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the new 410 HP Twin Turbo*

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Head-up Display

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SEPTEMBER 16, 2013 View from the insideGet a dramatic drivers-eye

view of a race-car fire from this

in-car cameraamazingly, the

driver escaped unharmed.

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Speaking of hot wheels ...

Celebrate your inner kid! Hot

Wheels hosted a fan fest that

included the highest-ever wall

track. bit.ly/aw_hotwheels

Coolest auction ever?

The amazing Lambrecht

Chevrolet auction is nearly

upon us; get the latest on this

collection of NOS cars and

trucks. bit.ly/lambrecht_update

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LAT PHOTOGRAPHIC

WHAT A RUSHRon Howard has spent the better part of twoyears working on Rush, the much-anticipated

film about the 1976 Formula One World Champion-ship battle between James Hunt and Niki Lauda.We have all the details on the film, from conceptionto completion.

STANG SIGHTING

We get a good front-end

view of the 15 Mustang.

BY AUTOWEEK STAFF

MR. CALLUM

Dream Cruising in a

Jag with Ian Callum.

BY GRAHAM KOZAK

(really, really) cheap

ALL THE WRAITH

The 2014 Rolls-Royce

Wraith has both throw-

back and landmark traits.

BY J.P. VETTRAINO

Lexus LS 600H L, 14

Audi A8 L TDI; car-

inspired bicycles

F-150 XLT SuperCrew

MORE OF THE SAME

Back from a break, F1

discovers (surprise!)

Vettel is as dominant as

ever. BY ADAM COOPER

DEPTS/COLUMNS

Porsche, your customers

expect better of you

MCCLUGGAGE

The City Different

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The 2014 Toyota Corolla might not scream sexy!to most car enthusiasts, but 40 million people cantbe wrong about its value and dependability.BY J.P. VETTRAINO J

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Audis new A8

BMW M4 concept

Honda safety tech

WOODWARD, MEET

News Flash

CAR LIFE

Pebble Beach on the

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UNDER THE HOOD

Mini minions overtake

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Autofile: 12 Ford

Can a tire transform

the braking and overall

performance of your sports

sedan? The answer may

not be so obvious even to

seasoned car people. Over

time, we tend to confuse

the limits of our tires

performance with the

limits of the car until we

get a chance to compare

tires back to back on the

test track.

That was the opportunity

afforded 24 Autoweek

Advisors who drove

Michelins newest ultra-high

performance all-season tire,

the Pilot Sport A/S 3, in a

series of exercises against

the best summer and all-

season tires from the

likes of Pirelli, Bridgestone,

Continental and Goodyear.

(Autoweek Advisors are pas-

sionate about the car world

and are offered a first chance

to participate in Autoweek

events. If you are interested

in becoming an Autoweek

Advisor, visit autoweek.com)

The Pilot Sport A/S 3 is

Michelins third generation

ultra-high performance all-

season tire. In our last install-

ment we covered how the

Pilot Sport A/S 3 proved to

be quicker than competitive

summer tires on a high-

speed autocross and road

course.

This time, the Pilot Sport

A/S 3 went up against the

industrys best all-season

tires in wet and dry braking

exercises. Autoweek

Advisors drove Cadillac CTS

sedans equipped with the

Michelin A/S 3, Goodyear

F1 Eagle Asymmetric All

Season and the Continental

Extreme Contact DWS. The

Cadillacs were equipped

with GPS devices that mea-

sured braking distances and

g-forces. The Michelins

equaled or beat competitors

in dry braking, averaging a

wet stopping distance from

60 mph of 126.9 ft. and a

dry stopping distance of

101.6 ft. This compares to

135.8 and 107.4 ft. respec-

tively for the Continental

and 130.3 and 101.5 ft. for

the Goodyear.*

One of the secrets of the

A/S 3 is Michelins use of

Variable Thickness Sipes,

which serve as a biting edge

in wet or icy conditions. The

sipes lock together during

hard lateral maneuvers for

summer tire-like perfor-

mance. The A/S 3 also

uses six times the amount

of silica (sand) in the tread

compound, which offers

more grip on slippery sur-

faces.

I never really put that

much thought into tires

that the differences could

be so significant with similar

tire brands, said Autoweek

Advisor, Sam AiHajjar of

Birmingham, Mich. Going

through corners and han-

dling wet conditions, there

were variations as much as

9 feet. Thats a difference

between life and death.

Theres much more

to learn about the

Pilot Sport A/S 3 at

bit.ly/aw_psas3showdown.

