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

JOIN US FOR A JAW DROPPING, BONE RATTLING RIDE IN THE FORD MUSTANG SHELBY GT500... PAT GOSS SOLVES AN INSTANTLY IRRITATING CAR CARE PROBLEM... WE'LL SEE HOW KEEPING THE PEACE IS GETTING A BIG JOLT... AND THE AUDI Q3 GROWS UP IN MORE WAYS THAN ONE...

SO, COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John: THE LIST OF LEGENDARY FORD MUSTANGS IS A LONG ONE.

AND DEBATES ABOUT WHO BELONGS AT THE TOP OF THAT LIST WILL GO ON FOREVER.

WELL, TIME TO MAKE ROOM FOR ONE MORE ON THE DEBATE STAGE, AS THE MOST POWERFUL STREET-LEGAL FORD EVER, HAS A FEW POINTS TO MAKE.

SO, LET'S FIND OUT IF A NEW SHELBY GT500 EARNS OUR VOTE.

* YOU MAY NOT REALIZE THAT THE SHELBY GT500 HAS BEEN MISSING FROM THE FORD MUSTANG LINEUP FOR 6-YEARS.

AND YOU MAY NOT EVEN CARE THAT THIS 2020 FORD MUSTANG SHELBY GT500 IS THE MOST POWERFUL STREET-LEGAL FORD EVER.

BUT WE SURE AS HECK CARE, AS DO MUSTANG FAITHFUL THE WORLD OVER.

WHEN FORD FIRST ANNOUNCED THE RETURN OF THIS BEAST, THEY CLAIMED IT'S SUPERCHARGED V8 WOULD MAKE MORE THAN 700 HORSEPOWER.

WELL, THEY'VE DELIVERED THAT, AND THEN SOME.

YES, IT STARTS OUT AS THE SAME DUAL OVERHEAD CAM ALUMINUM 5.2 LITER FLAT-PLANE CRANK V8 AS FOUND IN THE GT350.

BUT, BEFORE IT LEAVES THE ROMEO ENGINE PLANT; IT GETS A TRADITIONAL CROSS-PLANE CRANKSHAFT, STRUCTURAL REINFORCEMENTS, AND A BIG OL' 2.7 LITER SUPERCHARGER NESTLED BETWEEN ITS CYLINDER HEADS.

THE RESULTS ARE 760 HORSEPOWER AND 625 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

EXHAUST IS CHANNELED THROUGH NEW TWO AND THREE-QUARTER-INCH DUAL-CAT STAINLESS PIPING, TO A SET OF FOUR POLISHED EXHAUST TIPS.

KEEP IN MIND, THAT THE MOST HORSEPOWER YOU CAN GET IN A CAMARO, IS THE ZL1'S 650, NOT TO MENTION THE NEW CORVETTE EVERYONE'S TALKING ABOUT ONLY PUTS OUT 495.

YEAH, REMEMBER WAY BACK IN 2015 WHEN THE HELLCAT'S 707 HORSEPOWER SEEMED INSANE?

NOW, WHAT MAY SEEM EVEN CRAZIER TO SOME, IS THAT THERE'S NO TRADITIONAL MANUAL TRANSMISSION AVAILABLE.

ITS STANDARD 7-SPEED DUAL-CLUTCH AUTOMATIC IS JUST ONE OF MANY ITEMS FINDING THEIR WAY INTO THIS MUSTANG FROM FORD'S GT RACING TEAM.

COMPLAIN IF YOU MUST, BUT UNLESS YOU CAN SHIFT GEARS IN 80 MILLISECONDS, YOU'LL BE BETTER OFF LETTING THE CAR DO IT FOR YOU.

RACING ENGINEERS ALSO ADDED THEIR AERO KNOWLEDGE TO THIS 6TH GENERATION 'STANG'S BODY.

THERE'S 50% MORE AIRFLOW THROUGH THE FRONT COMPARED TO THE GT350.

MORE THROUGH THE HOOD AS WELL; SERVING DUAL ROLES OF EXTRACTING HOT AIR, AS WELL AS INCREASING DOWNFORCE.

THE FRONT FENDERS NEEDED RESHAPING, IN ORDER TO HOUSE NEW WIDER 20-INCH WHEELS; AND BOTH THE REAR SPOILER AND DIFFUSER HAVE BEEN REINFORCED AS WELL.

