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

JOIN US FOR A SHOCKING NEW TAKE ON THE FAMILY SUV WITH THE TESLA MODEL X... PAT GOSS SHOWS US WHY WE NEVER WANT TO RUN DRY... ZACH MASKELL DRIFTS OFF, AND OVER THE EDGE... AND WE'LL DO MORE RACING TO THE EXTREME IN THE MCLAREN 570S...

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT.

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* ANNOUNCER: THIRTY-FIVE YEARS OF MOTORWEEK , TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE MAGAZINE.

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John: IN CASE YOU MISSED IT, WITH ALL OF THE HOOPLA OVER THE RECENT UNVEILING OF THE MORE MODERATELY PRICED TESLA MODEL 3, TESLA'S LONG AWAITED ALL-ELECTRIC LUXURY CROSSOVER HAS FINALLY ARRIVED, AND WITH REAL SOME SURPRISES BEYOND ITS DOORS.

SO TAKE IT FROM US, THE TESLA MODEL X IS NOT YOUR TYPICAL SUV.

* OF COURSE, TESLA DOESN'T BUILD TYPICAL ANYTHING, SO, THIS 2016 MODEL X MAY JUST CHANGE CROSSOVERS, AS WE KNOW THEM, FOREVER.

AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT, IT'S HEAVILY BASED ON THE MODEL S SEDAN WITH THE SAME BASIC INTERIOR LAYOUT UP FRONT, INCLUDING THE INCREDIBLY LARGE TOUCHSCREEN COMMAND CENTER IN THE DASH.

SEATS THAT ARE ADEQUATELY COMFORTABLE FOR COMMUTING USE, ARE NOT QUITE UP TO THE LONG HAUL TASK, THOUGH YOU CAN'T DRIVE MORE THAN 250 MILES WITHOUT TAKING A BREAK ANYWAY, WHICH IS THE OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT RATING FOR THIS P90D.

MPGE RATINGS ARE 89-CITY, 90-HIGHWAY, AND 89-COMBINED.

FOR AN ALMOST PERFECT ENERGY IMPACT SCORE OF JUST TWO-TENTHS OF A BARREL OF OIL USED YEARLY WITH NO CO2 EMISSIONS.

DIMENSIONALLY, THE MODEL X IS ABOUT 2.0 INCHES LONGER THAN THE MODEL S, WITH THE WHEELBASE STRETCHED JUST TWO-TENTHS OF AN INCH.

THE DESIGN IS VERY FLUID, WITH THE SHARPLY DESCENDING ROOFLINE MEETING THE TALL REAR IN HATCHBACK MANNER, MORE SO THAN A TRADITIONAL SUV SHAPE.

IT'S NOT THE MOST HANDSOME DESIGN GOING DOWN THE ROAD, BUT IT IS HIGHLY, AND FUNCTIONALLY AERODYNAMIC, AND CERTAINLY UNIQUE, WHICH TESLA BUYER STILL APPRECIATE.

OF COURSE, THE MODEL Xs BIGGEST TRICK IS ITS FALCON DOUBLE HINGED WING DOORS THAT SWING UP VERTICALLY TO ALLOW WIDE ACCESS FOR ENTRY, AND TO BE ABLE TO ACCESS THE REAR IN TIGHT SPACES WITH AS LITTLE AS ONE FOOT CLEARANCE.

THEY'RE PACKED FULL OF SENSORS DESIGNED TO KEEP THEM FROM HITTING ANYTHING, AND THEY SURE DID SEEM TO OPERATE ON THE SAFE SIDE, NOT OPENING OR CLOSING IF ANYTHING IS ANYWHERE NEAR THEM.

SIX OR 7-PASSENGER VERSIONS ARE AVAILABLE, AND 2ND ROW SEATS HAVE BOTH GOOD COMFORT AND SPACE.

THEY ARE PEDESTAL MOUNTED, MOVING UP AND OUT OF THE WAY FOR 3RD ROW ACCESS.

THE SYSTEM WORKS WELL, BUT IT'S ALSO VERY NOISY IN OPERATION.

THERE'S NOT QUITE ADULT SIZE IN 3RD ROW, AND 2ND ROW SEATS DO NOT FOLD FOR MAXIMUM CARGO CARRYING.

STILL, THERE'S AS MUCH AS 77 CUBIC-FEET OF CARGO SPACE INSIDE, AS WELL AS A FRONT TRUNK.

