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

JOIN US AS WE FIRE UP A NEW SEASON WITH JEEP'S ELECTRIFIED WRANGLER 4XE... PAT GOSS IS REUNITED WITH A LONG LOST MOTORWEEK PROJECT CAR... GREG CARLOSS RELIVES HIS HEAVY METAL GLORY DAYS AT THE DRAG STRIP... THEN, IT'S A TRACK TEST OF PORSCHE'S AWESOME 911 GT3...

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John: WELCOME TO THE START OF THE 41ST SEASON OF MOTORWEEK .

WE'RE GLAD TO HAVE YOU WITH US.

WHEN IT COMES TO OLD-SCHOOL VEHICLES THAT HAVE CHANGED LITTLE OVER TIME, THE FIRST CLASSIC THAT PROBABLY COMES TO MIND IS THE JEEP WRANGLER.

SO, IT'S PERHAPS THE LAST ONE YOU WOULD EXPECT TO HAVE AN ELECTRIC CHARGE PORT.

BUT, WE ALL KNOW THINGS ARE CHANGING MORE RAPIDLY THESE DAYS, AND JEEP IS FULLY ON BOARD WITH WHAT BATTERY POWER CAN BRING TO THE TABLE, AND YES, EVEN TO THE TRAIL!

* IF THERE'S ONE MODEL, WE THOUGHT MIGHT NEVER MAKE THE TRANSITION TO BATTERY POWER IT WAS THE JEEP WRANGLER.

WELL, THE JOKE'S ON ALL OF US, AS JEEP IS WASTING NO TIME EMBRACING THE ELECTRIFIED FUTURE WITH THIS 2021 WRANGLER 4XE, THE FIRST OF THREE PLUG-INS PLANNED FOR THIS YEAR.

THE MAIN THING TO KNOW ABOUT THIS PLUG-IN HYBRID IS THAT IT STILL DRIVES JUST LIKE A WRANGLER.

THE BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IS IT CAN RUN ALMOST SILENTLY ON BATTERY POWER, NOT SOMETHING WE'RE USED TO IN A RUGGED UTILITY LIKE THIS.

NOW, IT'S NOT AS POWERFUL FEELING AS MOST FULL EVs OR EVEN SOME OTHER PHEVs, AS THE GAS ENGINE SEEMS TO KICK IN TO HELP OUT WHENEVER YOU GO FULL THROTTLE.

THE 4XE IS RATED FOR 22 MILES OF EV ONLY DRIVING AND YOU CAN SELECT WHEN TO USE IT.

WE SAW AS MANY AS 26 MILES AVAILABLE ON THE GAUGE AND GOT FAIRLY CLOSE TO ACHIEVING THAT.

ONCE YOU'VE EXHAUSTED THOSE EV MILES, HYBRID MODE TRANSITIONS FROM ELECTRIC TO GAS ARE MOSTLY SEAMLESS, ONLY REALLY HEARING THE ENGINE UNDER HARD ACCELERATION.

THE ONE NOTICEABLE DOWNSIDE TO THE WHOLE EXPERIENCE IS THAT YOU CAN REALLY HEAR THE HVAC SYSTEM BUZZING WHEN DRIVING ON STRICTLY BATTERY POWER.

THE 4XE'S 17 KILOWATT HOUR BATTERY IS LOCATED INSIDE THE VEHICLE, PACKAGED BENEATH THE REAR SEAT, LEAVING CARGO SPACE INTACT, AS WELL AS KEEPING IT OUT OF THE ELEMENTS.

IT FEEDS ENERGY TO A PAIR OF ELECTRIC MOTORS; ONE ING THE ALTERNATOR ON THE FRONT OF THE ENGINE, AND ONE INTEGRATED INTO THE 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

NO MANUAL AVAILABLE WITH THIS PLUG-IN POWERTRAIN.

THE GAS ENGINE IS JEEP'S 2.0 LITER I4 TURBO; WHICH WHEN COMBINED WITH THE ELECTRIC MOTORS, SEES THE TOTAL OUTPUT JUMP TO A HEALTHY 375 HORSEPOWER, WITH A STOUT 470 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

SO, IT WAS OFF TO MASON DIXON DRAGWAY TO SEE WHAT THE 4XE IS CAPABLE OF.

