HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS

JOIN US AS THE ALFA ROMEO

THE SUV CRAZE WITH ITALIAN STYLE

PAT GOSS HAS ADVICE ON KEEPING

ROGER MECCA SLIPS BEHIND

A CLASSIC CAMARO Z/28...

AND HONDA GOES "SPORT INJECTED"

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John: WHILE, THE GIULIA SEDAN

ALFA ROMEO'S PLACE IN THE EURO

THESE DAYS NO BRAND CAN REALLY

COMPETE STATESIDE WITHOUT

AND INDEED,

A PART OF ALFA'S RETURN STRATEGY

SO, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS

IF MORE FAMILIAR EUROPEAN BRANDS

A LITTLE NERVOUS.

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THE 2018 ALFA ROMEO STELVIO

AT THE RIGHT TIME, AS EVEN

UTILITY VEHICLES CONTINUE

SO IT'S NOT JUST A GOOD IDEA FOR

IT'S REALLY A NECESSITY.

AND WHILE NO ONE MAY HAVE SEEN

IT ALMOST MAKES SENSE

AS CAR MAKERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO

THE SAME AMOUNT OF PERFORMANCE,

AND EVEN EFFICIENCY AS THEIR

WHILE GIVING BUYERS MORE

BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS

THINGS ARE VERY QUIET

IT'S VERY STABLE, AND LIKE

DRIVES MORE LIKE A TALL

A CROSSOVER-STYLE UTILITY.

SEATS ARE MORE THAN COMFORTABLE,

A SPORTIER RIDE,

WILL GET YOU SOME PHENOMENAL

[ENGINE REVVING]

FOR NOW,

A SMOOTH-RUNNING

IT OFFERS BEST IN CLASS STANDARD

ACCOMPANIED BY 306 POUND-FEET OF

AT FULL SONG, IT SOUNDS MORE

IN OPPOSITE FASHION FROM

THE STELVIO IS BASED ON,

A LITTLE WHILE LONGER FOR

QUADRIFOGLIO VERSION TO ARRIVE.

HUGE COLUMN-MOUNTED PADDLE

TO CONTROL THE 8-SPEED

WITH GREAT PRECISION,

MANUAL CONTROL,

ALL STELVIO'S ARE ALL-WHEEL

NOW, IT DOESN'T FEEL LEAPS

THAN THE COMPETITION,

THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE THEM

BUT IT SURE DOES FEEL

AND SUPER CAPABLE.

ZERO-60 IS 5.4 SECONDS,

THE GIULIA 2.0.

LIKE GIULIA, THERE'S

LEAVE IT IN DYNAMIC

AND YOU WON'T FIND

STEERING IS QUICK,

WITH LOADS OF GRIP

WITH ALFA'S Q4 ALL-WHEEL

THE FRONT WHEELS ONLY ARE FED

OTHERWISE, IT OPERATES AS

NOW, STELVIO PERFORMS JUST FINE

AS WELL,

THE IMPRESSION THAT'S NOT

AT 111.0 INCHES, WHEELBASE IS

BUT WITH A LITTLE MORE

OVERALL LENGTH COMES IN ABOUT

FOR THE MOST PART IT SHARES

BUT LINES ARE A LITTLE MORE

ESPECIALLY DOWN THE SIDES.

THERE ARE NINE DIFFERENT

RANGING FROM STANDARD

EVEN THE BACK END TREATMENT

WE ALMOST WISH ALFA WOULD HAVE

EVEN THOUGH, WE ALL KNOW TO MOST

BASE STELVIO'S COME FAIRLY WELL

BUT MOST BUYERS WILL EITHER

OR SPORT ROAD FOR UPGRADES THAT

WOOD AND NICER LEATHER FOR

ALUMINUM TRIM FOR

LIKE THE GIULIA,

OF ANY FIAT-CHRYSLER LINEAGE;

AND FINISH ARE ON PAR WITH

IT'S A VERY INVITING SPACE,

ELECTRONIC SHIFTER TO DETRACT

REAR SEAT ROOM IS NOT PLENTIFUL,

BUT CERTAINLY DOABLE FOR

CAPACITY IN THE CARGO HOLD,

BUT SHORT OF MOST RIVALS.

