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

JOIN US AS CHEVROLET ADDS MORE STYLE AND SUBSTANCE TO THE ALL-NEW SILVERADO... PAT GOSS WITH ADVICE TO CUSHION THE RIDE ON ROUGH ROADS... ZACH MASKELL GOES OVER THE EDGE AND BACK IN TIME TO A UNIQUE CAR CULTURE... AND HYUNDAI TRIES TO BLOW-OUT ITS CUTE-UTE RIVALS WITH THE COOL KONA...

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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WEATHERTECH.

MADE IN AMERICA.

John: IN CASE YOU HAD ANY DOUBT, AMERICANS LOVE THEIR PICKUP TRUCKS MORE THAN EVER.

AND, THE EVER-ESCALATING TRUCK WARS ARE NOW RISING TO A NEW LEVEL BECAUSE THE RECENTLY UPDATED BEST-SELLING FORD F-150'S BIGGEST RIVALS, RAM 1500, AND CHEVROLET SILVERADO ARE ALL NEW FOR 2019.

BUT WE'VE ALREADY TESTED THE RAM, A FEW MONTHS BACK, SO NOW, LET'S CHECK OUT THE NEW SILVERADO, AND SEE IF FORD SHOULD BE WORRIED!

* IT SAYS, A LOT ABOUT CHEVROLET'S TRUE PRIORITIES, WHEN THE FIRST HIGHLIGHT OF THE TOTALLY REDESIGNED 2019 SILVERADO'S PRESS RELEASE DECLARES IT HAS THE MOST FUNCTIONAL BED OF ANY FULL-SIZE TRUCK.

SURE, THE TRUCK ITSELF IS BIGGER BUT LIGHTER, MORE POWERFUL, AND FUEL EFFICIENT, SHINIER, AND MORE COMFORTABLE; ALL OF THAT GOOD STUFF.

BUT, CHEVROLET WANTS TO MAKE SURE WE ALL KNOW THAT THEY HAVEN'T FORGOTTEN THAT TRUCKS ARE MADE TO DO WORK, AND THE EASIER THEY MAKE THAT WORK FOR US, THE MORE WE TEND TO LIKE THEM.

FOLLOWING IN FORD'S FOOTSTEPS, THEY'VE USED ALUMINUM AND OTHER LIGHTWEIGHT MATERIALS TO LOWER MASS, BUT NOT QUITE AS EXTENSIVELY.

ONLY THE DOORS, TAILGATE, AND HOOD ARE ALUMINUM HERE; THE REST OF BODY PANELS REMAIN STEEL.

THE FRAME ITSELF IS DOWN A WHOPPING 88 POUNDS.

ALL TOLD, THE NEW SILVERADO WEIGHS AROUND 400 POUNDS LESS THAN ITS PREDECESSOR.

STYLING IS BOLDER, YET, CLEARLY EVOLUTIONARY, AND THE FRONT END INCLUDES THE FIRST AERODYNAMIC FENDER VENTS ON ANY TRUCK.

A WIDE RANGE OF POWERTRAIN OPTIONS INCLUDE 5.3 LITER AND 6.2 LITER V8s, A 4.3 LITER V6, AND EVEN A NEW 2.7 LITER TURBO-4, AND 3.0 LITER DURAMAX I6 DIESEL.

BOTH V8s FEATURE A NEW DYNAMIC FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM THAT CAN SHUT OFF ANY NUMBER OF CYLINDERS TO OPTIMIZE FUEL ECONOMY.

THE NUMBERS FOR THE 6.2 LITER ARE 420 HORSEPOWER, AND 460 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, AND IT'S WHERE YOU GET THE MAX TOWING RATING OF 12,200 POUNDS.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS FOR THE 6.2 LITER ARE MOSTLY UNCHANGED, AT 16-CITY, 20-HIGHWAY, AND 17-COMBINED.

BUT IT'S NOW, ONLY AVAILABLE WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND A 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC.

CHEVROLET HAS DIVIDED UP YOUR CHOICES INTO THREE CATEGORIES; HIGH VALUE, WHICH INCLUDES WORK TRUCK, CUSTOM, AND CUSTOM TRAIL BOSS TRIMS; HIGH VOLUME, COMPRISING LT, RST, AND LT TRAIL BOSS TRIMS; WHILE LTZ AND HIGH COUNTRY MAKE UP THE HIGH FEATURE SEGMENT.

