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

JOIN US AND GO CAR GAZING IN THE BIG APPLE AT THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW... PAT GOSS HAS CAR CARE ADVICE THAT MAY COME AS A SHOCK... LAUREN MORRISON MEETS THE BRAINS BEHIND THE BEAUTY OF THE ACURA NSX... AND WE'LL HEAD TO SPAIN FOR A RUN WITH ONE POWERFUL BULL...

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John: SPRING TIME MEANS MANY THINGS TOO MANY PEOPLE, BUT FOR US IT MEANS ONLY ONE THING, IT'S TIME FOR THE NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW.

AND WHILE SOME WOULD RATHER BE OUTSIDE ENJOYING THE WARMER WEATHER AND BLOOMING FLOWERS; WE'RE JUST FINE BEING INSIDE, BREATHING IN THE FUMES OF AUTOMOTIVE EXCITEMENT.

SO COME ALONG FOR A JOY RIDE IN THE BIG APPLE.

INDEED, THERE WAS PLENTY HOT NEW CAR GOINGS ON UNDER THE LIGHTS AT NYC'S JAVITZ CENTER.

AND NONE HOTTER THAN THE DODGE CHALLENGER SRT DEMON.

NO SECRET HEADING INTO THE SHOW, BUT WE SURE WERE EXCITED TO SEE IT IN SHEET METAL.

WE'RE KIND OF INTO 840 HORSEPOWER BRUTES BUILT FOR DRAG STRIP DOMINANCE.

LONGING FOR AN OFF-ROAD VERSION OF THE DODGE CHARGER HELLCAT?

WELL, NOW THERE IS ONE...KINDA.

JEEP CRANKS UP THE PERFORMANCE OF THE GRAND CHEROKEE WITH THIS 707 HORSEPOWER TRACKHAWK.

CRANKING UP THE POSH IS THE MID-SIZE RANGE ROVER VELAR, MAKING ITS BIG APPLE DEBUT.

AFTER ANNOUNCING A POSHER SUB-BRAND AVENIR LAST FALL, WE FINALLY SEE PROOF OF THAT IN THE ALL-NEW BUICK ENCLAVE AVENIR 3-ROW CROSSOVER.

WE ALSO KNEW A NEW BUICK REGAL WAS HEADED OUR WAY.

THE FACT THAT IT WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE AS A HATCHBACK AND WAGON HOWEVER, WE DID NOT KNOW UNTIL NOW.

VOLVO BROUGHT ITS NEW MID-SIZE SQUARE BACK TO NEW YORK; THE XC60 CROSSOVER IS SURE TO BE A BIG HIT HERE.

FORD PUT NEW MEANING INTO THE PHRASE "PROTECT AND SERVE" WITH THIS POLICE RESPONDER HYBRID SEDAN.

A BIT LESS "ARRESTING," BUT HAVING A MUCH BIGGER IMPACT WILL BE THIS FACELIFT 2018 FORD EXPLORER.

FOR ULTIMATE AMERICAN LUXURY, LOOK NO FURTHER THE NEW LINCOLN NAVIGATOR; IT'S LIGHTER, MORE POWERFUL, AND QUIETER THAN EVER.

WITH THE NEW HONDA ODYSSEY AND CHRYSLER PACIFICA IN ITS SIGHTS, TOYOTA UPDATES THEIR SIENNA MINIVAN.

TOYOTA ALSO WAVED, A SPORTIER STYLE MAGIC WAND OVER THEIR SUBCOMPACT YARIS.

AND THEY ALSO UNVEILED, YET ANOTHER REIMAGING OF THE LEGENDARY FJ, BUT UNLIKE THE FJ CRUISER, THIS FT-4X WAS DESIGNED MORE FOR HIP URBANITES THAN ROCK-CRAWLING TRAIL HOUNDS.

FROM THEIR LUXURY LEXUS DIVISION, IT IS AN F SPORT VERSION OF THEIR FLAGSHIP LS500 SEDAN.

DOG LOVERS WILL SURELY BE CONQUERED BY THE PET FRIENDLY FEATURES OF THIS ROGUE DOGUE CONCEPT.

BOW WOW INDEED!

THIS WAS ALSO, THE OFFICIAL UNVEILING OF NISSAN'S GT-R TRACK EDITION.

