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

JOIN US AS WE LINE THEM UP AND TEST THEM OUT, FAMILY SIZE 3-ROW SUVs... PAT GOSS HAS A NEW WAY TO KEEP PARTS LOOKING SHINY AND NEW... A ONCE IN A LIFETIME ADVENTURE IN AN ICONIC SPORTS CAR... AND AUDI TURNS UP THE JUICE WITH THE ALL NEW E-TRON...

SO, COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John: IF YOU'RE IN THE MARKET FOR A 3-ROW FAMILY SUV, YOU'VE PROBABLY REALIZED BY NOW THAT THE NUMBER OF GOOD CHOICES IS ALMOST OVERWHELMING.

WELL, WE'RE HERE TO HELP, WITH A LOOK AT SEVEN OF THE BEST-SELLING BIG CROSSOVER UTEs.

SO, OFF WE GO TO FIND OUT WHICH ONE OFFERS THE BEST VALUE FOR TODAY'S FAMILIES.

* WE'VE COME TO THE NATURAL DWELLING PLACE FOR MOST 3-ROW SUVs, SUBURBIA.

MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE URBAN SPRAWL AROUND CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, WHERE OUR FRIENDS AT CARS.COM CALL HOME.

FOCUSING ON THE MORE POPULAR CROSSOVER SIDE OF THE FAMILY SUV MARKET, THERE ARE NO BIG SURPRISES FOR THIS 3-ROW THROW DOWN; WITH ALL THE USUAL PLAYERS HERE, AS WELL AS SOME NEWCOMERS.

IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER, THEY ARE...

THE SPACIOUS AND STYLISH CHEVROLET TRAVERSE...

THE FORD EXPLORER, RIDING ON A NEW REAR-WHEEL DRIVE PLATFORM...

LONGTIME STANDOUT IN THE SEGMENT, THE HONDA PILOT... THEN, A NEWCOMER TO THE SEGMENT, THE LUXURIOUS HYUNDAI PALISADE...

ALONG WITH ITS CORPORATE COUSIN, THE KIA TELLURIDE... SUBARU'S BIGGEST SUV EVER, THE ASCENT... AND FINALLY, THE WINNER FROM OUR LAST 3-ROW CHALLENGE, THE VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS... ALL OF OUR CONTESTANTS ARE EQUIPPED WITH ALL-WHEEL DRIVE AND AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, NATURALLY, BUT THERE IS A MIX OF 4-CYLINDER AND 6-CYLINDER ENGINES.

MOST ARE 8-PASSENGER CAPABLE, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE EXPLORER AND ATLAS WHICH MAX OUT AT SEVEN, BUT EVERY UTILITY HERE IN OUR TEST WAS EQUIPPED WITH SECOND ROW CAPTAIN'S CHAIRS, KNOCKING CAPACITY DOWN TO SIX AND SEVEN PASSENGERS.

PRICE RANGES FROM 46-$54,000.

A FULL RUNDOWN OF SCORING CAN BE FOUND ON CARS.COM'S WEBSITE, BUT FOR NOW, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT HOW THEY STACKED UP.

AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, SCORES WERE VERY TIGHT IN THIS ONE, WITH ALL UTILITIES ATTEMPTING TO DELIVER PRETTY MUCH THE EXACT SAME THING.

SO, IT'S REALLY NO CONDEMNATION THAT THE HONDA PILOT, CHEVROLET TRAVERSE, AND SUBARU ASCENT WOUND UP TAKING THE BOTTOM THREE SPOTS IN THIS CHALLENGE.

A MORE DETAILED LOOK AT OUR TOP-4 FINISHERS STARTS WITH THE FORD EXPLORER.

ONE OF ONLY TWO CONTESTANTS WITH A 4-CYLINDER ENGINE, THE EXPLORER'S 300 HORSEPOWER 2.3 LITER ECOBOOST DIDN'T HOLD IT BACK AT ALL.

IT WAS ALSO.

QUITE ENTERTAINING TO DRIVE.

BUT, AS SCORES WERE TALLIED, THE 6-PASSENGER INTERIOR WAS NOT AS ROOMY AS SOME, TECH FEATURES NOT AS COMPREHENSIVE, AND AT $54,420, IT WAS THE PRICIEST RIDE HERE.

