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

JOIN US AND SEE IF THE TESLA P90D IS REALLY A SILENT SLEEPER... PAT GOSS SHOWS US HOW TO GO THAT EXTRA MILE... ROGER MECCA SCORES SEAT TIME IN A CLASSIC SHELBY GT350, TO SEE HOW THE LEGEND BEGAN... THEN SEE WHERE THAT LEGEND IS GOING FAST IN FORD'S NEW SHELBY GT350 MUSTANG!

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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John: WITH ANY TECH DEVICE, ONCE THE EARLY ADOPTERS HAVE ADOPTED, LOWER PRICES AND MORE CHOICES USUALLY FOLLOW.

WELL AROUND HERE, THE TESLA MODEL S STILL RANKS AS THE ULTIMATE MOBILE HIGH TECH DEVICE.

AND WHILE PRICES HAVE HARDLY MODERATED, THERE ARE NOW MORE OPTIONS IN CHOOSING ONE.

AND NONE MORE APPEALING THAN THE HIGH ACHIEVER P90D.

WE GRABBED THE KEYS FOR OUT P90D AT BETHESDA, MARYLAND'S TESLA MONTGOMERY MALL SHOWROOM.

TESLA IS CERTAINLY NOT YOUR TYPICAL CAR MAKER.

AND OUR 2016 MODEL S P90D IS DEFINITELY NOT YOUR TYPICAL EV, AS YOU MIGHT EXPECT WITH ANY VEHICLE THAT BOASTS OPTIONAL "LUDICROUS SPEED".

MORE ON THAT LATER, AS THAT'S JUST THE TIP OF WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THIS MODEL S. IT ALSO HAS AUTOPILOT FOR SEMI-AUTONOMOUS DRIVING, OVER 250 MILES OF EV RANGE, AND OVER 750 HORSEPOWER WORTH OF OUTPUT WHEN ALL OF ITS MOTORS ARE FIRING AWAY AT FULL BLAST.

AS PER TESLA NOMENCLATURE, THE P STANDS FOR PERFORMANCE, 90 FOR THE 90 KWH BATTERY CAPACITY, AND D FOR DUAL MOTOR ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE BY WAY OF ONE BIG ELECTRIC MOTOR IN THE REAR AXLE, AND A SMALLER ONE FOR THE FRONT WHEELS.

THEORETICALLY, RANGE IS UP SLIGHTLY OVER THE P85 THAT IT'S BASED ON, BUT TRUST US, YOU PROBABLY WON'T SEE ANYTHING EXTRA AS YOU'LL BE HAMMER DOWN ON THIS THING ANY CHANCE YOU GET.

THE REAL MAGIC COMES NOT FROM THE BIGGER BATTERY ITSELF, BUT FROM THE UPGRADED INCONEL ALLOY BATTERY CONTACTS THAT COME AS PART OF THE LUDICROUS SPEED UPGRADE.

THEY NOT ONLY ALLOW MORE POWER TO FLOW, BUT FOR THAT POWER TO FLOW MORE QUICKLY; THUS MAKING THE CAR MUCH, MUCH FASTER.

BY NOW, WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE MODEL S; NO START BUTTON TO SPEAK OF, JUST HOP IN, PUT IT IN DRIVE, AND OFF YOU GO.

POWER DELIVERY IS ELECTRIC CAR IMMEDIATE, YET SMOOTH, AND HERE THERE'S PLENTY OF IT.

SO, WITH VISIONS OF SUB 3.0 SECOND 0-60s AND 10.0 SECOND QUARTER MILES IN OUR HEADS, IT WAS OFF TO THE TRACK.

WITH LUDICROUS SPEED ENGAGED, THIS CAR NEARLY GIVES YOU WHIPLASH AS IT LAUNCHES OFF THE LINE.

BUT WE ALSO HAD A SERIOUS STRUGGLE WITH OUR TRACK AND THE CARS TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM.

SO, WHILE OUR DREAMS DID NOT COME TRUE, WE ACHIEVED A STILL QUICK 4.0 SECONDS TO 60, AND 12.4 IN THE QUARTER AT 114 MILES PER HOUR.

SHORT OF THE 2.6 SECOND 0-60 THAT IT'S CAPABLE OF, BUT MAYBE IT'S A GOOD THING IT'S NOT THAT EASY TO DO.

BEING A TRUE SPORT SEDAN HOWEVER, IT'S NOT ALL ABOUT STRAIGHT-LINE SPEED.