IT LOOKS ALMOST AS GOOD SITTING HERE AS IT DID RIPPING AROUND OUR TRACK.

NISSAN'S COLORFUL 370Z HERITAGE EDITION SHOWCASES CHANGES COMING TO ALL 370Zs FOR '18.

ON NISSAN'S UPSCALE SIDE THIS INFINITI QX80 MONOGRAPH SHOWS WHAT DIRECTION THE BRAND'S BIGGEST SUV IS HEADED.

ACURA BREATHED SOME NEW LIFE INTO THEIR MIDSIZE TLX LUXURY PERFORMANCE SEDAN, WITH A WELCOMED NEW LOOK OUTSIDE, MORE PREMIUM FEATURES INSIDE, AND A NEW A-SPEC PERFORMANCE VERSION.

HONDA'S CLARITY LINEUP GROWS TO THREE WITH THE FUEL CELL MODEL BEING JOINED BY A PLUG-IN HYBRID, AND HONDA'S FIRST FULL EV, THE CLARITY ELECTRIC.

HONDA ALSO DEBUTED, THE CIVIC SI SEDAN AND COUPE, THE FIRST CIVICS TO USE A NEW 205 HORSEPOWER 1.5 LITER 4.

SUBARU CONTINUES TO TROT OUT 3-ROW SUV CONCEPTS, BUT THIS ASCENT LOOKS JUST ABOUT READY FOR PRIME TIME.

WHILE, ON THE WAGON SIDE, THE OUTBACK GETS A LITTLE FRESHENING FOR '18.

TO HELP BOLSTER SEDAN SALES, THE HYUNDAI SONATA GETS A THOROUGH UPDATE INCLUDING NEW SHEET METAL AND AN 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC.

HYUNDAI'S LUXURY LABEL GENESIS WILL GET AN SUV SOON, THOUGH IT WON'T BE POWERED BY A FUEL CELL LIKE THIS GV80 CONCEPT.

MERCEDES-AMG BROUGHT THE POWER WITH SOME GLC63S, IN IN BOTH TRADITIONAL SUV AND COUPE FORMS.

AUDI UNLEASHED A TRIO OF PERFORMERS: A MEANER, 400 HORSEPOWER AUDI TT RS, THAT SAME 5-CYLINDER IN A NEW TO AMERICA AUDI RS 3, AND UP ONE SIZE, 444 HORSEPOWER, NOW V6 POWERED AUDI RS 5.

MEANWHILE, PARENT VOLKSWAGEN UPDATES ITS ENTIRE GOLF LINEUP.

MASERATI'S AMERICAN EXPANSION INCLUDES BUILDING THIS GHIBLI NERISSIMO BLACK EDITION JUST FOR US.

JAGUAR CONTINUES TO BROADEN THEIR F-TYPE LINEUP, NOW WITH A 296 HORSEPOWER 2.0 LITER TURBO-4 OPTION.

JAGUAR ALSO WON BIG AT THE WORLD CAR AWARDS BREAKFAST, TAKING HOME TWO, INCLUDING THE TOP WORLD CAR OF THE YEAR HONOR FOR THE F-PACE.

WE ASKED HOST OF NHK'S SAMURAI WHEELS, AND WORLD CAR CHAIRMAN PETER LYON, WHAT MADE IT SUCH A HIT WITH JURORS?

PETER LYON: "WELL I THINK OVERALL IT'S THE FIRST CROSSOVER THE FIRST SUV THAT JAGUAR'S BUILT THAT REALLY IMPRESSED THE JURY.

I THINK ALSO THE DESIGN.

IT'S A REALLY GOOD LOOKING SUV.

IT'S GOT SOME WONDERFUL ENGINES AND GEARBOXES IN IT.

DRIVERS WELL, IT'S VERY PLUSH INSIDE AND IT LOOKS GOOD IN YOUR DRIVEWAY AS WELL."

John: IT WAS A WHIRLWIND AUTO SHOW FOR SURE, SO WE'LL WRAP UP OUR COVERAGE OF THE 2017 NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW!

OUR SUCCESS STORY THIS WEEK TAKES US TO LEXINGTON, KENTUCKY.

WHERE ALL-ELECTRIC BUSES HAVE JUST HIT THE STREETS.