RST AND TRAIL BOSS TRIMS ARE NEW FOR THIS YEAR, AND NOT SURPRISINGLY, IT WAS THE LT TRAIL BOSS THAT CAUGHT OUR EYE.

IT INCLUDES THE EXPECTED Z71 OFF-ROAD GOODIES SUCH AS RANCHO SHOCKS, SKID PLATES, LOCKING REAR DIFFERENTIAL, 18-INCH WHEELS WITH GOOD YEAR WRANGLER DURATRAC A/Ts, AS WELL AS 2.0 INCHES OF SUSPENSION LIFT.

NOW, AS FOR THAT ULTRA-FUNCTIONAL BED, IT REALLY IS.

CARGO VOLUME IS BEST IN CLASS, THE FLOOR IS MADE OF HIGHER-STRENGTH STEEL, TIE DOWNS ARE STRONGER THAN BEFORE AND THERE ARE MORE OF THEM; THERE'S EVEN AVAILABLE RAMBOX-LIKE BED STORAGE AND A POWER TAILGATE.

WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO SAMPLE THE V8s AT THE NATIONAL PRESS LAUNCH IN JACKSON HOLE, WYOMING.

BOTH PROVIDED MORE THAN AMPLE POWER TO QUICKLY EAT UP THE VAST SPACES WE TRAVERSED.

UNLIKE BEFORE, WHEN YOU COULD CLEARLY TELL WHEN THINGS SHIFTED TO V4 MODE, THE DYNAMIC FUEL MANAGEMENT SYSTEM IS VIRTUALLY UNDETECTABLE.

BUT, WE'LL GET A CHANCE TO TRY OUT THE TURBO-4 AND DIESEL POWERTRAIN'S IN THE COMING MONTHS.

GM CONTINUES TO IMPRESS US WITH THEIR ABILITY TO ISOLATE OCCUPANTS FROM THE OUTSIDE WORLD.

THE PREVIOUS SILVERADO WAS INCREDIBLY QUIET; THE NEW ONE, EVEN MORE SO.

THE 10-SPEED AUTO IS SMOOTH AND QUICK ON THE UPSHIFTS; ONLY FUMBLING OCCASIONALLY, WHEN FIGURING OUT WHERE TO LAND ON THE DOWNSHIFT.

BEING THE BIGGEST HALF-TON SILVERADO YET, GM WAS ABLE TO PACK PLENTY OF ROOM INSIDE; MOST NOTICEABLE IN THE BACK SEAT OF CREW CAB MODELS, WHERE THERE IS NOW VERY GENEROUS LEGROOM.

VISUALLY, THE DASH ALSO FAVORS PAST SILVERADO'S.

MORE MODERN, SURE, BUT NOTHING TO MATCH THE GIANT IPAD-LIKE SCREEN AVAILABLE ON RAM.

YET, LOOKS ARE DECEIVING, AS WE DON'T HAVE ANYWHERE NEAR ENOUGH TIME TO GET INTO ALL OF THE HIGH TECH AND PRAGMATIC FEATURES THAT ARE AVAILABLE.

THERE ARE EIGHT TRIM LEVELS OF SILVERADO TO CHOOSE FROM, WITH A BASIC CAB WORK TRUCK STARTING AT $29,795.

DOUBLE CABS START AT $33,695; AND EVENTUALLY, YOU'LL WIND UP IN THE HIGH COUNTRY AT $54,495.

SO, YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE TO PAY TO PLAY.

BUT, FULL-SIZE TRUCKS LIKE THIS 2019 CHEVROLET SILVERADO BOAST CAPABILITIES LIKE NEVER BEFORE.

NOW, WE DOUBT THE NEW SILVERADO WILL TAKE MANY SALES FROM THE F-150, BUT WE PREDICT THERE WILL BE A DUAL FOR NUMBER TWO SPOT WITH RAM.

AS FOR SILVERADO, WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE NEXT FAMILY VEHICLE, OR THE PROPER TOOL FOR YOUR JOB, CHEVY HAS ONE FOR YOU, AND YOU'RE GOING TO LIKE IT.

* THERE WAS A TIME WHEN RIGHTEOUS CARS, WERE PARKED OUTSIDE BLOCKBUSTER.