IT SHOT THROUGH OUR CONES LIKE A TRON LIGHT CYCLE AS WELL, WITH ALMOST NO BODY ROLL AND STEERING THAT WAS BOTH BRISK AND DIRECT.

WE EVEN HAD PLENTY OF RANGE LEFT FOR SOME BRAKING RUNS, AVERAGING AN EXCELLENT 111 FEET IN STOPS FROM 60.

THERE'S STILL AMPLE AMOUNTS OF UNIQUENESS TO THE MODEL Ss INTERIOR, THE CHIEF COMPONENT OF WHICH IS OF COURSE THE LARGE 17-INCH TOUCHSCREEN FOR CONTROLLING EVERYTHING.

THERE'S ALSO MERCEDES AND BMW LEVELS OF QUALITY TO BE FOUND, AS WELL AS PLENTY OF SPACE DUE TO THE FLAT CABIN FLOOR.

WE'D NEED MORE TIME WITH THE CAR TO HAVE AN OFFICIAL OPINION ON THE AUTONOMOUS DRIVING FEATURE, BUT IT SURE WAS FUN TO PLAY AROUND WITH.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS PUT THE P90D AT 89-CITY, 98-HIGHWAY, AND 93-COMBINED MPGE, WITH TOTAL RANGE OF 253 MILES.

SO NATURALLY, THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE IS ALMOST PERFECT, WITH USE OF JUST 0.2 BARRELS OF OIL EVERY YEAR AND ZERO CO2 EMISSIONS.

AFTER ADDING THE 90 KWH BATTERY AND THE LUDICROUS SPEED UPGRADES, YOU'RE LOOKING AT $119,200 FOR THE P90D.

SO WHILE, EVs AND EVEN THE TESLA BRAND CONTINUE THEIR MARCH TO THE MAINSTREAM, VEHICLES LIKE THIS 2016 MODEL S P90D ARE PUSHING IN AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT DIRECTION; TAKING ON HIGH PERFORMANCE SPORT SEDANS, AND BOASTING EXOTIC CAR LEVELS OF ACCELERATION.

FURTHER PROOF THAT THE BEST IN AUTOMOTIVE PERFORMANCE IS YET TO COME!

OUR SUCCESS STORY THIS WEEK TAKES US TO ASHEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA WHICH HAS RECENTLY ADDED FOUR COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS REFUSE TRUCKS TO ITS FLEET.

THEY FUEL UP OVERNIGHT AT THESE TIME-FILL POSTS.

WORKING WITH THE LAND OF SKY CLEAN VEHICLES COALITION, THE CITY ALSO RECEIVED FUNDING FOR 25 CNG PICKUP TRUCKS, INCLUDING THIS FORD F-150 USED BY THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.

THE CITY'S CHEVROLET VOLT EXTENDED RANGE ELECTRIC CAR USES SOLAR ENERGY TO RECHARGE AT THIS PUBLIC ACCESS STATION.

THEIR FLEET ALSO INCLUDES SEGWAY'S AND ZERO EMISSION EVs LIKE THIS GEM, AND RESIDENTS ARE TAKING NOTICE.

Mark Stevens: IT'S JUST THAT CONSTANT REMINDER WHICH WE HOPE WILL REDUCE THE FUEL CONSUMPTION AS WELL AS THE GENERAL PUBLIC SEEING WHAT WE'RE DOING... AND THAT'S A GOOD THING.

John: ASHEVILLE ALSO USES B20 BIODIESEL TO FUEL DIESEL VEHICLES.

ALL TOLD A SIGNIFICANT STEP IN THE GREEN DIRECTION FOR WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA'S PREMIERE CITY.

WE'VE SEEN MANY A MILE ROLL BY IN 35 YEARS OF MOTORWEEK .

AND ALL OF THEM WITH OUR TOP TECH, PAT GOSS.

SO, LET'S STOP BY HIS GARAGE AND SEE WHAT'S UP TO DATE.

Pat Goss: MODERN CARS CAN CERTAINLY GO THE DISTANCE.

AND HERE TO GIVE US SOME POINTERS, WE HAVE CHRIS CHESNO, FROM CALLAWAY CARS.

CHRIS, WELCOME TO GOSS' GARAGE.

Chris Chesno: THANKS FOR HAVING US.

Pat: ALRIGHT.

THE CORVETTE THAT WE'RE BESIDE HERE, THIS IS LIVING TESTAMENT TO HIGH MILEAGE.

