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HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS AND THIS IS MOTORWEEK! JOIN US, AS BRITISH TRADITION MOVES WITH AN ELECTRIC VIBE THE RANGE ROVER P400E... PAT GOSS WITH REPAIR ADVICE TO KEEP YOU ROLLING... STEPHANIE

HART UNCOVERS RARE FINDS AND RARE BUYS ALL IN ONE PLACE... AND MERCEDES-BENZ BROADENS THE BRAND WITH A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO LUXURY, THE A-CLASS. SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT! CLOSED CAPTIONING

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Announcer: FIND...DELIVER...INSTALL... STATE FARM IS PROUD TO SUPPORT MOTORWEEK . John: THERE'S A NEW RANGE ROVER IN TOWN, AND IT'S THE P400E. WHAT EXACTLY IS A P400E? WELL,

IT'S A PLUG-IN HYBRID VERSION OF LAND ROVER'S FLAGSHIP SUV. JUST ANOTHER OPTION FOR A VEHICLE THAT WAS ALREADY AVAILABLE WITH A V8 AS WELL AS BOTH REGULAR AND DIESEL 6'S. MORE

CHOICES ARE ALWAYS GOOD, BUT LET'S FIND OUT IF THE P400E IS THE BETTER ONE. * John: LAND ROVER CLAIMS TO HAVE CREATED THE LUXURY SUV SEGMENT WITH THE ORIGINAL RANGE ROVER IN THE

1970's. LIKE SEEMINGLY ALL THINGS THESE DAYS, THAT IS CERTAINLY DEBATABLE; BUT ONE THING IS DEFINITE, RANGE ROVER IS CLOSE TO THE ULTIMATE IN LUXURY OFF-ROAD TRANSPORTATION. AND

VEHICLES LIKE THIS 2020 RANGE ROVER P400E, PROVE THAT LAND ROVER CONTINUES TO LOOK FORWARD RATHER THAN REST ON THEIR WELL-ESTABLISHED LAURELS. THIS PHEV COMBINES A 2.0-LITER I4 TURBO RATED

AT 296-HORSEPOWER ON ITS OWN, WITH A 105-KW ELECTRIC MOTOR TO PRODUCE A COMBINED 398-HORSEPOWER; WORKING THROUGH A TRUE 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC, AND OF COURSE STANDARD FULL-TIME ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE.

ENERGY IS STORED IN A 13.1-KWH BATTERY PACK. SO, IF THERE'S AN OFF-ROAD TRAIL CLOSE ENOUGH FOR YOU TO GET THERE WITHIN THE ESTIMATED 31-MILES OF EV-RANGE; YOU'LL FIND THAT THE

P400E CAN PERFORM OFF-ROAD TASKS JUST AS WELL AS ALL OF ITS LAND ROVER BRETHREN, WITHOUT BURNING ANY PETROL, THANKS TO A 2-SPEED TRANSFER CASE, AND THE DEDICATED OFF-ROAD MODES OF THE

TERRAIN RESPONSE SYSTEM. ALSO LIKE EVERY OTHER ROVER, THERE'S A SMOOTHNESS TO THE POWERTRAIN THAT MAKES KNOWING WHERE POWER IS COMING FROM A RELATIVE MYSTERY. BUT IF YOU INSIST ON

STAYING INFORMED, THERE ARE PLENTY OF WAYS TO MONITOR IT ALL. THERE ARE NOT TOO MANY FULL-SIZE UTILITY RIGS THAT YOU'D CALL LOVELY, BUT THE RANGE ROVER CERTAINLY QUALIFIES. NO MAJOR

CHANGES, AS THIS IS STILL THE 4TH GENERATION THAT DEBUTED FOR 2013. BUT, EVEN THEIR INTEGRATION OF THE CHARGE PORT INTO THE GRILLE IS A WORK OF ART. THE P400E IS AVAILABLE IN MID-LEVEL HSE

OR TOP AUTOBIOGRAPHY TRIM. THIS HSE COMES STANDARD WITH SOFT-CLOSE DOORS, POWERED GESTURE TAILGATE, PANORAMIC MOONROOF, AND 10-INCH PRO DUO INFOTAINMENT SYSTEM WITH NAVIGATION. NUMEROUS

OPTIONS INCLUDING 21-INCH WHEELS, 20-WAY ADJUSTABLE CLIMATE-CONTROLLED SEATS, AND VISION ASSIST PACK WITH HEAD-UP DISPLAY, ALLOW FOR QUITE A BIT OF CUSTOMIZATION INSIDE AND OUT. BASIC SAFETY