BACK WHEN NEON SUNGLASSES AND ANALOG DASHBOARDS WERE TOTALLY HAPPEN'EN.

OUR ZACH MASKELL HAS FOUND A WAY TO GO OVER THE EDGE AND BACK IN TIME, WHERE ONE CAN SURROUND THEMSELVES IN WICKED NOSTALGIA.

* Zach Maskell: TENTS BLOCKING THE SUN FROM HITTING THE INFIELD GRASS.

DRIVERS PROTECTING THEM ON THE TWO AND A HALF MILE TRACK LIKE CROCODILES IN A MOAT.

VISITORS, CALLING THIS CASTLE HOME FOR THREE DAYS.

WE'RE ESCAPING REALITY AT GRIDLIFE SOUTH, HOSTED AT ROAD ATLANTA.

HIGH SPEED, MUSIC, DRIFTING, AND ECSTATIC ENERGY IN THE AIR.

ON TOP OF THAT, A CAR SHOW THAT VOWS TO KEEP IT WEIRD.

WE HAVE FOUND RADWOOD.

CELEBRATING BRIGHT COLORS, BIG HAIR, AND THE WEDGE SHAPED LOOKS OF THE 1980s, AND 1990s, LET'S GO...BACK TO THE FUTURE.

Zach: WHILE, CARS OF THIS ERA LIKE A PORSCHE 944 OR OLDSMOBILE 98 DIESEL MAY NOT BE REGARDED AS THE MOST ATTRACTIVE BY THE GENERAL POPULATION, A LOT OF US ODDBALLS STILL LUST AFTER THESE GNARLY RIDES.

SOME OF THOSE BEING "CARS OF FUTURE," TRACES OF WHICH CAN STILL BE SEEN TODAY.

Brandley Brownell: REALLY EARLY COMPUTER DRAFTING.

IT'S A LOT OF WEDGES, A LOT OF STRAIGHT EDGES.

A LOT OF SHARP ANGLES.

YEAH, IT'S DEFINITELY, A COMMON THEME AMONG A LOT OF THE CARS HERE, THAT THEY'RE VERY WEDGY.

Zach: ARMED MAINLY WITH PENCILS AND CLAY, DESIGNERS CREATED AN ENTIRELY NEW STAGE IN THE PROGRESSION OF THE AUTOMOBILE.

Bradley: THERE'S BEEN A LOT OF THESE CARS THAT DIDN'T HAVE A PLACE TO GO.

YOU KNOW, WHERE WOULD YOU SEE A TWO TONE ACCORD?

AT A HOT ROD SHOW OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, THEY'D BE LIKE, "GET OUT OF HERE."

BUT WE WANTED TO HAVE A SHOW WHERE PEOPLE COULD BRING THAT OUT, BE PART OF THE EXPERIENCE.

Zach: WITH THE RAD CLOTHING, AND WICKED SCHWEET INTERIORS, IT SEEMED IMPOSSIBLE TO KEEP THIS SHOW FROM SPREADING ALL THE WAY FROM ITS ROOTS IN SAN FRANCISCO.

Super Dave: I SAW THIS ON FACEBOOK WITH THE CALIFORNIA GROUP AND I'M SO GLAD THEY BROUGHT IT.

I DROVE UP FROM FLORIDA TO GET HERE AND CAMPED LAST NIGHT NEXT TO MY MIATA.

THAT WAS A FIRST.

Zach: THE '70s BEING THE PINNACLE OF THE WEDGE SHAPES, MANY OF THESE BECAME A BIT SOFTER AND MORE ROUNDED.

WITH FUEL INJECTION INTRODUCED, THESE CHOICE RIDES COULD BE DRIVEN FAR WITHOUT HAVING TO WORRY ABOUT ADJUSTING THE CARBURETOR.

THIS ONE, BEING DAILY DRIVEN TO THIS DAY.

Macho Man: THE '80s AND '90s CARS, THEY'RE DEFINITELY DIFFERENT STYLES THAN MOST CARS.

I LIKE THIS ONE IN PARTICULAR BECAUSE IT'S BOXY, HAS NICE SHARP EDGES ON IT.

THE FRONT HAS THE FOUR HEADLIGHTS, NO CARS HAVE THAT NOW.