Chris: ABSOLUTELY, THIS CALLAWAY CORVETTE SC606 JUST TURNED 205,000 MILES.

Pat: OOOH.

ALRIGHT NOW, I PRESUME THAT YOU'VE BABIED IT ALL THAT TIME?

Chris: ABSOLUTELY.

WE'VE DRIVEN THIS CAR RIGOROUSLY YET INTELLIGENTLY.

Pat: OKAY, I LIKE THAT.

[LAUGHS] AH, HAS IT REALLY...

I MEAN IT'S BEEN ROAD TESTED AND ALL KINDS OF DIFFERENT THINGS.

Chris: IT HAS.

IN FACT, WHEN THIS VEHICLE WAS BRAND NEW, MOTORWEEK WAS ONE OF THE FIRST TO TEST IT, AND UM, WENT, AND PUT THE CAR THROUGH ITS PACES.

ABSOLUTELY.

Pat: OKAY, WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MAINTAIN IT?

Chris: SO, FROM A MAINTENANCE STANDPOINT, WE HAVE FOLLOWED THE GM OWNERS' MANUAL SCHEDULE, AND JUST DONE THINGS LIKE, AH, OIL CHANGES; 28 OIL CHANGES.

Pat: OKAY.

Chris: WE'VE INSPECTED ALL OF THE FLUIDS, AND MADE SURE ALL OF THE FLUIDS WERE TO SPEC.

SO, ASIDE FROM THE 28 OIL CHANGES, 17 SETS OF TIRES, 5 SETS OF BRAKES, 2 SETS OF WIPER BLADES, AND THINGS OF THAT NATURE.

Pat: ALRIGHT NOW, ONE THING THAT WOULD CONCERN ME... WHAT ABOUT THE CLUTCH IN IT?

Chris: STILL THE ORIGINAL CLUTCH, IN FACT.

Pat: WOW!

THAT IS IMPRESSIVE.

Chris: IT'S REALLY IMPRESSIVE FROM THE STANDPOINT THAT, WHEN WE ENGINEERED THIS PACKAGE, WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF, OR EXPLOITED THE ENGINEERING HEADROOM THAT GM LEFT ON THE TABLE.

SO, WE HAVE A 606 HORSEPOWER GRAND SPORT THAT WE TOOK ADVANTAGE OF, AND LEFT A SAFETY NET IN PLACE.

Pat: OKAY.

NOW, YOU HAD MENTIONED ABOUT HAND WASHING CARS, WHICH I'M A BIG FAN OF.

Chris: ABSOLUTELY.

HAND WASHING THE CAR GETS THE OWNER IN TOUCH WITH THE VEHICLE.

WHEN YOU HAND WASH THE VEHICLE, YOU NOTICE THINGS LIKE THE BODY, THE LIGHTS, THE WHEELS, THE TIRES.

ALL OF THE EXTERIOR.

AND THEN WE ALSO TAKE THAT TO THE INSIDE, UNDER THE HOOD.

WE WASH UNDER THE HOOD, AND THEN ALSO CLEANING INSIDE THE CAR.

SO YOU'LL NOTICE THINGS THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED.

IF YOU HAVE A PIECE OF TRIM THAT'S LOOSE, OR YOU HAVE... YOU INSPECT AND YOU CAN SEE THAT YOUR BRAKE PADS ARE RUNNING LOW, OR YOU CAN ALSO LOOK AT ROTOR WEAR, ANYTHING OF THAT NATURE YOU'LL PICK UP WHEN YOU SPEND THE TIME TO HAND WASH IT.

SO, WE'RE A BIG ADVOCATE OF THAT.

AND WHETHER IT'S A HIGH PERFORMANCE CORVETTE, OR YOUR DAILY DRIVEN SEDAN, HAND WASHING APPLIES.

Pat: OKAY, NOW ONE OF THE THINGS THAT I HAVE DONE OVER THE YEARS IS, I SPEND A LOT OF TIME ON MY CARS TIGHTENING THINGS.

BECAUSE STUFF LOOSENS UP OVER TIME.

LIKE ON THE CAMARO HERE, THE TIE BAR BETWEEN THE STRUT TOWERS, I WAS TIGHTENING SOME STUFF UNDERNEATH THE HOOD, AND I PUT THE TORQUE WRENCH ON THOSE AND THOSE BOLTS WERE LOOSE.

