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

JOIN US AS TOYOTA REVS UP THE APPEAL OF THE ALL-NEW RAV4... PAT GOSS WITH ADVICE TO HELP YOUR CAR GO WITH THE FLOW... ZACH MASKELL GOES OVER THE EDGE TO CUSTOMIZE YOUR FAVORITE RIDE... AND THE PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS PUSHES THE LIMITS OF WHAT IS A STREET LEGAL RACE CAR...

SO, COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John: THE ORIGINAL TOYOTA RAV4 WAS INTRODUCED HERE IN 1996, AND WENT ON TO PLAY A MAJOR ROLL IN LAUNCHING THE CROSSOVER CRAZE THAT CONTINUES TO ACCELERATE IN 2019.

NOW, THE 5TH GEN OF TOYOTA'S COMPACT UTE HAS ARRIVED.

AND THE ALL-NEW RAV4'S REVIEWS ARE ALREADY RAVES, INCLUDING OUR PICK AS A BEST SMALL UTILITY OF THE YEAR.

SO, LET'S DIVE INTO THE DETAILS OF WHY.

* HARD TO BELIEVE THE TOYOTA RAV4 HAS BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR WELL OVER 20 YEARS NOW.

DURING THAT TIME, THE ECONOMY HAS BEEN WAY UP, AND OF COURSE...WAY DOWN, AND THAT WAS WELL BEFORE EVERYONE HAD A SMARTPHONE IN THEIR HANDS.

WELL, THE FIRST THING YOU'LL NOTICE IS THAT TOYOTA DIALED UP A SERIOUSLY RUGGED NEW DESIGN FOR THIS GENERATION OF RAV, MORE THAN WE'VE EVER SEEN, INCLUDING PLENTY OF 4RUNNER CUES.

HIKING BOOTS AND CARGO PANTS AREN'T REQUIRED TO DRIVE IT, BUT THEY CERTAINLY WOULDN'T BE OUT OF PLACE; EVEN IF YOUR ADVENTURES ARE LIMITED TO CAR POOL LANES AND SUBURBAN CULL-DE-SACS.

THE FRONT END IS BIGGER AND BOLDER, WITH A GRILLE PATTERNED AFTER TOYOTA PICKUPS...

WHILE, THE SIDES SPORT CHUNKY FENDERS AND CLEARLY DEFINED SHOULDERS.

WHEELBASE IS UP ABOUT AN INCH.

THE REAR VIEW IS MANLY AS WELL, FEATURING A BIG BUMPER WITH LOTS OF SIMULATED SKID PLATE CLADDING.

THE MACHO MAKEOVER DOESN'T TRANSFER OVER TO THE DRIVING EXPERIENCE, HOWEVER.

WE HEADED TO CALIFORNIA FOR OUR FIRST DRIVE OPPORTUNITY.

AND WHILE THE SEATING POSITION IS HIGH, WITH A GENEROUS AMOUNT OF HOOD TO LOOK OVER, GIVING IT A BIG TRUCK FEEL; STEERING IS VERY LIGHT, AND HANDLING IS AS PREDICTABLE AS A CAMRY.

THERE IS PLENTY OF ENGINE NOISE UNDER SPIRITED ACCELERATION, BUT ONCE UP TO HIGHWAY SPEED, THINGS QUIET DOWN VERY NICELY.

WHILE, THE STANDARD 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION SEEMS TO QUICKLY AND EASILY FIND THE RIGHT GEAR MORE OFTEN THAN NOT.

THAT NOISE EMANATES FROM THE CAMRY'S 2.5 LITER I4 ENGINE, AND OUTPUT HERE IS THE SAME 203 HORSEPOWER AND 184 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

RAV4s GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 26-CITY, 35-HIGHWAY, AND 30-COMBINED WITH FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE.

WITH ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, DEPENDING ON THE MODEL, THEY RANGE FROM 25-27 CITY, 33-34 HIGHWAY, AND 28-30 COMBINED.

ALL ON REGULAR GAS.

A HYBRID VERSION WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE LATER IN THE MODEL YEAR.

SAFETY SYSTEMS GET AN UPGRADE, TOYOTA'S SAFETY SENSE FORTUNATELY LOSES THE P; NOW KNOWN AS TSS 2.0, WITH SMART STOP TECHNOLOGY STANDARD.