Brian Robinson: THE EXPLORER IS A FANTASTIC VEHICLE TO DRIVE; PLENTY OF POWER FROM THE ECOBOOST TURBO, WE'RE USED TO FROM FORD, BUT IT DIDN'T ALWAYS SEEM TO BE ON THE SAME PAGE AS THE TRANSMISSION SOMETIMES.

Brian Wong: THE EXPLORER WAS THE MOST FUN TO DRIVE OUT OF THE VEHICLES WE HAD HERE, BUT I'M NOT SURE HOW MUCH THAT MATTERS IN THIS CLASS; I THINK THAT IF FORD HAD PAID MORE ATTENTION TO THINGS LIKE, INTERIOR QUALITY OR HOW COMFORTABLE IT WAS, IT MIGHT HAVE HAD A BETTER FINISH.

John: THIRD PLACE IS WHERE WE FIND OUR RETURNING CHAMP, THE VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS.

STILL, ONE OF THE ROOMIEST VEHICLES IN THE SEGMENT, WITH A GREAT RIDE AND SMOOTH 276 HORSEPOWER V6; ALL FOR A MID-PACK PRICE OF $50,320.

THE 6-PASSENGER ATLAS REALLY DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG HERE, JUST UNFORTUNATE TO HAVE SOME NEW COMPETITORS ARRIVE THAT ELEVATE THE SEGMENT.

Brian: THE ATLAS IS EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE AND ALSO VERY ROOMY.

IT'S OKAY TO DRIVE.

THE INTERIOR IS JUST VERY DRAB LOOKING, EXCEPT FOR THE DIGITAL DASH AND THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN, BOTH OF THOSE LOOK GREAT AND ARE EASY TO USE AS WELL.

Kelsey Mays: THE VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS HAS FARED PRETTY WELL IN THESE COMPARISONS, WE'VE HAD IT IN MULTIPLE COMPARISON TESTS, AND IT'S JUST GOT A TON OF ROOM, ESPECIALLY IN THAT THIRD ROW, REALLY EASY TO GET BACK IN THERE; ACTUALLY, THE ATLAS HAS A MORE COMFORTABLE THIRD ROW THAN EVEN THE SECOND ROW IN SOME OF ITS COMPETITORS.

John: FINISHING IN SECOND PLACE, IS OUR FIRST OF THOSE NEW ARRIVALS, THE KIA TELLURIDE.

IT LOOKS LIKE A REAL SUV, YET, RIDES LIKE A LUXURY CAR, AND AS WE'VE SEEN BEFORE WHEN KIA GETS REAL ABOUT A SEGMENT, OFFERS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF FEATURES AND COMFORT, FOR NOT A LOT OF DOLLARS.

$46,860 MADE THE 7-PASSENGER TELLURIDE THE SECOND LEAST EXPENSIVE VEHICLE HERE; UNDERCUT ONLY BY THE SUBARU ASCENT.

Brian: THE TELLURIDE IS GREAT LOOKING AND FOR BEING ONE OF THE LEAST EXPENSIVE HERE, IT OFFERS SO MUCH AND YOU FEEL LIKE YOU'RE GETTING AWAY WITH SOMETHING.

Aaron Bragman: THE REASON, I DIDN'T HAVE THE TELLURIDE HIGHER THAN THE PALISADE, WAS BECAUSE THERE'S A COUPLE THINGS YOU CAN'T ACTUALLY GET ON THE TELLURIDE; YOU CAN'T GET A POWERED THIRD ROW SEAT FOR INSTANCE, WHICH I THINK IS KIND OF A STRANGE OMISSION IN A VEHICLE THIS BIG AND AT THIS PRICE.

John: THAT MAKES THE HYUNDAI PALISADE OUR WINNER.

FOR JUST A FEW BUCKS MORE THAN THE TELLURIDE, AT $47,605; THE 7-PASSENGER PALISADE DELIVERED A MUCH MORE LUXURIOUS EXPERIENCE WITH A EUROPEAN FLAIR.

Brian: THE PALISADE JUST FEELS ON A WHOLE OTHER LEVEL THAN THE REST OF THE VEHICLES HERE; WHETHER YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT THE INTERIOR, THE WAY IT DRIVES, IT IS THE TOTAL PACKAGE AND IT WOULD BE MORE THAN COMPETITIVE IF WE HAD PUT IT IN A LUXURY SUV COMPARISON.

