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

JOIN US, AS CHEVROLET MIXES THE BEST OF CORVETTE AND CAMARO IN THE TRACK LOVING ZL1!

PAT GOSS HAS FUEL FACTS FOR THAT CLASSIC IN YOUR GARAGE.

WE LOVE CARS BUT LAUREN MORRISON HAS FOUND THINGS THAT DRIVE US CRAZY!

AND NISSAN HAS BIG HOPES FOR THEIR NEW COMPACT ROGUE.

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT.

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John Davis: CAMARO FANS MAY HAVE NOTICED SOMETHING MISSING FROM THE LINEUP SINCE THE GEN-6 LAUNCHED LAST YEAR.

BUT MOST OF US KNEW IT WAS JUST A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE A ZL1 WOULD BLAST ITS WAY BACK ONTO THE SCENE.

AND BOY HAS IT EVER.

BOASTING PERFORMANCE THAT YOUR MULLET-ROCKING NEIGHBOR OF 30-YEARS AGO WOULD NEVER HAVE DREAMED OF.

SO, HERE'S TO THE BOW TIE FAITHFUL EVERYWHERE, THE 2017 CAMARO ZL1.

[TIRES SCREECHING] John: THE 6TH GEN. CHEVROLET CAMARO WAS AN AMAZING TRANSFORMATION AT THE OUTSET.

AS CHEVY'S MUSCULAR PONY CAR GOT SMALLER, LIGHTER, AND MORE POWERFUL, IT SEEMED THAT ONE-UPPING TRADITIONAL RIVALS WOULD NO LONGER BE ENOUGH.

THE 2017 CAMARO ZL1 CONTINUES THAT WORLD-CLASS EVOLUTION, NOW WITH A WHOLE HEAP OF NASTINESS THROWN IN.

OKAY, SO IT'S REALLY NOT THAT NASTY, BUT IT DOES HAVE SOME SERIOUSLY NEW ORNERINESS UNDER THE HOOD, COURTESY OF THE CORVETTE Z06'S SUPERCHARGED LT4 V8.

OUTPUT IS AN AWESOME 650-HORSEPOWER AND 640 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

THE EXTERIOR IS ALSO MORE MENACING, LOOKING SERIOUSLY BEEFY, BUT WITH A SEXY EDGE NOT TYPICAL FOR A MUSCLE CAR.

CRANK IT UP, AND IT SOUNDS HELLACIOUS, GIVING YOU AN AUDITORY TASTE OF THE PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL THAT LIES WITHIN.

PERHAPS THE BIGGEST NEWS OF ALL, IS GM'S NEW HYDRA-MATIC 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

THAT'S A LOT OF GEARS PACKED INSIDE, BUT THERE ARE PROMINENT PADDLE SHIFTERS MOUNTED ON THE WHEEL.

THAT MANY RATIOS IN PLAY, DID MAKE FOR A DIFFERENT TRACK EXPERIENCE.

AS OUT ON SAVANNAH, GEORGIA'S ROEBLING ROAD RACEWAY, WE FOUND OURSELVES TRIGGERING A FEW MORE SHIFTS THAN USUAL.

MOST CARS MANAGE THIS MOSTLY HIGH-SPEED, 9-TURN TRACK WITH 3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH GEARS; BUT IN THE ZL1, WE FOUND OURSELVES SHUFFLING MOSTLY BETWEEN 4TH, 5TH, AND 6TH, WITH AN OCCASIONAL CLICK UP INTO 7TH.

ONCE INITIATED, THOSE SHIFTS ARE INSTANTANEOUS, YET VERY SMOOTH; AS EVEN MID-CORNER UPSHIFTS DIDN'T SEEM TO UPSET THE CAR IN THE SLIGHTEST.

HOWEVER, THE PLASTIC SHIFT PADDLES COULD USE AN UPGRADE TO METAL; AS THEY DIDN'T FEEL WORTHY OF A CAR WITH THIS MUCH PERFORMANCE POTENTIAL.

WE CAME AWAY MORE THAN IMPRESSED WITH THE OVERALL TRACK PERFORMANCE OF THIS ZL1.

