HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS JOIN US FOR A SPORTY FROM THE MASTER CRAFTER'S PAT GOSS HAS ALL WE NEED AND HOW TO USE THEM PROPERLY... STEPHANIE HART DIVES INTO AND WHERE YOU CAN GO FOR HELP... THEN, IT'S A ROAD TEST WITH THE UPDATED HONDA ODYSSEY.

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY * Announcer: MOTORWEEK , 40 YEARS, STEERING YOU BROUGHT TO YOU BY... ROCKAUTO HAS AUTO PARTS FROM OFFERING A VARIETY OF BRANDS, ROCKAUTO.COM, ALL THE PARTS YOUR CAR John: THE CURRENT 3RD GENERATION SINCE 2018.

SO, IT'S NOT TIME FOR AN ALL-NEW OR EVEN FOR A MID-CYCLE REFRESH BUT THERE IS NEWS ABOUT AN ADDED AND AS YOU MIGHT HAVE GUESSED, * BMW ALREADY HAS A HOST THROUGHOUT THEIR LINEUP, IN THEIR BEST-SELLING SO, ENTER THE 2021 BMW X3 STARTING WITH THEIR WELL-PROVEN BMW NOW TUNES IT FOR MORE THEN INTEGRATES AN 80 KILOWATT INTO THE 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TOTAL OUTPUT IS 288 HORSEPOWER WITH 18 MILES OF EV RANGE 12 KILOWATT HOUR BATTERY.

BUT, AS WITH MOST PHEVS, ULTIMATE EV USE; THE BETTER FUEL ECONOMY WITH THE BENEFIT OF AS AN ADDED BONUS.

ALL DELIVERED IN AS ITS POWER OUTPUT SLOTS IT AND HIGHER OUTPUT M VERSIONS.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS 60-COMBINED FOR THE MPGE.

NETTING A MUCH BETTER THAN WITH 8.3 BARRELS OF YEARLY OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

CHARGING ONLY TAKES AROUND ABOUT TWICE THAT ON A STANDARD BATTERIES ARE PACKED MOSTLY BUT THERE IS A SLIGHT LOSS OF FALLING FROM 28.7 CUBIC-FEET WITH A MAX OF 59.4.

DRIVE MODES ALLOW YOU TO SELECT OR FULLY-ELECTRIC, IT MOSTLY DEFAULTS TO FULL EV OR ASK FOR FULL POWER.

MONITORING IS SIMPLE, AS TO HOW ALL SYSTEMS THANKFULLY, IT REMAINS WITH THE ADDED BOOST, IN HYBRID MODE VERY APPARENT, TO 84 MILES PER HOUR WHEN IN ACCELERATION REMAINS VERY SMOOTH AT THE TRACK, THE XDRIVE 30E AND TO 60 IN 6.4 SECONDS; WE ACHIEVED WITH THE BASE THE AUTOMATIC SHIFTS QUICKLY, THAN LUXURY CAR SMOOTH; THROUGHOUT THE 14.9 SECOND FINISHING AT 91 MILES PER HOUR.

THERE'S NO LONGER A SIGNATURE AS DEPENDING ON HOW TODAY'S IT CAN EITHER BE QUITE LUXURIOUS OR VERY STIFF AND RESPONSIVE.

HERE AGAIN, THE XDRIVE 30E GOOD STEERING RESPONSE BUT UNDERSTEER INCREASES TRIGGERING A LITTLE TOO MUCH A DYNAMIC HANDLING PACKAGE AND ADDS M SPORT BRAKES.

AND THEIR PERFORMANCE WAS WITH PANIC STOPS FROM 60 IT STAYED STRAIGHT AND TRUE, AND A VERY TRADITIONAL FEEL, OTHER THAN THE XDRIVE30E BADGING FOR THE CHARGE PORT, OUTSIDE THE VEHICLE TO DETRACT AND MOST OF THE REGULAR X3'S SO YOU'RE NOT STUCK WITH NOTED BY OUR TESTER'S M SPORT 20 INCH M DOUBLE-SPOKE ALLOYS, STANDARD EQUIPMENT INSIDE, LIVE COCKPIT GAUGE DISPLAY, FOR IDRIVE 7, THIS COGNAC VERNASCA LEATHER IS JUST ONE OF THE SIX DIFFERENT AND LOOKS QUITE PRETTY WITH THE AS FAR AS EUROPEAN COMPETITORS BMW SEEMS TO BE TAKING THE LEAD IN THEIR LINEUP; SLIGHTLY AHEAD WHEN IT COMES HERE IN THE STATES, AS A FULLY BUT BMW HASN'T MADE IT PREFERRING TO ENTER OUR EV SPLASH WITH THE FORTHCOMING IX.