OBVIOUSLY, SHARING THE CAMRY'S T-N-G-A-K PLATFORM, MEANS THE RAV REMAINS FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE BASED, WITH ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE FOR AN ADDITIONAL $1,400, REGARDLESS OF TRIM.

SAVE FOR THE RETURNING ADVENTURE MODEL, WHICH NOW COMES WITH AWD STANDARD.

THAT SYSTEM IS A NEW DYNAMIC TORQUE VECTORING ONE, WITH REAR DRIVELINE DISCONNECT, AND IT'S SHARED WITH LIMITED TRIM.

ALL OTHER TRIMS GET A MORE BASIC SYSTEM, THOUGH IT DOES INCLUDE MULTI-TERRAIN SELECT.

GROUND CLEARANCE IS AS HIGH AS 8.6 INCHES, HALF AN INCH MORE THAN BEFORE.

THE INTERIOR DESIGN IS CLEAN, BURLY, AND TRUCK-LIKE TOO, WITH A DASH THAT IS MORE HORIZONTAL THAN BEFORE, AS WELL AS PHYSICALLY LOWER TO IMPROVE VISIBILITY.

THE CENTER STACK HOUSES PLENTY OF LARGE CONTROLS, WHILE ABOVE SITS A STANDARD 7.0 INCH TOUCHSCREEN.

ENTUNE 3.0 AUDIO PLUS ADDS ANOTHER INCH TO THE SCREEN.

IT MAY NOT BE OUR FAVORITE MULTIMEDIA SYSTEM, BUT IT'S FAIRLY EASY TO LEARN THE BASICS.

REAR SEAT PASSENGERS WILL GET A BETTER EXPERIENCE THAN BEFORE, WITH EASIER ACCESS AND COMFIER SEATS, AS WELL AS MORE SPACE DUE TO THE WHEELBASE STRETCH AND RESHAPED DOOR PANELS.

THE CARGO FLOOR IS LONGER, BUT EITHER IT SITS HIGHER UP OR THE ROOF SLANTS MORE DRAMATICALLY, AS THE SPACE IS ACTUALLY DOWN A LITTLE FROM LAST YEAR FROM 38.4 CUBIC-FEET TO 37.6; THOUGH TOYOTA CLAIMS THE AVAILABLE SPACE IS MORE USABLE THAN BEFORE.

MAX CAPACITY IS DOWN FROM 73.4 TO 69.8 CUBIC-FEET.

BASE PRICING IS UP JUST A TAD OVER LAST YEAR, AT $26,595 FOR LE GRADE; TOP TRIM LIMITED STICKERS FOR $34,595.

A RESHUFFLING OF TRIMS WILL ALSO SEE A SPORTY XSE HV HYBRID ADDED INTO THE MIX AS WELL.

MAKING A COMPACT CROSSOVER CHOICE IS ABOUT THE HARDEST OF ANY SEGMENT, WITH LITERALLY DOZENS OF GREAT OPTIONS.

BUT, FOR OVER 20 YEARS, THE TOYOTA RAV4 HAS REMAINED A LEADER OF THE PACK, WITH THIS 2019 VERSION, WHICH INCLUDES NOT ONLY A MORE RUGGED DESIGN, BUT MORE CAPABILITY THAN EVER, IT'S A SAFE BET THAT WON'T CHANGE ANY TIME SOON.

* OUR OVER THE EDGE GUY HAS BEEN KNOWN TO DRIVE UP AND DOWN THE COAST IN A SINGLE WEEKEND, WHETHER IT'S FOR KICKS OR TO PICK UP THE NEWEST ADDITION TO HIS MOTORIZED STABLE.

NOW IN THE PAST, ZACH MASKELL HAS USED PAINTERS TAPE TO PROTECT THE FINISH OF HIS MORE TREASURED VEHICLES WHILE ON THE ROAD.

BUT RECENTLY, HE VENTURED INTO ONE SHOP THAT INSTALLS AN INVISIBLE FORCE FIELD.

* Zach: IF THERE'S ONE THING THAT WE CANNOT GET ENOUGH OF.

IT IS PROTECTION FOR OUR CARS.

TODAY, WE'RE IN FOREST HILL, MARYLAND AT A-PLUS AUTO STYLING.

AND WE'RE GOING TO FIGURE OUT HOW YOU CAN GET A PROTECTIVE BARRIER FOR OUR PAINT.

