HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS JOIN US FOR OUR 2020 MOTORWEEK THE CARS, TRUCKS, AND SUVs WE'LL TAKE A QUICKSPIN THEN, GO HIGH TECH IN THE INFINITI QX50 SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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Announcer: ROCKAUTO HAS AUTO PARTS FROM OFFERING A VARIETY OF BRANDS, ROCKAUTO.COM, ALL THE PARTS YOUR CAR John: THE ANNUAL SEASON OF MAY BE IN OUR REAR VIEW MIRROR, IN THE GIVING MOOD PARTICULARLY, ALL OF THE VEHICLES SO, ITS TIME TO WITH THE 2020 MOTORWEEK WHERE THE CARS ARE THE STARS!

* THE MAZDA3 IS NO STRANGER AND IT EARNS YET ANOTHER BEST IF YOU'VE DRIVEN ONE, IT'S ALWAYS BEEN A FUN RIDE, MAZDA GOT SERIOUS ABOUT AND EVEN ADDED ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE PLUS, IT'S STILL AVAILABLE AS OR OUR PREFERRED METHOD, UNLESS, YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED YOU HAVE IN MIND, THE MAZDA3 IS A MUCH BETTER OUR BEST FAMILY SEDAN FOR 2020 IN JUST 20 YEARS, FROM AN AWKWARD NEW ENTRY INTO TO GIVING CAMRY AND ACCORD UP TO NOW, WITH "HEAD TURNING" LOOKS, BUT NOW THE SONATA WITH HI-TECH SUBSTANCE AS WELL.

ADD IN AMERICA'S BEST WARRANTY, BEST FAMILY SEDAN OF THE YEAR.

FOR BEST CONVERTIBLE, FROM A SEA OF GERMAN-DESIGNED THE Z4 HAS GONE FROM AS THE ALMOST CARTOONISH Z3, THAT TOYOTA LOOKED TO FOR THE SURE, YOU COULD SPEND A LITTLE AND CERTAINLY A LOT MORE, IS THE TOTAL PACKAGE THAT TRULY AUTOMOTIVE THRILL EVERYONE MAY HAVE A DIFFERENT AND THAT'S WHAT MAKES AND OUR CHOICE FOR BEST LUXURY IT DOESN'T MATTER WHAT THE A6 FULFILLS THEM.

CLASSY WITHOUT BEING SPORTY WITHOUT FEELING LIKE POWERFUL WITHOUT BEING EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE WITHOUT AND TECH-SAVVY WITHOUT TO FIGURE EVERYTHING OUT.

AND SPEAKING OF EXPECTATIONS; WHEN YOUR IDOLS LIVE UP TO THEM.

THAT HASN'T ALWAYS BEEN THE CASE BUT THIS YEAR, BMW GOT BACK MAKING IT A PURE JOY TO DRIVE, IT INTO AN ENTRY-LEVEL DON'T FORGET TO ADD FOR BEST RESULTS.

AND FOR BEST SPORT COUPE, PLATFORM-MATE, SAY, WHAT YOU WILL ABOUT TOYOTA TO RELAUNCH THIS ICONIC 2-DOOR BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS, TO MAKE IT HAPPEN, WITH THAN BMW?

WE DID HAVE HIGH EXPECTATIONS, AND THE SUPRA DID NOT AND, IF YOU HAPPENED TO MANY SUPRA PRESS RELEASES, TOYOTA GAZOO RACING MODEL.

HMM... WONDER WHAT THE SECOND ONE OUR BEST PERFORMANCE CAR ON OUR LIST THIS YEAR, AND TOTALLY REIMAGINED CHEVROLET IT'S NEARLY IMPOSSIBLE TO ALL OF THE HYPE IT HAS YET, THAT IS JUST WHAT THE CORVETTE HAS ALWAYS OFFERED ON A MUSCLE-CAR BUDGET, OF ITS POWER-PLANT DIRECTLY SO, THERE'S NO TELLING WHERE AND WE CAN'T WAIT TO FIND OUT!

WHICH ONE?