AS FOR DOING OTHER SUV TYPE THINGS, THE MODEL X FEATURES AN IMPRESSIVE 5,000 POUND TOWING CAPACITY.

BOTH 75 AND P90KW POWERTRAINS, ARE AVAILABLE, AND YES, YOU CAN ALSO GET THE LUDICROUS SPEED UPGRADE FOR 532 HORSEPOWER, AND 713 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, AND 3.2 SECOND 0-60s.

PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FOR A VEHICLE THAT WEIGHS AROUND 5,500 POUNDS.

DUE TO ALL OF THE NECESSARY BATTERIES.

ALL THAT WEIGHT IS CARRIED LOW OF COURSE, SO BODY ROLL IS MINIMAL AND CORNERING INPUTS QUICK; NICE DIRECT STEERING HELPS AS WELL, BUT IT'S LACKING IN FEEL.

ALL MODEL Xs ARE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE; ACCOMPLISHED WITH MOTORS BOTH UP FRONT AND IN THE REAR; DELIVERING IMMENSE AMOUNTS OF TORQUE INSTANTLY.

THERE'S AN ENORMOUS PANORAMIC WINDSHIELD THAT'S A BIT DISCONCERTING AT FIRST, BUT CERTAINLY AIDS IN THE GREAT VISIBILITY ALL AROUND.

STILL, THERE ARE CAMERAS MOUNTED JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE TO HELP YOU OUT IN TIGHT MANEUVERING.

THOSE CAMERAS AID IN DRIVING TASKS AS WELL, AS ON THE HIGHWAY, YOU CAN PRETTY MUCH JUST SIT BACK AND RELAX, LETTING AUTOPILOT DO MOST OF THE DRIVING FOR YOU.

IT SEEMS TO STRUGGLE A LITTLE ON TWO-LANE ROADS, SO BEST, TO TAKE CHARGE ONCE YOU REACH YOUR EXIT.

YOU CAN EVEN LIVE OUT YOUR KNIGHT RIDER FANTASIES BY SUMMONING THE CAR TO COME GET YOU.

THERE ARE CERTAINLY SOME QUIRKS THAT GO ALONG WITH THE MODEL X, AND MORE THAN A FEW SQUEAKS, AND RATTLES AS WELL; ALL THINGS THAT THE EARLY ADOPTING FAITHFUL SEEM TO HAVE NO PROBLEMS OVERLOOKING.

PRICING STARTS AT $84,200 FOR A 75D; THE P90D GOES FOR $116,700, TO WHICH YOU CAN ADD THE LUDICROUS SPEED UPGRADE FOR ANOTHER 10 GRAND.

IF YOU LIKE THE TESLA MODEL S, AND WANT MORE ROOM, AND FUNCTIONALITY, THE 2016 MODEL X IS EVERYTHING YOU DREAMED ABOUT, AND IT'S IN A CLASS ALL ITS OWN.

YET, EVEN MORE SO THAN THE SEDAN, IT BEHAVES LESS LIKE AN EV AND MORE LIKE A SOLID EVERY DAY FAMILY HAULER.

ONE THAT, INSTEAD OF WASTING TIME STANDING NEXT TO A GAS PUMP, YOU JUST PLUG-IN, BEFORE YOU DRIFT OFF TO DREAMLAND.

* FOR MOST ROAD RACERS, LOSING TRACTION IS THE LAST THING THEY WANT.

BUT FOR A SELECT GROUP OF RUBBER SLAYING ENTHUSIASTS WHO KEEP CONSTANT CONTROL OF A CAR, THAT APPEARS TO BE OUT OF IT, THAT'S WHAT IT'S ALL ABOUT.

OUR OVER THE EDGE GUY ZACH MASKELL STAYS SIDEWAYS AS HE SPENDS HIS DAY DRIFTING AWAY.

Drifter: BURNT RUBBER...

GASOLINE... ROARS OF V8s... AND LIKE, A GOOD VIBE.

YOU DON'T REALLY HEAR IT, BUT IT'S THERE.

YOU CAN HEAR EVERYBODY TALKING AND HAVING A GOOD TIME.

Zach Maskell: IN DRIFTING, THE DRIVER USES THE THROTTLE, BRAKE, CLUTCH, AND GEAR SHIFTING, ALONG WITH STEERING TO KEEP THE CAR IN A CONSTANT OVERSTEER SITUATION... JUST LIKE THAT... TODAY'S GOING TO GET ROWDY.

