HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS JOIN US AS WE TEST AN ACURA MDX PAT GOSS EXPLAINS WHY ROGER MECCA MAKES SOME IN A LAMBORGHINI DIABLO... AND WE'LL SEE HOW ITALIAN 4-DOORS IN THE ALFA ROMEO SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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STATE FARM IS PROUD TO SUPPORT John: WHEN ACURA GAVE A NEW LOOK HALFWAY THROUGH IT WOULD HAVE BEEN EASY TO BUT NOT FOR HONDA'S FOR THIS ENGINEERING MINDED OF THE 2017 MDX IS THE REAL OF COURSE, SPORT AND HYBRID WORK TOGETHER * THE 2017 ACURA MDX SPORT HYBRID GASOLINE-ELECTRIC UTILITY IN KEEPING WITH ACURA'S THE INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE THREE ELECTRIC MOTORS, THE RLX SPORT HYBRID SEDAN, ON THAT SCORE, THE RLX'S ALL-ELECTRIC SUPER SETUP WITH ONE ELECTRIC MOTOR UP THE REAR MOTORS PROVIDE BOTH TORQUE VECTORING, WHEN NEEDED, WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY BRAKING AND, JUST AS IN THE SPORT IT ALL WORKS QUITE SEAMLESSLY, DISTRIBUTED TO DIFFERENT WHEELS AT ALL TIMES.

[ENGINE STARTS UP] CONVENTIONAL POWER IS FROM 3.0 LITER V6, OR 33 LESS THAN THE 3.5 LITER V6 BUT, SINCE THIS IS A HYBRID WITH THE TOTAL OUTPUT IS AND 289 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

UP FRONT, BUILT INTO THE 7-SPEED DCT EACH REAR WHEEL IS DRIVEN BY THAT DRAWS POWER FROM A 72 CELL, UNDER THE DRIVER'S SEAT.

THE HYBRID HARDWARE'S 200 PLUS LOWERS THE SPORT HYBRID'S BY AN INCH COMPARED TO BUT ACTUAL ROUGH ROAD GROUND ON THE TWISTING ROADS WE FOUND THAT BETWEEN THE NEAR AND RAPID RESPONSE OF THE ACTIVE THE MDX SPORT HYBRID EASILY AT SPEED.

THE SPORT HYBRID ADDS MAKING THIS MDX EVEN MORE IT DISABLES EV ONLY DRIVING, ON TAKEOFF.

THERE ARE STEERING WHEEL MOUNTED BUT WE DIDN'T FIND THE DCT THE SH-AWD TORQUE VECTORING OF COURSE, ON THE UPPER DISPLAY SCREEN, THE SPORT HYBRID'S CONFIDENT LIKE ALL MDXs, THE SPORT HYBRID BUT IN ONLY TWO TRIMS.

THE TECHNOLOGY PACKAGE MAKES ADVANCE HAS SIX SEATS WITH THE SECOND ROW.

THE FRONT CABIN ENVIRONMENT UNDERSTATED LUXURY THAT STAINLESS STEEL SPORT PEDALS THAT YOU'RE IN THE SPORT HYBRID.

ALL MDXs NOW INCLUDE ACURAWATCH THE SPORT HYBRID'S PRACTICAL ROOM INSIDE.

CARGO SPACE BEHIND THE REAR SEAT THE STANDARD MDX AT THAT INCREASES TO THE SECOND ROW, ALL THE REAR SEATS OUT OUTSIDE, THE HYBRID ONLY REVEALS ON FRONT FENDERS...

THE SUPER HANDLING ALL-WHEEL THE SIDE SILLS AND FRONT ARE THE SAME COLOR AS THE BODY.

OTHER THAN THAT, ITS GASOLINE-ONLY TWIN, INCLUDING THE NEW AND FAR MORE GRILLE.

ONE THING YOU WON'T SEE HERE IS ACURA SAYS, IS NOT RECOMMENDED."

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS AND 27-COMBINED.