Aaron: BUT, WE DID EDGE THE PALISADE OVER THE TELLURIDE A LITTLE BIT BASED ON THE STRENGTH OF THE QUALITY OF ITS INTERIOR; MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, IT REALLY FEELS NICE INSIDE, QUILTED LEATHER, AND ALL OF THIS FOR A PRICE THAT IS THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS LESS THAN SOME OF THESE COMPETITORS.

John: ALL OF THESE 3-ROW SUVs DELIVER THE COMFORT AND CONVENIENCE FEATURES THAT TODAY'S FAMILIES ARE LOOKING FOR, ALONG WITH THE SAFETY SYSTEMS THEY EXPECT.

AND WHILE, THEY'RE ALL A LOT MORE ALIKE THAN THEY ARE DIFFERENT, A FEW THINGS STOOD OUT.

THE HYUNDAI AND KIA CERTAINLY HAD AN ADVANTAGE BEING THE NEWEST DESIGNS, BUT REALLY, IT WAS THEIR ABILITY TO DELIVER MORE FOR LESS THAT TRULY SEALED THE DEAL.

ALSO, THERE'S NEVER BEEN A BETTER TIME TO BE IN THE MARKET FOR A 3-ROW CROSSOVER; MANUFACTURERS ARE COMPETING HARD FOR YOUR BUSINESS, WHICH MAKES ALL OF YOU THE REAL WINNERS.

* WE DO DRIVE SOME PRETTY LOFTY CARS AROUND HERE.

AND WHILE WE GENERALLY HAVE A RULE ABOUT KEEPING OUR FEET AND THE TIRES ON THE GROUND, THERE'S ALWAYS AN EXCEPTION.

MOTORWEEK'S GARICK ZIKAN TAKES US ON A JOURNEY THAT LITERALLY TOOK FLIGHT... * Garick Zikan: FOR MORE THAN FIVE DECADES DRIVING ENTHUSIASTS HAVE BEEN THRILLED BY THE THROTTLE OF THE PORSCHE 911.

THEIR ENDURING FORMULA FOR SPEED AND HANDLING HAS NATURALLY EVOLVED OVER THE YEARS...

WHILE MAINTAINING THE DRIVING DYNAMICS THAT TRULY ARE UNIQUELY PORSCHE.

ALL THAT ADRENALINE INDUCING ENGINEERING BEGAN 55 YEARS AGO IN THAT BUILDING RIGHT THERE.

SO, WE CAME HERE TO STUTTGART TO DRIVE THIS ICONIC CAR ON TWO CONTINENTS.

LET'S GO... AND WITH THAT WE WERE OFF AND RUNNING... DETOURING THROUGH THE GERMAN COUNTRY SIDE.

THE RAZOR-SHARP STEERING SLICES THROUGH THE CURVES...

WHILE, THE ACTIVE SUSPENSION EFFORTLESSLY SMOOTHS OUT THE UNPREDICTABLE SURFACES THAT MAKE DRIVING ON THESE BACKROADS SO ENGAGING.

BY NOW, WE'VE SPENT QUITE A BIT OF TIME IN THIS ALL-NEW PORSCHE 911... WE WENT TO THE INTERNATIONAL PRESS LAUNCH, AND WE RECENTLY PUT IT THROUGH ITS PACES IN A FULL ROAD TEST.

SO, WE KNOW IT'S POWERFUL, POISED, AND PRECISE... AND SO DO YOU.

SO, AT THIS POINT, THE ONLY THING LEFT TO DO IS SETTLE INTO THE DRIVER'S SEAT AND GO FOR A DRIVE, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE'RE DOING RIGHT NOW IN GERMANY.

THEN, IT WAS ON TO THE FAST LANES OF THE AUTOBAHN.

WITH AN 8-SPEED PDK HARMONIZING THE HOOFBEATS OF THE 443 HORSES CHARGING OUT OF THE TWIN-TURBO 3.0 LITER FLAT-SIX, THE SPEEDOMETER SPRINTED TO TRIPLE DIGITS ON UNLIMITED SPEED SECTIONS, WHERE TRAFFIC ALLOWED.

AND THEN, WE ARRIVED IN LEIPZIG.

SO, HERE'S WHERE THE TRANSATLANTIC PORTION OF OUR TRIP BEGINS.

THEY'RE LOADING THOSE CARS, ONTO THAT CARGO PLANE HERE IN LEIPZIG, GERMANY.

AND HERE'S THE REALLY COOL PART, WE GET TO FLY WITH THE CARS ON THAT PLANE.

