HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS JOIN US WHEN WE CHALLENGE THE THEN, WE'LL TWIST THE THROTTLE WE'LL TAKE QUICK SPINS IN AND CHASE THE SUN IN ECLIPSE CROSS...

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

CLOSED CAPTIONING PROVIDED BY * Announcer: MOTORWEEK , TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL BROUGHT TO YOU BY... FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS HAS HELPED PEOPLE TACKLE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE, MARINE, FROM OUR ORIGINAL LUCAS OIL HAS DEVELOPED OVER TO HELP BOTH PROFESSIONALS TO LEARN MORE VISIT LUCAS OIL, TIRERACK.COM IS PROUD TO SUPPORT AND NOW, A VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF FIRST, THERE WAS THE WHEEL.

THEN, THE TIRE.

"WE'LL CALL IT TIRE RACK."

FORTY YEARS LATER, ROCKAUTO HAS AUTO PARTS FROM OFFERING A VARIETY OF BRANDS, ROCKAUTO.COM, ALL THE PARTS YOUR CAR John: IF YOU LIKE THE IDEA OF BUT LEAD A LITTLE MORE LUXURY AND WANT IT IN A TRUE 4-DOOR LOOK NO FURTHER THAN IT MAY BE AUDI'S SMALLEST SEDAN, ABOUT IT WHEN IT COMES TO AND COMFORT.

* MANY OF US WISH THAT 2021 AND FOR THE AUDI S3 IT DIDN'T.

WELL, NOW IT'S BACK IN AND THE 2022 AUDI S3 THE S3 IS, OF COURSE, THE ENTRY-LEVEL A3 AND AND WHILE IT ANCHORS AUDI'S AND LIVES IN THE SUBCOMPACT IT DOESN'T FEEL ALL THAT SMALL INDEED, IT'S LONGER, WIDER, MORE AKIN TO WHAT WE CONSIDERED AND, WITH ITS CHISELED NEW BODY, AND QUAD EXHAUST TIPS, THE AGGRESSIVE RS3 MORE THAN COMFORT IS NOT FAR FROM YET, IT'S NOT SO BIG THAT OR NAVIGATING CITY STREETS AUDI'S FAMILIAR 2.0 LITER I4 NOW PUTTING OUT AN IMPRESSIVE 295 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

A 7-SPEED DUAL-CLUTCH AUTOMATIC AS IS QUATTRO ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE.

THE SUSPENSION IS FIRM AND HALF AN INCH LOWER THAN THE A3, ROUGH OR ABUSIVE.

ACTIVE DAMPERS ARE MORE INTO THE DRIVE SELECT SYSTEM AND QUATTRO ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE.

DYNAMIC MODE NOT ONLY DELIVERS BUT SEEMS TO TAKE SOME OF OF THE POWERTRAIN, IN THE RIGHT GEAR.

WE COULDN'T WAIT TO PUT IT TO THE 2.0 LITER PULLS STRONG THE SIMPLE AND CONSISTENT LAUNCH AMOUNT OF GRUNT AND GRIP TO TIME AFTER TIME.

FAST, FIRM SHIFTS FROM AND A NICE THROATY EXHAUST NOTE QUARTER-MILE TRIP A PLEASURE HITTING 109 MILES PER HOURS AT EVEN WITH WINTER TIRES ON OUR WHICH CAN SOMETIMES GIVE IN OUR HANDLING COURSE, TO BE FOUND.

THE SUSPENSION DIDN'T FEEL YET, KEPT BODY ROLL AND WHILE WE COULD HAVE USED THROUGH THE WHEEL, WE ENABLING US TO KEEP ON SLIGHTLY TAIL-HAPPY NATURE.

BRAKES ARE UPGRADED OVER THE A3, A LONGISH 129 FEET TO STOP SOMETHING WE'D DEFINITELY WHICH ARE DESIGNED TO PERFORM SLIPPERY SURFACES, THERE'S ENOUGH OF AN TO GIVE YOU THE SPORTY FEEL; ANY OF THE AUDI LUXURY VIBE GREAT SPORT SEATS ARE STANDARD DIAMOND STITCHED NAPPA LEATHER THE DRIVER-ORIENTED SPACE 10 INCH MMI TOUCHSCREEN IS AND IS NOW INTEGRATED INTO ON TOP OF IT.