THAT BEATS THE STANDARD BY 23% COMBINED AND 37% IN THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE IS BURNING 12.2 BARRELS OF OIL CO2 EMISSIONS.

THE MDX SPORT HYBRID STARTS AT AND $58,975 FOR ADVANCE.

BOTH ARE SURPRISINGLY ONLY ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SIBLING.

WE ALREADY CONSIDER ONE OF THE BEST 3-ROW WITH THE ADDITION OF AND ITS ELECTRIFIED TECHNOLOGY, FAMILY CROSSOVER HAS NO EQUAL.

OUR SUCCESS STORY THIS WEEK WHERE CNG GETS THE "STAMP" MATHESON POSTAL SERVICES IS CONTRACT CARRIERS FOR TRANSPORTING MAIL ACROSS THE COMPANY RUNS 286 LONG HAUL WITH 40 OF THOSE FUELED WITH EVEN AS A FRACTION OF THE TOTAL THOSE CNG TRACTORS ARE ALREADY OF DIESEL EACH YEAR!

Charles Mellor: YOU KNOW, THAT'S 780,000 GALLONS OF INTO THE ATMOSPHERE.

SO THE CONTAMINATION FROM THAT BURNING CNG AND HOPEFULLY John: RESULTS ARE SO DRAMATIC ORDER 12 MORE CNG BIG RIGS AND WITH HELP FROM PARTNERS LIKE THE TREASURE VALLEY CLEAN CITIES THEY'LL SOON HAVE MORE MAIL * WHEN IT FIRST STEAKED ONTO THE LAMBORGHINI DIABLO WAS HAD EVER SEEN.

INDEED, IT CONTINUED MAKING RAPID HEAD TURNING CARS.

NO SURPRISE, IT'S ALSO, A FAVORITE OF OUR OWN NOW, HE'S TRACKED DOWN ONE A PAST AS DRAMATIC AS ITS LOOKS.

Roger Mecca: THE LAMBORGHINI DIABLO STILL AND THE HEARTS OF CAR LOVERS SO AFTER MUCH SEARCHING, ONE TO TAKE FOR A SPIN TO SEE THE PEDESTAL I'D PUT IT ON WHEN WHILE, IT'S NO SECRET THAT A DIABLO WILL GET NOTICED, CAUGHT THE ATTENTION OF THE FBI, ON A JOURNEY FROM CALIFORNIA ACROSS THE COUNTRY BEFORE IN MARYLAND.

Chip Miller: THEY CAPTURED IT GOT TO MARYLAND THEIR TOES IN THE POLICE THIS CAR AND NOT QUITE BUY PROBABLY, ONE OF THE ALARM BELLS WAS AT A POINT WHERE IT LOOKED Roger: AND WE ALL KNOW WHAT THAT AFTER THE OWNER WAS CLEARED OF THE CAR NEEDED TO BE SOLD OF COSTS AND EXPENSES, TO ITS FORMER GLORY.

TO DO SO, OF EUROSTAR AUTO GALLERY AN EXPERT IN EXOTIC AUTOMOBILES.

Chip: WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS CAR, THE BODY ON THIS CAR IS AS IT WAS BUILT IN MY ESTIMATION.

Roger: I HAVE TO AGREE.

EVEN TODAY, THE MARCELLO GANDINI MORE AT HOME IN A SCI-FI MOVIE BUT THE DIABLO WAS MUCH MORE WHEN IT DEBUTED IN 1990, MADE IT THE FASTEST PRODUCTION MAKING THE $230 TO $280,000 REASONABLE.

EVEN BY TODAY'S STANDARDS, THE DIABLO WAS ALSO, FOR LAMBORGHINI AT THE TIME, A BIG NUMBER FOR THE BRAND.

Roger: WELL, I'VE WAITED AND NOW THAT I HAVE, WELL, THERE'S NO POWER STEERING, THAT MY LEFT LEG HAS A CRAMP, ALL THE WAY TO THE FLOOR WHICH IS PRETTY HARD BECAUSE IT'S AS WIDE AS AN OIL TANKER THERE'S THE NOISE.