FOLDING THE REAR SEATBACK

TO 56.5 CUBIC-FEET.

ALSO, LIKE THE GIULIA SEDAN, THE

BUT LIES MORE IN THE MIDDLE

AND MIDDLE-WEIGHT SUVs.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS

AND 24-COMBINED.

FOR A REASONABLE ENERGY IMPACT

YEARLY OIL USE WITH 6.0 TONS

STELVIO BASE PRICING IS A VERY

THOUGH OPTIONS ARE MANY

WE FIGURE MOST STELVIO'S

ACCORDING TO THE FOLKS AT ALFA,

YET ANOTHER UTILITY VEHICLE INTO

VERY NICE IMPORT AND DOMESTIC

UNLESS IT WAS THE MOST POWERFUL,

IN ITS CLASS.

THE 2018 ALFA ROMEO STELVIO

IT'S A FABULOUS EFFORT.

SO, ALFA'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE

TO TRY IT OUT.

ONCE THEY DO,

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THE MUSTANG/CAMARO GRUDGE MATCH

THE DAY THE CAMARO WENT ON SALE

TO FORD'S 2-YEAR OLD PONY CAR

AND FROM THE START,

WAS THE VIRTUALLY RACE READY

WELL, OUR ROGER MECCA IS ALWAYS

AND WHEN HE HAD A CHANCE TO

HE QUICKLY BUCKLED UP FOR

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Roger Mecca:

CLASSIC AMERICAN PONY CARS,

COMES TO MIND FOR CAR FANS

JUST LIKE THIS SHELBY GT350.

BUT NOT ME.

Roger: I LIKE THE MUSTANG TOO,

THE QUINTESSENTIAL CLASSIC

THE ONE THAT PUT FORD ON THEIR

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BY 1967,

WERE ALREADY ON THE ROAD.

TO COMPETE,

THE "BOWTIE BRIGADE" TURNED TO

BUT IT LACKED THE STYLING PIZAZZ

OF THE MUSTANG.

SO, GM ENGINEERS CAME UP WITH

WITH ONE GOAL IN MIND:

TO BEAT THE MUSTANG IN EVERY

IN FACT,

WHAT THE NAME CAMARO MEANT,

"IT'S A SMALL FEROCIOUS ANIMAL

CHEVY MADE A LOT OF DIFFERENT

OVER THE FIRST FEW YEARS,

BUT THIS IS THE ONE THAT

THE 1969 Z/28.

Chip Miller: THIS PARTICULAR

GM CAR OF ALL TIME.

Roger: CHIP MILLER IS THE OWNER

OUTSIDE OF BALTIMORE,

SPECIALIZING IN RARE AND EXOTIC

BUT HE'S ALSO,

AND HAS BEEN SINCE HE WAS

Chip: I THINK, THIS CAR

BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN

AS BEING JUST A VERY

A VERSATILE STREET CAR,

AMERICAN MUSCLE,

Roger: THE Z/28s MAIN RIVAL WAS

BUT IN TERMS OF SALES,

THE '69 Z/28 OUTSOLD THE BOSS

EVEN IN TERMS OF TOTAL

CHEVY HAD CLOSED THE GAP

SELLING ONLY 50,000 FEWER

IN JUST THREE SHORT YEARS,

BECOME A SERIOUS ADVERSARY FOR

I LOVE A GOOD UNDERDOG STORY

THAT'S WHAT THE CAMARO WAS.

AT THE TIME,

THAT EVERYBODY WAS CHASING AFTER

BUT IN A LOT OF WAYS,

THE $458 Z/28 PACKAGE GAVE

BETTER SUSPENSION AND FOR

THE OPTION OF 4-WHEEL

AND THOUGH, PRECISE STEERING

DON'T ALWAYS GO HAND IN HAND,

CONFIDENCE TO PUNCH

HOW TWISTY THE ROADS GOT.

