 --> 10:33.333 IOWA, AND MINNESOTA. 10:33.399 --> 10:34.901 AND AT THEIR HOME LOCATION 10:34.968 --> 10:36.436 IN LACROSSE, WISCONSIN, 10:36.503 --> 10:38.471 THEY OFFER CNG, LNG, 10:38.538 --> 10:40.473 AND PROPANE FUEL IN ADDITION 10:40.540 --> 10:42.475 TO A FULL SLATE OF BIODIESEL 10:42.542 --> 10:44.511 BLENDS AND TRADITIONAL PETROLEUM 10:44.577 --> 10:45.478 FUELS. 10:45.545 --> 10:47.280 TALK ABOUT ONE STOP SHOPPING. 10:47.947 --> 10:48.548 >> JOEL HIRSCHBOECK: NATURAL 10:48.648 --> 10:50.183 GAS IS PROBABLY OUR PREMIER 10:50.283 --> 10:51.518 ALTERNATIVE FUEL THAT WE'RE 10:53.419 --> 10:54.621 BUT WE WANTED TO BE RELEVANT 10:54.687 --> 10:55.822 IN ALL OF THE FUELS THAT WERE 10:55.889 --> 10:56.890 AVAILABLE TODAY. 10:56.956 --> 10:57.790 SO, THAT WE HAD A GOOD 10:57.857 --> 10:59.759 UNDERSTANDING OF HOW THOSE FUELS 10:59.826 --> 11:00.760 MAY OR MAY NOT FIT INTO 11:00.827 --> 11:01.928 THE DIFFERENT MARKETPLACE. 11:01.995 --> 11:03.229 SO, THAT WE WERE READY TO REACT 11:03.296 --> 11:06.099 IF NEED BE, GIVEN A CHANGE 11:06.166 --> 11:08.601 IN CUSTOMER DEMAND. 11:08.668 --> 11:09.536 >> JOHN: MIRRORING THE RAPID 11:09.602 --> 11:11.304 GROWTH OF NATURAL GAS OUTLETS 11:11.371 --> 11:13.072 IS AMERICA'S ELECTRIC VEHICLE 11:13.139 --> 11:14.607 CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE, 11:14.674 --> 11:16.176 BUT IN THIS CASE, THE FUEL 11:16.242 --> 11:18.044 COMES TO WHERE THE CARS ARE: 11:18.111 --> 11:18.945 WITH EV'S, 11:19.012 --> 11:20.713 DRIVERS ARE JUST AS LIKELY TO 11:20.780 --> 11:22.515 CHARGE AT HOME AS AT WORK, 11:22.582 --> 11:24.184 OR EVEN THE GROCERY STORE, 11:24.250 --> 11:26.152 OR AIRPORT PARKING GARAGE. 11:26.219 --> 11:28.354 ESSENTIALLY, ANY POWER OUTLET IS 11:28.421 --> 11:29.956 A POTENTIAL PLACE TO CHARGE 11:30.023 --> 11:31.658 AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE. 11:31.724 --> 11:33.193 BUT UNLIKE TRADITIONAL GAS 11:33.259 --> 11:34.027 STATIONS, 11:34.093 --> 11:36.062 PROFIT IS NOT THE PRIME FOCUS. 11:36.129 --> 11:37.564 WHILE THERE ARE FEE BASED 11:37.630 --> 11:38.865 CHARGING NETWORKS, 11:38.932 --> 11:40.867 MANY LOCATIONS STILL OFFER FREE 11:40.934 --> 11:42.802 CHARGING AS PERKS TO ENTICE 11:42.869 --> 11:45.004 CUSTOMERS OR SIMPLY ENGENDER 11:45.071 --> 11:46.472 GOODWILL. 11:46.539 --> 11:48.441 EV MAKER TESLA HAS SPENT 11:48.508 --> 11:50.009 MILLIONS SETTING UP A NETWORK OF 11:50.076 --> 11:51.811 FREE "SUPERCHARGERS" WITH 11:51.878 --> 11:53.913 LOCATIONS FROM COAST TO COAST, 11:53.980 --> 11:55.215 THAT ALLOWS ITS CUSTOMERS TO 11:55.281 --> 11:57.584 GAIN UP TO 175 MILES OF 11:57.650 --> 11:59.152 DRIVING RANGE IN AS LITTLE AS 11:59.219 --> 12:00.887 30 MINUTES. 