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

JOIN US AS COMPACT LUXURY IS REFINED AND ENERGIZED IN THE MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 300... PAT GOSS WITH ADVICE TO KEEP YOUR WHEELS ROLLING AROUND... STEPHANIE HART VISITS A CLASSIC CAR COLLECTION WITH AN INDIVIDUAL TWIST... AND A LEGENDARY OFF-ROAD BRAND EMBRACES THE FUTURE IN THE RANGE ROVER P400E...

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John: WE CAN DEBATE ALL DAY LONG ABOUT THE PRACTICAL MERITS, OR DEMERITS OF 4-DOOR COUPE SUVs.

BUT THE BOTTOM LINE IS, THESE SLICK UTEs LOOK SUPER COOL, AND PEOPLE CAN'T SEEM GET ENOUGH OF THEM.

SO, LUXURY BRANDS KEEP TROTTING OUT MORE AND MORE NEW, AND FRESHENED DESIGNS.

THE LATEST OF WHICH IS FROM MERCEDES-BENZ, THEIR COMPACT GLC.

* LIKE A RAINBOW AFTER A SUMMER RAIN SHOWER, THIS 2020 MERCEDES-BENZ GLC 300 4MATIC COUPE IS A SPLASH OF HOPE ON THE OFTEN BORING SUV LANDSCAPE.

OR, IS THIS MATT-COLORED JELLY BEAN ACTUALLY HARSHING THE AUTOMOTIVE WORLD'S MELLOW?

WELL, AS THEY SAY, BEAUTY IS IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER.

SO, YOU DECIDE AS WE GO ALONG, BUT FIRST A QUICK RECAP ON HOW WE GOT HERE.

THE GLC, IS THE C-CLASS BASED COMPACT CROSSOVER IN THE MERCEDES-BENZ LINEUP, AND WAS FORMERLY KNOWN AS "THE GLK."

GLC NOMENCLATURE ARRIVED FOR 2016, THIS STYLISH COUPE VERSION ONE YEAR LATER.

AND WHAT WE HAVE HERE IS THE COUPE'S MID-CYCLE REFRESH, MOST OF WHICH IT SHARES WITH THE REGULAR GLC SUV.

STILL WITH US?

GOOD.

NOW, BACK TO THE GLC COUPE'S CONTROVERSIAL SHAPE.

MANY OF THE SPACE-COMPROMISED COUPE-STYLE SUVs TEND TO LOOK MORE AWKWARD THAN BEAUTIFUL, BUT THE SMALLER THEY ARE, THE BETTER THE THEME SEEMS TO WORK, AS THEY JUST MORE CLOSELY RESEMBLE A SLICK HATCHBACK.

UPDATES FOR '20 INCLUDE NEW BUMPERS FRONT AND REAR, AS WELL AS A REDESIGNED GRILLE.

THE PREVIOUSLY OPTIONAL LED HIGH PERFORMANCE HEADLIGHTS ARE NOW STANDARD, AS ARE FULL LED TAIL LIGHTS.

AND, IF AT THE ASSEMBLY PLANT, IT TAKES A DIVERSION TO THE AMG LINE; 20-INCH WHEELS, UPGRADED BRAKES, AND UNIQUE EXTERIOR TRIM ARE ADDED.

BUT LESS SPACE IN AN ALREADY SMALL VEHICLE TENDS TO LIMIT THE APPEAL, AND THE TIGHT ACCESS INTO THE REAR SEATS, MAKES THIS A PERFECT VEHICLE FOR EMPTY NESTERS, OR COUPLES WHO JUST LIKE TO MEET EVERYONE ELSE THERE, RATHER THAN CARPOOL.

IN BACK, JUST 17.7 CUBIC-FEET OF CARGO SPACE, COMPARED TO THE REGULAR GLC'S 19.4.

FOLDING THE SEATBACKS WILL GIVE YOU A MAX OF 49.4 CUBIC-FEET.

SO, YOU MAY SACRIFICE A LITTLE PRACTICALITY, BUT NOTHING ELSE ABOUT THIS GLC COUPE SAYS COMPROMISE.

DELUXE ACCOMMODATIONS FOR TWO WITHOUT A DOUBT, SO COMFORT ABOUNDS.

