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

JOIN US FOR A TEST OF TOYOTA'S ALL-NEW AND GREATLY REFINED TUNDRA PICKUP... PAT GOSS HELPS US RESIST RUST... GREG CARLOSS TAKES US TO A BOXSTER CELEBRATION 25 YEARS IN THE MAKING... THEN, IT'S OFF TO THE "PACES" WITH JAGUAR'S F-PACE UTE...

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John: COMPETING AGAINST THE BIG-THREE WHEN IT COMES TO FULL-SIZE PICKUP TRUCKS IS ANYTHING BUT EASY, BUT THE TOYOTA TUNDRA HAS HELD ITS OWN IN THE SEGMENT FOR SOME 20 YEARS NOW.

AND WITH THE DEBUT OF AN ALL-NEW 3RD GENERATION, IT LOOKS LIKE IT'S NOT ABOUT TO SHRINK FROM THAT FIGHT ANYTIME SOON.

♪ ♪ THE TOYOTA TUNDRA LONG AGO PROVED ITS STANDING AS A WORTHY MEMBER OF THE FULL-SIZE PICKUP TRUCK CLASS.

THE GOAL, NOW, IS TO CONTINUE TO EAT AWAY AT BIG-3 DOMINANCE, AS WELL AS TO KEEP BRINGING NEW BUYERS TO THE SEGMENT.

THE TUNDRA IS REDESIGNED FOR 2022 AND SEEMS TO OFFER A LITTLE SOMETHING FRESH FOR JUST ABOUT EVERYONE.

TRUCK-TALK USUALLY BEGINS WITH WHAT'S UNDER THE HOOD, SO WE'LL START THERE WITH TOYOTA'S MODERN APPROACH THAT EMBRACES THE NEW RATHER THAN THE TRADITIONAL.

SO, NO V8, BUT THERE IS AN ALL-NEW STANDARD 3.5 LITER TWIN-TURBO V6 THAT OUTPUTS 389 HORSEPOWER AND 479 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

A HYBRID UPGRADE IS CALLED "I-FORCE MAX."

IT ESSENTIALLY WEDGES A 36 KILOWATT ELECTRIC MOTOR BETWEEN THAT V6 AND THE 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, UPPING POWER TO 437 HORSEPOWER AND 583 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

IT DOES ALLOW FOR SOME SLOW SPEED EV-ONLY DRIVING BELOW 18 MILES PER HOUR; BUT IT'S ACTUALLY THE STANDARD V6 THAT ACHIEVES THE MAX TOW RATING OF 12,000 POUNDS AS THE HYBRID BRINGS ADDITIONAL WEIGHT INTO THE EQUATION.

THERE ARE NOW TWO TOW/HAUL MODES; STANDARD FOR SMALLER TRAILERS, TOW/HAUL+ FOR WHEN YOU PLAN ON USING THE TUNDRA'S FULL CAPABILITIES.

NUMEROUS CAMERAS ARE AVAILABLE OF COURSE, TO AID IN PARKING AS WELL AS NAVIGATE OFF-ROAD OBSTACLES.

IF YOU TRACE THIS TRUCK'S HISTORY BACK TO THE T100 DAYS, IT GETS BIGGER AND BOLDER LOOKING WITH EACH GENERATION.

AND FOR '22, TOYOTA HAS TURNED THE DIAL UP TO 11, TRYING TO OUT-GRILLE THEM ALL WITH THIS CHROME-TRIMMED BEAUTY TAKING UP ALMOST THE ENTIRE FRONT END.

AVAILABLE IN 4-DOOR DOUBLE CAB AND CREWMAX, BOTH HANDLE FIVE PEOPLE WITH EASE; THE CREWMAX ADDING AN ADDITIONAL 8.3 INCHES OF LEGROOM TO THE REAR SEAT SPACE.

THE COMPOSITE BED IS ALUMINUM REINFORCED, AND THERE ARE THREE LENGTHS AVAILABLE: 5.5 FOOT SHORT BED, 6.5 FOOT STANDARD BED, AND A FULL 8.0 FOOTER, BUT ONLY FOR THE DOUBLE CAB.