12:00.954 --> 12:02.288 THERE'S NO TELLING WHAT 12:02.355 --> 12:03.423 THE FUELING STATION OF 12:03.489 --> 12:04.524 THE FUTURE WILL FINALLY LOOK 12:04.591 --> 12:05.358 LIKE. 12:05.425 --> 12:07.227 BUT AS AMERICA'S PUSH FOR CLEAN 12:07.293 --> 12:09.262 DRIVING SOLUTIONS CONTINUES TO 12:09.329 --> 12:11.197 ADVANCE THE DEVELOPMENT OF NEW 12:11.264 --> 12:13.233 FUELS AND POWER TECHNOLOGIES, 12:13.299 --> 12:14.934 THE ACT OF REFUELING, 12:15.001 --> 12:16.302 AND WHERE WE DO IT, 12:16.369 --> 12:18.638 WILL SURELY EVOLVE AS WELL. 12:22.108 --> 12:23.376 LET'S CHECK IN NOW WITH PAT GOSS 12:23.443 --> 12:25.745 WHO HAS A FEW TIPS FOR KEEPING 12:25.812 --> 12:27.747 YOUR NEXT CAR CARE PROJECT 12:27.814 --> 12:28.715 ORGANIZED. 12:33.186 --> 12:33.786 >> PAT GOSS: NO MATTER HOW 12:33.886 --> 12:35.455 COMPLICATED A CAR MIGHT BE, 12:37.223 --> 12:38.358 PRETTY EASY. 12:38.424 --> 12:39.726 BUT GETTING IT BACK TOGETHER 12:39.792 --> 12:41.427 SO THAT IT WORKS RIGHT? 12:41.494 --> 12:42.729 WELL, THAT CAN BE A WHOLE 12:42.795 --> 12:44.197 DIFFERENT STORY. 12:44.264 --> 12:45.498 AND I'VE GOT A COUPLE OF TIPS AS 12:45.565 --> 12:48.134 HOW WE DO IT IN THE REPAIR SHOP. 12:48.201 --> 12:49.602 SEE, ONE OF THE MOST VALUABLE 12:49.669 --> 12:50.937 TOOLS THAT WE HAVE IS 12:51.004 --> 12:51.871 RIGHT HERE. 12:51.938 --> 12:54.240 THIS IS A PAINT PEN. 12:54.307 --> 12:55.842 WE BUY THEM IN LITTLE PACKAGES 12:55.908 --> 12:58.077 LIKE THIS, AND WE USE THEM 12:58.144 --> 13:00.747 ALL DAY LONG, EVERYDAY. 13:00.813 --> 13:02.482 NOW, WE USE THEM FOR THINGS LIKE 13:02.548 --> 13:04.350 THE MARKS THAT WE'VE PUT HERE 13:04.417 --> 13:06.319 ON THE SPROCKETS AND THE TIMING 13:06.386 --> 13:08.388 BELT SO THAT WE KNOW WHERE THEY 13:08.454 --> 13:09.522 ALIGN. 13:09.589 --> 13:11.958 NOW, THE REALITY OF THIS IS, 13:12.025 --> 13:13.126 WE TAKE SOMETHING APART, 13:13.192 --> 13:14.260 AND SAY, WELL, "WE'RE NOT GOING 13:14.327 --> 13:16.496 TO DISTURB THE TIMING BELT." 13:16.562 --> 13:18.164 WELL, WE'RE WORKING AROUND 13:18.231 --> 13:19.132 THE TIMING BELT. 13:19.198 --> 13:20.767 AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, 13:20.833 --> 13:23.069 STUFF HAPPENS. 13:23.136 --> 13:24.737 STUFF THAT YOU WOULDN'T IMAGINE 13:24.804 --> 13:25.838 HAPPENS. 13:25.905 --> 13:28.207 AND THAT MEANS YOU MIGHT WIND UP 13:28.274 --> 13:29.409 WITH A TIMING BELT THAT HAS 13:29.475 --> 13:30.810 SLIPPED AND UNLESS YOU HAVE 13:30.877 --> 13:32.779 MARKS, YOU'VE GOT A REAL TOUGH 13:32.845 --> 13:34.981 JOB GETTING IN ALIGNED AGAIN. 13:35.048 --> 13:37.216 ONCE IT'S BEEN MARKED LIKE THIS, 13:37.283 --> 13:38.885 ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS REALIGN 13:38.951 --> 13:39.852 THE MARKS. 13:39.919 --> 13:42.088 NOW, IN SOME CASES BOLTS WILL BE 13:42.155 --> 13:44.857 SPECIFIC TO A CERTAIN POSITION. 13:44.924 --> 13:46.726 SO, WE MAKE LITTLE DEIGNS ON 13:46.793 --> 13:48.695 THE BOLTS AND MATCHING DESIGNS 13:48.761 --> 13:51.898 ON THE SPROCKETS OR PART THAT 13:51.964 --> 13:53.933 THE BOLT HOLDS IN PLACE. 