OPPOSITE LOCK THEY STAY, AT CHARLESTOWN, WEST VIRGINIA'S SUMMIT POINT MOTORSPORTS PARK, ABOUT TWO HOURS WEST OF WASHINGTON, D.C...

HELPING US UNDERSTAND THIS MADNESS IS A MAN WHO RANKED 25TH IN FORMULA DRIFT IN 2015.

FD HAS PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FROM ALL OVER THE WORLD.

Dan Savage: PEOPLE KNOW ME AS RAPPER... R-A-P-P-E-R... [LAUGHS] RAPPER D-A-N SAVAGE... Zach: FIRST OF ALL, WHAT WOULD ONE NEED?

Dan: YOU CAN COME INTO DRIFTING WITH A $3,000 CAR AS LONG AS IT'S REAR WHEEL DRIVE AND IT'S MANUAL.

Zach: OKAY THEN, HOW TO GET THE THING SIDEWAYS?

Dan: THERE'S DEFINITELY SEVERAL DIFFERENT WAYS TO DO IT.

THE MORE NOVICE WOULD BE, GO STRAIGHT IN, AND JUST JERK THE WHEEL, AND THE CAR HOPEFULLY WILL STEP OUT.

THERE'S OTHER TECHNIQUES AS FAR AS...

GOING AS FAST AS YOU CAN INTO IT AND RIPPING YOUR EMERGENCY BRAKE.

THERE'S ANOTHER ONE WHERE YOU CAN GO IN AND ALMOST...

UPSET THE CAR, AND THEN PUSH THE CLUTCH IN, AND OUT, AND JUST JOLT THAT DRIVELINE, AND REALLY DRIVE THE TIRES.

Zach: AFTER THAT, IT'S ALL ABOUT HOLDING YOUR SPEED AND ANGLE.

RAPPER WAS PUMPED TO GIVE US A RIDE IN HIS NISSAN 240SX, WITH BARELY 100 HORSEPOWER AS OPPOSED TO HIS 800 HORSEPOWER PRO CAR.

WITH SUCH LITTLE POWER, YOU'VE REALLY GOT TO FOCUS ON FUNDAMENTALS, AND USE MOMENTUM IN YOUR FAVOR.

Dan: I THINK IT BRINGS THE JOY BACK TO IT.

[ENGINE REVVING, TIRES SCREECHING] I GAVE MY 86 YEAR OLD GRANDMA A RIDE BACK IN THE DAY AND YOU JUST SAW HER LITTLE PURPLE MITTEN HANGING OUT THE WINDOW JUST, JUST HAVING A BLAST...

IF YOU LEAVE TODAY WITH A FROWN, IT'S YOUR FAULT.

Zach: AH, THAT INITIAL FEELING WHEN YOU FIRST GET SIDEWAYS, NOTHING ELSE COMPARES TO THIS.

[TIRES SCREECHING] THAT'S EXACTLY WHY THIS IS SO ADDICTING!

IT'S JUST A CONSTANT ADRENALINE RUSH!

YOU'LL SEE A LOT OF NISSAN 240s AND OLDER 3 SERIES BMWs.

YOU'LL ALSO SEE ENGINE SWAPS, LIKE THE SR20-DET, A TURBO CHARGED 4-CYLINDER.

OF COURSE, THE VERY POPULAR V8s.

AND THE INLINE 6 TURBO CHARGED 1JZ-GTE IS GLORIOUS BOUNCING OFF THE REV-LIMITER.

ROCKING A 1J HIMSELF... A DRIVER WHO'S NEVER MISSED AN EVENT IN NINE YEARS.

David Bellomo: YOU WANT TO BE PASSIONATE ABOUT A SPORT BUT YOU HAVE LIMITS AND RULES IN OTHER SPORTS.

AND THIS IS A SPORT LIKE FREESTYLE.

LIKE MOTOCROSS OR SKATING, AND ONCE I GET OUT THERE, AND I RIP THE E-BRAKE, I CAN DO IT MY OWN LEVEL AS HARD AND I WANT TO DO IT, AS RABID AS I CAN.

Zach: DRIFTING IS ALL ABOUT CONSISTENT SPEED, THE LINE YOU TAKE, AND ANGLE.

SUMMIT POINT HAS TRACKS FOR BEGINNERS, AND PROFESSIONALS.