EVEN THOUGH THE 2.0 TURBO FELT A BIT LAGGY OFF THE LINE, WITH BATTERY BOOST, THE 4XE IS CAPABLE OF 0-60 IN 6.0 SECONDS.

INDEED, THAT'S ABOUT A SECOND FASTER THAN A WRANGLER WITH A GAS V6.

THE TURBO-4 COMES INTO ITS OWN AT THE HIGHER END OF THE TACH, AUTOMATIC SHIFTS ARE QUICK AND SMOOTH, AND LIKE ALL WRANGLERS, IT TENDS TO WANDER A BIT AT HIGH SPEEDS.

THE QUARTER-MILE; 15.0 SECONDS AT 93 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW, NO VEHICLE DESIGNED WITH OFF PAVEMENT USE AS A PRIORITY, IS GOING TO TEAR UP A SLALOM COURSE; AND THE COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF BODY ROLL AND NUMB STEERING FELT HERE, HAD US FEELING LIKE WE WERE ONE BAD MOVE AWAY FROM TROUBLE.

BUT, HAVING DRIVEN PLENTY OF WRANGLERS OVER THE YEARS, WE KNEW TO BACK OFF WAY BEFORE APPROACHING THAT DANGER ZONE, AND ALSO KNOW THERE ARE PLENTY OF SAFETY MEASURES IN PLACE THESE DAYS TO KEEP THAT FROM HAPPENING AS WELL.

IN THE TRANSITION TO PHEV STATUS, THERE HAVE BEEN NO COMPROMISES OF THE WRANGLER'S TRAIL RATED CAPABILITIES; 4-WHEEL-DRIVE WITH 2-SPEED TRANSFER CASE IS STILL STANDARD.

NOW, JEEP CLAIMS THE INTEGRATION OF ELECTRIC POWER ONLY ENHANCES THE WRANGLER'S OFF-ROAD PERFORMANCE.

TO FIND OUT FOR OURSELVES, WE MADE USE OF THE ESAVE MODE WHILE ON THE PAVEMENT, TO HIT THE TRAIL UNDER STRICTLY BATTERY POWER; ALLOWING US TO TREAD MORE LIGHTLY THAN EVER.

WHEN IT COMES TO OUR MUDDY MID-ATLANTIC, LOCAL TRAIL HOUNDS WILL TELL YOU, YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR TIRES; AND OUR SAHARA-TRIMMED TESTER STRUGGLED TO FIND GRIP THANKS TO ITS SELEC-TRAC 4-WHEEL-DRIVE SYST SO, ON WE WENT!

INDDITION TO A CHARGE PORT AT THE BASE OF THE LEFT A-PILLAR, 4XE WRANGLER'S GET SPECIAL ELECTRIC BLUE TRIM; BUT NOT MUCH ELSE TO SET IT APART FROM EVERY OTHER MODERN WRANGLER.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 20-COMBINED; 49-COMBINED FOR THE MPGE.

STARTING OFF WITH A FULL CHARGE, WE AVERAGED 31.0 MILES PER GALLON ON REGULAR, WHICH BEATS WHAT WE GOT IN THE WRANGLER ECODIESEL BY 2.5 MILES PER GALLON.

AND DELIVERS A MUCH BETTER THAN AVERAGE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE OF 8.7 BARRELS OF YEARLY OIL USE WITH 3.8 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

4XEs ARE AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY AS UNLIMITED 4-DOORS IN THREE TRIMS; SAHARA, HIGH ALTITUDE, AND EVEN RUBICON, STARTING AT $51,300 BEFORE ANY GOVERNMENT TAX INCENTIVES.

IT ONLY SEEMS FITTING FOR A BRAND THAT RELIES ON A VEHICLE THAT WAS DESIGNED IN THE MID-20TH CENTURY, WOULD USE THAT VEHICLE TO FULLY PUSH THE BRAND INTO THE 21ST.

IS IT A FULL EV?

NO!

IS IT A HUGE STEP IN IRECTION?

YES!

THE 2021 JEEP WRANGLER 4XE IS THE MOST TECHNICALLY ADVANCED JEEP YET, AND A WHOLE NEW WAY TO BE A PIONEERING OFF-ROAD LEADER.