AND BY DESIGN,

FAST LAPS ON A TRACK WITH

BUT FOR SOME CONSUMERS,

Roger:

A STRAIGHT LINE SPEEDSTER, BUT

IT GOT TO 60 MILES AN HOUR

AND IT WAS BUILT FOR

AND ON THE RACE TRACK

WINNING THE TRANS AM

IN BOTH 1968 AND 1969.

BUT RACING CONDITIONS DEMANDED

TO DELIVER TOP END POWER,

MOST OF THE TIME.

BUT THAT ALSO MEANS,

BUT THAT ALL CHANGES ONCE

GET UP AROUND 3 OR 4,000 RPM

A ROCKET SHIP.

AND THE WAY THIS

30 MIGHT AS WELL FEEL LIKE 100.

SO WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?

WELL, THERE'S NO AC AND DRIVING

WILL GO FROM UNCOMFORTABLE TO

THE LACK OF POWER STEERING AND

OR HEAVY TRAFFIC

A LABOR INTENSIVE ENDEAVOR.

AND WHILE, YOU WILL DEFINITELY

MIGHTY ROAR,

BUT TRUST ME WHEN I SAY THIS:

I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE

CARS OVER THE YEARS,

I'VE ACTUALLY WANTED TO TAKE

BUT THIS ONE IS.

John: IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO

SOMETHING OUR PAT GOSS

Pat Goss: NO MATTER IF YOU HAVE

IF IT HAS NICE PAINT YOU WANT

AND THERE IS SOME WAYS

AND WE HAVE WITH US ERIC

TO GIVE US SOME POINTERS.

ERIC, WELCOME TO GOSS' GARAGE.

Eric: THANK YOU VERY MUCH

Pat: ALRIGHT,

TELL US ABOUT IT.

Eric: SO, WHAT WE'VE DONE

PAINT PROTECTION FILM ON

SO WHAT IT IS,

AN AUTOMOTIVE CLEAR COAT

ON THE BACK OF IT.

APPLIED JUST LIKE WINDOW TINT

TO GET IT THE WAY YOU WANT,

ONTO THE PAINTED SURFACE JUST

AND WE'VE GOT A 30 INCH KIT

THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONT

AND MATCHING FENDER LINE,

WHERE TYPICALLY,

THE MAIN IMPACT AREAS OF

SO, THE TECHNOLOGY,

IS OUR SELF-HEALING FILM.

SO, WHAT DO I MEAN BY

IT'S GOT ELASTOMER POLYMERS IF

20 MINUTES OUT IN THE SUN

Pat: YOU HAVE A RATHER UGLY

WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO

Eric: YEAH,

AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS

CAPABILITIES OF THE FILM.

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO

AND GO RIGHT INTO THE FILM,

INTO THE FILM,

HOT WATER ON IT AND COME RIGHT

Pat: INTERESTING.

Eric: IF THAT KIND OF

IT WOULD HEAL OUT ON ITS OWN,

BUT THE FILM WILL.

Pat: NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS

IS GRAFFITI.

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THAT?

Eric: WELL, UNFORTUNATELY,

EVERY NOW AND THEN,

THE FILM CAN EASILY HANDLE

OR SOLUTION TO TAKE IT OFF.

Pat: ALRIGHT, NOW I GUESS

IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE

FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME

FOR TRADE IN YOU'RE GOING TO GET

Eric: THAT'S CORRECT,

IT'S ABOUT THE CAR YOU LOVE

NO MATTER WHAT,

IF YOU'RE LEASING A CAR ON

ONCE YOU TURN THAT CAR IN AND

THE SET OF KEYS,

A SET OF KEYS BACK,

THE LEASING COMPANY MIGHT HIT

THE CONDITION OF HOW THE CAR

SO, IT'S BETTER TO FINANCE

AND THEN, AH,

YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY

Pat: GOT IT, ERIC THANK YOU.

AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION,

DROP ME A LINE. RIGHT HERE,

John: A BRAND NEW CAR,

AND A KEY FOB.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED FOR

WHEN SRT ENGINEERS CREATED

THE DODGE CHARGER

SOME WONDERED IF THAT

WITH JEEP'S RUGGEDNESS.