LEXTRAN, THE CITY'S TRANSPORTATION AUTHORITY, BROUGHT IN CNG BUSES IN 2016... AND IS CONTINUING TO DIVERSIFY THEIR FLEET, ADDING FIVE ALL-ELECTRIC BUSES THIS PAST JANUARY.

IT WAS AN EASY ENVIRONMENTAL DECISION TO MAKE, AS THE BUSES PRODUCE ZERO TAILPIPE EMISSIONS.

Carrie Butler: AND WHEN I FIRST LOOKED AT THE DATA TO COMPARE DIESEL, CNG, AND OUR ELECTRIC PROTERRA BUSES, I WENT BACK AND SAID, "IS THIS RIGHT?"

IT'S ZERO FOR ALL OF THE EMISSIONS WE TRACK HERE IN KENTUCKY.

John: TO POWER UP, THE BUSES ONLY NEED TO MAKE A SWIFT STOP AT AN OVERHEAD QUICK CHARGE STATION, AND THEY'RE READY TO GO IN LESS THAN 10 MINUTES.

WITH HELP FROM PARTNERS LIKE THE KENTUCKY CLEAN FUELS COALITION, IT LOOKS LIKE THINGS WILL ONLY BE GETTING GREENER IN THE BLUEGRASS STATE.

* THE ORIGINAL ACURA NSX WAS A FIRST FOR HONDA WHEN IT HIT THE STREETS A LITTLE OVER 25 YEARS AGO.

A HIGH-TECH EXOTIC SPORTS CAR WITH EVERYDAY RELIABILITY.

AND NOW, THE ALL-NEW NSX HAS A FIRST OF ITS OWN...

THE FIRST WOMAN TO LEAD A SUPERCAR DESIGN TEAM.

SO, WE SENT OUR FYI REPORTER LAUREN MORRISON TO ACURA'S CALIFORNIA'S HQ FOR A CHAT WITH THE WOMAN BEHIND THE NSX'S DYNAMIC NEW LOOK.

* Lauren Morrison: THE NEW ACURA NSX, IS A WORK OF ART.

BEHIND THE MASTERPIECE?

MICHELLE CHRISTENSEN, THE PROJECT'S EXTERIOR DESIGN LEADER.

Michelle Christensen: YOU KNOW, EVERY ANGLE AND WIDTH OF THIS, IT'S ALL CRITICAL, IT'S ALL BEEN LIKE DONE ON PURPOSE.

Lauren: THE ART OF AUTO DESIGN WASN'T ALWAYS IN HER FUTURE.

Michelle: I WAS ALWAYS IN ART CLASSES, AND STUFF AS A KID, AND I WAS ALWAYS DOODLING, AND DRAWING HORSES, AND DRESSES...NO CARS.

Lauren: BUT A CHANCE ENCOUNTER WHILE AT A CAR SHOW WITH HER DAD, HAD HER SHIFTING GEARS.

Michelle: ONE DAY, WE WERE AT A CAR SHOW AND HE POINTED OUT A DESIGNER, A CAR DESIGNER.

AND I WAS LIKE, "WHAT?

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT."

Lauren: AFTER GRADUATING FROM THE ART CENTER COLLEGE OF DESIGN IN PASADENA IN 2005, MICHELLE LANDED HER FIRST JOB RIGHT HERE AT ACURA...WHERE ONE OF HER EARLY PROJECTS INCLUDED WORKING ON THE THEN PRETTY RADICAL ZDX CROSSOVER.

Michelle: I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM THAT PROJECT RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE.

Lauren: BUT IT WAS IN 2012, AT THE DETROIT AUTO SHOW... John: DETROIT WAS A REBIRTH FOR ACURA'S LUXURY BRAND... Lauren: WHEN SUPERCAR STARDOM CAME CALLING.

Michelle: SO, THAT'S WHEN MY BOSS AT THE TIME APPROACHED AND WAS LIKE, "WOULD YOU WANT TO DO THIS?"

AND WHAT, I MEAN, YOU CAN'T SAY NO!

IT'S LIKE DREAM CAR!

YEAH, OF COURSE.

Lauren: ONCE SHE JOINED THE TEAM, MICHELLE HIT THE GROUND RUNNING AND HAS SEEN THE NSX GO FROM DESIGN TO ROAD READY.