THE TAILGATE IS 20 PERCENT LIGHTER THAN BEFORE, AND POWER RELEASE IS STANDARD.

UNDERNEATH IT ALL, THE TUNDRA SPORTS A NEW LADDER-TYPE FRAME MADE OF HIGH-STRENGTH STEEL; IT'S NOW FULLY BOXED WITH CROSS MEMBERS THAT ARE TWICE AS BIG AS BEFORE.

UPPER TRIMS ADD HYDRAULIC CAB MOUNTS.

INSIDE, IT'S NOT QUITE RAM LUXURIOUS, BUT THERE'S PLENTY OF SOFT MATERIALS, AS WELL AS SOME ULTRA-COMFORTABLE LEATHER SEATS IN LIMITED TRIM.

IT'S ALSO VERY SLICK AND TECH HEAVY, WITH AN AVAILABLE 14 INCH TOUCHSCREEN DEBUTING A NEW AUDIO MULTIMEDIA WITH FIVE TIMES THE PREVIOUS UNIT'S PROCESSING POWER.

STANDARD SCREEN SIZE IS 8.0 INCHES, ALONG WITH AN ANALOG GAUGE CLUSTER THAT FEATURES A 4.0 INCH MULTI-INFORMATION DISPLAY, WHILE THE UPGRADE IS THIS 12 INCH TFT PANEL.

TO GO ALONG WITH THE TYPICAL SLIDING REAR WINDOW, THERE ARE ALSO A FEW SWANKY OPTIONS NOT USUALLY FOUND IN THE FULL-SIZE TRUCK SEGMENT, LIKE A PANORAMIC ROOF AND REAR SUNSHADE.

AVAILABLE 4-WHEEL-DRIVE IS TOYOTA'S 4WDEMAND PART-TIME SYSTEM WITH AN ELECTRONICALLY CONTROLLED 2-SPEED TRANSFER CASE AND AUTOMATIC LIMITED SLIP REAR.

TAKING A PAGE FROM THE RAM'S SCRIPT, THE TUNDRA'S REAR SUSPENSION MOVES TO A NEW MULTI-LINK COIL SPRING DESIGN.

WHILE, UP FRONT IS A NEW DOUBLE-WISHBONE SETUP; TRD PRO MODELS GET AN INCH OF LIFT WITH UPGRADED FOX SHOCKS.

TRD'S ALSO GET A CRAWL CONTROL FEATURE, WHICH IS, ESSENTIALLY, AN OFF-ROAD SPECIFIC LOW-SPEED VERSION OF CRUISE CONTROL, ALLOWING YOU TO JUST FOCUS ON STEERING WHILE THE TUNDRA MAINTAINS SPEED AND CONTROLS WHEEL SPIN.

ON PAVEMENT, THE RIDE IS QUITE COMFORTABLE AND NOT VERY TRUCK-LIKE AT ALL; COMBINE THAT WITH A GOOD TURNING RADIUS, AND THE TUNDRA MAKES FOR A VERY PLEASANT DAILY DRIVER.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE NOT YET FINAL, BUT TOYOTA ESTIMATES 18-CITY, 23-HIGHWAY, AND 20-COMBINED FOR THE STANDARD 2-WHEEL-DRIVE V6; NO ESTIMATES YET FOR THE HYBRID.

PRICING STARTS WITH A REAR-WHEEL-DRIVE SR DOUBLE CAB AT $37,645 AND CLIMBS THROUGH VARIOUS CAB AND TRIM CONFIGURATIONS INTO THE MID-60s; 4-WHEEL-DRIVE IS A $3,000 OPTION.

THE TUNDRA WILL BEGIN ROLLING INTO SHOWROOMS BEFORE YEARS' END; AND, WHEN IT DOES, IT WILL BE BETTER EQUIPPED THAN EVER TO TAKE ON FORD, RAM, AND CHEVY IN THE FULL-SIZE TRUCK BATTLEFIELD.