13:54.000 --> 13:56.235 SO, THAT SAVES A LOT OF TIME. 13:56.302 --> 13:58.137 THE OTHER THING IS WHEN WE'RE 13:58.204 --> 13:59.706 TAKING WIRING APART, 13:59.772 --> 14:01.574 ON NEWER CARS, 14:01.641 --> 14:04.043 THERE MAY BE 100 WIRE CONNECTORS 14:04.110 --> 14:05.345 UNDER THE HOOD. 14:05.411 --> 14:06.779 AND MANY OF THOSE WIRE 14:06.846 --> 14:08.114 CONNECTORS MAY BE 14:08.181 --> 14:10.216 INTERCHANGEABLE AS FAR AS THEIR 14:10.283 --> 14:11.684 POSITION IS CONCERNED. 14:11.751 --> 14:13.619 SO HERE AGAIN, WE PUT A NUMBER 14:13.686 --> 14:16.689 ON BOTH HALVES OF THE CONNECTOR 14:16.756 --> 14:19.058 SO WE KNOW WHICH CONNECTOR GOES 14:19.125 --> 14:21.227 IN WHAT POSITON. 14:21.294 --> 14:22.595 AND WE DO THAT TO THINGS 14:22.662 --> 14:24.163 UNDERNEATH THE CAR LIKE THIS 14:24.230 --> 14:25.565 AXEL WE MARKED IT AS 14:25.631 --> 14:26.799 "RIGHT FRONT." 14:26.866 --> 14:28.768 MAYBE WE HAVE AN ALL WHEEL DRIVE 14:28.835 --> 14:30.169 VEHICLE, AND WE GOT ALL FOUR 14:30.236 --> 14:31.938 AXEL'S OUT OF IT, AND THEY ALL 14:32.004 --> 14:33.406 LOOK VERY SIMILAR BUT THEY 14:33.473 --> 14:35.375 ACTUALLY ARE NOT. 14:35.441 --> 14:37.777 SAVE A LOT OF TIME BY MARKING 14:37.844 --> 14:39.512 THEM AS TO THEIR POSITION 14:39.579 --> 14:41.147 SO THAT WE CAN PUT THEM BACK 14:41.214 --> 14:42.548 IN PROPERLY. 14:42.615 --> 14:44.617 WELL, THE OTHER THING IS THAT 14:44.684 --> 14:46.319 BRAKES AND ALL KINDS OF THINGS 14:46.386 --> 14:49.689 LIKE THIS WORK WELL AS FAR AS 14:49.756 --> 14:50.757 MARKING THEM WITH THESE 14:50.823 --> 14:52.125 PAINT PENS. 14:52.191 --> 14:53.359 BUT THAT DOESN'T DO ANYTHING 14:53.426 --> 14:56.195 FOR THE OVERALL LAYOUT OF 14:56.262 --> 14:57.930 THE PARTICULAR SYSTEM THAT WE'RE 14:57.997 --> 14:59.065 WORKING ON. 14:59.132 --> 15:00.733 SO, THAT'S WHERE OUR CAMERA 15:00.800 --> 15:02.101 COMES INTO PLAY. 15:02.168 --> 15:03.603 SEE, WE TAKE A PICTURE OF 15:03.669 --> 15:06.105 THE GENERAL LAYOUT OF WHAT WE'RE 15:06.172 --> 15:07.306 WORKING WITH. 15:07.373 --> 15:09.375 AND MAYBE ON BREAKS WE TAKE 15:09.442 --> 15:11.244 A CLOSE UP SO WE KNOW WHERE ALL 15:11.310 --> 15:12.912 THE LITTLE SPRINGS AND CLIPS 15:12.979 --> 15:14.280 AND EVERYTHING GO. 15:14.347 --> 15:16.416 THAT WAY WE HAVE A DIAGRAM 15:16.482 --> 15:18.718 TO WORK FROM WHEN WE PUT IT BACK 15:18.785 --> 15:20.086 TOGETHER. 15:20.153 --> 15:22.221 THAT WAY WE GET IT BACK TOGETHER 15:22.288 --> 15:25.057 AND IT WORKS RIGHT THE FIRST 15:25.124 --> 15:26.159 TIME. 15:26.225 --> 15:27.260 IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION 15:27.326 --> 15:29.061 OR COMMENT, DROP ME A LINE 15:29.128 --> 15:30.897 RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK . 15:34.033 --> 15:34.834 >> JOHN: TIME NOW TO HEAD OUT 15:34.901 --> 15:36.202 FOR A FEW QUICKSPINS, 15:36.269 --> 15:37.470 AND GET SOME FEEDBACK. 15:41.574 --> 15:43.075 AS LINCOLN REINVENTS ITSELF, 15:43.142 --> 15:44.343 THE BRAND IS TRYING TO SELL 15:44.410 --> 15:46.078 THE IDEA THAT OWNING ONE OF 15:46.145 --> 15:47.513 THEIR VEHICLES IS AN EXPERIENCE 15:47.914 --> 15:49.449 UNTO ITSELF. 