WELL IT HAS, IN THE 2018

HERE, THE HELLCAT'S

RATES 707 HORSEPOWER

THAT BIG ENGINE NEEDS A LOT

SO FOG LIGHTS ARE SWAPPED

AN UPGRADED 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC

LIGHTNING FAST SHIFTS.

IN SPORT MODE, THEY'RE EVEN

FOR US, THAT WAS THE SWEET SPOT

AND THESE BACK ROADS IN MAINE

Greg Carloss: THERE'S ALSO,

THERE'S A BIT OF REFINEMENT

IT'S NOT AS BRUTAL AND

AND CHALLENGER,

YOU GET A LOT OF SOUND

LAYING INTO THE THROTTLE...

I MEAN, IT'S EVERYTHING YOU WANT

REFINED THAN THOSE OTHER CARS.

John: THIS LOWERED SUV WAS ALSO

CLUB MOTORSPORTS IN TAMWORTH,

MAINTAINING GREAT COMPOSURE

THE BREMBO BRAKE SYSTEM WITH

KEPT THE HARD BRAKING ZONES

BUT THE TRACKHAWK IS STILL BEST

WITH THE EASY TO USE

AND ALL FOUR WHEELS PUTTING

WE ZOOMED TO 60 IN 3.5 SECONDS

THE 2018

WELL-HANDLED THE DRIVE TO

OUR TIME ON THE TRACK,

WHILE STILL MAINTAINING MUCH OF

AND OFF-PAVEMENT CAPABILITIES.

LOOK FOR IT BY THE END OF

STARTING AT AROUND $86,000.

THE 2017

BRINGS MORE OF WHAT WE LIKE TO

IT BEARS THE NAME OF LEGENDARY

JOHN COOPER WHO BEGAN

RALLY-CAR RACING.

THIS IS THE FIRST MINI TO

THE PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS

ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM.

THE 2.0 LITER TURBO-4

IT'S THE MOST POWERFUL ENGINE

WHEN WE SLIPPED INTO

THIS COMPACT ALL-WHEEL DRIVER

GOOD LOW END TORQUE

THE 8-SPEED SPORT AUTOMATIC

LIKE IT CAN'T STAND TO BE STILL.

THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SOUND

AND REVERBERATE ALL AROUND

AND THEY'RE NOISES

AT LOW SPEEDS RESPONSE IS

STEERING IS RAZOR SHARP AND

THE ALMOST PERFECTLY BALANCED

WHEN IT COMES TIME TO STOP, THE

AND HALTS IN A HURRY.

IT'S NO SECRET WE'RE BIG FANS

BUT COMBINING THE VERSATILITY

AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE,

OF THE BRAND,

IT'S ON SALE NOW,

John: WE'VE SPENT A LOT TIME

KIA OPTIMA SEDAN,

AFTER A YEAR'S SERVICE.

BUT, THIS 2017 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID

EURO-SPEC STYLE AND DRIVING

APPEALING.

A NEW 154 HORSEPOWER

A NEW 38 KW ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR

A COMBINED OUTPUT OF

TRANSITIONS BETWEEN GASOLINE

VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE.

THE LITHIUM-POLYMER BATTERY PACK

IT'S NOW UP TO 1.62 KWH.

AND, KIA PUT IT UNDER

SO THERE'S NO COMPROMISING

REAR SEATS LIKE SOME RIVALS.

ALSO, UNLIKE MOST HYBRIDS,

GEARED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION,

ALWAYS A GOOD WAY TO GET

THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING

THE STIFFER CHASSIS GIVES IT

HIGH END EUROPEAN SEDANS.

THE 2017 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID

THE BRAND FORWARD,

PROVIDES STYLE,

WITH LONGER TRIPS BETWEEN

ON SALE NOW,

AND WE'LL HAVE MORE

NO DOUBT, THE LATEST

BUT IT REALLY BECAME A WINNER IN

THAT NEW HI-OUTPUT TURBO SI

AND WHILE,

ARE SURELY SALIVATING OVER

GETTING A REAL TYPE R HERE,

THAT ARRIVES FIRST.