ON THIS DAY, AT "DRIFT NIRVANA'S 100 DRIFTERS OF DECEMBER," IT WAS ALL ABOUT PRACTICE, AND KEEPING IT FUN AND SAFE.

Dan: IT'S JUST A COMPANIONSHIP BETWEEN FRIENDS AND PEOPLE YOU DON'T EVEN KNOW.

IF YOU LIKE THE WAY THE CAR LOOKS, YOU SAY, "HEY YOUR CAR LOOKS AWESOME WHILE IT'S DRIFTING.

OR LIKE, "HEY YOURS LOOKS LIKE CRAP BUT YOU'VE GOT THAT HEART."

AND THAT'S WHAT PEOPLE SHARE.

Zach: IF YOU'VE NEVER BEEN INTO EXTREME SPORTS, YOU MIGHT NOT KNOW THE FEELING, BUT IT'S BEEN A HEADY DAY AT SUMMIT POINT.

HIGH FIVES ALL AROUND, DRIVERS SHARING PARTS...

YOUR FRIENDS PUSHING YOU TO BE BETTER.

WHILE THIS IS STILL MOTORSPORTS, IT FEELS ALIEN.

LIKE NOTHING OF THE SORT EXISTS.

AND ONCE YOU UNDERSTAND WHY THAT COULD DRAW CERTAIN PEOPLE TO IT.

YOU JUST MIGHT BEGIN TO UNDERSTAND DRIFTING.

[LAUGHS]"THAT WAS A BLAST, THAT WAS A BLAST..." John: PAT GOSS HAS A FEW TIPS TO KEEP CAR CARE ON THE STRAIGHT AND LEVEL.

Pat Goss: PROPER LUBRICATION IS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PARTS OF ANY VEHICLE.

AND HERE TO GIVE US SOME POINTERS ABOUT HARLEY-DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLES WE HAVE LYNDON ABEL FROM ROMMEL HARLEY-DAVIDSON.

LYNDON, WELCOME BACK TO THE SHOW.

Lyndon Abel: THANKS FOR HAVING ME, PAT.

Pat: ALRIGHT.

NOW, WE GET A LOT OF QUESTIONS ABOUT, "HOW DO I CHECK MY OIL?"

SEEMS LIKE A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW, AND THEREFORE THEY DON'T DO IT.

NOW, ON A HARLEY, AH, SIDE STAND, OR STRAIGHT UP?

HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT IT?

Lyndon: WELL, THEY'RE GREAT QUESTIONS, AND ANY TIME YOU HAVE A QUESTION LIKE THAT, YOU WANT TO START BY LOOKING AT THE MOTORCYCLE'S OWNER'S MANUAL TO FIND OUT EXACTLY HOW TO DO IT.

IN FACT, ON SOME MOTORCYCLES, YOU WANT THE VEHICLE STRAIGHT UP AND DOWN.

SOME YOU WANT ON THE SIDE STAND.

CHECK THE OWNER'S MANUAL AND MAKE SURE.

Pat: OKAY, NOW ONE THING, AND I GET THIS A LOT ON CARS, IS PEOPLE ASK, "SHOULD THE ENGINE BE RUNNING?"

WELL NO, IT SHOULDN'T... Lyndon: NEVER FOR THE MOTORCYCLE, THE MOTOR OIL.

PROBABLY THERE'S SOME CONFUSION THERE BECAUSE OF TRANSMISSION CHECKS IN THE OLD DAYS AND THINGS LIKE THAT.

BUT YOU CAN ACTUALLY CAUSE HARM TO YOURSELF OR YOUR MOTORCYCLE IF YOU'RE CHECKING THE MOTOR OIL WHEN IT'S RUNNING.

Pat: ALRIGHT NOW, READING THE DIPSTICK.

Lyndon: YEAH, YOU'RE ALWAYS GOING TO GET A BETTER READING WHEN THE OIL IS AT FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE.

BUT YOU CAN SEE ON THIS DIPSTICK THEY TELL YOU THE FULL HOT, AND FULL COLD SO YOU CAN GET AN IDEA OF IF THE READING IS CORRECT WHEN IT'S COLD.

BUT I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND ADDING OIL UNTIL YOU'VE BROUGHT THE OIL UP TO FULL OPERATING TEMPERATURE.

Pat: SO, GET IT HOT AND RECHECK IT.

Lyndon: YUP!

