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

JOIN US FOR A TEST OF GENESIS' FIRST UTILITY, T.. PAT GOSS SHOWS US HOW TO SLEUTH OUT THOSE NASTY DRIVEWAY STAINS... GREG CARLOSS GOES FOR AN OXFORD EDUCATION ON ONE SPECIAL LAND ROVER... THEN, WE'LL SEE HOW FORD ONCE AGAIN BREAKS NEW GROUND WITH THE F-150...

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John: GENESIS, AS A BRAND, HAS ONLY BEEN AROUND SINCE 2017, BUT OF COURSE, HYUNDAI'S PUSH TO MOVE UPMARKET STARTED LONG BEFORE THEN.

AND OVER THE LAST FOUR YEARS GENESIS HAS SLOWLY BUT SURELY EXPANDED THEIR LINEUP.

BUT WITH ONE BIG EXCEPTION, NO SUV.

WELL, IT'S HERE, IT'S THE GV80, AND IT DELIVERS EVERYTHING WE'VE COME TO EXPECT FROM HYUNDAI AND GENESIS.

* AS THE BRAND'S FIRST UTILITY VEHICLE, THE 2021 GENESIS GV80 WILL SURELY BE UNDER A LOT OF SCRUTINY, YET, IT ALSO HAS THE ADVANTAGE OF ENTERING AN AUTOMOTIVE MARKET THAT CAN'T GET ENOUGH LUXURY SUVs.

BUT, STIFF COMPETITION IN A SEGMENT COMPRISED OF MOSTLY ESTABLISHED PREMIUM BRANDS, MEANS THAT JUST ADDING SOME NICER MATERIALS TO AN EXISTING SUV WON'T CUT IT THESE DAYS.

THE GENESIS OF GENESIS WAS OF COURSE NOT AS A BRAND, BUT AS HYUNDAI'S FIRST FORAY INTO GOING UPMARKET WITH THE 2009 HYUNDAI GENESIS SEDAN.

BUT, IT WAS ALWAYS THEIR INTENT TO EVENTUALLY TURN IT INTO A LABEL OF ITS OWN, WHICH HAPPENED 8-YEARS LATER.

MORE SEDANS FOLLOWED, MOSTLY BASED ON CURRENT HYUNDAI PRODUCTS, WITH THAT ORIGINAL HYUNDAI GENESIS ULTIMATELY BECOMING THE GENESIS G80, ON WHICH THEIR FIRST UTILITY, THIS GV80, IS BASED.

WHEN IT COMES TO LUXURY VEHICLES, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE INTERIOR EXPERIENCE.

AND GOING IN, THEY REALLY HAD A MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB.

THE GV80 HAD TO TOP THE SPACIOUS HYUNDAI PALISADE, WHICH IN TOP CALLIGRAPHY TRIM OUTDOES MANY LUXURY MARQUES ON ITS OWN.

MISSION ACCOMPLISHED HERE, THE GV80 IS INDEED ANOTHER STRATOSPHERE INSIDE THE CABIN; BOTH MATERIALS AND THE OVERALL AMBIENCE ARE BEFITTING OF A SIX-FIGURE VEHICLE, PLUS, NEXT-LEVEL TECH TO SEAL THE DEAL.

GENESIS CALLS IT THE WORLD'S FIRST 3D INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, IT JUST LOOKS LIKE A REALLY NICE LED VIRTUAL GAUGE PANEL TO US, THE CENTRAL SCREEN IS MORE IMPRESSIVE, BOTH IN CLARITY AND UNIQUE DISPLAY THEMES THAT WE'VE NOT SEEN ANYWHERE ELSE.

INPUTS ARE MADE THROUGH AN ELEGANTLY STYLED AND FAIRLY INTUITIVE CONSOLE CONTROLLER WHICH RECOGNIZES HANDWRITING.

FRONT SEATS ARE SOME OF THE MOST COMFORTABLE OUT THERE, WITH MORE THAN ADEQUATE SPACE IN THE SECOND ROW FOR ADULTS.

A THIRD ROW IS AVAILABLE, BUT ODDLY, ONLY IN TOP ADVANCED+ TRIM.

AT 34.9 CUBIC-FEET, CARGO SPACE IS QUITE GOOD FOR A MIDSIZER; MAXIMUM SPACE, WITH SEATS FOLDED, IS 84.0 CUBIC-FEET.