MAY BE YOUR QUESTION WHEN IS OUR CHOICE FOR BEST AND THE ANSWER IS ALL OF THEM.

IN HYBRID, PHEV, MUCH LIKE THE HONDA CLARITY THAT CHOICE IS KEY WHEN IT COMES TO BANG FOR YOUR ECO-BUCK, FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

NOW, FOR THOSE OF YOU LIVING THE WE HAVE OUR BEST DREAM MACHINES; IF WE HAD UNLIMITED FUNDS STARTING AT THE ACTUALLY OF THE SPECTRUM IS YES, IT'S BACK, AND BRINGING IT'S TRULY, A DREAM COME TRUE NEXT UP, THE GT WAS THE 2ND CAR TO ARRIVE BUT OVER THE YEARS, THE 911-FIGHTER THAT IT THANKS PRIMARILY TO THIS AND FINALLY, HAS ACTUALLY BECOME A REALITY, PORSCHE COULD ONLY SIT BACK TIME FOR THE ENGINEERS AT WHAT A REAL FULLY-ELECTRIC AND THAT WRAPS UP OUR LOOK OUR MOTORWEEK DRIVERS' STAY TUNED FOR A RUNDOWN OF THAT ALSO STARRED FOR US * WE DON'T DO MUCH SITTING DOWN IT'S IN THE DRIVER'S SEAT Greg Carloss: THIS 2020 IS NOT THE FIRST FULLY THAT WOULD BE THE VERY WE DROVE 10 YEARS AGO.

BUT, IT HAS TAKEN UNTIL NOW THE EV PRIME TIME.

TO KEEP THE BASE PRICE BEFORE GOVERNMENT INCENTIVES, OF PROVEN HARDWARE.

IT RIDES ON A MODIFIED VERSION AND THE SEs ELECTRIC THE ONE USED IN BMW'S IN THE SE, IS INTEGRATED INTO AND WHERE THE FUEL TANK OVERALL, THAT MODEST CAPACITY OF ONLY 110 MILES.

SURE, WE'D LOVE TO SEE MORE BUT TYPICAL FOR THE MINI THE MAIN PRIORITY HERE IS HAVING SO, EVEN THOUGH YOU MAY NOT YOU'LL BE DARTING IN WITH ALL OF THE NIMBLENESS EXPECT A HEIGHTENED THROTTLE AS THE FULL 181 HORSEPOWER RIGHT FROM THE GET-GO, THAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU LIFT, John: AS YOU CAN SEE I ALREADY ITS SQUARISH UPRIGHT STATURE, A LOW SLUNG SPORTS CAR.

AND IT LOOKS LIKE THE MINI SE DRIVING CHARACTERISTICS, RESPONSIBLE CARS ON THE PLANET.

NOW, WE ONLY DRIVE OUR MINI OR LESS, SO THE SE DESPITE A GREAT WAY TO UPGRADE.

WHO SAYS, TECHNOLOGY IS Greg: THE USUAL AERO CLOSED OFF GRILLE, AND OF COURSE, UNIQUE AND RATHER AN ONBOARD 7.4 KW CHARGER IN AS LITTLE AS 4-HOURS, BATTERY PLACEMENT MEANS OR CARGO SPACE INSIDE.

AND, THE SE IS INCLUDING STANDARD NAVIGATION, A UNIQUE DIGITAL INSTRUMENT AND EVEN A HEATED STEERING Brian Robinson: MINI HAS ALWAYS GIVING YOU A SURPRISING IN A VERY SMALL FOOTPRINT.

SO, IT'S REALLY NO SURPRISE AND EV HARDWARE INTO EXISTING GIVING YOU THE FULL WITHOUT ANY COMPROMISE.

Greg: WE'LL HAVE MUCH MORE 2020 MINI COOPER SE SOON.

Jessica Ray: IT LOOKS LIKE WITH THE 2020 E-TRON SPORTBACK.