A-PLUS IS A FIRM THAT SPECIALIZES IN PRESERVATION OF YOUR RIDE.

FROM WINDOW TINT, TO FULL COLOR VINYL WRAPS, AND THE EVER SO POPULAR, PAINT PROTECTION FILM, ALSO KNOWN AS PPF.

THIS IS A THERMOPLASTIC URETHANE FILM WHICH IS APPLIED OVER PAINT.

PPF CAN PROTECT AGAINST ROCK CHIPS AND SCRATCHES.

NOW, IF YOU WANT TO COVER THE ENTIRE CAR, IN OUR AREA IT'S ABOUT $6,000.

TO DO THE FRONT IMPACT ZONE, IT'S ABOUT TWO GRAND.

AND XPEL WHICH GUARANTEES IT FOR 10 YEARS.

Zac Ritter: WE HAD A CUSTOMER WITH AN F TYPE HAVE A DRIVER SCUFF THE BUMPER OF HIS CAR LEAVING A PARKING LOT ONE DAY.

WHEN HE PULLED THE WRAP OFF THERE WAS REALLY NO DAMAGE TO THE PAINT ITSELF.

IT LOOKED LIKE THERE WAS, IT WAS PRETTY BAD WHEN THE FILM WAS STILL ON THERE BUT WE PULLED IT OFF AND TO BOTH OUR SURPRISES ALL WE HAD TO DO WAS ESSENTIALLY REPLACE THE FILM.

Zach: THIS BLOTTER MACHINE CAN PRECISELY CUT THE PPF FOR MANY CARS, SO IT'S NOT USUALLY HAND CUT.

Nick Kraft: THESE PRECUT KITS.

THERE'S TWO DIFFERENT MIRROR DESIGNS.

I CUT THE ONE WITH THE SMALLER MIRROR HOLE OUT.

KNOWING THAT I'M GOING TO TUCK IT AS CLOSE TO THE MIRROR STALK AS POSSIBLE AND NOT HAVE ANY GAP THERE, SO WHAT I'M DOING NOW IS JUST TRYING TO POSITION IT EXACTLY WHERE I WANT IT.

Zach: WHILE, COLOR VINYL IS INSTALLED COMPLETELY DRY, PPF IS A POLAR OPPOSITE.

Nick: THE IDEA IS TO NOT HAVE ANY DRY SPOTS.

ANY DRY SPOTS CAN CREATE SILVERING OR YOU KNOW, SOME DEFECTS IN THE ACTUAL GLUE.

SO, GOT TO MAKE SURE EVERYTHING'S NICE AND WET.

Zach: THE GUYS ARE MAKING SURE THERE'S NO BUBBLES AND NO CONTAMINANT, AS THIS IS LIKE HOLDING A GIANT PIECE OF FLY PAPER.

THEN THE WATER IS SQUEEGEED OUT AND THE EDGES SIT TO DRY.

Zac R: IT'S NOT THE THICKEST THING.

IF IT WERE TOO THICK YOU WOULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO KEEP IT FROM BEING VISIBLE.

SO, I THINK THEY FOUND A PERFECT NICHE WITH IT ABOUT YOU KNOW, ITS EFFECTIVENESS AND ITS AESTHETIC QUALITIES.

Nick: ONE OF OUR FAVORITE PROPERTIES OF THE PAINT PROTECTION FILM IS THE SELF-HEALING TOP COAT.

THAT HELPS WITH LIGHT SCRATCHES, AND ANY SWIRLS THAT YOU MAY GET, YOU KNOW, MAYBE WITH A DIRTY MICROFIBER.

Zach: THE SUNS HEAT ALONE WILL PULL THESE SCRATCHES OUT.

BUT, YOU CAN USE A HEAT GUN TO EXPEDITE THAT PROCESS.

Nick: WE'RE NOT GOING TO GO TOO HEAVY WITH IT BUT WE'RE GOING TO BASICALLY MAKE AN AREA THAT'S GOT SOME SCRATCHES ON IT.

Zach: VOILA!

MAGIC.

THAT'S HOW THIS AUDI R8 OWNER FEELS... SAYING YOU CAN'T SEE EVEN THE EDGES OF THE FILM...

WHICH HAS KEPT HIS PAINT SPICK AND SPAN.