THE LATEST MIB 3 INFOTAINMENT WITH COMMONLY USED THINGS BUT THERE CAN STILL BE A BIT TOO FOR SECONDARY FUNCTIONS.

THE LARGER SIZE TRANSLATES FOR BACK SEAT PASSENGERS, BUT JUST 8.3 CUBIC-FEET OF REMINDS US WHY SO MANY PEOPLE GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS AND 27-COMBINED; OUR AVERAGE, OF PREMIUM.

THERE'S A TRIO OF FITMENTS STARTING AT PREMIUM FOR $46,895, FOR PRESTIGE, WE APPLAUD AUDI, TO OFFER A SMALL SEDAN, AND FOR GIVING BUYERS A WIDE WHETHER IT'S ENTRY-LEVEL LUXURY THIS 2022 S3 IS A GREAT MIDDLE WHO WANT A MORE ENTERTAINING BUT NOT AT THE COST OF IT MAY BE THE SMALLEST AUDI, BUT * WHILE, THE DUCATI MONSTER DIDN'T IT CERTAINLY PLAYED A BIG ROLE BIG DOSES OF SPORTBIKE ALL OF THE PLASTIC BODYWORK WELL, HERE'S OUR BRIAN ROBINSON AT THE LATEST DUCATI MONSTER.

* Brian Robinson: I CERTAINLY THAT I'M GETTING OLD, HAS BEEN AROUND FOR ALMOST AND I CAN REMEMBER THE FIRST LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY.

WELL, TIME MARCHES ON, MUCH KINDER TO THE MONSTER.

A LOT HAS CHANGED SINCE THAT BUT THE LATEST DUCATI MONSTER MATTERS HASN'T CHANGED AT ALL.

IT STILL REPRESENTS MOTORCYCLING NOTHING BUT THE NECESSITIES, WRAPPED AROUND A FANTASTIC HERE, IT'S DUCATI'S 90 DEGREE LIQUID-COOLED V-TWIN, IN DISPLACEMENT TO 937 CCS, TO GO ALONG WITH IT, AND 69 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

ONE OF THE BIGGEST CHANGES NO LONGER HANGS FROM RATHER A LIGHTER CAST-ALUMINUM TO THE PANIGALE SPORTBIKE'S.

THAT CERTAINLY GIVES THE MONSTER BUT IT'S NO LESS INTERESTING.

THINGS ARE MORE ANGULAR; TO EVERYTHING FROM AND EVEN TAIL SECTION.

A $500 UPGRADE TO THE MONSTER ADDS A REMOVABLE COVER OVER THE AND A SMALL FLYSCREEN UP FRONT.

ABBREVIATED EXHAUST IS A LARGE MUFFLER UNDERNEATH; ALUMINUM SWINGARM IS USED TO 180 REAR TIRE.

IT'S ALL ACCOMPANIED BY THAT'S ALSO QUITE DIFFERENT; HANDLEBAR MOVED REARWARD HELPING YOU CAN DECIDE FOR YOURSELF THE SUSPENSION IS WITH LIMITED ADJUSTABILITY; QUITE WELL, AND HELPS STABLE THROUGH CORNERS.

THE NEW MONSTER IS ALSO LIGHTER PUTTING IT UNDER 400 TOTALS; IT TRULY FEELS QUICKER, THOUGH DUCATI'S QUICKSHIFT ENABLES CLUTCH-FREE SHIFTING OF ONCE YOU'RE IN MOTION.

THE MONSTER DOESN'T NECESSARILY LIKE ITS MORE HIGH-END IT TAKES A LITTLE WORK, IT FEELS QUITE SETTLED AND CAPABLE.

DUCATI WAS AN EARLY EMBRACER OF AND CORNERING ABS, WHEELIE CONTROL, ARE ALL STANDARD HERE, URBAN, AND TOURING RIDE MODES.

