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

JOIN US FOR A TEST OF TOYOTA'S
ALL-NEW AND GREATLY REFINED

TUNDRA PICKUP...

PAT GOSS HELPS US RESIST RUST...

GREG CARLOSS TAKES US TO
A BOXSTER CELEBRATION

25 YEARS IN THE MAKING...

THEN, IT'S OFF TO THE "PACES"
WITH JAGUAR'S F-PACE UTE...

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John: COMPETING AGAINST
THE BIG-THREE WHEN IT COMES

TO FULL-SIZE PICKUP TRUCKS IS
ANYTHING BUT EASY,

BUT THE TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS HELD
ITS OWN IN THE SEGMENT

FOR SOME 20 YEARS NOW.

AND WITH THE DEBUT OF AN ALL-NEW
3RD GENERATION,

IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S NOT ABOUT TO
SHRINK FROM THAT FIGHT

ANYTIME SOON.

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THE TOYOTA TUNDRA LONG AGO
PROVED ITS STANDING

AS A WORTHY MEMBER OF THE
FULL-SIZE PICKUP TRUCK CLASS.

THE GOAL, NOW, IS TO CONTINUE TO
EAT AWAY AT BIG-3 DOMINANCE,

AS WELL AS TO KEEP BRINGING
NEW BUYERS TO THE SEGMENT.

THE TUNDRA IS REDESIGNED
FOR 2022 AND SEEMS TO OFFER

A LITTLE SOMETHING FRESH
FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYONE.

TRUCK-TALK USUALLY BEGINS WITH
WHAT'S UNDER THE HOOD,

SO WE'LL START THERE WITH
TOYOTA'S MODERN APPROACH

THAT EMBRACES THE NEW RATHER
THAN THE TRADITIONAL.

SO, NO V8,
BUT THERE IS AN ALL-NEW STANDARD

3.5 LITER TWIN-TURBO V6
THAT OUTPUTS 389 HORSEPOWER

AND 479 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

A HYBRID UPGRADE IS CALLED
"I-FORCE MAX."

IT ESSENTIALLY WEDGES
A 36 KILOWATT ELECTRIC MOTOR

BETWEEN THAT V6 AND THE 10-SPEED
AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION,

UPPING POWER TO 437 HORSEPOWER
AND 583 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

IT DOES ALLOW FOR SOME SLOW
SPEED EV-ONLY DRIVING BELOW

18 MILES PER HOUR;
BUT IT'S ACTUALLY

THE STANDARD V6 THAT ACHIEVES
THE MAX TOW RATING

OF 12,000 POUNDS AS THE HYBRID
BRINGS ADDITIONAL WEIGHT

INTO THE EQUATION.

THERE ARE NOW TWO TOW/HAUL
MODES;

STANDARD FOR SMALLER TRAILERS,
TOW/HAUL+ FOR WHEN YOU PLAN ON

USING THE TUNDRA'S FULL
CAPABILITIES.

NUMEROUS CAMERAS ARE AVAILABLE
OF COURSE,

TO AID IN PARKING AS WELL AS
NAVIGATE OFF-ROAD OBSTACLES.

IF YOU TRACE THIS TRUCK'S
HISTORY BACK TO THE T100 DAYS,

IT GETS BIGGER AND BOLDER
LOOKING WITH EACH GENERATION.

AND FOR '22, TOYOTA HAS TURNED
THE DIAL UP TO 11,

TRYING TO OUT-GRILLE THEM ALL
WITH THIS CHROME-TRIMMED BEAUTY

TAKING UP ALMOST THE ENTIRE
FRONT END.

AVAILABLE IN 4-DOOR DOUBLE CAB
AND CREWMAX,

BOTH HANDLE FIVE PEOPLE
WITH EASE;

THE CREWMAX ADDING AN ADDITIONAL
8.3 INCHES OF LEGROOM

TO THE REAR SEAT SPACE.