SYSTEMS ARE STANDARD, THE OPTIONAL DRIVER ASSIST PACK ADDS A 360-DEGREE CAMERA, HIGH-SPEED EMERGENCY BRAKING, AND LANE KEEP ASSIST. AT OUR TEST TRACK, THE P400E FELT A LITTLE SLOWER OFF THE

LINE THAN WHAT WE'RE USED TO IN A V8 RANGE ROVER, BUT GETS UP TO SPEED RELATIVELY QUICKLY. WE HIT 60 IN 6.9 SECONDS, AND COMPLETED THE QUARTER-MILE IN 15.3 SECONDS AT 90

MILES-PER-HOUR. GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS HAVEN'T BEEN FINALIZED, BUT WE AVERAGED JUST 19.6 MILES-PER-GALLON. HOWEVER, WE ALSO DROVE A LOT OF MILES WITH LITTLE TO NO PLUGGING IN.

COMPARE THAT WITH THE 26.1 AVERAGE WE ACHIEVED IN THE DIESEL. SO, IF LONG HIGHWAY SLOGS AND LACK OF CHARGING OPPORTUNITIES ARE YOUR LIFESTYLE, YOU'D BE BETTER OFF WITH THE DIESEL. BUT

THE PHEV WILL PAY OFF BIG TIME, IF YOU MAKE LOTS OF SHORT TRIPS OR COMMUTE TO A CITY. AND, CAN AT A MINIMUM PLUG-IN AT HOME OVERNIGHT. PRICING IS QUITE COMPARABLE WHEN EQUALLY EQUIPPED IN

HSE TRIM; WITH THE P400E STARTING AT $97,245; THE DIESEL A GRAND MORE AT $98,245. BOTTOM LINE, YOU HAVE OPTIONS; PICK THE ONE THAT WORKS BEST FOR YOU. AND SPEAKING OF ALTERNATIVES, LIKE THE

CONCEPT BUT WANT LESS BRITISH ELECTRIFICATION AND MORE CYLINDERS? FOR YOU THERE ARE RANGE ROVERS SPORTING A NEW 6-CYLINDER ENGINE WITH MILD-HYBRID ASSIST. THEY HAVE A 3.0-LITER INLINE-6

TURBO, REPLACING THE BRAND'S LONG-SUFFERING SUPERCHARGED V6. THE NEW 'SIX' IS NOW AVAILABLE IN TWO VERSIONS; WITH 395 HORSEPOWER AS THE P400, AND 355-HORSEPOWER IN THE BASE

P360. WE'RE NEVER ENTIRELY SURE WHICH TO BE IMPRESSED WITH MORE, THE OFF-ROAD CAPABILITIES OF THE RANGE ROVER, OR THE SHEER LUXURY THAT TOTALLY ENSCONCES YOU. NOW THE P400E ADDS ANOTHER

SMOOTH-RUNNING POWERTRAIN INTO THE MIX, AND IT BECOMES EVEN HARDER TO SAY WHAT IT IS WE LIKE BEST ABOUT THE RANGE ROVER. AND PERHAPS THAT'S WHAT MAKES THIS 2020 LAND ROVER RANGE ROVER

P400E SO IMPRESSIVE; IT FULLY ENCAPSULATES EVERYTHING THAT IS SO FANTASTIC ABOUT RANGE ROVERS, AND PUSHES THE BRAND, AS WELL AS THE REST OF THE LUXURY SUV MARKET, TOWARDS A TRULY ELECTRIC

DRIVING FUTURE. * John: AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUMS COME IN ALL SHAPES AND SIZES, BUT ONE THAT TRULY STANDS OUT AS UNIQUE IS NOW CELEBRATING ITS 60TH ANNIVERSARY LOCATED JUST OUTSIDE CHICAGO, THE

VOLO AUTOMOTIVE MUSEUM NOT ONLY SHOWCASES MEMORABLE CARS IT ALSO HELPS FUEL THE DREAMS OF INDIVIDUAL CAR COLLECTORS, OUR FYI REPORTER STEPHANIE HART EXPLORES. * Stephanie: THE VOLO MUSEUM IS

THE KING OF CAR MUSEUMS, BUT IT'S SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT. YOU CAN FEEL AMERICANA AT ITS BEST AS YOU WALK AROUND. Stephanie: THIS IS PRETTY COOL. Brian Grams: YEAH IN THE LATE 50's