Michelle: SO THIS AREA RIGHT HERE IS MY FAVORITE AREA OF THE WHOLE CAR.

AND THIS RIGHT HERE IS FEEDING THE INTERCOOLERS, SO THIS AIR COMES FROM THE FRONT AND STAYS ALONG THE BODY SIDE, AND GETS SHOVED IN HERE.

Lauren: FORM FOLLOWS FUNCTIONALITY IN ANY SUPERCAR, AND YOU CAN DEFINITELY SEE THAT RINGS TRUE IN THE NSX.

Michelle: IT'S USUALLY LIKE YOU'RE PLAYING TENNIS.

IT'S BACK AND FORTH BETWEEN DESIGN, ENGINEERING, DESIGN, AND ENGINEERING.

WE WANTED TO USE THE STYLING TO ENHANCE ALL THE PERFORMANCE, THE COOLING, THE AERODYNAMICS, BECAUSE IT IS SUCH A HIGH PERFORMANCE CAR, ALL THOSE THINGS ARE CRUCIAL, SO WE WANTED THE STYLING AND DESIGN TO ENHANCE ALL OF THAT.

Lauren: PULLING FROM THE ORIGINAL NSX... Michelle: IN THEORY, THE SOUL OF IT WE WANTED TO RELATE TO THE ORIGINAL.

Lauren: THE NEW DESIGN PROVES IT'S AT THE FOREFRONT TOO... NOT JUST WITH ITS EXOTIC EXTERIOR, BUT WITH MICHELLE.

SHE'S THE FIRST WOMAN TO LEAD THE DESIGN TEAM OF SUCH A LIMITED PRODUCTION, EXOTIC CAR... SOMETHING SHE DIDN'T KNOW UNTIL "AFTER" PRODUCTION.

Michelle: SO I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW ABOUT THE FEMALE DESIGNING A SUPER CAR THING UNTIL AFTERWARD, BUT THAT WOULD HAVE, YEAH, I WAS PRETTY MOTIVATED BUT I THINK THAT WOULD HAVE GIVEN IT A LITTLE EXTRA PUSH.

IT'S KINDA COOL TO HEAR THAT.

Lauren: JUST LIKE I'M STILL IN AWE THAT THIS IS MY JOB HERE AT MOTORWEEK, MICHELLE SAYS, "GETTING YOUNG WOMEN TO SEE THAT HER JOB IS AN OPTION FOR THEIR CAREERS, IS WHERE THE INTEREST STARTS."

Michelle: I WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE HAPPENED UPON IT AT A CAR SHOW, BUT HOW MANY LITTLE GIRLS ARE WALKING AROUND AT A CAR SHOW, YOU KNOW.

I THINK IT'S JUST A MATTER OF EXPOSING IT TO MORE PEOPLE.

Lauren: BUT THE GLASS CEILING IS STARTING TO CRACK.

Michelle: I AM SEEING MORE WOMEN GET UP INTO MORE LEADERSHIP ROLES, LIKE MARY BARRA WITH GM, I'M SEEING MORE WOMEN GOING INTO HIGHER RANKS LIKE THAT.

WHICH I WASN'T SEEING NECESSARILY WHEN I FIRST STARTED, THAT'S ALSO MOTIVATING.

IT'S GOOD TO SEE.

Lauren: SO FELLAS, EXPECT TO SEE MORE WOMEN BEHIND THE WHEEL; DRIVING THE FUTURE OF WHAT WE ALL DRIVE.

John: CARS ARE BECOMING MORE AND MORE COMPLICATED...

BUT SOME SIMPLE LESSONS STILL HOLD TRUE.

THIS WEEK PAT TAKES US BACK TO THE BASICS DOWN AT GOSS' GARAGE.

Pat Goss: TODAY'S TIRES HAVE ALL KINDS OF ELECTRIC GADGETS ON THEM.

AND TO MAKE ALL OF THAT WORK WE NEED SEVERAL OF THESE... WIRE HARNESSES THEY'RE ALL OVER UNDERNEATH THE CAR HIDDEN WHERE YOU CAN'T SEE THEM.

