HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS JOIN US AS THE ALFA ROMEO THE SUV CRAZE WITH ITALIAN STYLE PAT GOSS HAS ADVICE ON KEEPING ROGER MECCA SLIPS BEHIND A CLASSIC CAMARO Z/28... AND HONDA GOES "SPORT INJECTED" SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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STATE FARM IS PROUD TO SUPPORT John: WHILE, THE GIULIA SEDAN ALFA ROMEO'S PLACE IN THE EURO THESE DAYS NO BRAND CAN REALLY COMPETE STATESIDE WITHOUT AND INDEED, A PART OF ALFA'S RETURN STRATEGY SO, LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT THIS IF MORE FAMILIAR EUROPEAN BRANDS A LITTLE NERVOUS.

* THE 2018 ALFA ROMEO STELVIO AT THE RIGHT TIME, AS EVEN UTILITY VEHICLES CONTINUE SO IT'S NOT JUST A GOOD IDEA FOR IT'S REALLY A NECESSITY.

AND WHILE NO ONE MAY HAVE SEEN IT ALMOST MAKES SENSE AS CAR MAKERS HAVE BEEN ABLE TO THE SAME AMOUNT OF PERFORMANCE, AND EVEN EFFICIENCY AS THEIR WHILE GIVING BUYERS MORE BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS THINGS ARE VERY QUIET IT'S VERY STABLE, AND LIKE DRIVES MORE LIKE A TALL A CROSSOVER-STYLE UTILITY.

SEATS ARE MORE THAN COMFORTABLE, A SPORTIER RIDE, WILL GET YOU SOME PHENOMENAL [ENGINE REVVING] FOR NOW, A SMOOTH-RUNNING IT OFFERS BEST IN CLASS STANDARD ACCOMPANIED BY 306 POUND-FEET OF AT FULL SONG, IT SOUNDS MORE IN OPPOSITE FASHION FROM THE STELVIO IS BASED ON, A LITTLE WHILE LONGER FOR QUADRIFOGLIO VERSION TO ARRIVE.

HUGE COLUMN-MOUNTED PADDLE TO CONTROL THE 8-SPEED WITH GREAT PRECISION, MANUAL CONTROL, ALL STELVIO'S ARE ALL-WHEEL NOW, IT DOESN'T FEEL LEAPS THAN THE COMPETITION, THE OPPORTUNITY TO DRIVE THEM BUT IT SURE DOES FEEL AND SUPER CAPABLE.

ZERO-60 IS 5.4 SECONDS, THE GIULIA 2.0.

LIKE GIULIA, THERE'S LEAVE IT IN DYNAMIC AND YOU WON'T FIND STEERING IS QUICK, WITH LOADS OF GRIP WITH ALFA'S Q4 ALL-WHEEL THE FRONT WHEELS ONLY ARE FED OTHERWISE, IT OPERATES AS NOW, STELVIO PERFORMS JUST FINE AS WELL, THE IMPRESSION THAT'S NOT AT 111.0 INCHES, WHEELBASE IS BUT WITH A LITTLE MORE OVERALL LENGTH COMES IN ABOUT FOR THE MOST PART IT SHARES BUT LINES ARE A LITTLE MORE ESPECIALLY DOWN THE SIDES.

THERE ARE NINE DIFFERENT RANGING FROM STANDARD EVEN THE BACK END TREATMENT WE ALMOST WISH ALFA WOULD HAVE EVEN THOUGH, WE ALL KNOW TO MOST BASE STELVIO'S COME FAIRLY WELL BUT MOST BUYERS WILL EITHER OR SPORT ROAD FOR UPGRADES THAT WOOD AND NICER LEATHER FOR ALUMINUM TRIM FOR LIKE THE GIULIA, OF ANY FIAT-CHRYSLER LINEAGE; AND FINISH ARE ON PAR WITH IT'S A VERY INVITING SPACE, ELECTRONIC SHIFTER TO DETRACT REAR SEAT ROOM IS NOT PLENTIFUL, BUT CERTAINLY DOABLE FOR CAPACITY IN THE CARGO HOLD, BUT SHORT OF MOST RIVALS.