* OUR NEW PERFORMANCE TESTING VENUE, MASON-DIXON DRAGWAY IN BOONSBORO HAS BEEN A SPEED DEMON HOTSPOT FOR THE MARYLAND AND THE ENTIRE MID-ATLANTIC FOR LONGER THAN WE'VE BEEN ON THE AIR.

AND, THIS WEEK OUR OVER THE EDGE GUY, GREG CARLOSS MAKES HIS WAY OUT THERE, NOT FOR NUMBERS, BUT FOR NOSTALGIA.

* Greg Carloss: WHO DOESN'T LOVE A WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE?

WELL...TODAY, AT MASON-DIXON DRAGWAY, MEMORY LANE IS A PREPPED DRAGSTRIP AND NOT EVERYONE'S WALKING.

[ENGINES REVVING] Elmer Wachter, Track Operator: THIS IS THE 8TH ANNUAL NOSTALGIA MEET AND IT'PRETTY WELL ATTENDED... Greg: PRETTY WELL ATTENDED MAY BE AN UNDERSTATEMENT.

THE PLACE IS PACKED WITH PEOPLE WHO CAME FOR CARS, SPEED, AND MEMORIES.

Elmer: WE HAVE SOME DRIVERS HERE THAT ARE PROBABLY, 40 AND 50 YEARS AGO THEY WERE RACERS.

SO, IT'S ALL ABOUT THEM.

IT'S ALL ABOUT THE OLDER CARS, AND WE ALSO HAVE A NOSTALGIA CLASS FOR THE OLDER CARS.

SO, THERE'S A LITTLE BIT OF EVERYTHING FOR SOMEBODY HERE TODAY.

Greg: MASON-DIXON DRAGWAY OFFICIALLY OPENED IN 1961, SO THE TRACK ITSELF IS A PIECE OF DRAG RACING HISTORY.

AND AS THE MORNING CLOUD COVER MOVES EAST OVER E MOUNTAINS, RACERS ROLL IN WHILE THE SUN SHINES ON THE CAR SHOW.

THE SHOW IS OPEN TO ALL MAKES ALL MODELS AND ALL ERAS, BUT AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, VINTAGE CARS STILL DOMINATE THE FIELD.

Judge #1: I MEAN, YOU'LL SEE THINGS THAT, YOU KNOW, YOU WOULD NEVER THOUGHT YOU WOULD HAVE SEEN.

YOU KNOW, SOMETHING YBE OUT OF THE MOVIES OR SOMETHING YOU GREW UP TO.

Judge #2: AND IT TAKES YOU BACK TO THE PAST.

AND A LOT OF THE GUYS, THEY ACTUALLY FEEL YOUNGER.

I THINK WHEN YOU SEE THEM, THEY'RE SMILING AT YOU WHEN THEY'RE LOOKING AT THEIR CARS.

Greg: MEANWHILE, THERE'S PLENTY OF SMILES JUST OFF THE TRACK WITH A GROUP OF LEAD-FOOTED LEGENDS.

Elmer: WELL, THEY'RE CALLING IT A FUNNY CAR REUNION, SO THE CAR IS FROM THE 1970s THAT WERE FUNNY CAR DRIVERS AND CREW MEMBERS.

THEY'RE UP IN THE AGE FROM ANYWHERE FROM 84 YEARS OLD, UP INTO THEIR EARLY '9 AND TO GET TOGETHER TO GET 50 OF THEM TOGETHER AT ONE TIME WILL BE A PRETTY DIFFICULT TASK IN THE FUTURE...

SO THIS IS A GREAT OPPORTUNITY FOR THOSE PEOPLE TO SEE EACH OTHER ONE LAST TIME.

Greg: AND MARYLAND-NATIVE,M SNEDEN IS A DRIVER MANY OF THE FANS CAME TO SEE.

Tom Sneden, Drag Racer: I STARTED RACING IN 1952, I'VE RACED QUITE A FEW.

ANYTHING FROM SUPER STOCKERS TO FUNNY CARS, FUEL FUNNY CARS.

I WAS WELL KNOWN THROUGH THE COUNTRY.

