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

JOIN US AS THE SHEET MEAL SHINES AT THE 2019 NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW... PAT GOSS SPOTS SIMPLE MISTAKES A MUST TO AVOID... ZACH MASKELL GOES OVER THE EDGE TO THE ULTIMATE PORSCHE PARTY... AND A SMALL 4-DOOR WITH THE HEART OF A SPORTS CAR, THE AUDI RS3...

SO, COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John: THE NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW IS ALWAYS A SPECIAL EVENT FOR US HERE AT MOTORWEEK .

BUT THIS YEAR'S DETROIT FESTIVITIES, ARE EVEN MORE NOTEWORTHY, AS THIS IS THE LAST TIME THE SHOW WILL BE HELD IN USUALLY FRIGID JANUARY.

IT MIGRATES TO A WARMER JUNE TIME FRAME, NEXT YEAR.

BUT, BEFORE WE GET ALL NOSTALGIC, LET'S SEE ALL OF 2019s BIG REVEALS!

* WHILE, MOST EUROPEAN AUTOMAKERS DIDN'T MAKE THE DETROIT STOP THIS YEAR.

THE MAJORITY OF DOMESTIC AND IMPORT BRANDS ARRIVED AT THE 2019 NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW WITH AN EXTENSIVE STREAM OF ALL-NEW MODELS THAT WE JUST CAN'T WAIT TO DRIVE.

AS ALWAYS, THE NORTH AMERICAN CAR OF THE YEAR AWARDS KICKED THINGS OFF.

THIS YEAR'S NACTOY HONORS GOING TO THE GENESIS G70 FOR CAR OF THE YEAR...

THE RAM 1500 FOR TRUCK OF THE YEAR... AND THE HYUNDAI KONA, INCLUDING THE KONA EV, FOR UTILITY OF THE YEAR... CONGRATULATIONS TO ALL!

IT WAS THE FORD STAND THAT REALLY GET OUR ADRENALINE PUMPING.

AS IF DESCENDING FROM PERFORMANCE-CAR HEAVEN, THE ALL-NEW MUSTANG SHELBY GT500.

700+ HORSEPOWER FROM A 5.2 LITER SUPERCHARGED V8 MATED TO A 7-SPEED DCT; NO MANUAL FOR NOW!

WHILE, THAT MAY BE HERESY, WITH A 0-60 IN THE LOW 3s, THIS SHELBY IS GOING TO KICK SOME SERIOUS BUTT ON THE DRAG STRIP, ALONG WITH ROAD COURSE DOMINANCE THANKS TO A MAGNETIC SUSPENSION, LOADS OF RUBBER CRAMMED INTO THE WHEEL WELLS, AND BREMBO BRAKES.

CARROLL SHELBY WOULD DEFINITELY APPROVE!

FORD HAD ONE FOR THE FAMILY STREET SCENE AS WELL, THE ALL-NEW, 3-ROW, 2020 EXPLORER SUV.

SHARING THE LINCOLN AVIATOR'S CHASSIS, IT RETURNS TO A REAR-WHEEL DRIVE ARCHITECTURE FOR BETTER TOWING, WITH ALL-WHEEL DRIVE AN OPTION.

TARGETING A WIDE SWATH OF BUYERS, THE ALL-NEW EXPLORER WILL BE AVAILABLE AS A HYBRID, AS A HIGH-PERFORMANCE 400 HORSEPOWER ST, AND EVEN AS A POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY.

CROSSTOWN RIVAL GENERAL MOTORS FOCUSED ON PROVIDING FAMILIES WITH THREE ROW CROSSOVER LUXURY IN THE NEW CADILLAC XT6.

IT'S A MORE CAR-LIKE OPTION TO THE STILL TRUCK FRAMED ESCALADE.

SHARING BASICS WITH THE GMC ACADIA, A 310 HORSEPOWER 3.6 LITER V6 AND 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION MAKE UP THE XT6 POWERTRAIN.

THE BIG NEWS AT FIAT-CHRYSLER, WAS BIG TRUCKS, WITH AN ALL-NEW RAM HEAVY DUTY.