15:49.549 --> 15:50.783 SO, WE GRABBED QUICKSPINS 15:50.883 --> 15:52.251 IN NOT ONE, BUT TWO OF 15:54.053 --> 15:57.423 THE MKC AND MKZ BLACK LABEL, 15:57.490 --> 15:59.926 TO FIND OUT FOR OURSELVES. 15:59.992 --> 16:01.127 TOUTED AS THE BEST LINCOLN HAS 16:01.194 --> 16:03.362 TO OFFER, THE BLACK LABEL SERIES 16:03.429 --> 16:05.198 FOCUSES HEAVILY ON PASSENGER 16:05.264 --> 16:06.732 COMFORT AND INTERIOR 16:06.799 --> 16:08.067 APPOINTMENTS. 16:08.134 --> 16:09.268 FROM THE OUTSIDE, THOUGH, 16:09.335 --> 16:10.903 THERE'S ONLY A FEW HINTS OF THAT 16:10.970 --> 16:12.038 HIGH STATUS: 16:12.104 --> 16:14.006 UNIQUE DARK ACCENTED WHEELS, 16:14.073 --> 16:15.775 AND A CHOICE OF EXCLUSIVE PAINT 16:15.842 --> 16:16.843 COLORS. 16:16.909 --> 16:19.278 OUR MKZ, IN "CHROMA COUTURE," 16:19.345 --> 16:21.347 AND MKC, IN "NOTORIOUS," 16:21.414 --> 16:23.416 ARE TWO OF SIX CHOICES. 16:23.483 --> 16:24.784 SINK INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT, 16:24.851 --> 16:26.252 THOUGH, AND YOU'RE SURROUNDED BY 16:26.319 --> 16:27.854 WHAT THE BLACK LABEL IS REALLY 16:27.920 --> 16:28.955 ALL ABOUT: 16:29.021 --> 16:30.690 SUPER SOFT TOUCH MATERIALS, 16:30.756 --> 16:32.425 LEATHER WRAPPED EVERYTHING, 16:32.492 --> 16:33.860 WITH EXOTIC WOODS, 16:33.926 --> 16:34.961 AND CHROME ACCENTS, 16:35.027 --> 16:36.762 FOR A LEVEL OF CRAFTSMANSHIP 16:36.829 --> 16:39.599 BEFITTING A CAR TWICE ITS PRICE. 16:39.665 --> 16:41.334 THERE ARE FOUR AVAILABLE THEMES, 16:41.400 --> 16:42.835 EACH WITH A UNIQUE INTERIOR 16:42.902 --> 16:45.137 COLOR PALETTE AND DESIGNED FEEL. 16:45.204 --> 16:47.273 THE "INDULGENCE" PACKAGE ON OUR 16:47.340 --> 16:50.142 MKZ RELIES HEAVILY ON BLACKS, 16:50.209 --> 16:51.644 DARK BROWNS, AND DEEP WOOD 16:51.711 --> 16:54.413 COLORS FOR AN ALL BUSINESS FEEL. 16:54.480 --> 16:57.149 OUR MKC IN "MODERN HERITAGE" IS 16:57.216 --> 16:59.418 TUNED TO A MORE OPEN AIR AURA, 16:59.485 --> 17:01.153 USING WHITES, LIGHT GRAYS, 17:01.220 --> 17:03.089 AND RED STITCHING THROUGHOUT. 17:03.155 --> 17:04.257 NO MATTER THE THEME, 17:04.323 --> 17:05.491 COMFORT IS TOP NOTCH, 17:05.558 --> 17:07.326 AND THAT LUXURY CAR IMAGE THAT 17:07.393 --> 17:08.928 LINCOLN HAS BEEN TRYING TO SELL, 17:08.995 --> 17:11.230 FINALLY FEELS REAL. 17:11.297 --> 17:12.331 MECHANICALLY, THOUGHT, 17:12.398 --> 17:13.566 THE BLACK LABEL IS LITTLE 17:13.633 --> 17:15.201 DIFFERENT FROM OTHER LINCOLN'S. 17:15.268 --> 17:16.769 ENGINE OPTIONS ARE THE SAME, 17:16.836 --> 17:18.271 AS IS SUSPENSION. 17:18.337 --> 17:20.206 IT'S BASICALLY AN ULTRA HIGH 17:20.273 --> 17:22.141 TRIM PACKAGE WITH ADDED BENEFITS 17:22.208 --> 17:24.043 LIKE A PERSONAL BLACK LABEL 17:24.110 --> 17:25.845 LIAISON ON DEMAND, 17:25.912 --> 17:27.280 AND COMPLIMENTARY CARWASHES 17:27.346 --> 17:28.514 AND DETAILING. 