1 00:00:02,501 --> 00:00:06,200 HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS AND THIS IS MOTORWEEK ! 2 00:00:06,300 --> 00:00:10,300 JOIN US FOR A NEW GENERATION OF THE ICONIC SPORT SEDAN, 3 00:00:10,400 --> 00:00:12,567 THE BMW 3 SERIES... 4 00:00:12,667 --> 00:00:16,367 PAT GOSS LOOKS AT BETTER OPTIONS THAN BLURRY BLADES... 5 00:00:16,467 --> 00:00:18,734 WE'LL TAKE THE LONG VIEW OF THE COST OF KEEPING 6 00:00:18,834 --> 00:00:21,033 AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE ON THE ROAD... 7 00:00:21,133 --> 00:00:24,000 AND SUV STYLE WITH SUPERCAR PERFORMANCE, 8 00:00:24,100 --> 00:00:26,000 THE LAMBORGHINI URUS... 9 00:00:27,767 --> 00:00:30,100 SO, COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT! 10 00:00:34,133 --> 00:00:39,067 CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION. 11 00:00:39,167 --> 00:00:47,667 * 12 00:00:47,767 --> 00:00:48,701 Announcer: MOTORWEEK , 13 00:00:48,801 --> 00:00:51,133 TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE MAGAZINE. 14 00:00:51,234 --> 00:00:52,534 BROUGHT TO YOU BY... 15 00:00:52,634 --> 00:00:54,167 Announcer: YOU'RE SHOPPING FOR TIRES ONLINE 16 00:00:54,267 --> 00:00:55,234 AND YOU HAVE QUESTIONS. 17 00:00:55,334 --> 00:00:56,133 Man 1: I DO. 18 00:00:56,234 --> 00:00:57,701 Announcer: WE'RE TIRERACK.COM, 19 00:00:57,801 --> 00:01:00,234 AND WE HAVE ANSWERS, AND TOOLS TO HELP. 20 00:01:00,334 --> 00:01:02,000 Man 2: LIKE OUR TIRE DECISION GUIDE. 21 00:01:02,100 --> 00:01:04,200 IT'S A...TAKE A LOOK. 22 00:01:04,300 --> 00:01:04,868 Man 1: OH. 23 00:01:05,868 --> 00:01:07,734 Announcer: FIND...DELIVER...INSTALL... 24 00:01:08,534 --> 00:01:10,868 ROCKAUTO HAS AUTO PARTS FROM HUNDREDS OF MANUFACTURERS, 25 00:01:10,968 --> 00:01:14,367 OFFERING A VARIETY OF BRANDS, PRICES AND SPECIFICATIONS. 26 00:01:14,467 --> 00:01:15,534 ROCKAUTO.COM, 27 00:01:15,634 --> 00:01:17,968 ALL THE PARTS YOUR CAR WILL EVER NEED. 28 00:01:18,968 --> 00:01:22,100 STATE FARM IS PROUD TO SUPPORT MOTORWEEK . 29 00:01:24,267 --> 00:01:27,067 John: WELL, YOU GOT TO GIVE IT TO BMW ENGINEERS, 30 00:01:27,167 --> 00:01:30,634 STAYING ON TOP WITH THE 3-SERIES HAS NOT BEEN EASY. 31 00:01:30,734 --> 00:01:34,100 ON ONE HAND, LUXURY MINDED BUYERS DEMAND A SOFTER, 32 00:01:34,200 --> 00:01:35,834 MORE HI-TECH CAR. 33 00:01:35,934 --> 00:01:38,834 WHILE, ON THE OTHER HAND, RIVALS CONTINUE TO CHALLENGE 34 00:01:38,934 --> 00:01:41,801 ITS LEGENDARY SPORT SEDAN CREDENTIALS. 35 00:01:41,901 --> 00:01:45,467 SO, COULD THE NEW "3" BE THE ONE THAT SORTS IT ALL OUT? 36 00:01:45,567 --> 00:01:46,868 WELL, LET'S SEE! 37 00:01:46,968 --> 00:01:51,133 * 38 00:01:51,234 --> 00:01:54,100 FOR MANY YEARS, THE BMW 3-SERIES WENT MOSTLY 39 00:01:54,200 --> 00:01:58,200 UNCHALLENGED AS THE PREEMINENT EUROPEAN SPORT SEDAN. 40 00:01:58,300 --> 00:02:01,701 BUT, AS WE ALL KNOW, THINGS ARE MUCH DIFFERENT NOW. 41 00:02:01,801 --> 00:02:05,367 BRANDS FROM ALL OVER THE MAP HAVE TAKEN BMW'S FORMULA, 42 00:02:05,467 --> 00:02:09,267 REFINED IT, AND ARE DELIVERING SOME INCREDIBLY DYNAMIC 43 00:02:09,367 --> 00:02:11,934 AND CAPABLE LUXURY-ORIENTED SPORT SEDANS. 44 00:02:12,033 --> 00:02:14,834 AND THIS IS THE ENVIRONMENT, INTO WHICH AN ALL-NEW 45 00:02:14,934 --> 00:02:18,234 7TH GENERATION 3-SERIES ARRIVES. 46 00:02:18,334 --> 00:02:20,767 IT'S HARD TO THINK OF A CAR THAT HAS MEANT MORE TO US 47 00:02:20,868 --> 00:02:24,467 HERE AT MOTORWEEK OVER OUR 38 YEARS THAN THE 3-SERIES. 48 00:02:24,567 --> 00:02:26,634 IT'S UP THERE WITH THE PORSCHE 911 49 00:02:26,734 --> 00:02:30,200 AND THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE, AS CARS THAT SET THE STANDARD 50 00:02:30,300 --> 00:02:33,133 OF THEIR RESPECTIVE CATEGORIES. 51 00:02:33,234 --> 00:02:35,901 BUT, THIS IS THE START OF WHAT WILL FOREVER BE KNOWN 52 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,767 AMONG BIMMERPHILES AS THE G20 GENERATION. 53 00:02:39,868 --> 00:02:42,334 AND TO MANY, BMW IS NOT GETTING OFF 54 00:02:42,434 --> 00:02:46,334 TO A GOOD START BY NOT EVEN OFFERING A MANUAL TRANSMISSION. 55 00:02:46,434 --> 00:02:51,634 BUT, GIVE THE 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC A CHANCE, IT'S PRETTY FANTASTIC. 56 00:02:51,734 --> 00:02:54,300 FOLLOWING THE REVISED NAMING STRATEGY ELSEWHERE 57 00:02:54,400 --> 00:02:55,734 IN THE BMW LINEUP. 