THE CARBON FIBER TRACK PACKAGE SWAPS THAT SPOILER FOR AN ADJUSTABLE WING, ADDS A FRONT SPLITTER WITH WICKERS AND INTEGRATED DIVE PLANE, AND UPGRADES THE WHEELS THEMSELVES TO...YOU GUESSED IT, CARBON FIBER.

INSIDE, THE COCKPIT IS A STANDARD 12-INCH FULL-COLOR LCD GAUGE CLUSTER, BUT MOST OTHER MAJOR DEPARTURES FROM REGULAR MUSTANG FAIR ARE OPTIONAL.

THEY INCLUDE, CARBON-FIBER TRIM, SUEDE MATERIALS, AND RECARO RACING SEATS.

AND OF COURSE, THERE'S NO SHIFTER STICKING OUT OF THE CONSOLE; JUST A SMALL ROTARY DIAL WITH MANUAL SHIFT PADDLES MOUNTED ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

WITH YOUR HANDS ON THAT WHEEL, THE GT500 FEELS LIKE A BIG INTIMIDATING BEAST, WHICH IS JUST WHAT MOST ARE LOOKING FOR WHEN THEY CONTEMPLATE THIS END OF THE MUSCLE CAR SEGMENT.

RIDE IS FIRM, BUT NOT HARSH, SEATS ARE COMFY, THERE'S VERY LITTLE SUPERCHARGER WHINE, AND THE TRANSMISSION IS SMOOTH, STAYING MOSTLY IN THE BACKGROUND.

AND, IF YOU LIVE YOUR LIFE, A QUARTER MILE AT A TIME, THAT DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION, AS WELL AS DRAG MODE WITH LAUNCH CONTROL, WILL HELP YOU GET THROUGH THE QUARTER IN LESS THAN 11.0 SECONDS.

FORD CLAIMS 10.7, WITH A SUPERCAR-WORTHY TRIP TO 60 IN JUST 3.3 SECONDS.

REAR AXLE RATIO IS 3.73, JUST LIKE THE GT350, AND TOP SPEED IS ELECTRONICALLY LIMITED TO 180 MILES PER HOUR.

WE WERE ONLY ABLE TO MAKE A COUPLE OF QUICK PASSES, BUT RIPPED OF AN 11.2 AT 128 MILES PER HOUR ON JUST OUR SECOND RUN.

ALSO, MUCH LIKE THAT GT350, THIS SHELBY IS ABOUT MUCH MORE THAN JUST QUARTER MILES.

FORD'S RACING ENGINEERS ADDRESSED THE ENTIRE SUSPENSION TO ENSURE THAT IT'S THE BEST HANDLING MUSTANG EVER, AS WELL.

THAT MEANS COMPLETELY REVISED GEOMETRY THROUGHOUT, UPGRADED COIL SPRINGS FRONT AND REAR, AS WELL AS AN ALL-NEW ELECTRONIC POWER STEERING UNIT.

NOT TO MENTION NEXT-GEN MAGNARIDE AND COMPREHENSIVE TRACK-FOCUSED DRIVE MODES; ALONG WITH LARGER BREMBO BRAKES AND YOUR CHOICE OF EITHER CUSTOM MICHELIN PILOT SPORT 4S'S OR SPORT CUP 2 TIRES.

PUTTING IT TO THE TEST ON THE ROAD COURSE OUTSIDE OF LAS VEGAS MOTOR SPEEDWAY, THE DIFFERENCE FROM THE LAST GT500 IS NIGHT-AND-DAY.

STEERING THE CAR WITH THE THROTTLE IS AN EASY AFFAIR, BUT EVEN WITH ALL OF THAT HORSEPOWER IT'S NOT OVERLY TAIL-HAPPY.

LOTS OF GRIP FROM THE MICHELINS, AND BRAKES PERFORMED EXTREMELY WELL.

NO MATTER HOW LATE WE BRAKED, WE NEVER DID FIND THEIR LIMITS.

PRICING STARTS AT $73,995.

WE DOUBT THAT YOU CAN BUILD A BETTER MUSTANG FOR THAT PRICE, NO MATTER HOW MANY PARTS CATALOGS YOU HAVE ON YOUR WORKBENCH.