17:28.581 --> 17:30.383 WE CALL THAT INTERN WORK AROUND 17:30.449 --> 17:31.684 HERE. 17:31.751 --> 17:33.152 JOINING THE BLACK LABEL CLUB 17:33.219 --> 17:35.288 ADDS ABOUT 6-GRAND TO AN MKC 17:35.354 --> 17:37.657 OR MKZ, AND IT WILL EXPAND TO 17:37.723 --> 17:39.825 OTHER LINCOLN VEHICLES IN TIME. 17:41.260 --> 17:42.895 BY THIS TIME WE'VE ALL ADJUSTED 17:42.962 --> 17:43.829 TO THE NEW NAMING SYSTEM AT 17:44.297 --> 17:45.831 INFINITI, RIGHT? 17:45.932 --> 17:47.600 WELL, JUST AS A REFRESHER, 17:50.269 --> 17:52.638 IS NOW THE QX70. 17:52.705 --> 17:54.006 THE LOOK HAS CHANGED LITTLE, 17:54.073 --> 17:55.641 BUT IT DIDN'T REALLY NEED TO. 17:55.708 --> 17:57.243 IT'S A GREAT COMBO OF BOLD, 17:57.310 --> 17:59.211 FAST, AND SLEEK THAT STILL HAS 17:59.278 --> 18:01.213 A GREAT PRESENCE ON THE ROAD. 18:01.280 --> 18:02.782 THESE OPTIONAL BLACK WHEELS, 18:02.848 --> 18:05.151 THOUGH, ARE A LITTLE MUCH. 18:05.217 --> 18:07.353 THE BIG NEWS FOR THE QX70 THIS 18:07.420 --> 18:09.255 YEAR IS, THE LOSS OF AN ENGINE. 18:09.322 --> 18:11.457 NO MORE V8 OPTION MEANS THAT 18:11.524 --> 18:13.826 THE 3.7 LITER V6 IS THE SOLE 18:13.893 --> 18:15.127 MEANS OF POWER. 18:15.194 --> 18:16.862 STILL, THE SIGNATURE INFINITI 18:16.929 --> 18:18.864 EXHAUST NOTE REMAINS. 18:18.931 --> 18:20.900 AND YOU'LL GET NO COMPLAINTS 18:20.967 --> 18:22.468 FROM US, AS THE V6'S 18:22.535 --> 18:25.004 325 HORSEPOWER FEELS MORE THAN 18:25.071 --> 18:26.072 ADEQUATE. 18:26.138 --> 18:27.540 TRANSFERRED THROUGH A 7-SPEED 18:27.607 --> 18:28.374 AUTOMATIC, 18:28.441 --> 18:29.976 POWER GOES TO THE REAR AXLES, 18:30.042 --> 18:32.912 OR OPTION UP TO ALL WHEEL DRIVE. 18:32.979 --> 18:34.680 PLANT YOURSELF BEHIND THE WHEEL, 18:34.747 --> 18:36.782 AND THE QX70 OFFERS A FAIRLY 18:36.849 --> 18:39.051 HIGH SEATING POSITION TO PEER 18:39.118 --> 18:40.219 OUT OVER THE BULGING HOOD 18:40.286 --> 18:41.420 AND FENDERS. 18:41.487 --> 18:42.989 IT ALL FEELS VERY SPORTY; 18:43.055 --> 18:45.124 EVEN MORE SO WHEN YOU'RE MOVING. 18:45.191 --> 18:46.759 THE RIDE IS STIFF, AND DESPITE 18:46.826 --> 18:48.394 LOTS OF LEATHER AND SOFT TOUCH 18:48.461 --> 18:50.229 MATERIALS, LUXURY ISN'T 18:50.296 --> 18:52.198 THE FIRST THING CALLED TO MIND. 18:52.264 --> 18:54.500 IT'S MORE PREMIUM SPORT. 18:54.567 --> 18:55.968 THAT'S EVEN MORE ENHANCED BY 18:56.035 --> 18:57.737 THE OPTIONAL SPORT PACKAGE, 18:57.803 --> 18:58.671 WHICH ADDS BIG, 18:58.738 --> 19:00.506 SOLID FEELING PADDLE SHIFTERS, 19:00.573 --> 19:02.141 MORE AGGRESSIVELY BOLSTERED 19:02.208 --> 19:03.776 FRONT SEATS, AND DARK TRIM 19:03.843 --> 19:06.145 ACCENTS, INSIDE, AND OUT. 19:06.212 --> 19:07.046 CARGO ROOM, 19:07.113 --> 19:08.347 STILL A BIG SELLING POINT, 19:08.414 --> 19:11.450 IS DECENT AT 62 CUBIC FEET. 19:11.517 --> 19:14.353 ON SALE NOW, THE 2015 INFINITI 19:14.420 --> 19:17.990 QX70 STARTS AROUND $46,000. 19:18.057 --> 19:19.959 ALL WHEEL DRIVE ADDS $1,500 19:20.026 --> 19:21.494 MORE. 19:21.560 --> 19:23.796 AND WE'LL HIT THE ROAD SOON, 19:23.863 --> 19:24.697 FOR MORE QUICKSPINS! 