Mike Wysong: PEOPLE COMPLIMENT ME ALL THE TIME ABOUT HOW NEW THE CAR LOOKS EVEN THOUGH THE CAR IS A COUPLE OF MODEL YEARS OLD.

ASIDE FROM THAT, THAT THE CAR'S ALSO EASY TO TAKE CARE OF AND MAINTAIN.

Zac R: AFTER YOU GET THE CAR PPF'D THERE REALLY ISN'T A WHOLE LOT YOU HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT MAINTENANCE WISE.

YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH TREAT IT AS THOUGH YOU WOULD HAVE TREATED THE CAR ORIGINALLY BEFORE YOU HAD THE FILM INSTALLED.

YOU CAN WAX THE CAR, YOU CAN GET THE CAR CERAMIC COATED.

THOSE TWO THINGS, NOT IN COMBINATION BUT EITHER OR WILL HELP PROLONG THE QUALITY OF THE FILM ITSELF.

Zach: DON'T DIRECTLY SPRAY EDGES WITH A PRESSURE WASHER.

AND WHILE YOU CAN TAKE IT THROUGH THE CAR WASH, TOUCHLESS IS PREFERRED.

NOW, IT TAKES ABOUT 40 HOURS TO PROPERLY INSTALL PFF OVER AN ENTIRE CAR.

SO, IT'S NOT A ONE DAY THING.

AND, ASK AROUND TO MAKE SURE THE SHOP YOU CHOOSE HAS A GOOD REPUTATION.

BUT, FOR ANYONE WHO REALLY WANTS TO KEEP THEIR CAR LOOKING LIKE NEW, PFF IS A WORTHY INVESTMENT.

John: TAKING A DEEP BREATH IS GREAT ADVICE IN MANY SITUATIONS, AND THE SAME GOES FOR YOUR CAR.

PAT GOSS HAS MORE DOWN IN GOSS' GARAGE.

Pat Goss: THERE'S A MYTH ABOUT AIR FILTERS THAT SAYS, "A DIRTY AIR FILTER WILL AFFECT GAS MILEAGE."

WELL, BACK IN THE DAY WHEN CARS HAD CARBURETORS, LIKE THIS OLD ONE HERE, WELL...YES, THAT WAS TRUE BUT CARBURETORS HAVE BEEN GONE A LONG TIME NOW AND MODERN CARS THEY HAVE FUEL INJECTION AND A DIRTY AIR FILTER WILL NOT AFFECT FUEL ECONOMY.

THE REASON BEING IS THAT WHEN THE AIR WAS RESTRICTED ON THE CARBURETOR, THERE WAS NO WAY TO SHUT DOWN THE AMOUNT OF FUEL GOING INTO THE ENGINE BECAUSE THE CARBURETOR WAS MECHANICAL.

TODAY, WE HAVE FUEL INJECTION, AND THAT'S ALL ELECTRONIC.

SO, WE HAVE A DEVICE ON THE BACKSIDE OF THE AIR FILTER THAT MEASURES THE AMOUNT OF AIR COMING THROUGH THE AIR FILTER.

IT TELLS THE COMPUTER HOW MUCH AIR IS COMING IN, THE COMPUTER MIXES THE PROPER AMOUNT OF FUEL, SO IT ALWAYS MAINTAINS THE PROPER AIR/FUEL RATIO.

NOW GRANTED IF YOU HAVE A FILTER THAT LOOKS LIKE THIS YOU NEED TO REPLACE IT BECAUSE IT HAS TO PROTECT YOUR ENGINE, AND THAT ISN'T GOING TO DO MUCH OF A JOB AT THAT.

NOW, NEXT THING, HERE WE HAVE A HIGH PERFORMANCE AIR FILTER.

MOST OF THESE ARE OILED.

THEY DO A GREAT JOB; THEY USUALLY LAST THE LIFE OF THE CAR.

BUT, WILL THEY GIVE A STOCK ENGINE HUGE IMPROVEMENTS IN PERFORMANCE OR FUEL ECONOMY AND THE ANSWER TO THAT IS NO.

THE REASON IS THAT AN ENGINE ONLY TAKES IN THE AMOUNT OF AIR THAT IS NEEDED, NOT THE AMOUNT OF AIR THAT IS MADE AVAILABLE TO IT.