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THE EXTREMELY NEW

START

CAUGHT!HERES THE 2015 MUSTANG

FORDS BIGGEST NEWSnext year is surely the new-

for-2015 Mustang, launched tohelp the Blue Oval celebrate thefamed pony cars 50th anniver-sary. Heres the best look weveseen yet of its face. And rest as-sured, there are big changes com-ing: As weve been reporting formonths, the new Stang (it will beabout the same size as todayscar) could look more like the Evosconcept Ford showed at the2011 Frankfurt motor show; and it looks like the sixth-gen Mustangwill get independent rear suspen-sion and will be offered with tur-bochargingor EcoBoost, inFordspeakfor the first time sincethe 80s SVO Mustang. Look forboth turbo-fours (AutomotiveNews says it could producesomething like 300 hp) and -sixes,along with the expected V8s.Were thinking production willbegin summer 2014. d

n AT THE UPCOMINGFrankfurt motor show, Audi will unveil its new A8. Audi says it will have more powerfulengines, lighter-weight con-struction, new assistance sys-tems and Matrix LED headlighttechnology. Final powertrain details will come closer to the2015 launch, but for now itlooks like U.S. versions willhave the supercharged 3.0-literV6 (310 hp), the twin-turbo 4.0-liter V8 (435 hp), the 3.0 TDIclean diesel (258 hp) and themighty 6.3-liter W12 (500 hp).The S8 will come with a 4.0-

liter V8 developing 520 hp.Europe will get a 385-hp 4.2-liter TDI clean diesel and a hy-brid, but there are no U.S. plansfor those cars at this time. AllA8s come standard with aneight-speed Tiptronic transmis-sion and, of course, quattro all-wheel drive. Audi also offers anoptional sport differential for therear axle. The sport diff is stan-dard in the S8 and the Euro-market A8 4.2 TDI.

Audi says the A8 will put theGerman automaker among theluxury-class innovation leaders.It cites as an example the short-

wheelbase 3.0-liters 4,034-pound curb weight, best inclass for all-wheel-drive models.The body (509 pounds) ismostly aluminum. Length,wheelbase and height are un-changed on regular models,while the A8 L will be 5.12inches longer. A8 designchanges include a more expres-sive grille and sculptured hood.The lower edge of the head-lights is straighter than before.Overall, the cars front end

looks a little more aggressive. The interior includes optional

ventilation and massage for thefront seats, and individual exec-utive-style rear seats are option-al on the A8 and A8 L. Buyerscan also choose from variousassistance systems. The newAudi A8 is scheduled to arrivehere in 2015.

Prices will be announcedcloser to launch. We estimate a range between $76,000 and$137,000. d

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n HONDA DEMONSTRATED

two of its upcoming, life-saving

technologies in Detroit on Aug.

28, both of which use Dedicat-

ed Short Range Communica-

tions (DSRC) technology to

detect possible collisions. The

cheap Wi-Fi microchips can be

installed in a smart-

phone, motorcycle or

car, and communicate

with each other not-

ing velocity, direction

and other factors to

predict where each

user is going.

If the vehicle sens-

es a crossing path, a

visual warning pops up on the

main screen. If the driver doesnt

change direction or speed, it

lets out an audible warning and

flashes the word Brake! V2P

(vehicle-to-pedestrian) and V2M

(vehicle-to-motorcycle) tech-

nologies work even when the

object is blocked by other traffic

or is otherwise out of sight.

The system also lets drivers

know whether a cellphone-

carrying individual is distracted

by displaying a set of head-

phones on the screenaccord-

ing to Honda, pedestrians

account for 13 percent of the

traffic fatalities that occur each

year. Honda hopes this new

technology will help change

that. Learn more via a video

report at bit.ly/18zS9uf

START

BMWS M DIVISION PREVIEWED

its upcoming M4 coupe, unveiling

a near-production-ready concept at the

Pebble Beach Concours. Named Con-

cept M4, the car is a lightly veiled look at

the M3 coupes replacement. The pro-

duction car is expected at the Detroit

auto show in January. North American

sales will start before the second half of

2014. The M4 name will appear on a

coupe, convertible and Gran Coupe, the

latter due in 2015. Meanwhile, the M3

name will survive on a four-door sedan

also planned for the Detroit show and

due on sale in 2014.

BMW sources told Autoweek the new M

car will adopt inline six-cylinder power, bring-

ing an end to the six-year reign of the high-

strung V8. Known internally as the S55, the

new twin-turbo 3.0-liter straight-six should

kick out around 450 hp, versus the 414 hp

of the outgoing 4.0-liter V8.

Drive will be channeled to the rear wheels

through the same seven-speed dual-clutch

gearbox the M5 and M6 use. Nothing is offi-

cial yet, but BMW sources hint the M4

coupe will accelerate from 0-62 mph in less

than 4.5 seconds and reach a top speed

limited to 155 mph.