THE LOOK INSIDE HAS IMPROVED A LITTLE, THANKS TO A REVISED CENTER STACK AND CONSOLE WITH A LARGER 10-INCH TOUCHSCREEN.

THERE'S ALSO, A NEW STEERING WHEEL, AND FRESH COLORS, AND TRIM OPTIONS.

BUT THE ADDITION OF THE LATEST MBUX DIGITAL ASSISTANT IS PROBABLY THE BIGGEST PLUS.

YES, THERE'S A LEARNING CURVE, BUT IT QUICKLY MAKES SENSE.

DIGITAL HELP HAS INCREASED, WITH THE OPTIONAL DRIVER ASSISTANCE PACKAGE TAKING THE GLC EVER-CLOSER TO FULLY-AUTONOMOUS.

AS FOR THE ACTUAL DRIVING, WHICH WE STILL PREFER TO DO AS MUCH ON OUR OWN AS POSSIBLE, THIS GLC 300 OFFERS A GOOD BALANCE BETWEEN COMPETENT HANDLING AND BORDERLINE PHENOMENAL RIDE QUALITY.

IT ALSO, FEELS VERY FAST.

THAT'S BECAUSE OF A NEW 2.0 LITER I4 TURBOCHARGED ENGINE WITH 14 MORE HORSEPOWER THAN BEFORE, AT 255, WITH 273 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

IF YOU NEED MORE, THERE ARE TWO AMG VERSIONS.

TRANSMISSION IS A 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC, AND AS OF RIGHT NOW, YOU CAN ONLY GET YOUR GLC COUPE WITH 4MATIC ALL-WHEEL DRIVE.

A VERY RESPONSIVE THROTTLE PEDAL ATTEMPTS TO GET THINGS GOING IN A HURRY, AND THE ALL-WHEEL DRIVE PROVIDES THE GRIP TO MAKE IT HAPPEN.

WE HIT 60 IN JUST 5.9 SECONDS, WHICH IS ABOUT WHAT THE ORIGINAL GLK MANAGED WITH A 6-CYLINDER.

THE 4-POT'S POWER TAPERS OFF A BIT AS YOU GET ROLLING, BUT THE TRANSMISSION WORKS ITS WAY THROUGH THE GEARS QUITE SMOOTHLY.

NOT MUCH ENGINE NOISE SEEPS ITS WAY INTO THE CABIN, AND IT'S A RELATIVELY SERENE 14.5 SECOND TRIP THROUGH THE QUARTER, ENDING AT 93 MILES PER HOUR.

THE GLC IS VERY MANEUVERABLE AT SLOW SPEEDS, AND MORE THAN CAPABLE AT HIGHER ONES.

GOOD OVERALL BALANCE, AS BOTH OVER AND UNDERSTEER CAN BE FOUND DEPENDING ON YOUR AMOUNT OF THROTTLE OR STEERING INPUTS.

ONLY MODERATE BODY ROLL TO SPEAK OF.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS FOR A GLC300 4MATIC ARE 21-CITY, 28-HIGHWAY, AND 24-COMBINED.

WE AVERAGED A GOOD 25.0 MILES PER GALLON ON PREMIUM.

THAT'S AN AVERAGE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE, WITH USE OF 13.7 BARRELS OF OIL ANNUALLY, AND 6.2 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

DESPITE THEIR RECENT FOCUS ON ENTRY-LEVEL MODELS HERE IN THE U.S., MERCEDES-BENZ IS STILL A PREMIUM LUXURY PRODUCT, AND THIS COUPE VERSION OF THE GLC IS PRICED ACCORDINGLY, STARTING AT $50,995.

SO, REGARDLESS OF WHERE YOU STAND ON THE WHOLE COUPE SUV THING, MERCEDES-BENZ MUST BE DOING SOMETHING RIGHT, AS THE GLC COUPE HAS HELPED BENZ TO INCREASE SALES OF THE GLC LINE EVERY YEAR SINCE IT DEBUTED.

THAT ALONE MAKES THIS 2020 GLC 300 4MATIC COUPE, AT LEAST TO MERCEDES-BENZ AND ITS GROWING LIST OF FANS, A TRUE THING OF BEAUTY.

* 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.