THERE ARE HUNDREDS OF WIRES, AND ONE OF THE BIG PROBLEMS IS SOMETHING LIKE WE SEE IN THIS WIRE CONNECTOR IT IS CORROSION, AND CORROSION LIKE THAT COULD UPSET JUST ABOUT EVERY CIRCUIT ON THE CAR.

NOW, IF YOU'RE IN TO DO IT YOURSELF WHAT DO YOU NEED TO DO?

WELL, FIRST YOU HAVE TO KNOW THERE ARE VARIOUS CHEMICALS THAT CAN BE USED TO TREAT SPECIFIC PROBLEMS, THINGS LIKE BATTERY CLEANERS TO ELECTRONICS CLEANERS ALL SORTS OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

USED THE ONE THAT'S DESIGNED FOR WHAT YOU'RE TRYING TO DO.

AND DON'T FORGET, THAT DIELECTRIC GREASE IS YOUR FRIEND.

INSIDE OF A WIRE CONNECTOR IT'LL KEEP MOISTURE OUT AND KEEPING MOISTURE OUT WILL HELP PREVENT CORROSION.

NOW, IF YOU LIKE TO TEST THINGS YOURSELF, YEAH THAT CAN BE FUN, BUT REMEMBER, HERE WE HAVE AN OLD FASHIONED VOLT-OHM METER.

IT CANNOT BE USED ON A MODERN CAR BECAUSE IT FLOWS TOO MUCH ELECTRICAL ENERGY THROUGH SOME OF THESE ELECTRONIC CIRCUITS AND IT COULD DAMAGE THE ELECTRONICS.

WHAT YOU NEED IS A DVOM... DIGITAL VOLT-OHM METER.

THEY PRODUCE A DIFFERENT WAY OF TESTING, SO THAT THEY DON'T DAMAGE ELECTRONIC PARTS.

THEN OVER HERE, WE HAVE SOME HANDY DO IT YOURSELF STUFF.

THIS IS A VERY SIMPLE TESTER, IT DOESN'T GIVE YOU A LOT OF INFORMATION, BUT IT HELPS GIVE YOU AN IDEA ABOUT THE CONDITION OF YOUR BATTERY AND YOUR ALTERNATOR.

AND OVER HERE, WE HAVE WHAT'S CALLED AN "AMP-PROBE."

THIS AMP-PROBE GOES AROUND A WIRE HARNESS AND IT MEASURES THE AMOUNT OF CURRENT FLOWING THROUGH IT.

NOW, THE BIG THING HERE IS TO MAKE SURE THAT ANY TOOL THAT YOU USE AROUND THE ELECTRICAL PARTS OF A MODERN CAR, THAT IT IS LABELED COMPUTER SAFE AND THAT INCLUDES YOUR TEST LIGHTS.

YOUR OLD FASHIONED TEST LIGHT, THROW IT IN THE TRASH IT CAN DO A LOT OF DAMAGE TO A MODERN ELECTRONIC CIRCUIT.

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

John: A FULL TANK OF GAS AND A KEY FOB.

SOUNDS LIKE THE PERFECT COMBINATION FOR A QUICKSPIN.

THERE'S A NEW KID IN TOWN AMONG THE COMPACT CROSSOVER CROWD.

ORIGINALLY INTENDED FOR THE NOW DEFUNCT SCION BRAND, THE 5-DOOR, 2018 TOYOTA C-HR IS A BLEND OF HI-STYLE AND HIP-SPORTINESS.

C-HR IS SHORT FOR COUPE HIGH-RIDER, AND IT LOOKS THE PART.

WITH 5.9 INCHES OF GROUND CLEARANCE, IT'S SLIGHTLY LOWER THAN THE RAV4... AND A LITTLE MORE THAN A FOOT SHORTER.

ONLY MODESTLY RESTYLED FROM THE 2014 PARIS MOTOR SHOW CONCEPT, THE 2018 PRODUCTION C-HR CONTINUES WITH AN ASSERTIVE FASCIA, AND DYNAMIC FRONT LIGHTING WHILE CHARACTER LINES TAKE A FEW CURVES ON THEIR WAY TO THE REAR.

UNDERNEATH ALL OF THIS STYLE IS A 2.0 LITER 4-CYLINDER WITH 144 HORSEPOWER, TIED TO A CVT.

WHILE ONLY FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, WE STILL FOUND IT UP THE TEST ON OUR QUICK SPIN AROUND AUSTIN, TEXAS.