FOLDING THE REAR SEATBACK TO 56.5 CUBIC-FEET.

ALSO, LIKE THE GIULIA SEDAN, THE BUT LIES MORE IN THE MIDDLE AND MIDDLE-WEIGHT SUVs.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS AND 24-COMBINED.

FOR A REASONABLE ENERGY IMPACT YEARLY OIL USE WITH 6.0 TONS STELVIO BASE PRICING IS A VERY THOUGH OPTIONS ARE MANY WE FIGURE MOST STELVIO'S ACCORDING TO THE FOLKS AT ALFA, YET ANOTHER UTILITY VEHICLE INTO VERY NICE IMPORT AND DOMESTIC UNLESS IT WAS THE MOST POWERFUL, IN ITS CLASS.

THE 2018 ALFA ROMEO STELVIO IT'S A FABULOUS EFFORT.

SO, ALFA'S BIGGEST CHALLENGE TO TRY IT OUT.

ONCE THEY DO, * THE MUSTANG/CAMARO GRUDGE MATCH THE DAY THE CAMARO WENT ON SALE TO FORD'S 2-YEAR OLD PONY CAR AND FROM THE START, WAS THE VIRTUALLY RACE READY WELL, OUR ROGER MECCA IS ALWAYS AND WHEN HE HAD A CHANCE TO HE QUICKLY BUCKLED UP FOR [ENGINE REVVING] * Roger Mecca: CLASSIC AMERICAN PONY CARS, COMES TO MIND FOR CAR FANS JUST LIKE THIS SHELBY GT350.

BUT NOT ME.

Roger: I LIKE THE MUSTANG TOO, THE QUINTESSENTIAL CLASSIC THE ONE THAT PUT FORD ON THEIR * BY 1967, WERE ALREADY ON THE ROAD.

TO COMPETE, THE "BOWTIE BRIGADE" TURNED TO BUT IT LACKED THE STYLING PIZAZZ OF THE MUSTANG.

SO, GM ENGINEERS CAME UP WITH WITH ONE GOAL IN MIND: TO BEAT THE MUSTANG IN EVERY IN FACT, WHAT THE NAME CAMARO MEANT, "IT'S A SMALL FEROCIOUS ANIMAL CHEVY MADE A LOT OF DIFFERENT OVER THE FIRST FEW YEARS, BUT THIS IS THE ONE THAT THE 1969 Z/28.

Chip Miller: THIS PARTICULAR GM CAR OF ALL TIME.

Roger: CHIP MILLER IS THE OWNER OUTSIDE OF BALTIMORE, SPECIALIZING IN RARE AND EXOTIC BUT HE'S ALSO, AND HAS BEEN SINCE HE WAS Chip: I THINK, THIS CAR BECAUSE IT HAS BEEN AS BEING JUST A VERY A VERSATILE STREET CAR, AMERICAN MUSCLE, Roger: THE Z/28s MAIN RIVAL WAS BUT IN TERMS OF SALES, THE '69 Z/28 OUTSOLD THE BOSS EVEN IN TERMS OF TOTAL CHEVY HAD CLOSED THE GAP SELLING ONLY 50,000 FEWER IN JUST THREE SHORT YEARS, BECOME A SERIOUS ADVERSARY FOR I LOVE A GOOD UNDERDOG STORY THAT'S WHAT THE CAMARO WAS.

AT THE TIME, THAT EVERYBODY WAS CHASING AFTER BUT IN A LOT OF WAYS, THE $458 Z/28 PACKAGE GAVE BETTER SUSPENSION AND FOR THE OPTION OF 4-WHEEL AND THOUGH, PRECISE STEERING DON'T ALWAYS GO HAND IN HAND, CONFIDENCE TO PUNCH HOW TWISTY THE ROADS GOT.

AND BY DESIGN, FAST LAPS ON A TRACK WITH BUT FOR SOME CONSUMERS, Roger: A STRAIGHT LINE SPEEDSTER, BUT IT GOT TO 60 MILES AN HOUR AND IT WAS BUILT FOR AND ON THE RACE TRACK WINNING THE TRANS AM IN BOTH 1968 AND 1969.