Elmer: I THINK, IT'S EVERYBODY'S PERSONAL FAVORITE BECAUSE THEY ALWAYS GET TO SEE SOMEBODY THEY HAVEN'T SEEN FOR 10 OR 15 YEARS.

AND, THEY DO A LOT OF WHAT THEY CALL "BENCH RACING" WHERE THEY TALK ABOUT EVERYTHING; WHEN JOHN GOT BEAT BY PHIL OR, YOU KNOW, JUST EVERYTHING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO THEM IN THE LINE OF DRAG RACING.

Greg: WHILE, SOME MAY BE HERE FOR THE BENCH RACING, TOM BROUGHT HIS DODGE CORONET SUPERSTOCK FOR THE REAL RACING.

AND WITH 274 CARS REGISTERED, THERE'S PLENTY OF IT.

Elmer: I BELIEVE THAT DRAG RACING BEGAN WHEN THE SECOND CAMADE AND THAT'S A BILL WILCOM STATEMENT.

THE HUMAN NATURE IS TO BE COMPETITIVE.

Greg: EVEN AS THE SUN STARTS TO SET ON THE CARS AND THE DRIVERS FROM DRAG RACING'S HAY DAYS, ELMER IS KEEPING THE PEDAL DOWN TOWARD THE FUTURE.

Elmer: WE HAVE A JUNIOR DRAGSTER RACE WHICH IS KIDS FROM 6-YEARS-OLD TO 18-YEARS-OLD BEFORE THEY GET THEIR LICENSE, WE WILL FIND SOMETHING THAT THE PEOPLE WANT TO BE ENTERTAINED BY AND WE'VE CHANGED UP WITH OUR STREET RACING.

WE'VE ADDED SOME INDEX CLASSES BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO SEE HEADS-UP RACING, SIDE-BY-SIDE RACING, SO WE'RE DOING WELL.

Greg: AND THAT MEANS, THE GOOD TIMES WILL KEEP ON ROLLING AT MASON-DIXON DRAGWAY.

John: EVERYONE ENJOYS A SURPRISE ONCE IN AWHILE AS LONG AS IT'S NOT AN UNEXPECTED CAR PROBLEM AND OUR PAT GOSS IS NO DIFFERENT.

SO THIS WEEK WE REUNITE PAT WITH A BLAST FROM HIS PAST.

* WELL, HELLO PAT GOSS!

Pat Goss: WELL, HI JOHN.

John: WELCOME TO ANOTHER EXCITING DAY AT GOSS' GARAGE!

Pat: OKAYY.

John: AND WE'VE GOT A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU PAT, SOMETHING THAT'S BEEN 30 YEARS IN THE MAKING.

Pat: OHH, LORD.

John: LOOK THIS WAY.

Pat: OH, MY GOD!

John: REMEMBER THE MAXTON?

Pat: YES, I DO!

John: COME ON, WE'VE GOT IT ALL PLANNED OUT.

YOU AND THE MAXTON ARE UP FOR A HUGE REUNION!

AND YOU'RE GOING TO GET THIS BABY GOING AGAIN.

Pat: OH REALLY?

John: OH, REALLY.

[LAUGHS] Pat: JOHN, I REMEMBER BACK IN THE DAY WHEN WE ACTUALLY BUILT THISAR, WE DID A 5-PART SERIES ON PUTTING IT TOGETHER AND MAKING IT WHAT IT IS.

John: THAT WAS REALLY THE FIRST TIME THAT I HAD EVER BEEN INVOLVED IN ESSENTLLY BUILDING A CAR...

THIS WAS A COMPONENT CAR AT THE TIME.

YOU GOT THE BODY, YOU GOT THE CHASSIS, BUT YOU BASICALLY PUT IT TOGETHER YOURSELF.

Pat: OH...YEAH, I REMEMBER THE WIRING IN THIS, IT WAS A NIGHTMARE, ACTUALLY!

John: HAD U EVER BUILT A CAR BEFORE?

Pat: WELL, I HAD BUILT CARS, BUT I STARTED FROM THE GROUND UP MYSELF, AND DOING THE WHOLE THING, WHICH IS VERY DIFFERENT THAN BUYING PARTS AND PUTTING THEM TOGETHER.