IT WAS WELL-BALANCED, SURPRISINGLY NEUTRAL; WITH PLENTY OF GOOD FEEDBACK, AS WELL AS LOADS OF POWER FOR CHARGING OUT OF CORNERS, ACCOMPANIED BY SOME INSANELY-SWEET SUPERCHARGER WINE.

GM'S PERFORMANCE TRACTION MANAGEMENT HELPS CONTROL THE POWER DELIVERY; AND WITH MULTIPLE SETTINGS IT'S EASY TO FIND ONE THAT WORKS FOR YOU.

IN ITS LEAST INTRUSIVE SETTINGS, IT WORKS REALLY WELL.

LETTING YOU GET AWAY WITH QUITE A LOT UNTIL PROCLAIMING "EASY THERE, HOSS, LET'S REEL YOU BACK IN HERE"; AND DOING SO WITHOUT HINDERING YOUR MOMENTUM.

CUSTOM GOOD YEAR EAGLE F1 SUPERCAR TIRES OFFERED SUPERIOR GRIP, HOLDING UP PHENOMENALLY WELL THROUGH A WEEK OF ABUSE.

IN FACT, EVEN WITH THAT MUCH POWER HEADING TO THE REAR WHEELS, WE HAD TO WORK REALLY HARD TO GET THEM TO BREAK LOOSE.

COPIOUS AMOUNTS OF THROTTLE-ON OVERSTEER CAN BE FOUND, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY NOT THE ZL1'S NATURAL TENDENCY.

AND SPEAKING OF ABUSE, NO TRACK CAR IS COMPLETE WITHOUT SOME DECENT BRAKES, AND THE BINDERS ON THE ZL1 OFFERED PHENOMENAL BRAKING POWER.

THE 6-PISTON BREMBOS HAD US STOPPING SWIFTLY AND PREDICTABLY, AND NEVER SHOWED A SIGN OF FADING NO MATTER HOW HARD WE WORKED THEM.

ALL-IN-ALL, MORE FUN THAN THE PROVERBIAL BARREL OF MONKEYS; AND THE FIRST CAMARO WE'VE BEEN IN, THAT WARRANTS CONSIDERATION AS PERHAPS A BETTER, MORE LIVABLE PERFORMANCE CAR THAN THE CORVETTE.

OF COURSE QUARTER-MILE TIMES ARE THE TRUE MEASURE OF A MUSCLE CAR.

AND AFTER LAYING DOWN A 0-60 TIME OF 3.5 SECONDS, THE ZL1 GETS THE JOB DONE IN 11.5-SECONDS AT 127 MILES-PER-HOUR.

IT WAS FAIRLY EASY TO GET OFF TO A GOOD LAUNCH, AND THROUGHOUT THE QUARTER-MILE, THE POWER COMES ON IN UNRELENTING WAVES, AS THE TRANSMISSION BANGS THROUGH GEARS QUICKLY AND EFFICIENTLY.

SITTING IN THE COCKPIT, THE ZL1 OFFERS A FEW UNIQUE TOUCHES; BUT IT'S NOT A TOTAL TRANSFORMATION AWAY FROM THE CAMARO'S BASIC SETUP.

YOU DO GET RECARO SEATS WITH RED BELTS; AND A SUEDE TREATMENT APPLIED TO THE FLAT-BOTTOM STEERING WHEEL, SHIFT KNOB, AND JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE ELSE.

GM'S PERFORMANCE DATA RECORDER IS AVAILABLE.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS ARE 12-CITY, 20-HIGHWAY, AND 15-COMBINED.

NETTING A GAS GUZZLER TAX AND A VERY POOR ENERGY IMPACT SCORE OF 22.0-BARRELS OF YEARLY OIL USE WITH 9.8-TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

OWNING THE BADDEST CAMARO ON YOUR BLOCK, OBVIOUSLY DOESN'T COME CHEAP; BUT YOU'D BE HARD-PRESSED TO FIND MORE PERFORMANCE OUT THERE FOR LESS THAN THE ZL1'S BASE PRICE OF $63,435.

MAYBE YOU COULD BUILD A BETTER ONE WITH THAT 25-GRAND OVER THE BASE SS, BUT NOT LIKELY.

THE 2017 CHEVROLET CAMARO ZL1 IS INDEED AN EASY TO LOVE, COMPLETE TRACK PACKAGE; RATHER THAN JUST A MUSCLE-BOUND BRUTE OF A MACHINE.