Pat: NOW, HERE WE HAVE ONE... Lyndon: SO, THIS IS AN ANALOG DIPSTICK THAT SHOWS YOU THE TEMPERATURE OF THE OIL.

VERY SIMPLE DEVICE.

UM, IT'S JUST A THERMOMETER WITH THE READING ON THE TOP.

WE HAVE A DIGITAL MODEL WHICH DOES THE SAME THING, BUT IT'S GOT A REALLY NEAT EXTRA TRICK...

IT WILL ALSO TELL YOU THE LEVEL OF THE OIL WITHOUT HAVING TO PULL THE DIPSTICK OUT OF THE...OIL PAN...SO, PRESS THAT BUTTON, AND IT'LL SHOW YOU THE LEVEL.

OBVIOUSLY, THERE'S NO OIL ON IT, BUT WE CAN SHOW YOU AN EXAMPLE RIGHT HERE ON THIS BIKE... AND THIS JUST MAKES IT SO MUCH EASIER TO CHECK.

SOMETIMES, THE MOTOR IS HOT, THE EXHAUST IS NEARBY, YOU'RE TRYING TO UNSCREW THAT, AND OIL IS DRIPPING OFF.

IF YOU HAVE A DEVICE LIKE THAT, THAT CAN ALLOW YOU TO CHECK THE OIL AND MAKE SURE IT'S WHERE YOU WANT IT TO BE, REALLY AT EVERY GAS STOP.

Pat: RIGHT, JUST LIKE A CAR, EVERY TIME YOU FILL IT UP, CHECK THE OIL.

Lyndon: THAT'S IDEAL.

Pat: AND ALWAYS USE THE PROPER OIL.

Lyndon: YOU WANT TO USE THE MANUFACTURER RECOMMENDED OIL AND MAKE SURE THAT IT'S COMPATIBLE.

DON'T JUST BE POURING RANDOM QUARTS OF OIL IN THERE IF YOU THINK IT NEEDS OIL.

Pat: AND SOME YAHOO ON THE INTERNET DOESN'T KNOW MORE THAN THE PEOPLE WHO DESIGNED THE ENGINE.

Lyndon: RIGHT.

Pat: OKAY.

LYNDON, THANK YOU.

Lyndon: THANK YOU.

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

* John: BUT THE DRIVING IS THE THING AND WE DID FINALLY GET TO DRIVE THE EV1.

BUT ONLY AFTER PUNCHING IN THE CORRECT IGNITION CODE.

THERE ARE NO KEYS REQUIRED, AND DISCOVERED THAT THIS 1,800 POUND CAR IS QUICK AS WELL AS QUIET.

YOU ALMOST BOLT FROM 0 TO 60 IN 8.9 SECONDS.

HANDLING WAS NOT QUITE AS IMPRESSIVE BUT STILL COMPETENT.

IT'S DOUBLE WISHBONE FRONT AND BEAM AXLE REAR SUSPENSION DESIGN DELIVERED A SOFT ECONOMY CAR FEEL DESPITE BEING BUILT OF LIGHTWEIGHT ALUMINUM AND COMPOSITE.

BUT THE IMPORTANT POINT IS THE EV1 DRIVES LIKE A REAL CAR, NOT A GLORIFIED GOLF CART.

WE'VE BEEN ALL OVER, GRABBING QUICKSPINS IN TODAY'S LATEST.

SO, HERE'S WHAT WE DROVE, AND WHAT WE THINK!

EVEN THOUGH CADILLAC'S LARGE XTS SEDAN WILL BE AROUND FOR A WHILE LONGER, GM'S LUXURY BRAND IS LAUNCHING A NEW VISION FLAGSHIP, THE CT6.

AND BEYOND A NEW NAMING SCHEME, AND BOLD NEW STYLING, THIS BIG LUXO 4-DOOR MAKES A MAJOR SWITCH FROM FRONT TO REAR WHEEL DRIVE ARCHITECTURE, MORE IN LINE WITH THE RIVAL GERMAN BRANDS THEY'VE BEEN CHASING FOR SO LONG.

WHILE, ITS SIZE PLACES IT IN THE SAME BALL PARK AS THE BMW 7 SERIES AND MERCEDES-BENZ S-CLASS, THE NEW CHASSIS IS ACTUALLY LIGHTER THAN THE SMALLER CADILLAC CTS, USING MORE ALUMINUM TO OFFSET A RISE IN FOOTPRINT.