YES, IT DOES HAVE 1,000 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, WITH ITS AVAILABLE HIGH OUTPUT 6.7 LITER I6 CUMMINS DIESEL, AND DOUBLE-YES, IT WILL OUT-POWER, OUT-TOW, 35,000 POUNDS WORTH, AND OUT-HAUL ALL OTHER PICKUPS.

THE RAM POWER WAGON RETURNS TOO, HERE WITH AN UPDATED 6.4 LITER HEMI GAS V8.

DEBUTS FROM IMPORTS START WITH A CAR, THE NEW VOLKSWAGEN PASSAT.

MOST OF ITS TENNESSEE-BUILT UNDERPINNINGS AND DRIVE GEAR REMAIN THE SAME, BUT THE SLEEK NEW SHEET-METAL IS A MAJOR DEPARTURE, AND WE LIKE WHERE IT'S HEADED.

PERHAPS EVEN BIGGER NEWS, WAS VOLKSWAGEN'S ANNOUNCEMENT OF MAJOR EXPANSION OF THE CHATTANOOGA PLANT FOR UPCOMING EV MODELS.

WITH VWs NEW FORD TECHNOLOGY ALLIANCE, WE MIGHT EVEN SEE SOME FUTURE BLUE OVAL EVs MADE THERE.

TOYOTA OFFICIALLY UNVEILED THE WORST KEPT SECRET IN CAR-DOM, THE ALL-NEW SUPRA, THE FIRST PRODUCTION CAR DEVELOPED BY TOYOTA'S GAZOO RACING TEAM.

THERE'S STILL AN INLINE-6 UNDER THE HOOD, ONLY NOW IT COMES FROM BAVARIA, AS SUPRA SHARES A LOT OF ITS ENGINEERING WITH THE BMW Z4.

THAT TURBO CHARGED MILL CRANKS 335 HORSEPOWER, AND WILL SHUTTLE LUCKY OWNERS TO 60 IN JUST OVER FOUR SECONDS.

TOYOTA SPRINKLED SOME OF THEIR PERFORMANCE DUST ON THE LEXUS RC F AS WELL, WITH A NEW TRACK EDITION; BOASTING 472 HORSEPOWER FROM ITS 5.0 LITER V8 PLUS, SPEED FOCUSED AERO TRICKS AND WEIGHT REMOVAL GALORE.

SUBARU'S STI TUNER ARM REWARDED THEIR MOST ARDENT FANS WITH THE SPECIAL EDITION STI S209, THE FIRST S-LINE PERFORMANCE CAR SOLD IN AMERICA.

ITS SPORTS ROAD-RALLY STYLE CHASSIS UPDATES, A WIDE-BODY DESIGN, AND A 341 HORSEPOWER 2.5 LITER TURBO BOXER ENGINE.

YES, THE BIGGEST KIA EVER, THE 3-ROW TELLURIDE CROSSOVER UTILITY IS FINALLY A REALITY.

SHARING CHASSIS WITH THE HYUNDAI PALISADE, ITS BRAWNY BODY HAS ROOM FOR 8, WITH PLENTY OF V6 POWER TO HAUL THEM, AND THEIR GEAR, TO WHATEVER ACTIVE LIFESTYLE STUFF THEY GET INTO.

SPEAKING OF COUSIN HYUNDAI, THEY DEBUTED THE ELANTRA GT N LINE.

IT LAUNCHES A NEW SERIES THAT FITS BETWEEN THEIR FULL N BRAND PERFORMANCE CARS, AND EVERYDAY MODELS.

CONFUSION TO FOLLOW.

THIS YEAR'S DETROIT SHOW INCLUDED MORE EYE-POPPING CONCEPTS THAN USUAL.

AFTER SHOWING A LONGER RANGE LEAF E+ AT CES, THIS NISSAN IMS EV CONCEPT MAY PREDICT A SLEEK ELECTRIC SPORT SEDAN JOINING THE MIX.

NISSAN'S INFINITI COULD BE THE NEXT BRAND TO UNLEASH A FULL-EV SUV, AND THAT COULD BE JUST THE BEGINNING.

THIS CONCEPT, THE QX INSPIRATION, RIDES ON AN ALL-NEW PLATFORM THAT WILL BE THE BASIS FOR A WIDE RANGE OF ELECTRIFIED OFFERINGS.

