
2021 Ford Bronco Sport & 2021 Volkswagen ID.4
Season 40 Episode 35 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
2021 Ford Bronco Sport & 2021 Volkswagen ID.4
Join us this for the return of the Ford Bronco, first with the all new Bronco Sport. Pat Goss has a filter change that will help us all breathe a little easier. Brian Robinson shows us that Honda has much bigger plans for the Rebel. And Volkswagen shows us their all-electric ID.4.
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2021 Ford Bronco Sport & 2021 Volkswagen ID.4
Season 40 Episode 35 | 26m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Join us this for the return of the Ford Bronco, first with the all new Bronco Sport. Pat Goss has a filter change that will help us all breathe a little easier. Brian Robinson shows us that Honda has much bigger plans for the Rebel. And Volkswagen shows us their all-electric ID.4.
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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: IN CASE YOU'VE BEEN THE BIG NEWS IS THAT IS BACK!
BUT, WITH A TWO-PRONGED THAT SEES THIS COMPACT THE NO-HOLDS BARRED BRONCO SO, LET'S SEE IF THIS IS WORTHY OF THE BRONCO NAME, WITH A SUPERIORITY COMPLEX.
* FORD CALLS THE 2021 THE "BRONCO" OF SMALL SUVs.
BY THAT, THEY MEAN ADVENTURE-READY CROSSOVER AS EVIDENCE, 4-WHEEL-DRIVE ON ALL BRONCO SPORTS.
WE THINK THIS IS A GREAT CALL AS MAKING IT OPTIONAL WOULD A BIGGER DEAL ABOUT ITS ESCAPE PLATFORM.
THE SUSPENSION IS MACPHERSON STRUT-TYPE WITH AN INDEPENDENT SEMI-TRAILING ARM SETUP COIL SPRINGS ALL AROUND, OF WHEEL TRAVEL FRONT, FOLLOWING THE MUSTANG TRIM LEVELS ALL BREAK FROM WITH UNIQUE NAMES LIKE AND BADLANDS.
BADLANDS IS SIMILAR TO IT'S SET UP FOR OFF-ROADING IT COMES WITH A MAX OF GROUND CLEARANCE; A TWIN-CLUTCH LOCKING FOR EVEN BETTER POWER OUT OF STICKY SITUATIONS, AND ROCK CRAWL MODES ADDED TO OF TERRAIN MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.
OUR LOWER, BEACH-INSPIRED IS MORE ABOUT STYLE; A SHADOW BLACK ROOF, AND AN UPGRADED INTERIOR.
FORD OBVIOUSLY, THE BRONCO SPORT A LEGIT FROM THE INSIDE, WITH A COMMANDING VIEW OF AND WHATEVER'S AHEAD.
BESIDES SHARING A STEERING THERE'S LITTLE COMMON AND WHILE MATERIALS ARE NOT THERE ARE A FEW ODDITIES, LIKE SEAT MEMORY OR A POWER REAR SOMETHING YOU GET IN ALL BUT IT DOES IMPROVE ON WITH A UNIQUE SPLIT LIFT-GATE WHEN THERE'S A BIKE RACK AND YOU EVEN GET UNFORTUNATELY, THE 250 HORSEPOWER 2.0 LITER IS WITH TOP BADLANDS TRIM.
ALL OTHER SPORTS COME 3-CYLINDER ECOBOOST ENGINE.
AT 181 HORSEPOWER POWER IS CERTAINLY ADEQUATE.
BUT SOME FOLKS WILL SURELY ESPECIALLY IF MOST OF THEIR TAKING A LOT OF PROVISIONS BUT, A TRIP TO OUR LOCAL SHOWED THAT IT'S JUST FINE IT LAUNCHES PRETTY BUT POWER STARTS TO DROP OFF TAKING A FULL 8.5 SECONDS IT DOESN'T IMPROVE AS YOU RUN WITH THE QUARTER-MILE AT 83 MILES PER HOUR.
NOTHING SPECIAL IN THE WHICH AGAIN SPEAKS TO ANOTHER FROM THE ESCAPE.
WE'VE ALWAYS FELT THE ESCAPE FOR THE SEGMENT.
BUT, IT'S DOUBTFUL MANY OF TRYING TO DRIVE THROUGH AS FAST AS POSSIBLE; THE BRONCO SPORT DOES EXCEL THE RIDE QUALITY BOTH ON QUITE FABULOUS, REMINDING US ONLY WITH A SOLID FEEL THAT THE CHEROKEE NEVER HAD.