John: WHAT DO YOU REMEMBER ABOUT THIS, I KNOW IT WAS 30 YEARS AGO, BUT I REMEMBER IT LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.

Pat: WELL, I REMEMBER A LOT OF THE THINGS THAT WEREN'T QUITE RIGHT, THAT WE HAD TO ADJUST AND TWEAK AND THINGS LIKE THAT, WHICH ANYBODY THAT'S GOING TO BUILD A CAR SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR.

John: NOW, THIS CAR ACTUALLY BECAME PART OF A CONTEST THAT MOTORWEEK HAD, AND THE WINNER OF THAT CONTEST WAS ALL THE WAY DOWN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS, REMEMBER WE TOOK IT DOWN THERE.

Pat: I SURE DO.

John: AND A LADY HAD ENTERED THE CONTEST FOR HER HUSBAND, AND HE WAS SURPRISED WASN'T HE?

Pat: HE DIDN'T KNOW THAT HE HAD ENTERED OR WON.

John: AND THE FACT THAT IT HAD HOW MANY PEDALS?

Pat: HA!

HE LOOKED INSI IT, AND HE SAID 'OH MY GOSH, IT HAS THREE PEDALS!

AND HE HAD NO IDEA WHAT TO DO WITH THREE PEDALS AND A GEARSHIFT.

John: OH, MY!

AND THEN, A FRIEND OF OURS, MICHAEL WHITFIELD, BACK HERE IN OWINGS MILLS, NOT TOO FAR FROM OUR STUDIOS, HE BOUGHT THE MAXTON, BROUGHT IT BACK UP, HE RACED IT VERY SUCCESSFULLY, BUT THIS CAR HAS BEEN SITTING SHELTERED INSIDE A GARAGE FOR THE LAST 25 YEARS.

Pat: WELL, IT STILL LOOKS GOOD... John: WELL, WADDAYA THINK, PAT... ARE YOU UP TO GETTING THE MAXTON BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN?

Pat: ABSOLUTELY, AND I'D LOVE TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL AGAIN!

John: I CAN'T WAIT.

SO THERE YOU HAVE IT STAY TUNED FOR THE REBIRTH OF THE MAXTON!

* Greg: THE 2021 SUBARU CROSSTREK SPORT IS THE BEST CROSSTREK YET, HAVING IMPROVED GREATLY OVER ITS EIGHT YEARS.

WITH US FOR FOUR MONS, WE'RE STARTING TO BUILD MILES, AS THE ODOMETER CURRENTLY SITS AT 5,500; AND NOTICING THAT IT HAS GROWN INTO A REALLY GREAT HIGHWAY CRUISER.

YET, IT STILL HAS PLENTY OF CHARACTER, WHICH IS ALSO A WAY OF SAYING THAT WHILE IT HAS MATURED, IT REMAINS A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES.

MOST NOTABLY WHEN IT COMES TO THE AUTO/STOP START SYSTEM; WHICH REALLY ROCKS THE BOAT WHEN IT BRINGS THE ENGINE TO LIFE.

THAT ENGINE IS OF COURSE, A FLAT-4; HERE, IN THE CROSSTREK SPORT, THE UPGRADED NATURALLY ASPIRATED 2.5 LITER RATED AT 182 HORSEPOWER AND DELIVERING US A 28.6 MILES PER GALLON AVERAGE.

THE CROSSTREK IS YET ANOTHER SUBARU MODEL THAT HAS ATTRACTED A GROUP OF DIEHARD LOYALISTS AND NOW LIVING WITH THIS ONE ON A DAILY BASIS, WE'RE REMINDED WHY.

SURE THERE'S THE VERSATILITY AND ALL THAT, BUT ITS SMOOTH ROAD MANNERS ARE UNDERRATED.

NOW THEY JUST HAVE TO SMOOTH OUT THAT AUTO STOP/START SYSTEM.

A NEW SEASON MEANS SOME NEW LONG-TERMS; STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON THIS 2021 TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME PHEV WHICH JUST ARRIVED ON OUR LOT ON THE NEXT MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE!

John: TIME TO CATCH UP ON THE LATEST MOTORNEWS WITH LAUREN MORRISON.