IT COMES FROM THE MASSIVE DISHING OUT 492 HORSES IT TAKES ABOUT FIVE SECONDS TO BUT IT DOES FEEL FASTER EVEN AFTER DRIVING FOR I NEVER FELT RELAXED BEHIND LIKE, IF I DIDN'T GIVE IT IT WOULD PUNISH ME.

COUPLED WITH THE DRIVING AND A LEFT LEG GETTING WEAKER YOU MIGHT THINK I WAS A LITTLE BUT YOU'D BE WRONG.

BECAUSE FOR ME, WHAT A SUPERCAR SHOULD BE.

TODAY'S CONSUMER HAS EASY ACCESS THE SAME AMOUNT OF HORSEPOWER FOR LESS THAN $40,000.

ADD THIS TO HOW EASY THESE AND THE TRUE POWER, FEROCITY AND OWNERS CAN GET A FALSE SENSE THINKING THESE CARS ARE MUCH BUT THE DIABLO MASKS NOTHING.

THIS IS NOT A CAR YOU SIMPLY IT'S ALWAYS INTIMIDATING AND AND THAT'S WHAT I LOVE.

IT HAS AS ABOUT AS MUCH IN AS A CAMEL DOES WITH POLICE SPENT NEARLY 20 YEARS BUT THANKFULLY, IT WAS FOUND.

BECAUSE IN SOME WAYS IT'S THE AND OF THE SUPERCAR.

SINCE AUDI TOOK CONTROL THE SENSIBLE GERMANS HAVE INFAMOUS QUIRKS AND MAYBE, WAS LOST IN THE PROCESS.

BUT LUCKY FOR ME, AND UNTAMED AS THE LEGENDARY AND WHILE, I'M GOING TO HAVE TO KEEP THIS WHERE I'VE HAD FOR THE LAST John: PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE OWNING A CAR.

AND OUR PAT GOSS HAS ADVICE ON TWO AT A TIME.

Pat Goss: THERE ARE LOTS OF THAT SHOULD BE REPLACED NOW, SOME OF THOSE THINGS THEY NORMALLY HAVE TO BE SUSPENSION PARTS, IF ONE IS WORN, SO, YOU NORMALLY DO THEN THERE ARE SOME THINGS THAT SPECIFIC REASONS, LIKE TIRES.

SEE TIRES, A LOT OF PEOPLE THEY SAY, "WELL, I'M PUTTING THE SAME MODEL, BUT THAT DOESN'T MEAN THAT AND THE REASON FOR THAT IS, WELL, THEY'RE MODIFIED AS THEY THERE ARE LITTLE IMPROVEMENTS TO ADDRESS AH, SHORTCOMINGS SO EVEN THOUGH IT'S THE SAME BRAND AND EVERYTHING.

IT MAY NOT BE EXACTLY AND THAT COULD LEAD TO HANDLING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT.

SO, MINIMUM ON TIRES, TWO.

ALRIGHT NOW, ANOTHER PART OF WELL, YOU WANT TO REPLACE YOU SEE HEADLIGHT BULBS, NOW, THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO BUT INCANDESCENT LAMPS, THEIR ABILITY TO PRODUCE LIGHT SO AT THE END OF THREE YEARS OF YOUR LIGHTING CAPABILITY.

EVEN THOUGH THE LIGHT YOU'RE NOT SEEING VERY WELL SO, YOU REPLACE THEM IN PAIRS.

AND THERE'S ANOTHER MANY MODERN CARS, THE FRONT BUMPER OFF TO PUT SO, YOU'VE GOT TO GO WHY NOT DO BOTH OF THEM AT ONCE.

ALRIGHT, ONE OTHER THING; REPLACE THEM IN PAIRS.

AND ONE THING ABOUT MAKE SURE YOU MEASURE THEM.