SO YOU CAN MAKE ALL OF THIS AIR AVAILABLE, IT'S NOT GOING TO USE IT.

NOW, IF YOU MODIFY THE ENGINE, WHAT YOU'RE DOING IS YOU'RE MAKING IT TAKE IN MORE AIR, THEN YOU ABSOLUTELY NEED A HIGH PERFORMANCE AIR FILTER; ONLY WAY TO GO.

ALRIGHT, ANOTHER FILTER ON THE CAR YOU NEED TO BE AWARE OF: MOST CARS THESE DAYS HAVE CABIN AIR FILTERS.

THIS IS AN EXTREME EXAMPLE OF WHAT WE PULL OUT OF CARS PERIODICALLY: REALLY NASTY AND DOESN'T SMELL TOO GOOD EITHER.

NOW, LET'S TAKE A LITTLE COMPARISON HERE.

WE'LL TAKE THIS ONE OUT OF THIS NEW CAR.

YOU CAN SEE THE DIFFERENCE.

NOW, WHAT YOU WANT TO DO IS READ YOUR OWNER'S MANUAL AND SEE HOW YOU GO ABOUT CHECKING THIS, WHERE IT'S LOCATED, AND SO ON.

AND AT LEAST A COUPLE TIMES A YEAR CHECK IT, OR IF THE OWNER'S MANUAL SAYS TO REPLACE IT, AT A CERTAIN INTERVAL, REPLACE IT.

YOU'LL BE A LOT MORE COMFORTABLE IN THE CAR.

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

John: SO MANY CARS, SO LITTLE TIME.

SO, LET'S GO FOR ANOTHER QUICKSPIN.

* THE WORLD OF LIGHT-DUTY PICKUPS HAS GONE THROUGH AN EVER HEAVIER DUTY EVOLUTION LATELY... AND GMC IS PUSHING EVEN FURTHER...

STEPPING UP ITS OFF-ROAD CREDENTIALS WITH THE 2019 GMC SIERRA AT4.

SHARING ITS CHASSIS WITH THE CHEVROLET SILVERADO, THE 4TH GENERATION GMC SIERRA IS ALL NEW FOR 2019.

WHEN THIS RAISED OUTDOORSY VERSION WAS REVEALED AT LAST SPRING'S NEW YORK INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW...

IT WAS CLEARLY INTENDED TO PROVIDE A PREMIUM OFF-ROAD EXPERIENCE.

DARK FINISH INSIDE AND OUT SIGNAL THIS SIERRA IS SERIOUS ABOUT LEAVING THE ASPHALT BEHIND.

THIS RUGGED RIDER GETS MANY OF THE USUAL TOUGHER TOOLS... LIKE, STANDARD 4WD WITH A TWO-SPEED TRANSFER CASE, LOCKING REAR DIFFERENTIAL AND SKID PLATES.

THE SIERRA ALREADY HAS A SOLID BIG TRUCK HEIGHT AND WIDTH...

BUT OUT HERE, EVER MORE GROUND CLEARANCE IS A NECESSITY...

SO, THE SIERRA AT4 UPS THE ANTE WITH A 2.0 INCH FACTORY-INSTALLED SUSPENSION LIFT AND OFF-ROAD-TUNED RANCHO MONOTUBE SHOCK ABSORBERS.

Garick Zikan: WE'VE DRIVEN THE ALL-NEW SIERRA RECENTLY SO WE KNOW WHAT'S CAPABLE OF.

THE EXTRA HARDWARE ON THIS SIERRA AT4 TAKES THE RUGGEDNESS UP TO THE NEXT LEVEL.

IT'S CERTAINLY SOLID AND ABLE TO KEEP UP WITH THE OFF-ROAD COURSE THE COMPANY TOOK US TO HERE IN MICHIGAN, BUT THIS IS A GMC...

SO, THERE'S COMFORT AND AN UPSCALE ATMOSPHERE, EVEN WHEN YOU'RE OFF ROAD.

John: THREE ENGINE OPTIONS MOVE THIS POWERFUL BEAST.

FOR OUR DRIVE, WE PICKED THE 420 HORSEPOWER STRONG 6.2 LITER V8...

MATCHED WITH THE QUICK AND SMOOTH 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC AND 18 INCH WHEELS.

FOUR TRACTION SETTINGS ARE AT THE READY.