[STEPHANIE LAUGHS] AS A BOAT NOT VERY WELL.

[LAUGHS] 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 DUESENBERG'S 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 '30s AND '40s 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 1940s.

[RINGS BELLS] Dave Allesee: THEY'RE VERY PROFESSIONALLY DONE, LIKED ALL THE DISPLAY CARS.

Stephanie: FROM THE 1920s THROUGH THE 1950s 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.

Pat: ALRIGHT, YOU BROUGHT US SOME EXAMPLES OF WHEELS.

WHAT ARE WE LOOKING AT?

Sam: 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.

Pat: ALRIGHT, THIS ONE LOOKS FAMILIAR?

Sam: 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.

Pat: ALRIGHT, WHAT DO YOU DO TO REPAIR SOMETHING LIKE THIS?

Sam: 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.

Pat: 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.

Pat: ALRIGHT, AND OVER THERE YOU HAVE CURB RASH.

Sam: 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.

Pat: ALRIGHT, HOW DO YOU GO ABOUT REPAIRING THAT?

Sam: 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.

Pat: OKAY...NOW, OUR NEMESIS LOTS OF TIMES IS CHROME WHEELS.

Sam: 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.

Pat: OKAY, AND FINALLY, WE HAVE THE ONES WITH THE PLASTIC INSERTS.

Sam: 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.

Pat: OKAY.

SAM, THANK YOU.

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

* Greg Carloss: WE'D BARELY PUT THE LOG BOOK IN OUR 2020 HYUNDAI PALISADE LIMITED BEFORE THE WEATHER TURNED SLOPPY.

WET SNOW, LOTS OF RAIN AND MUD.

WELL, WELCOME TO A MID-ATLANTIC WINTER.

STILL, A FEW THINGS ALREADY STAND OUT ABOUT THIS ALL-WHEEL DRIVE PALISADE.

UPRIGHT STYLING MAKES IT LOOK HUGE.

YET, OVERALL LENGTH IS ABOUT THE SAME AS THE HONDA PILOT 3-ROW CROSSOVER.

AND, LIKE A PROPER CROSSOVER, IT DRIVES MUCH LIKE A CAR, IN THIS CASE, A VERY TIDY ONE.

SO FAR, IT'S CLEAR THAT TIGHT SPOT MANEUVERABILITY IS A CLEARLY A PALISADE STRONG SUIT.

AND, THE HIGHWAY RIDE IS VERY EUROPEAN.

IT'S LUXURY SMOOTH AND ONLY EVERY ONCE AND A WHILE DO YOU FEEL ANY BUMPS OR EXPANSION JOINTS.

AS FOR THE INTERIOR, EVERYTHING FROM THE CUSHY AND SUPPORTIVE FRONT SEATS, TO THE NUMEROUS CONVENIENCE AND TECH FEATURES, SIGNALS A MODERN, YET, POSH ENVIRONMENT.

NOW, IT'S TIME FOR SOME LONG DISTANCE I-95 TRAVEL, AS WE HEAD SOUTH TO OUR WINTER TESTING GROUNDS IN THE HYUNDAI PALISADE.

ANOTHER 3000 MILES HAVE PASSED BY IN OUR 2019 TOYOTA RAV4 HYBRID, BRINGING THE TOTAL NOW UP TO ALMOST 13,000 MILES IN JUST SIX MONTHS.

THE 219 HORSEPOWER 2.5 LITER INLINE-FOUR AND TOYOTA HYBRID SYSTEM II, GENERATE IMPRESSIVE GAS MILEAGE, ALTHOUGH DRIVING IN ECO MODE DOES SEEM A BIT SLUGGISH.

WE ARE NOW AVERAGING 39.2 MILES PER GALLON.

NOW THAT WINTER WEATHER HAS SETTLED IN WE'RE SEEING THE BENEFITS OF ALL-WHEEL DRIVE, COURTESY OF AN ELECTRIC MOTOR ON THE REAR AXLE.

BUT BEYOND THAT THIS COMPACT CROSSOVER OFFERS COMFORTABLE SEATS AND A GREAT RIDE... JUST TWO MORE REASONS WE EXPECT THIS TO CONTINUE TO BE A POPULAR CHOICE IN OUR LONG-TERM FLEET.