BRONCO'S HISTORY IS A LONG STRETCHING BACK TO 1966, AS A SMALL COMPACT JUST LIKE IT EVENTUALLY GREW TO BEFORE PRODUCTION HALTED THIS BRONCO SPORT THE 1984 BRONCO II.
THERE WASN'T MUCH THIS RUGGED COULDN'T DO; OTHER THAN STICK AS IT ONLY HAD A SIX YEAR BRONCO SPORT GOVERNMENT WITH THE 1.5 LITER TURBO 28-HIGHWAY, AND 26-COMBINED.
WE GOT A GOOD 27.1 MILES FOR AN AVERAGE ENERGY IMPACT 12.7 BARRELS OF YEARLY WITH 5.7 TONS OF AT $28,155 FOR THE BRONCO SPORT IS NOT OUR OUTER BANKS TESTER BADLANDS, AT $34,155 IS OR WILL BE ONCE THE FULLY FIRST EDITIONS SELL OUT.
MUCH LIKE THE MUSTANG MACH-E, SOME OF FORD'S DECISION TO NAMING AND PACKAGING.
BUT AFTER DRIVING IT, MAKES A WHOLE LOT MORE SENSE.
IT HAS ITS FLAWS, IT'S EVERYTHING FORD SAID, AND, ACCORDING TO EARLY ORDERS, IT'S GOING TO BE DECLARED WELL BEFORE THE PURIST'S * CHANCES ARE, MOTORCYCLE RIDER TRAINING OVER YOU DID SO ON THE SEAT OF NOW, BRIAN ROBINSON SHOWS US BIGGER PLANS FOR THE REBEL.
* THE 2021 HONDA REBEL 1100 1,084CCS, COMING FROM AN UNEXPECTED BUT HONDA'S AFRICA TWIN WHICH IS JUST THE BEGINNING BREAKS FROM SEGMENT NORMS.
IT'S A LIQUID-COOLED PARALLEL AND HANDLES AIR DIFFERENTLY HERE BOTH ON THE INTAKE SIDE HONDA ALSO ADJUSTED UNIQUE TUNING AS WELL.
FURTHER EVIDENCE THAT HONDA TRADITIONAL CRUISER ELEMENTS, DCT AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.
HONDA IS CERTAINLY NOT AFRAID AND WITH EACH NEW MODEL IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER, FOR US TO COMPLAIN ABOUT.
A 6-SPEED MANUAL IS STANDARD, IS STILL A NECESSARY PART OF FOR YOU.
WEIGHT IS AROUND 500 POUNDS; KAWASAKI'S VULCAN LINE OF WHEN YOU FIND YOURSELF YOU QUICKLY FORGET IT FEELS WELL-SETTLED WITH PLENTY OF GROUND A SPARK SHOW WHEN YOU JUST 3.7 INCHES OF TRAVEL IN BUT THEY IN NO WAY FEEL SOAKING UP HARD IMPACTS WELL.
THE ENGINE IS NOT BUT NEITHER DOES IT RUN OUT TOWARDS 8,000 RPM.
SAME BASIC LOOK AS WHICH GOT A REWORK BACK GETTING A MORE MODERN STEPPING UP TO 300CCS, AND ADDING A 500CC VERSION.
BUT THERE'S MUCH MORE FROM THE TUBULAR STEEL FRAME AND SINCE REBELS ALWAYS TEND TO JUST A SOLO SEAT, WHICH PUTS TO DRAW ATTENTION AWAY UNDER THE SEAT IS A SMALL AS WELL AS A USB PORT FOR A SIMPLE ROUND GAUGE DISPLAY COVERS ALL THE BASICS ASSISTED BY AN ARRAY OF TO THE SIDE.
THE REBEL ALSO SHARES WITH THE AFRICA TWIN: AND RAIN MANAGE POWER AS WELL AS ENGINE BRAKING, PEOPLE GENERALLY LOOK FOR A LOW SEAT HEIGHT, THE CASE HERE, FOOT PEGS ARE NOT AS FAR MORE IN A STANDARD POSITION.
BUT, WITH NO BOTTOM CRADLE OF THEY'RE ATTACHED TO THESE THE BACK PART OF THE FRAME; BUT WORKS WELL ENOUGH.
