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IN TRUTH, TOYOTA'S ORIGINAL HAS NOT HAD A COMPETITOR, BUILT SPECIFICALLY TO BE ENTER, THE KIA NIRO.

A SMALL, DEDICATED HYBRID THAT POPULARITY OF CROSSOVER SO, LET'S SEE IF NIRO HITS * THIS IS THE 2017 KIA NIRO.

AND ACCORDING TO KIA, AN URBAN CROSSOVER HYBRID THEY OBVIOUSLY, HOPE THAT ADDING SOME ADDITIONAL SALES.

BUT TO US, THE NIRO IS TO THE PRIUS HATCHBACK, WHILE ALSO BEING REMINISCENT OF IT HAD SUCH CABINOSITY, A VEHICLE AHEAD OF ITS TIME.

WHATEVER YOU CALL IT, A GREAT LOOKING VEHICLE THAT HAS AN IMPORTANT NOTE SINCE MANY ABOUT SHOW THAN PRACTICALITY.

[ENGINE STARTS UP] THE HYBRID POWERTRAIN IS A 32KW BETWEEN A 1.6 LITER I4 GASOLINE DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION.

ENERGY IS STORED IN A SMALL THE REAR SEAT.

TOTAL OUTPUT IS 139 HORSEPOWER A PLUG-IN VERSION SHOULD WHILE, A DEDICATED HYBRID, PLATFORM WITH THE HYUNDAI IONIQ, FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE CAST MORE BUT THEN, SO DOES THE VERY SO HATCHBACK, WAGON OR WHATEVER, NO HARSH REGEN BRAKING FEEL.

THE DCT OPERATES SMOOTHLY, PRONOUNCED AT TIMES.

POWERTRAIN TRANSITIONS ARE THE ONLY FAULT WE FOUND WAS CRUISE CONTROL ENGAGED.

HERE, THE NIRO SEEMS TO BOTH POWER SOURCES AS WELL AS SO, THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE IS THE INTERIOR HOWEVER, NOT IN A FLASHY WAY, ALMOST CLASSY QUALITY.

MATERIALS LOOK UPSCALE, THE SEATS ARE ALSO MORE A POWER GAUGE REPLACES THE TACH, THE CLEAR TFT INFO DISPLAY.

AS FOR LUGGAGE SPACE, QUITE EASILY, FOR 54.5 CUBIC-FEET; 60.1 CUBIC-FEET.

OUTSIDE, THE NIRO LOOKS MOST YET, SPORTY STATION WAGON; OF IT BEING A HYBRID.

COMPARED TO THE SOUL, AND LESS AIMED AT THE YOUNGEST IT ALSO, HAS MORE STYLE THAN GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY OUR NIRO TOURING RATES 46-CITY, WE FOUND THOSE NUMBERS A TAD 47.2 MILES PER GALLON OF REGULAR KIA ALSO OFFERS, A STRIPPED DOWN JUST SHY OF THE LEAST EXPENSIVE OUR TOURING'S ENERGY IMPACT BURNING JUST 7.7 BARRELS OF OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

[TIRES SCREECHING] WE BECAME VERY AWARE THAT AT OUR TEST TRACK.

IT TOOK US 10.1 SECONDS WITH PLENTY LAG TIME BEFORE IT WAS NICE HOWEVER, EVEN IF THEY WERE A TAD SLOW; OVER CONSTANT CVT DRONING.

WE FINISHED THE QUARTER MILE PER HOUR.

NIRO HANDLED ITSELF QUITE WELL THERE WAS JUST THE SLIGHTEST BIT GOT SPIRITED, IT GOES WHERE YOU AIM IT STEERING RESPONSE IS BRISK, BUT NOT OVER-BOOSTED FEEL.

BRAKING FROM 60 AVERAGED JUST AS WAS OVERALL STABILITY PEDAL FEEL WAS A BIT AS IT GOES RIGHT TOWARDS THE FOUR TRIM LEVELS ARE AVAILABLE, TOP LEVEL TOURING STICKERS THE 2017 KIA NIRO IS TRULY PART UTILITY, PART HATCHBACK, ALL WITH A STRONG EMPHASIS IT'S ANOTHER ALL-AROUND AND IF WE WERE PAYING OVER $4.00 A FEW YEARS AGO, AS IT IS NOW, IT WILL PROBABLY IT JUST MIGHT TAKE A WHILE OUR SUCCESS STORY THIS WEEK AND THE MANCHESTER THEY NOT ONLY MAINTAIN BUT SCHOOL BUSES AS WELL.

IN 2010 MTA BEGAN TO CONVERT A FIRST IN THE STATE.

THEY ALSO CONVERTED TWO, TO HYBRID-ELECTRIC BIODIESEL.