58 00:02:55,834 --> 00:02:59,267 THIS BASE 330I GETS A 2.0 LITER I4 TURBO 59 00:02:59,367 --> 00:03:02,734 WITH 255 HORSEPOWER AND A MORE THAN HEALTHY 60 00:03:02,834 --> 00:03:05,200 295 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 61 00:03:05,300 --> 00:03:10,100 THE M340I IS THE ONE WITH THE INLINE-6, WHICH IS ALSO A TURBO; 62 00:03:10,200 --> 00:03:15,667 NOW DELIVERING 382 HORSEPOWER AND 369 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 63 00:03:15,767 --> 00:03:19,167 XDRIVE IS AVAILABLE WITH BOTH, AND IT HAS BEEN REVISED TO BE 64 00:03:19,267 --> 00:03:23,334 MORE EFFICIENT, AS WELL AS INCREASE ITS SPORTY REAR BIAS. 65 00:03:23,434 --> 00:03:26,534 IT CAN EVEN SEND ALL POWER REARWARD WHEN IT DEEMS 66 00:03:26,634 --> 00:03:29,767 CONDITIONS ARE GOOD FOR DOING JUST THAT. 67 00:03:29,868 --> 00:03:32,167 IT'S STILL VERY SOPHISTICATED THOUGH. 68 00:03:32,267 --> 00:03:34,133 NUMEROUS ADVANCED SAFETY, DRIVING, 69 00:03:34,234 --> 00:03:37,133 AND CONVENIENCE FEATURES, YOU MAY OR MAY NOT WANT, 70 00:03:37,234 --> 00:03:39,567 ARE AVAILABLE, INCLUDING SELF-PARKING 71 00:03:39,667 --> 00:03:41,634 AND GESTURE CONTROL. 72 00:03:41,734 --> 00:03:45,067 AND SINCE, THIS IS BASICALLY A TECH DEVICE YOU DRIVE, 73 00:03:45,167 --> 00:03:48,334 AND EVERYONE LOVES TALKING TO THEIR DEVISES THESE DAYS, 74 00:03:48,434 --> 00:03:52,534 BMW RATCHETS UP THE TECHNOLOGY HERE WITH AN INTELLIGENT 75 00:03:52,634 --> 00:03:56,033 PERSONAL ASSISTANT, READY AT YOUR BECK AND CALL. 76 00:03:56,133 --> 00:03:58,434 HEY BMW... 77 00:03:58,534 --> 00:04:01,634 WE'VE COME TO EXPECT EACH NEW GENERATION 3-SERIES 78 00:04:01,734 --> 00:04:04,400 TO GROW BIGGER, BUT PERHAPS NOT AS MUCH 79 00:04:04,501 --> 00:04:07,267 AS THIS CAR'S ADDITIONAL 3.0 INCHES OF LENGTH, 80 00:04:07,367 --> 00:04:09,901 WITH AN INCH AND A HALF OF WHEELBASE STRETCH 81 00:04:10,000 --> 00:04:13,267 TO MAINTAIN THAT 50/50 WEIGHT DISTRIBUTION. 82 00:04:13,367 --> 00:04:17,868 BUT, THERE'S ABOUT 100 POUNDS LESS THAN BEFORE TO DISTRIBUTE. 83 00:04:17,968 --> 00:04:20,767 OF COURSE, DRIVING IS WHAT MATTERS AT BMW. 84 00:04:20,868 --> 00:04:23,267 AND HERE, THE SUSPENSION IS WELL-SORTED, 85 00:04:23,367 --> 00:04:25,868 BUT AS WITH MOST THESE DAYS, THERE ARE A LOT 86 00:04:25,968 --> 00:04:28,667 OF ACTIVE ELEMENTS AS WELL, NOT JUST A PISTON 87 00:04:28,767 --> 00:04:31,100 GOING UP AND DOWN IN SOME FLUID. 88 00:04:31,200 --> 00:04:33,634 AND MUCH LIKE YOU SEE A BUMP COMING IN THE ROAD 89 00:04:33,734 --> 00:04:36,834 AND BRACE FOR IT, THE CAR SEEMS TO DO THE SAME, 90 00:04:36,934 --> 00:04:39,100 ABSORBING IMPACTS AND IMPERFECTIONS 91 00:04:39,200 --> 00:04:41,801 WITHOUT BATTING AN EYE. 92 00:04:41,901 --> 00:04:44,968 STEERING FEEL HAS RETURNED, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, 93 00:04:45,067 --> 00:04:48,734 ESPECIALLY IN SPORT MODE, THOUGH WE STILL WANT MORE. 94 00:04:48,834 --> 00:04:51,567 BUT THIS REAR-DRIVE 330 FELT QUITE PLAYFUL 95 00:04:51,667 --> 00:04:54,300 THROUGH OUR CONE COURSE, BEHAVING MUCH SMALLER 96 00:04:54,400 --> 00:04:58,367 THAN IT IS; ATHLETIC...YET STILL SUBSTANTIAL. 97 00:04:58,467 --> 00:04:59,701 [TIRES SCREECHING] 98 00:04:59,801 --> 00:05:02,000 LAUNCHING IS AN EASY AFFAIR; GOOD GRIP, 99 00:05:02,100 --> 00:05:05,334 AND A QUICK SPRINT TO 60 IN 5.6 SECONDS, 100 00:05:05,434 --> 00:05:09,367 A FEW CLICKS FASTER THAN THE PREVIOUS 328I. 101 00:05:09,467 --> 00:05:13,634 ACTIVE SOUND DESIGN INSURES ITS MUSIC TO YOUR EARS TOO. 102 00:05:13,734 --> 00:05:16,734 THE 8-SPEED AUTO QUICKLY BANGS THROUGH GEARS WITHOUT DISRUPTING 103 00:05:16,834 --> 00:05:18,868 THE PROCEEDINGS IN ANY WAY. 104 00:05:18,968 --> 00:05:21,868 OUR BEST QUARTER MILE TIME WAS 14.2 SECONDS 105 00:05:21,968 --> 00:05:24,000 AT 99 MILES PER HOUR. 106 00:05:25,834 --> 00:05:28,300 THE INTERIOR HAS RECEIVED QUITE A MAKEOVER, 107 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:30,934 AND WE'RE ONBOARD WITH JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING; 108 00:05:31,033 --> 00:05:33,133 INCLUDING SOME OF THE BEST SEAT COMFORT 109 00:05:33,234 --> 00:05:36,400 WE'VE SEEN FROM BMW IN YEARS. 110 00:05:36,501 --> 00:05:39,067 MUCH MORE CONTROVERSIAL, IS THE ABSCONDING 111 00:05:39,167 --> 00:05:41,868 OF REAL GAUGES FOR A VIRTUAL PANEL. 112 00:05:41,968 --> 00:05:46,200 PURISTS WON'T BE FANS, BUT IT IS CLEAR AND WORKS WELL. 113 00:05:46,300 --> 00:05:49,901 GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 26-CITY, 36-HIGHWAY, 114 00:05:50,000 --> 00:05:52,167 AND 30-COMBINED FOR TWO-WHEEL DRIVE. 115 00:05:52,267 --> 00:05:57,200 OUR AVERAGE, A FINE 33.1 MILES PER GALLON ON PREMIUM. 116 00:05:57,300 --> 00:05:59,868 THAT RATES A BETTER THAN AVERAGE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE 117 00:05:59,968 --> 00:06:02,734 OF 11.0 BARRELS OF YEARLY OIL CONSUMPTION, 118 00:06:02,834 --> 00:06:05,767 WITH 4.9 TONS OF CO2 EMITTED. 