A BASE REBEL 1100 MANUAL TRANSMISSION OPTING FOR THE DCT WILL WHILE GIVING CURRENT REBEL TO STEP INTO IS SURELY PART I WOULDN'T LIMIT THIS REBEL IMAGE MAY BE KING IN BUT THERE ARE STILL PLENTY OF COMFORT, AND FUN, ALL THINGS HONDA IS AND DELIVERS BETTER HERE IN THE 2021 John: YOU MAY NOT REALIZE IT, AIR FILTER IN YOUR CAR BUT DON'T PANIC!
HERE'S PAT GOSS TO HELP US * Pat Goss: WHEN IT COMES TIME THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS DON'T THINK ABOUT THAT AND THOSE ARE SOME OF TO DO, THE NORMAL REPAIRS YOU SEE, THERE'S ALL SORTS OF ON A REGULAR BASIS.
AND ON SOME CARS THEY'RE THEY'RE VERY DIFFICULT.
THE MORE DIFFICULT, THAT IF YOU DON'T DO IT TO HAVE TO SPEND A LOT OF OR IF YOU'RE GOING TO YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE TO ALRIGHT...NOW, IN THAT VEIN, WERE VERY ATTUNED TO AND STUFF OUT OF THE CARS SO, THIS IS SOMETHING THAT EVERY SIX MONTHS BECAUSE CAN GET DIRTY REALLY QUICKLY AND HOW YOU DRIVE.
NOW, WE HAVE TWO HERE THAT IS REALLY CONTAMINATED.
WHAT HAPPENED HERE IS THAT AND THEY BUILT A NEST.
WELL THAT COULD BE HERE WE HAVE ONE OUT OF THAT SHOULD HAVE BEEN REPLACED, NOW, WE HAVE NO IDEA WHAT AND SOME OF THESE THINGS CAN TO YOUR HEALTH.
ALRIGHT...NOW, HERE'S WHAT NOW THE BIG THING IS, NOW IT'S GOING TO TAKE TO CHANGE THE CABIN AIR BUT THERE ARE SOME CARS TO TWO HOURS TO CHANGE SO IF YOU HAVE TO PAY FOR IT, THROUGH THE NOSE ON THOSE CARS.
THOUGH SOMETHING YOU MIGHT BEFORE YOU BUY THAT CAR.
LOTS OF CARS THAT ARE THAT THEY PERFORM, THE FUEL SO, YOU HAVE LOTS OF CHOICES.
BUT THE BIG THING IS, CHANGE THE CABIN AIR FILTER.
OR AT LEAST CHECK IT EVERY CHANGE IT AS NEEDED.
AND YOU'LL HAVE A HEALTHY AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK .
John: THIS 2002 MAZDA MX-5 MOTORWEEK 40TH ANNIVERSARY ONLY A THOUSAND WERE MADE, AND JOE AND BECKY POOLE OF SPENT YEARS FINDING IN THE SOUTH IN THIS "SPECIAL EDITION" BEAUTY.
SUBMIT PHOTOS OF YOUR FOR CAR OF THE WEEK TIME NOW FOR SOME AUTOMOTIVE HARDWARE.
* Greg Carloss: WE'VE KNOWN THAT VOLVO HAS BIG PLANS FOR IN LESS THAN A DECADE.
THIS WEEK, WE SEE A BIG STEP THE 2022 VOLVO C40 RECHARGE.
SIMILAR IN SIZE, WITH THE CURRENT XC40 RECHARGE, THE C40 KEEPS THE HIGH SUV AND TYPICAL FULL LOWER BODY BUT WRAPS IT IN SLOPING, WITH LOTS OF SPORTY LENDING MORE OF A TALL POWER IS THEREFORE FAMILIAR, PROVIDING 402 HORSEPOWER, AND A 78-KILOWATT HOUR DELIVERING MORE THAN THOUGH VOLVO PROMISES THAT COULD POTENTIALLY ONE HUNDRED FIFTY KILOWATT AN 80% CHARGE IN AS LITTLE John: EVERY EUROPEAN VERSIONS OF THEIR BOXY SUVs.
SO, THE XC40 RECHARGE BASED IS A LOGICAL, WHILE, MORE RANGE IS CLEARLY IT DOES PROVE VOLVO CAN ADAPT TO MODELS WITH VERY DIFFERENT Greg: INSIDE THE C40 RECHARGE COMMITMENT TO SUSTAINABILITY.