AND ALL GV80'S ARE RATED TO TOW 6,000 POUNDS.

ADVANCED DRIVER ASSISTANCE SYSTEMS ARE A NECESSARY PART OF LUXURY CARS THESE DAYS, AND THE GV80 HAS HIGHWAY DRIVING ASSIST II, WHICH WE FOUND VERY IMPRESSIVE; INTUITIVE TO USE, AND IT FEELS LIKE IT KNOWS WHAT IT'S DOING, NOT BOUNCING AROUND LIKE AN INEXPERIENCED DRIVER.

SMART CRUISE CONTROL WITH MACHINE LEARNING ESSENTIALLY BRINGS AI INTO THE MIX, LEARNING YOUR DRIVING HABITS AND FIGURING OUT WAYS TO ASSIST WITH THEM.

WE HEARD A VARIETY OF OPINIONS ON THE EXTERIOR DESIGN; SOME FINDING IT BEAUTIFUL, SOME FEELING THE PROPORTIONS AREN'T QUITE RIGHT.

BUT ALL AGREEING IT LOOKS VERY SOPHISTICATED AND HAS SOME SERIOUS PRESENCE.

THE SIGNATURE CREST GRILLE SETS THE TONE, BOOKENDED BY GENESIS QUAD HEADLAMPS, WHOSE SHAPE IS ALLUDED TO IN THE FENDER TRIM.

STANDARD WHEELS ARE 19s, WITH 20s AND 22s AVAILABLE.

OF COURSE, POWER IS AN INCREASINGLY ESSENTIAL THEME OF LUXURY VEHICLES; AND THERE ARE TWO OPTIONS HERE.

STANDARD IS THIS 2.5 LITER I4 TURBO WITH 300 HORSEPOWER AND 311 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

A 375 HORSEPOWER TWIN-TURBO V6 IS THE UPGRADE.

BOTH COME WITH AN 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC.

ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE IS STANDARD WITH THE V6, OPTIONAL WITH THE 2.5.

FINALLY, A STOP BY MASON DIXON DRAGWAY, WHERE OUR 2.5T TESTER SENT POWER STRICTLY TO THE REAR WHEELS, AND THE 4-BANGER PUTS OUT ENOUGH TO SPIN THEM UP A LITTLE BIT AT LAUNCH.

BUT, A SOFT SUSPENSION MEANS A LOT OF WEIGHT GETS TRANSFERRED BACK THERE, AND THE TIRES QUICKLY GAIN TRACTION AND PROPEL THINGS FORWARD TO 60 IN A FINE 6.2 SECONDS.

GEARS CHANGE SWIFTLY AND SMOOTHLY, WITH NO REAL LAPSE IN POWER THROUGHOUT THE 14.7 SECOND QUARTER-MILE, FINISHING AT 96 MILES PER HOUR.

A LAVISH RIDE WAS CLEARLY THE PRIORITY HERE, AS WE HAVEN'T DRIVEN ANYTHING WITH THIS MUCH BODY ROLL IN SOME TIME; BUT STEERING WAS QUICK, AND IT COULD BE HUSTLED THROUGH THE CONES QUITE SPIRITEDLY BEFORE ANY INTERVENTION BY THE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 21-CITY, 25-HIGHWAY, AND 23-COMBINED.

OUR AVERAGE, AT 21.8 MILES PER GALLON OF PREMIUM, WAS CERTAINLY ON THE LOW END OF THAT SCALE.

BUT IT STILL RATES AN AVERAGE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE, WITH CONSUMPTION OF 14.3 BARRELS OF OIL ANNUALLY, AND 6.5 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

REASONABLE PRICING IS TO BE EXPECTED WHEN IT COMES TO ANY MEMBER OF THE HYUNDAI FAMILY; BUT AFTER SPENDING TIME WITH THIS ENTRY-LEVEL 2.5T EXAMPLE, EVEN WE WERE SURPRISED TO SEE IT STARTS AT JUST $49,945.

TOP 3.5T ADVANCED+ STARTS AT JUST $66,595.

SO YES, THE VALUE PROPOSITION IS HIGH, BUT SO IS THE INDULGENT EXPERIENCE.