Zach: I'VE NEVER SEEN ONE OF THESE BEFORE.

A MID-ENGINE, REAR DRIVE, 1992 HONDA BEAT, IMPORTED FROM JAPAN.

OKAY...SO, HOW DO WE ACCESS THE ENGINE?

Car Owner: TAKE THIS OFF.

YOU'VE GOT PANELING.

THAT'S HOW YOU PULL ALL OF YOUR INTAKE OFF.

THEN, YOU'VE GOT TO COME AROUND.

SO RIGHT DOWN IN HERE IS YOUR ENGINE COVER.

IT'S JUST FOUR BOLTS HOLDING THIS THING DOWN.

PULL IT OFF AND YOUR ENGINE IS SITTING RIGHT IN THERE.

AND IT'S TRANSVERSELY MOUNTED AND IT'S ACTUALLY, NOT AS HARD TO WORK ON IN THERE BECAUSE IT'S ONLY 3-CYLINDERS.

Zach: THIS RAD 63 HORSEPOWER KEI CAR WAS THE LAST ONE EVER APPROVED TO BE ROAD WORTHY, BY SOICHIRO HONDA.

Car Owner: I'VE DRIVEN MODERN CARS, I DON'T GET THE SAME FEEL.

IT'S JUST YOU'RE SO CONNECTED TO THE ROAD.

IT'S JUST HISTORY.

Zach: HAMMER IS PRONOUNCED THE SAME IN BOTH ENGLISH AND GERMAN.

THIS 1987 MERCEDES-BENZ SURELY SPEAKS TO ALL.

TAKING HOME "BEST IN SHOW," THE ONLY 6.0 LITER AMG HAMMER WAGON EVER PRODUCED.

IT'S TOUGH TO APPRECIATE EVERY CAR WHEN IT'S NEW, BUT AS TIME MARCHES ON, YOU FIND THAT YOU MISS, THAT FEW THOUSAND DOLLAR SUBARU, JUST AS MUCH AS THAT TUNED SIX-FIGURE PORSCHE.

John: CAR REPAIR HAS REALLY CHANGED.

IN MANY CASES YOU CAN'T EVEN BUY A SINGLE PART ANYMORE.

PAT GOSS PUTS IT ALL TOGETHER DOWN AT GOSS' GARAGE.

Pat Goss: AS CARS HAVE EVOLVED SO HAVE THE PARTS THAT WE USE TO REPAIR THEM.

AND WE HAVE OUR PARTS GURU MR. TOM TAYLOR TO GIVE US SOME POINTERS ABOUT SUSPENSION PARTS.

TOM, WELCOME BACK TO GOSS' GARAGE.

Tom Taylor: THANKS PAT, IT'S GREAT TO BE HERE.

Pat: ALRIGHT, WE'VE GOT A BUNCH OF SUSPENSION PARTS.

WHAT ARE WE SEEING FROM YOUR PERSPECTIVE?

Tom: NEWER CARS HAVE A LOT MORE BUSHINGS THAN OLDER CARS DID.

IT'S A WAY TO MAKE THE RIDE BETTER, THE CONTROL STEERING BETTER, THE BRAKING BETTER.

Pat: OKAY, NOW.

HISTORICALLY, BUSHINGS IN THE SUSPENSION AND SO ON...

THEY'VE BEEN MADE OUT OF RUBBER AND WE CAN SEE DETERIORATION OVER HERE AND SO ON.

THAT'S CHANGING.

Tom: YES, THE RUBBER, THE OZONE IN THE AIR, GET A LITTLE OIL ON IT, FUEL, AND JUST THE MILES PEOPLE ARE DRIVING THEIR CARS BEYOND 100,000.

300,000 MILES.

SO, THERE'S BEEN NEW MATERIALS OUT IN THE LAST 20 YEARS.

POLYURETHANE ISN'T JUST BEAUTIFUL RED.

YET, RESISTS THAT OIL, RESISTS THE OZONE, AND IS A BETTER FIRMNESS RIGHT FROM THE START BEING BETTER THAN THE RUBBER FOR CONTROL AND CUSHIONING THE RIDE.

Pat: OKAY, NOW.