THE COMPOSITE BED IS ALUMINUM
REINFORCED,

AND THERE ARE THREE LENGTHS
AVAILABLE: 5.5 FOOT SHORT BED,

6.5 FOOT STANDARD BED,
AND A FULL 8.0 FOOTER,

BUT ONLY FOR THE DOUBLE CAB.

THE TAILGATE IS 20 PERCENT
LIGHTER THAN BEFORE,

AND POWER RELEASE IS STANDARD.

UNDERNEATH IT ALL,
THE TUNDRA SPORTS

A NEW LADDER-TYPE FRAME MADE OF
HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL;

IT'S NOW FULLY BOXED WITH CROSS
MEMBERS THAT ARE TWICE AS BIG

AS BEFORE.

UPPER TRIMS ADD HYDRAULIC
CAB MOUNTS.

INSIDE, IT'S NOT QUITE
RAM LUXURIOUS,

BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF SOFT
MATERIALS,

AS WELL AS SOME
ULTRA-COMFORTABLE LEATHER SEATS

IN LIMITED TRIM.

IT'S ALSO VERY SLICK
AND TECH HEAVY,

WITH AN AVAILABLE 14 INCH
TOUCHSCREEN

DEBUTING A NEW AUDIO MULTIMEDIA
WITH FIVE TIMES

THE PREVIOUS UNIT'S PROCESSING
POWER.

STANDARD SCREEN SIZE IS
8.0 INCHES,

ALONG WITH AN ANALOG GAUGE
CLUSTER THAT FEATURES

A 4.0 INCH MULTI-INFORMATION
DISPLAY,

WHILE THE UPGRADE IS THIS
12 INCH TFT PANEL.

TO GO ALONG WITH THE TYPICAL
SLIDING REAR WINDOW,

THERE ARE ALSO A FEW SWANKY
OPTIONS NOT USUALLY FOUND

IN THE FULL-SIZE TRUCK SEGMENT,
LIKE A PANORAMIC ROOF

AND REAR SUNSHADE.

AVAILABLE 4-WHEEL-DRIVE IS
TOYOTA'S 4WDEMAND

PART-TIME SYSTEM WITH
AN ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED

2-SPEED TRANSFER CASE AND
AUTOMATIC LIMITED SLIP REAR.

TAKING A PAGE FROM THE RAM'S
SCRIPT,

THE TUNDRA'S REAR SUSPENSION
MOVES TO A NEW MULTI-LINK

COIL SPRING DESIGN.

WHILE, UP FRONT IS A NEW
DOUBLE-WISHBONE SETUP;

TRD PRO MODELS GET AN INCH OF
LIFT WITH UPGRADED FOX SHOCKS.

TRD'S ALSO GET A CRAWL CONTROL
FEATURE, WHICH IS, ESSENTIALLY,

AN OFF-ROAD SPECIFIC LOW-SPEED
VERSION OF CRUISE CONTROL,

ALLOWING YOU TO JUST FOCUS ON
STEERING WHILE THE TUNDRA

MAINTAINS SPEED AND CONTROLS
WHEEL SPIN.

ON PAVEMENT,
THE RIDE IS QUITE COMFORTABLE

AND NOT VERY TRUCK-LIKE AT ALL;
COMBINE THAT WITH A GOOD

TURNING RADIUS, AND THE TUNDRA
MAKES FOR A VERY PLEASANT

DAILY DRIVER.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS
ARE NOT YET FINAL,

BUT TOYOTA ESTIMATES 18-CITY,
23-HIGHWAY,

AND 20-COMBINED FOR THE STANDARD
2-WHEEL-DRIVE V6;

NO ESTIMATES YET FOR THE HYBRID.

PRICING STARTS WITH
A REAR-WHEEL-DRIVE SR DOUBLE CAB

AT $37,645
AND CLIMBS THROUGH VARIOUS CAB

AND TRIM CONFIGURATIONS INTO
THE MID-60s;

4-WHEEL-DRIVE IS A $3,000
OPTION.

THE TUNDRA WILL BEGIN
ROLLING INTO SHOWROOMS

BEFORE YEARS' END;
AND, WHEN IT DOES,

IT WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED THAN
EVER TO TAKE ON FORD, RAM,

AND CHEVY IN THE FULL-SIZE TRUCK
BATTLEFIELD.