THROW IN THE FACT THAT AMERICA'S APPETITE FOR LUXURY SUVs OF ALL SHAPES AND SIZES REMAINS EXTREMELY HIGH, AND IT'S HARD TO SEE THE 2021 GENESIS GV80 BEING ANYTHING BUT A HUGE SUCCESS.

AND, IT DESERVES IT!

* John: IF YOU WATCHED MOTORWEEK RECENTLY, YOU KNOW, LAND ROVER'S LEGACY OF BUILDING "GO ANYWHERE, DO ANYTHING" VEHICLES CONTINUES TODAY WITH THE REIMAGINED DEFENDER.

BUT, IT WAS THE SERIES 1 THAT FIRST VALIDATED THAT PHRASE.

AND OUR GREG CARLOSS HAS FOUND THE LONG LOST EXAMPLE THAT ONCE WALKED THE WALK, OR SHOULD WE SAY, DROVE THE DRIVE.

* Greg Carloss: WHEN WE SET OUT TO DO SOMETHING, THERE'S THE EASY WAY AND THEN THERE'S THE HARD WAY.

THE EASY WAY IS THE OBVIOUS CHOICE, RIGHT?

WELL, NOT FOR EVERYONE.

AND THIS LAND ROVER HAS SPENT 65 YEARS DOING EVERYTHING THE HARD WAY.

THIS IS A 1955 SERIES I LAND ROVER BETTER KNOWN AS "OXFORD."

AND TO SAY, IT'S COME A LONG WAY TO OUR OFF-ROAD PLAYGROUND OUTSIDE OF ANNAPOLIS, MARYLAND WOULD BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

MY NAME IS DAVID SHORT AND I'M THE PRESIDENT OF THE ROVER OWNERS ASSOCIATION OF VIRGINIA, THIS IS THE OXFORD IN AMERICA, THE SEA TO SHINING SEA OVERLAND TREK.

WE'RE BRINGING THE OXFORD LAND ROVER ACROSS AMERICA.

Greg: BUT DAVID'S TRANS-AMERICAN TREK IS JUST A SNIPPET OF OXFORD'S STORY.

David: IN 1955, SIX COLLEGE STUDENTS IN ENGLAND FROM OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE UNIVERSITY HAD THE IDEA OF TAKING AN OVERLAND TREK, THIS HERE IS THE OXFORD ROVER AND ITS PARTNER WAS THE CAMBRIDGE ROVER AND THE SIX STUDENTS GOT IN THE TWO LAND ROVERS AND THEY DROVE FROM LONDON TO SINGAPORE WHICH WAS TITLED THE FIRST OVERLAND...

Commentator: BY ROAD FROM LONDON TO SINGAPORE.

MORE THAN 18,000 MILES BY LAND ROVER.

THE OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE FAR EASTERN EXPEDITION SET UP A NEW RECORD.

AND NOT ONLY A RECORD OF ENORMOUS DISTANCES, BUT OF A JOURNEY THROUGH EVERY KIND OF TERRAIN THAT EUROPE, THE MIDDLE EAST, AND ASIA COULD OFFER.

David: THE YOUNG FILMMAKER IN THE U.K.

WORKING FOR THE BBC THAT WAS TRYING TO GET A BBC TRAVEL CHANNEL STARTED.

AND SO, HE TOOK A RISK AND LOANED THE EXPEDITION SOME VIDEOTAPE... AND THAT WAS SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH.

SO, SIR DAVID ATTENBOROUGH REALLY USED THIS EXPEDITION AS ONE OF HIS MAJOR PROJECTS IN THE BEGINNING.

Greg: AFTER THE EXPEDITION, OXFORD WAS LOANED OUT TO AID THE BRITISH ORNITHOLOGICAL INSTITUTE FOR THEIR RESEARCH ON ASCENSION ISLAND.

FROM THERE IT WAS BOUGHT BY A LOCAL AND EVENTUALLY FELL INTO DISREPAIR UNTIL IT WAS FOUND AND RESTORED IN 2017.

MUCH OF WHAT YOU SEE IS ORIGINAL TO THE TRUCK, BUT IN ORDER TO CONTINUE ITS JOURNEY, MODIFICATIONS WERE IN ORDER.

AND IN 2019, OXFORD MADE THE RETURN TRIP FROM SINGAPORE BACK TO LONDON IN WHAT WAS DUBBED "THE LAST OVERLAND."