Ben Davis: A LITTLE BIT OF CVT NOISE AROUND TOWN, BUT ON THE HIGHWAY IT QUIETS UP PRETTY GOOD AND DELIVERS PRETTY SMOOTH POWER.

A LITTLE BIT OF ROAD NOISE, NOT AS MUCH AS I WAS EXPECTING AND A SOLID VEHICLE ALL AROUND REALLY.

John: INSIDE, A 7-INCH AUDIO DISPLAY SITS ON TOP OF THE DASH.

THE SMALL DIAMETER STEERING WHEEL, BUCKET SEATS AND SPORT MODE BRING A SENSE OF PERFORMANCE TO WHAT'S EXPECTED TO BE MOSTLY A CITY DWELLER.

TOYOTA SAFETY SENSE P IS STANDARD.

DRIVER DISTRACTION SECURE AUDIO AND BRAKE HOLD FEATURE ARE AVAILABLE.

THE 2018 TOYOTA C-HR IS ON SALE NOW WITH PRICES STARTING JUST UNDER $23,000.

IN A CLASS WHERE SPACE IS AT A PREMIUM BUT NIMBLENESS IS EXPECTED, THE 2017 MINI CLUBMAN IS OFFERING SOMETHING NEW... ALL4 ALL-WHEEL DRIVE.

MINI'S WAGON NOW JOINING THE LARGER COUNTRYMAN UTILITY WITH 4-WHEEL GRIP.

IT'S NO SECRET WE'RE BIG FANS OF MINI, AND EVEN WITH AWD, THE SPUNKY "GO-KART FEELING" REMAINS.

WE EXPECT THE ALL4 OPTION TO GREATLY EXPAND THE APPEAL OF THIS HIGHLY USEFUL 6-DOOR BODY STYLE.

THERE ARE OF COURSE, TWO TURBOCHARGED ENGINE CHOICES.

THE INLINE 3-CYLINDER PUMPS OUT 134 HORSEPOWER...

THE Ss 4-CYLINDER ADDS ANOTHER 55.

CLUBMAN ALL4 COME STANDARD WITH A 6-SPEED MANUAL TRANSMISSION, BUT YOU CAN ADD AN 8-SPEED STEPTRONIC AUTOMATIC.

THE 2017 MINI CLUBMAN ALL4 IS ON SALE NOW, STARTING JUST UNDER $26,000.

John: FOR THOSE THAT REMEMBER THE HUGE APPEAL OF CLASSIC VOLVO STATION WAGONS LIKE THE 240 SERIES, THE NEW V90 CROSS COUNTRY IS FOR YOU.

IT SHARES THE SCALABLE PRODUCT ARCHITECTURE WITH THE REST OF THE 90 SERIES.

WITH ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, IT HAS HIGHER GROUND CLEARANCE TO MATCH.

A STOUT 8.3 INCHES, A LITTLE OVER 2.0 INCHES HIGHER THAN THE FRONT-DRIVE V90, BUT ABOUT AN INCH AND A QUARTER LOWER THAN THE XC90 UTILITY.

IN THE U.S., VOLVO'S CHINESE BUILT 316 HORSE POWER T6 SUPERCHARGED AND TURBOCHARGED 4-CYLINDER IS MATCHED WITH AN 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

Garick Zikan: THE VOLVO V90 CROSS COUNTRY IS DESIGNED TO HANDLE A VARIETY OF ROAD CONDITIONS, AND YOU REALLY SEE WHAT IT'S CAPABLE OF OFF ROAD.

SURE, YOU'RE AWARE OF THE ROUGH ENVIRONMENT...

BUT YOU DON'T SACRIFICE COMFORT.

John: ALL OF THE VEHICLES IN VOLVO'S 90 SERIES HAVE SIMILAR STYLING CUES, LIKE THE THOR'S HAMMER HEADLIGHTS AND CONCAVE GRILLES WITH DETAIL DIFFERENCES.

INSIDE, IS ALL SWEDISH MODERN LUXURY?

VOLVO'S SENSUS SYSTEM IS ACCESSED WITH A 9-INCH INFOTAINMENT SCREEN THAT'S ORIENTED LIKE A SMART PHONE.