WITHOUT A DOUBT, THIS CAMARO HAS BLASTED ITSELF ONTO THE WORLD STAGE MUCH LIKE THE CORVETTE DID BEFORE IT.

BUT DON'T WORRY, IT HASN'T GONE ALL SUPER SOPHISTICATED ON US, AS THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF AMERICAN ATTITUDE LURKING JUST BELOW THE SURFACE, JUST WAITING TO BE UNLEASHED.

John: WE'VE SEEN A LOT OF EVOLUTION, AND EVEN A COUPLE OF REVOLUTIONS IN THE AUTOMOBILE OVER 36 SEASONS OF MOTORWEEK.

AND, WHILE WE THINK PROGRESS IS ESSENTIAL, AND MOST "NEW WAYS" HAVE BEEN WELCOMED, TO BE FRANK, SOME OF THEM HAVE LEFT US SCRATCHING OUR HEADS AND SAYING, "WHAT WERE THEY THINKING OF?"

SO WE HAD OUR FYI REPORTER LAUREN MORRISON LOOK INTO THINGS THAT REALLY GRIND OUR GEARS ABOUT NEW CARS TODAY!

Lauren Morrison: DC AREA RESIDENT CHARLES BROWNSTEIN LOVES HIS PORSCHE 9-11 EXCEPT FOR ONE VERY SMALL, BUT VERY LOUD, THING... (WIND SOUND) A TRIP TO THE TRACK, WHERE WINDOWS MUST BE DOWN, AND SUNROOFS CLOSED, UNVEILED A VERY ANNOYING WIND THROB.

Charles Brownstein: IT TURNS OUT THAT IT'S SO WELL STREAMLINED THAT IT HAS A FUNNY CONDITION OF AIR ENTERING THE CAR AT HIGH SPEEDS AND EXITING AT, AT A HIGH FREQUENCY, MAKING A KIND OF A HIGH PRESSURE WAVE.

Lauren: THERE ARE QUICK FIX DEVICES ALL OVER THE INTERNET TO SOLVE THE PROBLEM, BUT THEY DON'T COME CHEAP, SO CHARLES GOT TO THINKING.

Charles: SO I TOOK A CUE FROM ALL OF THE OTHER DEVICES THAT PORSCHE HAS STREWN AROUND THIS CAR AND I THOUGHT I'D MAKE A LITTLE AIR FOIL AND THAT'S WHAT I CAME UP WITH.

Lauren: A REMOVABLE AIR FOIL DEVICE THAT'S JUST BIG ENOUGH TO DISRUPT AIRFLOW INTO THE CABIN MADE FROM SOMETHING THAT'S PROBABLY IN YOUR REFRIGERATOR.

Charles: I JUST HAPPENED TO HAVE FINISHED DRINKING SOME JUICE.

AND IT TURNS OUT, IT'S A NICE STIFF PLASTIC AND A GOOD SURFACE.

Lauren: WHILE CHARLES MAY HAVE SOLVED HIS PROBLEM, IT GOT US THINKING...

THERE SURE ARE QUITE A FEW THINGS ABOUT CARS THESE DAYS THAT DRIVE US CRAZY.

FIRST UP, AN OVERLOAD OF SAFETY FEATURES.

FROM BLIND SPOT WARNINGS AND LANE CHANGE ASSIST...

LISTEN, I AM ALL ABOUT SAFETY, BUT THIS LANE CHANGE ASSIST IS REALLY MORE OF AN ANNOYANCE AT SOME POINT.

TO BLIND SPOT DETECTION... Lauren: AGAIN, I'M ALL FOR SAFETY, BUT HAVE THEY NEVER DRIVEN IN HEAVY RUSH HOUR TRAFFIC?

THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE BEHIND YOU, AND HALF THE TIME, THEY'RE NOT EVEN IN YOUR BLIND SPOT.

WE JUST LIKE TO DRIVE OUR CARS OURSELVES!

NEXT UP... [CAR MOTOR STARTS] STOP-START SYSTEMS.

SOME DO IT BETTER THAN OTHERS, BUT I AM STILL NOT A FAN OF THE STOP START.

