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

JOIN US AS A NEW DEAL ADDS MORE HARD PLAY TO THE HARD WORKING GMC SIERRA... PAT GOSS HAS A KEY TOOL TO KEEP YOU COOL... ZACH MASKELL GOES OVER THE EDGE WITH A CROWD CRAZY FOR MPACT... AND THE GORGEOUS CURVES AND INSANE ACCELERATION OF THE FERRARI 812 SUPERFAST...

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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FROM THE COLD OF WINTER, TO THE HEAT OF SUMMER.

RAIN-X SILICONE ADVANTAGE WIPER BLADES ARE ENGINEERED FOR USE ACROSS ALL SEASONS.

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John: IT'S A GREAT TIME TO BE IN THE MARKET FOR A PICKUP TRUCK.

NOT BECAUSE PRICES ARE DOWN; ON THE CONTRARY, AVERAGE TRANSACTION PRICES CONTINUE TO CLIMB AT A RAPID RATE.

IT'S BECAUSE THERE'S NEVER BEEN A BIGGER GROUP OF RECENTLY UPDATED, MODERN, FEATURE-PACKED, MEGA-CAPABLE TRUCKS TO CHOOSE FROM.

AND NOW, YOU CAN ADD AN ALL-NEW GMC SIERRA INTO THE MIX.

* MUCH LIKE ITS PLATFORM MATE CHEVROLET SILVERADO, THE GMC SIERRA IS ALL NEW FOR 2019, AND CONSIDERABLY LARGER IN ALMOST EVERY DIMENSION.

NO DOUBT, IT LOOKS BIG, IMPOSING, AND HARD TO IGNORE; MOSTLY DUE TO THE MASSIVE FRONT, WITH ITS LARGE CHROME-CLAD GRILLE.

THAT GRILLE IS COURTESY OF DENALI TRIM, WHICH DELIVERS JUST ABOUT ALL OF THE GLITZ YOU COULD WANT IN A PICKUP TRUCK.

ACCOUTREMENTS GALORE, INCLUDE GENUINE WOOD AND ALUMINUM TRIM, AND LEATHER, NATURALLY.

YOU CAN UPGRADE FURTHER, ADDING A SUNROOF, HEAD UP DISPLAY, AND POWER RUNNING BOARDS.

CHEVROLET'S HIGH COUNTRY IS NOT QUITE THIS HIGH.

DENALI IS OF COURSE, MUCH MORE THAN JUST A CHROME EXPLOSION, IT'S THE HIGHEST MOUNTAIN PEAK IN NORTH AMERICA.

AND YOU'LL FEEL LIKE YOU'RE CLIMBING IT, TRYING TO GET INTO THIS SIERRA'S CABIN.

THESE RETRACTABLE RUNNING BOARDS?

YEAH, YOU'LL NEED THEM, AND BE PREPARED TO HEAR A BIG CLUNK WHEN THEY FOLD IN, BUT YOU'LL SURELY ENJOY THE VIEW FROM THE VERY HIGH SEATING POSITION.

SEATS ARE FIRM, YET HAVE GOOD COMFORT FOR ALL DAY USE.

THE LOOK OF THE INTERIOR IS VERY FAMILIAR; LOTS OF BIG TRADITIONAL CONTROL KNOBS AND SWITCHES WILL APPEAL TO OLDER BUYERS, RATHER THAN HAVING A CENTRAL CONTROLLER OR RAM'S GIGANTIC TABLET-LIKE TOUCHSCREEN.

NOT THAT THERE'S NOT A TOUCHSCREEN; AN 8-INCH ONE FOR THE INFOTAINMENT.

IT'S NOT THE MOST INTUITIVE SYSTEM OUT THERE, BUT DUE TO ALL OF THE AFOREMENTIONED CONTROLS, YOU DON'T NEED TO USE IT FOR THE BASICS.

GAUGES ARE STILL ANALOG, BUT THERE IS A COMPREHENSIVE AND CLEAR INFO CENTER AS WELL.