YOU CAN MONITOR IT ALL, IMPORTANT RIDING INFO, 4.3 INCH TFT GAUGE PANEL, A FAIRLY INTUITIVE CONTROL THESE SYSTEMS EXPERTLY HELP THE DUAL ROLES OF A REWARDING EXPERIENCE FOR AS WELL AS PROVIDING FOR ENTRY-LEVEL MOTORCYCLISTS.

IRONICALLY, CONSIDERING AND ITALIAN PEDIGREE, SOMETHING ABOUT THIS MONSTER IS PRICING.

THE BASE MONSTER NOW STARTS THIS MONSTER PLUS, AT $12,495.

SO, THE 2022 MONSTER MAY STILL BUT IT DOESN'T FEEL ENTRY-LEVEL IT REMAINS EVERY BIT A MONSTER, IT'S DUCATI'S BEST-SELLING John: FRESH KEY FOBS ARE ALL FOR ANOTHER ROUND OF * AS VOLVO CONTINUES TO STRIVE GOALS, THE NORTH AMERICAN LAUNCH GIVES FURTHER CREDENCE IT'S POWERED BY A BATTERY ENERGIZING THE STANDARD SYSTEM TO 402 HORSEPOWER AND THAT EQUATES TO A SWIFT BUT PERHAPS MORE EXCITING WITH ONE PEDAL REGENERATIVE WE WERE ABLE TO GET 238 MILES THROUGH MIXED DRIVING BETTER THAN THE EPA ESTIMATED AN INCREASE FROM LAST YEAR'S THAT BUMP IS THANKS TO SOME SAID TO ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR CHARGING TIME, BY THE WAY, 10-TO-80 PERCENT WITH THE PROPER OTHER CHANGES FOR 2022 NOT LIKE THAT'S A BAD THING, WITH PLENTY OF PREMIUM FEATURES.

DRIVERS ARE INFORMED BY A 12 PAIRED WITH A 9.0 INCH 360-DEGREE MONITORING IS NOW ALL OCCUPANTS ARE MET WITH VOLVO BRAGS ABOUT THE XC40'S HOOKS FOR BAGS, 57.5 CUBIC FEET OF CARGO NOT ENOUGH FOR ALL FIVE BUT PLENTY FOR YOUR THE 2022 VOLVO XC40 IS A SOLID OF EV POTENTIAL, OF WIRELESS CHARGING SYSTEMS THE RECHARGE DOES INDEED Alexander Kellum: WHAT DO YOU POPS INTO CONVERSATION?

POSH, PREMIUM, POWERFUL?

MAYBE SOME OTHER ADJECTIVES.

BUT WHAT ABOUT THE LETTER "T?"

WELL, THAT LETTER IS EXACTLY WHY TO LOS ANGELES: TO CHECK OUT THE T, BY THE WAY, STANDS THAT BEING SAID, THERE IS A 2.0 LITER 4-CYLINDER ENGINE, AND 295 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

THIS POWER PLANT IS PAIRED TO SO SHIFTS ARE QUICK AND SLICK, ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM.

COMBINED WITH PORSCHE'S AND A STANDARD SPORT CHRONO THE MACAN T WILL COMPLETE RUNS IN 5.8 SECONDS; AT 144 MILES PER HOURS.

THE ACTIVE SUSPENSION WHILE SPECIAL-BUILT ANTI-ROLL ADD THE OPTIONAL TORQUE AND YOU'VE GOT ONE LEAN MACHINE.

THE MACAN T IS A PERFECT TO MAKE A CAR MORE ENGAGING, YOU DON'T NECESSARILY NEED TO IT UTILIZES THE BASE MACAN'S BUT NOT ONCE DID I THINK IN FACT, I JUST FINISHED UP IN THE SOCAL TWISTIES AND THE IT WAS DEXTEROUS, A FIVE-SEATER ENTRY-LEVEL WITH A LITTLE BIT OF AN EDGE.