TECHNICALLY, THIS LEXUS LC CONVERTIBLE IS A CONCEPT, BUT IT LOOKS READY FOR PRIME TIME TO US.

IT ALSO LOOKS LIKE A NO-BRAINER, AND WOULD EASILY BE THE CAR TO BE SEEN IN ON THE STREETS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA AND SOUTH FLORIDA.

WE'RE TOLD THIS CROSSOVER CONCEPT IS A CLEAR SIGN OF WHAT'S COMING AS GM TRANSITIONS CADILLAC TO THEIR LEAD ELECTRIC VEHICLE BRAND.

NOW, WE DIDN'T ACTUALLY SEE THE VEHICLE, JUST THESE PICTURES, WITH NO SPECIFIC DETAILS, BUT CADILLAC SAYS, "STAY TUNED!"

WE'VE SEEN THIS DIESEL-POWERED MAHINDRA ROXOR JEEP-LOOKALIKE FOR SOME TIME NOW, AND AS YOU MIGHT IMAGINE, FCA HAS ISSUES WITH THE DESIGN, AND HAS TAKEN THE BRAND TO COURT.

BUT FOR NOW, IT'S OFF-HIGHWAY USE ONLY FOR THIS LITTLE RUNABOUT; MAKING IT THE PERFECT MASHUP OF AN OLD CJ AND A NEW SIDE-BY-SIDE.

AND IT WOULDN'T BE A PROPER DETROIT SHOW WITHOUT A CHINESE CAR COMPANY SAYING, "U.S.

SALES ARE IMMINENT."

THIS YEAR WE HAVE A FIVE-TIME RETURN PLAYER AS GAC MOTOR WAS BACK WITH ITS ENTRANZE EV CONCEPT, AS WELL AS PRODUCTION PREVIEWS OF SEVERAL MODELS INCLUDING THE GM6 MINIVAN AND THE GS5 COMPACT SUV.

AND THAT'S IT FOR THE 2019 NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW.

WE'LL BE BACK IN SUMMER OF 2020 FOR MORE FROM MOTOWN!

* HOLIDAYS ARE A SPECIAL TIME FOR SHARING STORIES WITH THOSE CLOSE TO YOU... RELIVING ALL THOSE UNFORGETTABLE MEMORIES OF THE PAST.

BUT, NO MATTER HOW BIG YOUR FAMILY, YOU'VE NEVER SEEN A "FAMILY" GATHERING AS BIG AS THE ONE OUR ZACH MASKELL WAS INVITED TO, WHERE THINGS QUICKLY WENT "OVER THE EDGE!"

* Zach Maskell: PICTURE THIS, 80,000 LIKE-MINDED PEOPLE.

2,500 PARTICIPATING CARS, AND OVER 50 LEGENDARY DRIVERS.

MEETING IN ONCE PLACE.

THERE'S NO BIGGER EVENT FOR THIS GERMAN BRAND IN THE ENTIRE WORLD.

WELCOME TO PORSCHE RENNSPORT REUNION 6 AT CALIFORNIA'S LAGUNA SECA RACEWAY.

Klaus Zellmer: BUT IT'S NOT ABOUT THE AMOUNT OF PEOPLE.

IT'S ABOUT THE QUALITY.

EVERYTHING THAT IS ABOUT PORSCHE IN REGARDS TO RACING, AND IN REGARDS TO OUR RACING LEGENDS.

IN REGARDS TO ALL THESE ENTHUSIASTS FOR THE BRAND.

Zach: FOUR DAYS OF PORSCHE'S CEO WALKING THE PADDOCK.

FORMER AND CURRENT ENGINEERS, DESIGNERS, DRIVERS, AND BOTH RECENT CREATIONS, TO VINTAGE.

THIS IS IT, FROM 1948 THE ORIGINAL AND FIRST PORSCHE 356.

IT'S VERY EASY TO RECOGNIZE BY THE WINDSHIELD WHICH IS SPLIT BY THIS ONE CENTER BAR.

IT IS POWERED BY A 1.1 LITER FLAT 4 AIR COOLED ENGINE THAT WAS FROM VOLKSWAGEN.