BUT RACING CONDITIONS DEMANDED TO DELIVER TOP END POWER, MOST OF THE TIME.

BUT THAT ALSO MEANS, BUT THAT ALL CHANGES ONCE GET UP AROUND 3 OR 4,000 RPM A ROCKET SHIP.

AND THE WAY THIS 30 MIGHT AS WELL FEEL LIKE 100.

SO WHAT'S NOT TO LOVE?

WELL, THERE'S NO AC AND DRIVING WILL GO FROM UNCOMFORTABLE TO THE LACK OF POWER STEERING AND OR HEAVY TRAFFIC A LABOR INTENSIVE ENDEAVOR.

AND WHILE, YOU WILL DEFINITELY MIGHTY ROAR, BUT TRUST ME WHEN I SAY THIS: I'VE HAD THE PRIVILEGE CARS OVER THE YEARS, I'VE ACTUALLY WANTED TO TAKE BUT THIS ONE IS.

John: IT TAKES A LOT OF WORK TO SOMETHING OUR PAT GOSS Pat Goss: NO MATTER IF YOU HAVE IF IT HAS NICE PAINT YOU WANT AND THERE IS SOME WAYS AND WE HAVE WITH US ERIC TO GIVE US SOME POINTERS.

ERIC, WELCOME TO GOSS' GARAGE.

Eric: THANK YOU VERY MUCH Pat: ALRIGHT, TELL US ABOUT IT.

Eric: SO, WHAT WE'VE DONE PAINT PROTECTION FILM ON SO WHAT IT IS, AN AUTOMOTIVE CLEAR COAT ON THE BACK OF IT.

APPLIED JUST LIKE WINDOW TINT TO GET IT THE WAY YOU WANT, ONTO THE PAINTED SURFACE JUST AND WE'VE GOT A 30 INCH KIT THE LEADING EDGE OF THE FRONT AND MATCHING FENDER LINE, WHERE TYPICALLY, THE MAIN IMPACT AREAS OF SO, THE TECHNOLOGY, IS OUR SELF-HEALING FILM.

SO, WHAT DO I MEAN BY IT'S GOT ELASTOMER POLYMERS IF 20 MINUTES OUT IN THE SUN Pat: YOU HAVE A RATHER UGLY WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO DO Eric: YEAH, AND WHAT I'M GOING TO DO IS CAPABILITIES OF THE FILM.

WHAT I'M GOING TO DO AND GO RIGHT INTO THE FILM, INTO THE FILM, HOT WATER ON IT AND COME RIGHT Pat: INTERESTING.

Eric: IF THAT KIND OF IT WOULD HEAL OUT ON ITS OWN, BUT THE FILM WILL.

Pat: NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS IS GRAFFITI.

WHAT CAN YOU DO WITH THAT?

Eric: WELL, UNFORTUNATELY, EVERY NOW AND THEN, THE FILM CAN EASILY HANDLE OR SOLUTION TO TAKE IT OFF.

Pat: ALRIGHT, NOW I GUESS IS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE FOR A LONGER PERIOD OF TIME FOR TRADE IN YOU'RE GOING TO GET Eric: THAT'S CORRECT, IT'S ABOUT THE CAR YOU LOVE NO MATTER WHAT, IF YOU'RE LEASING A CAR ON ONCE YOU TURN THAT CAR IN AND THE SET OF KEYS, A SET OF KEYS BACK, THE LEASING COMPANY MIGHT HIT THE CONDITION OF HOW THE CAR SO, IT'S BETTER TO FINANCE AND THEN, AH, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY Pat: GOT IT, ERIC THANK YOU.

AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION, DROP ME A LINE.

RIGHT HERE, John: A BRAND NEW CAR, AND A KEY FOB.

THAT'S ALL WE NEED FOR WHEN SRT ENGINEERS CREATED THE DODGE CHARGER SOME WONDERED IF THAT WITH JEEP'S RUGGEDNESS.

WELL IT HAS, IN THE 2018 HERE, THE HELLCAT'S RATES 707 HORSEPOWER THAT BIG ENGINE NEEDS A LOT SO FOG LIGHTS ARE SWAPPED AN UPGRADED 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC LIGHTNING FAST SHIFTS.