COMING TO A SHUTTERING HALT AT A STOP SIGN JUST DOESN'T FEEL RIGHT.

BUT THE THING THAT REALLY GETS UP UNDER OUR HOOD AND DRIVES OUR STAFF CRAZY... TOUCHSCREENS.

AND MOST OF YOU SAID THE SAME THING ON OUR FACEBOOK PAGE.

UGH!

TOUCH SCREENS.

WHETHER IT'S A SYSTEM THAT LAGS OR DOESN'T RESPOND WHEN MY HANDS ARE COLD I'M TIRED OF HAVING TO TOGGLE THROUGH A MILLION SCREENS JUST TO TUNE MY RADIO.

JUST GIVE ME BUTTONS OR KNOBS.

NOW WE COULD GO ON AND ON ABOUT SOME OF OUR NOT SO FAVORITE THINGS.

Zach Maskell: ALL THE PLASTIC COVERINGS INSIDE OF THE ENGINE BAYS NOW.

I WENT TO FIND A POSITIVE BATTERY TERMINAL THE OTHER DAY.

IT TOOK ME WAY LONGER THAN IT SHOULD HAVE.

Brian Robinson: ALSO NOT A FAN OF ELECTRONIC SHIFTERS, ESPECIALLY THE PUSH BUTTON VARIETY.

UH, THEY TAKE A LONG TIME TO SHIFT BACK AND FORTH AND SOMETIMES YOU'RE NOT SURE WHAT GEAR YOU'RE ACTUALLY IN.

Greg Carlos: WELL, ONE OF THE THINGS I HATE ABOUT NEW CARS IS THAT WHEN I GET OUT OF THE CAR AND THE DOORS ARE LOCKED, I GET OUT AND I GO TO THE BACK SEAT, I CAN'T GET IN BECAUSE ALL THE OTHER DOORS ARE LOCKED EXCEPT FOR THAT FIRST DOOR.

WHEN I GET OUT OF THE CAR, I WANT ALL OF MY DOORS TO BE UNLOCKED SO I CAN ACCESS THEM WITHOUT HAVING TO UNLOCK THE DOOR AGAIN.

DRIVES ME CRAZY!

Lauren: I KNOW WE CAN USUALLY FIDDLE WITH REPROGRAMMING A CAR'S BEHAVIOR, BUT THAT'S ANOTHER NUISANCE!

STILL, EVEN WITH OUR PET PEEVES, TODAY'S CARS HAVE A LOT GOING FOR THEM, AND HOPEFULLY THE MOST ANNOYING TRENDS THAT HAVE COME ALONG... WILL SOON GO.

SO WHO KNOWS WHAT WE'LL LOVE... TO HATE... ABOUT TOMORROW'S CARS.

John: GOOD CAR CARE CAN KEEP YOUR CAR RUNNING A LONG TIME... NO MATTER HOW LONG IN THE TOOTH IT REALLY IS.

NOW FOR THE DETAILS LETS HEAD DOWN TO GOSS' GARAGE... Pat Goss: A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH OLDER COLLECTIBLE CARS WANT TO KNOW IF THEY HAVE TO USE A LEAD SUBSTITUTE IN THE GASOLINE THAT THEY USE IN THEIR CARS.

WELL, MAYBE... MAYBE NOT.

NOW, WHAT DID THE LEAD DO?

WELL, THE FIRST THING THAT THE LEAD DID IN THE ENGINES OF THESE OLDER CARS WAS THAT IT RAISED OCTANE.

NOW OCTANE IS THE FUEL'S ABILITY TO RESIST PINGING, AND PINGING IS NOTHING MORE THAN WHEN THE FUEL BURNS TOO FAST AND THE PISTON IS MOVING UP THE BURNING FUEL IS MOVING DOWN THE TWO COLLIDE AND IT'S LIKE HAVING A SLEDGE HAMMER HIT THE TOP OF THE PISTON AND IT BREAKS PISTONS MANY TIMES.

OK, BUT THAT'S ONLY ONE THING THAT IT DID.

INSIDE THE ENGINE WE HAVE VALVES TO ALLOW FUEL AND AIR TO COME INTO THE ENGINE AND EXHAUST TO GET OUT.

NOW, THESE VALVES ARE PUSHED OPEN AND THEY HAVE SPRINGS THAT SNAP THEM CLOSED.