THIS EVENT, CELEBRATING 70 YEARS SINCE THE FIRST PORSCHE SPORTS CAR.

THE ONE WHO'S DESIGN FOREVER SHAPED THE FUTURE FOR THIS ICONIC BRAND.

THIS IS ONE OF THE FIRST 356s TO EVER GO INTO PRODUCTION...

FEATURING A RACE ENGINE FOR PUBLIC USE.

IN 1969, THE PREVIOUS OWNER PAID $100.

Mike Copperthite: WHEN I FOUND HIM, I PAID $21,500 FOR IT.

WHICH WAS PRETTY HIGH FOR A RUSTY VEHICLE BUT I HAD BEEN LOOKING FOR ONE AND IN TODAY'S MARKET, THE CAR UP THERE SOLD FOR $1.1 MILLION LAST YEAR, AND THIS ONE IS ESTIMATED BY PORSCHE TO BE WORTH 1.4 MILLION DOLLARS.

Zach: RACE LEGEND HURLEY HAYWOOD PERSONALLY CALLED HIM ASKING TO BRING IT TO RENNSPORT.

Mike: IT'S A 528 ENGINE AND IT HAS A HURST ROLLER CRANK IN IT LIKE THE 550 SPIDERS OF JAMES DEAN, BUT IT'S A PUSHROD.

AND THEN, IT HAS THE SAME CARBURETORS THAT WERE IN THE 550 SPIDER.

Zach: THE 356s SHELLED OUT AROUND 50 HORSEPOWER.

THIS ONE, 75.

Mike: IT WAS A ROCKET SHIP.

AND PEOPLE ASK ME TODAY, WHAT DOES IT DRIVE LIKE AND I SAY, "KIND OF LIKE, A PORSCHE WHILE SITTING IN A LAZ-E-BOY ROCKER."

[lAUGHS] Zach: "THE SUCCESSOR TO THE 356.

FOR MODEL YEAR 1965, THE SUPER ICONIC 911.

THIS TIME WITH A FLAT 6, 2.0 LITER IN THE REAR.

DEFINITELY, SAFE TO SAY THAT THIS CAR HAD A LOT TO DO WITH THE 30,000 WINS IN PORSCHE'S MOTORSPORTS HISTORY.

August Achleitner: WHEN WE DEVELOP A NEW 911, WE WILL NEVER DO A REVOLUTION IN DESIGN, IT WILL ALWAYS BE AN EVOLUTION.

AND THIS IS A...I THINK, A MAIN THING WHICH EXPLAINS THE SUCCESS OF THE CAR.

Zach: WHETHER, HEARING THE ROAR OF AIR-COOLED PORSCHES ON A HOT TRACK ALL DAY.

SEEING THE INFINITELY INSANE 919 HYBRID.

TAKING IN THE SIGHTS OF THIRTEEN 959s SIDE BY SIDE.

OR TALKING TO YOUR FAVORITE DRIVERS.

IT'S IMPOSSIBLE TO COVER ALL THE GROUND IN JUST ONE DAY.

Hurly Haywood: YOU KNOW, THERE'S NOT MANY PLACES YOU CAN GO IN THE WORLD TODAY, WHERE YOU CAN GET THIS MANY FANS THIS CLOSE TO THE CARS AND DRIVERS THAT DROVE THEM.

AND, TO SIT HERE AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE DRIVERS, AND HAVE CONVERSATIONS WITH THE ENGINEERS.

TO SEE ALL THE LATEST AND GREATEST TECHNOLOGY.

THE 935, YOU KNOW...THE NEW 935.

IT'S JUST PHENOMENAL.

AND IT'S SO MUCH FUN TO DRIVE THESE OLD CARS.

YOU KIND OF FORGET HOW MUCH FUN THEY WERE TO DRIVE.

PATRICK LONG ONCE SAID, "THE BIGGER THE STEERING WHEEL THE MORE FUN IT IS TO DRIVE IT."

Zach: THIS LOOKED CRAZY ONLINE, BUT IT'S HARD TO FIND WORDS FOR THIS UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL, TRUE PORSCHE EXPERIENCE.