IN SPORT MODE, THEY'RE EVEN FOR US, THAT WAS THE SWEET SPOT AND THESE BACK ROADS IN MAINE Greg Carloss: THERE'S ALSO, THERE'S A BIT OF REFINEMENT IT'S NOT AS BRUTAL AND AND CHALLENGER, YOU GET A LOT OF SOUND LAYING INTO THE THROTTLE...

I MEAN, IT'S EVERYTHING YOU WANT REFINED THAN THOSE OTHER CARS.

John: THIS LOWERED SUV WAS ALSO CLUB MOTORSPORTS IN TAMWORTH, MAINTAINING GREAT COMPOSURE THE BREMBO BRAKE SYSTEM WITH KEPT THE HARD BRAKING ZONES BUT THE TRACKHAWK IS STILL BEST WITH THE EASY TO USE AND ALL FOUR WHEELS PUTTING WE ZOOMED TO 60 IN 3.5 SECONDS THE 2018 WELL-HANDLED THE DRIVE TO OUR TIME ON THE TRACK, WHILE STILL MAINTAINING MUCH OF AND OFF-PAVEMENT CAPABILITIES.

LOOK FOR IT BY THE END OF STARTING AT AROUND $86,000.

THE 2017 BRINGS MORE OF WHAT WE LIKE TO IT BEARS THE NAME OF LEGENDARY JOHN COOPER WHO BEGAN RALLY-CAR RACING.

THIS IS THE FIRST MINI TO THE PERFORMANCE ENHANCEMENTS ALL-WHEEL DRIVE SYSTEM.

THE 2.0 LITER TURBO-4 IT'S THE MOST POWERFUL ENGINE WHEN WE SLIPPED INTO THIS COMPACT ALL-WHEEL DRIVER GOOD LOW END TORQUE THE 8-SPEED SPORT AUTOMATIC LIKE IT CAN'T STAND TO BE STILL.

THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST SOUND AND REVERBERATE ALL AROUND AND THEY'RE NOISES AT LOW SPEEDS RESPONSE IS STEERING IS RAZOR SHARP AND THE ALMOST PERFECTLY BALANCED WHEN IT COMES TIME TO STOP, THE AND HALTS IN A HURRY.

IT'S NO SECRET WE'RE BIG FANS BUT COMBINING THE VERSATILITY AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, OF THE BRAND, IT'S ON SALE NOW, John: WE'VE SPENT A LOT TIME KIA OPTIMA SEDAN, AFTER A YEAR'S SERVICE.

BUT, THIS 2017 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID EURO-SPEC STYLE AND DRIVING APPEALING.

A NEW 154 HORSEPOWER A NEW 38 KW ELECTRIC MOTOR FOR A COMBINED OUTPUT OF TRANSITIONS BETWEEN GASOLINE VIRTUALLY INVISIBLE.

THE LITHIUM-POLYMER BATTERY PACK IT'S NOW UP TO 1.62 KWH.

AND, KIA PUT IT UNDER SO THERE'S NO COMPROMISING REAR SEATS LIKE SOME RIVALS.

ALSO, UNLIKE MOST HYBRIDS, GEARED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION, ALWAYS A GOOD WAY TO GET THE ELECTRIC POWER STEERING THE STIFFER CHASSIS GIVES IT HIGH END EUROPEAN SEDANS.

THE 2017 KIA OPTIMA HYBRID THE BRAND FORWARD, PROVIDES STYLE, WITH LONGER TRIPS BETWEEN ON SALE NOW, AND WE'LL HAVE MORE NO DOUBT, THE LATEST BUT IT REALLY BECAME A WINNER IN THAT NEW HI-OUTPUT TURBO SI AND WHILE, ARE SURELY SALIVATING OVER GETTING A REAL TYPE R HERE, THAT ARRIVES FIRST.

AND HERE'S WHY WE'RE SO HAPPY * "SPORT INJECTED" HONDA CIVICS HAVING IN SOME FORM OR ANOTHER, HERE IN THE STATES FOR OVER BUT, SINCE THE LATEST 10TH THE BEST ONE YET; THE 2017 HONDA CIVIC SI IS WELL, FOR STARTERS, JUST AS EXPERTLY PUT TOGETHER A COUPE IS ALSO AVAILABLE, NO SI HATCHBACK.