WE'LL HEAD OUT OVER THE ATLANTIC OCEAN AND LAND IN CINCINNATI, OHIO.

THERE'S A PROCESS OF SAFETY CHECKS, PLACING THE CARS ONTO PALLETS AND TYING THEM DOWN.

LOADING THIS RE-PURPOSED 747 IS A CAREFULLY CALCULATED EXERCISE.

WITH THE CARS SECURELY IN PLACE.

WE SETTLED IN FOR MORE THAN 8-HOURS IN THE AIR.

IN CINCINNATI, THE CARS WERE UNLOADED...AND THE TREADS HIT THE ROAD ONCE AGAIN ON AMERICAN SOIL.

ENTICED BY THE SCENIC ROUTE, THE GERMAN ENGINEERING FELT JUST AS AT HOME ZIPPING PAST KUDZU COVERED HILLS IN KENTUCKY, AND SWEEPING THROUGH THE BENDS WEAVING THROUGH APPALACHIA.

CROSSING INTO TENNESSEE, WE SET OUR SIGHTS ON THE TAIL OF THE DRAGON.

THIS 11-MILE STRETCH OF ASPHALT WITH 318 TWISTS AND TURNS, DIPS, AND CLIMBS THROUGH THE MOUNTAINS INTO WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA.

WE'VE DRIVEN MANY DIFFERENT GENERATIONS OF THE 911... AND WE ALWAYS TALK ABOUT HOW FLAT AND IN CONTROL IT IS GOING THROUGH THE CURVES.

USUALLY WE'RE ON A TRACK WHEN WE'RE TALKING ABOUT THAT.

BUT ALL THAT ENGINEERING THAT MAKES THE 911 PERFORM SO WELL ON THE TRACK... IS ALSO AT WORK HERE AS WE'RE GOING THROUGH THE CURVES ALONG THE TAIL OF THE DRAGON.

SO NATURALLY, OUT HERE ON THE ROAD IT'S VERY BALANCED, AND AGILE, AND I THINK EVEN MORE ENGAGING.

MORE BACKROADS BECKONED AS WE CROSSED INTO GEORGIA REACHING OUR FINAL DESTINATION, PORSCHE'S NORTH AMERICAN HEADQUARTERS IN ATLANTA.

FROM START TO FINISH, OUR JOURNEY WAS MORE THAN 5,000 MILES, MOST OF THEM IN THE AIR, BUT THE BEST ONES WERE ON THE GROUND.

AS THIS GENERATION OF THE PORSCHE 911 ADDS A NEW DIMENSION OF SPORTY EUROPEAN FLARE, TO THE VERY AMERICAN TRADITION OF GOING ON A ROAD TRIP.

* John: YOUR CAR'S DAILY ROUTINE IS BOUND TO RESULT IN A LOT OF UNAVOIDABLE WEAR AND TEAR.

WELL, PAT GOSS HAS SOME TIPS ON HOW TO KEEP THINGS LOOKING LIKE NEW.

Pat Goss: THIS TIME, WE'RE GOING TO TALK ABOUT ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF FIXING ANYTHING AND THAT'S CLEANING PARTS.

NOW, HERE'S SOMETHING THAT WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH IN THE REPAIR BUSINESS CRC PRODUCTS AND A TELL US ABOUT A NEW CRC PRODUCT, WE HAVE JULIE WILLIAMS FROM CRC, JULIE WELCOME TO GOSS' GARAGE.

Julie Williams: THANK YOU PAT.

Pat: ALRIGHT, SO TELL US WHAT YOU HAVE HERE.

Julie: SO, THIS IS OUR NEWEST PARTS WASHER IT'S CRC SMARTWASHER BENCHTOP PRO.

IT'S A BIO REMEDIATING PARTS WASHER WHICH MEANS IT'S SELF-CLEANING AND YOU DON'T EVER HAVE TO HAUL AWAY HAZARDOUS WASTE.

Pat: AH...NOW, HOW DOES IT SELF-CLEAN?

Julie: SO, IT USES MICROBES TO CLEAN THE OIL AND GREASE THAT GOES INTO THE FLUID TO OUR PATENTED DECREASING SOLUTION AND SO THAT THE FLUID IS CLEAN FOR THE NEXT TIME YOU'RE READY TO USE IT.

Pat: OKAY, NOW THIS IS SOMETHING THAT'S VITAL TO US IN THE REPAIR BUSINESS.