THOUGH, THE TRUTH IS,
IT REALLY DOESN'T NEED TO MAKE

HUGE INROADS AGAINST THEM TO BE
HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL.

THERE ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH LOYAL
TOYOTA BUYERS OUT THERE

AND FOR THEM,
THE 2022 TOYOTA TUNDRA

IS EVERYTHING THEY WANT
AND MUCH MORE.

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IN OVER FOUR DECADES OF
TESTING CARS,

WE'VE SEEN PLENTY OF MODELS COME
AND GO--

AND EVEN SOME BACK AGAIN--
BUT FEW WERE ACTUALLY

THE SALVATION OF A BRAND LIKE
THE BOXSTER WAS FOR PORSCHE.

AND THIS WEEK GREG CARLOSS
IS BEHIND THE WHEEL

OF THAT ICONIC ROADSTER
AND THE NEW SPECIAL EDITION

THAT CELEBRATES 25 YEARS
OF BOXSTER.

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Greg Carloss: WHEN THE BOXSTER
FIRST CAME TO THE U.S. IN 1997

AS THE BASIS FOR THE EVENTUAL
996, 911,

IT HAD TO LIVE UP TO THE
PRESTIGE OF ITS CLASSIC SIBLING

WITHOUT TAKING AWAY TOO
MANY SALES;

A TALL ORDER,
EVEN FOR A PORSCHE.

John (RETRO): BUT THERE'S
NEVER BEEN A PORSCHE

QUITE LIKE THIS ONE.

COMBINING TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY
WITH A HEAVY DOSE OF TRADITION,

THE BOXSTER HAS GRABBED
THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION

LIKE NO PORSCHE BEFORE IT.

Greg: NOW, 25 YEARS LATER,
I'M GIVEN THE KEYS TO THE CAR

THAT SAVED PORSCHE AND THE
MODERN MODEL MADE IN ITS HONOR.

KNOWN INTERNALLY AS THE 986,
THE ORIGINAL BOXSTER

WAS NOT PORSCHE'S FIRST
MID-ENGINE CAR

AND ITS DESIGNER GRANT LARSON
USED THAT TO HIS ADVANTAGE.

Grant Larson: THE 550,
OF COURSE,

IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS
MID-ENGINE SPORTS CARS

THAT PORSCHE HAS DONE AND ITS
SUCCESSOR, ALSO, THE 718.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE DETAILS IS
SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO DO

BACK THEN WITH THE SHOW CAR.

VERY TYPICAL PORSCHE,
BUT SOMETHING THAT NOBODY ELSE

THOUGHT OF; AND THAT WAS
A CENTRAL EXHAUST PIPE.

IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

IT HAS A HISTORICAL REFERENCE
AND IT JUST LOOKED COOL.

Greg: WHEN IT CAME TO MARKET
AS A WATER-COOLED,

MID-ENGINE ROADSTER,
THE 986 BOXSTER

WAS NO ORDINARY PORSCHE.

AND AS THE FIRST TO SET TIRES
IN THE UNITED STATES,

THIS IS NO ORDINARY BOXSTER.

ORIGINALLY OWNED BY COMEDIAN AND
PORSCHE-PHILE JERRY SEINFELD,

THIS CAR SPORTS THE STANDARD
POWERTRAIN SETUP:

A 201 HORSEPOWER 2.5 LITER
6-CYLINDER BOXER ENGINE

WITH 5-SPEED MANUAL.

THAT IS ONE MAGIC SETUP.

I KNOW IT'S NOT AN
APPLES-TO-APPLES COMPARISON,

BUT I HAVE TO DRAW SOME
COMPARISONS TO AN NA MIATA,

WHICH I HAVE OWNED.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT
LEAGUES OF CARS,

BUT THE SAME IDEA IS STILL
THERE, YOU KNOW.

YOU HEAR EVERYTHING
WITH THE TOP DOWN.