WE'LL UPDATE YOU ON OUR HONDA INSIGHT AND THE MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER PHEV, ON THE NEXT MOTORWEEK LONG-TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE!

John: THE AUTO INDUSTRY IS VERY COMPETITIVE, SO CHANGE IS A CONSTANT!

LAUREN MORRISION HELPS KEEP US UP TO DATE WITH THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS.

Lauren Morrison: THERE ARE MANY FACETS IN THE DEBATE ABOUT AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES, FROM SAFETY, TO LIABILITY.

AND THE EFFORT TO SET UP INDUSTRY GUIDELINES IS GROWING.

VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA HAS JOINED THE AUTOMATED VEHICLE SAFETY CONSORTIUM.

THE CONSORTIUM IS MADE UP OF AUTOMAKERS AND TECHNOLOGY COMPANIES.

THEY'RE WORKING TO DEVELOP SAFETY STANDARDS FOR TESTING AND USING VEHICLES THAT CAN ULTIMATELY DRIVE THEMSELVES ON PUBLIC ROADS.

THE GROUP IS AFFILIATED WITH THE SOCIETY OF AUTOMOTIVE ENGINEERS WHICH HAS PREVIOUSLY SET STANDARD FOR LEVELS OF AUTONOMOUS DRIVING TECHNOLOGY.

THE CONSORTIUM FORMED LESS THAN A YEAR AGO... AND INCLUDES DAIMLER, FORD, GENERAL MOTORS, HONDA, TOYOTA, UBER, AND LYFT.

IF YOU SPEND ANY TIME DRIVING IN A CITY, YOU'RE FAMILIAR WITH TRAFFIC JAMS.

VOLKSWAGEN IS WORKING ON A WAY AROUND THAT...LITERALLY.

USING 9-PUBLIC TRANSIT BUSES IN LISBON, PORTUGAL, THEY DEMONSTRATED MASS NAVIGATION TECHNOLOGY TO ROUTE FLEETS OF VEHICLES THROUGH TRAFFIC.

THIS IS DIFFERENT FROM INDIVIDUAL NAVIGATION SYSTEMS, WE HAVE NOW THAT OFTEN SEND A LOT OF TRAFFIC ON THE SAME ROUTE CREATING ANOTHER BACK-UP.

VW'S SYSTEM CAN COME UP WITH DIFFERENT ROUTES FOR MULTIPLE VEHICLES.

THEY HOPE IT CAN BE CONFIGURED FOR ANY FLEET IN ANY CITY.

THERE'S MORE EVIDENCE ELECTRIC VEHICLES WILL BE TAKING UP MORE SPACE ON THE ROAD.

GENERAL MOTORS HAS ANNOUNCED A JOINT VENTURE WITH KOREAN CHEMICAL COMPANY LG CHEM, TO BUILD A NEW BATTERY PLANT.

IT WILL BE LOCATED IN THE LORDSTOWN, OHIO AREA.

GROUNDBREAKING IS EXPECTED THIS YEAR.

FORD IS PLANNING A NEW OPERATION IN DEARBORN TO ASSEMBLE BATTERY PACKS FOR THE F-150 HYBRID AND ALL-ELECTRIC F-150.

THIS FOLLOWS VOLKSWAGEN AND BMW ANNOUNCING THEY'RE ALSO STEPPING UP THEIR ELECTRIC BATTERY PRODUCTION.

AND THAT DOES IT FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS.

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 6s.

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 1970s.

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.

AND LIKE MOST PHEV'S, YOU ARE ABLE TO SAVE YOUR EV-ONLY RANGE FOR LATER USE, ONCE YOU GET INTO TOWN, FOR EXAMPLE.

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.

[TIRES SCREECH] 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.

BOTH NUMBERS, A FEW TENTHS QUICKER THAN THE LAST DIESEL-POWERED RANGE ROVER WE TESTED.

SO, IS THIS PHEV A BETTER OPTION THAN THE DIESEL?

WELL, THE POTENTIAL IS THERE, BUT IT REQUIRES A COMMITMENT TO PLUGGING IT IN, AND IT ALL DEPENDS ON WHAT KIND OF DRIVING YOU PLAN ON DOING.

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.

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