MOST OF OUR TIME WAS IN TOURING 4-LOW, WHICH WAS WELL SUITED FOR THE VARIETY OF TERRAIN WE FACED.

SO, THE 2019 GMC SIERRA AT4 IS ONE FULL-SIZE PICKUP THAT GOES WELL BEYOND CARRYING SUBURBAN CARGO... TO CONFIDENTLY AND COMFORTABLY KICKING UP THE DIRT.

ON SALE NOW, THE PRICE STARTS AT ABOUT $51,000.

AND WE'LL HAVE MORE QUICKSPINS SOON.

* Greg Carloss: OUR 2018 SUBARU CROSSTREK IS DESIGNED TO THRIVE IN WINTER.

BUT...SO FAR, IT HASN'T HAD MUCH TASTE OF SNOW AND ICE...AS OUR MID-ATLANTIC WINTER HAS BEEN MOSTLY DEVOID OF THE WHITE STUFF.

BUT THE COLD HAS BEEN A CONSTANT.

REGARDLESS OF TEMPS, AND THE GROWING NUMBER OF POTHOLES, THE REFINEMENT OF THE NEW GLOBAL PLATFORM REALLY SHINED.

THE 152 HORSEPOWER 2.0 LITER 4-CYLINDER WITH CVT IS STILL UP TO EVERY TASK WE THROW AT IT.

THE CROSSTREK HAS BEEN A STEADY WORKHORSE IN THE MOTORWEEK LONG TERM TEST FLEET.

OUR STAFF LOVES A GOOD HATCHBACK AND THIS IS CERTAINLY A GOOD HATCHBACK.

PLENTY OF SPACE, ENOUGH GROUND CLEARANCE TO CONFIDENTLY TACKLE BUMPY GRAVEL ROADS AND A COMFORTABLE, UPSCALE INTERIOR.

OUR OVERALL FUEL ECONOMY AVERAGE IS 29.6 MILES PER GALLON ON REGULAR, WHICH IS RIGHT IN LINE WITH THE GOVERNMENT'S COMBINED RATING.

HOPEFULLY, WE'LL SEE THE CROSSTREK'S ALL-WHEEL DRIVE IN ACTION DURING THE SNOWY MONTHS TO COME.

PLUSH PICKUP TRUCKS ARE NOTHING NEW OF COURSE; YOU COULD EVEN SAY THAT DODGE SPEARHEADED THE TREND BACK IN 1968 WITH THEIR ADVENTURER.

BUT THIS HEMI-POWERED, 2019 RAM 1500 CREW CAB LIMITED IS ALMOST OVER THE TOP, AND WE'RE NOT JUST TALKING ABOUT THE IN-DASH 12 INCH UCONNECT TABLET.

YOU REALLY WANT TO STARE AT IT MORE THAN YOU SHOULD.

IT CERTAINLY FEELS LIKE A LUXURY CAR BEHIND THE WHEEL OF THIS HIGH RIDER.

NOT TO WORRY, IT DOES REAL WORK TOO, AS WE RECENTLY PUT IT TO USE MOVING SOME HEAVY FURNITURE.

THE BED IS CERTAINLY TALL AND WIDE, BUT WE COULD HAVE USED A LITTLE MORE THAN THE STANDARD 5' 7" LENGTH FOR THE LONGER STUFF.

NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU'RE HAULING, THERE'S NO HOLDING BACK THE 395 HORSEPOWER 5.7 LITER HEMI.

REFLECTING THAT, FUEL ECONOMY IS 17.4 MILES PER GALLON AFTER 4,000 MILES.

NEXT UP, IT'S THE VOLKSWAGEN ATLAS AND TOYOTA CAMRY, ON OUR NEXT MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE!

Stephanie Hart: AS FORD MOVES AWAY FROM CARS TO MORE NEW CROSSOVERS, THEIR EXISTING UTILITIES ARE EVOLVING AS WELL.

OUR SPY PHOTOGRAPHER SPOTTED THIS 2020 FORD ESCAPE, WITH VERY LITTLE CAMOUFLAGE...

SO WE'RE GETTING A GOOD LOOK AT WHAT WOULD BE THE 4TH GENERATION OF THE BLUE OVAL'S POPULAR COMPACT UTE.

DESIGNERS ARE CONTINUING TO DISTANCE THEMSELVES FROM THE ORIGINAL BOXY SHAPE...