Lauren Morrison: ELECTRIC VEHICLES MAY STILL MAKE UP A SMALL PERCENTAGE OF THE CARS ON THE ROAD TODAY, BUT EVs ARE GAINING SPEED.

ELECTRIC VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS IN THE U.S. MORE THAN DOUBLED IN THE FIRST HALF OF 2021 FROM LAST YEAR.

THEY NOW MAKE UP ALMOST TWO AND A HALF PERCENT OF NEW VEHICLE REGISTRATIONS.

TESLA STILL DOMINATES THE ELECTRIC MARKET, ACCOUNTING FOR ABOUT TWO THIRDS OF NEW EV REGISTRATIONS WITH CHEVROLET AND THEIR BOLT EV COMING IN SECOND, AND THANKS TO ITS MUSTANG MACH-E, FORD CRACKED THE TOP THREE.

ACURA ANNOUNCING THEY'RE BRINGING BACK A SPORTY LEGENDARY NAMEPLATE, THE INTEGRA.

THEY'VE ONLY GIVEN US THIS TEASER SKETCH OF THE NEW INTEGRA, ICH REVEALS ANGULAR STYLING IN KEEPING WITH CURRENT ACURA THEMES, BUT THEY SAY MORE DETAILS WILL BE RELEASED CLOSER TO ITS 2022 REVEAL.

THE INTEGRA WAS ONE OF TWO MODELS IN THE ORIGINAL PRODUCT LINEUP WHEN HONDA FIRST LAUNCHED THE ACURA BRAND IN 1986.

WE WERE BEHIND THE WHEEL THEN, AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS LATEST REBIRTH.

KIA EMBRACING THE "AT-HOME ATTITUDE" THAT MOST OF US HAVE GOTTEN USE TO IS JOINING THE RANKS OF CAR RETAILERS PROMOTING BRING TEST DRIVES TO YOU.

WITH THEIR "KIA AT HOME" EXPERIENCE, KIA WILL DELIVER TWO OF THEIR LATEST MODELS, THE ALL-NEW CARNIVAL "MULTI-PURPOSE VEHICLE," AND THE ALL-ELECTRIC NIRO EV, TO YOU FOR A TEST DRIVE.

KIA SAYS THIS IS THE PERFECT WAY FOR POTENTIAL BUYERS TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL IN THEIR OWN ENVIRONMENT.

THE HOUR LONG EXPERIENCE INCLUDES A DETAILED WALK AROUND FROM A KIA AT HOME DRIVE SPECIALIST, BUT IF THE CUSTOMER IS ACTUALLY INTERESTED IN BUYING THE VEHICLE, THEY'LL HAVE TO WORK WITH A LOCAL DEALERSHIP.

KIA IS ONLY TESTING OUT THIS NEW WAY TO CAR SHOP FOR A LIMITED TIME AND IN S. AND THAT DOES IT FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS!

* John: IF YOU'RE TIRED OF HEARING ABOUT FORD'S NEW ALL-ELECTRIC MUSTANG MACH-E SUV AND FEEL THAT REAL MUSTAS HAVE 2-DOORS AND BIG V8s, HAVE WE GOT A MUST READ FOR YO.. COBRA JET: THE HISTORY OF FORD'S GREATEST HIGH-PERFORMANCE MUSCLE CARS.

THE ORIGIN COBRA JET MUSTANG WAS THE PRODUCT OF FORD'S 1960s TOTAL PERFORMANCE RACING PROGRAM; BUT COBRA JET QUICKLY BECAME SYNONYMOUS WITH DRAG RACING SUCCESS, AND WAS THE MUSTANG TO HAVE IF YOU LIVED YOUR LIFE A QUARTER-MILE AT A TIME.

AUTHORS ROB KINNAN AND DIEGO ROSENBERG TELL NOT ONLY HOW IT ALL GOT STARTED, BUT WHERE COBRA JET WENT FROM THERE; WITH LOTS OF GREAT PHOTOGRAPHY ALONG FOR THE RIDE.

IT'S A HIGH-PERFORMANCE MUST READ FOR ANY FAN OF THE BLUE OVAL.

PORSCHE IS JUSTIFIABLY FAMOUS FOR REFINING THEIR 911 MODELS TO SQUEEZE OUT EVERY LAST BIT OF PERFORMANCE POSSIBLE.