TIME WILL TELL WHERE THIS 2020 SHELBY GT500 FALLS ON THE LIST OF EXCEPTIONALLY ENTERTAINING FORD MUSTANGS.

BUT, ITS PLACE IN OUR OIL-PUMPING HEARTS IS SECURE.

IT WILL TAKE FORD, AND EVERYONE ELSE, A LONG TIME TO TOP IT.

* John: WITH EXTENDED DRIVING RANGES, DEPENDABILITY, LOW MAINTENANCE, QUIET OPERATION, AND ZERO EMISSIONS, TODAY'S ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE A NO-COMPROMISE CLEAN TRANSPORTATION SOLUTION FOR MANY HOUSEHOLDS.

AND THOSE SAME QUALITIES ARE FINDING FANS FOR EVs AMONG SOME PRETTY DEMANDING FLEETS AS WELL.

TWO IN PARTICULAR THAT WE'VE FOUND, SHOW THAT GOING ELECTRIC CAN HELP PROTECT AND SERVE OUR NATION'S MOST VALUABLE RESOURCES.

* THE UNITED STATES PARK POLICE WAS CREATED BY PRESIDENT GEORGE WASHINGTON IN 1791, AND IS CHARGED WITH PROTECTING OUR NATION'S MONUMENTS AND LANDMARKS IN OUR NATIONAL PARKS AS WELL AS IN THE METROPOLITAN AREAS OF WASHINGTON DC, NEW YORK, AND SAN FRANCISCO.

TO HELP IN THIS MISSION, MORE THAN A DOZEN ALL-ELECTRIC CARS AND MOTORCYCLES HAVE RECENTLY BEEN ADDED TO THEIR WASHINGTON D.C. FLEET.

MADE POSSIBLE THROUGH A LONG-STANDING PARTNERSHIP BETWEEN THE NATIONAL PARK SERVICE AND THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY, THESE HIGH PERFORMANCE, HIGH EFFICIENCY, AND WHISPER QUIET, ZERO EMISSION VEHICLES WILL TRANSPORT OFFICERS AND STAFF IN AND AROUND THE PROPERTIES MANAGED BY THE PARK POLICE.

Steven Booker: WELL, OUR PATROLMEN LOVE IT.

THEY LIKE THE MULTI-TERRAIN USE OF THE VEHICLES, THEY'RE VERY INTUITIVE, THEY CAN REALLY JUST ROLL INTO A SITUATION WHEN WE'RE DEALING WITH LARGE CROWDS... AND THEY CAN EASILY MONITOR AND IT'S BEEN VERY WELL-RECEIVED BY THE PUBLIC.

THEY ALWAYS COME UP AND ASK, THOSE ARE SOME NICE LOOKING BIKES.

John: IN ADDITION TO THE ZERO MOTORCYCLES, THE U.S. PARK POLICE ADDED FIVE CHEVROLET BOLTS TO THEIR FLEET.

THESE DON'T CURRENTLY SERVE AS PATROL CARS, BUT STILL PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE AS CRITICAL TRANSPORT FOR COURT APPEARANCES, PERSONNEL MOVEMENT, DELIVERIES AND THE LIKE.

THE CHEVY BOLTS AND ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLES WILL SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE THE AGENCY'S OPERATING AND MAINTENANCE EXPENSES, SINCE ALL REPLACED AGING, LESS EFFICIENT VEHICLES.

ALONG WITH CHARGING STATIONS INSTALLED AT MULTIPLE LOCATIONS THROUGHOUT THE REGION, ALL ARE MADE IN THE U.S.

THIS REAL-WORLD USE OF ADVANCED VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY WILL SERVE AS AN EXAMPLE TO OTHER POLICE AND PUBLIC SERVICE FLEETS SEEKING TO DO THE SAME, AND WILL BE SEEN BY MILLIONS OF PARK VISITORS EACH YEAR.

Steven: ONE OF OUR STRATEGIC THEMES IS EFFECTIVE USE OF RELEVANT TECHNOLOGY.

IT'S NOT NECESSARILY NEW, BUT THE TECHNOLOGY HERE IS SOUND.

WE UNDERSTAND IT, WE APPRECIATE IT.

AND IT WILL HELP THE ENVIRONMENT AS WE PATROL AROUND THE MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS, AND WE FEEL IT'S THE BEST DIRECTION FOR US.