YOU SMELL EVERYTHING.

YOU CAN FEEL EVERYTHING AND
YOU'RE SO LOW TO THE GROUND,

AND THAT'S WHERE PORSCHE WAS
COMING FROM WITH THIS CAR.

[closes car door]

THERE'S NO DOUBT THIS FIRST GEN
BOXSTER PROVIDES THE KINDS

OF SOUNDS AND SENSATIONS THAT
WITHSTAND THE TEST OF TIME,

BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SPEED,
A LOT HAS CHANGED IN 25 YEARS.

THIS 2021 718 BOXSTER 25 YEARS
ALSO USES A NATURALLY ASPIRATED

FLAT-6 ENGINE.

IT'S THE 4-LITER FROM
THE 718 BOXSTER GTS 4.0

AND NEARLY DOUBLES
THE FIRST GEN'S OUTPUT

WITH 394 HORSEPOWER.

VISUALLY, IT PAYS HOMAGE TO
THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT CAR

WITH GT SILVER METALLIC PAINT,
BORDEAUX RED INTERIOR

AND TWO-TONE 5-SPOKE WHEELS.

WHEN IT COMES TO CLASSIC CARS,
I FEEL LIKE THERE'S

THIS PRESSURE TO ALWAYS LIKE
THE ORIGINAL MORE THAN

ANYTHING THAT CAME AFTER IT,
BUT I'LL BE HONEST,

I LIKE THIS 25TH ANNIVERSARY
BOXSTER BETTER.

I DON'T REALLY BUY
INTO THE ARGUMENT

THAT JUST BECAUSE
IT'S NEWER AND MORE

TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED THAT
IT'S LESS OF A SOULFUL CAR.

SO AS IT TURNS OUT, THE BOXSTER
WAS UP TO THAT TALL ORDER

IT WAS TASKED WITH
AT THE BEGINNING,

FIRMLY CEMENTING ITS PLACE
IN PORSCHE HISTORY

RIGHT NEXT TO THE 911.

Grant: A LOT OF MODELS
HAVE COME AND GONE,

BUT I THINK THE BOXSTER
THAT IS HERE TO STAY

IS A REALLY GOOD FEELING FOR ME.

I COULDN'T IMAGINE SITTING HERE
AND SAYING THIS 25 YEARS AGO.

John: WE ALL KNOW A CAR'S
WORST ENEMY: RUST.

IT HAPPENS SOONER OR LATER,
BUT PAT GOSS HAS TIPS

ON HOW TO MAKE SURE
IT'S MUCH LATER.

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Pat Goss: OLD BLUE HERE
IS A 21-YEAR-OLD VAN

THAT HAS SERVED WELL,
BUT JUST LIKE ANY OLDER VEHICLE,

AND SOMETIMES SOME NEWER ONES
AS WELL, RUST HAPPENS.

NOW, THE THING THAT GOES ON,
AS VEHICLES AGE--

EVERYBODY LIKES TO THINK THAT
RUST COMES FROM THE OUTSIDE

AND IT WORKS ITS WAY TO
THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

UH-UH [NEGATIVE],
THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WORKS.

YOU SEE, RUST FORMS WHEN WE GET
AREAS LIKE WHAT WE SEE HERE:

THIS HAS THAT GROOVE IN IT.

THAT HAS FILLED UP WITH DIRT
OVER THE YEARS AND IT'S ONLY

A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THAT DIRT
ABSORBS ENOUGH MOISTURE

TO CAUSE THIS PIECE OF METAL
TO RUST OUT.

NOW, HERE WE HAVE A COLLECTION
THAT CAME FROM THE ROCKER PANELS

IN THIS.

YOU LOOK AT THIS LITTLE,
TEENY HOLE ON THE OUTSIDE

AND YOU START POKING AROUND,
AND ALL OF A SUDDEN,

YOU FIND THAT BEHIND THAT,
YOU'VE GOT A TON OF RUST.

SO, UH, RUST IS INEVITABLE
GIVEN TIME,

BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP
PREVENT IT?