BUT OXFORD DOESN'T SIT STILL FOR LONG.

David: WE WORKED A DEAL OUT AND IT CAME TO AMERICA IN JANUARY OF 2020 AND IT'S BEEN TRAVELING AROUND THE UNITED STATES EVER SINCE, TRAVELING AROUND IN OXFORD IS AN EXPERIENCE, THERE'S NO AIR CONDITIONING.

NO POWER STEERING.

NO POWER BRAKES...

IT'S NOT LIKE DRIVING A CUSHY CAR LIKE TODAY BUT YOU REALLY DO FEEL LIKE YOU'RE PART OF THE TRUCK, PART OF THE ADVENTURE.

I THINK, IF YOU DRIVE IT, YOU'LL GET IT.

Greg: OKAY, WE ARE FIRMLY SEATED IN HERE, THERE ARE WHAT SEEMS LIKE MILLIONS OF LEVERS.

LET'S TRY AND GET IT IN SECOND GEAR, START OFF HERE, AND LET'S WORK OUR WAY AWAY.

THERE WE GO, ALRIGHT... TALK ABOUT BEING CONNECTED TO THE ROAD, OR LACK THEREOF IN THIS SITUATION.

YOU FEEL EVERY SINGLE THING.

YOU SEE ME JUST BOUNCING AROUND IN HERE LIKE CRAZY.

BUT I CAN'T IMAGINE SITTING IN THIS THING FOR HOURS AND HOURS ON END, HITTING BUMP AFTER BUMP, CLIMBING MOUNTAIN AFTER MOUNTAIN.

THIS THING IS ROUGH AND TOUGH AND I LOVE IT.

WITH PLANS TO KEEP TRUCKING ALONG FROM CONTINENT TO CONTINENT, OXFORD JUST MAY LITERALLY, GO EVERYWHERE AND DO EVERYTHING.

John: IF YOU'VE NOTICED SOME STAINS STARTING TO DEVELOP IN YOUR DRIVEWAY OR ON YOUR GARAGE FLOOR WHERE YOU PARK YOUR CAR, IT COULD BE BAD NEWS OR NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT.

PAT GOSS HELPS US INVESTIGATE DOWN AT GOSS' GARAGE.

* Pat Goss: IF YOU DRIVE A CAR LONG ENOUGH, SOONER OR LATER, YOU'LL PROBABLY SEE SPOTS ON THE PAVEMENT UNDERNEATH THE CAR WHEN YOU PARK IT.

WELL, THAT COULD MEAN A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS, BUT HOW DO YOU DETERMINE WHAT'S GOING ON?

WELL OF COURSE, ONE OF THE THINGS YOU CAN DO IS TO LOOK TO SEE WHERE THE LEAK IS COMING FROM.

YOU KNOW, IS IT COMING FROM THE FRONT?

IT COULD BE FROM THE ENGINE OR RADIATOR OR ANY OF A DOZEN DIFFERENT THINGS, TRANSMISSION AND SO ON.

OR IS IT COMING FROM THE REAR WHICH WOULD BE A DIFFERENTIAL OR BRAKE FLUID OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

NOW, SAY YOU BRING IT TO ME IN MY REPAIR SHOP, WHAT AM I GOING TO DO?

WELL, I AM GOING TO USE DYE, I'M GOING TO PUT IT INTO THE SYSTEM THAT I THINK IS LEAKING, THEN I'M GOING TO USE A BLACK LIGHT LIKE THIS ONE AFTER WE RUN THE CAR FOR A FEW MINUTES, AND WE'RE GOING TO SHINE IT AT VARIOUS SPOTS UNDER THE CAR THAT ARE WET.

HERE WE CAN SEE THE DYE FLUORESCE, WE FOLLOW THAT BACK TO ITS SOURCE, AND THAT TELLS US WHAT'S WRONG.

NOW, YOU CAN BUY THESE KITS RELATIVELY INEXPENSIVELY, THEY COME WITH AN INEXPENSIVE BLACK LIGHT THAT WORKS UP TO A POINT.

YOU STILL MAY HAVE TO TAKE IT TO A SHOP.