NO LEATHER WILL BE AVAILABLE, TOPOGRAPHY-LIKE TRIM.
ALSO, A GOOGLE ANDROID-BASED YOU TO "HEY GOOGLE" YOUR WAY THE CAR TO DO.
THERE IS SLIGHTLY LESS REAR BUT IT HAS THE SAME STORAGE COMPARTMENT.
WITH THE LAUNCH OF VOLVO HAS ALSO ANNOUNCED THAT CONDUCTED ONLINE, POINT-AND-CLICK AND 5-YEARS OF Jessica Ray: SO, DOES THIS NOT NECESSARILY.
YOU'RE STILL GOING TO NEED AND YOU'RE STILL GOING TO THAT YOU BUY.
SO WHILE, THEY WON'T HAVE THE THEY'LL HAVE MODELS AND TAKE A TEST DRIVE IN.
BUT THEN, YOU HAVE TO FOR A SET PRICE ONLINE.
BUT KEEP IN MIND THAT THESE LESS CONFIGURATIONS, TO YOU AT THAT SET PRICE AND AND DELIVERY MUCH QUICKER.
SO FOR THOSE WHO THE DEALERSHIP EXPERIENCE, A PRETTY ATTRACTIVE WAY Greg: YOU CAN PLACE BUT U.S ARRIVALS OF THE 2022 WON'T HAPPEN UNTIL EARLY Jessica: THERE'S NO 2017 CHEVROLET BOLT EV NOW, CHEVY IS MAKING WITH THE 2022 BOLT EUV, THE FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC FROM GENERAL MOTORS.
Greg: 2017 WAS BASICALLY, BUT IF YOU REMEMBER, WHEN THE BOLT EV CAME OUT FOR AN AFFORDABLE WITH OVER 200 MILES OF RANGE.
NOW, CHEVY IS ANSWERING BY DOING THE SAME THING BATTERY ELECTRIC UTILITY.
GRANTED IT DOESN'T RESEMBLE PROBABLY PICTURE WHEN THEY BUT LET ME ASK YOU THIS; Jessica: THE BOLT UTILITY AND DRIVETRAIN WITH WITH A STANDARD RANGE BUT THE EUV IS WITH A HEALTHY 3.0 INCHES OF AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL THERE'S ALSO, AND A HOST OF INTERIOR WITH THE BOLT EV, NO ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE.
Rachel Ederer: THE BOLT EUV OF SELF DRIVING.
IT IS THE FIRST CHEVROLET SEMI-AUTONOMOUS CRUISING ON THE HIGHWAY AND ALMOST HANDS-FREE.
Jessica: BIG NEWS TOO FOR THE REVAMPED BOLT EV; BEFORE ANY INCENTIVES; WILL START AT AROUND $34,000 WE'LL HAVE MORE ON THE 2022 HERE ON MOTORWEEK .
* Flashback John: THE VOLKSWAGEN HARDLY LOOKS DIFFERENT AND VOLKSWAGEN CLAIMS THAT NEEDS NO MORE MAINTENANCE REAR DRIVE VANAGON.
IF THERE WAS ANYTHING FROM VOLKSWAGEN'S 2015 IT WAS THAT THE BRAND QUICKLY DIESEL AND GASOLINE ENGINES ALL TOGETHER, WELL, BEFORE ANY BRANDS THAT COMMITMENT NOW.
WELL, THE FIRST ALL-NEW FROM THAT STRATEGY IS HERE, * VOLKSWAGEN IS EAGER TO SHOW LOTS OF THEM ACTUALLY, OF FULLY-ELECTRIC VEHICLES.
THE FIRST OF MANY TO HEAD 2021 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 DESIGNED TO BE COMPETITIVE CROSSOVER UTILITY VEHICLES, POWER COMES FROM A 150 OUTPUTTING 201 HORSEPOWER AND IT'S MOUNTED IN BACK, JUST LIKE THE ORIGINAL BEETLE!
AND 82 KILOWATT HOUR BATTERY OF RANGE HERE IN THE PRO S; RATED AT 260 MILES.
DUAL MOTOR ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE THIS SUMMER, OF THAT RANGE FOR ADDED POWER CHARGING TO FULL AT HOME TAKES ABOUT 7.5 HOURS.
WITH DC FAST CHARGING, IN LESS THAN 40 MINUTES.