GMC DOES HAVE A FEW FEATURES NOT AVAILABLE ON SILVERADO; MOST NOTABLY THE MULTIPRO TAILGATE.

IT CAN FOLD IN TWO STAGES, TO CREATE A STEP FOR CLIMBING INTO THE BED, OR YOU KNOW, USING IT FOR ACTUAL TAILGATING.

NO TRADITIONAL LATCH EITHER, JUST SUV-LIKE BUTTONS.

THE OTHER EXCLUSIVE, IS AN AVAILABLE WOVEN CARBON FIBER BED THAT'S COMING BUT WE'RE NOT SURE WHEN.

OTHER TRICK FEATURES INCLUDE STORAGE IN THE REAR SEATBACKS, AND THOSE RUNNING BOARDS HAVE ANOTHER TRICK UP THEIR SLEEVES, AS THEY CAN ALSO MOVE BACKWARD TO HELP YOU ACCESS THINGS INSIDE THE BED.

AS FAR AS FULL-SIZE TRUCKS GO, THE SIERRA DENALI IS RATHER ENJOYABLE TO DRIVE, THOUGH IT CERTAINLY DOES FEEL BIG.

NOT IN A CLUMSY WAY, BUT THERE'S JUST A LOT OF WIDTH TO DEAL WITH.

BUT IT ALSO, HAS A VERY SOLID NATURE THAT MAKES IT GREAT FOR EATING UP LARGE CHUNKS OF HIGHWAY MILES.

[ENGINE STARTS UP] YOU CAN GOBBLE THEM UP IN A HURRY TOO, AS GOING DENALI ADDS THE BIGGEST GM V8 AVAILABLE.

CAPABLE OF TOWING 12,000 POUNDS, THE 6.2 LITER DELIVERS 420 HORSEPOWER AND 460 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE; MATED TO A NEW 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, CONTROLLED BY A REALLY OLD-SCHOOL STEERING COLUMN-MOUNTED SHIFTER.

MUCH EASIER TO USE ARE THE DASH MOUNTED ELECTRONIC CONTROLS FOR THE 4X4 AND TRACTION SELECT SYSTEMS.

LEAVING EVERYTHING IN AUTO PROVIDED THE BEST LAUNCHES AT OUR TEST TRACK, AS THE DENALI LEAPS OFF THE LINE WITH STRONG V8 GRUNT.

WE HIT 60 IN A QUICK 5.7 SECONDS.

SHIFTS FROM GM'S 10-SPEED COME FAST AND SMOOTH, WITH NARY A DIP IN POWER.

WE FINISHED THE QUARTER IN 14.1 SECONDS AT 97 MILES PER HOUR.

DENALI-EXCLUSIVE ADAPTIVE RIDE CONTROL IS DESIGNED TO PROVIDE A SMOOTH RIDE, BUT IT SEEMS TO SETTLE THINGS IN THE HANDLING DEPARTMENT AS WELL, PROVIDING YOU KEEP THE INPUTS SMOOTH.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS WITH 4-WHEEL DRIVE AND THE 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC ARE 15-CITY, 20-HIGHWAY, AND 17-COMBINED.

WE AVERAGED AN ACCEPTABLE 17.7 MILES PER GALLON OF PREMIUM.

AFTER STARTING AT $34,995 FOR A V6, THERE'S A VIRTUALLY, LIMITLESS AMOUNT OF CONFIGURATIONS OVER SIX SIERRA TRIM LEVELS; THE ULTIMATE OF WHICH IS DENALI, STARTING AT $56,195.

THEY SAY, "ALL THINGS IN LIFE ARE CYCLICAL," AND NOWHERE IS THAT MORE EVIDENT THAN WHERE WE ARE WITH FULL-SIZE TRUCKS, RIGHT NOW.

IN SHORT, THEY'RE EVERYWHERE, AND IT SEEMS WE'RE CIRCLING BACK TO THE '60s, A TIME WHEN BIG GAS-GUZZLING AMERICAN IRON RULED THE STREETS.