19:27.433 --> 19:29.001 THE LETTER "M" MAY MEAN MORE 19:29.068 --> 19:30.770 TO MOST BMW BUYERS, 19:30.836 --> 19:32.772 AND CERTAINLY TO US ENTHUSIASTS, 19:32.838 --> 19:34.073 BUT IT'S A NEW LETTER THAT 19:34.140 --> 19:35.541 MAY HAVE MORE SIGNIFICANCE 19:35.608 --> 19:37.476 FOR THE BRAND GOING FORWARD, 19:37.543 --> 19:39.712 AND THAT'S THE LETTER "I." 19:39.779 --> 19:41.781 AND WHILE THE I8 GOT THE NEW 19:41.847 --> 19:43.883 BRAND WITHIN A BRAND OFF TO HIGH 19:43.949 --> 19:45.184 PERFORMANCE START, 19:45.251 --> 19:47.420 IT'S THE MAINSTREAM I3 THAT 19:47.486 --> 19:50.322 WILL TAKE BMW AND PERHAPS EV'S 19:50.389 --> 19:51.991 TO NEW HEIGHTS. 19:59.832 --> 20:01.600 THE FACT THAT BMW IS MAKING 20:01.701 --> 20:03.669 A CAR MORE DEIGNED FOR COMMUTER 20:06.038 --> 20:07.206 QUITE A DEPARTURE; 20:07.273 --> 20:10.142 MAKING THE 2015 I3 SOMETHING 20:10.209 --> 20:11.977 TRULY UNIQUE. 20:12.044 --> 20:13.813 AND SINCE IT'S NOT BASED ON ANY 20:13.879 --> 20:15.848 OTHER BMW, AND AIMED AT 20:15.915 --> 20:17.583 A WHOLE NEW GROUP OF BUYERS, 20:17.650 --> 20:19.218 ENGINEERS COULD TAKE A FEW MORE 20:19.285 --> 20:20.686 CHANCES IN THE DESIGN. 20:23.689 --> 20:25.257 THE MODULAR CHASSIS HAS TWO MAIN 20:25.324 --> 20:27.259 ASSEMBLIES: AN ALL ALUMINUM 20:27.326 --> 20:30.029 POWERTRAIN HOUSING DRIVE MODULE, 20:30.096 --> 20:31.397 AND THE CARBON FIBER 20:31.464 --> 20:32.832 PASSENGER ENCOMPASSING 20:32.898 --> 20:34.333 "LIFE MODULE." 20:34.400 --> 20:35.968 TOGETHER THEY DELIVER 3 SERIES 20:36.035 --> 20:38.337 SPACE, IN A 1 SERIES FOOTPRINT, 20:38.404 --> 20:41.674 AT ONLY 2,860 POUNDS. 20:41.741 --> 20:43.409 BMW'S KIDNEY SHAPED GRILLE 20:43.476 --> 20:44.710 IS ABOUT THE ONLY THING THAT'S 20:44.777 --> 20:46.445 FAMILIAR OUTSIDE. 20:46.512 --> 20:47.880 BUT TO OUR DELIGHT, 20:47.947 --> 20:49.582 WHILE THE DRIVING ASPECT IS NOT 20:49.648 --> 20:51.784 AS SPORTY AS TRADITIONAL BMW, 20:51.851 --> 20:53.452 IT'S STILL QUITE ENTERTAINING, 20:53.519 --> 20:55.321 AND EASILY BEATS THE BEST 20:55.387 --> 20:57.790 AMONG MAINSTREAM EV'S. 20:57.857 --> 20:59.391 THE SUSPENSION IS FIRM THROUGH 20:59.458 --> 21:00.860 CORNERS, KEEPING BODY ROLL 21:00.926 --> 21:02.461 IN CHECK; YET THERE IS STILL 21:02.528 --> 21:04.163 DECENT RIDE QUALITY FOR ROUGH 21:04.230 --> 21:05.931 CITY STREETS. 21:05.998 --> 21:06.966 THERE'S ALSO PLENTY OF 21:07.032 --> 21:09.001 THE EXPECTED EV-POWER RIGHT 21:09.068 --> 21:10.503 FROM THE GET GO. 21:10.569 --> 21:11.604 BUT THE I3 STILL FEELS 21:11.670 --> 21:13.305 EXCEEDINGLY CAPABLE AT MUCH 21:13.372 --> 21:14.573 HIGHER SPEEDS. 21:14.640 --> 21:17.243 VERY AGGRESSIVE REGEN BRAKING 21:17.309 --> 21:18.811 MEANS ACTUAL USE OF THE BRAKE 21:18.878 --> 21:20.379 PEDAL IS MINIMAL. 