EVEN WITH 201 HORSEPOWER, BUT NOT OVERWHELMINGLY POWERFUL.
WE'D ESTIMATE 0-60 TO BE IT ALSO, FEELS QUITE LIKE, NOT AS AGILE AS THE GOLF EV, THANKS TO THE STRUT-TYPE REAR SUSPENSION AND WELL EXPECTED ECO, COMFORT, SPORT, ARE IN PLACE, THERE'S A VERY CUSTOMARY WHEN YOU LIFT OFF THE ID.4 WILL COAST FREELY.
SWITCH TO B TO DIAL UP BUT IT DOESN'T GET QUITE ONE-PEDAL DRIVING LEVEL.
REAR BRAKES ARE ACTUALLY WHICH HAVE LESS DRAG AND ARE ALSO MORE EFFECTIVE FOR AN EV, THE ID.4'S LOOK AND ALSO QUITE INTERESTING.
A HINT OF A GRILLE BETWEEN ALONG WITH A LARGE VW LOGO, OF MANY EVs.
IN BACK THERE IS AS VW WANTED THE FULL NOT A TALL HATCHBACK.
NINETEEN INCH WHEELS ARE A PART OF THE OPTIONAL THE BIG SPOILER, 3D SHAPE OF LOWER DIFFUSER, AND ARE ALL DESIGNED TO ENHANCE HELPING EFFICIENCY AND AS POSSIBLE FOR OCCUPANTS.
MOST THINGS INSIDE ARE ALSO FAMILIAR, MOUNTED ON A BRACKET OFF BEHIND THE STEERING WHEEL.
IT'S NOT SUPER INTUITIVE, BUT IT WORKS JUST FINE.
WHILE, SOME DASH AND DOOR FRONT SEAT COMFORT IS THERE'S LOTS OF SMALL ITEM AND REAR LEGROOM IS PLENTIFUL, CARGO SPACE IS CLOSE TO WHAT THE COMPACT CROSSOVER 30.3 CUBIC-FEET BEHIND 64.2, WITH THEM FOLDED.
TWO TRIMS ARE AVAILABLE, TECHNICALLY THREE, SPOKEN FOR FIRST EDITIONS.
PLENTY OF STANDARD EQUIPMENT INCLUDING POWER SEATS.
PLUS, HEAT FOR THOSE SEATS AND DUAL ZONE CLIMATE.
PRO S UPGRADES TO POWER LIFTGATE, PANORAMIC GLASS ROOF WITH PRO S ALSO UPGRADES THE TO 12 INCHES; REPLACES TRADITIONAL GAUGES, TO LOOK AT THE CENTER STACK NO REAL COMPLAINTS HERE THE CENTRAL TOUCH SCREEN FOR VOLKSWAGEN'S NEW IQ.
DRIVE INCLUDES STANDARD FORWARD COLLISION MITIGATION, AND EVEN ADAPTIVE GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY 89-HIGHWAY, AND 97-COMBINED.
CURRENTLY, THE ID.4 BEFORE GOVERNMENT REBATES.
THAT, AND A LOWER RANGE BASE MAKE IT PRICE COMPETITIVE ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE, WILL ADD $3,680 MORE.
THE ID.4 IS NOT SO MUCH AN EV MORE LIKE JUST ANOTHER TO BE POWERED BY BATTERIES.
SIMILAR TO WHAT WE SAW IN WHEN THEY STOPPED BEING AND JUST ANOTHER FAMILIAR SO, THE 2021 VOLKSWAGEN ID.4 TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD.
BUT RATHER, FOR THOSE WHO WELL THOUGHT OUT, FOR THEIR DAILY TASKS, TO EMBRACE WHAT'S NEXT.
WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW, NOW FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; PODCASTS, CRUISE ON OVER TO AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US AS WE CELEBRATE 40 YEARS WITH A LOOK BACK AT THE PEOPLE, AND OF COURSE, THE CARS THAT TIL' THEN, I'M JOHN DAVIS, WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON Announcer: TO LEARN TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL MOTORWEEK HAS BEEN BROUGHT ROCKAUTO HAS AUTO PARTS FROM OFFERING A VARIETY OF BRANDS, ROCKAUTO.COM, ALL THE PARTS YOUR CAR * THIS PROGRAM WAS PRODUCED BY WHICH IS SOLELY RESPONSIBLE [SOUND OF CAR ENGINE REVVING] * YOU'RE WATCHING PBS.
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