AND, JUST PUTTING OUR SMALL FOOTPRINT INTO ELECTRIC VEHICLE TECHNOLOGY IS HUGE FOR US, AS AN AGENCY.

[RADIO CHATTER & SIRENS] John: FOR THE CITY OF HYATTSVILLE, MARYLAND A VERY SIMILAR SITUATION UNFOLDED, BUT IN THIS CASE THE VEHICLE'S ROLES WERE SOMEWHAT REVERSED.

Richard Hartnett: IN 2016, THE END OF 2016, CHEVROLET ANNOUNCED THE UPCOMING BOLT, WITH A RANGE, A MINIMUM RANGE ANYWAY, OF 238 MILES, AND I KNEW THAT, THAT WOULD BE THE CAR THAT WOULD, UH, TARGET VEHICLE FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT, SO I LOOKED TO GET A CAR LIKE THAT FOR THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND WITH THE HELP OF A GRANT FROM THE MARYLAND ENERGY ADMINISTRATION, WE GOT THIS 2017 CHEVROLET BOLT, OUTFITTED IT, AND SO FAR IT'S BEEN DOING GREAT.

John: THE HYATTSVILLE POLICE ALSO ACQUIRED A ZERO ELECTRIC MOTORCYCLE TO PROVIDE PEDESTRIAN-FRIENDLY, QUIET, GO-ANYWHERE CAPABILITY IN THE TOWN'S PARKS, BIKE PATHS, AND PUBLIC AREAS, AND HAVE ENJOYED THE SAME SUCCESS AS THE U.S. PARK POLICE, ON A MORE LIMITED SCALE.

BUT THE CHEVY BOLT HAS BEEN THE EV WORKHORSE IN THIS FLEET.

IT HAS NOW DELIVERED MORE THAN TWO YEARS OF TROUBLE-FREE, EMISSIONS-FREE SERVICE, AND SAVES OVER 75% IN OPERATING COSTS FOR ENERGY AND MAINTENANCE VERSUS A CONVENTIONAL GAS-POWERED POLICE CRUISER.

DESPITE ITS SMALL STATURE, THIS "LITTLE EV THAT COULD" IS MAKING A BIG CASE FOR OTHERS TO FOLLOW HYATTSVILLE'S GREEN LEAD.

Richard: THE ZERO TO 60 IS VERY GOOD THOUGH, IT'S A LITTLE OVER 6.0 SECONDS, 6.4 SECONDS, SO IT'S ACTUALLY A LITTLE FASTER OFF THE LINE THAN PRETTY MUCH ALL OF OUR BIG, YOU KNOW...HEAVY, GAS-POWERED POLICE CARS.

BUT TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, WE'RE IN AN URBAN AREA, THERE'S POLICE CARS YOU KNOW, PRACTICALLY ON EVERY CORNER, SO IF A CHASE DOES HAPPEN, THERE'S GOING TO BE A LOT OF OTHER POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVED VERY SOON, AND TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, IT'S KINDA HARD TO OUTRUN THE RADIO.

* John: YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT LIFE WILL THROW AT YOU.

BUT PAT GOSS KNOWS WHAT TO DO WHEN IT HAPPENS.

Pat Goss: THERE'S SOME THINGS ON AN AUTOMOBILES THAT ARE ALMOST INEVITABLE.

TAKE THIS ROCK CHIP.

EVERY DAY YOU GO WITHOUT ONE OF THESE CHIPS IN YOUR WINDSHIELD IS TYPICALLY, A DAY CLOSER TO WHEN YOU WILL HAVE ONE.

NOW, WE LOOK AT THIS ONE, IT IS A BULLSEYE, BUT IT HAS A BIG CRACK OUT OF IT.

NOW, IF IT WASN'T FOR THAT CRACK, THIS WOULD BE READILY REPAIRABLE, BUT WITH THE CRACK: MAYBE, MAYBE NOT, WE'LL SEE AS TIME GOES ON.

NOW, A LOT OF THESE CHIPS CAN BE REPAIRED WITH DO-IT-YOURSELF KITS.

THEY'RE AVAILABLE ALL OVER, GO TO ANY PARTS STORE AND YOU'LL FIND REPAIR KITS FOR WINDSHIELDS.