As expected, the M4 will have a more

aggressive appearance than the 4-series its

based on, including a deeper front bumper

with a carbon-fiber splitter. Other elements

include a blackened kidney grille, LED im-

bued headlights, more heavily flared front

fenders, a traditional powerdome on the

hood and air intakes in the front wheel arch-

es. The rear fenders are wider to house sub-

stantial rear wheels and tires; theres also a

new trunk lid with a more pronounced lip for

added downforce. The roof is carbon-fiber-

reinforced plastic. Sources say the produc-

tion M4 will weigh around 3,300 pounds

400 pounds lighter than todays M3 coupe.

BMW hasnt yet shown the M4 coupes

interior, but officials suggest it will receive

all the touches of recent M models, includ-

ing revised instruments along with an M-

specific steering wheel, seats and trims

all dressed in a combo of leather, Alcantara

and carbon-fiber. d

PEDESTRIANSAFETY TECHON DISPLAY

BMW M4 CONCEPT UNVEILED

PORSCHE IS MAKING A MISTAKE

that could take yearsand millions

of dollarsto fix, and you might not even

be aware of it. Well, that is, until now.

The mistake started with Porsche 911

and Boxster models sold in the U.S. from

2001-05, but the real cost is to Porsches

reputation. This reputational valuethe

There is no Substitute attitude, the Le

Mans-winning juggernaut, the Coolest

Guy in the Room aurawill evaporate

courtesy of company lawyers.

It started when owners noticed a phe-

nomenon not indicative of Stuttgarts tra-

ditional German engineering: a total inter-

mediate shaft-bearing failure within the

engine, a hand-grenade effect that trans-

formed the uber-wundercars into function-

ing doorstops. So prevalent were the mal-

functions that owners banded together

to sue Porsche.

At first, Porsche refused to take respon-

sibility. But, with evidence mounting,

Porsche acknowledged the problem. With

America as Porsches largest market, to let

Boxster/911 owners twist in the wind isnt

the right thing to do.

Negotiations between counsel ping-

ponged, and over time, Porsche agreed to

fix any car with an intermediate shaft-bear-

ing failurewith some exceptions. Porsche

created a sliding scale of responsibility

with qualifiers such as mileage, condition

of the car, repair history and length of own-

ership. A cars owner, for instance, whose

vehicle met all the criteria could receive

100 percent repair compensation.

Since this intermediate shaft-bearing-

failure class-action suit is on behalf of own-

ers whose cars were sold between Jan. 1,

2001 and Dec. 31, 2005, Porsches lawyers

said a car could only be in service for 10

years (see: imsporschesettlement.com).

Like a terrier with a dead rat in its mouth,

Porsches lawyers could hold this conces-

sion up to management as a win.

Sadly for Scott Schoelzel, he bought his

car in March 2003, and it consumed itself

in May 2013. He missed being covered by

the class-action suit by 98 days! Forget that

this 2003 Porsche 911 is his third from

Stuttgart. Forget that, with a fleet of eight

other carsincluding an AMG Mercedes

and multiple Audishes the customer

any automaker cherishes. Forget that his

Porsche 911 only had 26,000 miles on the

odometer when, while going to dinner,

he heard something that proved to be ex-

tremely not good. Only later did he learn

that an issue existed with Porsche. Yep,

thats right: He didnt know he had a prob-

lem until he had a problem because he

wasnt informed a problem existed.

Schoelzels learned plenty since that gut

punch, including that Porsche wants noth-

ing to do with him and will notcannot,

they sayfix his car gratis. His problem,

representatives say, lies outside the criteria

of the class-action suit, and to fix it would

violate the agreement. Schoelzels car was

registered to him and in service for 10

years and 98 days, so hes S.O.L. Had

Schoelzels Porsche length of ownership

been lesser, say to the tune of nine years

and 364 days, his dream car would be back

in his garage and fixed courtesy of Porsche.

And then it would be up for sale. If he

wants the company to behave as it should

and treat him as a loyal customer, he is

going to have to sue them on his own.

Schoelzel cant be alone: From 2001 to

2005, Porsche sold 39,633 Boxsters and a

whopping 51,375 Porsche 911 models (in-

cluding rarer and unattached-to-this-suit

GT2s, GT3s and Turbos). The point is, a

lot of cars could be affectedand the cost

to fix them could be highbut the cost to

Porsches rep could be far, far dearer.

The heart of the matter is the heart of

what matters: If you cant trust Porsche to

build bullet-proof engines and stand by

their products, what can you do?