BECAUSE THEY'RE OFTEN RIGHT TO LEFT.

SO YOU DON'T JUST BUY TWO ANOTHER THING IS THAT YOU OF WIPER BLADE ANYMORE.

WHAT YOU WANT IS A BEAM TYPE THIS IS WHERE THE BLADE OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT.

IT'S ONE CONTINUOUS BLADE IN THE CENTER OF IT SO IT STICKS CLEANS BETTER, AND LASTS LONGER.

SO, REPLACE THEM IN PAIRS.

AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION DROP ME A LINE RIGHT HERE AT John: IT'S TIME FOR US TO TAKE AUTOMOTIVE HARDWARE, FAMILY DRIVES.

TAKING A QUICK SPIN IN THIS REQUIRED FLYING ACROSS THE U.S.

THE PACIFIC OCEAN TO THE BIG TOUGH JOB, WE KNOW.

BUT THAT'S THE LENGTHS WE'LL GO, FIRST DRIVE INFORMATION.

AND THIS ALL-NEW ODYSSEY IS KICKING OFF THE 5TH GENERATION FIRST AND FOREMOST ARE CABIN WATCH ALLOWS YOU TO KEEP CABIN TALK LETS YOU MAKE THROUGH ALL SPEAKERS 4G LTE WI-FI ENABLES AND YOU CAN CONTROL IT ALL THE CABIN CONTROL APP.

MORE IMPORTANTLY, ON MAKING IT ALL EASY TO USE, OPERATING SYSTEM.

LIKEWISE, THE MAGIC SLIDE THAN EVER TO OPERATE INSIDE, PROVIDING EVEN MORE FLEXIBILITY POWER STILL COMES FROM BUT HORSEPOWER GETS A BOOST AND A NEW 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC SO, WHAT DID WE LEARN DURING Brian Roberts: DRIVING THE NEW THE RIDE IS SMOOTH, THE NEW 10-SPEED TRANSMISSION EVEN THE CABIN IS SO QUIET, A CONVERSATION WITH THE KIDS John: ON SALE NOW, STARTS AT JUST OVER $30,000.

TOYOTA FANS, ESPECIALLY THOSE HAVE LONG BEEN DERIDED AS SIMPLY TO MAKE THEIR CHORE OF DRIVING AS POSSIBLE.

WHILE, THAT'S CERTAINLY NOT AS IT HAS ALLOWED THE CAMRY CAR IN AMERICA FOR THE PAST TOYOTA HAS BEEN TRYING TO SHAKE THAT IMAGE.

COULD THIS 8TH GENERATION CAMRY, DESIGN" BE THE ONE THAT MAKES WELL, WE DON'T THINK SO.

BUT SERIOUSLY, FOR MOST OF THEIR OWNERS.

THE NEW, AND ADMITTEDLY MORE STARTS WITH A LEXUS LIKE FRONT HOOD AND ROOFLINE ARE AN INCH THE BACK END IS MORE SCULPTED, CAMRY SCRIPT STRETCHING ACROSS INSIDE, IS A FLOWING DESIGN DRIVER FOCUSED?

POWERTRAINS INCLUDE AN ALL-NEW REVISED 3.5 LITER V6, AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, HYBRID SYSTEM WITH Ben Davis: HIGH IN THE REACHES I'M IN OREGON RIGHT NOW IN THE ALL-NEW 2018 TOYOTA DID THE RIGHT THING IT'S GOT AN AGGRESSIVE THE INTERIOR FLOWS NICELY, PLENTY OF CHOICES.

THERE'S A LOT OF MODELS EVEN THE PICKIEST CAMRY BUYER SOMETHING ON THE DEALER LOT.

John: EXPECT CAMRY TO MAKE IN DEALERSHIPS, WITH PRICES AND WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE WE'VE DRIVEN OUR SHARE OF AND WRINGING OUT THOSE HIGH A RACE TRACK, OF THIS JOB.