WELL, IN OLDER ENGINES THE CYLINDER HEADS WERE MADE OUT OF CAST IRON AND THE ONLY THING THE VALVES SEATED AGAINST WAS A PAPER THAT WAS CUT INTO THE CAST IRON OF THE HEAD.

WELL, THIS VALVE SNAPPING IN AND OUT BACK AGAINST THE HEAD OVER TIME WOULD ERODE THE CAST IRON.

WELL, THAT'S WHERE THE LEAD CAME IN BECAUSE THE LEAD CUSHIONED THE VALVES HITTING THE SEATS.

SO, WHAT THAT AMOUNTS TO IS SOMETHING LIKE THIS.

HERE WE HAVE A LEAD WHEEL WEIGHT AND HERE WE HAVE AND ANVIL AND A HAMMER.

LET'S HIT THE ANVIL.

(RINGING SOUND) YOU CAN HEAR THE RING OF THE ANVIL.

NOW LET'S PUT SOME LEAD IN THE EQUATION, AND WE HIT THE LEAD AND YOU CAN SEE HOW IT'S SOFT AND IT CUSHIONS THE BLOW.

WELL, THAT IS WHAT THE LEAD DID IN THESE ENGINES, BUT DO YOU NEED A LEAD SUBSTITUTE?

WELL CHANCES ARE YOU DON'T UNLESS YOU USE THE CAR HARD.

IF YOU USE IT FOR LONG TRIPS, SUSTAINED HIGH SPEEDS, USE IT FOR RACING OR SOMETHING LIKE THAT OR TOWING A TRAILER, YEAH YOU BETTER USE THE LEAD SUBSTITUTE.

BUT, IF YOU JUST DRIVE IT TO CAR SHOWS AND THOSE SORTS OF THINGS, DRIVE IT ON WEEKENDS AND SO ON AND DRIVE IT GENTLY YOU PROBABLY DON'T.

AND REMEMBER, THAT WHEN THE VALVES DO FINALLY GO BAD THEN YOU CAN HAVE HARDENED VALVE SEATS PUT INTO THE HEADS AND YOU'LL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT VALVES OR LEAD SUBSTITUTES OR ANYTHING LIKE THAT AGAIN.

AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR A COMMENT, HOW 'BOUT DROPPING ME A LINE RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK .

John: THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW IN THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD.

AND YOLANDA VASQUEZ HAS SOME OF THE NEWEST IN THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS.

Yolanda Vazquez: THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW IS NOT ONLY THE BIGGEST CAR SHOW IN THE COUNTRY SPACE WISE, IT'S ALSO THE SHOW THAT HAS THE HIGHEST ATTENDANCE OF PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY BUY CARS.

AND THIS YEAR'S SHOW PRESENTED A PLETHORA OF NEW OFFERINGS... CHICAGO WAS THE FIRST AUTO SHOW FOR THE REDESIGNED FORD EXPEDITION AND EXTENDED EXPEDITION MAX.

THIS FULL-SIZE SUV NOW SPORTS AN ALL-ALUMINUM BODY.

POWER REMAINS TWIN-TURBO V6, NOW HOOKED TO A 10-SPEED AUTOMATIC.

HYUNDAI'S ELANTRA COMPACT CAR SERIES ADDS SPORTINESS AND PRACTICALITY WITH A NEW HATCHBACK ELANTRA GT.

A SPORT UPGRADE ADDS A TURBOCHARGED-4 AND INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION.

WITH A LEGACY OF DEBUTS AT CHICAGO, SUBARU UPDATES ITS LEGACY SEDAN WITH A WIDER-LOOK FRONT END, MORE AGILE HANDLING AND SURER BRAKING.

INSIDE IT'S NOW BOTH APPLE CARPLAY AND ANDROID AUTO CAPABLE.

THIS BIG SUV IS THE HOT ROD DODGE DURANGO SRT.

BUYERS GET A 475 HORSEPOWER HEMI V8, PLUS A DAY AT THE BOB BONDURANT SCHOOL OF HIGH PERFORMANCE DRIVING.

NISSAN FILLED OUT ITS NEW FULL-SIZE TITAN AND TITAN XD PICKUP LINES WITH NEW KING CABS.