THIS 2019 GMC SIERRA DENALI, NO DOUBT STAKES ITS CLAIM AS ONE OF THE BIGGEST, MOST LUXURIOUS HALF-TON RIDES OUT THERE.

AND YOU'LL GET NO ARGUMENT FROM US.

* FOR OUR ZACH MASKELL, OUR OVER THE EDGE GUY, WALKING AROUND AND ADMIRING THE WELL CARED FOR GEMS AT CAR SHOWS IS TOTALLY ROUTINE.

BUT ZACH CAN'T GO LONG BEFORE HE NEEDS MORE THAN JUST STATIONARY SATISFACTION.

SO, COMBINING A JUDGED CAR SHOW, WITH TRIPLE DIGIT SPEEDS?

NOW, YOU'RE TALKING HIS LANGUAGE!

* Zach Maskell: THE EVENT WHERE YOU CAN DO MORE THAN JUST PARK YOUR CAR.

MPACT IS WHERE YOU CAN LITERALLY DO IT ALL.

HELD AT POCONO RACEWAY IN LONG POND, PENNSYLVANIA, IT'S ONE FOR THE BOOKS.

WHILE, IT'S MAINLY A GERMAN GATHERING, MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE M DIVISION OF BMW, OTHER BRANDS ARE WELCOME.

Vinny Giglio: I CAME FROM CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA.

DROVE THE CAR UP, TOOK ME ABOUT 9-HOURS YESTERDAY.

AMAZING DAY.

Zach: VINNY WAS SUPPOSED TO MEET A BUDDY, UNTIL HE RAN INTO CAR TROUBLE.

NO WORRIES THOUGH, WITH AN AUDI R8 V10 SUPERCHARGED, YOU'RE BOUND TO MEET NEW ONES.

Vinny: GOT A NEW FRIEND RIDING ALONG.

YEAH, HIS DAD JUST SAID, "HEY, CAN HE GO FOR A RIDE WITH YOU?

I SAID, SURE LET'S GO."

Zach: HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVER'S EDUCATION... 2300 FOOT SIDE BY SIDE RACING... A DRIFT TAXI... BURNOUT CONTEST... A JUDGED CAR SHOW... AND PLENTY OF VENDORS... PERHAPS THE BEST PART, SEEING CARS WHICH ONCE HAD NOT EVEN 200 HORSEPOWER, BEAT CARS 10 TIMES THEIR RETAIL PRICE.

Kosove Berisha: THIS CAR'S A 1987, 325 CONVERTIBLE, SKETCHY.

UM, GOT AN S52 MOTOR IN IT FROM A 98' M3.

IT'S BUILT, BIG TURBO, BUDDY DERECK TUNES IT.

IT WORKS AND IT GOES.

Zach: THIS IS THE PERFECT ATMOSPHERE FOR THIS GROUP TO TEST AND TUNE THE 800 PLUS HORSEPOWER BMW.

Kosove: IT'S FUN.

IT'S NO ANIMOSITY.

IT'S A LOT OF FUN, RACING PEOPLE, NO ONE JUDGES ANYBODY, YEAH...IT'S FUN.

Zach: THAT SAME CHASSIS ALSO, SHARES THE BONES OF A LEGEND.

IN THE MID 1980s, BMW DECIDED THAT THEY NEEDED A SERIOUS COMPETITOR FOR BOTH THE ROAD AND THE TRACK...

THEY TOOK THE E30 CHASSIS AND MADE THE FIRST OF THE M3 LINE.

A STIFF CHASSIS AND DIRECT STEERING MADE FOR A FIERCE TRACK CAR.

TO THIS DAY, IT HAS OVER 1500 VICTORIES AND IS UNBEATEN AS A TOURING CAR.

WHILE, IT CAME WITH A 2.3 LITER 4-CYLINDER, MANY LATER OPTED FOR THE NEXT M MOTOR, OUT OF THE E36.

IN LINE AFTER THAT IS THE E46 BODY.

THAT'S FOLLOWED BY THE ONLY M3 TO EVER HAVE A V8, THE E92.