119 00:06:07,000 --> 00:06:10,267 IF YOU ENJOY ENTRY-LEVEL THINGS, YOU CAN GET IN A BASE 330I 120 00:06:10,367 --> 00:06:14,567 FOR A QUITE REASONABLE $41,245. 121 00:06:14,667 --> 00:06:17,367 OUR HEAVILY OPTIONED TEST CAR WAS OVER 60-GRAND 122 00:06:17,467 --> 00:06:21,634 WITHOUT XDRIVE, WHICH ADDS TWO-GRAND MORE. 123 00:06:21,734 --> 00:06:24,834 THERE ARE PLENTY OF CARS AROUND THESE DAYS THAT YOU CAN TALK AT. 124 00:06:24,934 --> 00:06:28,033 BUT, IT'S THE TWO-WAY COMMUNICATIVE JOY OF DRIVING 125 00:06:28,133 --> 00:06:30,767 THAT IS STILL MORE IMPORTANT TO US. 126 00:06:30,868 --> 00:06:35,868 THE 2019 BMW 330I DOES INDEED BRING MORE THAN A LITTLE 127 00:06:35,968 --> 00:06:38,667 OF THAT DRIVING JOY BACK, WHILE STILL BEING 128 00:06:38,767 --> 00:06:42,467 WHAT BMW IS ALL ABOUT, MOVING FORWARD. 129 00:06:42,567 --> 00:06:44,868 SO, WHAT IF IT'S NO LONGER HEAD-AND-SHOULDERS ABOVE 130 00:06:44,968 --> 00:06:46,000 THE REST. 131 00:06:46,100 --> 00:06:49,033 IT A TOTAL PACKAGE THAT STILL DELIVERS WHAT FANS 132 00:06:49,133 --> 00:06:51,601 OF THE ROUNDEL DESIRE, INCLUDING US, 133 00:06:51,701 --> 00:06:53,701 BETTER THAN ANYTHING ELSE. 134 00:06:55,000 --> 00:06:59,934 * 135 00:07:01,701 --> 00:07:04,033 SHOPPING FOR A NEW VEHICLE IS OFTEN GUIDED BY 136 00:07:04,133 --> 00:07:06,801 THE BOTTOM LINE PURCHASE PRICE, BUT MAINTENANCE 137 00:07:06,901 --> 00:07:09,667 AND OPERATING COSTS OVER THE LIFE OF YOUR NEW CAR, SUV, 138 00:07:09,767 --> 00:07:12,801 OR TRUCK CAN VARY WIDELY AND HAVE A HUGE IMPACT 139 00:07:12,901 --> 00:07:14,934 ON THE TOTAL COST OF OWNERSHIP. 140 00:07:15,033 --> 00:07:18,000 AND THAT'S ONE MORE REASON WHY ELECTRIC CARS MAKE, 141 00:07:18,100 --> 00:07:21,467 SO MUCH SENSE THESE DAYS, COMPARED TO CONVENTIONAL GAS 142 00:07:21,567 --> 00:07:24,801 OR DIESEL POWERED VEHICLES THE LOWER COST TO FIX 143 00:07:24,901 --> 00:07:28,367 OR FUEL A BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLE COULD CHARGE UP 144 00:07:28,467 --> 00:07:30,901 BIG SAVINGS OVER THE LONG HAUL. 145 00:07:31,367 --> 00:07:35,234 * 146 00:07:35,334 --> 00:07:37,400 THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF PARTS THAT MAKE UP 147 00:07:37,501 --> 00:07:39,968 AN INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE DRIVETRAIN 148 00:07:40,067 --> 00:07:42,534 THAT ELECTRIC VEHICLE OWNERS WILL NEVER NEED 149 00:07:42,634 --> 00:07:46,300 TO WORRY ABOUT BREAKING, LEAKING OR WEARING OUT. 150 00:07:46,400 --> 00:07:50,434 THINGS LIKE THE TIMING BELT, EXHAUST SYSTEM, SPARK PLUGS, 151 00:07:50,534 --> 00:07:54,367 FUEL INJECTORS OR EVEN TRANSMISSION FLUID. 152 00:07:54,467 --> 00:07:57,167 COMPARING THE RECOMMENDED MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 153 00:07:57,267 --> 00:08:00,934 AND DEALER SERVICE QUOTES FOR SIX POPULAR EVs, 154 00:08:01,033 --> 00:08:03,934 VERSUS SIX SIMILAR GASOLINE VEHICLES, 155 00:08:04,033 --> 00:08:09,234 REVEALS THAT EVs COULD SAVE AN AVERAGE OF $263 PER YEAR 156 00:08:09,334 --> 00:08:12,267 BASED ON AVOIDED MAINTENANCE COSTS. 157 00:08:12,367 --> 00:08:16,167 THAT ADDS UP TO MORE THAN $3000 OVER A 12-YEAR, 158 00:08:16,267 --> 00:08:19,634 150,000 MILE OWNERSHIP PERIOD. 159 00:08:19,734 --> 00:08:23,200 NOT TO MENTION THE ADDED VALUE AND CONVENIENCE OF HAVING 160 00:08:23,300 --> 00:08:28,100 FEWER SERVICE APPOINTMENTS AND LESS VEHICLE DOWNTIME. 161 00:08:28,200 --> 00:08:30,701 Mike Schildt: THE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE ON EVs ARE A LOT EASIER 162 00:08:30,801 --> 00:08:32,300 THAN YOUR TYPICAL GAS VEHICLE. 163 00:08:32,400 --> 00:08:35,601 THERE'S A LOT LESS TO DO, TYPICALLY TIRE ROTATIONS, 164 00:08:35,701 --> 00:08:38,601 CHECK AND TOP OFF ANY FLUIDS THAT ARE STILL WITH THE EV CARS, 165 00:08:38,701 --> 00:08:40,734 BUT OTHER THAN THAT FOR THE FIRST 5,6 YEARS 166 00:08:40,834 --> 00:08:44,067 IT'S ROTATIONS AND MAKE SURE EVERYTHING IS SOUND. 167 00:08:44,167 --> 00:08:47,033 John: MOST ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL REQUIRE A FLUSH 168 00:08:47,133 --> 00:08:50,234 AND CHANGE OF THE BATTERY PACK'S LIQUID COOLING SYSTEM 169 00:08:50,334 --> 00:08:54,968 AFTER 100,000 MILES, AT A COST OF AROUND $200. 170 00:08:55,067 --> 00:08:59,133 COMPARE THAT TO OVER A DOZEN ENGINE OIL & FILTER CHANGES, 171 00:08:59,234 --> 00:09:03,000 RADIATOR FLUSHES, AND OTHER AVOIDED ROUTINE MAINTENANCE 172 00:09:03,100 --> 00:09:06,667 REQUIRED FOR A CAR WITH A GASOLINE ENGINE. 173 00:09:06,767 --> 00:09:11,100 ONE POTENTIALLY COSTLY REPAIR ITEM THAT EV CRITICS POINT TO 174 00:09:11,200 --> 00:09:13,934 IS THE BATTERY PACK, ESPECIALLY IF IT DEVELOPS 175 00:09:14,033 --> 00:09:16,634 A PROBLEM OUT OF WARRANTY... 