BUT, NISSAN'S REAL HEAD TURNER WAS THIS NV CARGO X FROM CUSTOMIZER IAN JOHNSON.

PERFECT FOR XTREME OFF-ROAD DELIVERY!

FOR ON-ROAD WORK ETHIC, CHECK OUT THIS METRIS WORKER ROLLING TOOLBOX FROM MERCEDES-BENZ.

MEANWHILE INFINITI SHOWED A DISPLAY OF LOADED Q50 AND QX80 SIGNATURE EDITIONS.

TOYOTA DELIVERED A TRIO OF NEWS; AN UPDATED TUNDRA FULL-SIZE PICKUP, A FIRST TIME TRD PERFORMANCE OPTION FOR THE SEQUOIA SUV, AND A RAISED AND RUGGED RAV4 ADVENTURE CROSSOVER.

VOLKSWAGEN'S 3-ROW NEW U.S-MADE ATLAS CROSSOVER ARRIVED ALL-ACCESSORIZED OUT AS THIS "WEEKEND EDITION".

THE ROOF-TOP CARGO BOX MIMICS THE VW CAMPER POP-UP ROOF FROM BACK IN THE DAY.

CHEVROLET SAW RED AND BLACK WITH 9-NEW REDLINE SPECIAL EDITION CARS, SUVS, AND PICKUPS.

AND, MITSUBISHI ALSO ADDS BLACKED-OUT TRIM FOR THIS OUTLANDER SPORT "LIMITED EDITION."

AND, THAT WRAPS UP "WHAT'S NEW" FROM THE BIG AUTO SHOW IN THE WINDY CITY AND THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS.

John: WHEN SOMETHING NEW COMES ALONG WE'RE ALWAYS WILLING TO GIVE IT A WHIRL.

SO HERE WE GO FOR THIS WEEK'S QUICK SPIN.

John: AN ELITE FEW CARS TRULY LIVE IN THE WORLD OF EXOTIC PERFORMANCE.

THE 2017 LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR S IS CERTAINLY ONE OF THEM.

THE AVENTADOR LINEAGE FIRST GREETED THE WORLD AT THE 2011 GENEVA MOTOR SHOW.

WE WERE SO WOWED BY IT, WE NAMED THE AVENTADOR LP 750-4 SV A MOTORWEEK 2016 BEST DREAM MACHINE.

WELL EVERY MODIFICATION TO THIS LATEST EFFORT ACTUALLY IMPROVES PERFORMANCE.

A MORE AGGRESSIVE NOSE AND LONGER FRONT SPLITTER IMPROVE DOWNFORCE BY OVER 130-PERCENT.

AROUND BACK, AN ACTIVE REAR WING AND FINNED BLACK DIFFUSER ADD TO THE SWIFT RIDE.

THREE SINGLE EXHAUST OUTLETS SIGNAL NEW, LIGHTER PIPES.

THE 6.5-LITER V-12 UPS THE ANTE BY 40 TO 740-HORSEPOWER.

ENGINEERS ADDED 150 MORE RPM TOO, NOW MAXING OUT AT 8,500.

AND, ALL THAT FORCE IS STILL HARNESSED BY A 7-SPEED SINGLE CLUTCH, SEMI-AUTOMATIC GEARBOX.

THE AVENTADOR S ADDS NEW FOUR-WHEEL STEERING, A FIRST FOR A LAMBO PRODUCTION CAR.

ON OUR FIRST DRIVE IN SPAIN, THIS SUPERCAR MORE THAN LIVED UP TO THE COURAGE OF THE BULL THAT INSPIRED ITS NAME.

Zach Maskell: "WHAT THAT ALL WHEEL STEERING WILL DO IS IT ALLOWS THE REAR WHEELS TO TURN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION AT LOWER SPEEDS AND THE SAME DIRECTION AT HIGHER SPEEDS.

THAT MAKES THE CAR A LOT MORE STABLE AND LET ME TELL YOU GOING AROUND TURNS IT IS SUPER AGILE.

[MOTOR SHIFTING] John: THE AVENTADOR S ADDS A NEW EGO DRIVE MODE TO GO ALONG WITH STRADA, SPORT, AND CORSA.