SO IT'S ALSO MUCH LIGHTER THAN THE GERMANS.

AND WHERE, SAY, A 7 SERIES OR S-CLASS HAS A HUNKERED DOWN, PLANTED, AND SILKY SMOOTH SOLID FEEL, THE CT6 SACRIFICES THAT FOR A MORE DYNAMIC, AND SPIRITED RIDE CHARACTER.

SO WHILE, NOT QUITE AS COMFORTABLE, IT'S MORE ENTERTAINING TO DRIVE.

ENGINES RANGE, FROM A 265 HORSEPOWER, 2.0 LITER TURBO 4 AND A 335 HORSEPOWER, 3.6 LITER V6, TO A 404 HORSEPOWER, 3.0 LITER TWIN-TURBO V6.

ALL COME MATED TO AN 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC.

OUR TOP OF THE LINE V6 TURBO, WITH ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, GAVE AN EXHILARATED PUSH OFF THE LINE, AND THROUGH THE CONES, AIDED BY MAGNETIC RIDE CONTROL, IT PERFORMED LIKE A CAR HALF ITS SIZE.

STILL, EVEN WITH ITS SLANT OF PERFORMANCE OVER POSH, THE CT6 IS EVERY BIT A FLAGSHIP.

MATERIAL QUALI IS TOP NOTCH, AND TECHNOLOGY TRULY IS NEXT LEVEL: A GIANT CENTER STACK SCREEN, A SLICK SHIFTER, AND CENTRAL CONTROLLER, AND OF COURSE, THE ALL-DIGITAL REAR VIEW CAMERA DISPLAY.

SO, THE CT6 CAN TEACH EVEN THE GERMANS A THING OR TWO.

ON SALE NOW, THE 2016 CADILLAC CT6 STARTS AT ABOUT $56,000, WITH OUR TESTER TOPPING OUT JUST UNDER 90 GRAND.

WE'RE ALSO STILL GRAPPLING WITH A NEW NAMING SCHEME AT INFINITI, BUT BY NOW WE'RE ALL WELL AWARE OF THEIR Q50 MIDSIZE SEDAN.

AND A FUN ONE IT IS.

NOW, FOR 2016, INFINITI'S BROADENING ITS APPEAL EVEN MORE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF NEW ENGINE CHOICES.

LET'S START OFF WITH A BANG, THE Q50 RED SPORT 400, IT WILL BE THE MOST POWERFUL VARIANT, FEATURING A 400 HORSEPOWER, 3.0 LITER TWIN TURBO V6.

THAT SAME ENGINE ALSO COMES AS THE Q50 3.0T, WHERE IT PUTS OUT A MERE 300 HORSEPOWER.

Zach Maskell: THIS IS INFINITI'S NEW VR ENGINE.

IT'S BASED OFF THE VQ, BUT IT'S BUILT WITH 85% NEW PARTS.

DON'T WORRY THOUGH, IT STILL PUTS OUT THAT GREAT EXHAUST NOTE THAT YOU'RE USED TO HEARING WITH THE POPULAR VQ ENGINE.

John: WE FELT GREAT, INSTANT POWER FROM THIS NEW V6, WITH BOTH VERSIONS PROVIDING MORE THAN ENOUGH FOR SPIRITED COMMUTES.

ALSO NEW IS THE Q50 2.0T, WHICH GRABS POWER FROM A 208 HORSEPOWER, 2.0 LITER TURBO 4.

THIS IS MORE THE DAILY DRIVER, OBVIOUSLY, BUT IT DOESN'T TOTALLY SUCK ALL THE FUN OUT.

A Q50 HYBRID COMES LATER WITH 360 NET HORSEPOWER FROM A 3.5 LITER V6 AND ELECTRIC MOTOR COMBO.

ALL POWERTRAINS USE A 7-SPEED AUTOMATIC, WITH ALL-WHEEL DRIVE AN OPTION.

INFINITI'S DIRECT ADAPTIVE STEERING SYSTEM IS ALSO REVAMPED.

AVAILABLE ON THE HYBRID AND 3.0 LITER V6 MODELS, INFINITI CLAIMS THE FULLY ELECTRONIC, STEER-BY-WIRE SETUP PROVIDES GREATER FEEDBACK AND PRECISION.

CALL US PURISTS, BUT WE STILL PREFER THE Q50'S STANDARD HYDRAULIC STEERING SETUP.