NOW, HERE WE HAVE A VERY POPULAR ONE.

THIS ONE IS FROM PERMATEX.

I'VE USED THIS ONE OVER THE YEARS, HAD GOOD LUCK WITH IT.

NOW, THE WAY THIS WORKS IS REAL SIMPLE: YOU HAVE A PATCH HERE WITH DOUBLE-SIDED TAPE THAT GOES OVER THE DAMAGED AREA IN THE WINDSHIELD, SO IT'S GLUED IN PLACE AND IT'S AIRTIGHT.

NOW, YOU HAVE THIS CHAMBER HERE, THIS PLUNGER, THAT YOU PULL UP ONCE IT'S INSTALLED.

IT FORMS A VACUUM INSIDE THE CHIP, PULLS THE MOISTURE OUT, AND THEN YOU CAN GO AHEAD AND INJECT THE RESIN THAT WILL ACTUALLY REPAIR THE GLASS.

NOW, THEY ALL WORK PRETTY MUCH THE SAME BUT THEY HAVE DIFFERENT WAYS OF APPLYING THE RESIN TO THE GLASS.

LIKE, THIS ROCKPRO UNIT HERE, IT HAS THIS RATHER LARGE AND ELABORATE APPLICATOR, USES THESE THREE SUCTION CUPS AND IT HAS A CENTER THAT CAN BE SCREWED DOWN TO APPLY FORCE TO MAKE AN AIRTIGHT SEAL DOWN AT THE BOTTOM, AND IT HAS A CENTER SECTION THAT IS USED TO PUT PRESSURE OR VACUUM ON THE DIFFERENT COMPONENTS.

SO, WE'RE GOING TO TRY THIS ONE AND SEE HOW IT WORKS.

BUT THE BIG THING HERE: REMEMBER THAT WHEN YOU GET ONE OF THESE STONE CHIPS, YOU HAVE TO TREAT IT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

THE LONGER YOU LET IT WAIT, THE WORSE THE REPAIR WILL PROBABLY BE.

AND THAT'S BECAUSE DIRT GETS IN THERE AND DIRT WORKS ITS WAY INTO THE RESIN AS YOU'RE FILLING THE VOIDS IN THE GLASS, AND THAT DIRT SHOWS UP, SO THAT INSTEAD OF HAVING THIS CRYSTAL CLEAR REPAIR, YOU MAY HAVE LINES IN IT AND SO ON CAUSED BY THE DIRT, BECAUSE YOU DIDN'T TAKE CARE OF IT SOON ENOUGH... WELL, OUR REPAIR IS NOT PERFECT, BUT IT IS LIGHT YEARS AHEAD OF WHAT IT WAS WHEN WE STARTED.

NOW, KEEP IN MIND THAT WE DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THE AGE OF THIS DAMAGE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT, SO HAD IT BEEN DONE EARLIER, THE RESULTS MIGHT HAVE BEEN BETTER.

BIG THING IS, DO IT AS SOON AS YOU POSSIBLY CAN.

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

John: WE'RE ALWAYS ON THE LOOKOUT FOR SOMETHING NEW TO DRIVE.

SO, LET'S GO FOR A QUICKSPIN!

WE'RE OFF TO MICHIGAN TO DRIVE THE MOST TALKED-ABOUT CAR OF THE YEAR, THE 2020 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY.

THE FIRST REAR MID-MOUNTED ENGINE CORVETTE IS POWERED BY A 495 HORSEPOWER 6.2 LITER V8 MATED TO AN 8-SPEED DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION.

ZERO TO 60 COMES AND GOES IN JUST UNDER 3.0 SECONDS WITH THE Z51 PERFORMANCE PACKAGE.

WHEN YOU GET IN ANY MID-ENGINE CAR AND YOU CAN START IT UP THE FIRST THING YOU EXPECT TO HEAR IS THE ENGINE RUMBLING AWAY ABOUT 6.0 INCHES BEHIND.

THIS CORVETTE WAS AS SILENT AS ANY OTHER WELL-DONE PASSENGER CAR YOU CAN THINK OF.

WHEN YOU'RE IDLING YOU BARELY KNOW THE ENGINE IS EVEN RUNNING.

I WAS AMAZED AT HOW QUIET THE CAR WAS WHEN YOU PUT IT IN GEAR AND DO REASONABLE DRIVING IN STANDARD MODES.