AND MOST RECENTLY, THE F80 M3, WHICH IS LABELED AS M4.

BUT WE WON'T GET INTO THAT.

SO SOMEHOW, I CONVINCED JAYCENT TO LET ME DRIVE HIS CAR.

MUCH APPRECIATED MY FRIEND...

THIS THING HAS 500 HORSEPOWER ON 93 OCTANE AND... Jaycent: ...670 ON 105 OCTANE.

Zach: WOO...MY FIRST TURBO E46.

THIS CAR IS THE LAST OF THE RAW FEELING M3s BEFORE ELECTRONICS BEGAN TAKING OVER... JAYCENT'S DOUBLE UP ON THE FAST.

MAXIMUM PSI TURBO KIT WITH A PRECISION 6266 TURBO MEANS POWER DELIVERY LIKE A KICK TO THE FACE.

HERE WE GO.

TAKING IT EASY IN FIRST.

GET US INTO SECOND...OHH...BUDDY WHEN THAT TURBO KICKS IN.

Jaycent: YEAH...GOOD BOOST.

Zach: WOO-HOO, HOO, HOO... [SOUND OF ENGINE REVVING] OH, MY GOODNESS AT THE TOP END THIS THING IS AN ABSOLUTE BEAST.

WHETHER, YOU WANT TO HARD PARK, OR GET OUT THERE AND MAKE SOME NOISE.

COMBINE ALL THIS TOGETHER AND YOU HAVE A CAR SHOW THAT MAKES AN MPACT, LIKE NO OTHER.

John: CARS ARE MORE COMPLICATED THAN EVER, AND THAT PUTS MORE PRESSURE ON CAR OWNERS TO REALLY KNOW THEIR STUFF.

JUST LIKE PAT DOES DOWN AT GOSS' GARAGE.

Pat Goss: EVERY YEAR WHEN THE WEATHER TURNS WARM, MY SHOPS ARE INUNDATED WITH AIR CONDITIONING PROBLEMS, AND MANY OF THOSE PROBLEMS ARE CAUSED BY DO IT YOURSELFERS.

SO, IF YOU'RE A DO IT YOURSELFER, THE VERY FIRST, YOU NEED TO KNOW IS WHAT TYPE OF REFRIGERANT YOUR CAR HAS.

NOW, YEARS AGO IT WAS A STANDARD R12, WELL...THAT WAS PHASED OUT IN THE '90s FOR R134A AND NOW...IF YOU LOOK AT A LOT OF THE NEW CARS, YOU'LL SEE THAT THEY HAVE R 1,2,3,4, YF.

YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHAT GOES IN IT, SO YOU DON'T PUT THE WRONG PRODUCT IN YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM.

I KNOW, THE FITTINGS ARE NOT INTERCHANGEABLE, BUT SOMEHOW, YOU FOLKS FIGURED OUT A WAY TO DO THAT.

DON'T KNOW HOW, BUT YOU DO.

ANYWAY, IF AN AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM IS NOT WORKING PROPERLY, YOU SEEM TO THINK, THE ONLY THING THAT COULD POSSIBLY BE WRONG IS THAT ITS LOW ON REFRIGERANT, SO YOU GO OUT AND BUY ONE OF THESE HANDY DANDY KITS, AND YOU START PUMPING MORE REFRIGERANT INTO IT.

WELL, IF IT WASN'T LOW IN THE FIRST PLACE, SAY IT MAY HAVE HAD A CORRODED WIRE CONNECTOR OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT, YOU PUT MORE REFRIGERANT IN IT, NOW IT'S OVERCHARGED.

NOW, YOU GOT A WHOLE SET OF NEW PROBLEMS, AND YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP.

ALRIGHT...NUMBER ONE, REMEMBER UNLESS YOU KNOW ITS LOW ON REFRIGERANT, DON'T ADD REFRIGERANT TO THE SYSTEM.