YOU ACTUALLY, HAVE A KIT THERE WHICH IS SOMETHING WE PREFER IN THE REPAIR SHOP BECAUSE INVARIABLY IF WE DON'T BUY THE KIT WE'RE GOING TO BE MINUS SOMETHING, AND THE CAR'S GOING TO BE TIED UP FOR TWO DAYS, AND WE'RE IN A MESS.

Tom: WHETHER, YOU'RE REPLACING A TIMING BELT, BRAKES OR SUSPENSION KITS ARE HANDY, SO YOU DON'T GET HALFWAY THROUGH IT AND DISCOVER YOU NEED A BOLT OR A FITTING YOU HAVE TO SPEND TIME HUNTING FOR.

Pat: NOW, MOST OF THESE KITS ARE DESIGNED FOR DO IT YOURSELF?

Tom: DO IT YOURSELF AND PROFESSIONAL MECHANICS BECAUSE NO MATTER HOW MANY CARS YOU WORK ON, YOU MAY FORGET THAT BOLT OR SOME LITTLE PIECE.

Pat: OKAY.

AND OF COURSE, OTHER PARTS LIKE THIS STEERING DAMPER.

Tom: SOMETHING YOU SEE ON NEWER CARS, IT'LL BE LIKE SHOCK ABSORBERS ARE WHERE YOU HAVE THE BUSHING PERMANENTLY PRESSED IN THERE.

A LOT OF NEWER PARTS ARE THE SAME WAY.

YOU'LL BUY THE ENTIRE ASSEMBLY WITH THE BUSHINGS ALREADY INSTALLED WHICH CAN MAKE INSTALLATION EASIER.

AND THEN, YOU MAY HAVE OTHER BUSHINGS THAT ARE SEPARATE LIKE ON AN OLDER CAR WHERE YOU JUST INSTALL THOSE.

Pat: OKAY.

WELL, TOM THANK YOU.

AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, OR A COMMENT, DROP ME A LINE, RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK .

* Stephanie Hart: WE'RE CRAZY ABOUT CORVETTES HERE AT MOTORWEEK .

A RADICALLY NEW ONE IS COMING, AND WE'VE BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THIS.

OUR SPY SPOTTED THE 2020 CHEVROLET CORVETTE TESTING AT GERMANY'S FAMOUS NURBURGRING.

THOUGH CAMOUFLAGED, ITS CLEAR THIS C8 IS THE FIRST PRODUCTION MID-ENGINE CORVETTE.

LED'S LIGHT THE FRONT WHILE BELOW THE ROUND TAILLIGHTS SIT SPLIT QUAD EXHAUSTS.

BIG SIDE SCOOPS WILL BE GULPING IN LOTS OF AIR.

NO HARD FACTS YET, ON THE POWER PLANTS, BUT WE EXPECT BOTH NORMALLY ASPIRATED AND TURBO V8s.

WE ANTICIPATE THE C8 TO OFFICIALLY ARRIVE IN JANUARY AT THE AUTO SHOW IN DETROIT.

* Greg Carloss: TOYOTA HAS BEEN TRYING TO CHANGE THE CAMRY'S NARRATIVE FOR A WHILE NOW; INFUSING MORE AND MORE LUXURY AND EXCITEMENT INTO THEIR FAMILY STAPLE WITH EACH NEW GENERATION.

TWO MONTHS WITH OUR LONG TERM 2018 CAMRY AND WE HAVE TO SAY, "THEY'VE MADE SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS."

OUR XSE USES THE 2.5 LITER 4-CYLINDER ENGINE AND WE THINK MOST CAMRY PROSPECTS WILL BE PLEASED WITH THE POWER.

THE NEW 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION CAN BE A BIT SLOW TO DOWNSHIFT FOR PASSING.

BUT, THE SMOOTH UPSHIFTS, AND LIGHT STEERING MAKE IT A BREEZE TO DRIVE AROUND TOWN.

WE'RE ALREADY CLOSING IN ON 5,000 MOSTLY HIGHWAY MILES, AND OUR MILEAGE HAS JUMPED WAY UP TO 35.3 MILES PER GALLON.

EVERY ONE OF THEM HAS BEEN PLEASURABLE AND INCREASINGLY ENTERTAINING.

THE SUBARU CROSSTREK IS A STALWART IN THE MOTORWEEK FLEET.