IT WAS VERY SHORT LIVED WHERE BOATS LOOKED LIKE CARS. YOU WILL SEE A LOT OF CHARACTERISTICS, LIKE THESE HAVE THE TAILLIGHTS OF A '59 CHEVY ON 'EM, DUAL HEADLIGHTS, FINS, UH

CHARACTERISTICS YOU SEE BUT VERY SHORT LIVED. Stephanie: HOW DO THEY DRIVE? Brian Grams: NOT VERY GOOD. (LAUGHS) AS A BOAT NOT VERY WELL. Stephanie: PEOPLE CAN STILL RENT THESE TODAY? Brian

Grams: THERE'S A PLACE IN WISCONSIN WHERE YOU CAN ACTUALLY RENT THESE FOR AN HOUR OR SO AND YOU PAY A PRETTY BIG PREMIUM TO DRIVE IT AND IT'S ALL ABOUT THE NOSTALGIA OF IT BECAUSE

AS A BOAT THEY DON'T DRIVE VERY WELL. Stephanie: THE NOVELTY. Brian Grams: EXACTLY. THIS HERE'S ARE DUESENBERG ROOM. UM, IT'S THE FIRST ROOM THAT YOU ENTER INTO AFTER YOU PASS

OUR TICKET BOOTH. WE LIKE TO SAY WE LIKE TO START THE TOUR OFF WITH A BANG. Stephanie: ONLY 63 DUESENBERG 2'S WERE MADE, AND 15 ARE HERE AT THE VOLO MUSEUM. THE CARS WERE VERY

EXPENSIVE TO BUILD. EACH ORIGINAL BODY STYLE WAS PRECISELY MEASURED, GRILLES, BUMPERS AND OTHER DETAILS WERE CUSTOM MADE, AND EACH CAR WAS HAND-ASSEMBLED BY A TEAM OF CRAFTSMEN IN WISCONSIN.

THE ORIGINAL DUESENBERGS APPARENTLY DROVE LIKE CEMENT TRUCKS. TODAY THE UPDATED VERSION IS A REALLY NICE RIDE. IT HAS A FORD ENGINE, A V-8, INDEPENDENT SUSPENSION AND ALL THE MODERN

AMENITIES YOU COULD PRETTY MUCH WANT PLUS THEY PRESERVE AND CELEBRATE THAT OLD WORLD CHARM. Brian Grams: WE'VE GOT ONE HERE AND IT'S A SILVER COUPE AND IT'S LABELED THE

TWENTY-GRAND BECAUSE THAT'S WHAT THE PRICE WAS BACK, YOU KNOW IN 1936, WAS $20,000 THAT WAS A LOT OF MONEY BACK THEN. Stephanie: CAR SALES FUND THE MUSEUM. AT ANY GIVEN TIME, THERE ARE

300 CARS FOR SALE HERE. VOLO SAYS THEY SELL 1,000 CARS A YEAR ALL OVER THE WORLD. MOST OF THE SALES ARE DONE ONLINE. Brian Grams: COLLECTOR, VINTAGE, ANYWHERE FROM THE OLD HOT RODS, YOU KNOW

30's AND 40's FULLY RESTORED MUSCLE CARS YOU KNOW THAT ARE COMPLETELY AUTHENTIC, RESTO MODS, MUSTANGS AND MODERN DRIVELINES. Stephanie: IT'S LIKE TAKING A STEP BACK IN

HISTORY, ONE MILE AT A TIME. Julian Bedolla: I THINK THAT'S CRAZY BECAUSE WE CAME IN HERE JUST EXPECTING TO SEE SOME REALLY CLASSIC CARS AND THE FACT THAT THEY'RE FOR SALE I THINK

THAT'S AWESOME. Stephanie: DIFFERENT MODES OF TRANSPORTATION ARE IN THIS ROOM. THE COLLECTION INCLUDES WHIZZERS, WHICH WERE MOTORIZED BIKES PRODUCED BETWEEN 1939 AND 1965. Brian Grams:

ALONG IN THE DISPLAY WE'VE GOT THE VERY FIRST SCOOTER EVER BUILT, WHICH IS A 1916 AUTOPAD. WE ALSO HAVE REPLICAS OF THE VERY FIRST MOTORCYCLES EVER BUILT. ONE OF THEM IS A DAIMLER AND

IT HAS A GAS POWERED ENGINE. THE OTHER ONE IS A ROPER AND IT'S A STEAM POWERED ENGINE WHICH WAS ACTUALLY THE FIRST ONE BUILT BUT A LOT OF PEOPLE SAY IT'S NOT THE FIRST MOTORCYCLE