WELL, YOU HAVE TO FIND
THE AREAS IN YOUR CAR

WHERE THERE ARE PIECES OF METAL
OR CHANNELS WHERE DIRT

CAN SETTLE BETWEEN
THE TWO PIECES OF METAL

OR IN THAT CHANNEL, AND YOU HAVE
TO TRY TO KEEP THAT CLEAN.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF
THIS DOOR THAT WE HAVE

CUT APART HERE, YOU CAN SEE THAT
THERE ARE AREAS IN THERE

WHERE DIRT CAN FIT IN THERE.

IT'LL COLLECT OVER THE YEARS,
AND IT WILL GRADUALLY EAT AWAY

FROM THE INSIDE-OUT.

SO, CLEANLINESS AND KEEPING
THE UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE

AND ALL OF THESE, UH,
PINCH WELDS,

AND THINGS LIKE THAT
FREE OF DIRT,

WILL MAKE THE VEHICLE LAST
A LOT LONGER AND YOU WON'T HAVE

TO FIGHT THE RAVAGES OF RUST.

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

RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK !

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Jessica Ray: AFTER COVERING
A LOT OF GROUND

DURING ITS FIRST 8-MONTHS
WITH US,

OUR 2021 ACURA TLX
LUXURY SPORT SEDAN

HAS SETTLED INTO MORE OF
A COMMUTING ROLE AS OF LATE,

AND THAT MEANS
SITTING IN TRAFFIC,

DURING WHICH TIME,
WE'VE NOTICED HOW UNIQUE

AND STYLISH THE TLX'S HOOD LINES
ARE FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT;

AND APPRECIATED THE CLASSY
LAYOUT OF THE INTERIOR.

MATERIALS ARE HOLDING UP WELL.

THE LAYERED GAUGE PANEL STILL
HITS US AS VERY HIGH END

AND THE AMBIENT LIGHTING DOES
A GREAT JOB OF ACCENTING

THE INTERIOR WITHOUT BEING
A DISTRACTION.

THE TLX IS A REALLY
GREAT DAILY DRIVER

AND SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT
YOU GET A FANTASTIC MIX

OF COMFORT, LUXURY,
AND SPORTINESS.

THERE'S ALSO PLENTY OF
POWER UNDER THE HOOD

FOR ALL OF OUR DAILY COMMUTING.

PLUS, YOU CAN STILL GET UP
AND GO IF YOU NEED TO.

THERE'S A REASON WHY YOU DON'T
SEE IT AT THE MOTORWEEK LOT

VERY OFTEN.

NINE MONTHS INTO OUR
TLX JOYRIDE,

WE'RE AVERAGING 25.0 MILES
PER GALLON.

THE 272 HORSEPOWER 2.0 LITER
TURBO ENGINE EXHIBITS

A LITTLE MORE VIBRATION AT
IDLE COMPARED TO

WHAT WE'RE USED TO FROM ACURA,
BUT IT CONTINUES TO DELIVER

PLENTIFUL POWER UNDER THROTTLE.

WITH WINTER IN THE WINGS,
IT'S TIME TO CHECK IN

ON OUR SUBARU CROSSTREK
MINI-UTE ON THE NEXT

MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM
ROAD TEST UPDATE!

John: NOW LAUREN MORRISON HAS
THE LATEST MOTORNEWS,

STRAIGHT FROM LA.

Lauren Morrison: WITH AUTUMN
COMES CHANGE WITH FALLING LEAVES

AND NEW CARS AT THE 2021
LA AUTO SHOW.

THE LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW IS
BACK WITH A REDUCED ROSTER

OF ESTABLISHED BRANDS FLEXING
THEIR LATEST INNOVATIONS,

WHILE ALL-ALL-NEW BRANDS
JOCKEY TO FILL ANY VOIDS.

BRANDS LIKE VINFAST, AN ELECTRIC
VEHICLE MAKER FROM VIETNAM.