21:20.446 --> 21:22.882 IT'S A TRUE "COAST DOWN" CAR. 21:22.948 --> 21:24.750 LOCATED IN THE DRIVE MODULE 21:24.817 --> 21:27.453 IS A 22-KWH LITHIUM-ION BATTERY 21:27.520 --> 21:29.455 PACK THAT PROVIDES ENERGY 21:29.522 --> 21:30.823 TO THE ELECTRIC MOTOR RATED AT 21:31.257 --> 21:32.691 170 HORSEPOWER 21:32.792 --> 21:35.394 AND 184 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 21:38.364 --> 21:40.533 RANGE; OUR OBSERVATIONS WERE IN 21:40.599 --> 21:42.201 THE LOW END OF THAT SPECTRUM, 21:42.268 --> 21:43.903 YET "MILES REMAINING" DROPPED 21:43.969 --> 21:46.338 SLOWER THAN MOST EV'S. 21:46.405 --> 21:48.474 BUT SINCE "RANGE ANXIETY" COULD 21:48.541 --> 21:49.975 SINCE BE A DEAL BREAKER, 21:50.042 --> 21:52.178 THIS EV HAS AN ACE IN THE HOLE; 21:52.244 --> 21:55.014 AN OPTIONAL 650CC 2-CYLINDER 21:55.080 --> 21:56.882 GAS ENGINE THAT KICKS IN 21:56.949 --> 21:58.217 TO CHARGE THE BATTERY 21:58.284 --> 21:59.585 AND POTENTIALLY DOUBLE 21:59.652 --> 22:01.253 THE RANGE. 22:01.320 --> 22:03.189 IT'S ONLY HAS A 2.5 GALLON FUEL 22:03.255 --> 22:04.857 TANK THOUGH, SO DON'T THINK OF 22:04.924 --> 22:06.859 IT AS EXTENDED RANGE PLUG-IN 22:06.926 --> 22:08.260 HYBRID LIKE VOLT, 22:08.327 --> 22:09.829 BUT AS A PURE EV WITH 22:09.895 --> 22:12.164 A GASOLINE SAFETY NET. 22:12.865 --> 22:13.833 IT ALL WORKS OUT TO GOVERNMENT 22:13.933 --> 22:15.167 FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS OF 22:15.267 --> 22:18.537 117-COMBINED MPGE WHEN RELYING 22:18.637 --> 22:20.239 STRICTLY ON THE BATTERY, 22:20.339 --> 22:22.708 AND 39-COMBINED MPG WITH 22:24.510 --> 22:26.011 THE GAS ENGINE ALSO DOESN'T WAIT 22:26.078 --> 22:27.213 FOR YOU TO COMPLETELY DRAIN 22:27.279 --> 22:28.080 THE BATTERY. 22:28.147 --> 22:29.582 IT KICKS ON AS SOON AS THE RANGE 22:29.648 --> 22:31.483 DROPS TO SINGLE DIGITS. 22:31.550 --> 22:32.885 AND WHEN IT CRANKS UP YOU KNOW 22:32.952 --> 22:33.552 IT. 22:33.619 --> 22:34.720 BUT RATHER THAN TRADITIONAL 22:34.787 --> 22:36.956 ENGINE SOUNDS, IT'S A CONSTANT 22:37.022 --> 22:39.291 GENERATOR LIKE, HIGH PITCHED HUM 22:39.358 --> 22:41.727 THAT REMINDS US OF A CVT NEAR 22:41.794 --> 22:42.795 THE REV LIMITER. 22:48.567 --> 22:49.568 BUT THANKS TO THAT RANGE 22:49.635 --> 22:51.503 EXTENDER, WE WERE ABLE TO GET 22:51.570 --> 22:53.606 THE I3 OUT TO OUR TEST TRACK, 22:53.672 --> 22:55.074 SOMETHING THAT WE NORMALLY 22:55.140 --> 22:56.876 CAN'T DO WITH EV'S. 22:56.942 --> 22:57.710 STRAIGHT LINING, 22:57.776 --> 22:59.111 THERE'S A BRISK TUG OFF 22:59.178 --> 23:00.079 THE LINE AND A RELATIVELY QUICK 23:00.746 --> 23:03.515 SPRINT TO 60 IN 7.9 SECONDS, 23:03.616 --> 23:04.984 THOUGH IT FEELS MUCH QUICKER 23:05.084 --> 23:07.152 DUE TO THE SILENT WHOOSH OF 23:07.253 --> 23:09.321 INSTANTANEOUS EV POWER. 23:09.421 --> 23:10.890 THE QUARTER MILE SLIPS BY 23:10.990 --> 23:12.524 IN 16.3 SECONDS AT 23:15.227 --> 23:15.995 THROUGH THE CONES, 23:16.061 --> 23:18.097 THE REAR DRIVE I3'S CHASSIS 23:18.163 --> 23:18.898 IS WILLING, 23:18.964 --> 23:20.466 BUT THE GRIP ON THESE SKINNY 23:20.532 --> 23:23.502 155/70/19s IS WEAK. 23:23.569 --> 23:26.238 STILL, TURNS IN ARE CONFIDENT. 