John: THERE ARE A LOT OF DO-IT-YOURSELFERS OUT THERE.

BUT DOING IT RIGHT IS A WHOLE DIFFERENT BALL GAME.

THAT'S OUR CUE TO THROW IT TO PAT AT GOSS' GARAGE.

Pat Goss: NOW I KNOW, NONE OF YOU WOULD DO THESE THINGS BUT...WE SEE SOME PRETTY CRAZY STUFF COMING INTO THE REPAIR SHOPS.

ONE OF THE MORE TYPICAL ONES IS WHERE THE EXHAUST SYSTEM HAS A LEAK, AND THE DRIVER GOES OUT AND BUYS DUCK-TAPE OR SOME OTHER TYPE OF TAPE, AND WRAPS IT AROUND THE LEAKING PART, AND EXPECTS IT TO STOP THE LEAK.

WELL...IT MAY MOMENTARILY, BUT THEN REMEMBER EXHAUST SYSTEMS ARE HOT, THESE THINGS MELT, SOMETIMES THEY CATCH ON FIRE.

YOU'D BE LUCKY IF YOU DON'T BURN YOUR CAR TO THE GROUND.

WHAT YOU COULD DO FOR A LEAK IS TO GO TO AN AUTO PARTS STORE AND BUY ONE OF THESE TEMPORARY REPAIR KITS.

THEY ACTUALLY WORK TEMPORARILY.

ANOTHER THING WE SEE ON EXHAUST SYSTEMS IS THE HANGERS THAT HOLD THE EXHAUST SYSTEM IN PLACE, THEY BREAK.

AND PEOPLE TRY ALL KINDS OF THINGS FROM COATED WIRES, TO TIE WRAPS, TO LAMP CORDS AND COMPUTER CABLES, ELECTRICAL TAPE, YOU NAME IT, ALL THESE THINGS.

WELL, THEY ALL HAVE COATINGS THAT CAN CATCH FIRE.

THEY ALL MAKE A HORRIBLE STINK INSIDE THE CAR WHEN THEY DO CATCH FIRE AND AGAIN YOU'D BE LUCKY, IF YOU DON'T BURN YOUR CAR TO THE GROUND.

WHAT COULD YOU DO?

WELL, YOU COULD USE A COAT HANGER OR MECHANICS WIRE TEMPORARILY TO GET TO A REPAIR SHOP.

ALRIGHT, ONE WE SAW RECENTLY WAS WHERE THIS GUY HIT SOMETHING IN THE ROAD GAUGED, A GREAT BIG CHUNK OF RUBBER OUT OF THE SIDE OF HIS TIRE WAS JUST HANGING THERE BY A THREAD, HE ASKED US IF WE COULD FIX IT.

WE TOLD HIM NO, HE NEEDED A NEW TIRE.

WELL, HE HAD APPARENTLY SEEN SOME COMMERCIAL THAT SAID, "THERE WAS SOME GLUE OUT THERE THAT WOULD HOLD ANYTHING INCLUDING SUPPORT AN ELEPHANT FOR SIX MONTHS" OR SOME SUCH THING, ANYWAY...HE GOES AND BUYS SOME OF THIS STUFF, HE COMES BACK, HE PUTS IT DOWN INTO THIS GASH IN THE SIDE OF THE TIRE, HOLDS THIS FLAP OF RUBBER IN PLACE UNTIL IT DRIED AND SAID, "AH...I FIXED IT."

HE PUT AIR IN THE TIRE, HEADED OFF, MADE IT ABOUT A BLOCK AND THE TIRE SELF-DESTRUCTED.

YOU DON'T GLUE TIRES BACK TOGETHER FOLKS.

IT DOESN'T WORK.

HERE'S ONE, WE SEE ON THE INTERNET.

IT TELLS YOU KEEP A PAIR OF PANTY HOSE IN THE TRUNK OF THE CAR.

AND IF YOUR FAN BELT OR AS WE CALL THEM "DRIVE BELT" FAILS, YOU CAN TWIST THE PANTY HOSE, YOU CAN WRAP IT AROUND THE PULLEYS AND SO ON, AND YOU HAVE A TEMPORARY BELT.

WELL, DON'T BET ON IT.