THEY SHOWCASED TWO CONCEPTS,
THE MID-SIZE VF E35

WITH A 301 MILE RANGE,
AND THE 3-ROW VF E36

WITH A 422 MILE RANGE.

BOTH MAY ARRIVE HERE
LATE NEXT YEAR.

SPEAKING OF ELECTRIFICATION,
TOYOTA BROUGHT THE BZ4X,

THEIR ALL-NEW, PURE-EV SUV
WITH A 250 MILE RANGE.

ALL WHILE CELEBRATING
25 YEARS OF RAV4

WITH THE 2022 RAV4 SE HYBRID.

KIA SHOWED THE 2023
KIA SPORTAGE HYBRID SUV,

WITH A 226 HORSEPOWER TURBO
POWERTRAIN RATED

AT 39 MILES PER GALLON.

A PLUG-IN HYBRID MODEL
IS EXPECTED LATER.

THE 3-ROW KIA CONCEPT EV9
MADE AN APPEARANCE.

THIS ALL-ELECTRIC SUV SHARES
THE SAME ELECTRIC PLATFORM

AS THE RECENTLY LAUNCHED EV6.

THE 2023 SUBARU SOLTERRA MARK'S
THE BRAND'S FIRST GLOBAL

ALL-ELECTRIC VEHICLE.

RANGE IS ABOUT 220 MILES WITH
AN ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE SYSTEM

CAPABLE OF OFF-ROAD ADVENTURES.

AND NISSAN BROUGHT THEIR
OWN EV SUV, THE 2023 ARIYA.

WITH A 300 MILES RANGE,
NISSAN IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING

RESERVATIONS AS THE ARIYA SHOULD
REACH CONSUMERS BY FALL 2022.

PORSCHE, ALWAYS WITH A GREAT
PRESENCE IN LA,

SHOWED THEIR 2022 TAYCAN GTS
SEDAN,

THE LATEST ADDITION TO THEIR
EV LINEUP.

NOT JUST FAST ON THE STREET,
THE GTS IS ABLE TO CHARGE

FROM 5-80 PERCENT IN
22.5 MINUTES.

A NEW GTS SPORT TURISMO TRIM
WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED,

MIMICKING THE PROPORTIONS OF
THE TAYCAN CROSS TURISMO.

THESE PUBLIC DEBUTS CAME
ALONGSIDE NEW 718 FLAGSHIPS:

THE 2022 718 CAYMAN GT4 RS
AND GT4 RS CLUBSPORT.

AND THAT DOES IT FOR
THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS!

John: FROM DIESEL TO ELECTRIC,
WE LOVE GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL

OF JUST ABOUT ANYTHING, EVEN IF
IT'S JUST FOR A QUICKSPIN!

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STARTUP LUCID MOTORS HAS BEGUN
SALES OF THEIR ALL-ELECTRIC

AIR LUXURY SEDAN, AND IT IS HOT!

NOT ONLY DOES IT BREAK THROUGH
THE THOUSAND HORSEPOWER

AND TORQUE LEVELS,
BUT IT HAS THE LONGEST

EPA EV DRIVING RANGE YET:
520 MILES.

NEXT YEAR, A BASE SINGLE MOTOR
AIR PURE ARRIVES FOR $77,400

BEFORE TAX INCENTIVES;
MORE THAN COMPETITIVE

WITH THE TESLA MODEL S.

LUCID'S TWIN-MOTOR ALL-WHEEL
DRIVE LAUNCH MODEL,

THE AIR DREAM EDITION,
STARTS AT WELL OVER TWICE THAT.

ACTUALLY, THE AIR DREAM AND ITS
118 KILOWATT HOUR BATTERY PACK

COMES IN TWO TUNES: PERFORMANCE,
WITH A MIND BENDING

1111 HORSEPOWER
AND A 471 MILE RANGE,

AND THE APTLY NAMED RANGE,
WITH ONLY 933 HORSEPOWER

AND THE PEAK 520 MILE RANGE.

LUCID IS ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF
OPENING SHOWROOMS,

MOSTLY IN UPSCALE
SHOPPING MALLS,

WITH THEIR LATEST LUCID STUDIO
IN THE TYSONS CORNER CENTER,

WHERE WE MET UP WITH
THE AIR.