BUT WHAT ABOUT AN ONE THAT BRINGS THAT LEVEL OF TO THE TRADITIONAL EUROPEAN WELL, WE THINK THIS ALFA ROMEO AND NOW, * [ENGINE ROARS] THE TRADITIONAL EUROPEAN SPORT TO BREAK INTO.

SURE, AMERICAN AND ASIAN BRANDS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO MAKE BUT ALL ENTRANTS THAT'S HOW IT HAS ALWAYS BEEN, CONTINUE TO BE FOR SO, THAT'S WHERE ALFA ROMEO THE 2017 GIULIA.

HAVING ALREADY SAMPLED THE FULL THIS TIME AROUND WE'RE FOCUSING QUADRIFOGLIO VERSION ROEBLING ROAD RACEWAY NEAR ITS EXTERIOR DESIGN IS SPORTY WITH PROPORTIONS THAT DIRECTLY ARCHITECTURE AND 50/50 THE HI-PRO QUADRIFOGLIO FURTHER INTENTIONS WITH CARBON FIBER ACTIVE FRONT SPOILER, AS WELL AS 19-INCH WHEELS OVER BUT THE REAL HEADLINER OF THIS IT'S ONLY THE MOST POWERFUL A PRODUCTION ALFA, A FERRARI DERIVED 2.9 LITER 505 HORSEPOWER AND FILLING OUT THE QUADRIFOGLIO PERFORMANCE SUSPENSION ALFA'S DNA DRIVE MODES.

SO, OFF TO THE TRACK WE GO... [ENGINE REVS] FIRST IMPRESSIONS, WELL STEERING BE EXPECTING.

IN FACT, AND THAT TURBO-6, SO WHEN YOU COMBINE AND THROTTLE, BUT CHALLENGING RIDE; AND UNPREDICTABLE, MUCH LIKE YOU HAVE TO STAY ON TOP OF, WHEN YOU'RE BEHIND THE WHEEL, THE TRANSMISSION IS AN 8-SPEED GEARS GO BY QUICKLY, RIGHT WHEN YOU'RE REALLY BUT THOSE SHIFTS ARE VERY FAST BEFORE THE NEXT GEAR STARTS BRAKES WERE VERY STRONG WE'D ONLY WISH A TOUCH MORE BUT OUR TEST CAR DID NOT FEATURE UPGRADE.

[ENGINE REVS] IN STRAIGHT LINE TESTING, THE QUADRIFOGLIO A SMOOTH LAUNCH WAS NOT AS BUT IT ENABLES YOU TO GET AWAY BEFORE THE POWER REALLY WE HIT 60 IN A SWIFT AND COMPLETED THE QUARTER MILE 120 MILES PER HOUR.

THINGS ARE PRETTY MUTED BUT THOSE YOU PASS ON THE TRACK A GREAT TASTE OF ITALIAN EXHAUST [ENGINE REVS] NEEDLESS TO SAY, PERFORMANCE MACHINERY, BUT IF YOUR PERFORMANCE NEEDS AND YOU'RE JUST LOOKING FOR IN A 4-DOOR, FOR AS LITTLE AS $38,990, AND YOU CAN EVEN ADD THE 2017 ALFA ROMEO GIULIA INTO A SEGMENT THAT CAN YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED WE RESISTED WITH A BMW M3 OR ANY OTHER THAT'S BECAUSE WE THINK IT UNIQUE SPOT ON THE MAXED OUT WILL IT GENERATE HORDES OF FANS?

WELL, THAT'S PROBABLY STILL, THIS FERRARI FLAVORED ABOUT THE THRILLING BENEFITS WELL THAT'S OUR SHOW, NOW, FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; PODCASTS, WHY DON'T YOU CRUISE ON DOWN TO AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US FOR A HIGH OCTANE COMPARISON THEN WE'LL SEE WHAT HAPPENS CORVETTE AND CAMARO, IT'S THE NEW ZL1!

'TIL THEN, I'M JOHN DAVIS, WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON Announcer: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK.

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