Mike Whitten: THE AIR COMING OUT OF CLEANER THAN THE AIR GOING INTO ON THE SCHOOL SIDE, ARE LARGELY IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND THEN OUTSIDE THE SCHOOLS, ANY MORE THAN WE ABSOLUTELY John: WORKING WITH THE GRANIT THE TREND SETTING MANCHESTER LOOKING INTO PROPANE AS THE STATE'S LARGEST CITY ON * NOTHING QUITE COMPARES TO FROM THE '60'S AND '70'S, BUT AS MUCH AS THE STYLING TODAY'S MUSCLE OFFERS MORE AND INCREASED SAFETY MEASURES.

BUT WHAT IF YOU COULD HAVE OUR FYI REPORTER LAUREN MORRISON IN ORLANDO, FLORIDA, REPRODUCTIONS ARE THE NEAR * Lauren Morrison: IT'S GOT AMERICAN MUSCLE, 1966 FORD MUSTANG GT CONVERTIBLE [ENGINE STARTING UP] Tom Scarpello: SO, AND KIND OF UPDATING IT, AND SO YOU GET ALL THE GREAT STYLE, AND EVERYTHING THAT MADE THOSE BUT IN A MODERN...WITH A MODERN Lauren: A REVOLOGY MUSTANG IS BUILT FROM THE GROUND UP.

SIDE BY SIDE, TO PICK OUT THE REVOLOGY CARS' THE ORIGINAL, I CERTAINLY COULD TELL STARTING WITH PERFORMANCE.

Tom: THEY'RE MODERN, THESE ARE THE SAME ENGINES IN CURRENT MODEL MUSTANG GTs Lauren: THE 21ST CENTURY PACKS A PUNCH, Tom: IT'S BE LIKE THIS BIG.

YOU KNOW, WE'VE GOT AN ENGINE OF THE HIGHEST PERFORMANCE IN 1966.

AND SO, IT NEEDS ABOUT Lauren: IT'S BEHIND THE WHEEL WHERE DIFFERENCES QUICKLY FOR COMPARISONS SAKE, 1966 FORD MUSTANG GT, AND THE RIDE IS COMPLETELY FROM STIFF STEERING THAT AS A WORKOUT, STOP ON A DIME...

THE ORIGINAL JUST ISN'T AS Tom: YOU KNOW, THEY JUST DON'T THE RELIABILITY, OR THE SAFETY, THE PERFORMANCE, OF MODERN CARS.

Lauren: THE DRIVABILITY OF THIS REVOLOGY 1966 FORD MUSTANG FROM THE STEERING TO EVERYTHING IS NICE AND SMOOTH.

I FEEL LIKE, I COULD DRIVE THIS MODERN LUXURIES THAT WE NOW, LIKE KEYLESS ENTRY, ALSO COME INTO PLAY IN THIS THERE ARE LITTLE THINGS YOU'LL TO LIGHTS THAT ARE 10 TIMES INCANDESCENT BULBS.

THINGS ALSO "PONY" UP TO PAR Tom: WE HAVE A 16 GAUGE STEEL WHERE THERE WAS NONE BEFORE.

AND THAT HELPS TO SEPARATE THE PASSENGER COMPARTMENT A REAR END COLLISION.

SO MUCH HAS HAPPENED IN AND WE'VE TRIED TO INCORPORATE UM, THAT WE CAN, IMPACTING THE ESSENTIAL DESIGN OF THE CAR WHICH IS REALLY Lauren: THE COMPANY CURRENTLY AT THEIR ORLANDO HEADQUARTERS, ALL OVER THE WORLD, OF THE RIDE THEY REMEMBER.

Tom: THIS VEHICLE IS GOING TO AND THIS ONE IS GOING TO SPAIN.

[SPEAKS SPANISH] Lauren: [LAUGHS]'NO ESPANOL.'

Tom: THIS ONE WAS BUILT FOR Lauren: WITH PRICES STARTING AND GOING UPWARDS OF $200,000, WHY NOT BUY AN ORIGINAL?

BUT THE REVOLOGY RIDE ANSWERED Tom: WHY WOULD YOU BUY THIS FOR THE SAME AMOUNT BECAUSE THIS DOES EVERYTHING IT'S SO MUCH BETTER TO DRIVE.

IT'S RELIABLE, IT'S Lauren: OKAY, WE KNOW THAT WILL NEVER BE BEAT, LETS US LOOK LIKE THE PAST, AND BEYOND.

John: TIME NOW, TO HEAD DOWN HOW TO KEEP OUR COOL.

Pat Goss: EVEN THE BASIC HAVE BECOME VERY COMPLEX.

TAKE COOLANT FOR INSTANCE.