You bet Schoelzel has a bad taste in his

mouth. The company he lovedthe brand

that showed the world he made it, a com-

pany to which over years he gladly, will-

ingly wrote large checksjettisoned and

betrayed him. Schoelzel, a fellow dad

whom I met at my sons fraternity house a

few years back, wont buy another Porsche.

That pains him. He figures he had another

two or three cars in his future, as hes been

on a 10-year buying-and-owning cycle.

Now, he openly believes that, yes, Porsche,

there is a substitute.

Who can blame him?

Editors note: According to MRI data,

nearly 8 percent of all Autoweek sub-

scribers own a Porsche. If you think you

have a claim, you have until Oct. 15 to

make it. Dont say we didnt warn you.

dmandel@autoweek.com

Follow me on Twitter @Dutch_Mandel

OFFSIDE UNDO > By Dutch Mandel

YEAH, THERE IS A SUBSTITUTE

The heart of the matter is the heart ofwhat matters: If you cant trust Porscheto build bullet-proof engines and standby their products, what can you do?

n The BMW 4-series Advisorevent was a huge success.Eight Autoweek Advisorsstarted their adventure atVirginia International Race-way with dinner and threestaged BMW 4-series vehi-cles outside of the VIR plan-

tation. The next morning, theywere transported to the track,where they took the cars outonto the open road. After twohours in the cars, Advisorswere brought back to thetrack, where the cars were finally brought up to trackspeeds. After a few lapsaround VIR, Advisors werejumping out of the cars withgiant smiles on their faces

and sweat on their brows(might have been because it was a little warm outside,but we think it had more todo with adrenaline). TheAdvisors ended the day witha little friendly slalom chal-lenge. Watch for upcomingvideos to see who won. Staytuned to read more about theevent in a full advertorial inthe Sept. 30 issue.

TITAN GETS A DIESEL

Nissan says its Titan pickup will get aCummins turbodiesel in the 2015 calen-dar year. Cummins has been the solediesel-engine supplier for Chryslers Rampickup since 1989. The Cummins engineChrysler uses in the Ram is a 6.7-liter in-line-six, while Nissans Cummins diesel is a 5.0-liter V8 based on a different de-sign. Later this year, Ram will offer a VMMotori V6 turbodiesel.

Nissans diesel will be built at a Cum-mins factory in Columbus, Ind., for installa-tion at Nissans Canton, Miss., plant.

Meanwhile, Nissan keeps pluggingaway on its self-driving vehicles and nowsays it intends to have multiple modelsready for sale in 2020. According to Nis-san, it has been working on self-driving vehicles for years at its R&D facilities inJapan and plans to build a proving grounddedicated to autonomous vehicles. Nissanalso just opened a Silicon Valley tech cen-ter to work on them.

LEXUS CUTS GX PRICE

Lexus has updated its GX 460 SUV andwhacked the price almost $5,000. Themost noticeable exterior changes includethe ginormous new Lexus grille and LEDheadlights, while the interior gets a new 8-inch touchscreen display for the audiosystem, a backup camera, HD Radio andBluetooth connectivity. Two trim levels will be available: standard and luxury. The

FLASH

UNDER THE HOODDIGITAL \\ SOCIAL \\ CULTURE \\ PROMOTIONS \\ EVENTS

ADVISORS, 4-SERIES

GET UP CLOSE

AND PERSONAL

n Dodge changes Chargers looks, still offers R/T ... Dodges 1968 Charger wasunveiled in 1967 with a semi-fastback de-sign, jet-age aerodynamics and a new per-formance variant. Designed as a full-sizesports car, this was a radical departure fromthe fastback styling of the 1966 Charger.What caught our attention? The entry of theR/T (Road and Track) performance modeland its high-performance 7.2-liter V8. Readmore news at autoweek.com/news

THIS DAY IN AUTOWEEKHISTORY 9/16/1967

RORY CARROLL: HUNT VS. LAUDA

nWant the real story on the 1976 FormulaOne season? In author Paul Fearnleys Huntvs. Lauda, from David Bull Publishing, we getthe story of one of F1s greatest seasons as it really happened. Large-format pages anddozens of great images make this book theideal companion to the upcoming film Rush.

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WAITING MY TURN

MY STREET MAKES A T-

junction with Old Pecos Trail.

Theres no traffic light, but sometimes a

long wait ensues thanks to out-of-sight

red lights in each directionone over

the rise to the north and the other be-

yond a curve to the south. The lights

shape the traffic into sausage links and

send them off on Old Pecos Trail, often

cutting the stream in one direction just

in time for the line from the other way.

Im pinned in place. Amusement for

whimsical traffic gods.

Ive learned to simply muse about the

vehicle parade. This being Santa Fe,

theres a preponderance of SUVs and

pickups, some of the latter stylin in

primer. But most all that pass wear the

worlds favorite non-color car colors

white, silver, black, graythough SUVs

I notice are trending toward burgundy.