DON'T FEEL SECURE JUST BECAUSE YOU HAVE A PAIR OF PANTY HOSE IN THE TRUNK.

WELL, THEY DON'T WORK.

THIS IS BOGUS 100%.

WHAT'S THE BEST THING TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY?

WELL, THE BEST THING TO DO IN AN EMERGENCY IS TO HAVE A FULLY CHARGED CELL PHONE IN THE CAR AND CALL FOR ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE.

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

John: AROUND HERE, WHAT WE LIKE IS PRETTY SIMPLE, A SET OF KEYS AND A FAST CAR.

AND WE'RE OFF ON ANOTHER QUICKSPIN.

* FORTY YEARS OF MECHANICAL AND DESIGN REFINEMENTS HAVE LED US TO THIS ALL-NEW 2019 BMW 330I.

SO, WE'RE OFF TO PORTUGAL FOR THE 7TH GENERATION OF BMWs ICONIC SPORTS SEDAN.

THE NEW 2.0 LITER I4 TURBO BOASTS 255 HORSEPOWER WITH YOUR CHOICE OF REAR OR X-DRIVE.

WEIGHT LOSS, NEW SUSPENSION AND TUNED STEERING, PROVIDES A REFINED FEEL.

SPORT SETTING IS TIGHT AND FIRM BUT NOT OVERBEARING, WHILE COMFORT MODE IS INDEED THAT.

THE CHASSIS IS PLAYFUL WHILE GEAR CHANGES FROM THE 8-SPEED SPORT STEPTRONIC ARE FLAWLESS.

THE MADE-OVER INTERIOR IS ACCOMMODATING FOR LONG TRIPS.

AND, IN AN ATTEMPT TO FREE UP ROOM IN THE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, THE NOVEL "COUNTER-CLOCKWISE" TACHOMETER LOOKS RIGHT AT HOME.

TECHNOLOGY ADVANCES BEYOND MERE VOICE CONTROL.

BMWs RECENTLY INTRODUCED INTELLIGENT PERSONAL ASSISTANT IS READY TO RESPOND.

THE 2020 BMW M340I IS THE EXPECTED M PERFORMANCE MODEL UPGRADE.

IT'S REVISED 3.0 LITER I6 TURBO HAS THE POWER WE CRAVE.

382 HORSEPOWER WITH REAR OR X-DRIVE.

THE QUICK SHIFTING 8-SPEED SPORT STEPTRONIC IS STANDARD, THIS TIME AROUND THERE'S NO 3-SERIES MANUAL OPTION.

Zach: "THE ALL-NEW 3-SERIES, I'VE GOT TO TELL YOU THIS CAR IS REFRESHING.

IT GOES BACK TO THE BMW 3-SERIES ROOTS.

IT'S LONGER, IT'S WIDER, THE FRONT AND REAR TRACK IS WIDER.

NOW, ON PAPER YOU MIGHT BE THINKING, "THAT'S NOT REALLY WHAT I WANT."

BUT ON THE ROAD AND RACETRACK, THIS THING IS SO TOSSABLE.

IT FEELS SMALLER THAN IT IS."

John: OUR X-DRIVE TESTERS KEPT US DIALED IN AND ON THE COURSE, NO PROBLEM.

SPORT MODE DIRECTS MOST POWER TO THE REAR ALLOWING FOR ENTERTAINING OVERSTEER.

THE 2019 BMW 330I ARRIVES IN DEALERS IN MARCH STARTING AT ABOUT $40,000.

THE 2020 BMW M340I ARRIVES IN SUMMER FOR ABOUT $54,000.

LAMBORGHINI HAS BEEN TEASING US WITH RUMORS OF A SUPER SPORT UTILITY VEHICLE SINCE 2012.

THAT PROMISE IS NOW A REALITY.

OUR FIRST TURN BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THE RADICAL...FOR THEM, 2019 LAMBORGHINI URUS WAS IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA...

BOTH ON AND OFF-ROAD... PLUS, HOT LAPS AROUND THERMAL RACEWAY.

POWER POURS FROM A 650 HORSEPOWER 4.0 LITER TWIN-TURBO V8 COUPLED TO AN 8-SPEED PADDLE SHIFT TRANSMISSION.