WE'VE CERTAINLY COME A LONG WAY THAT ARRIVED FOR 2004, BMW'S NUMBER-ONE SELLING MODEL.

BMW SEEMINGLY TOOK WHAT X5 UTILITY AND MERGED IT EVEN OFFERING A 6-SPEED WE CALLED IT A REAL ONE UTILITY THAT DECLARES LOUD AND CLEAR.

OF COURSE, BMW NOW DOES MORE THAN MANUAL TRANSMISSIONS.

XDRIVE 30E PRICING STARTS AT $4,600 OVER A BASE EQUIPPED 2.0 LITER X3.

NOW, THAT MAY SEEM LIKE A LOT FOR A SMALL SUV, FOR WHERE THE SMALL LUXURY SUV AND OF COURSE, BUT CONSIDERING YOU'RE GETTING AND POTENTIALLY A LOT MORE THE 2021 BMW XDRIVE 30E IS ONE IN THE CURRENT LUXURY CLIMATE.

* [CAR DOOR CLOSES] NAVIGATING THE FINE POINTS OF AND OF THEIR UNRESOLVED UNDERSTANDING HOW LEMON LAWS EVEN FOR EXPERIENCED CAR OWNERS.

BUT STEPHANIE HART NOW THAT CAN OFFER SOLUTIONS FOR * Stephanie Hart: IF YOU THINK YOUR VEHICLE FIRST LOOK AT THE WARRANTY.

DETERMINE IF YOUR VEHICLE NEXT FIND OUT WHO HANDLES THAT CAN BE FOUND IN THEN MAKE CONTACT.

YOU MAY JUST END UP TALKING THEY HELP CONSUMERS AND VEHICLE WARRANTY, LEMON LAW, AND THEY DO IT ALL FOR FREE!

BBB AUTO LINE MEDIATORS AND THIRD PARTY ROLE FACILITATING THE MANUFACTURER AND CONSUMER.

AND THEIR INFLUENCE IS GROWING.

IN 2019, BBB AUTO LINE RECEIVED ABOUT 4700 WERE CONSIDERED ABOUT A QUARTER.

TEN YEARS AGO IN 2009, AND ABOUT 6,000 WERE ELIGIBLE, CLAIMS TYPICALLY VARY A LOT, TO AN ENGINE CONCERN.

FACTORY WARRANTIES OFFER BUT THERE ARE LIMITATIONS.

Abby Adams: THE WARRANTY THAT WITH THEIR CAR IS GOING TO VARY TO MANUFACTURER AND EVEN AS THE MOST COMMON TYPES IS A BUMPER TO BUMPER WARRANTY AND THAT CAN VARY GREATLY.

IT CAN BE FIVE YEARS OR TEN YEARS 100,000 MILES.

Stephanie: OFTEN LEMON LAWS DO.

EACH STATE HAS ITS OWN LEMON LAW AGAINST POTENTIALLY DEFECTIVE FOR EXAMPLE, NEW YORK HAS WHILE, OTHER STATES MAY ONLY FOR NEW CARS.

LEMON LAWS ALSO VARY ON HOW MANY BEFORE DEEMING THE VEHICLE THERE'S A PENALTY FOR STATE-BY-STATE LEMON LAWS IN THE DISPUTE RESOLUTION IT'S A GOOD IDEA TO REACH OUT MOTOR VEHICLE DEPARTMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION.

BBB AUTO LINE SAYS, ARE RESOLVED IN MEDIATION."

Abby: IN FACT, OVER 62 PERCENT IN MEDIATION WHERE THE TWO SETTLEMENT ON THEIR OWN TERMS.

SO, IF THE CONSUMER IS AWARDED A REPAIR, A REPLACEMENT, AND THAT COULD BE DECIDED MEDIATION OR ARBITRATION, THE MANUFACTURER THEN HAS WITH THAT REMEDY.