ON SALE NOW, THE Q50 RANGE STARTS AROUND $35,000.

HYBRIDS START AT $48,000.

AND WE'LL BE BACK WITH MORE QUICKSPINS, SOON!

John: AFTER DOMINATING THE EXOTIC SUPERCAR MARKET WITH THE P1, YOU MIGHT WONDER WHAT'S NEXT FOR MCLAREN.

WELL, HOW ABOUT TAKING ALL THAT YOU LEARNED FROM THE P1 AND SCALING THINGS DOWN TO MORE ENTRY-LEVEL SUPERCAR TERRITORY.

THIS IS THE 570S, BUT IT SURE AIN'T YOUR NORMAL ENTRY-LEVEL ANYTHING!

* THE 2016 MCLAREN 570S IS THE FIRST MODEL TO COME FROM THE BRAND'S "SPORTS" SERIES, WHICH FALLS BELOW THE "SUPER" SERIES; CARS LIKE THE 650S, AND THE "ULTIMATE" SERIES WHICH IS COMPRISED OF THE NOW OUT OF PRODUCTION P1.

NEVER A BRAND TO SHY AWAY FROM ATTENTION, MCLAREN OFFERS PLENTY OF BOLD COLORS FOR THE 570S.

OURS CAME IN ONE OF TWO ORANGE TONES AVAILABLE.

BEING THE EVERYMAN'S SUPERCAR MEANS THERE ARE CERTAIN LIBERTIES TAKEN WITH INTEGRATING CREATURE COMFORTS.

IT'S NOT SO MUCH ABOUT THEM BEING AN AFTERTHOUGHT, MORE OF A FACT THAT SUCH THINGS ARE LOW ON THE PRIORITY LIST, WELL BEHIND HAULING BUTT AND TAKING NAMES.

IN OUR VIEW, MOST OF THE ALTERATIONS MADE TO KEEP A LID ON PRICE WILL NEVER BE MISSED BY THE MAJORITY OF CUSTOMERS.

THEY INCLUDE FORGOING ACTIVE AERO ELEMENTS FOR MORE TRADITIONAL TREATMENTS, SIMPLIFYING THE SUSPENSION, AND MAKING THE BODY PANELS OUT OF ALUMINUM INSTEAD OF CARBON-FIBER.

STILL, IT'S ABOUT 180 POUNDS LIGHTER THAN A P1.

THOUGH, THE 570S DOES SHARE THE SAME BASIC CARBON FIBER TUB, WITH A FEW UPDATES; INCLUDING A NARROWER SILL TO AID IN ENTRY.

FORTUNATELY, ACCESS IS STILL BY WAY OF THE BRAND'S SIGNATURE DIHEDRAL DOORS THAT SWING UP AND FORWARD PROVIDING BOTH OPEN ACCESS AND A CERTAIN COOLNESS FACTOR THAT CAN'T BE DENIED.

LIKEWISE, THE 3.8 LITER TWIN-TURBO V8 ENGINE IS THE SAME, BUT PUTS OUT SUBSTANTIALLY LESS HORSEPOWER AT 562, ACCOMPANIED BY 443 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

IT'S MID-MOUNTED AND THE 570S IS REAR-WHEEL DRIVE ONLY.

* STEP ON THE GAS THOUGH, AND YOU WON'T FEEL LIKE IT'S A DETUNED ANYTHING.

SPRINTS TO 60 HAPPENS IN JUST 3.1 SECONDS AND IT'S A HOLD ON AND CLENCH EXPERIENCE.

WITH THE LAUNCH CONTROL SEQUENCE ENGAGED, WAIT FOR BOOST TO BUILD AND THEN TAKE OFF.

YOU DO STILL FEEL SOME LAG, BUT ONCE THE POWER STARTS POURING ON, IT BLASTS YOU BACK IN YOUR SEAT; NOT QUITE AS BRUTAL FEELING AS A GT-R, BUT THE RESULTS ARE SIMILAR.

THE TURBO DUET SPINNING BEHIND YOUR HEAD SOUNDS MAGNIFICENT.

JUST LET THE 7-SPEED SEQUENTIAL GEARBOX TAKE CARE OF THE SHIFTING AND ENJOY THE INCREDIBLY FAST 10.9 SECOND TRIP TO THE END OF THE QUARTER MILE AT 137 MILES PER HOUR.