AND ANYBODY THAT DOES ANYTHING AT ALL SHOULD HAVE SOME FORM OF PARTS CLEANER, IF NOTHING ELSE TO CLEAN THE TOOLS.

Julie: THAT'S RIGHT, WE WERE TALKING EARLIER AND YOU MENTIONED IT'S VERY IMPORTANT TO HAVE CLEAN TOOLS AND CLEAN PARTS WHEN YOU'RE DOING REPAIR WORK.

AND NOW, WE ALLOW THE HOME USER AND THE SMALL REPAIR SHOP TO CLEAN JUST LIKE THE PROFESSIONALS DO IN THEIR SHOP ENVIRONMENT.

Pat: ALRIGHT, AND THIS IS WATER BASED.

Julie: THAT'S CORRECT, WE FOCUS ON THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SAFETY OF THE EMPLOYEES BY COMING OUT WITH A WATER-BASED TECHNOLOGY THAT CLEANS AS WELL AS A SOLVENT BASED PRODUCT.

SO, THE DIFFERENCE IS WHEN YOU'RE USING SOLVENT MATERIALS YOU CAN ONLY CLEAN METAL PARTS WITH A WATER-BASED MACHINE YOU CAN CLEAN COATED PARTS, PAINTED SURFACES, PLASTICS, IT'S MUCH MORE VERSATILE AND IT'S DEFINITELY MUCH MORE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY AND SAFER FOR THE EMPLOYEES WHO ARE USING IT PAT.

Pat: SO, I CAN CLEAN MY INSULATED PLIERS IN HERE.

Julie: THAT'S RIGHT.

Pat: ALRIGHT, THE MACHINE ITSELF LET'S TURN THIS ON AND YOU HAVE A FLOW-THROUGH BRUSH.

Julie: RIGHT, SO YOU JUST DEPRESS THE ACTUATOR AND THE BT5 DEGREASING SOLUTION COMES OUT AS A FLOW AND YOU CAN CLEAN YOUR PARTS.

THE BEAUTY OF THIS IS IT'S NOT SUBMERGED, SO YOUR PARTS AREN'T SUBMERGED IN A FLUID THEY'RE LITERALLY SITTING ON A BASIN AND THE FLUID GOES ALL-IN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE SMART WASHER.

Pat: OKAY...NOW, HERE'S SOME EXAMPLES OF THINGS WE MIGHT CLEAN IN A REPAIR SHOP.

BEARINGS ARE NO PROBLEM.

SOMETHING LIKE THIS WOULD BE NO PROBLEM, EXCEPT FOR THE ELECTRONICS.

Julie: CORRECT, RIGHT.

SO, YOU WOULD NEVER WANT TO SUBMERGE THE ELECTRONICS BUT WITH THIS PART YOU COULD CAREFULLY BRUSH AROUND THEM AND CLEAN EVERYTHING ELSE WITHOUT HARM TO THE PLASTIC.

Pat: ALRIGHT, WITHOUT CLEANING A LOT OF REPAIRS ARE NOT GOING TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

Julie: CORRECT, RIGHT.

YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL THE GREASE IS CLEANED OFF THE PARTS AND THE DIRT AND THEN YOU CAN PUT THEM BACK AS IF YOU WERE GETTING A NEW PART.

Pat: JULIE THANK YOU, AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT DROP US A LINE, RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK .

John: BIG CHANGES CAN HAPPEN DAILY IN THE AUTO INDUSTRY.

LAUREN MORRISION HAS THE LATEST IN THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS.

Lauren Morrison: THESE DAYS CARMAKERS ARE GOING BEYOND TRADITIONAL AUTO SHOWS TO TAUT THEIR LATEST WARES, LIKE THE 2019 SPECIALTY EQUIPMENT MARKET ASSOCIATION...

BETTER KNOWN AS SEMA.

THE CROWD IN LAS VEGAS COULDN'T MISS THE RAM 1500 REBEL OTG CONCEPT.

THE "OFF THE GRID" IS FITTED WITH MOPAR PARTS FOR GO ANYWHERE CAPABILITY.

BUT IT WAS THE COLLAPSIBLE ROOFTOP TENT AND KITCHEN IN THE TRUCK BED THAT REALLY TURNED HEADS.

THE MOPAR TOUCH ALSO YIELDED THIS LOWLINER CONCEPT, A REIMAGINED 1968 DODGE D200-SERIES PICKUP.