NOW, IF YOU HAVE ONE OF THOSE ON YOUR CAR, YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT IT'S TIGHT ALL THE TIME, BECAUSE THE CHANGE IN THE HANDLING WAS AMAZING.

JUST BY TIGHTENING THOSE BOLTS.

Chris: AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT.

WE'RE BIG FANS OF NUT AND BOLT INSPECTIONS AS WELL.

THIS VEHICLE HAS GONE ON SIX DIFFERENT ROAD COURSES; AUTOCROSSED AND DRAG RACED.

AND WE DO AN INSPECTION BEFORE AND AFTER EACH TIME WE PUT IT THROUGH ITS PACES.

THIS CAR, BY THE WAY, RAN 10.8 IN THE QUARTER MILE AT 128 AFTER TURNING 118,000 MILES.

Pat: OH, MY GOODNESS.

Chris: CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT?

Pat: IMPRESSIVE.

CHRIS, THANK YOU.

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

John: TIME NOW FOR A MOTORNEWS UPDATE WITH YOLANDA VAZQUEZ.

Yolanda Vazquez: WE ALWAYS LIKE TO SHINE A BRIGHT LIGHT ON A GOOD STORY, AND NOW THERE'S WORD COMING FROM THE INSURANCE INSTITUTE FOR HIGHWAY SAFETY THAT SUGGESTS BIG CHANGES ARE ON THE WAY IN REGARDS TO THEIR SAFETY RATING SYSTEM.

AUTOMOTIVE NEWS IS REPORTING THAT THE IIHS WILL SOON ADD A NEW REQUIREMENT FOR THEIR "TOP SAFETY PICK +" RATING: HEADLIGHT PERFORMANCE.

SHAKE UPS HAVE ALREADY TAKEN PLACE WITH THE INTRODUCTION OF THE SMALL OVERLAP FRONT CRASH TEST, AND MOST RECENTLY, FRONT CRASH PREVENTION SYSTEMS CRITERIA.

TH HAS FORCED AUTOMAKERS TO SPEED UP INVESTMENT IN ADVANCED SAFETY TECHNOLOGIES IN ORDER TO CONFORM.

IN THIS INSTANCE, IT IS ADAPTIVE LIGHTING AND ACTIVE LIGHTING SYSTEMS THAT WILL BE ADDRESSED FEATURES LIKE AUTOMATIC HIGH BEAMS, OR DYNAMIC HEADLIGHTS THAT TURN BASED ON STEERING WHEEL INPUTS.

THERE'S NO WORD IF A SPECIFIC BULB TYPE; BE IT HALOGEN, HID, LED, OR ANYTHING ELSE, WILL PLAY A ROLE IN THE RATING.

BUT THE EFFECTIVENESS OF NEWER LIGHTS, AND LED'S IN PARTICULAR, CERTAINLY MAKE A CASE FOR IT.

THERE'S ALSO HOPE THAT THIS NEW RATING CRITERIA WILL FORCE HEADLIGHT TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE QUICKLY, THUS LOWERING COSTS, AND PUT ADDED PRESSURE ON THE U.S. GOVERNMENT TO CHANGE RULES THAT PREVENTED THE BEST GLOBAL LIGHTING SYSTEMS FROM COMING ONSHORE.

WHATEVER HAPPENS IN THE FUTURE, YOU CAN BET WE'LL BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR MORE FROM THE IIHS AS THEY CONTINUE TO BE A GUIDING LIGHT ON VEHICLE SAFETY.

AND THAT'S IT FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS!

John: TIME NOW TO JUMP BEHIND THE WHEEL OF SOMETHING NEW FOR MORE QUICKSPIN FIRST DRIVING IMPRESSIONS.

WITH THE F-TYPE SELLING WELL, A NEW XE COMPACT SEDAN AND F-PACE CROSSOVER DUE SOON, IT'S EASY TO OVERLOOK JAGUAR'S BREAD AND BUTTER 4-DOOR: THE XF.

BUT THE GEN 2 IS HERE, AND JUST ABOUT EVERYTHING IS CHANGED.

AN ALL-NEW WEIGHT SAVING CHASSIS, AND STANDARD 340 HORSEPOWER 3.0 LITER SUPERCHARGED V6 MAKES XF MUCH MORE OF A DRIVER'S CAR.

THE S MODEL BUMPS HORSEPOWER TO 380, WITH ALL-WHEEL DRIVE OPTIONAL.