SO FAR, WE'VE DRIVEN THE 2018 MODEL 8500 MILES AFTER SPENDING A YEAR WITH THE 2017 EDITION.

THIS RAISED HATCHBACK CONTINUES TO HAVE THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF UTILITY, AND RUGGEDNESS FOR ALL ROADS, AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.

SUBARU'S ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM IS READILY UP TO THE CHALLENGE EVERYWHERE WE'VE GONE SO FAR.

[ENGINE STARTS UP] THE 152 HORSEPOWER 2.0 LITER 4-CYLINDER IS PAIRED WITH AN UPDATED CVT.

THEY WORK WELL TOGETHER, AND WHILE THERE'S DECENT LOW END TORQUE, WE'D LIKE EVEN MORE THROTTLE RESPONSE.

COMPARED TO OUR '17, THIS '18 CROSSTREK DRIVES MORE REFINED, SOLID, AND SECURE.

FUEL ECONOMY IS NOW, 30.3 MILES PER GALLON ON REGULAR, WHICH IS SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN THE GOVERNMENT'S COMBINED RATING.

NOW, AS THE SUMMER SLIPS AWAY, WE'LL SEE HOW THE CROSSTREK HANDLES OUR AUTUMN ADVENTURES.

NEXT UP WILL BE THE MAZDA6 AND VOLKSWAGEN GOLF SPORTWAGEN ON OUR NEXT MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE!

John: AUTOS ARE ALWAYS IN THE HEADLINES, SO HERE'S YOLANDA VASQUEZ WITH THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS.

Yolanda Vazquez: TOYOTA AND UBER ARE TEAMING UP TO BRING AUTONOMOUS RIDE-SHARING TO THE ROAD ON A MUCH LARGER SCALE.

THE FLEET WILL BE BASED ON TOYOTA'S SIENNA MINIVAN, AND WILL USE UBER'S AUTONOMOUS DRIVING SYSTEM, AND THE TOYOTA GUARDIAN AUTOMATED SAFETY SUPPORT SYSTEM.

THE TWO COMPANIES EXPECT A PILOT PROGRAM TO BEGIN IN 2021.

WE ALL KNOW THAT SUV AND CROSSOVER SALES ARE SOARING, BUT THERE'S STILL A MARKET FOR THE LOW RIDERS.

IHS MARKIT SAYS, "MORE THAN 35% OF U.S. CUSTOMERS WHO HAVE A SEDAN, END UP BUYING AN SUV AS THEIR NEXT NEW VEHICLE."

THAT'S AN 11% JUMP FROM 5-YEARS AGO.

THEIR ANALYSIS FOUND AS INCOMES RISE, CONSUMERS ARE MORE LIKELY TO BUY A UTILITY.

STILL, RESEARCH ALSO FOUND OLDER BUYERS ARE LESS LIKELY TO GIVE UP ON SEDANS, AS TRADITIONAL CARS STILL ACCOUNT FOR OVER 5-MILLION U.S.

VEHICLE SALES ANNUALLY.

WITH ELECTRIFIED CARS CLEARLY IN OUR FUTURE...

THE TECHNOLOGY IS GETTING A BIG DOSE OF CLASSIC CLASS AND SPORTINESS.

JAGUAR HAS CONFIRMED IT WILL PRODUCE AN ALL-ELECTRIC VERSION OF THE VINTAGE E-TYPE.

THE CONCEPT WAS REVEALED ABOUT A YEAR AGO.

COMPONENTS WILL COME FROM THE I-PACE SUV.

THE ELECTRIC POWERTRAIN WILL INCLUDE A 40KWH BATTERY WITH A RANGE OF MORE THAN 170 MILES.

THE ELECTRIC INNARDS WILL BE ABOUT THE SAME SIZE AND WEIGHT AS THE E-TYPE'S ORIGINAL 6-CYLINDER GAS ENGINE, AND THEY'LL USE THE CURRENT SUSPENSION, AND BRAKES, SO DRIVING DYNAMICS WILL BE TRUE JAGUAR, WITH QUICKER ACCELERATION.

EXISTING E-TYPE OWNERS WILL ALSO HAVE THE CHANCE TO COVERT TO EV, AND GO BACK TO THEIR PETROL POWERED ENGINES IF IT DOESN'T TICKLE THEIR FANCY.