PUNCHING IT UP TO SPORT AND TRACK MODES, THE ENGINE, STEERING, AND EXHAUST WAKE UP AND THE CAR SOUNDS LIKE THE SUPERCAR IT'S TRYING TO BE.

SOMETHING ELSE WE LIKED A LOT, THE VIEW.

WITH OLDER CORVETTES, WHEN YOU GOT IN YOU HAD LOTS OF HOOD IN FRONT OF YOU AND YOU REALLY DIDN'T KNOW WHERE IT ENDED.

WELL, WITH THIS NEW CORVETTE, YOU STILL DON'T KNOW WHERE THE FRONT STOPS, BUT IT SLOPES AWAY FROM THE DRIVER SO QUICKLY...

LITERALLY, ALL YOU SEE IS THE ROAD RIGHT BELOW THE COWL.

REAR VISIBILITY IS ALSO SURPRISINGLY GOOD FOR A MID-ENGINE CAR.

THE STINGRAY'S VERY DRIVER ORIENTED AND WELL-APPOINTED COCKPIT, NATURALLY HAS DIGITAL GAUGES, AND A CENTRALIZED TOUCH SCREEN, BUT WITH PLENTY OF REDUNDANT CONTROLS.

WE HAD AN ENGINEER WITH US DURING OUR DRIVE ON NEWLY PAVED AND CURVY ROADS IN AND AROUND THE ANN ARBOR AREA, BUT NO TRACK TIME.

STILL, THE NEW-FOUND LIGHTNESS OF THE FRONT END WITHOUT A BIG HULKING V8 SITTING UP THERE IS ALMOST STARTLING.

THERE WAS ONLY A LIMITED CHANCE TO PUSH THE CAR HARD, WHEN DONE SO, THE NEW CORVETTE PROVED TOTALLY REWARDING.

IT LOOKS LIKE A GREAT START FOR A WHOLE NEW KIND OF PLASTIC FANTASTIC.

THE 2020 CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY ARRIVES EARLY NEXT YEAR STARTING AT JUST UNDER $59,000.

AND WE'LL HAVE MORE QUICKSPINS SOON!

* Greg Carloss: WE ARE QUICKLY ADDING MILES TO OUR 2019 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV.

THIS PLUG-IN HYBRID IS PROVING TO BE QUIET, SMOOTH, AND COMFORTABLE FOR OUR STAFF THIS TIME AROUND.

WE'VE ADDED ANOTHER 1900 MILES, BRINGING THE TOTAL UP TO ABOUT 5,000.

A 2.0 LITER I4 IS TEAMED UP WITH TWO ELECTRIC MOTORS, ONE ON EACH AXLE FOR ALL-WHEEL DRIVE.

EVEN THOUGH, WE HAVEN'T HAD SERIOUSLY FOUL WEATHER YET, YOU CAN FEEL THE GOOD TRACTION WHEN PULLING AWAY FROM A STOP.

TOTAL SYSTEM OUTPUT IS 190 HORSEPOWER.

THAT SEEMS TO PULL PRETTY WELL DURING OUR DRIVING.

THE CHASSIS ALSO FEELS SOLID, WITH A RIDE QUALITY THAT'S OVERALL LIGHT AND NIMBLE... AS THE WEATHER COOLS DOWN, WE'RE WARMING UP TO THIS OUTLANDER PHEV.

NOW, THE SUSPENSION LEANS TOWARD THE SOFT SIDE, SO WE WON'T BE THROWING IT AROUND MANY CORNERS, BUT IT DOES SOAK UP ROAD IMPERFECTIONS REALLY WELL AND WITH WINTER COMING UP THAT WILL BE OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE.

THE CONSERVATIVE INTERIOR IS A GOOD PLACE TO SPEND TIME DURING LONGER TRIPS, AND EVEN WHEN WE'RE RUNNING ERRANDS AROUND TOWN.

WE'RE GETTING 35.1 MILES PER GALLON...

WHICH IS A LITTLE BETTER THAN OUR FIRST REPORT...

SO WE'RE DOING A BETTER JOB OF TAPPING INTO THAT 22-MILE EV-ONLY RANGE.

WE'LL UPDATE YOU ON OUR PORSCHE MACAN S AND KIA NIRO PHEV, ON THE NEXT MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE!