NOW, LOOKING AT WHERE THE LEAK IS, THAT GIVES YOU DIAGNOSTIC TOOLS, LOOKING AT THE COLOR OF THE LEAK, WELL THAT GIVES YOU EVEN MORE INFORMATION.

AND THAT IS IF WE SEE PINK, THAT TYPICALLY MEANS THAT WE HAVE TRANSMISSION FLUID LEAKING.

DARK BROWN, UGLY LOOKING STUFF, THAT IS GOING TO BE ENGINE OIL IN MOST CASES.

THEN, WE HAVE POWER STEERING AND BRAKE FLUID WHICH CAN BE CLEAR OR KIND OF A KINDA GREY-ISH COLOR.

THEN, WE HAVE COOLANT.

AND COOLANT COMES IN A VARIETY OF COLORS.

PINK AND YELLOW, AND RED, AND GREEN, AND SO ON.

WELL, BY LOOKING AT WHAT IS LEAKING, GETTING THE COLOR, TO HELP IDENTIFY IT AND WHERE THE LEAK IS LOCATED, THAT CAN SAVE YOU A LOT OF TIME IN DIAGNOSING.

WHETHER, YOU ARE DOING IT YOURSELF OR PAYING FOR IT.

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

[CAR HORN BEEPS] John: THIS LOVINGLY REBUILT 1972 GMC C1500 SIERRA IS OUR MOTORWEEK 40TH ANNIVERSARY CAR OF THE WEEK.

ONCE OWNED BY HIS GRANDFATHER, ROB KIRSCH FROM CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA DID REPLACE THE ORIGINAL 350 V8 WITH A NEW LS3, AND ADDED AIR CONDITIONING, CRUISE CONTROL, AND POWER WINDOWS.

SUBMIT PHOTOS OF YOUR SHOW STOPPER FOR CAR OF THE WEEK CONSIDERATION TO... TIME NOW FOR A QUICK LOOK FORWARD TO SEE WHAT COULD BE SITTING IN YOUR DRIVEWAY SOON!

* Ben Davis: WE'VE ALL BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR THIS, HAVEN'T WE?

IT'S FINALLY HERE, I'M IN TEXAS DRIVING THE ALL NEW BRONCO!

WE'VE GOT A LOT TO COVER, SO HOP IN AND LET'S GO!

I'M SURE OVER THE PAST YEAR YOU'VE STUDIED THE MANY DIFFERENT PACKAGES, PRICING, AND AVAILABLE OPTIONS, MAYBE EVEN PLANNED OUT YOUR OWN DREAM BRONCO MORE THAN ONCE, BUT IF YOU'RE AMONG THE 150,000 THAT ARE MOST LIKELY ORDERING YOUR 2021 FORD BRONCO SIGHT UNSEEN THERE'S A FEW IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS TO HELP YOU CHECK OFF THE RIGHT BOXES.

FIRST OFF, UNLESS YOU NEED THE EXTRA TORQUE OF THE 6-CYLINDER FOR TOWING OR ARE JUST A TRUE HOT RODDER, THE 2.3 FOUR CYLINDER IS PERFECT FOR ANYTHING YOU CAN THROW AT IT.

BOTH TURBO ENGINES GET ALONG VERY WELL WITH THE 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC WITH MINIMAL GEAR HUNTING DURING CAUSAL DRIVING, BUT IF YOU MUST HAVE THE 7-SPEED MANUAL, YOU'RE GONNA LOVE THE SUPER LOW CREEPER GEAR AS WELL AS THE SPORTS CAR LIKE PERFORMANCE THE SIX GEARS CAN RING OUT OF THAT REQUIRED 2.3 LITER FOUR CYLINDER.

MANY MAY BE SHOCKED BY THIS, BUT IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE MOST COMFORTABLE HIGHWAY RIDE, THE SASQUATCH PACKAGE'S 35 INCH TIRES AND BILSTEIN SHOCKS ARE THE SMOOTHEST WAY TO GO.

I WAS SURPRISED AT HOW MUCH MORE FIRM THE STOCK SUSPENSION ON THE OUTER BANKS LUXURY TRIM WAS BY COMPARISON.