Stephanie: IDEALLY, EVERYONE INVOLVED, AND ENDS WITH YOUR CAR.

[CAR HORN BEEPS] John: OUR MOTORWEEK 40TH IS THIS ORIGINAL BLUE PAUL LEWIS FROM BOUGHT THIS LITTLE BRITISH TO SHOW CUSTOMERS HIS CONFIDENCE AT HIS DEALERSHIP.

SUBMIT PHOTOS OF FOR CAR OF THE WEEK WHETHER, IT'S IN YOUR CAR'S OR ON A TRAILER, IS VITAL FOR EVERYONE.

WELL, HERE'S PAT GOSS WITH SOME THE FIRST TIME.

* Pat Goss: TOWING HAS BECOME VERY AND NO MATTER WHAT IT IS THAT WHETHER IT IS RECREATIONAL OR VEHICLES SUCH AS WE SEE HERE, YOU'RE GOING TO NEED A WAY AND THAT MEANS YOU NEED TO NOW HERE WE HAVE A STRAP THAT'S FOR A TOW DOLLY.

THAT'S WHERE YOU PUT TWO WHEELS ON THIS DOLLY, AND TOW IT BEHIND YOUR MOTORHOME ALRIGHT, NOW DOWN HERE, WE HAVE SO YOU TAKE TWO OF THESE, AND THAT HOLDS THE VEHICLE NOW ANOTHER ONE, THIS IS AN AXLE STRAP.

NOW, WE'VE USED A PAIR OF THESE NOW, THE BIG THING WITH IS THAT THEY ARE ALL SUPPOSED AND THAT MEANS THAT YOU HAVE AND YOU'LL SOMETIMES FIND ON NOW DON'T CONFUSE THE TWO.

THE BREAKING STRENGTH IS WHAT THE ALLOWABLE WORKING LOAD SO CONCENTRATE ON THE WORKING ALRIGHT, AND THAT EVEN APPLIES AS WE SEE HERE.

IF YOU LOOK AT THESE, BECAUSE ONE OF THEM AND THE OTHER'S AND OF COURSE, YOU'RE GOING TO AND EVERY TIME THAT YOU'RE GOING YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SIGNS OF WEAR TO BREAK DOWN, SUCH AS THESE.

THESE ARE NOT SAFE TO USE.

WHEN YOU START TO SEE YOUR THEY GET FRAYED, OR TORN, IT'S TIME TO REPLACE THEM.

AND DON'T FORGET THE WHEEL AND ONE THING YOU DON'T DO NOT A GOOD IDEA IN MOST CASES.

USE A PROPER WHEEL CHOCK, WE HAVE THESE OVER HERE THAT ARE THAT HOLDS IN PLACE, TO HOLD THEM WHERE YOU POSITION IF YOU DO IT RIGHT, AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION DROP ME A LINE RIGHT HERE AT * Greg Carloss: STILL, OUR 2019 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER OF ROAD CONDITION OVER THE GETTING THE FIRST 22 MILES ON BATTERY POWER HAS A WAY OF BUT, THAT DOES REQUIRE MAKING WHENEVER YOU CAN.

SOMETHING, WE ADMITTEDLY STILL, OUR CURRENT FUEL ECONOMY AT AN EXCELLENT 32 MILES THE OUTLANDER'S EXCEPTIONAL AND TOASTY HEATED FRONT SEATS OUT OF OUR MID-ATLANTIC WINTER.

AND AS MORE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE TO BREAK FREE FROM THE INDOORS, ABOUT ITS DATED TECHNOLOGY, ABOUT ITS COMFORT.

SO, WHEN IT COMES TO RELIABLE, AND EFFICIENT TRANSPORTATION, DELIVERS THE GOODS.

AND SPEAKING OF DELIVERIES, THE NEXT GENERATION OUTLANDER ON AMAZON LIVE.

WORD IS OUR PLUG-IN DESIGN WILL ARRIVES IN A YEAR OR SO.

AS FOR ANOTHER UTILITY ON VISIBILITY IS THE WORD THAT IN EVERY SENSE OF MEANING.