BECAUSE IT'S STEAM POWERED AND NOT, YOU KNOW, GAS POWERED. Stephanie: IS IT THE FIRST MOTORCYCLE OR ISN'T IT? Brian Grams: MY OPINION, A MOTOR IS A MOTOR. IT DOESN'T MATTER

WHETHER IT'S STEAM OR GAS, IT POWERED THE BIKE, IT WAS MOTORIZED. SO I THINK THE ROPER IS THE FIRST ONE. Stephanie: AND FOR SPECTATORS WITH A SWEET TOOTH THIS CUSHMAN THREE WHEELED

SCOOTER DELIVERED ICE CREAM IN THE 1940's. (RINGS BELLS) Dave Allesee: THEY'RE VERY PROFESSIONALLY DONE, LIKED ALL THE DISPLAY CARS. Stephanie: FROM THE 1920's THROUGH THE

1950's PEDAL CARS WERE A POPULAR AND EXPENSIVE GIFT FOR CHILDREN. THE VOLO MUSEUM HAS A BIG COLLECTION OF ORIGINAL RESTORED PEDAL CARS. THE DETAILS ARE PRETTY INCREDIBLE. BACK THEN

PARENTS COULD OPTION THEM OUT WITH THINGS LIKE WHITE WALLED TIRES AND SPECIAL GRILLS. SOME OF THEM EVEN HAD WORKING SUSPENSIONS. FOR THE YOUNG AND THE YOUNG AT HEART, THERE'S SOMETHING

TO FUEL EVERYONE'S FIRE AT THE VOLO MUSEUM. Brian Grams: WALT DISNEY SAID MY PARK WILL NEVER BE DONE AND THAT'S KIND OF OUR PHILOSOPHY TOO. * John: YOU KNOW AT SOME POINT, CAR

REPAIRS ARE INEVITABLE. SO LET'S CHECK IN WITH PAT GOSS FOR ADVICE TO KEEP YOU ROLLING. * Pat Goss: AS LONG AS THERE ARE POTHOLES THERE WILL BE WHEEL DAMAGE, AND TO GIVE US SOME

POINTERS ABOUT DAMAGED WHEELS, WE HAVE SAM FRIEDMAN FROM RIM RENEW. SAM, WELCOME TO GOSS' GARAGE. Sam Friedman: THANK YOU, PAT. Goss: ALRIGHT, YOU BROUGHT US SOME EXAMPLES OF WHEELS.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT? Friedman: WELL WE'RE LOOKING AT TWO VERY PRETTY WHEELS OVER HERE WITH NOT A MARK ON THEM, AND THEN OVER HERE WE'VE GOT SOME DAMAGE. Goss: ALRIGHT, THIS ONE

LOOKS FAMILIAR? Friedman: YEAH, ALL TOO FAMILIAR IF YOU'RE IN THE NORTH EAST. THIS IS POTHOLE DAMAGE. THIS CUSTOMER CAME IN COMPLAINING OF A VIBRATION. THEY DIDN'T KNOW WHY THE CAR

WAS VIBRATING AT SPEED, AND TOOK THE WHEEL OFF AND FOUND THAT IT IS INDEED BENT ON THE INSIDE LIP. AND IT'S ON THE INSIDE LIP, YOU JUST CAN'T SEE IT WHEN THE WHEEL IS MOUNTED TO

THE CAR. Goss: ALRIGHT, WHAT DO YOU DO TO REPAIR SOMETHING LIKE THIS? Friedman: WE PUT A WHEEL LIKE THIS ON OUR RIM STRAIGHTENING MACHINE, IT'S A VERY SLOW METHODICAL PRESSING OUT OF

THE WHEEL, AND WE GET IT WITHIN TWENTY THOUSANDTHS OF AN INCH OF A PERFECT CIRCLE TO BE SPEC. REMOUNT AND BALANCE THE TIRE, AND THE CAR DRIVES SMOOTHLY DOWN THE ROAD. Goss: ALRIGHT, NOT A DO

IT YOURSELF REPAIR ? Friedman: NOT A DO IT YOURSELF REPAIR. WE SEE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ATTEMPT THIS AS A DO IT YOURSELF REPAIR, HIT IT WITH A HAMMER, AND INEVITABLY THE WHEEL WILL END UP

CRACKING BECAUSE ALUMINUM DOES NOT LIKE BEING HIT WITH A SHARP BLOW. Goss: ALRIGHT, AND OVER THERE YOU HAVE CURB RASH. Friedman: CURB RASH, ROAD RASH, WHATEVER YOU WANT TO CALL IT, IT'S