176 00:09:16,734 --> 00:09:20,968 OVER TIME, ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PACK CAPACITY CAN FADE, 177 00:09:21,067 --> 00:09:24,801 RESULTING IN FEWER MILES PER CHARGE FOR THE EV OWNER. 178 00:09:24,901 --> 00:09:29,000 TO ADDRESS THAT CONCERN, MOST EVs COME WITH AT LEAST 8-YEAR, 179 00:09:29,100 --> 00:09:32,934 100,000 MILE BATTERY WARRANTIES, WHILE CALIFORNIA 180 00:09:33,033 --> 00:09:37,834 AND SOME OTHER STATES REQUIRE 10 YEARS OF BATTERY COVERAGE. 181 00:09:37,934 --> 00:09:40,667 NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLE BATTERY PACKS CAN RANGE 182 00:09:40,767 --> 00:09:45,100 FROM $5000 TO OVER $15,000 WHEN IT COMES TIME 183 00:09:45,200 --> 00:09:48,067 FOR REPLACEMENT, BUT SOME MANUFACTURERS 184 00:09:48,167 --> 00:09:52,000 ARE ROLLING OUT DISCOUNT PROGRAMS USING RECONDITIONED 185 00:09:52,100 --> 00:09:55,033 BATTERY PACKS THAT ARE MUCH MORE AFFORDABLE. 186 00:09:55,133 --> 00:09:59,400 AND AS BATTERY AND RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY CONTINUES TO EVOLVE, 187 00:09:59,501 --> 00:10:03,400 BATTERY COSTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO DROP. 188 00:10:03,501 --> 00:10:06,934 ANOTHER FACTOR WORKING IN FAVOR OF EVs IS THE CONVENIENCE 189 00:10:07,033 --> 00:10:10,701 AND VALUE OF CHARGING UP AT HOME INSTEAD OF HAVING TO MAKE 190 00:10:10,801 --> 00:10:14,834 REGULAR TRIPS TO THE FILLING STATION FOR GASOLINE OR DIESEL. 191 00:10:14,934 --> 00:10:18,000 THE COST TO DRIVE 100 EMISSION-FREE MILES 192 00:10:18,100 --> 00:10:22,300 ON ELECTRICITY CAN BE AS MUCH AS 70% CHEAPER THAN BURNING 193 00:10:22,400 --> 00:10:25,300 FOSSIL FUELS OVER THE SAME DISTANCE, 194 00:10:25,400 --> 00:10:28,400 AND BY PLUGGING IN AT HOME YOU CAN START OFF WITH 195 00:10:28,501 --> 00:10:31,300 A FULL CHARGE EVERY DAY. 196 00:10:31,400 --> 00:10:33,734 Jonathan Slade: I LOVE THE ELECTRIC CAR. 197 00:10:33,834 --> 00:10:35,067 I LOVE IT. 198 00:10:35,167 --> 00:10:37,701 I DRIVE IT EVERY DAY, IT ONLY COSTS ABOUT 58 BUCKS A MONTH, 199 00:10:37,801 --> 00:10:39,234 IN ELECTRICITY, FOR ME TO DRIVE THE CAR, 200 00:10:39,334 --> 00:10:42,367 IT'S ABOUT A THIRD OF WHAT I WAS PUTTING IN MY CAR FOR GASOLINE. 201 00:10:42,467 --> 00:10:44,467 John: SERVICING ELECTRIC VEHICLES IS STILL 202 00:10:44,567 --> 00:10:47,267 A NEW PROCEDURE FOR MANY DEALERSHIPS THOUGH, 203 00:10:47,367 --> 00:10:51,901 SO EV DRIVERS SHOULD SHOP AROUND TO MINIMIZE ANY GROWING PAINS 204 00:10:52,000 --> 00:10:53,434 IN THAT AREA. 205 00:10:53,534 --> 00:10:56,767 MAKE SURE THAT THE DEALER YOU PLAN TO USE IS CERTIFIED 206 00:10:56,868 --> 00:10:58,934 AND TRAINED TO SERVICE EVs. 207 00:10:59,033 --> 00:11:02,100 NOT ALL SHOPS HAVE THE EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS NECESSARY 208 00:11:02,200 --> 00:11:03,968 TO WORK ON EVs YET. 209 00:11:04,067 --> 00:11:07,200 SOME DEALERS HAVE TAKEN THE LEAD HERE AND ARE ACTUALLY 210 00:11:07,300 --> 00:11:11,033 SPECIALIZING IN EVs, WHILE SMALLER VOLUME STORES 211 00:11:11,133 --> 00:11:14,834 MAY HAVE JUST ONE EV-CERTIFIED TECH OR A LIMITED NUMBER 212 00:11:14,934 --> 00:11:17,767 OF EV CHARGING STATIONS. 213 00:11:17,868 --> 00:11:21,033 SO, CONSIDER THE ENTIRE OWNERSHIP EXPERIENCE 214 00:11:21,133 --> 00:11:22,968 WHEN SHOPPING FOR YOUR NEXT RIDE. 215 00:11:23,067 --> 00:11:26,901 IF AN EV FITS YOUR LIFESTYLE, YOU'LL PROBABLY FIND IT FITS 216 00:11:27,000 --> 00:11:29,100 YOUR WALLET WELL TOO! 217 00:11:31,133 --> 00:11:32,934 John: WHEN IT COMES TO ROUTINE MAINTENANCE, 218 00:11:33,033 --> 00:11:35,534 THERE ARE PLENTY OF CAR PARTS TO KEEP TRACK OF. 219 00:11:35,634 --> 00:11:38,100 BUT THIS WEEK, PAT GOSS HAS HIS FOCUS ON ONE 220 00:11:38,200 --> 00:11:40,434 WHERE YOU'LL QUICKLY SEE THE DIFFERENCE. 221 00:11:44,200 --> 00:11:45,601 Pat Goss: NO MATTER WHAT CAR YOU DRIVE, 222 00:11:45,701 --> 00:11:49,000 SOME OF THE MOST BASIC ITEMS CAN HAVE THE BIGGEST IMPACT 223 00:11:49,100 --> 00:11:52,000 ON YOUR DRIVING SAFETY, LIKE YOUR WIPER BLADES 224 00:11:52,100 --> 00:11:53,367 FOR INSTANCE. 225 00:11:53,467 --> 00:11:57,467 IF YOU CAN'T SEE WELL, THEN YOU CERTAINLY CAN'T DRIVE SAFELY. 226 00:11:57,567 --> 00:12:00,100 NOW FIRST, KEEP THE BASE OF THE WINDSHIELD... 227 00:12:00,200 --> 00:12:02,801 WELL, FREE FROM LEAVES AND DIRT. 228 00:12:02,901 --> 00:12:06,400 SEE, EVEN A SMALL LEAF CAUGHT UNDER THE EDGE OF YOUR WIPERS, 229 00:12:06,501 --> 00:12:09,467 WELL...THAT COULD PREVENT THE BLADE FROM MAKING GOOD CONTACT 230 00:12:09,567 --> 00:12:12,467 WITH THE WINDSHIELD, AND LEAVE BLURRY STREAKS 231 00:12:12,567 --> 00:12:15,467 AS THE WIPER PASSES ACROSS THE GLASS. 