THEN, IF YOU TAKE IT TO THE SHOP, MAKE SURE YOU ASK THE SHOP IF THEY HAVE ONE OF THESE...

THIS IS THE REFRIGERANT IDENTIFIER.

IT TELLS THE TECHNICIAN EXACTLY WHAT'S IN YOUR AIR CONDITIONING SYSTEM AS A REFRIGERANT.

WHY IS THIS IMPORTANT, WELL BECAUSE THERE'S ALL KINDS OF COUNTERFEIT REFRIGERANTS OUT THERE.

NOW, A LOT OF THE REFRIGERANTS ARE CUT WITH PRODUCTS LIKE PROPANE, WHICH IS A GREAT REFRIGERANT, EXCEPT IT BURNS AND IT'S EXPLOSIVE.

YOU CERTAINLY, DON'T WANT A BONFIRE UNDER YOUR DASH.

SO, YOU WANT THE SHOP TO USE THE REFRIGERANT IDENTIFIER ON EVERY CAR THAT COMES IN SO THAT YOUR CAR DOESN'T GET CROSS CONTAMINATED.

PLUS, YOU WANT THEM TO USE IT ON EVERY CONTAINER OF REFRIGERANT THAT THEY BUY, SO THAT THEY DON'T SOMEHOW HAVE A CONTAINER OF BOGUS REFRIGERANT...SLIP THROUGH THE SYSTEM AND THEN GET INSTALLED IN YOUR CAR.

SO MAKE SURE THAT YOU ASK THAT QUESTION.

IF THEY HAVE A REFRIGERANT IDENTIFIER, AND DO THEY USE IT ON EVERY CAR, AND EVERY NEW BOTTLE OF REFRIGERANT.

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

John: WE SEARCH FAR AND WIDE FOR THE RIGHT RIDES.

AND WE FOUND THEM IN THIS WEEKS QUICKSPIN.

* PORSCHE IS ADDING EVEN MORE CHOICES TO THEIR LINE-UP WITH THE NEW PORSCHE PANAMERA GTS AND PANAMERA GTS SPORT TURISMO.

SLICKER GTS TRIM FITS INTO THE PORSCHE LINE-UP BETWEEN THE 4S AND TURBO.

AND IF YOU'RE COUNTING, THERE ARE NOW 18 PANAMERA MODELS.

SO MUCH FOR THOSE WHO DOUBTED A 5-DOOR SEDAN COULD PULL OFF PORSCHE'S CHARISMA.

POWER IS A 4.8 LITER TWIN-TURBO V8 GTS RATED AT 453 HORSEPOWER.

THAT'S 13 MORE THAN THE NATURALLY ASPIRATED 4.8 LITER V8 IN THE PREVIOUS GTS.

EIGHT-SPEED DUAL-CLUTCH PDK GEARING SENDS POWER TO ALL FOUR WHEELS FOR IMMENSE GRIP.

WE EXPERIENCED THAT ON THE STREET AND TRACK IN BAHRAIN.

Greg Carloss: NOW, WE'RE GETTING INTO SOME OF THE SWITCHBACKS AND THIS IS REALLY WHERE YOU CAN FEEL THE WEIGHT.

IT ACTUALLY, DOESN'T ROLL AS MUCH AS YOU'D THINK, AND A LOT OF THAT IS DUE TO THE PDCC, WHICH IS ALSO OPTIONAL PORSCHE DYNAMIC CHASSIS CONTROL, AND THAT IS A 48 VOLT SYSTEM, WHICH CONTROLS THE STABILIZERS.

AND THOSE ARE ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED STABILIZERS OVER A HYDRAULIC STABILIZER, SO THEY JUST REACT THAT MUCH QUICKER.

John: GTS MODELS SIT ABOUT A THIRD OF AN INCH LOWER THAN OTHER PANAMERA'S.

AND FOR THE FIRST TIME, A HEAD-UP DISPLAY IS BEING OFFERED...

WHILE, POPULAR OPTIONS LIKE THE SPORT CHRONO PACKAGE ARE STANDARD.