THOUGH, THE TRUTH IS, IT REALLY DOESN'T NEED TO MAKE HUGE INROADS AGAINST THEM TO BE HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL.

THERE ARE MORE THAN ENOUGH LOYAL TOYOTA BUYERS OUT THERE AND FOR THEM, THE 2022 TOYOTA TUNDRA IS EVERYTHING THEY WANT AND MUCH MORE.

♪ ♪ IN OVER FOUR DECADES OF TESTING CARS, WE'VE SEEN PLENTY OF MODELS COME AND GO-- AND EVEN SOME BACK AGAIN-- BUT FEW WERE ACTUALLY THE SALVATION OF A BRAND LIKE THE BOXSTER WAS FOR PORSCHE.

AND THIS WEEK GREG CARLOSS IS BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THAT ICONIC ROADSTER AND THE NEW SPECIAL EDITION THAT CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF BOXSTER.

♪ ♪ Greg Carloss: WHEN THE BOXSTER FIRST CAME TO THE U.S.

IN 1997 AS THE BASIS FOR THE EVENTUAL 996, 911, IT HAD TO LIVE UP TO THE PRESTIGE OF ITS CLASSIC SIBLING WITHOUT TAKING AWAY TOO MANY SALES; A TALL ORDER, EVEN FOR A PORSCHE.

John (RETRO): BUT THERE'S NEVER BEEN A PORSCHE QUITE LIKE THIS ONE.

COMBINING TODAY'S TECHNOLOGY WITH A HEAVY DOSE OF TRADITION, THE BOXSTER HAS GRABBED THE PUBLIC'S ATTENTION LIKE NO PORSCHE BEFORE IT.

Greg: NOW, 25 YEARS LATER, I'M GIVEN THE KEYS TO THE CAR THAT SAVED PORSCHE AND THE MODERN MODEL MADE IN ITS HONOR.

KNOWN INTERNALLY AS THE 986, THE ORIGINAL BOXSTER WAS NOT PORSCHE'S FIRST MID-ENGINE CAR AND ITS DESIGNER GRANT LARSON USED THAT TO HIS ADVANTAGE.

Grant Larson: THE 550, OF COURSE, IS ONE OF THE MOST FAMOUS MID-ENGINE SPORTS CARS THAT PORSCHE HAS DONE AND ITS SUCCESSOR, ALSO, THE 718.

ONE OF MY FAVORITE DETAILS IS SOMETHING THAT I WANTED TO DO BACK THEN WITH THE SHOW CAR.

VERY TYPICAL PORSCHE, BUT SOMETHING THAT NOBODY ELSE THOUGHT OF; AND THAT WAS A CENTRAL EXHAUST PIPE.

IT'S SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

IT HAS A HISTORICAL REFERENCE AND IT JUST LOOKED COOL.

Greg: WHEN IT CAME TO MARKET AS A WATER-COOLED, MID-ENGINE ROADSTER, THE 986 BOXSTER WAS NO ORDINARY PORSCHE.

AND AS THE FIRST TO SET TIRES IN THE UNITED STATES, THIS IS NO ORDINARY BOXSTER.

ORIGINALLY OWNED BY COMEDIAN AND PORSCHE-PHILE JERRY SEINFELD, THIS CAR SPORTS THE STANDARD POWERTRAIN SETUP: A 201 HORSEPOWER 2.5 LITER 6-CYLINDER BOXER ENGINE WITH 5-SPEED MANUAL.

THAT IS ONE MAGIC SETUP.

I KNOW IT'S NOT AN APPLES-TO-APPLES COMPARISON, BUT I HAVE TO DRAW SOME COMPARISONS TO AN NA MIATA, WHICH I HAVE OWNED.

YOU KNOW, THEY'RE TWO DIFFERENT LEAGUES OF CARS, BUT THE SAME IDEA IS STILL THERE, YOU KNOW.

YOU HEAR EVERYTHING WITH THE TOP DOWN.

YOU SMELL EVERYTHING.