ALL THE SAME, IT'S UGLINESS AND WE'VE ALL DONE IT. PARALLEL PARKING A LITTLE BIT TOO CLOSE TO THE CURB AND YOU HEAR THE NOISE, YOU KNOW EXACTLY WHAT IT IS. BUT THE GOOD NEWS IS

THIS IS REPAIRABLE AS WELL. Goss: ALRIGHT, HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT REPAIRING THAT? Friedman: WELL THERE'S THREE DIFFERENT OPTIONS: IN SHOP, OUT OF SHOP, OR MAYBE EVEN DO IT YOURSELF. IN

SHOP WE SMOOTH OUT ALL THE DAMAGE AND WE POWDER COAT THE WHEEL BACK TO ITS ORIGINAL COLOR. OUT OF SHOP WE SMOOTH OUT ALL THE DAMAGE AND THEN USE WET PAINT. IF WE'RE DOING A SPOT REPAIR

WE'LL SMOOTH OUT ALL THIS DAMAGE, PUT PAINT ON, PUT CLEAR COAT ON AND THEN USE A BLENDING AGENT TO MAKE THE NEW PAINT MELD INTO THE OLD PAINT. IF YOU WANT TO TRY IT AT HOME, YOU CAN.

USE SOME SPRAY PAINT AND SEE WHAT RESULT YOU GET. HOPEFULLY YOU'RE HAPPY, IF NOT YOU CAN ALWAYS COME SEE A PROFESSIONAL. Goss: OK, NOW OUR NEMESIS LOTS OF TIMES IS CHROME WHEELS.

Friedman: YEAH THE CHROME WHEELS WILL PRESENT WITH SLOW LEAKS AND FROM NO APPARENT PLACE UNTIL YOU START LEAK CHECKING IT, AND THEN IT WILL END UP BEING ALL THE WAY AROUND THE ENTIRE WHEEL,

FRONT AND BACK BEAD. AND WHAT HAPPENS IS THE CHROME WILL DE-LAMINATE FROM THE ALUMINUM UNDERNEATH FROM CORROSION. SO THOSE WHEELS EITHER NEED TO BE SCRAPPED AND NEED TO BE REPLACED OR WE DO

HAVE SOME LUCK WITH PUTTING THEM ON A LATHE AND SPINNING THEM AND RE MACHINING THE INNER AND OUTER BEADS TO MAKE A SMOOTH SURFACE FOR THE TIRE TO MATE UP TO. Goss: OK, AND FINALLY WE HAVE

THE ONES WITH THE PLASTIC INSERTS. Friedman: YEAH, CHROME CLAD OR POLYCAST, IF THOSE GET SCRATCHED THEY CAN'T BE FIXED, IT'S A PLASTIC PART,THEY NEED TO BE REPLACED. IF THEY GET

BENT OR CRACKED ON THE BACKSIDE THEY CAN BE FIXED AS WITH OTHER ALUMINUM WHEELS. Goss: OK. SAM, THANK YOU. AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT, DROP ME A LINE, RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK . *

Greg Carloss: OUR LONG-TERM FLEET GOT A WHOLE LOT MORE EXCITING RECENTLY WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THIS 2019 PORSCHE MACAN S. PORSCHE OBSESSES OVER DRIVING. AND EVERY VEHICLE THEY MAKE, CAR OR

SUV, HAS TO DRIVE LIKE A PORSCHE AND THAT'S ABSOLUTELY THE CASE WITH THIS MACAN S. THE STEERING IS WELL-WEIGHTED, IT HAS A LOT OF FEEL, THE SUSPENSION IS SOMEHOW FIRM AND COMFORTABLE AT

THE SAME TIME AND THAT RIGHT THERE IS JUST CLASSIC PORSCHE. THE MACAN HAS BEEN IN OUR FLEET FOR ONLY A MONTH SO FAR, BUT WE'VE ADDED A QUICK 1,300 MILES, AND AVERAGED 20.4

MILES-PER-GALLON OF PREMIUM WHILE DOING IT. THE MACAN S BOASTS QUITE A FEW UPGRADES OVER THE STANDARD MACAN, INCLUDING 19-INCH WHEELS, UNIQUE EXTERIOR TRIM, DUAL EXHAUST, BIGGER BRAKES; AND