A CLASS LEADING SAFETY FEATURE IS A STANDARD CURTAIN AIRBAG, WHILE VERY SMART IT PREVENTS THE ENTRY ASSIST HANDLE FROM BEING ATTACHED TO THE, THE A-PILLAR AS IN MOST TRUCKS, INSTEAD ITS LOCATED LOW ON THE DASH AND WHILE IT LOOKS GREAT BUT IT'S AWKWARD TO USE AND DOESN'T OFFER MUCH LEVERAGE, DEFINITELY ORDER THE STEP RAILS IF YOU'RE OLD LIKE ME.

SEATING MATERIALS SEEM TO BE AN UNSURE CHOICE FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE, I TALKED TO, I PERSONALLY WAS IMPRESSED WITH THE WELL BOLSTERED MARINE GRADE VINYL AND THE BASIC CLOTH WELL.

THE LEATHER LOOKS OKAY IN PERSON BUT NOT QUITE AS GOOD AS IT DOES IN THE PICS AND DOESN'T NECESSARILY STRIKE ME AS UP FOR THE TASK FOR LONG HAUL DURABILITY.

THE REAR SEATS IN BOTH TWO AND FOUR-DOOR; ARE ADEQUATE FOR LARGE ADULTS AND DO OFFER SOME RECLINE BUT THEY FEEL SMALLER COMPARED TO THE COMPETITION MAINLY I THINK, DUE TO A LOWER HANGING ROOF RAIL THAT WAS CLOSE TO EYE LEVEL ON MY 5'10" FRAME.

LOCKING AXLES CAN BE ORDERED WITHOUT THE SASQUATCH PACKAGE AND I DID SEE A FEW THAT ONLY HAD A REAR LOCKER, WHICH WOULD BE MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR A LOT OF BUYERS, BUT IF SERIOUS OFF-ROAD CAPABILITY IS YOUR JAM, I RECOMMEND THE BADLANDS, ITS SWAY BAR DISCONNECT AND BATTLE ARMOR ARE READY TO GET YOU OVER IT AND BACK AGAIN WITH NO TROUBLE.

WHICH EVER MODEL YOU CHOOSE, IT SHOULD BE LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT AND ALL OF THEM HAVE THAT AMAZING VIEW LOOKING OUT OVER THE CLASSICALLY SHAPED HOOD.

BUT, NO MATTER THE VANTAGE POINT, THIS BEAST IS A TREAT FOR THE EYES.

AND, WE'LL HAVE A COMPLETE ROAD TEST OF THE 2021 BRONCO SOON ON MOTORWEEK .

* Greg: STILL, MORE HIGHWAY TIME THIS GO AROUND WITH OUR 2021 ACURA TLX A-SPEC, ADDING ANOTHER 2,400 MILES ONTO THE ODOMETER; BRINGING OUR THREE MONTH TOTAL TO SOME 9,500 MILES.

AND THAT SHOULDN'T COME AS A SURPRISE, AS IT'S HARD TO BEAT THE TLX AS A LONG-DISTANCE CRUISER.

FRONT SEATS ARE MORE THAN UP TO THE TASK OF FULL DAYS BEHIND THE WHEEL; WHILE THE 2.0 LITER TURBO-4 PUTS OUT AN IMPRESSIVE 272 HORSEPOWER.

OFFERING MORE TORQUE THAN THE PREVIOUS GEN'S V6, IT HAS NO PROBLEM KEEPING UP WITH TRAFFIC; THOUGH YOU CAN TELL IT'S WORKING HARD AT TIMES, SPECIFICALLY WHEN YOU'RE GOING UP LONG HILLS.

FUEL ECONOMY REMAINS STEADY, AT 24.8 MILES PER GALLON, AND NO COMPLAINTS AS OF YET, IN REGARDS TO THE 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

WE'VE WORKED THE TLX HARD IN THE LITTLE TIME IT'S BEEN WITH US, AND THE DRIVETRAIN HAS NEITHER COMPLAINED NOR RELENTED ONE BIT.

POWER DELIVERY IS SMOOTH FOR DAILY DRIVING DUTIES AND WHEN WE'VE PICKED UP THE PACE A LITTLE BIT, IT HASN'T SKIPPED A BEAT.

THE EXHAUST NOTE COULD STAND TO BE A LITTLE MORE AGGRESSIVE, BUT I GUESS THAT'S WHAT THE TYPE-S IS FOR.