YOU CAN FEEL EVERYTHING AND YOU'RE SO LOW TO THE GROUND, AND THAT'S WHERE PORSCHE WAS COMING FROM WITH THIS CAR.

[closes car door] THERE'S NO DOUBT THIS FIRST GEN BOXSTER PROVIDES THE KINDS OF SOUNDS AND SENSATIONS THAT WITHSTAND THE TEST OF TIME, BUT WHEN IT COMES TO SPEED, A LOT HAS CHANGED IN 25 YEARS.

THIS 2021 718 BOXSTER 25 YEARS ALSO USES A NATURALLY ASPIRATED FLAT-6 ENGINE.

IT'S THE 4-LITER FROM THE 718 BOXSTER GTS 4.0 AND NEARLY DOUBLES THE FIRST GEN'S OUTPUT WITH 394 HORSEPOWER.

VISUALLY, IT PAYS HOMAGE TO THE ORIGINAL CONCEPT CAR WITH GT SILVER METALLIC PAINT, BORDEAUX RED INTERIOR AND TWO-TONE 5-SPOKE WHEELS.

WHEN IT COMES TO CLASSIC CARS, I FEEL LIKE THERE'S THIS PRESSURE TO ALWAYS LIKE THE ORIGINAL MORE THAN ANYTHING THAT CAME AFTER IT, BUT I'LL BE HONEST, I LIKE THIS 25TH ANNIVERSARY BOXSTER BETTER.

I DON'T REALLY BUY INTO THE ARGUMENT THAT JUST BECAUSE IT'S NEWER AND MORE TECHNOLOGICALLY ADVANCED THAT IT'S LESS OF A SOULFUL CAR.

SO AS IT TURNS OUT, THE BOXSTER WAS UP TO THAT TALL ORDER IT WAS TASKED WITH AT THE BEGINNING, FIRMLY CEMENTING ITS PLACE IN PORSCHE HISTORY RIGHT NEXT TO THE 911.

Grant: A LOT OF MODELS HAVE COME AND GONE, BUT I THINK THE BOXSTER THAT IS HERE TO STAY IS A REALLY GOOD FEELING FOR ME.

I COULDN'T IMAGINE SITTING HERE AND SAYING THIS 25 YEARS AGO.

John: WE ALL KNOW A CAR'S WORST ENEMY: RUST.

IT HAPPENS SOONER OR LATER, BUT PAT GOSS HAS TIPS ON HOW TO MAKE SURE IT'S MUCH LATER.

♪ ♪ Pat Goss: OLD BLUE HERE IS A 21-YEAR-OLD VAN THAT HAS SERVED WELL, BUT JUST LIKE ANY OLDER VEHICLE, AND SOMETIMES SOME NEWER ONES AS WELL, RUST HAPPENS.

NOW, THE THING THAT GOES ON, AS VEHICLES AGE-- EVERYBODY LIKES TO THINK THAT RUST COMES FROM THE OUTSIDE AND IT WORKS ITS WAY TO THE INSIDE OF THE VEHICLE.

UH-UH [NEGATIVE], THAT'S NOT THE WAY IT WORKS.

YOU SEE, RUST FORMS WHEN WE GET AREAS LIKE WHAT WE SEE HERE: THIS HAS THAT GROOVE IN IT.

THAT HAS FILLED UP WITH DIRT OVER THE YEARS AND IT'S ONLY A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL THAT DIRT ABSORBS ENOUGH MOISTURE TO CAUSE THIS PIECE OF METAL TO RUST OUT.

NOW, HERE WE HAVE A COLLECTION THAT CAME FROM THE ROCKER PANELS IN THIS.

YOU LOOK AT THIS LITTLE, TEENY HOLE ON THE OUTSIDE AND YOU START POKING AROUND, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU FIND THAT BEHIND THAT, YOU'VE GOT A TON OF RUST.

SO, UH, RUST IS INEVITABLE GIVEN TIME, BUT WHAT CAN YOU DO TO HELP PREVENT IT?