AND YOU CAN LOOK FOR EV E-TYPES IN ABOUT 2-YEARS.

AND THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS.

John: IT'S AN ALL-NEW AUTOMOTIVE IMPULSE TO BUY NOW AND IT'S FROM HYUNDAI.

IT'S CUTE, COOL, AND IT'S CALLED "KONA."

SO, TIME TO DUST OFF ALL OF OUR HAWAIIAN AND SURFER CLICHES AS WE FIND OUT WHAT HYUNDAI'S SMALLEST, MOST STYLISH CROSSOVER YET, HAS TO OFFER.

SO, HANG 10 WITH US, AND RIDE THE WAVE, AS KONA ERUPTS ON THE BIG ISLAND OF SUBCOMPACT CROSSOVERS.

* WELL, YOU CAN SAY ONE THING FOR THE ALL-NEW 2018 HYUNDAI KONA, IT SURE KNOWS HOW TO MAKE AN ENTRANCE.

THERE ARE CERTAINLY FAMILIAR HYUNDAI STYLING ELEMENTS, BUT THIS CUTE-UTE TAKES THINGS TOWARDS A MUCH MORE SPORTY AND VISUALLY AGGRESSIVE DIRECTION.

OUR PULSE RED TESTER IS ONE OF THE TAMER COLOR OPTIONS AVAILABLE, AND THROUGHOUT THE DESIGN YOU'LL FIND LOTS OF BODY SCULPTING, EXAGGERATED "BLACK ARMOR" FENDER FLARES, AND A FAST TAPERED REAR THAT HAS A PASSING NOD TO THE PORSCHE MACAN.

LIKE MOST IN ITS SEGMENT, THE KONA TARGETS URBAN ADVENTURERS; CITY DWELLERS THAT LIKE TO GO EXPLORING ON THE WEEKENDS.

IT FITS WELL WITH A NIMBLE CHASSIS THAT PUTS THE KONA SQUARELY ON THE ENTERTAINING SIDE OF SUBCOMPACT CROSSOVERS.

BUT, YOU'LL FIND A LIMITED SPACE FOR OUTFITTING THOSE ADVENTURES; 19.2 CUBIC-FEET, WHICH EXPANDS TO 45.8 WITH SEATBACKS FOLDED.

LOWER TRIMS ARE FITTED WITH A 147 HORSEPOWER NATURALLY-ASPIRATED 2.0 LITER I4 AND 6-SPEED AUTO COMBO.

[ENGINE STARTS UP] UPPER TRIMS GET A SMALLER BUT MIGHTIER 1.6 LITER I4 TURBO THAT RATES 175 HORSEPOWER AND 195 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

IT WORKS WITH A 7-SPEED ECOSHIFT DCT.

IF YOU CAN AFFORD TO UPGRADE, BY ALL MEANS DO IT, AS THE 1.6 LITER AND DCT TEAM IS QUITE COMPETENT, IF STILL A LITTLE SLUGGISH OFF THE LINE.

ALL-WHEEL DRIVE IS AVAILABLE WITH EITHER ENGINE OR ANY TRIM, OR YOU CAN STICK WITH FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE.

BUT, IF YOU DO OPT FOR AWD, IN ADDITION TO ALL-WEATHER CAPABILITIES, YOU GET A BETTER SUSPENSION SETUP, AS IT REPLACES THE STANDARD REAR TORSION BEAM, WITH AN INDEPENDENT DUAL-ARM MULTI-LINK DESIGN.

AND WE FOUND THAT SETUP QUITE RESPONSIVE AT OUR TEST TRACK; WITH GOOD BALANCE AND AGILE NATURE, THAT MADE IT VERY ENJOYABLE TO TOSS AROUND.

UNDERSTEER WILL SHOW UP WHEN YOU REALLY START PUSHING HARD, BUT IT ARRIVES GRADUALLY, WITH PLENTY OF WARNING, SO THAT YOU CAN EASILY KEEP IT RIGHT AT THE LIMIT.

AS MENTIONED BEFORE, THINGS ARE A LITTLE SLOW TO GET GOING, BUT THE LITTLE TURBO EVENTUALLY WAKES UP, AND STARTS DELIVERING POWER WITH A PURPOSE, SHUTTLING US TO 60 IN A GOOD 7.0 SECONDS FLAT.