CITY SAFETY TECHNOLOGY IS STANDARD ON ALL VOLVO'S.

THE 2017 VOLVO V90 CROSS COUNTRY IS ON SALE NOW, STARTING JUST OVER $55,000.

WE'LL GO FOR MORE QUICKSPIN'S SOON!

John: WHILE, WE'VE BEEN SPENDING A LOT OF TIME IN LAMBORGHINI HURACANS LATELY, WE ALL KNOW IT'S THE AVENTADOR AND ITS V12 ENGINE THAT'S MUCH HIGHER IN THE BRAND'S PECKING ORDER.

THOUGH, THAT GAP BETWEEN THE TWO IS NOT QUITE AS WIDE AS LAMBORGHINI WOULD LIKE IT, THUS A HIGHLY-REVISED AVENTADOR COMES OUR WAY... AND WITH IT A BRAND NEW 2017 LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR S. * THE LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR HAS ALWAYS BEEN MUCH MORE THAN JUST YOUR STANDARD RICH GUY GARAGE TROPHY, WITH SERIOUS ON-TRACK CREDENTIALS THAT MOST OWNERS BARELY EVER GET MORE THAN A WHIFF OF.

WELL, FOR THOSE FEW WHO ACTUALLY DO SEEK TO GET THE MOST OUT OF THEIR AVENTADOR'S, THEY'LL LOVE THE NEW 2017 AVENTADOR S. THAT AFFECTION STARTS WITH ADDITIONAL POWER FOR THE NATURALLY-ASPIRATED 6.5 LITER V12 ENGINE.

A BOOST OF 40 HORSEPOWER PUTS IT AT 730, ONLY 10 LESS THAN THE STILL LIGHTER SUPERVELOCE, WITH 509 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

THANKS TO VALVE-TIMING AND INTAKE ADJUSTMENTS, IT REVS HIGHER WHILE ALSO DELIVERING PEAK TORQUE SOONER.

NO COMPLAINTS ABOUT THAT!

BUT, THE BIG HEART THROB IS NEW 4-WHEEL-STEERING, WHICH OF COURSE COMES WITH AN ACRONYM, LRS FOR LAMBORGHINI REAR-WHEEL STEER.

COMBINED WITH THE FRONT STEERERS, AND YOU HAVE LDS, OR LAMBORGHINI DYNAMIC STEERING.

YOU CAN FEEL IT IN ACTION RIGHT AWAY, AS IT HAS AN ALMOST UNNATURAL FEEL AT FIRST, BUT ONCE YOU LEARN TO TRUST IT AND PUT IT TO GOOD USE, THERE'S NO DOUBT IT MAKES YOU FASTER ON THE TRACK.

LAPS AROUND SPAIN'S CIRCUIT RICARDO TORMO REVEALED THAT NOT ALL OF THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE UNDERSTEER HAS BEEN ELIMINATED, BUT YOU CAN FEEL BAGS, AND BAGS OF TORQUE GOING TO THE REARS ON CORNER EXIT, AND PLENTY OF GRIP TO DEAL WITH IT; AIDED BY IMPROVED STABILITY CONTROL.

TURNING CAN STILL FEEL HEAVY AND THE OVERALL EXPERIENCE REMAINS INTIMIDATING, DEPENDING HOW MUCH EXPERIENCE YOU HAVE THROWING HALF A MILLION DOLLARS AROUND A CORNER.

WE HAD A CHANCE TO DRIVE THE S BACK-TO-BACK WITH THE PREVIOUS AVENTADOR, AND THE S NOTICEABLY TURNS IN A LOT QUICKER.

WE COULD ALSO, EASILY GET A FEEL FOR THE STIFFENED SUSPENSION, AS THE MAGNETIC DAMPERS HAVE BEEN RECALIBRATED.

ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SOFTWARE HAS ALSO BEEN ALTERED, AND THE S ADDS A NEW DRIVING MODE, APPROPRIATELY NAMED "EGO," WHICH ALLOWS YOU TO DIAL IN YOUR OWN CUSTOM SETUP.

THE AVENTADOR S STICKS WITH THE INDEPENDENT SHIFTING ROD TRANSMISSION, WHICH CAN FEEL DOWNRIGHT BRUTAL AT TIMES, HAMPERING THE DAILY DRIVING EXPERIENCE, BUT APPARENTLY IT HAS BEEN SMOOTHED SOMEWHAT.