THE TOUCHPAD INTERFACE IS STILL NOT OUR FAVORITE, BUT WE'VE GOTTEN SOMEWHAT USED TO IT; AND YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO USE IT FOR THE BASIC TASKS.

SMARTPHONES CONNECT EASILY, AND WE'VE ENJOYED ROCKING OUT WITH THE 17-SPEAKER ELS STUDIO 3D SOUND SYSTEM.

WE'LL SHIFT GEARS TO A PAIR OF PINT-SIZE UTILITIES, THE KIA SELTOS AND SUBARU CROSSTREK SPORT, ON THE NEXT MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE!

John: AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, AS THE BEST SELLING VEHICLE IN AMERICA YEAR AFTER YEAR, WE'VE TESTED AN AWFUL LOT OF FORD F-150 PICKUPS OVER FOUR-DECADES OF MOTORWEEK .

AND IF THERE'S A COMMON THREAD, IT'S INNOVATION.

NOW, IF LIKE US, YOU'RE WONDERING, "WHAT WILL THEY THINK OF NEXT?"

WELL, LET'S FIND OUT, WITH A TEST OF THE NEW 14TH GENERATION FORD F-150.

* AMERICAN'S SURE LOVE THEIR PICKUP TRUCKS.

AND FOR GOING ON 44 YEARS NOW, THE FORD F-150 IS THE ONE THEY'VE LOVED THE MOST.

THAT'S QUITE A RUN; AND BASED ON OUR EXPERIENCE WITH THIS 2021 FORD F-150, THINGS ARE NOT ABOUT TO CHANGE ANY TIME SOON.

FULL-SIZE PICKUP TRUCKS ARE STILL ONE SEGMENT THAT GIVES YOU A LOT OF OPTIONS FOR POWER; FORD, EVEN MORE THAN MOST, CURRENTLY WITH 6-ENGINES CHOICES.

BASE, IS A 290 HORSEPOWER 3.3 LITER V6; ALSO AVAILABLE ARE A 325 HORSEPOWER 2.7 LITER ECOBOOST V6 TURBO, A 400 HORSEPOWER 3.5 LITER ECOBOOST V6 TURBO, A 250 HORSEPOWER 3.0 LITER V6 TURBO-DIESEL, PLUS, FORD HAS A NEW GAS-ELECTRIC IN THE MIX WITH A 3.5 LITER V6-BASED FULL HYBRID OUTPUTTING 430 HORSEPOWER.

OH, AND THERE'S EVEN A PURE EV F-150 ON THE WAY TOO!

NOW, OUR XLT TESTER STUCK WITH THE TRIED AND TRUE NATURALLY-ASPIRATED 5.0 LITER V8 WITH 400 HORSEPOWER AND 410 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

ADDING THE MAX TRAILER TOW PACKAGE, WITH TRAILER BRAKE CONTROLLER, AND A 3.73 REAR, SETS THIS 4X4 UP TO PULL 12,900 POUNDS; HEAVY DUTY TERRITORY NOT THAT LONG AGO.

NEW THIS YEAR, A 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION NOW COMES WITH ALL ENGINES.

EVEN BETTER POWER-RELATED NEWS IS FORD'S NEW AND INNOVATIVE PRO POWER ONBOARD GENERATORS.

THERE ARE 3 DIFFERENT SIZES DEPENDING ON ENGINE; RANGING FROM 2.0 TO 7.2 KILOWATT WITH THE HYBRID.

THE SMALLEST 2.0 KILOWATT VERSION HERE CAN POWER A SAW WHILE STILL CHARGING CORDLESS TOOL BATTERIES AT THE JOBSITE.

JUST THINK HOW PRO POWER CAN COME IN HANDY DURING EMERGENCIES.

WHILE, THE FRAME IS LARGELY THE SAME, WHEELBASES HAVE BEEN STRETCHED A LITTLE, RANGING FROM 122.8 TO 164.1 INCHES.

SAME CHOICES OF REGULAR, EXTENDED SUPERCAB, AND FULL 4-DOOR SUPERCREW CABS; WITH THREE BED LENGTHS OF 5.5, 6.5, AND 8.0 FEET.

BODY PANELS REMAIN ALUMINUM, TRACK WIDTH HAS BEEN WIDENED SLIGHTLY, AND IT SITS A LITTLE TALLER.