APTLY NAMED, EGO LETS THE DRIVER CHOOSE TRACTION, STEERING AND SUSPENSION SETTINGS FROM THE OTHER THREE MODES FOR A ONE OF A KIND DRIVING EXPERIENCE.

THE 2017 LAMBORGHINI AVENTADOR S GOES ON SALE THIS SPRING.

THE PRICE STARTS AT ABOUT $420,000.

AND WE'LL HAVE MORE QUICK SPINS RACING YOUR WAY SOON.

IN CASE YOU'VE BEEN IN A COMA, A CERTAIN CONTINUING SCIENCE FICTION SAGA WENT ROGUE RECENTLY.

AND WHILE THIS NISSAN ROGUE, IS STRICTLY ON SALE IN THIS GALAXY FOR NOW, NISSAN COULDN'T RESIST THE TIE-IN, AS WE ALL KNOW THAT CROSS-PROMOTION IS WHERE IT'S AT THESE DAYS.

SO LET'S FIND OUT IF NISSAN'S ROGUE REALLY DOES PROVIDE NEW SALVATION FOR CROSSOVER FANS.

NOW IN ITS 2ND GENERATION, THE 2017 NISSAN ROGUE RECEIVES SUBSTANTIAL UPDATES, LOOKING TO BUILD UPON THE MARKET SHARE GRABBING ACHIEVEMENTS OF THE 2008 ORIGINAL.

CONSISTENTLY RANKED AMONG THE TOP SELLERS IN COMPACT CROSSOVERS, IT'S POPULARITY IS JUST SHY OF SEGMENT LEADERS HONDA CR-V AND TOYOTA RAV4.

THERE'S A FRESHENED EXTERIOR; YES, FEATURING A MORE EXAGGERATED VERSION OF NISSAN'S V MOTION GRILLE; ALL-NEW FRONT AND REAR FASCIAS, AS WELL AS SIGNATURE BOOMERANG TAIL LIGHTS.

IN SHORT, WHAT WAS ALREADY A GOOD LOOKING UTE IS NOW MORE SO.

BUT THERE'S A HOST OF NEW TECHNOLOGY TOO, INCLUDING THIS FIRST-TIME ROGUE HYBRID.

HARDWARE CONSISTS OF A 2.0-LITER I4 WITH CVT TRANSMISSION, AND A SINGLE 30KW ELECTRIC MOTOR; MANAGED BY AN INTELLIGENT DUAL CLUTCH SYSTEM.

TOTAL OUTPUT IS 176-HORSEPOWER, 5-MORE THAN THE STANDARD ROGUE'S 2.5-LITER NON-HYBRID ENGINE, WHICH CARRIES OVER UNCHANGED.

A SMALL LITHIUM-ION BATTERY PACK RESIDES UNDER THE REAR CARGO FLOOR.

OPERATION IS TYPICAL OF MOST HYBRIDS, WITH BOTH POWER SOURCES WORKING FULLY DURING ACCELERATION, AND THE GAS ENGINE DROPPING OUT WHENEVER IT CAN.

WHICH IS NOT VERY OFTEN, AS THIS SYSTEM SEEMS TO BE IN ELECTRIC-ASSIST MODE MOST OF THE TIME.

THERE'S VERY LITTLE "DISTURBANCE IN THE FORCE" WHEN CHANGING POWER SOURCES, THOUGH THERE ARE DEFINITE AUDIBLE CUES.

HYBRIDS ARE AVAILABLE IN FRONT AND ALL-WHEEL DRIVE; WITH AWD GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS COMING IN AT 31-CITY, 34-HIGHWAY, AND 33-COMBINED.

THOUGH WE AVERAGED A SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTING 29.4 MILES-PER-GALLON OF REGULAR.

ALL MAKES FOR A VERY GOOD ENERGY IMPACT SCORE HOWEVER, OF 10.0-BARRELS OF YEARLY OIL USE, AND 4.6-TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

THE ONLY OTHER COMPACT HYBRID CROSSOVER CURRENTLY AVAILABLE IS THE TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID, IN WHICH WE AVERAGED 32.0 MILES-PER-GALLON.

THE INTERIOR ENVIRONMENT IS ONE AREA THAT PREVIOUS ROGUE'S HAVE STRUGGLED WITH A BIT.