ALL-WHEEL DRIVE AND FOUR-WHEEL STEERING PLANT THE POWER DOWN, PROVIDING FOR TENACIOUS GRIP.

SIX DRIVE MODES SET THE URUS UP TO TACKLE STREET, TRACK, SAND, SNOW, AND EVERYTHING IN-BETWEEN.

THEN, THERE'S EVEN EGO MODE, FOR YOUR OWN UNIQUE SUSPENSION, STEERING AND SHIFT CHOICES.

Dave Scrivener: THE URUS PERFORMS JUST AS DYNAMICALLY AS ANY PERFORMANCE CAR LAMBORGHINI MAKES, CORNERING IS VERY FLAT, THERE IS SOME TURBO LAG ON INITIAL TIP-IN, BUT POWER BUILDS WITH A RUSH...

IT'S A VERY EXCITING CAR TO DRIVE.

John: THE URUS IS DESIGNED FROM THE GROUND UP TO BE AN EVERYDAY, ALL-WEATHER, ULTRA-HIGH PERFORMANCE VEHICLE.

WHILE, WE DIDN'T TACKLE ANY SERIOUS OFF-ROAD TRAILS WITH IT, THE SUSPENSION SOAKS UP MODERATE RUTS AND BUMPS WITH THE BEST OF THEM, DELIVERING A SURPRISINGLY SMOOTH RIDE ON THE WASHBOARD TRAILS WE ENCOUNTERED.

ON THE PAVEMENT, THAT TRANSLATES TO CRISP HANDLING WITHOUT HARSHNESS, AND INSIDE THE WELL-INSULATED CABIN, A GLORIOUS EXHAUST NOTE TO SPUR YOU ON.

THE 2019 LAMBORGHINI URUS IS ON SALE NOW, STARTING AT AROUND $200,000.

AND WE'LL HAVE MORE QUICKSPINS SOON!

AMERICANS HAVE NEVER HAD MORE CHOICES WHEN IT COMES TO BUYING A NEW VEHICLE, FROM PERFORMANCE CARS, TO SUVS, AND EVEN PERFORMANCE SUVS.

BUT, THERE WAS STILL SOME FORBIDDEN FRUIT OUT THERE IN THE FORM OF THE AUDI RS3, WHICH HASN'T BEEN WIDELY AVAILABLE HERE IN THE U.S. THAT IS...UNTIL NOW... * IT'S TRUE THAT AUDI STARTED MAKING THE RS3 AVAILABLE TO AMERICANS ON A LIMITED BASIS IN LATE 2017.

BUT FOR 2019, YOUR CHANCES OF GETTING A HOLD OF THIS RARE TREAT BECOME MUCH BETTER.

POWER IS AN INLINE 5-CYLINDER THAT TRACES ITS ROOTS BACK MORE THAN 40 YEARS, NOW BOASTING A TRUE 394 HORSEPOWER AND 354 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE FROM ONLY 2.5 LITERS OF DISPLACEMENT.

IT CRACKLES TO LIFE WITH AN EAGER BARK, THAT FORETELLS THE BITE TO COME.

[ENGINE REVS] OF COURSE, THE RS3 HAS MUCH IN COMMON WITH EVERY OTHER SMALL VEHICLE BASED ON VOLKSWAGEN'S MQB ARCHITECTURE, BUT IT EMULATES MOST THE AUDI TT RS.

NOW, HOPPING INTO ANY LUXURY SPORTS SEDAN, EVEN ONE THIS SMALL, CAN SOMETIMES BE INTIMIDATING.

BUT, EVERYTHING INSIDE THE RS3 IS ABOUT AS USER FRIENDLY AS IT GETS.

MATERIALS ARE AS UPSCALE AS YOU'LL FIND IN ANY SMALL CAR, AND THERE ARE THINGS LIKE, THE VIRTUAL COCKPIT AND ASCENDING MULTIMEDIA SCREEN THAT HAVE THE ABILITY TO WOW YOU AND YOUR FRIENDS, NO MATTER HOW MANY LUXURY CARS THEY'VE BEEN IN.