VARIOUS CARS HAVE DIFFERENT AND YOU HAVE TO USE COOLANT FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAR.

NOW HERE, WE HAVE AN ASSORTMENT THEY FIT SEVERAL DIFFERENT AND THEY'LL PROBABLY WORK BUT IF YOU'RE A STICKLER FOR WELL, GO TO THE DEALER AND BUY FOR YOUR INDIVIDUAL CAR, ABSOLUTELY THE BEST PERFORMING BUT OTHERWISE, WELL, YOU CAN BUY A 50/50 MIX WITH YOU CAN BUY ALL OF THESE AND THEY WILL DO THE JOB.

ALRIGHT, NOW ANOTHER THING.

USED TO BE YOU COULD TAKE THE COOLING SYSTEM ON THE CAR.

WELL, YOU CAN STILL DO THAT BUT WHAT YOU REALLY NEED TO DO A FLUSH CHEMICAL.

NOW A FLUSH CHEMICAL, IS GOING TO LOWER THE PH OF THAT'S GONNA MAKE IT ACIDIC AND TO SOFTEN HARD DEPOSITS IN THEN YOU'RE GOING OH, AND REMEMBER, FLUSHING BECAUSE TODAY MOST RADIATORS ON THE BOTTOM OF THEM, THE LOWER RADIATOR HOSE AND IF YOU HAVE TO DILUTE WELL, YOU HAVE TO USE DISTILLED ALRIGHT NOW, BE CAREFUL BECAUSE THERE ARE BLACK BULB THAT'S FOR THE GREEN BULB THAT'S FOR AND DOESN'T GIVE YOU AN ACCURATE OR VICE VERSA.

SO YOU HAVE TO KNOW THE TYPE OF AND GET THE APPROPRIATE TESTER.

ANOTHER THING YOU CAN DO, A LOT OF INFORMATION ABOUT AND WHETHER OR NOT YOU REALLY NOW CLAMPS, THIS IS SOMETHING WHEN YOU REPLACE HOSES SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF YOU LIKE WHICH APPLIES PRESSURE EVENLY THROW IT AWAY, THAT HAS A PRESSURE POINT RIGHT PUT THAT ON A MODERN PLASTIC AND CONTRACTION OVER TIME IT'LL CRACK THE NECK OF AND YOU HAVE TO REPLACE YOUR SO THESE ARE SOME OF THE THINGS WITH COOLANT.

AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, DROP ME A LINE, RIGHT HERE, John: THERE'S NOTHING LIKE THE HOOD GO FOR A GOOD RUN.

SO LET'S DO IT IN THIS WEEK'S ITS TOUGH GOING IN TODAY'S AND THE 2018 ACURA TLX IS GOING RIVALS TO SCORE SALES.

WE'VE BEEN IMPRESSED WITH WE FIRST SAW THE CONCEPT IT WENT ON TO REPLACE BOTH A TOUGH JOB ON ITS OWN.

NOW, THIS REFRESHENED 2018 TLX IT'S ONLY THE SECOND ACURA THE BRAND'S RECENT PRECISION MOST NOTABLY THE DYNAMIC DIAMOND BUMPER, HOOD, STANDARD POWER REMAINS A 206 HORSEPOWER STEPPING UP TO ADDS A REDESIGNED REAR FASCIA DUAL-EXHAUSTS, THE SPORTIEST A-SPEC TLX BUILDS ROUND FOG LAMPS, BLACK SPOILER, 19 INCH WHEELS, PLUS, THE TECHNOLOGY PACK.

SUPER HANDLING ALL-WHEEL DRIVE WITHOUT EXTRA PACKAGES ACURA CLAIMS NEW SOFTWARE MAKES MULTI-USE DISPLAY RESPOND 30% APPLE CARPLAY, ANDROID AUTO, ARE NOW STANDARD.

THE 2018 ACURA TLX ARRIVES FOR 2017, THE 6TH GENERATION BECOMES A LITTLE MORE REFINED, AS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE WAY TO SPORT SEDAN EXPERIENCE OF BEING YET, COMPLIANT ENOUGH FOR MOST OF THE CHANGES FOR VWs UNDER ITS CONSERVATIVE SKIN.

BASE S TRIM ADDS SE TRIMS ADD VOLKSWAGEN CAR-NET AND BLIND SPOT MONITOR WITH BOTH S AND SE ROLL WITH TURBOCHARGED INLINE 4-CYLINDER.

JETTA SELs ADD 20 HORSES MORE THE 2017 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA STARTING AT JUST UNDER $18,000.

FROM THE PRICIER SIDE OF 2017 AUDI S7.