AND WHILE THEY'VE CERTAINLY IMPROVED OVER THE YEARS, THIS LATEST EDITION STRIVES EVEN FURTHER UPMARKET, AND IS NOW FULLY COMPETITIVE WITH THE BEST OF ITS RIVALS.

THE ROGUE IS ONE COMPACT UTE THAT STILL OFFERS A 3RD ROW OPTION, THOUGH NOT IN THIS HYBRID DUE TO THE BATTERY PLACEMENT, BUT IT DOES RETAIN FULL FOLDING SEATBACK FUNCTIONALITY.

WHILE THE HYBRID'S VERY COMPACT BATTERIES DO IMPACT THE CARGO ROOM BEHIND THE NEWLY AVAILABLE MOTION-ACTIVATED LIFT GATE; IT'S STILL QUITE REASONABLE; 27.3 CUBIC-FEET BEHIND THE 2ND ROW, AND 61.4 WITH IT FOLDED, ALTHOUGH THE LOAD FLOOR IS FAIRLY HIGH.

IDLE STOP/START IS ALSO NEW, AS IS REGENERATIVE BRAKING.

NOW IT'S NOT THE SMOOTHEST BRAKING SYSTEM WE'VE EXPERIENCED, BUT IT'S FAR FROM EGREGIOUS; AND SEEMS TO DO AN EFFICIENT JOB OF ADDING CHARGE BACK INTO THE BATTERIES.

WHILE FEW BUYERS OF THE ROGUE HYBRID WILL ASK ABOUT 0-60 TIMES, HOLDING UP TRAFFIC IS NOT HIGH ON ANYONE'S WISH LIST.

NO WORRIES HERE, AS THE ROGUE GETS OFF THE LINE PRETTY SWIFTLY TO 60 IN 8.8-SECONDS; A TENTH QUICKER THAN IN OUR LAST ROGUE TEST.

PROGRESSING DOWN THE TRACK, THE CVT KEEPS THAT ENGINE NOISE COMING; THOUGH POWER DELIVERY IS MORE DELIBERATE THAN ACCUMULATING.

THE QUARTER-MILE ENDS IN 16.8-SECONDS AT 84 MILES-PER-HOUR.

BRAKING PERFORMANCE, WITH STOPS AVERAGING A SHORT 114-FEET FROM 60 WAS GOOD, BUT THERE WAS A LOT OF ABS PULSING THROUGH THE PEDAL.

HANDLING WAS MORE OF A BLAND AFFAIR, WITH DIRECT STEERING BUT SHORT ON FEEL, AND MODERATE BODY ROLL; AS LONG AS YOU STAY BENEATH THE LIMITS OF THE EAGER-TO-ENGAGE TRACTION CONTROL SYSTEM.

ROGUE PRICING CONTINUES TO BE VERY COMPETITIVE, THE BASE S MODEL STARTS AT $24,760.

THE HYBRID IN SV TRIM STARTS AT $27,180; AND THAT'S ALMOST 3-GRAND LESS THAN A RAV-4 HYBRID.

ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE ADDS ANOTHER $1,350 MORE.

NISSAN HAS BEEN ON AN UPWARD MOVE OF LATE, AND WE SEE NO REASON WHY THAT WON'T CONTINUE, DUE IN PART TO THE NICELY IMPROVED 2017 NISSAN ROGUE.

AS FOR THE NEW HYBRID, WHILE IT'S NOT THE ONLY ONE AMONG ITS SMALL CROSSOVER PEERS, IT IS THE LEAST EXPENSIVE, WHICH SHOULD EXPAND THE ROGUE'S APPEAL EVEN FURTHER.

SO THIS ROGUE "SAGA" IS FOR REAL, AND IT'S FAR FROM OVER.

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

NOW FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; INCLUDING DAILY NEWS UPDATES, PODCASTS, AND EVEN COMPLETE EPISODES, CRUISE ON DOWN TO PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK.

AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US NEXT TIME... AS BMW CATERS TO OUR COMPETITIVE SPIRIT WITH THEIR LATEST M4... AND A CORVETTE FOR SPORTS WHO WANT TO FEEL GRAND BEHIND THE WHEEL.

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

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HA, HA, HA."

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