THE STILL FAMILIAR STYLING NOW FALLS MORE IN LINE WITH JAG STUNNERS LIKE THE F-TYPE, WITH LED LIGHTING, AND SLEEK BUT AGGRESSIVE LINES.

INSIDE, ENHANCED MATERIAL QUALITY ACCOMPANIES THIS THOROUGH REDESIGN.

Greg Carloss: SO, AT FIRST GLANCE, IT MAY LOOK AS THOUGH THE 2016 JAGUAR XF IS ROUGHLY THE SAME AS THE OUTGOING MODEL.

BUT A CLOSER LOOK, WILL REVEAL THAT IT'S ALMOST COMPLETELY NEW ITS ON A BRAND NEW ARCHITECTURE, AND NOT JUST ANY ARCHITECTURE, BUT JAGUAR'S ALUMINUM INTENSIVE ARCHITECTURE.

SO, WHAT DOES THAT DO FOR THE XF?

WELL, IT MAKES IT LIGHTER AND IT MAKES IT STIFFER, SO IMPROVING ITS OVERALL DRIVING DYNAMICS.

HAVING SPENT A FAIR AMOUNT OF TIME IN THE PREVIOUS XF, I CAN SAY THIS ONE IS CERTAINLY MORE DIALED IN.

IT ALSO SWITCHES FROM HYDRAULIC POWER STEERING, TO ELECTRIC POWER STEERING.

I'LL GIVE CREDIT WHERE IT'S DUE RIGHT HERE, THIS IS ACTUALLY A PRETTY GOOD SYSTEM AND OFFERS DECENT FEEL.

John: ON SALE NOW, THE 2016 JAGUAR XF STARTS AROUND $53,000.

AND WE'LL GRAB MORE QUICKSPIN'S, SOON!

Lauren Morrison: THOUGH THE CONCEPT LOOKED NEARLY PRODUCTION READY AT THE 2015 NORTH AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL AUTO SHOW IN DETROIT, THE CHEVROLET BOLT HAS UNDERGONE A FAIRLY THOROUGH REDESIGN AS ITS LAUNCH DRAWS NEARER.

WHILE THE BOLT CONCEPT LOOKED ALMOST FUTURISTIC... SPY PHOTOS SHOW THE 2017 BOLT SHOWROOM EDITION LOOKING FAR MORE MAINSTREAM, WITH A FRONT END MORE IN LINE WITH THE CHEVY'S VOLT PLUG-IN HYBRID.

THE BULBOUS LOOK OF THE CONCEPT VEHICLE HAS ALSO GIVEN WAY TO MORE DEFINED, SHARP ANGLES NOT UNLIKE THE NEWEST HONDA FIT.

NO HARDWARE CHANGES TO REPORT, THOUGH, AS GM SAYS THE BOLT IS STILL ON TRACK FOR A 200 MILE ALL-ELECTRIC RANGE.

WE'LL CERTAINLY HAVE MORE TO REPORT ONCE WE GET BEHIND THE WHEEL...

THE BOLT IS SET FOR A MID-YEAR LAUNCH.

John: WHILE CARROLL SHELBY MAY NO LONGER BE WITH US, HIS HIGH PERFORMANCE LEGACY WILL SURELY OUTLIVE US ALL.

HOPEFULLY GOING FORWARD, CARS THAT BEAR HIS NAME WILL SERVE THAT LEGACY WELL.

AND THAT LEADS US TO THE REBIRTH OF A CORE OF HIS LEGEND, THE FORD MUSTANG SHELBY GT350.

SO LET'S FIND OUT IF IT DESERVES TO BE CALLED "SHELBY."

THERE HAVE BEEN LOADS OF LEGENDARY MUSTANGS OVER THE ORIGINAL PONY CAR'S FIVE DECADES...

BUT NONE MORE SO THAN THOSE BUILT STRICTLY FOR DICING UP A RACE TRACK, LIKE THE SHELBY GT350s.

SO, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, THE 2016 FORD SHELBY GT350 AND 350R MUSTANGS HAVE MIGHTY BIG WHEEL WELLS TO FILL.

WELL, AFTER OUR OWN TRACK TIME, WE CAN SAY THAT THE 19-INCH WHEELS OF BOTH OF THESE PUMPED UP PONIES SPORT THE RUBBER TO DO IT, AMPLY AIDED BY SOME SERIOUS BEEF UNDER THE HOOD AS WELL.

526 HORSEPOWER OF U.S. D.A.

PRIME IS WHAT WE'RE DEALING WITH HERE.