John: WHEN THE AUDI Q3 ARRIVED HERE IN THE STATES FOR 2015, IT WAS MIDWAY THROUGH ITS FIRST GENERATION, A DESIGN THAT WAS CONCEIVED WITH MOSTLY EUROPEAN TASTES IN MIND.

WELL, THAT DIDN'T SEEM TO MATTER, AS SALES QUICKLY TOOK OFF.

NOW, A 2ND GEN ARRIVES, WITH A MORE AMERICAN TILT IN CHARACTER.

SO, IS A BIGGER Q3, A BETTER Q3?

* THAT'S RIGHT, THE 2019 AUDI Q3 IS FIRST AND FOREMOST, BIGGER.

WHICH, IN OUR EXPERIENCE, ISN'T AUTOMATICALLY A GOOD THING.

BUT IN THE Q3'S CASE, THE EXTRA INTERIOR SPACE IS MUCH APPRECIATED, AND ALONG WITH THE HIGH QUALITY FEEL OF BIGGER AUDIS AS WELL, THIS SHOULD HELP IT STAND OUT IN WHAT IS AN INTENSELY COMPETITIVE SMALL LUXURY CROSSOVER MARKET.

THERE'S A HEAVIER TECH.

VIBE, TOO.

A 10-INCH DIGITAL INSTRUMENT CLUSTER IS STANDARD, 12-INCH OPTIONAL.

FUNCTIONALLY, IT'S STILL NOT OUR FAVORITE SETUP, WITH THE MMI TOUCH RESPONSE SYSTEM HAVING A BIT OF A LEARNING CURVE, AND THERE'S AN AWKWARDLY-PLACED VOLUME KNOB THAT SEEMS TO HAVE BEEN AN AFTERTHOUGHT.

BUT THE DRIVER ORIENTED SPACE IN FRONT IS QUITE COMFORTABLE.

IT GRADUATES FROM SUBCOMPACT TO COMPACT ROOMINESS WITH STYLE AND GRACE.

OTHER HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE A STANDARD PANORAMIC SUNROOF AND HEATED POWER SEATS, AS WELL AS PLENTY OF AVAILABLE TRIM OPTIONS, COMPRISING MATTE-FINISH NATURAL WOOD, AND A SPORT PACKAGE THAT ADDS BRUSHED ALUMINUM INLAYS, SPORT SEATS WITH CONTRASTING STITCHING, AND A 3-SPOKE STEERING WHEEL WITH PADDLE SHIFTERS.

THERE'S ALSO, MORE REAR SEAT SPACE THAN BEFORE, AS WELL AS RELIEFS CUT INTO THE FRONT SEATBACKS, TO OFFER TRUE ADULT-SIZE LEG ROOM.

CARGO ROOM ALSO INCREASES TO 23.7 CUBIC-FEET; EXPANDING TO 48.0 CUBIC-FEET WITH SEATBACKS FOLDED.

ALL THAT ADDED SPACE COMES WITH A LONGER WHEELBASE; UP 3.0 INCHES TO 105.5.

THE RESULT LOOKS QUITE NICE.

WHEREAS, SOME RIVALS TRY TO LOOK AS DAUNTING AND SPORTY AS POSSIBLE TO ATTRACT YOUNGER BUYERS, THE Q3 TAKES A CLASSIER APPROACH THAT SUITS IT AND THE AUDI BRAND WELL.

THOUGH, NOT ENTIRELY OMITTING THE SPORTY, AS S LINE ADDS ATHLETIC TOUCHES SUCH AS UNIQUE BUMPERS, SIDE SILLS, AND 19.0 INCH WHEELS, WITH 20s OPTIONAL.

IRONICALLY ENOUGH, IT LOOKS MORE LIKE AUDI'S FLAGSHIP Q8 THAN OTHER UTILITIES IN THEIR LINEUP.

WHETHER, SCOOTING ABOUT TOWN, HITTING THE HIGHWAY, OR TWISTING YOUR WAY THROUGH THE COUNTRYSIDE; THE Q3 REMAINS QUIET AND COMFORTABLE; FEELING QUITE COMPOSED FOR A SMALL UTILITY.

POWER COMES FROM AN UPDATED VERSION OF AUDI'S 2.0 LITER I4 TURBO.