THE EFFECTS OF THAT SHARPENING BY PLUSH MATERIALS ACROSS OUR DEMO MODEL HAD OPTIONAL SHIFTER AND HEADLINER, CARBON FIBER TYING TOGETHER STARTING PRICE IS YET TO BE AND THE PARTICULAR CONFIGURATION BUT EXPECT IT TO PRICE OUT AND THE S-- CLOSER TO THE LOW * Greg Carloss: OUR LONG-TERM THIS WEEK, BUT TWO OF OUR SPORT UTILITY FIRST, IT'S THE 2021 OVER 12 MONTHS, ON THIS IMPREZA-BASED UTILITY, PER GALLON FROM ITS 2.5 LITER ALMOST EXACTLY WHAT EPA THIS ISN'T OUR FIRST LONG TERM AND THEY'VE YET TO DISAPPOINT, SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT IT.

THIS CROSSTREK MAY NOT BE OR FASTEST LONG-TERM TEST BUT IT'S PROBABLY IN THE RUNNING BECAUSE IT'S JUST SO USEFUL.

AND WHILE I'M RATTLING OFF I'LL GO AHEAD AND THROW IN LIKE THESE SPILL-RESISTANT, YET, I THINK, THE CROSSTREK EMBODIES AS WELL AS ANY MODEL IN THAT SPIRIT MANIFESTS ITSELF 20.8 CUBIC-FEET OF CARGO SPACE, 8.7 INCHES OF GROUND CLEARANCE, PROTECTING THE FLOORS WE HATE TO SAY GOOD-BYE TO SO HOPEFULLY, WE CAN JUST SAY, OUR SECOND SAYONARA GOES TO OUR AFTER ITS SHORTER 5-MONTH STAY, 12,000 MILES OF TRAVEL; AS OF LATE, WE'VE AVERAGED NOT BAD, BRINGING OUR FINAL PER GALLON FOR ITS 3.5 LITER V6; AGAIN, RIGHT AT THE EPA IT DIDN'T TAKE LONG, TO THIS PATHFINDER.

MOSTLY BECAUSE OF THE INTERIOR, PRAISE FOR ITS UPSCALE LOOK BUT I'D SAY THE V6 ENGINE AND DESERVES AN HONORABLE MENTION IT'S OFFERS PLENTY OF POWER AND FOR A THREE ROW SUV.

WE STAND BY OUR COMMENTS THAT IS AN EXCELLENT CRUISER.

IF THERE'S ONE NITPICK IT'S THE AUTO STOP/START BEING BUT, WHETHER YOU'RE UP FRONT OR A COMFORTABLE EXPERIENCE, TO THE MULTI-ZONE CLIMATE AS FAR AS LONG-TERM THE 2022 NISSAN PATHFINDER THANKFULLY NOT ALL OF OUR WE'LL SEE WHAT OUR MITSUBISHI ON THE NEXT MOTORWEEK John: MITSUBISHI BROUGHT TO THEIR LINEUP FOR 2018.

BUT NOT AS THE SMALL THAT MANY OF US REMEMBER FONDLY, ANOTHER SMALL CROSSOVER KNOWN AS IN THE 4-YEARS SINCE, BUILT UP SOME MOMENTUM IN THE SO, LET'S SEE IF UPDATES FOR EVEN MORE FOR THE ECLIPSE CROSS!

* WHILE, WE WEREN'T FULLY ONBOARD THE ECLIPSE NAME AT THE ALTAR WE DID ACKNOWLEDGE IN OUR THAT IT DID CARRY ON THE ECLIPSE A LOT OF BANG FOR THE BUCK, WHAT MITSUBISHI NEEDED TO UPDATES FOR 2022 MAKE AN EVEN * EXTERIOR CHANGES ARE A BIT MORE MID-CYCLE FASCIA REDO.

UP FRONT, AS WELL AS A WHOLE NEW FACE AND HEADLIGHTS; DAYTIME RUNNING LIGHTS LOOK AND ADD A MODERN FLAVOR.