OF COURSE OUR FAVORITE, THE 348-HORSEPOWER 3.0-LITER TURBOCHARGED V6 ENGINE, NO TINY TURBO IN THIS SMALL UTE! WE'LL CHECK IN ON OUR TOYOTA RAV4 AND NISSAN ALTIMA ON THE NEXT MOTORWEEK

LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE! John: WHO KNOWS WHERE THE ROADS WILL LEAD? BUT WE'RE ALWAYS READY TO FIND OUT. SO LET'S GO FOR ANOTHER QUICK SPIN. * John: MIDSIZE FAMILY SEDANS ARE OUT

OF FAVOR THESE DAYS, BUT SUBARU IS STANDING BY THE SEGMENT WITH THE ALL-NEW 2020 SUBARU LEGACY. SINCE ARRIVING 30-YEARS AGO, THE LEGACY'S ALL-WEATHER TRACTION HAS MADE IT A STAND OUT.

FOR 2020 ALL-WHEEL DRIVE IS NATURALLY STILL STANDARD AND WITH IT MORE SUBSTANCE. A HEAVILY REVISED 182-HORSEPOWER 2.5-LITER FLAT-4 IS STILL THE BASE ENGINE AND HANDLES DAILY DRIVING JUST

FINE. SUBARU DITCHED THE 6-CYLINDER OPTION, BRINGING BACK A TORQUIER 260-HORSEPOWER 2.4-LITER TURBO-4 FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE 2012. BOTH WORK WITH A CVT. THE RIDE IMPROVES WITH A NEW

SUSPENSION AND THE RECENTLY INTRODUCED SUBARU GLOBAL PLATFORM. Stephanie: THIS 7TH GENERATION LEGACY HAS A 70% STIFFER BODY PLUS ITS LOST WEIGHT. IT'S 38 POUNDS LIGHTER. PAIR THAT WITH

AN UPDATED TORQUE VECTORING SYSTEM AND A 45% REDUCTION IN BODY ROLL AND YOU HAVE THE BEST RIDE YET. John: THERE'S A LITTLE MORE SPACE IN THE QUIETER CABIN. THE NEW 11.6 INCH TABLET

STYLE STARLINK INFO-TAINMENT SCREEN HANDLES MOST DUTIES ONCE RESERVED FOR BUTTONS. STANDARD EYESIGHT DRIVER ASSIST TECHNOLOGY INCLUDING EMERGENCY BRAKING AND FIRST TIME LANE CENTERING ARE

READY WHEN NEEDED. THE 2020 SUBARU LEGACY MAKES A STRONG CASE FOR BUYING A MID-SIZE SEDAN. THEY'RE AT DEALERS NOW STARTING AT UNDER $23,000. WE'RE OFF TO CANADA IN THE 2020 VOLVO

XC60 T8 POLESTAR ENGINEERED. IT APPEARS SIMILAR TO THE STANDARD MIDSIZE XC60. BUT DIFFERENCES BY VOLVO'S LONG-TIME RACING PARTNER BEGIN UNDER THE HOOD. WHERE A SUPERCHARGED AND

TURBOCHARGED 2.0-LITER I-4 TEAMS UP WITH A PLUG-IN HYBRID POWERTRAIN, PRODUCING 415-HORSEPOWER AND 494 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE. THAT'S 15 MORE HORSES AND 22 MORE POUND-FEET OF TORQUE THAN

THE STANDARD PLUG-IN HYBRID. THEY SAY THAT WILL SHAVE ABOUT A-TENTH-OF-A-SECOND OFF 0-TO-60 TO LESS THAN 5-SECONDS. ELECTRIC ONLY RANGE IS UP TO 18-MILES. AS EXPECTED ALL-WHEEL DRIVE

PROVIDES GREAT GRIP FOR THE ROAD, WITH AN ELECTRIC MOTOR NOW POWERING THE REAR WHEELS. AN 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC SWIFTLY HANDLES THE GEARING. A NEW STRUT BAR CONNECTING THE FRONT SUSPENSION

TOWERS BOOST CHASSIS RIGIDITY. UNUSUAL OUTSIDE-THE CAR MANUALLY ADJUSTABLE DAMPERS, AND SELECTABLE DRIVE MODES ALSO HELP CREATE A MORE DYNAMIC DRIVE. Garrick Zikan: THE POLESTAR TREATMENT

NATURALLY MEANS MORE POWER UP THERE BUT IT'S ALSO FASTER AND THE SHIFTS ARE QUICKER. THEIR ENHANCED STRATEGY ALSO APPLIES TO THE SUSPENSION, IT IS A SPORTIER BUT NOT NECESSARILY STIFFER