THE SX-TRIMMED SELTOS IN TO SPOT IN A PARKING LOT, AMONG ALL THE SILVERS AND GRAYS BUT, VISIBILITY IS ALSO HIGH DESPITE A MINIMAL GREENHOUSE, THAT LEADS TO CHUNKY REAR IT'S EASY TO SEE ALL AROUND YOU THE SELTOS IN SMALL PLACES.

IN THE 5TH MONTH OF OUR WE'VE ONLY DRIVEN ABOUT AND ALL OF THE SHORTER TRIPS CONTINUING A SLIGHT DOWNWARD 27.1 MILES PER GALLON.

WE HAD A FAIR AMOUNT OF HERE IN THE MID-ATLANTIC, WITH NOT ONLY TORQUE VECTORING BUT A MANUAL LOCKING CENTER GETS SPLIT EQUALLY BETWEEN FOR OPTIMUM TRACTION.

WE'LL CHECK IN ON OUR BIGGER THE VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS CROSS SPORT ON THE NEXT MOTORWEEK John: TIME NOW FOR A LOOK AT HEADED YOUR WAY WITH A FRESH * Jessica Ray: THE MAZDA CX-30 IN THE MAZDA LINEUP FOR JUST YET, ALREADY IS SECOND ONLY IN TERMS OF SALES FOR THE BRAND.

IT'S A GREAT-LOOKING WITH PREMIUM INTENTIONS, MANY BUYERS HAVE MADE THEIR AND MAZDA HAS CERTAINLY BEEN IN IN THAT REGARD.

SO, IF YOU SAW OUR RECENT FIRST YOU CAN PROBABLY TELL YEP, THAT SAME ENGINE HAS FOUND THE 2.5 LITER I4 TURBO RATES AND 320 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, BUT IT'S NOT JUST AS THERE IS A SLIGHT RETUNE, OF A UTILITY VEHICLE IN MIND.

THE SUSPENSION ALSO GETS FOR THE ADDITIONAL WEIGHT OF THE REAR DIFFERENTIAL GETS ADDED AND SPORT MODE HAS BEEN RESPONSE FROM THE G-VECTORING ALL DESIGNED TO IMPROVE OFF-ROAD ON-ROAD PERFORMANCE.

SMALLER VEHICLES GENERALLY MEAN AND THAT'S EXEMPLIFIED HERE WITH HAVING MORE POWER THAN WHAT YOU IT'S ALL THE MAZDA3 PERFORMANCE WITH SOME ADDITIONAL Brian Robinson: KEEP IN MIND, DESIGNED TO REPLACE A V6 IN SO THE FACT THAT IT'S NOW IN MAKES FOR A LOT OF FUN, THAT THE 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC GETS YOU WHERE YOU NEED OF SEARCHING AROUND OR HUNTING Jessica: THE 2.5 TURBO IS NOT JUST A MORE POWERFUL, IN THE 2021 CX-30, $30,000 FOR THE PRIVILEGE.

THE 2021 CX-30 IS ON SALE NOW, HERE ON MOTORWEEK !

* Flashback Lisa Barrow: A CAR COMES ALONG THAT REALLY WITNESS THE BEAT, HONDA'S LATEST ENTRY John: HONDA HAS CONTINUED TO TO THE MINIVAN SEGMENT, BY LEGIONS OF FAITHFUL FANS SO, '21 SEES A HOST OF UPDATES AS WELL AS PERHAPS ENTICE SOME BEFORE BUYING THAT * WHILE, SEEING A MINIVAN ROLL FOR TESTING, CERTAINLY A HIGH END SPORTS CAR; IN YOUR LIFE STAGES, YOU MAY BE CONTEMPLATING, A DREAM COME TRUE.

AND, THIS 2021 HONDA ODYSSEY HAS AS WELL AS MAYBE EVEN A LITTLE FANS AS WELL.

THAT'S PRIMARILY BECAUSE IT THAT WE ACTUALLY ENJOY DRIVING.

IT'S NOT A CANYON CARVER JUST A SOLID AND CAPABLE CHORE-LIKE TO WHEEL AROUND, DESPITE ITS VERY BIG SIZE.

AND INDEED, OUR TEST DRIVER FOUND IT QUITE OUR SLALOM COURSE, THE LACK OF BODY ROLL WAS AND THE ODYSSEY CHANGED WE COULD FEEL SOME IN THE BACKGROUND, IN FULLY TO SHUT THINGS DOWN IN MANY FAMILY HAULERS.