THIS MORE STYLISH DERIVATIVE OF IS SET TO ARRIVE HERE MOST OF THE SPECS ARE THE SAME MEANING A TWIN-MOTOR WITH ONE UP FRONT AND ONE AND A COMBINED OUTPUT OF MAX RANGE IS JUST 218 MILES BUT IT OFFERS SOME OF IN THE BUSINESS, ADDING 30 MINUTES WITH 150 KW Kyle Scanlon: WITH THE NEW THIS CAR DEFINITELY LOOKS LIKE COMPARED TO THE 2019 E-TRON.

IT LOOKS LIKE IT COULD TO THE A5 SPORTBACK CAUSE IN THEIR SILHOUETTE, IT'S JUST TAKES UP MORE SPACE.

EITHER WAY, WITH THE NEW STYLING CHOICES Jessica: THE BIG DRAW HERE SILHOUETTE OF THE SPORTBACK, LENDING A SPORTIER WHILE, THE FRONT END GETS JUST TO KEEP UP.

Greg: THE SPORTBACK TO THE E-TRON, BUT YOU DO LOSE IT'S DOWN TO ABOUT COMPARED TO 28 IN STILL, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL, THAT SOLIDIFIES IT AS A TRULY Jessica: THERE'S STILL TO TAKE UP TO FOUR FRIENDS AND THE ABILITY TO TOW UP ADAPTIVE AIR SUSPENSION DELIVERS WHILE THE WEALTH OF THE LAVISH EXPERIENCE, WE'VE AFTER THIS E-TRON SPORTBACK, WILL BE THE 2021 Q4 E-TRON, TO HAVE 20 EVs ON THE ROAD THAT'S A LOT OF NEW EVs AND WE'LL HAVE INFO ON AND WE'LL HAVE MORE QUICKSPINS, John: LETS GET BACK TO OUR MOTORWEEK 2020 DRIVERS' CHOICE WITH A LOOK AT THE TRUCKS OUR HIGHEST PRAISE THIS YEAR.

* THERE ARE MORE TRUCKS AND AS THEY ARE THE FAMILY CAR AMERICAN FAMILIES.

AND FOR FAMILIES JUST A SMALL UTILITY MAKES AND WHILE THERE WERE A LOT OF THIS YEAR, NONE WERE ABLE TO THE TOYOTA RAV4.

SO, IT RETURNS AS OUR IT ESSENTIALLY CREATED THE SMALL AND SINCE THEN, WHAT THE SEGMENT IS ALL ABOUT; AND DRIVING EXPERIENCE, AND CAPABILITY.

AND, IT'S EVEN AVAILABLE AND SOON A PRIME PLUG-IN HYBRID.

WE'RE HUGE FANS OF THE CURRENT AND WE'RE OBVIOUSLY NOT ALONE, THAT TO MEET DEMAND, THE RAV4 HYBRID AT THEIR AS FOR OUR BEST MIDSIZE UTILITY, RETURNING TO THE HONDA LINEUP THAT ORIGINAL PASSPORT WAS AND WAS ACTUALLY ARRIVING ABOUT THREE YEARS FOR ITS RETURN, BY TAKING THEIR HIGHLY-REGARDED DITCHING THE THIRD ROW, GIVING IT ADDITIONAL GROUND AND ADDING UNIQUE TRIM.

SOMETIMES, THE EASY WAY AS THE RESULTS ARE ONE THAT HANDLES THE WEEKDAY GRIND WEEKEND ADVENTURES.

OUR BEST LARGE CROSSOVER AWARDS THE HYUNDAI PALISADE UP TO NOW, NEITHER HYUNDAI NOR BIG 3-ROW CROSSOVER.

WELL, THEY NOW HAVE WITH THE KOREAN IMPORT PALISADE, THOUGH, THEY SHARE THE SAME THEY DEPART CONSIDERABLY WHEN IT INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT, TOGETHER THEY SET A NEW OF THE LARGE CROSSOVER CROWD, FOR THE ULTIMATE IN POSH SUV OUR CHOICE FOR IS THE MERCEDES-BENZ GLE.

USER EXPERIENCE IS OF LUXURY, USER EXPERIENCE IS ONE OF TECH FEATURES IN THE AUTOMOTIVE COMBINE THAT WITH THE HIGH A SUMPTUOUS BUT CONTROLLED RIDE SEAMLESS POWER, AND YOU'VE GOT AN AWARD WINNING WE ADMIT IT; WE LIKE OUR COMFORT.