ENGINEERS CLAIM A TRUE DUAL-CLUTCH WOULD ADD WEIGHT, AND THAT BUYERS REALLY LIKE THE CLASSIC RACE CAR FEEL OF THE CURRENT SETUP.

LAMBORGHINI ALSO, CLAIMS TO HAVE TAKEN SOME MASS OUT OF OTHER PARTS OF THE CAR, SO THAT EVEN WITH 4-WHEEL-STEERING BITS, OVERALL WEIGHT REMAINS ABOUT THE SAME.

AND NOT TO WORRY, IT WILL STILL DELIVER YOU TO 60 IN UNDER THREE SECONDS.

OBVIOUSLY, THE 4-WHEEL STEERING HELPS SHORTEN THE TURNING RADIUS FOR PARKING OR MANEUVERING AROUND THE PITS.

BUT EVEN WITH ALL OF THE UPDATES AND OODLES OF ELECTRONICS CONTROLLING EVERYTHING, THIS CAR STILL HAS A RAW NATURE THAT GEARHEADS WILL LOVE, WE SURE DO!

VISIBILITY REMAINS ATROCIOUS AND THE RIDE IS STIFF EVEN IN ITS SOFTEST SUSPENSION SETTINGS.

IF YOU WANT COMFORT OR REFINEMENT, SEEK OUT A HURACAN AND SAVE A FEW COINS.

THE AVENTADOR Ss LOOK IS STILL MOSTLY THE SAME, BUT THE BODYWORK DOES SEE A MID-CYCLE MASSAGED.

THERE'S A NEW NOSE DESIGNED FOR INCREASED AIRFLOW, AND CERTAINLY LOOKS MORE AGGRESSIVE AS WELL.

LIKEWISE, IN BACK, THE REAR DIFFUSER IS REDESIGNED; CONSTRUCTED OF CARBON FIBER SHOULD YOU CHOOSE THE UPGRADE.

EXHAUST FUMES SPILL OUT OF THREE SINGLE OUTLETS IN A NEW TRIANGLE ARRANGEMENT.

THE ACTIVE REAR WING CAN DEPLOY IN A NUMBER OF WAYS DEPENDING ON SPEED AND DRIVE MODE.

ALTOGETHER, DOWNFORCE HAS BEEN IMPROVED DRAMATICALLY, WITHOUT SACRIFICING ANY TOP SPEED.

UPDATES INSIDE INCLUDE A NEW CONFIGURABLE TFT DIGITAL GAUGE DISPLAY, AND APPLE CAR PLAY.

LAMBO COULD HAVE GONE A LITTLE FARTHER HERE, BUT SINCE MOST AVENTADOR'S ARE HIGHLY CUSTOMIZED, THEY'LL LEAVE THAT UP TO YOU.

YOU'LL HAVE TO TAP INTO A SIGNIFICANT PORTION OF YOUR TRUST FUND IF YOU WANT TO PLAY WITH AN AVENTADOR S, AS PRICES START AT $424,845; JUST 20 GRAND MORE THAN A BASE AVENTADOR, BUT STILL WAY LESS THAN A SUPERVELOCE.

THE LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR IS UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE ON THE ROAD.

JUST ABOUT EVERYONE KNOWS WHAT IT IS WHEN THEY SEE ONE, AND DON'T EASILY FORGET ABOUT IT WHEN THEY DO.

AND NOW WITH THE S, LAMBO HAS TAUGHT THIS OLD BULL SOME NEW TRICKS, MAKING THEIR FLAGSHIP SUPERCAR IS MORE CAPABLE, AND MORE CAPTIVATING, THAN EVER.

WELL 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 CHECK OUT THE BIG COMPETITION AMONG SMALL SEDANS, AND HONDA'S HIGH HOPES FOR HYDROGEN, AS WE DRIVE THE CLARITY FUEL CELL... PAT GOSS TRIES TO KEEP THE AIR FRESH... THEN, IT'S FRESH AIR 4-WHEELIN, SIDE BY SIDE... PLUS, MOTORNEWS AND A LONG TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE... UNTIL THEN, I'M JOHN DAVIS, WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON MOTORWEEK !

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