NATURALLY ASPIRATED, AMERICAN MADE, OVERHEAD CAM, V8 TORQUE APLENTY, AT 429 POUND-FEET.

WITH A FLAT-PLANE CRANKSHAFT IT IS THE MOST POWERFUL NATURALLY ASPIRATED ENGINE EVER FROM FORD, BREATHING LEFTOVERS OUT OF A QUARTET OF EXHAUST TIPS.

BUT THAT'S ONLY THE BEGINNING OF THE SHELBY MAGIC.

FRONT TO REAR, ALMOST EVERYTHING HAS BEEN UPGRADED, FROM SUSPENSION, TO AERODYNAMICS, TO COOLING, TO STYLE, AND EVEN IMPROVING THE INTERIOR TO MAKE THESE TRULY EXCEPTIONAL MUSTANGS.

YOU CERTAINLY KNOW YOU'RE SITTING IN SOMETHING SPECIAL.

NESTLE INTO THE RECAROS, GRAB THE FLAT BOTTOM STEERING WHEEL, AND CATCH A GLIMPSE OF THE GAUGES.

AND IN CASE YOU FORGET, A DASH PLAQUE IN 350Rs REMINDS YOU.

IT ALL LOOKS BAD ENOUGH INTO STRIKE FEAR IN THE HEARTS OF LESSER MUSCLE CARS EVERYWHERE.

EVERYTHING IN FRONT OF THE WINDSHIELD IS NEW, WITH AN ALUMINUM HOOD, FURTHER FLARED FENDERS, AND OF COURSE A LOWER STANCE.

AS YOU WOULD EXPECT, R MODELS GO NEXT LEVEL WITH EVEN MORE AERO AND SUSPENSION TWEAKS AS WELL AS THE REMOVAL OF 120 POUNDS OF UNNECESSARY WEIGHT.

MUCH OF THAT DUE TO THE ADDITION OF CARBON FIBER WHEELS.

BUT ONTO OUR TRACK DRIVE.

IT HAS TO BE EXTRAORDINARY AS WELL.

AND ON COURSE AROUND MAZDA RACEWAY LAGUNA SECA, IT INDEED IS ALL ITS CRANKED UP TO BE.

GETTING TUNED IN TO THE GT350 CAUTIOUSLY, WE FOUND NO UNDERSTEER TO SPEAK OF AND ONLY MINOR PEEPS OF OVERCOMING FROM THE REAR.

BRAKES WERE EVERLASTING.

ALREADY THE STIFFEST MUSTANG CHASSIS EVER, FURTHER BRACING HAS BEEN ADDED, AND ALL SUSPENSION COMPONENTS CONNECTED TO IT RECALIBRATED.

IN ADDITION, MAGNERIDE DAMPERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME.

ONCE UP TO SPEED, IT WAS TIME FOR HOPPING INTO THE GT350R TO FIND ITS LIMITS, OR PERHAPS JUST OURS.

THE SAME IMMUNITY TO UNDERSTEER IS PRESENT, BUT HERE THE REARS ARE A LITTLE MORE WILLING TO STEP OUT AND AID YOU IN TURNING, WITH VERY PROGRESSIVE AND USEFUL LEVELS OF OVERSTEER.

IF YOU THOUGHT THE BOSS 302 WAS DIALED IN, THIS 'STANG IS ON SPEED DIAL.

AS YOU WOULD EXPECT IN A PURPOSE BUILT TRACK-READY CAR, THERE'S A MANUAL TRANS ONLY: A 6-SPEED TREMEC TR-3160.

FORD MAKES NO CLAIMS FOR 0-60 TIMES, AS THEY SEE IT AS MORE OF A TOTAL PERFORMANCE CAR AND NOT ONE BUILT JUST FOR THE DRAGSTRIP.

BUT THE STANDARD LINE LOCK AND PERFORMANCE SHIFT LIGHT INDICATOR SUGGEST AT LEAST THEY HAD THAT IN THE BACK OF THEIR MINDS.

WE ESTIMATE 0 TO 60 IN LESS THAN 4.0 SECONDS.

AND THERE IS A DRAG, DRIVE MODE, ACCOMPANYING TRACK, SPORT, AND WEATHER, WITH FULL CHASSIS DYNAMICS CONTROL.

THE ENGINE NEVER SEEMS TO RUN OUT OF POWER AROUND THE TRACK.

IT REVS TO 8,250 AND SOUNDS BRUTAL AND NASTY.