Once in a while comes my favorite

truck colora singing bright blue.

Odd thing. As the heat has cranked

up, Im seeing a lot more white. Always

the most sensible color for any high-alti-

tude land under a peeled sun, white sud-

denly seems more prevalent than usual.

Hey, maybe cars are getting like clothes.

As the mercury trembles upwards, folks

tuck their dark cars in the equivalent of

garment bags and break out reflective

whites. I check for what might corre-

spond with short sleeves and sandals.

Maybe, just maybe, the wait is getting

to me after all.

But mostly what I notice is the grow-

ing number of Minis in each serving of

sausage links. Often one perking by in

each direction. Santa Fe has really taken

to the Mini. But then, the car seems cre-

ated for The City Different, as tradition

likes to call New Mexicos capital. The

City Different and The Car Different fit

together like collectible salt-and-pepper

shakers. Particularly with the choice of

four-wheel drive for our tough roads and

matching winter weather. In the years

since BMW made a present of its updated

version of the original British icon to a

world open to its idiosyncrasies, I think

the Bavarian company has been remark-

ably true to the spirit of the original.

And I have status as a judge of that

spirit, having rallied the original Mini

at the Alpine, the Monte Carlo and the

Tour de France Automobile. I flipped a

Mini at Brands Hatch. Over time, back

home I owned several Minis, including

a Moke. And I was

part of the original

Minis introduction

to the U.S., along

with some sterling

drivers (yes, includ-

ing Stirling).

Though the 4WD

Countryman is the

most logical choice

for Santa Fe, nothing

has stopped every

guise showing up

here. They are as col-

orful as jelly beans in

a bucket of popcorn. Express-yourself ve-

hicles: Thats for The City Different.

I notice some writers have berated

BMW for ruining the Mini by offering

too many models and sizes. Poppycock.

Todays manufacturing techniques make

possible niches within niches. If you

dont like it, dont look. But as I watch

the sausage links pass my street, it

seems to me that variety has scored

with Mini fans, as has the customiza-

tion in color and add-ons.

The traffic lights lose their sync. I

pull out headed south behindguess

what-a metallic-blue Mini with white

stripes and a Union Jack roof. For the

week, Im driving a red Mini Cooper S

Roadster. Cool. We share toot-toots.

Then with a twist of my wrist and a

flick of a switch, the Roadsters black

top retreats somewhere. Salut. I angle off

toward St. Michaels. Its Mini time in

Santa Fe. dmccluggage@crain.com

THEN AND NOW > By Denise McCluggage

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY

The Volkswagen Karmann Ghia is turning 60.VW says the Ghia gave its mid-50s lineup acar it could position above the Beetle and appeal to a broader customer base. The carwent into production in 1955. Today, that firstprototype is part of VWs Osnabrck Auto-mobile Collection. By the time Karmann Ghiaproduction ended in 1974, 362,601 coupesand 80,881 cabriolets had rolled off the line.The Karmann factory is part of the VW Groupand produces, among others, the GolfCabriolet and Porsche Boxster.

CALLAWAY GETS TRUCKY

Callaway has launched supercharged versions of the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups. The Connecticut-based tuner has developed a new super-charger manifold for the new Chevrolet L83Ecotec engine, now expected to producearound 455 hp.

The stock Silverado uses a 5.3-liter V8 engine making 355 hp. Callaway dealers aretaking Silverado and Sierra Crew Cab ordersnow, with Extended Cab and Standard Cabmodels to soon follow. Packages for the firsttwo models will start at $17,395, plus thecost of the new truck; well-appointed ver-sions can sticker for more than $50,000.

Callaway is also hinting that its tuned2014 Corvette is coming soon.

REVVED UP

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IN HISELEMENTWoodward with Jaguars Ian CallumBY GRAHAM KOZAK

TRY DESCRIBING

the Woodward

Dream Cruisea

pulsing expression of Amer-

ican automotive enthusiasm

condensed into an endless,

eight-lane traffic jamand

your audience will fall into

one of two groups: The ones

who shrug it off as inexplica-

ble gasoline-fueled hysteria, or

the ones who simply embrace

it as the day-long automotive

flash mob it is.

Ian Callum, principal de-

signer for Jaguar, falls firmly

in the second camp.

Thats right. The man re-

sponsible for the refined F-

Typethe man who has

missed but one of the past

17 Pebble Beach Concours

dElegancehas the heart of

an old-school hot-rodder. I al-

ways was envious of the guys

who said, Oh, we went to

Woodward, it was really some-

thing extraordinary, he tells

us as we crawl north along

Woodward in a brand-new F-

Type, and I decided that one

year, I was going to do it.