THAT'S WHY THE ENTIRE RAM 1500, HEAVY DUTY, AND CLASSIC, FOR BEST PICKUP TRUCK, WITH RAM YOU CAN HAVE ALL OF YOU CAN HANDLE, WITHOUT AND AS FOR OVER-THE-TOP HEAVY DUTY RAM MODELS AND WITH IT CAME AN AVAILABLE WITH 1,000 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

THE MOST EVER FOR AND ENOUGH TO PULL 35,100 POUNDS NOW, THAT REALLY SPEAKS TO US.

AND THAT WRAPS UP OUR WINNERS BUT WE'LL BE BACK WITH OUR MOTORWEEK DRIVERS' CHOICE John: TRULY NEW ENGINE TECHNOLOGY BUT, WHEN THE INFINITI QX50 IT BROUGHT ALONG THE WORLD'S RATIO ENGINE ALONG WITH IT.

BUT APPARENTLY THAT AND OTHER NOW, INFINITI HAS MADE EVEN MORE TO FURTHER BOOST ITS APPEAL.

* INDEED, THERE WERE A LOT TO THE INFINITI QX50 LAST YEAR.

BESIDES, VARIABLE COMPRESSION RATIO THERE WAS AN ALL-NEW AND TOGETHER THEY HELPED BOOST NOW FOR 2020, LUXURY, AND SAFETY FEATURES.

WITH THE COMPACT QX30 NO LONGER THIS QX50 HAS A TALL TASK OF ENTRY-LEVEL BUYERS, THE EXPECTED INFINITI EXPERIENCE MOVING UP FROM SEDANS.

SO, THEY'VE EXPANDED THEIR FROM ENTRY PURE AND BASIC LUXE, AT THE HIGH END, OUR TEST CAR SHOWCASES THE NOW AND WE DO SEE THE REASON WHY TO ADD POSHER OPTIONS, DISAPPOINTING INSIDE, AS MANY WOULD EXPECT STILL, TOO MUCH LIKE REGARDLESS OF FITMENT, TO THE NEXT GEN INTOUCH WITH AN 8.0 INCH - AND 7.0 INCH - APPLE CARPLAY AND ANDROID NOW, JUST TO REFRESH YOU ON THE IT'S A 2.0 LITER TURBOCHARGED VARIES ITS COMPRESSION RATIO BY ADJUSTING THE PISTON'S THROUGH A MULTI-LINK SYSTEM WITH NOW, THAT'S A LOT OF TECHNO IT STAYS VERY BUSY TO DELIVER WITH THE FUEL EFFICIENCY OF SPECIFICALLY, AND 280 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

AND THE GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY AND 25-COMBINED.

WE AVERAGED A FINE 25.9 MILES AND IT DOES INDEED FEEL VERY AS WHEN IT COMES ON, BUT AT OTHER TIMES, ABOUT TOWN WITH IT DOESN'T FEEL AS TORQUEY PUNCH THE PEDAL AND IT'S ALSO THOUGH NISSAN'S XTRONIC CVT AS FOR ROUTINE DRIVING, IS QUITE GOOD; WHATEVER ROAD IMPERFECTIONS WITHOUT FEELING FLOATY OR SOFT.

FROM THE DRIVER'S SEAT, LOOKING OVER THE TWIN HUMPS WE REALLY LIKE THE OVERALL WITH LOTS OF SWOOPY CURVES TO MESHING WITH THE JAGGED LINES AND DESPITE SHIFTING FROM A REAR THE COMPLETE LOOK IS MORE AT THE TRACK, THE QX50 GOT OFF AND AFTER A BRIEF SURGE IT CONSISTENTLY WORKED WITHOUT ANY INTERRUPTIONS, SIMULATED SHIFT HAPPENING WE HIT 60 IN 6.2 SECONDS IN 14.8 AT 94 MILES PER HOUR.

THE ENGINE HAS MORE OF AN THAN A TURBO-4 GROWL.