THERE'S 28 HORSEPOWER MORE THAN BEFORE, AS WELL AS 51 ADDITIONAL POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

THAT MAKES THE TOTALS 228 HORSEPOWER AND 258 POUND-FEET.

QUATTRO ALL-WHEEL DRIVE IS NOW STANDARD.

THOUGH...HOPEFULLY, YOU'RE STILL NOT IN TOO BIG OF A HURRY.

TRACK TEST RESULTS WERE NOT QUITE AS SPORTY AS WE MAY HAVE HOPED.

IT MOSTLY COMES DOWN TO A DEFINITE DELAY FOR POWER TO ARRIVE ONCE YOU ASK FOR IT.

IT TOOK US 7.4 SECONDS TO HIT 60.

ONCE UNDERWAY, THINGS IMPROVED A LITTLE, BUT THE TRADITIONAL 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC IS ALSO PART OF THE PROBLEM.

NOT THAT IT'S A BAD TRANSMISSION, BUT SHIFTS JUST FEEL A TAD CLUNKY.

OUR BEST QUARTER MILE WAS 15.6 SECONDS AT 90 MILES PER HOUR.

BUT, WITH THAT POWER BEING DIVERTED AROUND BY QUATTRO, AS WELL AS WITH THE HELP OF SELECTIVE BRAKING; THE Q3 FEEL STILL MORE ATHLETIC THAN MOST IN ITS CLASS.

IT'S NO GTI, BUT IT DOES SHARE A PLATFORM WITH IT, ALONG WITH ITS 5-LINK INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION, FRONT AND REAR.

THE Q3 IS 1.5 INCHES TALLER THAN BEFORE, BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL ANY TOP HEAVIER.

SOFT...YES, BUT BODY ROLL IS NOT OUT OF LINE BY ANY MEANS.

AND, JUST 97 FEET IS ALL IT TOOK TO BRING US TO A HALT FROM 60, THOUGH WE DID EXPERIENCE SOME FADE AFTER A FEW RUNS.

AUDI DIDN'T SKIMP ON THE SAFETY STUFF.

THEIR CAMERA-BASED PRE SENSE COLLISION AVOIDANCE IS STANDARD; WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL WITH STOP & GO, LANE KEEP, AND EVEN A TOP VIEW CAMERA SYSTEM ALL ARE AVAILABLE.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 19-CITY, 27-HIGHWAY, AND 22-COMBINED; OUR HIGHWAY-HEAVY AVERAGE WAS A GREAT 26.1 MILES PER GALLON OF REGULAR.

THAT'S JUST SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN AVERAGE FOR THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE; 15.0 BARRELS OF YEARLY OIL USE, WITH 6.6 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

PRICED QUITE APPROPRIATELY FOR THE SEGMENT, A BASE PREMIUM Q3 STARTS AT $35,695, WITH STANDARD ALL-WHEEL DRIVE.

TOP PRESTIGE TRIM BEGINS AT $43,895.

SO, TO ANSWER OUR ORIGINAL QUESTION; YES, A BIGGER Q3 IS A BETTER Q3.

BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE 2019 AUDI Q3 IS ABOUT MORE THAN JUST MORE SPACE.

IT'S A TECH-HEAVY AND LAVISHLY COMFORTABLE YET, STILL PRACTICAL SMALL UTILITY, THAT THE REST OF THE SEGMENT WILL HAVE TO DEAL WITH FOR SOME TIME TO COME.

NOW, WE CAN DEBATE ALL DAY LONG ABOUT THE MERITS OF PRICEY CROSSOVERS TAKING OVER THE LUXURY LANDSCAPE, BUT WITH THE PRACTICALITY, TECHNOLOGY, AND OVERALL DRIVING EXPERIENCE OF VEHICLES LIKE THIS Q3, IT'S GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO ARGUE AGAINST MAKING THE SWITCH.

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 EUROPEAN LUXURY GETS A LITTLE MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY IN THE BMW 745E.

AND IT'S A NEW DESIGN FOR THE ONE WAGON AMERICANS LOVE, THE SUBARU OUTBACK.

PAT GOSS ON WHY PUTTING IT OFF, DOESN'T PAY OFF.

STEPHANIE HART HOPS ON A TRAIN WHERE THE CARS GO ALONG FOR THE RIDE.

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