SO, THE SPEC SHEET ON THIS 911 GT3 IS FILLED WITH SMALL IMPROVEMENTS THAT LEAD TO BIG GAINS IN HANDLING AND DRIVING DYNAMICS.

SOUNDS LIKE A TRACK TEST IS CERTAINLYN ORDER!

* PORSCHE FANS KNOW THAT THERE ARE TWO DISTINCT FAMILIES OF 911.

THE CARRERA FAMILY, AND THE GT FAMILY.

AND WHILE THEY BOTH FLY THE PORSCHE FLAG AND HAVE MANY SIMILARITIES; THE GT FAMILY IS PACKED FULL OF A LOT MORE RACING TECHNOLOGY FROM PORSCHE MOTORSPORTS.

AND, THIS 7TH GENERATI022 PORSCHE 911 GT3 WITHOUT A DOUBT, SETS A NEW LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE FOR THE 911.

UP FRONT IS A NEW FASCIA WITLARGER AIR I NTAKES THAT HIDE A WIDER TRACK TO ADD STABILITY AND SHARPEN TURN-INS.

A FIRST FOR ANY 911 STREET CAR, THE FRONT SUSPENSION IS A DOUBLE WISHBONE DESIGN ADAPTED FROM THE 911 RSR, AND ALL BUSHINGS HAVE BEEN DROPPED IN FAVOR OF FULL BALL JOINTS, REMOVING ANY HINT OF SLOPPINESS FROM THE EQUATION.

AND ALLOWING PORSCHE TO FINE TUNE FOR MAXIMUM RESPONSIVENESS AS WELL AS TRANSMIT ROAD FEEL DIRECTLY TO THE DRIVER'S HANDS.

CURB WEIGHT IS UP ONLY 11 PODS OVER THE PREVIOUS GT3; 3,164 POUNDS, WHEN PDK-EQUIPPED AS OUR TEST CAR WAS.

DRIVE MODE SETTINGS ARE NOW ACCESSED RIGHT ON THE GT3s NEW 3-SPOKE STEERING WHEEL, AND HAVE NORMAL, SPORT, AND TRACK MODES AS EXPECTED; BUT ARE ALSO TUNABLE WITHIN' EACH MODE.

A FULL MENU OF CHOICES, ALLOWS THE DRIVER TO ADJUST SUSPENSION, TRACTION CONTROL, AND STABILITY MANAGEMENT SETTINGS ON THE FLY.

AND FLY WE DID, REACHING THE BLIND CREST OF SUMMIT POINT MOTORSPORTS PARK'S SHENANDOAH CIRCUIT'S BRIDGE STRAIGHT AT OVER 130 MILES PER HOUR; AND FEELING LIKE WE WERE LAUNCHING INTO ORBIT.

BUT THE GT3 ALWAYS RETURNED TO EARTH WITH A SOFT, CONTROLLED LANDING AND SET ITSELF UP PERFECTLY FOR THE ABRUPT DROP INTO THE KARUSSELL TURN THAT COMES UP EVER SO QUICKLY.

CORNER EXIT UNDERSTEER IS VIRTUALLY ELIMINATED HERE; THE CAR GOES EXACTLY WHERE YOU POINT IT.

SO, IF CREATING PRECISE ARCS AROUND THE CORNERS OF A RACE TRACK IS YOUR THING, THIS IS ABOUT THE BEST TOOL, WE'VE FOUND YET FOR THAT JOB.

[ENGINE REVS] YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO UPGRADE TO PORSCHE'S EXCELLENT CERAMIC COMPOSITE BRAKES, AS THE STANDARD DISCS ARE LARGER THAN THE LAST GT3 BYORE THAN AN INCH; BUT IF YOU INSIST ON THE BEST OF EVERYTHING, YOU WON'T MIND SPENDING THE EXTRA MONEY TO ENJOY BRAKES THAT GET BETTER AND BETTER AT DRAGGING YOU DOWN FROM INSANE SPEEDS THE MORE YOU USE THEM, OR SHOULD WE SAY ABUSE THEM.

AND IN STRAIGHT-LINE TESTING, A MERE 85 FEET WAS NEEDED TO STOP FROM 60.