RIDE QUALITY IS VERY SOLID; NOT HARSH NORMALLY, BUT BIG BUMPS OR POT HOLES CAN GIVE YOU QUITE A JOLT.

AUDI SEEMS TO HAVE A KNACK FOR MAKING HIGH PERFORMANCE CARS REALLY EASY TO DRIVE, AND THAT CONTINUES HERE.

HOP IN, PUT THE STANDARD 7-SPEED S-TRONIC TRANS INTO DRIVE, AND YOU'LL FIND PLENTY OF IMMEDIATE POWER WITHOUT THE CAR FEELING JUMPY OR HYPER.

KEEP APPLYING THE THROTTLE AND THINGS GO FROM FAST TO RIDICULOUSLY FAST IN A HURRY.

LAUNCH CONTROL IS THERE TO HELP YOU MANAGE IT AT THE TRACK, AND IT WORKS FANTASTICALLY.

FIRST GEAR PULLS STRONG RIGHT FROM THE GET-GO, WITH QUATTRO GRIP PULLING YOU TO 60 IN JUST 3.7 SECONDS.

AUTOMATIC SHIFTS ARE ONLY MODERATELY HARD BUT VERY FAST, AND REALLY, THERE'S ABUNDANT POWER NO MATTER WHERE THE TACH NEEDLE IS POINTING.

12.2 SECONDS WAS OUR BEST QUARTER MILE TIME, AT 114 MILES PER HOUR.

WHEN YOU CALL FOR MORE POWER, DOWNSHIFTS ARE QUICK AND PRECISE; ALLEVIATING SOME OF OUR "NO-MANUAL-BLUES."

QUATTRO ALL-WHEEL DRIVE PAYS EVEN MORE DIVIDENDS IN THE HANDLING BUSINESS, CONTINUING TO IMPRESS US WITH ITS ABILITY TO APPLY MEGA AMOUNTS OF POWER IN AND OUT OF CORNERS WITHOUT DISTURBING THE CHASSIS IN ANY WAY.

SURE, YOU CAN PUSH HARD ENOUGH TO FIND SOME UNDERSTEER, BUT TURN-INS ARE LASER SHARP.

THE RESULT IS A FUN GAME OF GIVE AND TAKE, WITH AN EQUALLY-BALANCED AMOUNT OF OVERSTEER, THAT ARRIVES AT JUST THE RIGHT TIME TO SHOOT YOU TO THE NEXT GATE.

LOOK-WISE, THERE'S ENOUGH HERE FOR THE RS3 3 TO STAND APART FROM LESSER AUDI 3s, BUT IN TYPICAL AUDI FASHION, NOTHING FLASHY ENOUGH TO UPSET THE OVERALL CLASSY DESIGN.

ALUMINUM TRIM IS THE MAJOR DEPARTURE, BUT OUR CAR'S BLACK OPTIC PACKAGE BLACKENS MOST OF THAT; MAKING THE FRONT SPLITTER AND WIDER WHEEL ARCHES THE BIGGEST GIVEAWAYS.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 19-CITY, 28-HIGHWAY, AND 22-COMBINED, WITH OUR AVERAGE BEATING THAT AT 25.5 MILES PER GALLON OF PREMIUM.

PRICING STARTS AT $57,195; WITH A HOST OF OPTION PACKAGES AVAILABLE TO BOOST IT SUBSTANTIALLY FROM THERE.

SO, WE'RE NOT DEALING WITH ANY KIND OF A PERFORMANCE BARGAIN HERE, BUT WE ARE TALKING ABOUT A HECK OF A LOT OF PERFORMANCE CRAMMED INTO A TINY PACKAGE.

COMBINE THAT WITH A REFINED DRIVING EXPERIENCE THAT'S FAR SUPERIOR TO CARS LIKE THE FORD FOCUS RS OR HONDA CIVIC TYPE R, AND YOU GET SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL.

THE AUDI RS3 IS NOT FOR EVERYONE.

AND THAT'S EXACTLY, WHY WE LOVE IT.

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

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

AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHEN WE PICK OUR BEST DRIVES OF THE YEAR.

AND STEPHANIE HART LOOKS AT FUTURE TECH ON THE MOVE.

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

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