AND HERE'S WHY WE'RE SO HAPPY

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"SPORT INJECTED" HONDA CIVICS

HAVING IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER,

HERE IN THE STATES FOR OVER

BUT, SINCE THE LATEST 10TH

THE BEST ONE YET;

THE 2017 HONDA CIVIC SI IS

WELL, FOR STARTERS,

JUST AS EXPERTLY PUT TOGETHER

A COUPE IS ALSO AVAILABLE,

NO SI HATCHBACK.

BOTH BODIES GET THEIR OWN

THE SEDANS A LITTLE SUBTLER

THERE'S A DISTINCTIVE FASCIA

AND LARGER AIR INTAKES UP FRONT,

18-INCH SPLIT-SPOKE ALLOYS

AND CENTRAL-MOUNTED HEXAGON

IT'S A GREAT LOOKING PACKAGE

A FEW "THAT'S A CIVIC?"

QUESTIONS FROM CASUAL OBSERVERS.

[ENGINE STARTS UP]

THE ENGINE IS

TRUE, IT'S THE SAME ONE IN OTHER

BUT NOW WITH CRANKED UP BOOST

SO, HORSEPOWER RISES 31,

TO 192 POUND-FEET.

A 6-SPEED MANUAL IS THE ONLY

AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD ONE.

AS IS THE SI IN GENERAL,

THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE.

IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE A NO

THAT'S FOR THE TYPE R.

RATHER, THE SI IS A MUCH MORE

AND IT IS A TOTAL PLEASURE

NOT HARSH OR TOO

AND THAT'S WHERE THIS CAR SEEMS

MANY ONLINE HATERS.

THEY CLEARLY WANTED MORE.

V-TEC SNOBS ARE ALSO BEMOANING

AN ON/OFF POWER SWITCH,

FOR BETTER OR WORSE,

AND THIS ENGINE PUTS OUT

AND DELIVERS IT SOONER,

AND ALLOW HONDA TO INTRODUCE

IT'S CALLED "MID-RANGE TORQUE,"

OF IT HERE.

PEAK POWER IS DELIVERED AT

JUST STAYS THERE.

THINGS CAN GET A BIT NOISY

OTHERWISE,

WITH NICELY SUPPORTIVE

STEERING HAS GOOD WEIGHT TO IT,

FOR GETTING THINGS IN MOTION.

THIS SI HANDLES CORNERS WITH

AND INDEED IT IS ALMOST

THE SUSPENSION HAS OF COURSE

COMPLETE WITH NEW ADAPTIVE

AS BEFORE, A LIMITED SLIP

ADD IN SUPER STICKY GOOD YEAR

AND THINGS STAY VERY FLAT.

AS FOR STRAIGHT-LINE KICKS,

PROVIDED YOU MIND THE REVS.

TORQUE STEER WAS NOT A PROBLEM

6.5 SECONDS, ABOUT A HALF SECOND

MAINTAINING PEAK BOOST

A DELICATE JOB HOWEVER,

SOME SHIFT LIGHTS IN

JUST WAIT A BEAT AFTER YOU

SHIFT TOO SOON AND THERE'S

THE SHIFTER ITSELF,

BUT WE COULD SURE USE A LITTLE

15.2 SECONDS WAS OUR QUARTER

THE BRAKES ARE EVEN MORE

WE AVERAGED 102 FEET

NO DIVE, AND NO DRAMA.

HERE, PEDAL FEEL IS EXCELLENT.

ALL THAT AND IT STILL DELIVERS

IMPROVED GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY

AND 32-COMBINED ON PREMIUM.

SI TRIM MAY NOT COME

AS SOME MIGHT LIKE,

JUST $24,775,

CLEARLY, THE BASE CIVIC HAS COME

YET, HONDA HAS MANAGED TO TAKE

YES, IT IS THE BEST SI YET.

STILL, AS WITH MANY THINGS

THEY LOSE A LITTLE SOUL

BUT, DON'T JUDGE THIS SI

AND WE'LL BET, THAT IF

YOU'LL WANT THIS ONE EVEN MORE.

WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW,

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THEN, IT'S A NEW LUXURIOUS

UNTIL THEN, I'M JOHN DAVIS,

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