AT OUR WINTER TESTING FACILITY, ROEBLING ROAD RACEWAY NEAR SAVANNAH, THE 570S PROVED SUPREMELY CAPABLE AROUND THIS FAST, NINE TURN TRACK.

NOT QUITE UP TO THE LEVEL OF A P1, LACKING THAT CAR'S ACTIVE AERO HARDWARE, AND THE 570S WAS MORE SENSITIVE TO PROPER TIRE PRESSURES, STILL IT WAS PRETTY AMAZING NONETHELESS.

SWIFT AND DEADLY THROUGH THE HIGH SPEED SWEEPERS, YET IT DOESN'T MIND THE ULTRA-TIGHT CORNERS EITHER, AS IT'S INCREDIBLY AGILE.

YOU WOULD HAVE TO DO SOMETHING INCREDIBLY STUPID TO REALLY UPSET THIS CHASSIS, AS IN MOST DRIVING MODES THE STABILITY CONTROL IS VERY SENSITIVE.

KNOW WHAT YOU'RE DOING, HOWEVER, AND TRACK MODE IS THERE TO FULLY ACCOMMODATE.

BUT, BEFORE YOU DIVE INTO ANY HIGH SPEED CORNERS, YOU DO HAVE TO SLOW DOWN, AT LEAST A LITTLE.

THE STANDARD CARBON CERAMIC BRAKES WERE MORE THAN UP TO MULTIPLE LAPS, AND PERFORMED FADE FREE.

OUR FULL LAP TIMES WERE A LITTLE DOWN FROM WHAT WE EXPECTED, BUT BLAME THAT ON COLD AND WINDY TRACK DAYS, NOT THE CAR.

GOOD NEWS FOR THOSE THAT HAVE NO PLANS ON TAKING IN TRACK DAYS, THE 570S IS ALSO VERY PLEASANT ON THE STREET.

WE FOUND TRANSMISSION OPERATION QUITE SMOOTH FOR A SEQUENTIAL TRANS EXOTIC.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND THE EXTREME BOLSTERING OF THE SEATS REALLY LOCKS YOU IN PLACE.

STILL, IT PROVED A QUITE COMFORTABLE HABITAT FOR EVEN THE LARGEST OF OUR STAFF.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 16-CITY, 23-HIGHWAY, AND 19-COMBINED.

SO, THERE'S NO GAS GUZZLER TAX.

WHILE FOR MOST, AN $187,400 STICKER, OR EVEN A MONTHLY LEASE OF ABOUT $2,200, WILL CERTAINLY NOT BRING THE WORD BARGAIN TO MIND, YET IT'S STILL THE MOST ATTAINABLE MCLAREN EVER.

THE JUST ANNOUNCED NEWEST MEMBER OF THE "SPORTS" SERIES, THE 570GT, COST ABOUT 14 GRAND MORE, BUT YOU DO GET A GLASS ROOF AND A REAR TRUNK.

BOTH VERSIONS DELIVER OUTSTANDING BANG FOR THE BUCK AMONG CURRENT SUPERCAR'S.

AND THEY ARE BOTH HAND ASSEMBLED IN WOKING, ENGLAND WITH THE SAME ATTENTION TO DETAIL OF THE F1 CARS THAT ARE BEING BUILT JUST DOWN THE HALL.

BUT BACK TO JUST THE 570S.

WE SEE IT AS PROOF THAT MCLAREN IS NOW A FULL MEMBER OF THE CONVERSATION WHEN IT COMES TO A BROAD EXOTIC CAR LINEUP.

AND COMPARED TO FERRARI AND LAMBORGHINI, IT HAS THE TRUMP CARD OF BEING WAY MORE EXCLUSIVE.

ALTHOUGH IF MCLAREN KEEPS EXPANDING THEIR BRAND WITH CARS LIKE THIS, THAT'S NOT LIKELY TO BE THE CASE FOR VERY LONG.

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

NOW, FOR MORE MOTORWEEK , WHY NOT CHECK OUT OUR PODCAST AS WELL AS COMPLETE EPISODES AT PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK.

AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US NEXT TIME, AND SEE IF THE INFINITI QX80 CAN GET THE BIG JOBS DONE.

THEN, WE'LL LAUNCH A TRACK ATTACK WITH THE PORSCHE CAYMAN GT4.

'TILL NEXT TIME, I'M JOHN DAVIS.

WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE, ON MOTORWEEK !

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