THE A7/S7 LINEUP REMAINS ONE HATCHBACK DESIGNS WE'VE EVER THE S7s 450 HORSEPOWER BETWEEN THE SUPERCHARGED AND MOST POTENT OF ALL THE S7 IS NOW OFFERED IN A LOWER BUT YOU CAN BUMP UP THE STANDARD A SPORT PACKAGE ADDS RED FRONT SPORT SUSPENSION AND QUATTRO NATURALLY STANDARD, A SPORT DIFFERENTIAL FOR TOP IN ANY WEATHER, OR DEMANDING AS YOU WANT IT DEPENDING ON WHAT DRIVING MODE THE 2017 AUDI S7 IS ON SALE NOW JUST UNDER $80,000.

WE'LL HAVE MORE QUICKSPIN'S THE NISSAN PATHFINDER HAS ALWAYS CHOICE, AND MADE EVEN BETTER FOR 2013.

IT EVEN WON OUR DRIVER'S CHOICE BUT WITH COMPETITION BEING IT'S NO WONDER NISSAN HAS WITH HOPES OF MAKING IT EVEN SO, LET'S SEE IF THEY SUCCEEDED.

* LIKE MANY OF YOU, WHEN THE 4TH GEN NISSAN A UNIBODY DESIGN FOR 2013.

BUT IT TURNS OUT WE HAD NO NEED MORE CAPABILITIES THAN MOST UPDATES FOR 2017, FOR MAKING THE SWITCH.

THAT '13 PATHFINDER QUICKLY 3-ROW CROSSOVERS, WE STILL LIKE JUST ABOUT FRONT SEATS REMAIN A REAL OFFERING BETTER COMFORT THAN AND GMC ACADIA, THERE'S MORE ROOM IN FOR YOUR PARTNER TO GET SECOND ROW SEATS SLIDE AS WELL AS FOLD ALMOST FULLY WITH BARELY ANY GAPS IN TO FALL THROUGH.

CARGO SPACE IS QUITE GOOD, 16.0 CUBIC-FEET BEHIND 47.8 BEHIND THE 2ND, AND ALL ACCESSED BY A NEW THE LIST OF STANDARD FEATURES AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING ELSE INCLUDING NISSAN'S AROUND VIEW WHILE COPIED BY MANY OTHERS, THE DASH DESIGN IS CLEARLY YET, REMAINS BRILLIANT IN WITH GREAT BLENDING OF MANUAL AND TOUCHSCREEN.

ON THAT, ALL TRIMS NOW GET AN AND WHILE THE NAVIGATION THEY'RE NOT CUTTING EDGE BY ANY THERE IS PLENTY OF SMALL ITEM AS WELL AS PLACES TO KEEP THE RIDE IS AS GREAT AS IT HAS ALMOST PERFECTLY BALANCING ROLLING TOO MUCH OR FEELING THOUGH IT ALSO FEELS OLDER, ITS NEWER AND LIGHTER AND NOT QUITE AS EASY TO WHIP THERE'S UPGRADED SAFETY FOR '17; EMERGENCY BRAKING, [ENGINE STARTS UP] BUT MOST WILL BE BIGGER FANS OF MAKING AN ALREADY GREAT THING NISSAN HAS ADDED DIRECT BOOSTING HORSEPOWER UP TO 284; LIKEWISE, TORQUE IS UP THE POWER DIFFERENCE IS AND IT EVEN SOUNDS BETTER.

BEST OF ALL, TOWING CAPACITY NOW AT 6,000 POUNDS, THAN MOST 3-ROW CROSSOVERS.

UPGRADES TO THE CVT TRANSMISSION WITH NONE OF THE LOOSENESS OUR LONG-TERM PATHFINDER.

THE D-STEP LOGIC CONTROL BETTER THAN EVER; IN FACT, TEST DRIVERS INTO PRAISING BUTTERY SMOOTH SHIFTS.

PATHFINDER PRICING STARTS WITH WHILE UP-LEVEL PLATINUM GOES ALL-WHEEL DRIVE FOR ALL TRIMS OVER THE FOUR YEARS THAT IT THE 3-ROW CROSSOVER PATHFINDER TO INCREASING COMPETITION, BUT LOST NONE OF ITS SHINE ACTUALLY, THIS NEW BETTER THAN EVER.

WHAT THAT MEANS, IS MORE THAN COMPETITIVE WITH AND WILL CERTAINLY HELP NISSAN MORE AND MORE MARKET-SHARE.

WELL THAT'S OUR SHOW, NOW, FOR MORE MOTORWEEK; PODCASTS, CRUISE ON OVER TO AND I HOPE YOU'LL FOR A NEW JEEP THAT SHOULD ON THE COMPASS.

AND FROM MERCEDES-BENZ, UNTIL 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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