ONCE AGAIN PORSCHE HAS GIVEN THEIR LUXURY SEDAN, A NEW DOSE OF THE SPORTS-CAR TREATMENT WORTHY OF THE BADGE.

PREORDERING IS NOW UNDERWAY.

THE 2019 PORSCHE PANAMERA GTS STARTS AT $128,300.

THE GTS SPORT TURISMO GOES FOR ANOTHER 6200.

NOW, WE'RE OFF TO CALIFORNIA FOR A DUAL EV QUICK SPIN.

FIRST, IN THE 2019 HYUNDAI NEXO FUEL CELL.

HERE, A CHEMICAL FUEL CELL ACTS AS THE BATTERY BY CONVERTING HYDROGEN AND OXYGEN DIRECTLY INTO ELECTRICITY.

THE RESULT IS 161 HORSEPOWER AND A BOUNTIFUL 291 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE GOING TO THE FRONT WHEELS FOR UP TO 380 WHISPER QUIET MILES.

THE NEXO'S UNIQUE PLATFORM, WITH THREE IDENTICAL HYDROGEN TANKS IN THE REAR, MAKES ROOM FOR A MULTI-LINK SUSPENSION THAT DELIVERS BOTH GOOD HANDLING AND COMFORTABLE RIDE.

THE DRIVER ORIENTED CABIN SPORTS A MODERN AND CLEAN DESIGN, WITH CONTROLS READILY AT HAND ON THE BRIDGE CONSOLE.

FROM A COMMANDING SEATING POSITION, THE LIGHT STEERING MAKES NEXO QUICK AND NIMBLE.

TECHNOLOGY INCLUDES, A BLIND SPOT VIEW MONITOR AND REMOTE SELF-PARKING.

CALIFORNIA IS HOME TO MOST OF THE HYDROGEN FUELING STATIONS IN THE U.S., SO THE 2019 HYUNDAI NEXO FUEL CELL WILL BE AVAILABLE IN THE GOLDEN STATE LATER THIS YEAR.

HYUNDAI'S 2019 ELECTRIC ENDEAVORS ALSO INCLUDE A NEW BATTERY ELECTRIC, APPROPRIATELY CALLED "THE HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC."

THE ATTRACTIVE, NEAR GRILLE-LESS FRONT END IS A BIG TIPOFF THAT ELECTRICITY IS ROLLING THE FRONT WHEELS.

IT SHARES THE SAME PLATFORM AS ITS GAS SIPPING SIBLINGS, WITH SOME ADJUSTMENTS... TO ACCOMMODATE A 64 KWH LITHIUM-ION BATTERY UNDER THE FLOOR, AS THE MOTOR GENERATES 201 HORSEPOWER AND 290 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE FOR 258 MILES.

Garick Zikan: SO, WE'VE NOW DRIVEN ALL THREE POWERTRAINS OFFERED ON THE KONA AND THIS KONA ELECTRIC HAS THE MOST HORSEPOWER AND THE MOST TORQUE.

THE THING I REALLY LIKE ABOUT DRIVING EVs IS THE INSTANT TORQUE YOU GET... AND, IN THIS KONA, IT'S NOT ONLY QUICK, IT'S STRONG.

IN FACT, EVERY TIME YOU STEP ON THE THROTTLE, YOU GET A NICE PUSH BACK INTO THE SEAT.

John: MACPHERSON STRUTS UP FRONT AND MULTI-LINKS IN THE REAR, MAKE THIS SPIRITED SUBCOMPACT CROSSOVER COMFORTABLE.

REGENERATIVE BRAKING IS STRONG, YET SMOOTH.

WITH INTERIOR DIMENSIONS THE SAME AS GAS MODELS, IT IS VERY MAINSTREAM.

THE TRADITIONAL SHIFTER IS REPLACED BY SHIFT-BY-WIRE BUTTONS ON ITS BRIDGE CONSOLE.

SAFETY INCLUDES, FORWARD COLLISION-AVOIDANCE ALLERT, BLIND-SPOT COLLISION WARNING, AND LANE KEEPING ASSIST.