THE 7-SPEED FEELS FULLY ENGAGED IN THE MISSION AS WELL, DELIVERING SOLID AND SPEEDY SHIFTS THROUGHOUT THE QUARTER MILE RUN, WHICH TOOK 15.5 SECONDS AT 89 MILES PER HOUR.

A SHORT 115 FEET WAS OUR AVERAGE STOPPING DISTANCE FROM 60.

SOME FADE DID CREEP IN AFTER MULTIPLE RUNS, BUT THE KONA MAINTAINED ITS COURSE WITH ZERO LATERAL BACKTALK AND MINIMAL NOSE DIVE.

THINGS INSIDE ARE NOT QUITE AS EXCITING AS THE OUTSIDE.

BUT, IT IS A VERY FUNCTIONAL SPACE, THAT ALSO SEEMS VERY DURABLE.

ALL TRIMS GET A DASH-TOP TOUCHSCREEN; 7.0 INCHES IN SIZE ON LOWER TRIMS, 8.0 INCHES FOR THE UPGRADE.

ULTIMATE TRIM IS WHERE YOU WANT TO BE IF YOU WANT THE MOST TRINKETS.

INCLUDED, IS A POWER SUNROOF, PUSH BUTTON START, LEATHER SEATS, LCD MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY, NAVIGATION, HEAD-UP DISPLAY, AND A 315 WATT 8-SPEAKER INFINITY PREMIUM AUDIO SYSTEM.

SEATS ARE FIRM, AND THE ROOM UP FRONT IS A LITTLE TIGHT.

BUT, BACK SEAT PASSENGERS DO BETTER, AS LEGROOM IN THE REAR IS ACTUALLY QUITE AMPLE.

THOUGH, TALLER PASSENGERS WILL HAVE TO ENTER WITH CARE, TO AVOID HITTING THEIR HEAD IN THE RELATIVELY SMALL OPENING.

FORWARD COLLISION-AVOIDANCE ASSIST AUTONOMOUS BRAKING IS AVAILABLE, AND IT PERFORMED QUITE WELL IN OUR BARRIER TEST; BRINGING US TO SMOOTH AND QUICK HALTS 100% OF THE TIME AT SPEEDS UP TO 20 MILES PER HOUR.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS FOR THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE 1.6 LITER ARE 26-CITY, 29-HIGHWAY, AND 27-COMBINED.

OUR AVERAGE WAS RIGHT ON, AT 27.5 MILES PER GALLON OF REGULAR.

FOR A JUST ABOUT AVERAGE FOR THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE; 12.2 BARRELS OF OIL USED YEARLY WITH 5.4 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

KONA PRICING STARTS AT $20,480, THE EXPECTED VOLUME LEADER SEL MODEL COMES IN AT $23,630, WITH TOP TRIM ULTIMATE GOING FOR $28,380; ALL-WHEEL DRIVE ADDS $1,300 MORE.

NOW, IT WON'T BE EASY FOR THE 2018 HYUNDAI KONA TO MAKE A BIG SPLASH IN THE CROWDED SUBCOMPACT CROSSOVER POOL, OR TO BECOME THE BIG KAHUNA IF YOU WILL.

BUT IT SHOULD DO "TOTALLY TUBULAR" IN THIS RAPIDLY EXPANDING CLASS.

AND IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT HYUNDAI STILL KNOWS HOW TO DO, IT'S DELIVER A LOT OF COCONUTS FOR LESS.

WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT.

NOW, FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; INCLUDING DAILY NEWS UPDATES, PODCASTS, AND EVEN COMPLETE EPISODES, CRUISE ON OVER TO PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK.

AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHEN A NEW ACURA RDX ADDS MORE DRIVING EXCITEMENT TO THE LUXURY CROSSOVER CROWD.

AND THE PORSCHE 911 GT2 RS PUSHES THE LIMITS OF SPEED EVEN MORE.

PAT GOSS SPOTS TIRE WARNING SIGNS YOU SHOULD HEED.

STEPHANIE HART SHOWS US WHAT THE FUTURE HOLDS FOR AUTONOMOUS DRIVING.

PLUS, A BRAND NEW QUICKSPIN.

UNTIL THEN, I'M JOHN DAVIS, WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON MOTORWEEK .

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