A SURPRISINGLY LARGE PERCENTAGE OF BUYERS OPTED FOR A MANUAL TRANS IN THE PREVIOUS GT3, AND A NO-COST 6-SPEED MANUAL REMAINS AVAILABLE.

BUT AFTER SPENDING AAY WITH THE STANDARD 7-SPEED PDKs MIND-READING ADAPTABILITY AND LIGHTNING-FAST GEAR CHANGES, WE'D BE HARD-PRESSED TO TRADEAWAY THE O BVIOUS GAINS IN PERFORMANCE IT DELIVERS JUST FOR THE JOYS OF STIRRING A SHIFTER OURSELVES.

WE WERE VERY HAPPY TO SEE THAT THE GT3 IS STILL SPORTING ITS NATURALLY-ASPIRATED 4.0 LITER FLAT-6 ENGINE.

COMING OVER ALMOST DIRECTLY GT3 CUP RACE CAR, THIS LATEST VERSION GETS THE REVISED INTAKE FIRST FOUND ON 2019'S SPEEDSTER, AND SHARES ITS OUTPUT OF 502 HORSEPOWER AND 346 POUND-ET OF TORQUE.

THE GT3 IS OF COURSE, BUILT FOR ROAD COURSE WORK FIRST AND FOREMOST, BUT IS MORE THAN TOLERABLE ON THE STREET.

RUNNING QUARTER-MILES IS SOMEWHERE FURTHER DOWN THE LIST OF PRIORITIES.

STILL, A TRIP TO MASON DIXON DRAGWAY WAS IN ORDER.

MANY YEARS OF FLAWLESS, CONSISTENT LAUNCHES WITH PORSCHE'S PDK LAUNCH CONTROL HAS MADE IT, THE GOLD STANDARD IN OUR EYES.

BUT THIS TIME, WE DID BATTLE SOME UNEXPECTED WHEEL SPIN.

STILL, OUR ADVICE, STICK WITH IT; EN ALL THE STARS ALIGN YOU WILL BE REWARDED WITH A LIGING FAST 2.8 SECONDS FROM 0-60.

ONCE, IT LAID DOWN POWER IN EARNEST, OFHE TRACK, WITH BLAZING FAST PDK SHIFTS THAT MAKE NO ATTEMPT AT BEING SMOOTH, JUST DELIBERATE.

THE QUARTER-MILE ENDS IN 10.9 SECONDS AT 127 MILES PER HOUR.

NOT SURPRISINGLY, THE GT3s INTERIOR IS MOSTLY ALL BUSINESS AND LOOKS GREAT.

IF TRACK DAYS ARE ON YOUR AGENDA, WE RECOMMEND SPRINGING FOR THE FULL BUCKET SEATS.

YOU'LL APPRECIATE THE RUMP-TO-ROAD CONNECTION, FEELING LOCKED IN AND READY FOR TRACK WORK.

PLUS, THEY'RE PLENTY TOLERABLE ON THE STREET.

NOFOR THE "LIGHT IN WALLET", RSCHE 911 GT3, IN BNGED AND THE NON-WINGED TOURING VERSION STARTS AT $162,450.

THE 2022 PORSCHE 911 GT3 IS ARGUABLY THE MOST VERSATILE 911 EVER BUILT; NIMBLE AND CIVILIZED ON THE STREET, WHILE ALSO BEING LER-FOCUSED PERFECTION ON THE TRACK.

IT'S A WONDERFULLY BEST OF BOTH WORLDS SCENARIO THAT DOESN'T COME ALONG THAT OFTEN.

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

NOW FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; INCLUDING DAILY NEWS UPDATES, PODCASTS, AND EVEN COMPLETE EPISES, CRUISE ON OVER TO PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK.

AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US NEXT TIME, WE'LL FIND OUT IF THE NEW NISSAN PAFINDER REALLY RETURNS TO ITS R THEN, WE'LL CHECK OUT VOLKSWAGEN'S NEW SMALL UTILITY THE TAOS.

PAT GOSS HAS A WARNING ABOUT THE RISE IN CAR PART THEFTS.

WHILE, STEPHANIE HART TAKES A BUS RIDE THROUGH HISTORY.

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

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