The F-Types recent North

American sales launch gave

Callum the cover to ditch

Monterey and provided us

with a ride for the cruise; what

better way to publicize the

sleek roadster than to inject it

straight into the heart of

American car culture?

As we crept along, we pelt-

ed the designer with questions

on everything from where he

sees the F-Type in a German-

dominated luxury market

(style preferences aside, at the

end of the day, the Jaguar is

simply easier to live with

than the Porsche 911) to

Cadillacs Elmiraj concept

(they should just build it).

But he couldnt resist inter-

rupting the conversation to

point out the beautiful

wonderful and lovely lead

sleds and muscle cars catching

his eye. Hot rods, especially

the very clean, very traditional

specimens, drew the most ex-

cited response: The more ex-

treme the chop, the deeper the

channel, The more lovely

Callum seemed to find the

carlovely apparently being

a favorite, charmingly under-

stated descriptor.

Callums fascination with

vintage metal is reflected in

his personal garage: a 1932

Opposite: Ian Callum with the F-

Type just blocks off of Woodward.

Top to bottom: New or old, cruisers

dont discriminate; the trick is to get

them hooked young; we dare you to

find a more deeply channeled rod.

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Ford Coupe, a 1956 Chevy and

a Mini Cooper. Hes restoring

and customizing a Jaguar

MkII. Incredibly, it is the first

Jaguar hes owned. Im keep-

ing [the project] fairly quiet for

now, Callum said, but he did

reveal it will be tricked up

a bit with a bigger engine,

mildly customized body and

a wider stance. The new look

might confound purists, but so

what? As a designer, I cant

have things stock, normal.

I want to do it my way. Be-

sides, he noted, its not like

the world wants for a lack of

authentically restored MkIIs.

All coming from the man

responsible for moving Jaguar

out of its retro-design phase

and putting everything from

the refined XK (played it a

bit conservative with that

one) to the sporty F-Type on

the market. We take this as a

sign Callum is One of Us, a

true Car Guya genuine fa-

natic. He gets it. But not

everyone gets it at first. A

lot of people are baffled by my

lack of loyalty to a specific

genre, he explained. I dont

buy into that. At the end of

the day, if you love cars, you

love cars. You can pick either

end of the spectrum.

The Dream Cruise being

what it is, we didnt have to

drive far to find the other end

of the spectrum at the Jaguar

Affiliates Group of Michigan

Concours dElegance. Held in a

parking lot just off Woodward,

the concours was a tiny bit of

Pebble Beachs 18th green torn

from Monterey and transplant-

ed in a Detroit suburb. Clip-

board-wielding gentlemen

milled about, analyzing, scruti-

nizing and penalizing XK120s

and E-types for deviations from

original spec. We shuddered to

think what theyd say about

what Callum has in store for

his MkII.

On any other day, it would

have been enough to linger

among the Jags, but blown big

blocks and rumbling lake pipes

sounded off on Woodward just

yards away; Callum was eager

to get back on the avenue. We

didnt stick around for the

awards ceremony.

After parking the F-Type,

we hopped into our weapon of

choice for the second run, a

1948 Willys Jeep CJ2A. It was

as open-topped as the F-Type,

about the only thing the two

vehicles had in common.

While the Jags deep cockpit

kept us somewhat isolated

from the cars around us, the

Jeeps bolt-upright seats and

nonexistent doors offered us

nowhere to hide from the sun

and fumes and sounds.

It was a sensory overload

to be sure, but also just what

the doctor ordered. Before his

megadose of American sheet-

metal worship, Callum told

us he was contemplating

selling his 56 Chevy to free

up space in his garage. Expo-

sure to exhaust fumes appar-

ently brought him back

from the ledge, a Woodward

Dream Cruise miracle. And

we wouldnt be surprised if

one or two rod-inspired ele-

ments found their way into

the MkII project.

The Dream Cruises suc-

cess is difficult to understand

or explain. Pitch the idea

lets all get our old cars to-

gether and idle along in the

summer heat for 12 hours

and it sounds ludicrous.

Detroit is known for its

boulevard cruisers, not its

traffic-jam crawlers. Never

mind. Callum, like the mil-

lion-plus other gearheads

compelled to make the pil-

grimage to metropolitan

Detroit on the third Saturday

of August, understands: You

dont need much pretext to

hop in your car and have a

perfectly lovely afternoon. c

CARLIFE

Get more from the WoodwardDream Cruise at bit.ly/aw_wdc

Top to bottom: Well over 1 million spectators lined Woodward;

people-watching is almost as good as the car-spotting; the

cruise is chaotic, overwhelming and, above all, participatory.