BOTH BODIES GET THEIR OWN THE SEDANS A LITTLE SUBTLER THERE'S A DISTINCTIVE FASCIA AND LARGER AIR INTAKES UP FRONT, 18-INCH SPLIT-SPOKE ALLOYS AND CENTRAL-MOUNTED HEXAGON IT'S A GREAT LOOKING PACKAGE A FEW "THAT'S A CIVIC?"

QUESTIONS FROM CASUAL OBSERVERS.

[ENGINE STARTS UP] THE ENGINE IS TRUE, IT'S THE SAME ONE IN OTHER BUT NOW WITH CRANKED UP BOOST SO, HORSEPOWER RISES 31, TO 192 POUND-FEET.

A 6-SPEED MANUAL IS THE ONLY AND IT'S A REALLY GOOD ONE.

AS IS THE SI IN GENERAL, THE PROPER PERSPECTIVE.

IT'S NOT MEANT TO BE A NO THAT'S FOR THE TYPE R. RATHER, THE SI IS A MUCH MORE AND IT IS A TOTAL PLEASURE NOT HARSH OR TOO AND THAT'S WHERE THIS CAR SEEMS MANY ONLINE HATERS.

THEY CLEARLY WANTED MORE.

V-TEC SNOBS ARE ALSO BEMOANING AN ON/OFF POWER SWITCH, FOR BETTER OR WORSE, AND THIS ENGINE PUTS OUT AND DELIVERS IT SOONER, AND ALLOW HONDA TO INTRODUCE IT'S CALLED "MID-RANGE TORQUE," OF IT HERE.

PEAK POWER IS DELIVERED AT JUST STAYS THERE.

THINGS CAN GET A BIT NOISY OTHERWISE, WITH NICELY SUPPORTIVE STEERING HAS GOOD WEIGHT TO IT, FOR GETTING THINGS IN MOTION.

THIS SI HANDLES CORNERS WITH AND INDEED IT IS ALMOST THE SUSPENSION HAS OF COURSE COMPLETE WITH NEW ADAPTIVE AS BEFORE, A LIMITED SLIP ADD IN SUPER STICKY GOOD YEAR AND THINGS STAY VERY FLAT.

AS FOR STRAIGHT-LINE KICKS, PROVIDED YOU MIND THE REVS.

TORQUE STEER WAS NOT A PROBLEM 6.5 SECONDS, ABOUT A HALF SECOND MAINTAINING PEAK BOOST A DELICATE JOB HOWEVER, SOME SHIFT LIGHTS IN JUST WAIT A BEAT AFTER YOU SHIFT TOO SOON AND THERE'S THE SHIFTER ITSELF, BUT WE COULD SURE USE A LITTLE 15.2 SECONDS WAS OUR QUARTER THE BRAKES ARE EVEN MORE WE AVERAGED 102 FEET NO DIVE, AND NO DRAMA.

HERE, PEDAL FEEL IS EXCELLENT.

ALL THAT AND IT STILL DELIVERS IMPROVED GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY AND 32-COMBINED ON PREMIUM.

SI TRIM MAY NOT COME AS SOME MIGHT LIKE, JUST $24,775, CLEARLY, THE BASE CIVIC HAS COME YET, HONDA HAS MANAGED TO TAKE YES, IT IS THE BEST SI YET.

STILL, AS WITH MANY THINGS THEY LOSE A LITTLE SOUL BUT, DON'T JUDGE THIS SI AND WE'LL BET, THAT IF YOU'LL WANT THIS ONE EVEN MORE.

WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW, NOW, FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; PODCASTS, CRUISE ON OVER TO AND I HOPE YOU'LL FOR MORE OF EVERY KIND OF PERFORMANCE IN THE PORSCHE THEN, IT'S A NEW LUXURIOUS UNTIL 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 Man: "IT'S GOT 430 FOOT UNITS Announcer: TIRERACK WANTS YOU THEY CAN HELP YOU CHOOSE THE Man: OOPS!

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