232 00:12:15,567 --> 00:12:20,534 EXPOSURE TO RAIN, SNOW, UV RAYS, AND OZONE CAN CAUSE DAMAGE 233 00:12:20,634 --> 00:12:24,701 TO THE RUBBER SQUEEGEES ON YOUR WIPER BLADE, SO PERIODICALLY, 234 00:12:24,801 --> 00:12:28,667 YOU WANT TO CHECK THEM FOR CRACKS OR DRIED OUT RUBBER. 235 00:12:28,767 --> 00:12:33,734 IN EXTREME CASES LIKE THIS, WELL...THE WIPING EDGE 236 00:12:33,834 --> 00:12:38,133 CAN PEEL AWAY AND YOU'RE LEFT WITH A BLACK SPAGHETTI NOODLE 237 00:12:38,234 --> 00:12:42,434 FLOPPING ACROSS YOUR WINDSHIELD, AND THAT WON'T DO YOU ANY GOOD 238 00:12:42,534 --> 00:12:43,767 AT ALL. 239 00:12:43,868 --> 00:12:46,934 NOW, IF YOUR WIPER BLADES APPEAR TO BE IN GOOD CONDITION, 240 00:12:47,033 --> 00:12:50,767 YOU SHOULD STILL CLEAN THEM WITH A SOAPY SPONGE OR A RAG 241 00:12:50,868 --> 00:12:53,234 EVERY TIME YOU WASH YOUR CAR. 242 00:12:53,334 --> 00:12:56,300 WE HAVE AN ASSORTMENT OF WIPER BLADES HERE FROM RAIN-X. 243 00:12:56,400 --> 00:12:58,100 THERE ARE THREE BASIC TYPES. 244 00:12:58,200 --> 00:13:00,267 FIRST, THE CONVENTIONAL WIPER BLADES, 245 00:13:00,367 --> 00:13:04,467 WE ALL KNOW THAT HAVE AN OPEN SKELETON AND FRAME, 246 00:13:04,567 --> 00:13:07,434 AND MULTIPLE ATTACHMENT POINTS WHICH HOLD THE SQUEEGEE 247 00:13:07,534 --> 00:13:08,634 TO THE GLASS. 248 00:13:08,734 --> 00:13:12,167 NOW, THESE WORK FINE BUT THEY EXERT PRESSURE UNEVENLY, 249 00:13:12,267 --> 00:13:15,701 AND CAN LET SNOW, AND ICE, AND OTHER DEBRIS BUILD UP 250 00:13:15,801 --> 00:13:16,934 IN THE FRAME. 251 00:13:17,033 --> 00:13:20,400 A STEP UP FROM THAT IS THE HYBRID BLADE 252 00:13:20,501 --> 00:13:23,901 THAT HAS A PLASTIC COVER OVER THE FRAME FOR PROTECTION 253 00:13:24,000 --> 00:13:25,701 AND A MORE MODERN LOOK. 254 00:13:25,801 --> 00:13:30,534 NOW, THE BEST TYPE THESE DAYS ARE THE BEAM-TYPE BLADES. 255 00:13:30,634 --> 00:13:34,634 THEIR FLEXIBLE DESIGN ALLOWS THEM TO CONTOUR TO THE CURVE 256 00:13:34,734 --> 00:13:36,033 OF YOUR WINDSHIELD. 257 00:13:36,133 --> 00:13:40,067 THE ENTIRE BLADE HAS AN EMBEDDED SPRING TO GIVE EVEN PRESSURE 258 00:13:40,167 --> 00:13:43,601 ACROSS THE ENTIRE LENGTH FOR UNIFORM CONTACT 259 00:13:43,701 --> 00:13:45,801 AND MORE CONSISTENT WIPING. 260 00:13:45,901 --> 00:13:49,400 THE SPOILER HELPS MAINTAIN GOOD PERFORMANCE AT HIGHWAY SPEEDS 261 00:13:49,501 --> 00:13:53,667 AND PROTECT IT FROM BUILDUP OF SNOW, ICE, AND DEBRIS. 262 00:13:53,767 --> 00:13:56,534 NOW...BEYOND THAT, YOU ALSO HAVE CHOICES 263 00:13:56,634 --> 00:13:59,834 IN THE TYPE OF MATERIAL THE WIPER BLADE IS MADE OF. 264 00:13:59,934 --> 00:14:01,701 YOU HAVE DIFFERENT TYPES OF RUBBER: 265 00:14:01,801 --> 00:14:04,434 NATURAL, SYNTHETIC, AND SILICONE. 266 00:14:04,534 --> 00:14:06,834 OF THE THREE, SILICON STANDS UP TO 267 00:14:06,934 --> 00:14:10,801 THE HARSHEST WEATHER CONDITIONS, AND TEMPERATURE RANGES, 268 00:14:10,901 --> 00:14:14,767 AND CAN LAST TWICE AS LONG AS NATURAL RUBBER. 269 00:14:14,868 --> 00:14:17,367 IN ADDITION, WE'RE NOW SEEING WIPERS THAT FEATURE 270 00:14:17,467 --> 00:14:21,567 GRAPHITE COATING TO HELP REDUCE FRICTION AND WIPERS THAT APPLY 271 00:14:21,667 --> 00:14:24,634 A WATER REPELLANT COATING TO YOUR WINDSHIELD. 272 00:14:24,734 --> 00:14:28,901 FINALLY, BUY THE RIGHT SIZED BLADES FOR YOUR VEHICLE. 273 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:32,100 ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL. 274 00:14:32,200 --> 00:14:34,367 PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR WIPER BLADES NOW, 275 00:14:34,467 --> 00:14:38,133 SO YOU CAN SAFELY PAY ATTENTION TO THE ROAD LATER. 276 00:14:38,234 --> 00:14:41,300 AND, IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT, DROP US A LINE, 277 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:43,200 RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK . 278 00:14:45,367 --> 00:14:47,834 Stephanie Hart: A LEGENDARY NAME AND ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED 279 00:14:47,934 --> 00:14:50,200 VEHICLES IS CLOSER TO HITTING THE ROAD... 280 00:14:50,300 --> 00:14:51,968 AND WE HAVE THE VIDEO. 281 00:14:52,067 --> 00:14:54,334 OUR SPY VIDEOGRAPHERS SPOTTED THIS CAMOUFLAGED 282 00:14:54,434 --> 00:14:57,767 TWO-DOOR 2020 FORD BRONCO IN MICHIGAN. 283 00:14:57,868 --> 00:15:00,534 WITH HIGH GROUND CLEARANCE AND ALL-TERRAIN TIRES, 284 00:15:00,634 --> 00:15:03,334 FORD IS APPARENTLY FOLLOWING THROUGH WITH THEIR PROMISE 285 00:15:03,434 --> 00:15:06,834 TO MAKE THE NEW BRONCO A RUGGED MIDSIZE UTILITY 286 00:15:06,934 --> 00:15:08,634 TARGETING THE JEEP WRANGLER. 