THAN SOME OF THE OTHER EUROPEAN BRANDS WE'VE DRIVEN. IT SWIFTLY ADAPTS TO THE ROAD WHILE KEEPING THINGS COMFORTABLE IN HERE. AND NATURALLY YOU HAVE THAT OVERALL SOLID FEELING THAT

VOLVO IS KNOWN FOR. John: BEEFIER GOLD PAINTED BRAKE CALIPERS SIGNAL THERE'S MORE TO THIS MID-SIZE CROSSOVER THAN YOU MIGHT EXPECT. INSIDE, VOLVO'S SOPHISTICATED TAKE ON MODERN

LUXURY AND COMFORT, MIXES WITH SPORTIER ACCENTS AND GOLD COLORED SEATBELTS. THE 2020 VOLVO XC60 T8 POLESTAR ENGINEERED STAYS TRUE TO THE BRAND'S STYLE, SAFETY AND CAPABILITY WHILE

ADDING A DOSE OF SPORTINESS, STARTING AT UNDER $70,000. AND WE'LL HAVE MORE QUICK SPINS SOON! John: ENTRY-LEVEL LUXURY IS A DIFFICULT UNDERTAKING FOR ESTABLISHED LUXURY BRANDS LIKE

MERCEDES-BENZ. IT NEEDS TO BE ATTAINABLE ENOUGH TO NEW AND LESS WELL-OFF BUYERS, BUT STILL ABLE TO DELIVER THE MERCEDES-BENZ EXPERIENCE THAT ATTRACTED ASPIRING OWNERS IN THE FIRST PLACE. NOW

MERCEDES HAS HAD VARYING LEVELS OF SUCCESS IN THIS AREA, BUT MOST AGREE THEY PULLED IT OFF SPLENDIDLY WITH THE CLA. NOW OUR QUESTION, CAN THEY GO A NOTCH LOWER? * WHILE THIS 2019

MERCEDES-BENZ A220 SEDAN IS ALL-NEW TO US HERE IN THE U.S., THE PREVIOUS THREE GENERATIONS OF THE SUBCOMPACT A-CLASS HAVE BEEN SOLD IN OTHER PARTS OF THE WORLD, MOSTLY IN HATCHBACK FORM. IN

ADDITION, HERE IN THE STATES, THAT CHASSIS ALSO UNDERPINS THE CURRENT GLA-CLASS CROSSOVER, AND EVEN THE QX30 OVER AT INFINITI. NOW, WITH THE LAUNCH OF THIS 4TH GENERATION OF A-CLASS, IT WILL

BE AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ANYWHERE AS A 4-DOOR SEDAN. ODD, SINCE ALL WE HEAR ABOUT THESE DAYS IS THE DEATH OF THE TRADITIONAL 4-DOOR. AND, DON'T CONFUSE THIS A220 WITH THE CLA,

THAT'S BEEN ON SALE HERE SINCE 2014. IT WAS, UP UNTIL NOW, BENZ USA'S ENTRY-LEVEL MODEL, BUT WAS AND IS MORE OF THE 4-DOOR COUPE STYLE. YEAH WE KNOW, SOMETIMES THINGS GET CONFUSING

AROUND THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD. NO MISUNDERSTANDING ENGINE CHOICES, AS THERE ARE NONE. A RELATIVELY-MILD 188-HORSEPOWER 2.0-LITER TURBO-4 WITH 221 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE AND A 7-SPEED DCT

AUTOMATIC IS ALL THAT'S AVAILABLE. BUT YOU DO GET TO DECIDE WHETHER YOU WANT TO ADD ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE, OR STICK WITH FRONT-WHEEL-DRIVE. OUR ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE TESTER HESITATED A LITTLE OFF

THE LINE, BUT DECENT AMOUNTS OF POWER ARRIVED SOON ENOUGH; AS DID 60 MILES-PER-HOUR, IN 6.5-SECONDS. SHIFTS WERE QUICK, BUT NOT OVERLY URGENT; AND ENABLED THE ENGINE TO MAINTAIN THE BULK OF

ITS ADEQUATE OUTPUT THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH THE QUARTER-MILE, WHICH WE FINISHED IN 15-SECONDS FLAT AT 92 MILES-PER-HOUR. A FAIR AMOUNT OF ENGINE NOISE FINDS ITS WAY INTO THE CABIN, BUT

IT'S MORE OF AN AGGRESSIVE SPORTY TONE, RATHER THAN TRADITIONAL ENTRY-LEVEL-CAR BUZZINESS. OUR A220 4MATIC WORKED ITS WAY THROUGH THE CONES WITHOUT MUCH DRAMA. THERE'S A LITTLE