CHEVROLET BROUGHT THEIR BRAND OF RUGGEDNESS DEBUTING THE 2021 COLORADO ZR2.

A 2-INCH SUSPENSION LIFT AND 3.5 INCH WIDER TRACK ARE ONLY SOME OF ITS OFF-ROAD TOOLS.

FOR RACIER TASTES, FORD AND WEBASTO REVEALED THE MUSTANG LITHIUM.

THIS BATTERY ELECTRIC PROTOTYPE PRODUCES MORE THAN 900 HORSEPOWER AND OVER 1,000 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, INSTANTLY.

TOYOTA KEPT THE FAST-FLOWING THEME GOING WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF 2020 GR SUPRA MODELS, ACCENTUATING THE CAR'S HERITAGE AND SPORTINESS.

HYUNDAI SHOWED THE VELOSTER N PERFORMANCE CONCEPT.

RACING SUSPENSION, LIGHT WEIGHT WHEELS, AND MASSIVE BRAKES ARE ALL THERE TO BEEF UP PERFORMANCE.

THE KOREAN BRAND'S MORE ADVENTUROUS SIDE ARRIVED AS THE VELOSTER "GRAPPLER" CONCEPT, WITH ALL-TERRAIN CAPABILITY IN A VERY COMPACT SIZE.

AND THAT'S THE HIGHLIGHTS FOR 2019 SEMA AND THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS.

John: PRODUCING A TV SHOW DOES REQUIRES A LOT OF WORK.

BUT IT'S THE DRIVING, THAT WE REALLY LIKE THE BEST.

WELL, LET'S TAKE A BREAK AND GO FOR A QUICKSPIN.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR THE MOST POWERFUL 4-BANGER IN AN AMERICAN SPORTS CAR, YOU'LL FIND IT IN THIS WEEK'S QUICKSPIN, THE 2020 FORD MUSTANG ECOBOOST WITH THE NEW 2.3 LITER HIGH PERFORMANCE PACKAGE.

ALTHOUGH, THIS WAS AN INTERNATIONAL EFFORT, AS THIS 2.3 ECOBOOST I4 ENGINE COMES FROM FORD PERFORMANCE IN SPAIN, AND IS A UNIQUE VERSION OF THE POWER-PLANT FOUND IN THE FOCUS RS.

AT 330 HORSEPOWER, OUTPUT IS UP 20 OVER THE STANDARD ECOBOOST MUSTANG, AND ITS 350 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, ARE SPREAD ACROSS THE CURVE IN A MUCH BROADER FASHION.

IT HELPS GET THIS MUSTANG TO 60 IN THE MID-4 SECOND RANGE, AND TACKS ANOTHER 10 MILES PER HOUR ONTO THE TOP SPEED, WHICH IS NOW 155.

YOU CAN PAIR IT WITH EITHER THE 6-SPEED MANUAL OR 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC.

Kyle Scanlon: SO, WE'RE OUT HERE DRIVING ALONG THE COAST OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA, AND EVEN THOUGHT THE SCENERY IS BEAUTIFUL, ALL EYES ARE ON THE MUSTANG; THESE 2.3 LITERS WITH THE HIGH PERFORMANCE PACKAGE ARE A GREAT DEAL OF FUN TO DRIVE, THE 10-SPEED ESPECIALLY WITH THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION; IT KEEPS THE CAR IN PEAK TORQUE, THE ENTIRE TIME THROUGHOUT THE GEARSHIFTS, AND IT MAKES IT AN ABSOLUTE BLAST TO DRIVE.

John: ALSO, PART OF THE PACKAGE IS A STRUT TOWER BRACE AND HEAVY DUTY SPRINGS TO STIFFEN THINGS UP FRONT, AS WELL AS LARGER SWAY BARS, FRONT AND REAR.

THE POWER STEERING GETS RECALIBRATED, AND THERE ARE SOFTWARE UPDATES FOR DRIVE MODES.

NINETEEN INCH WHEELS WITH SUMMER PERFORMANCE TIRES ARE ADDED, WITH THE MUSTANG GT'S BRAKES JUST BEHIND, AND IN BACK, A 3.55 LIMITED SLIP REAR.

AERO TREATMENTS AND BLACK TRIM FOR THE BODY, AND ALUMINUM TRIM, AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL GAUGES FOR THE INTERIOR, ROUNDS OUT THE PACKAGE.