[ENGINE REVVING] NOW, IF THERE'S ANY BAD NEWS, IT'S THAT THERE IS A GAS GUZZLER TAX WITH GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS OF 14-CITY, 21-HIGHWAY, AND 16-COMBINED.

CONSIDERING THAT HANDLING CAPABILITIES ARE MORE ON PAR WITH HIGH-END GERMAN PERFORMANCE COUPES THAN OTHER PONY CAR PRETENDERS, BASE PRICING OF $49,995 SEEMS DOWNRIGHT REASONABLE.

THE Rs LESS FOR MORE APPROACH WILL COST YOU $63,495.

SO, IT GOES WITHOUT SAYING, THAT THE 2016 FORD SHELBY GT350 AND GT350R MUSTANGS ARE MORE THAN JUST BIG ENGINE MADNESS.

THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY COMPLETE, WITH MAJOR UPGRADES TO ADDRESS ALL AREAS OF TRACK READY PERFORMANCE.

AND YES, THEY ARE INDEED SHELBY'S IN EVERY SENSE OF THE ICON.

READY TO FURTHER A LEGEND BY MAKING HISTORY OF THEIR OWN.

WE'VE JUST SEEN HOW FORD HAS BROUGHT THE GT350 NAME, ROARING INTO THE 21ST CENTURY, ADDING MASSIVE AMOUNTS OF HORSEPOWER, PERFORMANCE, AND TECHNOLOGY TO MAKE IT ONE OF THE FASTEST MUSTANGS EVER.

BUT TO REALLY COME FULL CIRCLE, WE SENT OUR OWN ROGER MECCA ON A MISSION, TO TAKE A CLOSE LOOK AT THE CLASSIC 1960s GT350, TO SEE IF THAT ORIGINAL STALLION'S REPUTATION IS WORTH A HALF CENTURY OF ADMIRATION.

Roger Mecca: THE FIRST FORD MUSTANG SHELBY GT 350 ROLLED OFF THE SHELBY ASSEMBLY LINE IN LOS ANGLES IN 1965 AND IMMEDIATELY, FANS DECLARED THE GT 350 TO BE THE SUPREME STREET RACER OF THE DAY.

AND IN 2015, THIS ICON STILL CARRIES AS MUCH PRESTIGE AS IT DID 50 YEARS AGO.

FOR A LOT OF CAR LOVERS, MYSELF INCLUDED, WHEN I THINK ABOUT A CLASSIC SHELBY MUSTANG, THIS IS WHAT COMES TO MIND, THE 1967 GT350.

AND THE OWNER OF THIS PARTICULAR MUSTANG, CARL MORGAN, WELL FOR HIM IT WAS LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.

Carl Morgan: WHEN I WALKED INTO THE GARAGE AND I TOOK MY FIRST LOOK, ITS LIKE, "OKAY, I DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH THIS GUY WANTS FOR THIS CAR, BUT I'M GONNA BUY THIS."

Roger: SINCE HIGH SCHOOL, CARL HAD ALWAYS WANTED TO OWN A GT350.

HE'D LATER PURCHASE SEVERAL CLASSIC AND MODERN SHELBY MUSTANGS, BUT HIS DREAM CAR ELUDED HIM.

THEN ONE EVENING, AFTER A MUSTANG CLUB MEETING, A GUEST SPEAKER, ON HAND TO DISCUSS CLASSIC CAR INSURANCE, PRESENTED CARL WITH A ONCE IN A LIFETIME OFFER.

Carl: EVERYBODY HAD LEFT, HE STAYED AROUND AND WE CHATTED AND HE SAYS "OH BY THE WAY, MY SON HAS A SHELBY FOR SALE" AND I WAS LIKE "OH, OKAY!"

GIVE ME HIS NUMBER.

AND MY SON AND I WENT, AND LOOKED AT IT THE NEXT DAY.

AND I WOULDN'T LEAVE THE GARAGE UNTIL HE SOLD IT TO ME.

Roger: AND WHEN YOU LOOK AT THIS MASTERPIECE, CAN YOU BLAME HIM?

FROM THE HOOD SCOOPS AND SIDE VENTS, THE GRILL MOUNTED FLOOD LIGHTS, THE FAT STRIPES DOWN THE MIDDLE, AND AGGRESSIVE LINES EVERYWHERE, THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST EYE-CATCHING CARS EVER MADE.