I HAD A CHANCE TO DRIVE
LUCID'S TOP MODEL,

THE AIR DREAM EDITION
PERFORMANCE,

FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES AROUND
THE VIRGINIA SUBURBS

OF WASHINGTON, DC, AND SEVERAL
THINGS POPPED OUT AT ME.

STARTING WITH POWER;
DESPITE OVER 1100 HORSEPOWER,

IT IS EASY TO CONTROL
THE THROTTLE IN TRAFFIC,

BUT IF YOU NEED TO SCOOT,
BOY CAN IT:

0 TO 60 IN 2.4 SECONDS.

IT HAS REAL STYLE
AND PERSONALITY, TOO.

THE HANDSOME 4-DOOR COUPE
HAS A REAL FACE,

COMPLETE WITH WRAP AROUND TRIM,
THIN HEADLIGHTS,

AND EVEN GRILL WORK.

AND IT DRIVES LIKE
A EUROPEAN-INSPIRED

LUXURY SEDAN SHOULD.

YOU FEEL VERY CONNECTED TO
THE CAR AND THE ROAD

WITH GOOD FEEDBACK THROUGH
THE STEERING WHEEL,

PEDALS, AND SEATS.

IT'S VERY AGILE FOR 5000 POUND
PLUS CAR, TOO.

IT'S CLEARLY NOT JUST A PIECE
OF ROLLING TECHNOLOGY.

AND THERE IS A REAL LUXURY CAR
INTERIOR TOO;

THINK SCANDINAVIAN MORE THAN
GERMAN.

MATERIALS LOOK RICH WITH AN EYE
TO SUSTAINABILITY.

TOUCH SCREENS, YES, BUT ALSO
PLENTY OF REAL SWITCHES

FOR BASIC CONTROLS.

THE REAR SEAT HAS GREAT LEGROOM,
BUT YOU DO HAVE TO DUCK

TO GET IN.

LOTS OF STORAGE SPACE IN
THE FRONT "FRUNK"

AND REAR TRUNK, TOO.

WE HOPE ALL OF THIS MAKES IT TO
THEIR UPCOMING EV SUV,

BUT FOR NOW THE LUCID AIR SEDAN
IS AN IMPRESSIVE FIRST EFFORT.

AND, WE'LL HAVE MORE ON AN
UPCOMING EDITION OF MOTORWEEK .

JAGUAR'S F-PACE ARRIVED FOR 2017
AS THE BRAND'S FIRST SUV.

IT REALLY IMPRESSED US, BOTH
WITH ITS FANTASTIC STYLE

AND WELL-ABOVE AVERAGE DRIVING
DYNAMICS; BUT IT WASN'T PERFECT,

AND JAG HAS BEEN REFINING IT
EVER SINCE.

SO, TIME TO CHECK BACK IN
WITH THE LATEST F-PACE

TO SEE WHAT'S CHANGED
FOR THE BETTER.

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CONSIDERING THAT JAGUAR
WAS A REAL LATECOMER

TO THE LUXURY SUV PARTY,
THE STYLISH F-PACE

ARRIVED LIKE IT TRULY BELONGED;
IMMEDIATELY BECOMING

ONE OF THE SEGMENT'S MOST
STAND-OUT MEMBERS,

WINNING OUR 2017
DRIVERS' CHOICE AWARD

FOR BEST LUXURY UTILITY.

WELL, THINGS ONLY GET BETTER
FOR 2021.

IT STILL LOOKS SPECTACULAR,
BUT GETS GUSSIED UP A BIT

WITH A MORE SCULPTED HOOD,
SLIMMED-DOWN LED HEADLIGHTS

AND LARGER DIAMOND-DETAILED
GRILLE.

NEW TAILLIGHTS ARE PATTERNED
AFTER THE ELECTRIC I-PACE'S

AND THE BUMPER BELOW HAS BEEN
REVISED TO ACCOMMODATE

THE F-PACE'S WIDTH.