287 00:15:08,734 --> 00:15:11,033 THE BRONCO WILL BE BUILT ALONGSIDE THE NEW RANGER, 288 00:15:11,133 --> 00:15:15,167 USING MUCH SAME BODY-ON-FRAME CHASSIS AND MECHANICALS, 289 00:15:15,267 --> 00:15:19,701 INCLUDING A BASE 2.3 LITER TURBO 4-CYLINDER ENGINE. 290 00:15:19,801 --> 00:15:23,033 THE BRONCO MAY TURN OUT TO BE A SUB-BRAND WITH 291 00:15:23,133 --> 00:15:25,968 AN ESCAPE-DERIVED MINI-BRONCO TO FOLLOW. 292 00:15:26,067 --> 00:15:30,000 FORD BUILT BRONCOS FOR 30 YEARS ENDING IN 1996. 293 00:15:30,100 --> 00:15:32,667 EXPECT SALES TO START IN 2020. 294 00:15:34,567 --> 00:15:37,000 John: YOU KNOW, IT'S EASY TO GET CAUGHT UP IN THE CHATTER... 295 00:15:37,100 --> 00:15:38,367 BUT WE WANT THE FACTS. 296 00:15:38,467 --> 00:15:40,901 SO, LET'S SEE WHAT LAUREN MORRISON FINDS 297 00:15:41,000 --> 00:15:42,400 IN THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS. 298 00:15:44,133 --> 00:15:45,133 Lauren Morrison: WHILE, A LOT OF ATTENTION 299 00:15:45,234 --> 00:15:47,434 IS FOCUSED ON PROTECTING THE DRIVER AND PASSENGERS 300 00:15:47,534 --> 00:15:51,133 IN THE FRONT SEATS OF NEW CARS, THERE'S NOW RISING CONCERN 301 00:15:51,234 --> 00:15:54,067 ABOUT HOW THOSE IN THE BACK FARE IN A CRASH. 302 00:15:55,434 --> 00:15:56,667 THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY 303 00:15:56,767 --> 00:16:01,334 LOOKED AT 117 FRONTAL CRASHES WHERE THOSE IN REAR-SEATS 304 00:16:01,434 --> 00:16:03,701 WERE KILLED OR SERIOUSLY INJURED. 305 00:16:03,801 --> 00:16:06,434 THE MOST COMMON INJURY WAS TO THE CHEST FROM THE FORCE 306 00:16:06,534 --> 00:16:07,767 OF THE SHOULDER BELT. 307 00:16:07,868 --> 00:16:10,767 THE SECOND MOST COMMON INJURY CAME FROM REAR SEAT PASSENGERS 308 00:16:10,868 --> 00:16:13,334 HITTING THEIR HEADS AGAINST THE INTERIOR. 309 00:16:13,434 --> 00:16:16,868 WHILE, THE IIHS ISN'T RECOMMENDING A SPECIFIC SOLUTION 310 00:16:16,968 --> 00:16:19,801 FOR THE BACK SEAT YET, THEY POINT OUT REAR SEATS 311 00:16:19,901 --> 00:16:23,234 WITH FRONTAL IMPACT AIRBAGS, SEAT BELTS WITH TENSIONERS 312 00:16:23,334 --> 00:16:26,133 AND FORCE LIMITERS, AND INFLATABLE SEAT BELTS MIGHT, 313 00:16:26,234 --> 00:16:30,100 IN COMBINATION, BETTER PROTECT PEOPLE IN THE SECOND ROW. 314 00:16:30,200 --> 00:16:33,868 IIHS IS USING ITS DATA TO DEVELOP A NEW FRONT CRASH TEST, 315 00:16:33,968 --> 00:16:38,133 THAT WILL EVALUATE PROTECTED IN THE FRONT AND BACK SEATS. 316 00:16:38,234 --> 00:16:41,133 WHAT WE'RE DRIVING IS RAPIDLY BECOMING MORE SOPHISTICATED, 317 00:16:41,234 --> 00:16:44,534 AND THERE'S A GREATER NEED FOR POWER BEHIND THE TECHNOLOGY. 318 00:16:44,634 --> 00:16:46,534 GENERAL MOTORS HAS ANNOUNCED THEIR NEW 319 00:16:46,634 --> 00:16:48,200 DIGITAL VEHICLE PLATFORM. 320 00:16:48,300 --> 00:16:50,767 THEY POINT OUT WITH VEHICLES BECOMING "SMARTER," 321 00:16:50,868 --> 00:16:53,434 THEY NEED MORE ELECTRICAL BANDWIDTH AND CONNECTIVITY, 322 00:16:53,534 --> 00:16:57,367 SO ALL THE TECHNOLOGY CAN RUN AT THE SAME TIME AND WORK TOGETHER. 323 00:16:57,467 --> 00:16:59,634 THEY SAY, THEIR NEW ELECTRONIC PLATFORM 324 00:16:59,734 --> 00:17:03,901 WILL BE ABLE TO PROCESS UP TO 4.5 TERABYTES OF DATA PER HOUR. 325 00:17:04,000 --> 00:17:07,167 THAT'S FIVE TIMES WHAT GM'S CURRENT ELECTRICAL ARCHITECTURE 326 00:17:07,267 --> 00:17:08,467 CAN DO. 327 00:17:08,567 --> 00:17:10,868 LIKE YOUR SMARTPHONE, THEIR SYSTEM WILL HAVE OVER-THE-AIR 328 00:17:10,968 --> 00:17:14,267 SOFTWARE UPDATES THROUGHOUT THE LIFE OF THE VEHICLE. 329 00:17:14,367 --> 00:17:17,033 THIS TECHNOLOGY ISN'T THAT FAR INTO THE FUTURE. 330 00:17:17,133 --> 00:17:19,267 THE NEW ELECTRONIC PLATFORM WILL GO INTO PRODUCTION 331 00:17:19,367 --> 00:17:21,334 LATER THIS YEAR, AND DEBUT ON THE NEW 332 00:17:21,434 --> 00:17:24,634 2020 CADILLAC CT5 SEDAN. 333 00:17:24,734 --> 00:17:26,467 FROM THERE, THE COMPANY PLANS TO ROLL OUT 334 00:17:26,567 --> 00:17:29,734 THE DIGITAL VEHICLE PLATFORM ON MOST VEHICLES WITHIN GM'S 335 00:17:29,834 --> 00:17:32,767 GLOBAL LINEUP BY 2023. 336 00:17:32,868 --> 00:17:35,701 SO FOR NOW, THAT DOES IT FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS. 337 00:17:37,868 --> 00:17:39,801 Greg Carloss: WE'RE BACK FROM ANOTHER LONG ROAD TRIP 338 00:17:39,901 --> 00:17:44,400 IN OUR 2019 HONDA INSIGHT AND ARE RECORDING JUST OVER 339 00:17:44,501 --> 00:17:47,434 12,500 MILES ON THE ODOMETER. 340 00:17:48,234 --> 00:17:51,767 THE TWO-MOTOR HYBRID SYSTEM WITH 1.5 LITER I4 341 00:17:51,868 --> 00:17:55,000 GENERATES A MODEST 151 HORSEPOWER. 342 00:17:55,100 --> 00:17:58,200 AND, WITH A CVT IT CAN GET NOISY. 343 00:17:58,300 --> 00:18:00,901 BUT THE POWERTRAIN HAS IMPRESSIVE GUTS, 344 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,300 EASILY PULLING AWAY FROM INTERSTATE LOLLYGAGGERS. 