READY TO BE YOUR ONLY, GO ALMOST ANYWHERE CAR, THE 2019 HYUNDAI KONA ELECTRIC GOES ON SALE SOON, WITH PRICES LIKELY COMPARABLE TO RIVALS CHEVROLET BOLT EV AND NISSAN LEAF.

AND WE'LL HAVE MORE QUICKSPIN'S SOON!

QUITE OFTEN, CAR NAMES ARE VERY DESCRIPTIVE OF THE HARDWARE THEY ADORN; LIKE PATHFINDER, LAND CRUISER, OR DEMON.

BUT NONE HAVE BEEN MORE SPOT ON TO US THAN THE FERRARI 812 SUPERFAST.

NO BEATING AROUND THE BUSH.

THIS IS ONE FAST FERRARI, READY TO RACE INTO THE HEARTS AND SOULS OF THE FERRARI FAITHFUL, EVERYWHERE!

* FERRARI'S 70 YEARS OF MAKING V12 ENGINES, HAS CULMINATED IN THIS, THE 2018 FERRARI 812 SUPERFAST.

IT REPLACES THE F12 IN THEIR LINEUP, OR MORE REALISTICALLY, THE 812 IS AN EVOLUTION OF IT, AS IT DOES SHARE MOST OF THE F12'S ALUMINUM ARCHITECTURE.

[ENGINE STARTS UP] DESPITE THE CARRYOVER BONES, THERE'S LOTS NEW TO TALK ABOUT.

STARTING WITH THE V12 ITSELF.

NOW DISPLACING 6.5 LITERS, IT RATES A WHOPPING 789 HORSEPOWER AND 530 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

YES, IT SOUNDS GLORIOUS REVVING ITS WAY TO ITS 8,900 RPM REDLINE, AND OF COURSE, 0-60 IS UNDER THREE SECONDS.

STILL...NATURALLY ASPIRATED, AND REAR-WHEEL DRIVE ONLY, FOR AN ALMOST A THROWBACK FEEL.

TRANSMISSION IS A REAR-MOUNTED 7-SPEED DCT THAT WORKS WITH AN ELECTRONIC DIFFERENTIAL AND A REAR-WHEEL STEERING SYSTEM.

SPEAKING OF CHANGING DIRECTIONS, THIS IS THE FIRST FERRARI TO GAIN ELECTRIC-ASSIST FRONT POWER STEERING.

COMBINED WITH THE REAR, RESPONSE IS QUICK, ALMOST INSTANT, BUT LIKE MOST SUCH SYSTEMS, IT'S GIVES UP ROAD FEEL IN THE PROCESS.

BUT...OTHER THAN THAT, WE FOUND THE 812 TO BE SLIGHTLY SHARPER, AND BETTER IN EVERY REGARD.

DESPITE ALL OF THE POWER, IT NEVER SEEMS TO OVERWHELM THE CHASSIS.

WEIGHT COMES IN AT UNDER 3,600 POUNDS; YET SOMEHOW, EVEN WITH A HUGE V12 UP FRONT, IT FEELS MUCH LIGHTER THAN THAT.

IT'S NOT REALLY A GT CAR, IT'S MUCH TOO SERIOUS FOR THAT, THINK OF IT MORE OF A COMFY, FRONT-ENGINE RACER THAT YOU CAN DRIVE CIVILIZED EVERY DAY.

INDEED, SINCE IT'S NOT QUITE A TRUE TRACK CAR EITHER, FERRARI ENGINEERS WENT TO GREAT LENGTHS TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERY OWNER CAN FULLY EXPERIENCE ALL THAT THIS CAR HAS TO OFFER.

THEY'VE INDEED MADE IT EASY TO DRIVE, AND ELECTRONIC HELPERS SUCH AS STABILITY CONTROL WORK PRETTY SEAMLESSLY IN THE BACKGROUND.