WELL, YOU HAVE TO FIND THE AREAS IN YOUR CAR WHERE THERE ARE PIECES OF METAL OR CHANNELS WHERE DIRT CAN SETTLE BETWEEN THE TWO PIECES OF METAL OR IN THAT CHANNEL, AND YOU HAVE TO TRY TO KEEP THAT CLEAN.

IF YOU LOOK AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS DOOR THAT WE HAVE CUT APART HERE, YOU CAN SEE THAT THERE ARE AREAS IN THERE WHERE DIRT CAN FIT IN THERE.

IT'LL COLLECT OVER THE YEARS, AND IT WILL GRADUALLY EAT AWAY FROM THE INSIDE-OUT.

SO, CLEANLINESS AND KEEPING THE UNDERNEATH OF THE VEHICLE AND ALL OF THESE, UH, PINCH WELDS, AND THINGS LIKE THAT FREE OF DIRT, WILL MAKE THE VEHICLE LAST A LOT LONGER AND YOU WON'T HAVE TO FIGHT THE RAVAGES OF RUST.

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

♪ ♪ Jessica Ray: AFTER COVERING A LOT OF GROUND DURING ITS FIRST 8-MONTHS WITH US, OUR 2021 ACURA TLX LUXURY SPORT SEDAN HAS SETTLED INTO MORE OF A COMMUTING ROLE AS OF LATE, AND THAT MEANS SITTING IN TRAFFIC, DURING WHICH TIME, WE'VE NOTICED HOW UNIQUE AND STYLISH THE TLX'S HOOD LINES ARE FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT; AND APPRECIATED THE CLASSY LAYOUT OF THE INTERIOR.

MATERIALS ARE HOLDING UP WELL.

THE LAYERED GAUGE PANEL STILL HITS US AS VERY HIGH END AND THE AMBIENT LIGHTING DOES A GREAT JOB OF ACCENTING THE INTERIOR WITHOUT BEING A DISTRACTION.

THE TLX IS A REALLY GREAT DAILY DRIVER AND SITTING IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT YOU GET A FANTASTIC MIX OF COMFORT, LUXURY, AND SPORTINESS.

THERE'S ALSO PLENTY OF POWER UNDER THE HOOD FOR ALL OF OUR DAILY COMMUTING.

PLUS, YOU CAN STILL GET UP AND GO IF YOU NEED TO.

THERE'S A REASON WHY YOU DON'T SEE IT AT THE MOTORWEEK LOT VERY OFTEN.

NINE MONTHS INTO OUR TLX JOYRIDE, WE'RE AVERAGING 25.0 MILES PER GALLON.

THE 272 HORSEPOWER 2.0 LITER TURBO ENGINE EXHIBITS A LITTLE MORE VIBRATION AT IDLE COMPARED TO WHAT WE'RE USED TO FROM ACURA, BUT IT CONTINUES TO DELIVER PLENTIFUL POWER UNDER THROTTLE.

WITH WINTER IN THE WINGS, IT'S TIME TO CHECK IN ON OUR SUBARU CROSSTREK MINI-UTE ON THE NEXT MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE!

John: NOW LAUREN MORRISON HAS THE LATEST MOTORNEWS, STRAIGHT FROM LA.

Lauren Morrison: WITH AUTUMN COMES CHANGE WITH FALLING LEAVES AND NEW CARS AT THE 2021 LA AUTO SHOW.

THE LOS ANGELES AUTO SHOW IS BACK WITH A REDUCED ROSTER OF ESTABLISHED BRANDS FLEXING THEIR LATEST INNOVATIONS, WHILE ALL-ALL-NEW BRANDS JOCKEY TO FILL ANY VOIDS.

BRANDS LIKE VINFAST, AN ELECTRIC VEHICLE MAKER FROM VIETNAM.

THEY SHOWCASED TWO CONCEPTS, THE MID-SIZE VF E35 WITH A 301 MILE RANGE, AND THE 3-ROW VF E36 WITH A 422 MILE RANGE.

BOTH MAY ARRIVE HERE LATE NEXT YEAR.