345 00:18:04,400 --> 00:18:06,667 THIS CONTINUES TO BE A COMFORTABLE CRUISER 346 00:18:06,767 --> 00:18:09,567 AND VERY AGILE IN HEAVY TRAFFIC. 347 00:18:09,667 --> 00:18:11,901 THE BACK SEAT IS A GOOD PLACE TO SPEND TIME, 348 00:18:12,000 --> 00:18:15,701 BUT PASSENGERS IN OUR TOURING TRIM WISH IT HAD MORE REAR VENTS 349 00:18:15,801 --> 00:18:17,734 AND USB PORTS. 350 00:18:17,834 --> 00:18:19,601 THE INSIGHT IS NOT REALLY SUPPOSED TO BE 351 00:18:19,701 --> 00:18:22,868 A PERFORMANCE-ORIENTED HYBRID, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN HONDA 352 00:18:22,968 --> 00:18:25,701 COMPLETELY FORGOT ABOUT RIDE AND HANDLING. 353 00:18:25,801 --> 00:18:28,534 I MEAN, IT SHARES A PLATFORM WITH THE SPORTY CIVIC, 354 00:18:28,634 --> 00:18:31,133 BUT IT JUST FEELS MORE REFINED. 355 00:18:31,234 --> 00:18:36,467 MATURE AND ENTERTAINING ARE THE TWO WORD THAT COMES TO MIND. 356 00:18:36,567 --> 00:18:39,667 THE GAS TANK ONLY HOLDS 10.6 GALLONS, 357 00:18:39,767 --> 00:18:43,167 SO FILL UPS ARE ALWAYS LESS EXPENSIVE THAN EXPECTED. 358 00:18:43,267 --> 00:18:47,868 AND, OUR OVERALL FUEL ECONOMY IS NOW 46.8 MILES PER GALLON, 359 00:18:47,968 --> 00:18:52,367 WITH SUMMER DRIVING SEASON JUST BEGINNING. 360 00:18:52,467 --> 00:18:55,534 THE KIA NIRO PHEV IS COMING UP ON OUR NEXT 361 00:18:55,634 --> 00:18:58,167 MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE! 362 00:19:01,701 --> 00:19:03,734 John: YOU MAY HAVE HEARD OF COPO CAMAROS; 363 00:19:03,834 --> 00:19:06,234 AND MAYBE EVEN KNOW THAT COPO STANDS FOR 364 00:19:06,334 --> 00:19:10,467 CENTRAL OFFICE PRODUCTION ORDER, AND THAT IT WAS THE BACKDOOR WAY 365 00:19:10,567 --> 00:19:13,667 FOR THOSE "IN THE KNOW" TO GET THE ULTIMATE MUSCLE CARS 366 00:19:13,767 --> 00:19:15,267 FROM CHEVROLET. 367 00:19:15,367 --> 00:19:19,100 BUT YOU PROBABLY WON'T KNOW THE FULL STORY UNTIL YOU READ 368 00:19:19,200 --> 00:19:22,467 MATT AVERY'S "COPO CAMARO, CHEVELLE & NOVA: 369 00:19:22,567 --> 00:19:25,467 CHEVROLET'S ULTIMATE MUSCLE CARS." 370 00:19:25,567 --> 00:19:28,234 IT'S A TREASURE CHEST OF INFORMATION ON YENKOs, 371 00:19:28,334 --> 00:19:32,634 427s, GIBBs, ZL1s, STINGERs, AND DEUCEs. 372 00:19:32,734 --> 00:19:36,534 ACCOMPANIED BY SOME HIGH QUALITY PHOTOGRAPHY OF COURSE. 373 00:19:36,634 --> 00:19:41,167 IT'S ONE HIGH PERFORMANCE MUST READ FOR ANY BOW TIE MUSCLE FAN. 374 00:19:42,767 --> 00:19:44,200 THE DAYS OF BEMOANING THE FACT 375 00:19:44,300 --> 00:19:47,100 THAT SPORTY CAR BUILDERS NOW SELL MORE SUVs 376 00:19:47,200 --> 00:19:49,767 THAN CARS ARE COMING TO AN END. 377 00:19:49,868 --> 00:19:52,667 IT'S TIME TO FACE THE REALITY OF WHERE WE ARE TODAY. 378 00:19:52,767 --> 00:19:54,734 SUVS ARE WIN-WINS. 379 00:19:54,834 --> 00:19:58,767 PEOPLE CAN'T GET ENOUGH OF THEM, AND THEY ARE HIGHLY PROFITABLE 380 00:19:58,868 --> 00:20:00,067 TO BUILD. 381 00:20:00,167 --> 00:20:04,334 SO, IT'S NO SHOCKER THAT EVEN LAMBORGHINI NOW HAS AN SUV, 382 00:20:04,434 --> 00:20:05,601 THE URUS. 383 00:20:06,767 --> 00:20:09,801 * 384 00:20:09,901 --> 00:20:12,234 STUDIOUS VIEWERS WILL OF COURSE POINT OUT THAT THIS 385 00:20:12,334 --> 00:20:16,534 2019 LAMBORGHINI URUS IS NOT THE FIRST UTILITY VEHICLE 386 00:20:16,634 --> 00:20:20,801 FROM THE BRAND, THAT WOULD BE THE LM002, 387 00:20:20,901 --> 00:20:23,767 WHICH WE TESTED WAY BACK IN 1988. 388 00:20:23,868 --> 00:20:26,567 WELL, THAT RUGGED, MILITARY-SPEC 4X4 389 00:20:26,667 --> 00:20:28,934 WAS NOTHING AT ALL LIKE THE URUS, 390 00:20:29,033 --> 00:20:30,901 HAVING MORE IN COMMON WITH A TRACTOR 391 00:20:31,000 --> 00:20:33,100 THAN A HIGH PERFORMANCE MACHINE. 392 00:20:33,200 --> 00:20:36,167 THE URUS ON THE OTHER HAND, MANAGES TO LOOK, FEEL, 393 00:20:36,267 --> 00:20:39,200 AND YES, DRIVE MUCH LIKE WHAT ONE EXPECTS FROM 394 00:20:39,300 --> 00:20:42,701 A MODERN LAMBORGHINI SUPERCAR. 395 00:20:42,801 --> 00:20:44,801 LAMBORGHINI WAS KIND ENOUGH TO DROP OFF 396 00:20:44,901 --> 00:20:48,734 A BLINDINGLY YELLOW URUS TEST VEHICLE WHILE WE WERE AT OUR 397 00:20:48,834 --> 00:20:51,501 WINTER PROVING GROUNDS OF ROEBLING ROAD RACEWAY 398 00:20:51,601 --> 00:20:53,634 NEAR SAVANNAH, GEORGIA. 399 00:20:53,734 --> 00:20:57,033 AND WHILE, THERE IS A CLEAR PRIORITY ON HIGH-PERFORMANCE, 400 00:20:57,133 --> 00:21:00,767 THE INTERIOR SPACE IS VERY LIVABLE AS WELL, 401 00:21:00,868 --> 00:21:04,868 WITH GREAT COMFORT, AND LEGIT ROOM FOR FOUR ADULTS. 402 00:21:04,968 --> 00:21:07,167 AND NOW, HERE'S THE PART WHERE WE TELL YOU, 403 00:21:07,267 --> 00:21:09,167 THAT BEING PART OF THE VOLKSWAGEN GROUP, 404 00:21:09,267 --> 00:21:12,400 THE URUS IS BASED ON THE AUDI Q7. 