WE'RE NOT SURE WE ARE HUGE FANS BUT WE DIDN'T HATE IT, EITHER.

BEING BASED ON THE FRONT-WHEEL HAD OUR HOPES RELATIVELY HIGH BUT THE QX50 IS A HARD VEHICLE THERE'S JUST NO FEEL WHATSOEVER OUR TEST CAR DID HAVE INFINITI'S SO THERE WAS PLENTY OF GRIP, AND THE ENGINE DEALING OUT AT ALL TIMES, ANY KIND OF FLOW OR RHYTHM BUT EVEN THOUGH THERE ISN'T THE QX50 ITSELF DOES STAY AND RESPONDS QUICKLY TO INPUTS.

PRICING STARTS REASONABLY ENOUGH LUXURY BUYERS AT JUST $38,275; OUR MID-LEVEL ESSENTIAL AT AND TOP OF THE LINE AUTOGRAPH ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE ADDS LAST YEAR, NEW ENGINE TECHNOLOGY TO MARKET; IT BRINGS MORE LUXURY TO THE ENTRY-LEVEL LUXURY INFINITI HAS CLEARLY BEEN BUSY, AND THE INVITING 2020 QX50 John: YOU KNOW, SOME PEOPLE INSTEAD OF WAITING AROUND.

BUT WE ALWAYS SAVE THE BEST HERE'S OUR 2020 BEST OF THE YEAR.

* THE CHEVROLET CORVETTE STINGRAY!

NOW, IF YOU DIDN'T SEE CLEARLY YOU HAVEN'T BEEN ITS NEW MID-ENGINE DESIGN IS TO COME TO CORVETTE OVER ITS BUT THAT'S JUST THE TIP OF THIS ARRIVING WITH THIS 'VETTE NATURALLY-ASPIRATED V8, AND 470 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

SOME MAY HAVE WISHED FOR MORE AND WE'RE SURE THEY'RE COMING BUT, UNTIL THEN, A FULL 2.9 SECONDS TO GET TO 60, FOR AN ENTRY-LEVEL CORVETTE.

WITH THAT NATURALLY-ASPIRATED AND IMPRESSIVELY SMOOTH 8-SPEED DUAL-CLUTCH A FIRST FOR THE BRAND.

THE MAIN REASON FOR MOVING IS OF COURSE, BETTER HANDLING.

NOT ONLY DOES THIS MOVE WEIGHT WHERE IT CAN AID TRACTION, OFF OF THE FRONT TIRES; AND IMPROVING OVERALL RESPONSE.

SPEAKING OF THE CHASSIS, BUILT AROUND A CENTRAL TUNNEL WITH AN ALL-NEW SUSPENSION NOW, ALL OF THAT MEANS NOTHING, DOESN'T IMPROVE AS WELL, YOU NOW SIT MUCH CLOSER TO AND FORWARD VISIBILITY IS GIVING YOU A GREAT VIEW OF AS WELL AS EVERYTHING AROUND IT YET, IT ALSO ATTAINS OF COMFORT FOR CORVETTE, QUIET CAR TO SPEND TIME IN.

GREAT NEWS FOR THE MANY CORVETTE ROAD TRIPPING.

AND FOR THEM, CHEVROLET WENT TO THAT PLENTY OF LUGGAGE SPACE ADD IN AN EXTERIOR DESIGN, LOOKS FAMILIAR YET, AND AT LONG LAST, THAT IS TRULY SUPERCAR-WORTHY.

BUT THE BIGGEST WIN IS THAT WITH ALL OF THE CHANGES, ATTAINABILITY, WITH BASE PRICING SO, TAKE NOTE ALSO RANS, OUR MOTORWEEK DRIVERS' CHOICE WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW, NOW FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; AND COMPLETE EPISODES, PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK.

AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US FOR TOP DOWN PERFECTION IN THE AND THEN, A PAIR OF TOYOTAS TIL' THEN, I'M JOHN DAVIS, WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON Announcer: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE MOTORWEEK HAS BEEN BROUGHT Announcer: YOU'RE SHOPPING FOR AND YOU HAVE QUESTIONS.

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