SPEAKING OF ELECTRIFICATION, TOYOTA BROUGHT THE BZ4X, THEIR ALL-NEW, PURE-EV SUV WITH A 250 MILE RANGE.

ALL WHILE CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF RAV4 WITH THE 2022 RAV4 SE HYBRID.

KIA SHOWED THE 2023 KIA SPORTAGE HYBRID SUV, WITH A 226 HORSEPOWER TURBO POWERTRAIN RATED AT 39 MILES PER GALLON.

A PLUG-IN HYBRID MODEL IS EXPECTED LATER.

THE 3-ROW KIA CONCEPT EV9 MADE AN APPEARANCE.

THIS ALL-ELECTRIC SUV SHARES THE SAME ELECTRIC PLATFORM AS THE RECENTLY LAUNCHED EV6.

THE 2023 SUBARU SOLTERRA MARK'S THE BRAND'S FIRST GLOBAL ALL-ELECTRIC VEHICLE.

RANGE IS ABOUT 220 MILES WITH AN ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE SYSTEM CAPABLE OF OFF-ROAD ADVENTURES.

AND NISSAN BROUGHT THEIR OWN EV SUV, THE 2023 ARIYA.

WITH A 300 MILES RANGE, NISSAN IS CURRENTLY ACCEPTING RESERVATIONS AS THE ARIYA SHOULD REACH CONSUMERS BY FALL 2022.

PORSCHE, ALWAYS WITH A GREAT PRESENCE IN LA, SHOWED THEIR 2022 TAYCAN GTS SEDAN, THE LATEST ADDITION TO THEIR EV LINEUP.

NOT JUST FAST ON THE STREET, THE GTS IS ABLE TO CHARGE FROM 5-80 PERCENT IN 22.5 MINUTES.

A NEW GTS SPORT TURISMO TRIM WAS ALSO ANNOUNCED, MIMICKING THE PROPORTIONS OF THE TAYCAN CROSS TURISMO.

THESE PUBLIC DEBUTS CAME ALONGSIDE NEW 718 FLAGSHIPS: THE 2022 718 CAYMAN GT4 RS AND GT4 RS CLUBSPORT.

AND THAT DOES IT FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS!

John: FROM DIESEL TO ELECTRIC, WE LOVE GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL OF JUST ABOUT ANYTHING, EVEN IF IT'S JUST FOR A QUICKSPIN!

♪ ♪ STARTUP LUCID MOTORS HAS BEGUN SALES OF THEIR ALL-ELECTRIC AIR LUXURY SEDAN, AND IT IS HOT!

NOT ONLY DOES IT BREAK THROUGH THE THOUSAND HORSEPOWER AND TORQUE LEVELS, BUT IT HAS THE LONGEST EPA EV DRIVING RANGE YET: 520 MILES.

NEXT YEAR, A BASE SINGLE MOTOR AIR PURE ARRIVES FOR $77,400 BEFORE TAX INCENTIVES; MORE THAN COMPETITIVE WITH THE TESLA MODEL S. LUCID'S TWIN-MOTOR ALL-WHEEL DRIVE LAUNCH MODEL, THE AIR DREAM EDITION, STARTS AT WELL OVER TWICE THAT.

ACTUALLY, THE AIR DREAM AND ITS 118 KILOWATT HOUR BATTERY PACK COMES IN TWO TUNES: PERFORMANCE, WITH A MIND BENDING 1111 HORSEPOWER AND A 471 MILE RANGE, AND THE APTLY NAMED RANGE, WITH ONLY 933 HORSEPOWER AND THE PEAK 520 MILE RANGE.

LUCID IS ALSO IN THE PROCESS OF OPENING SHOWROOMS, MOSTLY IN UPSCALE SHOPPING MALLS, WITH THEIR LATEST LUCID STUDIO IN THE TYSONS CORNER CENTER, WHERE WE MET UP WITH THE AIR.