405 00:21:12,501 --> 00:21:15,734 TECHNICALLY, THAT IS CORRECT, BUT NEEDLESS TO SAY, 406 00:21:15,834 --> 00:21:19,133 YOU WON'T BE DOING A LOT OF PARTS SWAPPING BETWEEN THE TWO; 407 00:21:19,234 --> 00:21:22,767 AS LAMBO STARTED WITH JUST THE BASIC ARCHITECTURE, 408 00:21:22,868 --> 00:21:26,367 AND BOLTED THEIR OWN STUFF ONTO IT...INCLUDING STYLING 409 00:21:26,467 --> 00:21:32,801 THAT IS FAR FASTER THAN OTHER SUV IN THE VW CORPORATE STABLE. 410 00:21:32,901 --> 00:21:35,234 [ENGINE STARTS UP] 411 00:21:35,334 --> 00:21:37,734 LIKEWISE, THEY TOOK JUST THE 4.0 LITER V8 412 00:21:37,834 --> 00:21:40,868 TWIN-TURBO ENGINE'S BLOCK, AND BUILT THEIR OWN VERSION 413 00:21:40,968 --> 00:21:46,734 THAT WHIPS UP 641 HORSEPOWER AND 627 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. 414 00:21:46,834 --> 00:21:48,901 THEN OF COURSE, LAMBORGHINI ENGINEERS 415 00:21:49,000 --> 00:21:52,634 HAD THEIR WAY WITH THE ZF 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION 416 00:21:52,734 --> 00:21:55,901 AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM, WHICH INCLUDES TORQUE VECTORING, 417 00:21:56,000 --> 00:21:59,868 AS WELL AS 4-WHEEL STEERING. 418 00:21:59,968 --> 00:22:02,968 BOTTOM LINE, IT'S A 4,800 POUND SPORT UTILITY 419 00:22:03,067 --> 00:22:06,000 THAT CAN STREAK TO 60 IN 3.6 SECONDS, 420 00:22:06,100 --> 00:22:11,501 WITH A FACTORY CLAIMED, WORLD'S BEST 190 MILE PER HOUR 421 00:22:11,601 --> 00:22:14,200 TOP END, AND OUT-HANDLE, AND OUT-BRAKE 422 00:22:14,300 --> 00:22:17,834 NUMEROUS EXOTIC SPORTS CARS, AND EVEN GET YOU THROUGH 423 00:22:17,934 --> 00:22:20,634 SOME LIGHT OFF-ROADING SITUATIONS AS WELL; 424 00:22:20,734 --> 00:22:23,767 THANKS TO ALL-WHEEL DRIVE TRACTION AND DRIVE MODES 425 00:22:23,868 --> 00:22:29,133 THAT CAN PUMP UP THE RIDE HEIGHT AS FAR AS 9.8 INCHES. 426 00:22:29,234 --> 00:22:32,567 BUT NOTHING ABOUT THE EXPERIENCE MAKES YOU WANT TO DIRECT 427 00:22:32,667 --> 00:22:36,133 THE URUS TO THE RUBICON; RATHER, WE TOOK ITS TALENTS 428 00:22:36,234 --> 00:22:39,267 TO ROEBLING'S NINE HIGH SPEED TURNS. 429 00:22:39,367 --> 00:22:43,267 IT FEELS TIGHT AND FAST, NO MATTER HOW YOU'RE DRIVING IT 430 00:22:43,367 --> 00:22:45,534 OR WHERE YOU'RE DRIVING IT TO. 431 00:22:45,634 --> 00:22:48,767 AND ALL OF THAT'S WITHOUT EVEN CLICKING OVER TO CORSA MODE, 432 00:22:48,868 --> 00:22:52,434 WHERE THINGS GET POSITIVELY INTENSE. 433 00:22:52,534 --> 00:22:55,234 URUS GETS DECEPTIVELY FAST VERY QUICKLY; 434 00:22:55,334 --> 00:22:58,834 ALMOST MAKING YOU FORGET YOU'RE IN AN SUV. 435 00:22:58,934 --> 00:23:02,100 BUT, IT CAN'T QUITE OVERCOME THE FACT THAT YOUR POSTERIOR 436 00:23:02,200 --> 00:23:05,467 IS QUITE AWAYS OFF OF THE PAVEMENT. 437 00:23:05,567 --> 00:23:08,033 BRAKING IS BY WAY OF 10-PISTON CALIPERS, 438 00:23:08,133 --> 00:23:10,701 CLAMPING DOWN ON STANDARD CERAMIC DISCS; 439 00:23:10,801 --> 00:23:13,267 PERFORMANCE WAS BORDERLINE EPIC. 440 00:23:15,033 --> 00:23:18,601 IT CERTAINLY, DOESN'T LOOK LIKE THAT ORIGINAL RAMBO LAMBO, 441 00:23:18,701 --> 00:23:22,133 NOR DOES IT REALLY EVEN LOOK LIKE AN SUV IN THE TRUE SENSE. 442 00:23:22,234 --> 00:23:25,968 MORE OF A SLEEK HATCHBACK THAT SITS WAY OFF THE GROUND, 443 00:23:26,067 --> 00:23:29,267 HAS ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, AND RIDES ON 21-INCH WHEELS; 444 00:23:29,367 --> 00:23:33,667 OR THESE MATTE FINISH 22s IF YOU PREFER. 445 00:23:33,767 --> 00:23:35,467 THINGS INSIDE ARE ALL LAMBORGHINI, 446 00:23:35,567 --> 00:23:37,667 WITH NO TRACE OF AUDI ANYTHING. 447 00:23:37,767 --> 00:23:40,200 YOU'LL FIND PLENTY OF THE TRADITIONAL HEXAGON 448 00:23:40,300 --> 00:23:44,067 AND Y-SHAPES, AS WELL AS THE SAME TFT GAUGE PANEL 449 00:23:44,167 --> 00:23:46,300 USED IN THE HURACAN. 450 00:23:46,400 --> 00:23:49,334 THE CENTER CONSOLE FEATURES AN IDENTICAL START BUTTON 451 00:23:49,434 --> 00:23:52,367 WITH FLIP UP COVER, AS WELL, BUT THE DRIVE MODE 452 00:23:52,467 --> 00:23:56,467 AND CHASSIS SELECTORS THAT BOOKEND IT, ARE MORE EXTENSIVE. 453 00:23:56,567 --> 00:23:59,767 ABOVE, ARE TWO TOUCH SCREENS; ONE FOR INFOTAINMENT, 454 00:23:59,868 --> 00:24:01,734 AND ONE FOR CABIN COMFORT. 455 00:24:02,901 --> 00:24:04,400 NOW, FOR THE REALITY CHECK. 456 00:24:04,501 --> 00:24:07,868 GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 12-CITY, 17-HIGHWAY, 457 00:24:07,968 --> 00:24:09,801 AND 14-COMBINED. 458 00:24:09,901 --> 00:24:14,300 AND PRICING STARTS AT $203,995. 459 00:24:14,400 --> 00:24:17,934 IF YA GOT IT, WHY NOT FLAUNT IT IN A URUS. 460 00:24:19,334 --> 00:24:22,200 THERE'S NO DOUBT THAT THERE ARE LOTS OF LAMBORGHINI FANS 461 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