THE 2.3 LITER HIGH PERFORMANCE PACKAGE ADDS JUST $4,995 ONTO ANY ECOBOOST MUSTANG, WHICH OF COURSE, STARTS AROUND $28,000.

AND WE'LL HAVE MORE QUICKSPINS, SOON!

* Stephanie Hart: THEY SAY, "BETTER LATE THAN NEVER," AND THAT SEEMS TO BE THE CASE FOR KOREAN LUXURY BRAND GENESIS WHEN IT COMES TO SUVs.

OUR SPY PHOTOGRAPHER SPOTTED THE UPCOMING GENESIS GV60 TESTING AT THE N RBURGRING IN GERMANY.

RIGHT NOW, THE GENESIS LINE IS CARS ONLY.

BUT THEY PLAN TO SOON BRING A MID-SIZE, 3-ROW GV80 SUV TO MARKET.

THAT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY THIS SMALLER GV60.

WHILE, STILL HEAVILY CAMOUFLAGED, WE CAN GET A SENSE OF WHAT THIS COMPACT LUXURY UTE WILL LOOK LIKE.

THE AGGRESSIVE SLOPE IN THE ROOFLINE SEEMS TO FAVOR THE "COUPISH" DESIGN THEME.

EXPECT THE GENESIS GV60 TO ARRIVE SOMETIME NEXT YEAR AS A 2021 MODEL.

John: THERE'S ANOTHER FULLY ELECTRIC SUV ON THE MARKET, AND THIS TIME IT CARRIES A FAMILIAR NAME.

IT'S THE AUDI E-TRON.

NOW, WE'VE SEEN E-TRON CONCEPTS AT AUTO SHOWS FOR YEARS, AND NOW, ONE IS FINALLY A REALITY.

BUT, WITH SO MANY GREAT SUVs ALREADY IN THE AUDI LINEUP, IS NOW REALLY THE SMART TIME TO FLIP THE SWITCH TO THIS AUDI EV?

* IT TOOK A WHILE FOR THE EV AND SUV MARRIAGE TO HAPPEN, BUT NOW THAT IT HAS, WE GOING TO SEE NEW ONES ARRIVING WITH REGULARITY.

THE LATEST EV SUV ENTRANCE IS THIS 2019 AUDI E-TRON.

ON THE AUDI SCALE, IT FALLS JUST ABOVE THE Q5 MIDSIZE UTILITY, AND BELOW THE 3-ROW Q7; SIMILAR IN SIZE TO THE FLAGSHIP Q8.

USING MUCH OF THE SAME APPROACH AS JAGUAR HAS WITH THE I-PACE, AUDI MADE THE E-TRON JUST ABOUT AS NORMAL AS POSSIBLE COMPARED TO OTHER SUVs.

IN FACT, MANY OF THE SPECS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE JAG.

LIKE, THE TWIN-MOTOR SETUP, WITH ONE UP FRONT, AND ONE IN THE REAR FOR ALL-WHEEL DRIVE.

402 HORSEPOWER AND 490 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE IS MAX OUTPUT WITH BOOST MODE ENGAGED.

THE REAR MOTOR IS SLIGHTLY MORE POWERFUL THAN THE FRONT, GIVING IT REAR-BIASED QUATTRO; JUST LIKE MOST OF THE REST OF THE AUDI LINEUP.

WITH A 95 KWH LIQUID-COOLED BATTERY, ITS RANGE FALLS SHORT OF THE I-PACE, AT 204 MILES, WITH MPGE RATINGS OF 74-CITY, 73-HIGHWAY, AND 74-COMBINED.

FOR A NEAR PERFECT ENERGY IMPACT SCORE OF JUST THREE TENTHS OF A BARREL OF ANNUAL OIL CONSUMPTION WITH NO CO2 EMISSIONS.

THOUGH, AUDI CLAIMS THEIR REGEN BRAKING SYSTEM CAN ADD QUITE A FEW MORE MILES ONTO YOUR TALLY, AND THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT WE EXPERIENCED.

WE SAW A REAL RANGE OF ABOUT 220 MILES ON A COOL FALL DAY, AND THAT'S WITHOUT ANY HOT SHOE DRIVING.

AUDI ALSO SEES GETTING YOU BACK ON THE ROAD AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE, JUST AS IMPORTANT AS THE SIZE OF THE BATTERY.

ITS 150 KW DC FAST CHARGE CAPABILITY ADDS AT LEAST 160 MILES OF RANGE IN A 30 MINUTE TIME FRAME.