23:26.305 --> 23:26.705 FOR SUCH A LIGHTWEIGHT, 23:27.406 --> 23:28.941 PANIC BRAKING SEEMED A LITTLE 23:29.041 --> 23:31.877 LONG AT 127-FEET FROM 60. 23:34.546 --> 23:36.315 SYSTEM ACTUALLY TRIGGERED OUR 23:36.382 --> 23:38.517 TEST EQUIPMENT BEFORE WE STEPPED 23:38.584 --> 23:40.719 ON THE BRAKE PEDAL. 23:40.786 --> 23:42.655 THE INTERIOR OF THE I3 IS ALSO 23:42.721 --> 23:45.057 A DEPARTURE FROM THE BMW NORM, 23:45.124 --> 23:46.191 WHERE THE LOOK AND FEEL IS 23:46.258 --> 23:48.928 RIGHTLY FUTURISTIC, LIKE THE I8. 23:48.994 --> 23:49.962 DUE TO PACKAGING, 23:50.029 --> 23:51.864 THERE'S A SPACIOUS FEEL AND LOTS 23:51.931 --> 23:53.565 OF OPEN FRONT FLOOR SPACE 23:53.632 --> 23:55.401 TO STRETCH OUT. 23:55.467 --> 23:56.802 WHILE A 2+2, 23:56.869 --> 23:58.570 WITH LIMITED REAR SEAT LEGROOM, 23:58.637 --> 23:59.939 ALL SEAT CUSHIONS ARE VERY 24:00.005 --> 24:01.807 COMFORTABLE, AND VISIBILITY 24:01.874 --> 24:03.976 IS GREAT ALL AROUND. 24:04.043 --> 24:05.644 MATERIALS, AND SWITCHGEAR FEEL 24:05.711 --> 24:07.079 SOLID, AND EXPENSIVE, 24:07.146 --> 24:08.514 LIKE A BIMMER SHOULD. 24:08.580 --> 24:09.682 WE WERE NOT SURPRISED AT 24:09.748 --> 24:11.216 THE WEIGHT SAVING MANUAL SEAT 24:11.283 --> 24:12.084 ADJUSTMENTS. 24:12.151 --> 24:14.119 BUT NOT HAVING EITHER AM 24:14.186 --> 24:16.055 OR STANDARD SATELLITE RADIO, 24:16.121 --> 24:17.656 AND NO BACKUP CAMERA, 24:17.723 --> 24:19.291 WERE REAL DOWNERS. 24:19.925 --> 24:21.360 BECAUSE, WE KNOW THE I3 IS 24:21.460 --> 24:22.795 PRICED LIKE AN EV, 24:22.895 --> 24:25.364 AND FOR THAT MATTER A BMW EV, 24:25.464 --> 24:26.865 AND NOT JUST A PREMIUM COMMUTER 24:26.966 --> 24:27.800 CAR. 24:27.900 --> 24:30.869 STILL AT $47,200 BEFORE TAX 24:30.970 --> 24:32.471 INCENTIVES, WE DON'T THINK IT'S 24:32.571 --> 24:34.173 TOTALLY OUT OF LINE. 24:34.273 --> 24:35.741 DROP THE RANGE EXTENDER AND YOU 24:39.345 --> 24:40.646 WE UNDERSTAND THAT DESPITE ALL 24:40.713 --> 24:41.747 THE TECHNOLOGY, 24:41.814 --> 24:42.948 GREAT BUILD QUALITY, 24:43.015 --> 24:45.484 AND FUN NATURE OF THE BMW I3, 24:45.551 --> 24:46.719 IT WILL STILL HAVE LIMITED 24:46.785 --> 24:48.687 APPEAL, MOSTLY TO WELL-OFF 24:48.754 --> 24:50.122 CITY DWELLERS. 24:50.189 --> 24:51.890 BUT WITH ITS "IPHONE ON WHEELS" 24:51.957 --> 24:54.626 CACHE, THAT BMW LOGO, 24:54.693 --> 24:56.161 PLUS A RANGE EXTENDING GAS 24:56.228 --> 24:58.597 ENGINE OPTION, THE I3 IS MORE 24:58.664 --> 25:01.100 DESIRABLE THAN ANY OTHER SMALL 25:01.166 --> 25:01.967 EV. 25:05.104 --> 25:05.938 WELL, THAT'S OUT SHOW, 25:06.005 --> 25:07.272 I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT. 25:07.339 --> 25:08.507 FOR MORE MOTORWEEK , 25:08.574 --> 25:10.309 WHY NOT CHECK OUT OUR PODCAST 25:10.376 --> 25:12.211 AS WELL AS 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