I HAD A CHANCE TO DRIVE LUCID'S TOP MODEL, THE AIR DREAM EDITION PERFORMANCE, FOR ABOUT 45 MINUTES AROUND THE VIRGINIA SUBURBS OF WASHINGTON, DC, AND SEVERAL THINGS POPPED OUT AT ME.

STARTING WITH POWER; DESPITE OVER 1100 HORSEPOWER, IT IS EASY TO CONTROL THE THROTTLE IN TRAFFIC, BUT IF YOU NEED TO SCOOT, BOY CAN IT: 0 TO 60 IN 2.4 SECONDS.

IT HAS REAL STYLE AND PERSONALITY, TOO.

THE HANDSOME 4-DOOR COUPE HAS A REAL FACE, COMPLETE WITH WRAP AROUND TRIM, THIN HEADLIGHTS, AND EVEN GRILL WORK.

AND IT DRIVES LIKE A EUROPEAN-INSPIRED LUXURY SEDAN SHOULD.

YOU FEEL VERY CONNECTED TO THE CAR AND THE ROAD WITH GOOD FEEDBACK THROUGH THE STEERING WHEEL, PEDALS, AND SEATS.

IT'S VERY AGILE FOR 5000 POUND PLUS CAR, TOO.

IT'S CLEARLY NOT JUST A PIECE OF ROLLING TECHNOLOGY.

AND THERE IS A REAL LUXURY CAR INTERIOR TOO; THINK SCANDINAVIAN MORE THAN GERMAN.

MATERIALS LOOK RICH WITH AN EYE TO SUSTAINABILITY.

TOUCH SCREENS, YES, BUT ALSO PLENTY OF REAL SWITCHES FOR BASIC CONTROLS.

THE REAR SEAT HAS GREAT LEGROOM, BUT YOU DO HAVE TO DUCK TO GET IN.

LOTS OF STORAGE SPACE IN THE FRONT "FRUNK" AND REAR TRUNK, TOO.

WE HOPE ALL OF THIS MAKES IT TO THEIR UPCOMING EV SUV, BUT FOR NOW THE LUCID AIR SEDAN IS AN IMPRESSIVE FIRST EFFORT.

AND, WE'LL HAVE MORE ON AN UPCOMING EDITION OF MOTORWEEK .

JAGUAR'S F-PACE ARRIVED FOR 2017 AS THE BRAND'S FIRST SUV.

IT REALLY IMPRESSED US, BOTH WITH ITS FANTASTIC STYLE AND WELL-ABOVE AVERAGE DRIVING DYNAMICS; BUT IT WASN'T PERFECT, AND JAG HAS BEEN REFINING IT EVER SINCE.

SO, TIME TO CHECK BACK IN WITH THE LATEST F-PACE TO SEE WHAT'S CHANGED FOR THE BETTER.

♪ ♪ CONSIDERING THAT JAGUAR WAS A REAL LATECOMER TO THE LUXURY SUV PARTY, THE STYLISH F-PACE ARRIVED LIKE IT TRULY BELONGED; IMMEDIATELY BECOMING ONE OF THE SEGMENT'S MOST STAND-OUT MEMBERS, WINNING OUR 2017 DRIVERS' CHOICE AWARD FOR BEST LUXURY UTILITY.

WELL, THINGS ONLY GET BETTER FOR 2021.

IT STILL LOOKS SPECTACULAR, BUT GETS GUSSIED UP A BIT WITH A MORE SCULPTED HOOD, SLIMMED-DOWN LED HEADLIGHTS AND LARGER DIAMOND-DETAILED GRILLE.

NEW TAILLIGHTS ARE PATTERNED AFTER THE ELECTRIC I-PACE'S AND THE BUMPER BELOW HAS BEEN REVISED TO ACCOMMODATE THE F-PACE'S WIDTH.

STANDARD ENGINE REMAINS A 246 HORSEPOWER 2.0 LITER TURBO-4, DUBBED THE P250; BUT REPLACING THE PREVIOUS SUPERCHARGED V6 IS JAGUAR'S LATEST INLINE-6 THAT IS TURBOCHARGED AS WELL AS ELECTRIFIED WITH A 48 VOLT MILD-HYBRID SYSTEM.