WITH EVER MORE EXTERIOR CHOICES INCLUDING 13 DIFFERENT WHEELS OPTIONS, FROM 17 TO 22 INCHES; AS WELL AS 11 DIFFERENT GRILLE DESIGNS.

AS BEDS GET TALLER AND TALLER, THEY'RE ALSO GETTING HARDER AND HARDER TO ACCESS; FORD HELPS WITH OPTIONAL RUNNING BOARDS THAT EXTEND TO THE BED FOR STEPPING UP TO REACH IN FROM THE SIDE, AND INCORPORATING A STEP INTO THE TAILGATE FOR ACTUALLY CLIMBING IN.

AND OF COURSE, CONNECTIVITY IS AN INCREASINGLY IMPORTANT PART OF ALL VEHICLES, WHETHER FOR WORK OR PLAY.

SO, MOST F-150s WILL GET A 12 INCH CENTER TOUCHSCREEN WITH SYNC 4; AN 8.0 INCH SCREEN IS STANDARD ON XL AND XLT WITH MOST OF THE SAME FUNCTIONS.

PLENTY OF ROOM IN ALL SEATING POSITIONS, INCLUDING REAR SEAT CENTER, MAKING THREE ACROSS WITH YOUR WORKMATES LESS AWKWARD THAN EVER.

OVERALL, THE INTERIOR IS QUITE PLEASANT AND A SMALL STEP UP FOR F-150s; BUT IT IS ONE AREA THAT IT PERHAPS FALLS BEHIND THE COMPETITION.

IT CERTAINLY DOESN'T HAVE THE LUXURY-CAR FEEL OF THE RAM.

NO WORRIES ABOUT THIS TRUCK MAKING IT TO THE JOBSITE ON TIME.

OUR XLT'S 5.0 LITER SHOWED ITS MUSTANG ROOTS WITH A SPRINT TO 60 OF JUST 5.9 SECONDS.

POWER COMES ON HARD, AND WITH AN EMPTY BED, THE REARS DEFINITELY STRUGGLE FOR GRIP; BUT OF COURSE, WE WOULDN'T HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY.

SHIFTS FROM THE 10-SPEED AUTO ARE VERY SMOOTH AND RELATIVELY QUICK, WITH LITTLE TO NO POWER DROP-OFF BETWEEN THEM.

OBVIOUSLY, NOT THE MOST AERO OF VEHICLES, YOU EXPECT TO RUN OUT OF STEAM GOING DOWN THE TRACK, BUT WHEN WE FINISHED THE QUARTER-MILE IN 15.2 SECONDS AT 98 MILES PER HOUR, THIS TRUCK FELT LIKE, IT WAS JUST GETTING STARTED.

DEPENDING ON YOUR PRIORITIES, YOU CAN SPEND A LOT OR A LITTLE ON A NEW F-150.

PRICING STARTS AT JUST $31,295 FOR A 2-WHEEL-DRIVE 6-CYLINDER REGULAR CAB SHORT BED, AND GOES ALL THE WAY TO $73,115 FOR A LIMITED.

YOU DON'T NEED TO SPEND THAT MUCH THOUGH; OUR WELL-EQUIPPED XLT SUPERCREW CAME IN UNDER $57,000.

THE COST OF 4-WHEEL-DRIVE VARIES WITH CONFIGURATION.

AND, KING RANCH, PLATINUM, AND LIMITED TRIMS ARE ONLY AVAILABLE AS SUPERCREWS.

TIMES CHANGE, FADS COME AND GO, AND NEW TECHNOLOGIES ARE CONSTANTLY ARRIVING.

YET, THROUGH IT ALL, THE F-150 CONTINUES TO BE THE MOST SOUGHT-AFTER VEHICLE IN AMERICA.

SO, FOR FORD, IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL; AND FOR EVERYONE ELSE IN THE SEGMENT, IT'S BACK TO WORK TO SEE WHAT THEY CAN DO TO TOP THE 2021 FORD F-150.

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 FOR AT TOP DOWN TREAT THAT IS THE PORSCHE 911 TURBO S CABRIOLET.

THEN, WE'LL SEE JUST HOW BIG LUXURY CAN BE IN THE CADILLAC ESCALADE.

TIL' THEN, I'M JOHN DAVIS, WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON MOTORWEEK !

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