ABOUT 20 OR SO

years ago, we met a

guy at the Pebble

Beach Concours dElegance

who is now a respected Ferrari

historian but who, at the time,

was a young, struggling, cre-

dential-free nobody, just an-

other slobbering car enthusi-

ast come to the Holy Grail to,

well, slobber. He had no

money whatsoever and was,

in fact, living in a campsite

somewhere in the woods

south of town, hitchhiking in

early each morning in a seer-

sucker suit growing increas-

ingly shabbier each time he

slept in it.

He didnt care. He was

in heaven.

Thats the deal with the Big

Monterey Weekendthe true

believers, those who know

what all of this means and

exactly how wonderful it is,

dont care how they have to

do it, they just do it. (Our

friend had waited outside the

gates until he found someone

leaving who didnt need their

ticket anymore and asked if

he could have it. A novel ap-

proach, indeed.)

Pebble is over for this year,

of course, but theres always

next year: And rather than let

you founder on the shoals try-

ing to snorkel your way up

onto the 18th green at Pebble

like some kind of deranged

car-guy sea otter, we offer here

some easy ways to see cool car

stuff in Monterey sans dar-

gent. You can try them in 14

and let us know how you did.

PB ON A PBR BUDGET......Or How to See Everything in Monterey and Never Pay a Nickel!BY MARK VAUGHN

Why pay big bucks for Pebble Beach

Concours dElegance tickets when you

can catch the Tour dElegance for free?

Pebble Beach

Tour dElegance

You can see almost all the cars

that will be on the lawn at Pebble

on Aug. 14, the Thursday before

next years concours, when they

line up for the Tour dElegance,

a day-long drive that wends and

winds its way all over the pen-

insula. Why would an owner

want to run his car hard on

Thursday before the big event?

Because it might do em some

good: If two cars are neck and

neck for a Sunday class win

or Best in Show, the one that

participated in the tour will get

the nod. And if they both ran the

tour, well, we guess the judges

just arm-wrestle or something.

Anyway, the cars line up at

7 a.m. next to Collins Field uphill

from The Lodge and remain there

until they depart at 8 for the

roughly 90-mile tour. Then, from

about 11 a.m.-2 p.m., theyre all

parked in downtown Carmel while

the drivers have lunch. The tour

returns to Pebble by about 2:30.

See them all for free!

Concours on the Avenue

This is the best free event of the

entire week, like a mini-Pebble on

Ocean Avenue in downtown

Carmel. The judges even wear

blue blazers and those flat straw

hats called boaters, like the 1910

Fruitgum Company wore. Look for

175 cool cars from 1940 through

1973, with Porsches and Ferraris

through 1989. It goes from 10

a.m.-5 p.m. on the Tuesday before

the big day.

Concorso Italiano

A great event youll have to pay to

attend (but cmon, it supports

charities!). Besides, Concorso

organizes some sort of parade in

downtown Monterey. Next years

happenings have been moved

from their traditional date the

Friday before the concours to

Saturday, Aug. 16. The Concorso

is also moving back to Black

Horse Golf Course in Seaside. Go

to concorso.com a couple months

before the big weekend. The best

thing to do is hang out in the

parking lot and see any number of

Italian exotica. But after youve

seen 30 Ferrari Californias, isnt it

time for some beer?

The Quail: A Motorsports

Gathering

Now that the Concorso has

moved to Saturday, you can do

both it and Quail! Still, theres

absolutely no way youre getting in

here for free, especially when its

extraordinarily and dearly priced

tickets ($450 a pop!) sell out in

about an hour. But you can hang

around outside all day on Friday,

Aug. 15, and look through the

fence like a character from a

Dickens novel. Or, check out the

parking lot on the fairway across

from The Quail. Or, better still,

post up at an outdoor table at the

Baja Cantina, have some of their

killer guacamole and watch the

car world drive by.

Rolex Monterey

Motorsports Reunion

The Pre-Reunion, a sort of test-n-

tune before the big show, is Aug.

9-10. Anyone can sit on the

hillsides and watch that for free.

Or spend $20 to enter the

paddock (thats a great deal!).

The actual Rolex Monterey

Motorsports Reunion is Aug. 15-

17, but you can go on Aug. 14

and still see many of the cars on

the track from the hillsides for free.

On Aug. 15-17 you have to buy a

ticket, though.

Auctions

The best way to see an auction,

short of being a bidder, is to go

to the Portola Hotel Aug. 15 and

16 and watch the cars lined up

outside the RM Auction. Beautiful,

classic cars will be fired up out-

side the hotel to be driven onto

the block inside. RM gets some of

the best cars sold at Monterey;

you can see most of them gratis.