IN A WORLD FILLED WITH JAGS, ASTONS, AND FERRARIS, FEW AMERICAN CARS GRAB YOUR ATTENTION LIKE THE CLASSIC GT 350 DOES.

BUT WHAT MANY OF THOSE PRETTY EUROPEAN RACERS DON'T HAVE IS THE PRESENCE THAT THIS DOES.

IT SIMPLY DEMANDS AND THEN GRABS HOLD OF YOUR ATTENTION.

COOL CANNOT BEGIN TO DESCRIBE IT.

NOW, I THINK WE'VE ESTABLISHED THIS IS ONE OF THE MOST BEAUTIFUL CARS IN AMERICAN AUTOMOTIVE HISTORY AND I COULD STARE AT IT ALL DAY, BUT WE'RE NOT HERE TO STARE.

WE'RE HERE TO DRIVE.

FIRST THING YOU NOTICE WHEN YOU START DRIVING IS IT'S JUST SO BUSY.

I MEAN YOU'VE GOT NOISES COMING FROM THE BACK, FROM THE FRONT, THE ENGINE, THE EXHAUST, IT'S RATTLELY, IT'S SQUEAKS, IT BOUNCEY.

YOU DEFINITELY NOTICE THIS IS A 50 YEAR OLD AUTOMOBILE.

WHICH ALSO MEANS YOU'RE DEALING WITH 50 YEAR OLD PERFORMANCE FIGURES.

IT TAKES 7.0 SECONDS TO REACH 60 MILES AN HOUR AND YOUR TOP SPEED WILL SETTLE IN AT ABOUT 140.

NOW, I KNOW BY TODAY'S STANDARDS THAT DOESN'T SOUND VERY FAST, BUT THIS CAR ISN'T ABOUT STRAIGHT LINE SPEED IF YOU'RE BUYING ONE TODAY.

YOU BUYING ONE BECAUSE OF THE ENTIRE PACKAGE.

THE LOOKS, THE PERSONA, THE HISTORY AND YES, IT'S ABOUT AS FAST AS A MODERN DAY HONDA ACCORD SPORT, BUT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU'RE NOT DRIVING A HONDA ACCORD.

YOU'RE DRIVING A SHELBY MUSTANG GT350.

AND ONCE THE RPM'S CLIMB PAST 4000 RPM AND ALL 306 HORSES IN THE 4.7 LITER V8 START GALLOPING, THE SPEEDOMETER STARTS MOVING!

AND WHERE MODERN SPORTS CARS SEEM TO DAMPEN THE SENSATION OF SPEED, CLASSICS LIKE THIS TEND TO AMPLIFY IT, MAKING 40 MILES PER HOUR FEEL LIKE 65 AND 65 FEEL, WELL, PRETTY AWESOME.

BUT IT'S AT THOSE SPEEDS WHERE THE NAGGING MUSCLE CAR STEREOTYPE REARS ITS HEAD: THE HANDLING.

STEERING FEEL'S ACTUALLY PRETTY GOOD, THAT'S NOT THE PROBLEM.

IT'S THE SUSPENSION.

FOR A WINDING, TWISTY ROAD TO BE HANDLED WELL IN A SPORTS CAR, YOU NEED SOMETHING THAT'S NICE AND FIRM AND YOU DO NOT HAVE THAT IN THE GT 350.

AND THAT'S WHERE IT REALLY FALLS APART.

WHEN THE ROAD GETS CURVY AND THE SPEED STARTS TO CLIMB, YOU HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO BACK OFF BECAUSE I JUST DON'T FEEL COMFORTABLE GOING TOO FAST ON A TWISTY ROAD.

BUT WHO CARES?

SIMPLY CRUISING DOWN THE HIGHWAY FEELS LIKE A SPECIAL OCCASION IN THIS CAR AND AFTER A WHILE, YOU FIND YOURSELF SMILING LIKE A TEENAGER!

ANTICIPATION FOR THE NEW GT350 MIGHT BE HIGH, BUT PLACED NEXT TO THIS BEAUTY; I BET THE "OLD MAN" WOULD GET A WHOLE LOT MORE ATTENTION THAN THE NEWBIE.

AND IN MY OPINION, IT WOULD BE WELL DESERVED!

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THEN WE'LL PACK A LITTLE LIGHTER IN THE MAZDA CX-3.

PAT GOSS HELPS US ACHIEVE A PERFECT BALANCE.

AND ZACH MASKELL GOES OVER THE EDGE ON A LAVISH TRIP THROUGH SCOTLAND!

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

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