CREATING A MORE FLOWING HATCHBACK FORM WITH CLEAR INFLUENCES FROM THE FOCUS.

AROUND BACK THE LIFTGATE IS STRADDLED BY SLIMMER TAILLIGHTS.

AN ECOBOOST ENGINE IS LIKELY TO BE MATCHED WITH AN 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC.

A HYBRID AND PLUG-IN HYBRID POWERTRAINS SHOULD ALSO BE PART OF THE MIX.

WE EXPECT TO SEE THE 2020 FORD ESCAPE ARRIVE LATER THIS YEAR.

John: WE'VE BEEN TESTING CARS FOR ALMOST 40 YEARS NOW.

AND, OVER THAT TIME WE'VE DRIVEN SOME REMARKABLE PORSCHES.

AND WHILE EXPANDING THEIR LINEUP HAS CERTAINLY BEEN A PRIORITY IN RECENT YEARS, THE VENERABLE 911 HAS NOT ONLY CONTINUED TO EVOLVE, BUT CONTINUE TO AMAZE US AS WELL.

SO, PARDON US IF YOU'VE HEARD THIS TUNE BEFORE.

* TRACK DAYS WITH A PORSCHE 911 ARE WHAT WE LIVE FOR AROUND HERE.

AND WHEN IT'S SOMETHING TRULY SPECIAL, LIKE THIS 2019 911 GT3 RS; WELL, WE CALL THAT "LIVING THE HIGH LIFE."

THE LA VIDA LOCA STARTS WITH A NATURALLY-ASPIRATED 4.0 LITER FLAT-6 THAT REVS LIKE ITS MECHANICAL BITS INSIDE AREN'T CONSTRAINED TO THE NORMAL RULES OF PHYSICS, ALTHOUGH WE ALL KNOW THAT'S NOT THE CASE.

BUT WHAT THE WEISSACH WIZARDS HAVE DONE, IS ADD A NEW TITANIUM EXHAUST SYSTEM AND APPLIED A SOFTWARE UPDATE, TO GET 20 MORE HORSEPOWER OUT OF IT, FOR A TOTAL OF 520, MAKING THIS, 991 VARIANT THE MOST POWERFUL NATURALLY-ASPIRATED ROAD GOING 911 EVER.

TORQUE OUTPUT IS 346 POUND-FEET.

ITS SOUND IS RASPIER THAN WHAT FANS OF THE V8 RUMBLE MAY CRAVE, BUT IT'S MUSIC TO OUR EARS.

UNDER FULL THROTTLE THERE'S A DISTINCT INTAKE NOISE THAT COMBINES WITH THE EXHAUST NOTE, FOR AN INTOXICATING BLEND THAT CAN BE OVERWHELMING IN ALL THE RIGHT WAYS.

[ENGINE REVS] EVEN ON A FREEZING TRACK DAY, WITH STANDARD 7-SPEED PDK IN LAUNCH MODE, THE RS STREAKS TO 60 IN 3.1 SECONDS.

AUTOMATIC SHIFTS FIRE OFF LIKE MYTHICAL CLOCKWORK, AND THE QUARTER MILE IS OVER IN 11.1 SECONDS AT 128 MILES PER HOUR.

NOW, WE GET THAT IT'S GETTING HARDER TO KEEP TRACK OF ALL THE NUMEROUS 911 MODELS, BUT WHAT SEPARATES THE RS FROM THE STANDARD GT3; IS WHILE IT REMAINS REAR-WHEEL DRIVE, IT'S WIDER, AND COMES WITH REAR AXLE STEERING AND PORSCHE TORQUE VECTORING PLUS ELECTRONIC REAR DIFFERENTIAL.

FURTHER ADDITIONS ARE BY SUBTRACTION OF WEIGHT, WITH THE USE OF LIGHTER-WEIGHT PLASTICS FOR THE FASCIAS, CARBON-FIBER FOR THE FRONT FENDERS AND TRUNK LID, THINNER GLASS FOR THE REAR WINDOWS, AND MAGNESIUM FOR THE ROOF.

MINIMALIST DOOR PANELS INSIDE, AS WELL AS THE ELIMINATION OF SOUND DEADENING, GETS IT UNDER 3,200 POUNDS.