THE TRANSFORMATION IN BACK WITH AN ENTIRELY NEW HATCH THAT THAN THE PREVIOUS HATCHBACK COMBINED WITH THE NEW FASCIA, ONTO THE OVERALL LENGTH OF AND PROVIDES ALMOST STORAGE SPACE INSIDE, WITHOUT NOW 23.4 CUBIC-FEET OF ROOM EXPANDING TO 50.1 WITH THE REAR INSIDE THIS COMPACT 5-SEATER, GET A NEW 8.0 INCH TOUCHSCREEN NOT ONLY DOES THIS THANKFULLY TOUCHPAD CONTROLLER, 2.0 INCHES CLOSER TO THE DRIVER; AND TUNING KNOBS AS WELL AS TOMTOM NAVIGATION.

SAFETY FEATURES GET UPGRADED WITH FORWARD COLLISION AND LANE DEPARTURE WARNING SE AND ABOVE ADD BLIND SPOT FRONT SEATS ARE QUITE AND WHILE REAR SEAT SPACE IS IT'S ADEQUATE FOR THE KIDDOS.

TOP SEL TRIM GETS SILVER AND HEATED FRONT SEATS, AND EVEN ABOUT THE ONLY THING IS THE 1.5 LITER 4-CYLINDER IT STILL PUTS OUT A MODEST AND 184 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, TO POWER THE FRONT WHEELS.

SUPER ALL-WHEEL CONTROL WITH ALL TRIMS.

AN AGGRESSIVE THROTTLE HELPS TO THAN WHAT WE'D EXPECT FROM AND HAS THE ECLIPSE CROSS BUT THE VERY SOFT SUSPENSION TO IT WHEN YOU THROW SOME DESPITE AN OVERHAUL THAT MORE RIGID SUB-FRAME AND UPGRADED SPRINGS, OF BODY ROLL WHEN CORNERING.

ESPECIALLY, WHEN PUSHED TO ITS THOUGH EVEN WITH THE SOFT THERE WAS DECENT GRIP THROUGH AS MITSUBISHI'S SUPER SHUFFLES POWER REARWARD BUT DIVERTS IT SIDE-TO-SIDE AND IT ALSO USES SELECTIVE AND STEERING WAS QUITE DIRECT, THAT INITIAL TORQUE-INESS QUICKLY DISSIPATES, A MORE LACKLUSTER FEEL AS 60 MILES PER HOURS TOOK TO ACHIEVE.

CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE FOR AN EXCITING TIME SO, DESPITE SIMULATED SHIFTS ENGINE DRONING THAN MOST, 16.8 SECOND QUARTER-MILE, THAT SOFT SUSPENSION CONTRIBUTES ON HARD BRAKING, AN EXCELLENT 103 FEET.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 25-CITY, 26-HIGHWAY, WE SAW A GREAT 26.4 MILES PRICING STARTS AT JUST $24,940, MORE THAN WHEN IT DEBUTED ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE IS TOP SEL COMES IN AT $28,940.

THE 2022 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE A LITTLE BIT OF ITS FUNKY IT'S NOW CLEARLY MORE MAINSTREAM AND, WHILE THAT COULD TO SOME, IT'S USUALLY THE KEY ADDING MORE CAPABILITY AND ARE ALSO SURE TO HELP MAKE IT AS WELL.

WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW, NOW, FOR MORE MOTORWEEK , PODCASTS, CRUISE ON OVER TO AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US WHEN WE PLUG-IN TO HYUNDAI'S THEN, WE'LL TAKE A "GRAN" TOUR UNTIL THEN, I'M JOHN DAVIS.

WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE Announcer: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE MOTORWEEK HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS HAS HELPED PEOPLE TACKLE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE, MARINE, FROM OUR ORIGINAL LUCAS OIL HAS DEVELOPED OVER TO HELP BOTH PROFESSIONALS TO LEARN MORE VISIT LUCAS OIL, TIRERACK.COM IS PROUD TO SUPPORT AND NOW, A VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF FIRST, THERE WAS THE WHEEL.

THEN, THE TIRE.

"WE'LL CALL IT TIRE RACK."

FORTY YEARS LATER, ROCKAUTO HAS AUTO PARTS FROM OFFERING A VARIETY OF BRANDS, ROCKAUTO.COM, ALL THE PARTS YOUR CAR * Announcer: THIS PROGRAM WAS MARYLAND PUBLIC TELEVISION, FOR ITS CONTENT.

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