NOTHING NEW IN THE POWERTRAIN STILL FRONT-DRIVE ONLY, IS AVAILABLE.

BUT THE 280 HORSEPOWER 262 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE TO GET A FAMILY VAN LOAD AND TOW THE MINIVAN ORIGINALLY, JUST AVAILABLE IN A 10 SPEED AUTOMATIC ACROSS THE BOARD.

THE COMBO PROPELLED OUR ODYSSEY A BIT QUICKER THAN IN '18 FULL-THROTTLE LAUNCHES WILL SPIN BUT AGAIN HERE, SEEMS TO JUST AID IN FINDING GETTING YOU AWAY WITH OF JUST HALTING PROGRESS.

AUTOMATIC SHIFTS ARE AND THERE'S NO REAL DROP OFF TO THE HIGHER GEARS.

QUARTER-MILE COMPLETED AT 95 MILES PER HOUR.

BRAKING PERFORMANCE WAS DECENT STOPS WERE SOLID AND STABLE, THOUGH THE BRAKE PEDAL DID START AS MUCH AS WE APPRECIATE THE NONE OF THAT IS REALLY NECESSARY IT IS OF COURSE, TEND TO REALLY MAKE YOUR LIFE THERE'S NOT ONLY COMFORTABLE BUT A MASSIVE CARGO VAN'S WORTH PLUS, THINGS THAT TODAY'S FAMILY LIKE, MULTIPLE CUP HOLDERS AT EVERY AND OF COURSE CHARGING PORTS, TECH UPGRADES FOR '21 INCLUDE INTEGRATED INTO CABINWATCH; A PROMPT TO CHECK THE REAR BUT CAN ACTUALLY SEE THEM, AT 8.0 INCHES, A LITTLE SMALL BY CURRENT BUT STILL QUITE FUNCTIONAL; HIGH, FRONT AND CENTER OF NOT RECESSED INTO IT, EASE OF USE HAS ALSO BEEN 2ND ROW OUTBOARD SEATS THAT FOLD STILL NOT INTO THE FLOOR.

REGARDLESS, THIS SHOULD MAKE BIG WHILE ALSO MAKING THE SEATS AS THEY ARE STILL HEAVY.

THAT SPACE REMAINS A CAVERNOUS THE 3RD ROW, AND 140.7 WITH 3RD ROW FOLDED ALL BUT THE BASE LX GET MATERIAL ELITE GETTING EVEN MORE PIANO AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL NEW FEATURES HAVE ALSO BEEN SAFETY SUITE, WHICH IS NOW THE ODYSSEY IS CERTAINLY NOT EVEN STANDING OUT IN THE MINIVAN BUT THEY'VE TRIED TO ADD TO THE FUNCTION FOR '21.

THERE'S THE EXPECTED NEW GRILLE UPDATED LIGHTING, AND BLACK TRIM TAIL LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CHROME.

BUT REALLY, IT'S STILL THAT SCREAMS PRACTICALITY, NOTHING WRONG WITH THAT.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS AND 22-COMBINED.

WE AVERAGED A GOOD 24.7 MILES SO, SLIGHTLY BELOW AVERAGE FOR 15.0 BARRELS OF ANNUAL WITH 6.5 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

CHANGES FOR '21 DO COME WITH AS THE BASE LX IS UP $1,100 TO $32,965; OF AN INCREASE, WITH TOP ELITE THE ODYSSEY HAS BEEN THE FOR OVER 10 YEARS NOW, DOING THEIR HOMEWORK TO PROVIDE EXPERIENCE GOING RIGHT NOW.

THE 2021 VERSION OFFERS FOR EVERY MEMBER OF THE FAMILY WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW, NOW FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; PODCASTS, CRUISE ON OVER TO AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US TO FIND OUT JUST HOW LUXURIOUS MERCEDES BENZ E CLASS CAN BE.

THEN, IT'S OUR FAMILY'S TAKE UNTIL NEXT TIME, I'M JOHN DAVIS, WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON Announcer: TO LEARN TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL MOTORWEEK HAS BEEN BROUGHT Announcer: FROM HUNDREDS OF MANUFACTURERS, PRICES, AND SPECIFICATIONS.

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