IF YOU DO BY CHANCE, TAKE IN A TRACK DAY, YOU'LL FIND OODLES OF GRIP AND VERY LITTLE BODY ROLL, BUT NONE OF THE HARSHNESS THAT USUALLY ACCOMPANIES AN EXOTIC.

AS WE EXPECTED, POWER NEVER LETS UP.

IT KEEPS PILING ON UNTIL YOU RUN OUT OF ROAD OR COME TO GRIPS YOUR MORTALITY.

YET, HEADING HOME ON THE INTERSTATE, IT REVERTS TO A NEW DEFINITION OF SUPERCAR SMOOTH.

IT'S AN ITALIAN BEAUTY FOR SURE.

THERE ARE NO BIG WINGS OR SPOILERS TO DISTURB THE SHAPE.

BUT THERE ARE CERTAINLY, PLENTY OF AIR-DIVERTING PIECES TO THIS BODY PUZZLE, KEEPING IT FROM BEING A PERFECTLY CURVED FORM.

A ROOMIER COCKPIT DOES HELP TO COMPLETE THE FLOW, FROM THE EXTRA-LONG AND LOW V12-HOLDING FRONT END, TO THE TALL REAR.

BUT, STEP BACK AND YOU HAVE A CAR WITH CHARACTER THAT IS STILL PURPOSEFULLY GORGEOUS TO THE EXTREME!

INTERIOR FIT-AND-FINISH IS EASILY THE BEST WE'VE SEEN FROM THE PRANCING HORSE FOLKS.

AND THEY'VE FINALLY, GOTTEN SERIOUS ABOUT DELIVERING A MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM WORTHY OF WHAT BUYERS IN THIS PRICE BRACKET EXPECT.

GAUGES ARE EASIER TO READ THAN BEFORE, PROVIDING A WEALTH OF INFORMATION ON THE DUAL TFT SCREENS ON EITHER SIDE OF THE LARGE CENTRAL TACH, WHICH IS NOW BACKLIT.

ON THE PASSENGER SIDE DASH IS ROOM FOR AN OPTIONAL, CHANGEABLE DISPLAY THAT IS BARELY NOTICEABLE UNTIL IT LIGHTS UP.

JUST ABOUT EVERY MANUAL CONTROL YOU NEED IS READILY ACCESSIBLE ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

NOW, IT MAY LOOK A LITTLE CLUTTERED, BUT IT ALL WORKS REALLY WELL.

EVEN MORE PRACTICAL, THE SEATS ARE IMPRESSIVELY COMFORTABLE, VISIBILITY IS IMPROVED ALL AROUND, AND THERE'S EVEN 17.6 CUBIC-FEET OF CARGO SPACE BENEATH THE REAR HATCH.

ON THE OTHER HAND, GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 12-CITY, 16-HIGHWAY, AND 13-COMBINED.

AND WHILE, IT'S NOT THE MOST EXPENSIVE FERRARI YOU CAN BUY, IT IS AT THE TOP END OF THE WISH LIST, STARTING AT $339,025; THOUGH WITH MARKUPS AND OPTIONS, MOST ARE GOING FOR OVER 400 Gs.

FERRARIS TRULY ARE THE THINGS CAR ENTHUSIAST DREAMS ARE MADE OF, AND WITH THE 2018 812 SUPERFAST, THERE'S NO FALSE ADVERTISING HERE.

EVENTUALLY, FERRARI WILL NO LONGER BE ABLE TO CONTINUOUSLY ONE-UP THEMSELVES, BUT THAT DAY IS NOT TODAY.

THE 812 IS CLEARLY SUPERIOR TO THE F12, AND IT'S ALL WRAPPED IN A STUNNING PERFORMANCE PACKAGE THE WAY ONLY ITALIANS CAN DELIVER IT.

SUPER-FAST, SUPER-AWESOME, AND WE SUPER WANT ONE!

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 BMW ADDS THEIR SPORTY DNA TO EV DRIVING WITH THE BMW I8 AND I3.

THEN, OUR STEPHANIE HART CELEBRATES 50 YEARS OF HOT WHEELS.

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

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