STANDARD ENGINE REMAINS
A 246 HORSEPOWER

2.0 LITER TURBO-4,
DUBBED THE P250;

BUT REPLACING THE PREVIOUS
SUPERCHARGED V6 IS JAGUAR'S

LATEST INLINE-6 THAT IS
TURBOCHARGED AS WELL

AS ELECTRIFIED WITH A 48 VOLT
MILD-HYBRID SYSTEM.

IT'S AVAILABLE IN BOTH A P340
335 HORSEPOWER VERSION,

AS WELL AS A P400 395 HORSEPOWER
VERSION WITH 406 POUND-FEET

OF TORQUE AS FOUND HERE
IN THE R DYNAMIC S.

ALL F-PACES COME EQUIPPED
WITH AN 8-SPEED

AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
AND ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE.

AT THE TEST TRACK,
THE R DYNAMIC S

LEFT WITH A SOFT LAUNCH,

BUT POWER SOON CAME ON LIKE
A WRECKING BALL,

THROWING US BACK IN THE SEAT
AND SOUNDING GREAT

AS WE RIPPED TO 60
IN 5.4 SECONDS.

IT FEELS FASTER THAN THAT
AND IT ACTUALLY USED TO BE,

AS THAT'S ABOUT 2/10THS OF
A SECOND SLOWER THAN

THE OLD SUPERCHARGED V6,

DESPITE 15 ADDITIONAL
HORSEPOWER.

WE'LL CHALK THAT UP TO THE ADDED
WEIGHT OF THE HYBRID HARDWARE

AND TO DIFFERENT TUNING
FOR THE 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC.

WHAT IT LOSES IN QUICKNESS,
HOWEVER, IT GAINS IN REFINEMENT,

AS THAT V6 WAS ADMITTEDLY
A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES.

WE CERTAINLY ENJOYED
THE CHARACTER,

BUT PERHAPS IT WAS A TAD OUT
OF PLACE FOR JAGUAR.

THE ENGINE IS NOW EVERY BIT AS
SILKY SMOOTH AS THE REST

OF THE DRIVETRAIN,
ALL WORKING TOGETHER

TO GET US TO THE END OF
THE QUARTER-MILE

IN 14.0 SECONDS AT
103 MILES PER HOUR.

IT FELT GOOD INITIALLY THROUGH
OUR CONE COURSE:

QUICK TURN-INS, LOTS OF GRIP;
BUT AS WE PUSHED HARDER,

THE BODY ROLL BECAME A LITTLE
MORE PREVALENT,

THOUGH STILL LESS THAN
SEGMENT NORMS.

MUCH LIKE THE XF SEDAN THAT
WE TESTED RECENTLY,

ON WHICH THE F-PACE IS BASED,
THE INTERIOR HAS BEEN

DRAMATICALLY TRANSFORMED
WITH AN ALL-NEW DASH

AND CENTER CONSOLE, ALONG WITH
AN UPGRADE FOR ALL MATERIALS.

JAG'S LATEST 11.4 INCH PIVI PRO
CURVED GLASS TOUCHSCREEN

IS ENCASED IN A NEW MAGNESIUM
ALLOY SURROUND AND SITS PROUDLY

WITHIN EASY REACH IN FRONT OF
THE DASH.

PRICING STARTS AT $51,145,
WITH QUITE A STEP UP

FROM THERE TO THE R DYNAMIC S,
WHICH BEGINS AT $66,350.

SO, WITH A HUGE BOOST IN
REFINEMENT TO GO ALONG

WITH THE NOTEWORTHY STYLE
AND PERFORMANCE,

IT ALREADY HAD GOING FOR IT,
THE MUCH-IMPROVED

2021 JAGUAR F-PACE NOW
FULLY ALIGNS ITSELF

WITH THE REST OF THE RECENT
CROP OF JAGS THAT WE'VE TESTED;

GIVING LUXURY BUYERS A UNIQUE
OPTION TO STAND OUT

FROM THE CROWD.

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