IT'S AVAILABLE IN BOTH A P340 335 HORSEPOWER VERSION, AS WELL AS A P400 395 HORSEPOWER VERSION WITH 406 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE AS FOUND HERE IN THE R DYNAMIC S. ALL F-PACES COME EQUIPPED WITH AN 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION AND ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE.

AT THE TEST TRACK, THE R DYNAMIC S LEFT WITH A SOFT LAUNCH, BUT POWER SOON CAME ON LIKE A WRECKING BALL, THROWING US BACK IN THE SEAT AND SOUNDING GREAT AS WE RIPPED TO 60 IN 5.4 SECONDS.

IT FEELS FASTER THAN THAT AND IT ACTUALLY USED TO BE, AS THAT'S ABOUT 2/10THS OF A SECOND SLOWER THAN THE OLD SUPERCHARGED V6, DESPITE 15 ADDITIONAL HORSEPOWER.

WE'LL CHALK THAT UP TO THE ADDED WEIGHT OF THE HYBRID HARDWARE AND TO DIFFERENT TUNING FOR THE 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC.

WHAT IT LOSES IN QUICKNESS, HOWEVER, IT GAINS IN REFINEMENT, AS THAT V6 WAS ADMITTEDLY A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES.

WE CERTAINLY ENJOYED THE CHARACTER, BUT PERHAPS IT WAS A TAD OUT OF PLACE FOR JAGUAR.

THE ENGINE IS NOW EVERY BIT AS SILKY SMOOTH AS THE REST OF THE DRIVETRAIN, ALL WORKING TOGETHER TO GET US TO THE END OF THE QUARTER-MILE IN 14.0 SECONDS AT 103 MILES PER HOUR.

IT FELT GOOD INITIALLY THROUGH OUR CONE COURSE: QUICK TURN-INS, LOTS OF GRIP; BUT AS WE PUSHED HARDER, THE BODY ROLL BECAME A LITTLE MORE PREVALENT, THOUGH STILL LESS THAN SEGMENT NORMS.

MUCH LIKE THE XF SEDAN THAT WE TESTED RECENTLY, ON WHICH THE F-PACE IS BASED, THE INTERIOR HAS BEEN DRAMATICALLY TRANSFORMED WITH AN ALL-NEW DASH AND CENTER CONSOLE, ALONG WITH AN UPGRADE FOR ALL MATERIALS.

JAG'S LATEST 11.4 INCH PIVI PRO CURVED GLASS TOUCHSCREEN IS ENCASED IN A NEW MAGNESIUM ALLOY SURROUND AND SITS PROUDLY WITHIN EASY REACH IN FRONT OF THE DASH.

PRICING STARTS AT $51,145, WITH QUITE A STEP UP FROM THERE TO THE R DYNAMIC S, WHICH BEGINS AT $66,350.

SO, WITH A HUGE BOOST IN REFINEMENT TO GO ALONG WITH THE NOTEWORTHY STYLE AND PERFORMANCE, IT ALREADY HAD GOING FOR IT, THE MUCH-IMPROVED 2021 JAGUAR F-PACE NOW FULLY ALIGNS ITSELF WITH THE REST OF THE RECENT CROP OF JAGS THAT WE'VE TESTED; GIVING LUXURY BUYERS A UNIQUE OPTION TO STAND OUT FROM THE CROWD.

AND 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, WHEN WE SKATE AROUND TOWN IN AUDI'S LATEST SQ8, THEN CRUISE AROUND IN A COMPACT VW THAT PUTS THE "U" IN SPORT UTILITY.

PAT GOSS HAS TIPS ON HOW TO KEEP YOUR CATS IN THE BAG, THEN IT'S A FIELD TRIP TO SEE THE FUTURE OF BIODIESEL PRODUCTION.

PLUS, ANOTHER ROUND OF QUICKSPINS!

UNTIL THEN, I'M JOHN DAVIS.

WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON MOTORWEEK !

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