EVEN ON HOUSEHOLD 240 CURRENT, IT TAKES JUST 9-HOURS FOR A FULL CHARGE.

PHYSICALLY BIGGER, YET, ON A SHORTER WHEELBASE THAN THE I-PACE, THE E-TRON IS INDEED MORE SUVISH LOOKING.

IT'S ALSO, FAIRLY TRUE TO ITS ORIGINAL CONCEPT VEHICLE; THOUGH TRADITIONAL SIDE MIRRORS REPLACE THE CONCEPT'S VIRTUAL ONES.

THE E-TRON RIDES ON 19, 20, OR 21 INCH WHEELS.

SPACE INSIDE FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER ALSO RATES SIMILAR TO THE JAGUAR, BUT FEELS MORE OPEN.

THERE'S ALSO MORE ROOM FOR CARGO, WITH 28.5 CUBIC-FEET OF SPACE EXPANDING TO A MAX OF 57.0 CUBIC-FEET WITH THE REAR SEATS FOLDED.

AND THE E-TRON CAN TOW UP TO 4,000 POUNDS.

VERY FAMILIAR AUDI AMBIANCE INSIDE, WITH TWO LARGE TOUCHSCREENS DOMINATING THE CENTER STACK.

MINIMAL SPECIAL LEARNING CURVE REALLY, AS YOU PUT THINGS INTO MOTION WITH A NOT ALWAYS INTUITIVE SLIDE OF SHIFTER-LIKE SWITCH.

AUDI'S DIGITAL COCKPIT WAS ALREADY A FAVORITE OF OURS, AND UNIQUE EV FEATURES FOR THE E-TRON MAKE IT EVEN MORE SO.

UNDERWAY, IT FEELS VERY CREAMY YET, ALSO VERY POWERFUL, AND NEAR SILENT.

THROTTLE RESPONSE IS IMMEDIATE, YET, NOT JOLTING.

LOTS OF GRIP FOR CORNERING, WITH A VERY STABLE PLATFORM, AS OVER 1,500 POUNDS OF BATTERY LIE LOW IN THE CHASSIS.

OTHER THAN SOME NUMB STEERING FEEL, THE E-TRON FELT QUITE CAPABLE AND COMPOSED THROUGH OUR CONE COURSE.

HILLS, MOUNTAINS, NOT A PROBLEM WITH ALL THAT TORQUE.

DOES WONDER IN THE STRAIGHT-LINE AS WELL, HITTING 60 IN JUST 5.2 SECONDS, WITH BOOST MODE ENGAGED OF COURSE.

IT'S NOT AS BREATHTAKINGLY FAST AS SOME EVs, LIKE THE TESLA MODEL X, BUT WITH NO SHIFTS, OR BREAKS OF ANY KIND WITH ALL OF THAT TORQUE; IT'S STILL AN EXHILARATING EXPERIENCE, AS THE E-TRON STREAKS TO THE END OF THE QUARTER IN 13.9 SECONDS AT 100 MILES PER HOUR.

IT CAN DO OFF-ROAD TYPE STUFF AS WELL, WITH 3.0 INCHES OF RIDE HEIGHT VARIANCE DUE TO THE STANDARD AIR SUSPENSION, AND ITS BATTERIES ARE FULLY PROTECTED UNDERNEATH.

BASE PRICING OF $75,795 MAY KEEP THE E-TRON MORE IN THE EARLY ADOPTER CLASS, BUT THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT OUT OF LINE FOR A LUXURY SUV THESE DAYS, AND GOVERNMENT TAX INCENTIVES ARE STILL IN PLAY FOR MANY AS WELL.

IT SEEMS ONLY FITTING THAT AUDI'S FIRST FULL EV WOULD BE AN SUV, AS EVs MERGE FURTHER INTO THE LUXURY MAINSTREAM.

THE 2019 AUDI E-TRON IS LESS OF A SCIENCE PROJECT, AND MORE OF A FANTASTIC AUTOMOBILE, AND WELL, IT DOESN'T GET ANY MORE MAINSTREAM THAN A PREMIUM CROSSOVER THESE DAYS.

SO, IF YOU'RE A FAMILY LOOKING TO GO ELECTRIC, IT'S A GREAT CHOICE.

IF RANGE REMAINS AN ISSUE, THEN AUDI HAS A LOT OF OTHER FINE GAS POWERED SUVs THAT WILL FIT YOUR BILL.

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