DIEHARDS, OR JUST THOSE JUST LOOKING TO SPEND EXTRA DOLLARS, CAN GO EVEN FURTHER WITH A WEISSACH PACKAGE TO TAKE OUT ANOTHER 13 POUNDS; YES, AT PORSCHE THERE'S ALWAYS AN UPGRADE.

SUSPENSION GETS A THOROUGH STIFFENING; NOT EXACTLY, BUT VERY CLOSE TO CUP CAR STANDARDS.

THESE WHEELS ARE THE LIZARD GREEN-LINED UPGRADE, CENTER-LOCK 20s IN FRONT; 21s IN REAR, SPORTING 325/30 MICHELIN PILOT SPORT CUP 2 RUBBER.

THE YELLOW BRAKE CALIPERS BEHIND, INDICATE YOU'VE UPGRADED TO THE CERAMIC BRAKE SYSTEM.

SO, ENOUGH DETAILS, TIME TO REVEAL WHAT WE LEARNED AFTER A FEW DAYS LAPPING GEORGIA'S ROEBLING ROAD RACEWAY.

PORSCHE HAS A FANTASTIC WAY OF KEEPING TECH MOSTLY BEHIND THE SCENES, EVEN THOUGH WE COULD SPEND AN ENTIRE ROAD TEST DESCRIBING ALL THAT'S HAPPENING WITHOUT YOUR CONTROL, OR CONSENT.

IN SHORT, PORSCHE IS ONE DRIVER'S CAR THAT HASN'T ELIMINATED THE DRIVER; HAVING YOU AT LEAST FEEL LIKE YOU'RE IN TOTAL CONTROL AT ALL TIMES.

BALANCE IS SUPERB.

THOUGH, THE WEIGHT IS HIGHLY REAR-BIASED, ALL OF THE AERO ENHANCEMENTS HAVE DOUBLED THE AMOUNT OF DOWNFORCE THE CAR CREATES; TAKING GRIP TO ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS, HELPING THAT REAR STAY PLANTED AT ALL TIMES.

NO MANUAL TRANSMISSION IS AVAILABLE, BUT WE DIDN'T MISS IT AT ALL; IT'S JUST ONE MORE INEFFICIENCY THAT PORSCHE HAS ELIMINATED.

SHIFTS ARE SO JARRINGLY QUICK, THAT IT ALMOST RATTLES YOU FOR A MOMENT.

IT'S A BEAST OF A CAR; ABUNDANT POWER, AND CARBON FIBER SEATS THAT HOLD YOU TIGHT, NO MATTER HOW HIGH THE G-FORCES.

STEERING IS ULTRA-FAST WITH TERRIFIC FEEL AND FEEDBACK FROM THE TIRES.

BRAKES WERE VERY CONFIDENCE INSPIRING, BRINGING US DOWN FROM SPEEDS OF OVER 170 MILES PER HOUR LAP AFTER LAP, WITH NO SIGNS OF FADE.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 15-CITY, 19-HIGHWAY, AND 25-COMBINED.

SPENDING $188,550 ON A CAR IS NOT A NECESSITY OF COURSE, AND WHETHER YOU THINK THIS ONE IS WORTH IT OR NOT, WILL MOSTLY BE DETERMINED BY WHAT YOU'RE LOOKING FOR IN A PERFORMANCE CAR.

IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR TRUE RACE CAR PERFORMANCE THAT YOU CAN POSSIBLY EVEN SET A FEW TRACK RECORDS WITH, AS WELL AS DRIVE ON THE STREET EVERY DAY, THEN THE 2019 PORSCHE 911 GT3 RS IS YOUR TICKET TO RIDE.

YES, IT LOOKS LIKE A RACE CAR, BUT MORE IMPORTANTLY, IT DRIVES LIKE ONE TOO.

AND, WE CAN'T THINK OF A BETTER WAY TO HIT THE TRACK AND STREET.

WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT.

NOW, FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; INCLUDING PODCASTS, AND EVEN COMPLETE EPISODES, CRUISE ON OVER TO PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK.

AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US NEXT TIME... FOR SUPER CAR PERFORMANCE WRAPPED IN AN SUV SKIN, THE LAMBORGHINI URUS.

AND, THE AUDI A8L STRETCHES THE LAP OF LUXURY.

UNTIL NEXT TIME, I'M JOHN DAVIS, WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON MOTORWEEK .

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