UNDERSTEER HERE, AND A LITTLE OVERSTEER THERE; BUT THEY SEEM TO BALANCE THEMSELVES OUT PRETTY WELL. SOME MIGHT FEEL IT'S A LITTLE SLUGGISH TO RESPOND TO INPUTS, BUT WE'D PUT IT

MORE IN THE SOLID CATEGORY, WHICH IS PRETTY IMPRESSIVE FOR A SUBCOMPACT RIDE. ESPECIALLY SINCE THE SUSPENSION IS SOFT, BUT BODY ROLL IS HELD IN CHECK. THOUGH QUITE CAPABLE, IT'S LESS OF

A SPORT SEDAN THAN SOME MIGHT WANT, AND MORE OF A NICELY COMPETENT DAILY DRIVER; NO DOUBT AN AMG VERSION WILL TAKE THIS FURTHER AT SOME POINT. AWAY FROM THE TRACK, IT DELIVERS A VERY

REFINED RIDE FOR SUCH A SMALL CAR; WE'D EVEN SAY IT'S "A CLASS" ABOVE THE CLA FOR SURE. OFTEN, THE INTERIOR IS WHAT MAKES OR BREAKS AN ENTRY-LEVEL LUXURY CAR; AND FOR THE

MOST PART, THINGS INSIDE THE A220 LOOK AND FEEL LIKE BIGGER BENZ'S. NO OBVIOUS BARGAIN BASEMENT COMPROMISES. TYPICAL FOR A GERMAN CAR THESE DAYS, THERE ARE LOTS OF OPTIONS TO CHOOSE

FROM, WITH PLENTY OF MERCEDES-BENZ'S LATEST TECHNOLOGY TO PACK IN HERE. THAT MEANS A STANDARD 7-INCH FULL-DIGITAL CLUSTER FOR THE GAUGES, AND ANOTHER 7-INCH SCREEN TO THE RIGHT FOR

INFOTAINMENT; BUT YOU CAN UPGRADE THEM BOTH TO THE 10-INCH DISPLAYS SEEN HERE. IF YOU'RE A HOME DIGITAL ASSISTANT ADDICT AND MUST SPEAK EVERYTHING INTO ACTION, JUST SAY "HEY,

MERCEDES" AND THEN THE CAR AWAITS YOUR INSTRUCTIONS. IF YOU'RE MORE OF THE SILENT TYPE, THERE ARE STILL ENOUGH ACTUAL CONTROLS TO PERFORM BASIC DUTIES. WITH NOT VERY MUCH

SHEET-METAL TO WORK WITH, IT WAS HARD TO FULLY TRANSLATE THE MERCEDES LANGUAGE INTO SUCH A SMALL PACKAGE; BUT THIS PARTICULAR DIALECT, THOUGH LESS DISTINCTIVE, IS PLEASING ENOUGH TO THE

EYES. STANDARDS INCLUDE FULL LED EXTERIOR LIGHTING AND A PANORAMIC SUNROOF. 4MATIC GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 24-CITY, 34-HIGHWAY, AND 28-COMBINED; WE AVERAGED 26.3 MILES-PER-GALLON

ON PREMIUM. THAT RATES A BETTER THAN AVERAGE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE OF 11.8-BARRELS OF ANNUAL OIL CONSUMPTION WITH 5.4-TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS. WHEN IT COMES TO PRICING, YOU HAVE TO CHOOSE

BETWEEN FRONT AND ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE; $33,495 STANDARD, 4MATIC TWO GRAND MORE, AT $35,495. THOUGH ALL OF THESE ENTICING AVAILABLE OPTIONS CAN PUSH THINGS CLOSE TO FIFTY GRAND. MERCEDES-BENZ IS

MAKING MORE OF THEIR GLOBAL PORTFOLIO AVAILABLE TO US HERE IN THE U.S. THAN EVER. THAT'S LESS FOR US TO COMPLAIN ABOUT, AND MORE CARS TO ENJOY. BUT, THE REAL PLAN IS GETTING MORE PEOPLE

TO ENJOY THEM. THE 2019 MERCEDES-BENZ A220 OFFERS A GREAT MIX OF POSH AND PERFORMANCE IN A CLASSY-LOOKING SEDAN BODY. PAY ATTENTION ENTRY-LEVEL LUXURY PROVIDERS, A-CLASS IS NOW IN SESSION.

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