The Russo and Steele auction

is now on the waterfront next to

Fishermans Wharf Aug. 14-16.

There are always lots of great

muscle cars and Ferraris lined up

CARLIFE

Start collecting cans now: ThisJaguar D-type sold for nearly $4

million at the RM auction; caviar is

ritzy, but Taco Bell is more fillingand orders of magnitude cheaper;the Concours on the Avenue is a free mini-Pebble in downtownCarmel-by-the-Sea; the Pre-Reu-nion offers most of the thrills of the big event without the heftyticket price. Opposite page: If the price of the Tour dElegancewasnt appealing enough (its free to watch from the roadside),its also a prime opportunity to see some truly grand machinery in motion.

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outside of this one.

The Mecum Auctions event

Aug. 14-16 is also good and

costs nothing to look at. Its

scheduled to be at the Hyatt

Regency, 1 Old Golf Course

Road, in Monterey.

The Little Car Show

Come to Lighthouse Avenue in

Pacific Grove from 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

on Aug. 13 for a cute little showing

of 100 tiny French cars. Cest bon!

Cest cadeau!

Hagertys Concours dLemons

Its free because no one would

pay good money to see the

assemblage of eyesores and

wheeled poor taste that makes

up the annual celebration of auto

detritus that is the Concours

dLemons. Come to Laguna

Grande Park at 1249 Canyon

Del Rey Blvd. in Seaside from

9:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. on Aug. 16.

Bring a car sickness bag.

Pacific Grove

Concours Auto Rally

The cars line up in downtown

Pacific Grove from 1-5 p.m. Aug.

15. The one-hour rally takes off

at 6. Yep, free.

Cars and Coffee hosted

by Barrett-Jackson

Aug. 17 from 8-10 a.m. in the Del

Monte Shopping Center, 1410

Del Monte Center, in Monterey.

And wouldnt you know it? Free!

Another way to get in: Volunteer!

All the volunteer posts are filled for

2014, but try signing up for 2015

by contacting whichever event you

want to see.

Lodging

It is illegal to sleep in your car

anywhere on the Monterey

Peninsula; but as with all things

illegal, thats only if you, well,

get caught.

Camping at Laguna Seca

usually sells out early, but there are

10 campgrounds within an hours

drive of all the car events. See

parks.ca.gov. Campsites often fill

up seven months in advance, so

book now.

Food

There is a perfectly wonderful Taco

Bell at 321 Alvarado St. in

downtown Monterey. There is no

free food there, but a chalupa

costs only $1.89.

Oh, by the way, our friend from

20 years ago? He now stays at

the finest hotels and eats in the

swankiest restaurants. Someday,

you will, too, and you will tell

stories of how you first discovered

the Monterey Car Week and how

you got busted for sleeping in your

Fiat and tried to take a free shower

at the health club at the Inn at

Spanish Bay and got kicked out by

a vicious towel girl. No one will

believe you. Good luck. c

DRIVES

ITS FUNNY TO THINK OF

any automobile as an upgrade

from the 557-hp, $164,000

Mercedes-Benz CL600 coupe. That might

be the best way to describe the 2014 Rolls-

Royce Wraith, nonetheless.

The more obvious Wraith association

would seem to be the Bentley Continental

GT, but that doesnt work well either, and

not because the Wraith costs at least

$90,000 more. The all-wheel-drive Contin-

ental GT is more overtly sporting and

maybe less chivalrous, with available GT

Speed and Supersports configurations.

The new Wraith is stunning in certain

respects, a throwback and a landmark in

others, and the most powerful Rolls-Royce

ever. Yet, beyond the overused and impre-

cise Grand Tourer label, we cant tell you

where the Wraith fits or exactly what it is,

except in a class of one.

Those with $300,000 to spend on an au-

tomobile will make their own call, but cer-

tain conclusions are obvious. The Wraith

has imposing presence beyond words. It

looks like 600 hpdark and brooding in

certain color schemes, like Bogart in The

Maltese Falconwith coach doors open-

ing to the rear and a sweeping fastback roof

we havent precisely seen in decades. It

will not be ignored.

The Wraith is closely related to the

GhostRolls smaller sedan. The same

6.6-liter, twin-turbo V12 powers the

Wraith, boosted to 624 bhp and 590 lb-ft of

torque, with the same eight-speed auto-

matic transmission and air suspension. Its

5 inches shorter, in length and wheelbase,

than a standard-wheelbase Ghost, yet

slightly wider at the rear axle and lower at

the roof. At 17 feet, 2.5 inches long, the

Wraith remains a huge automobile: 8 inch-

es longer than the CL600, more than 2 feet

longer than the Continental GT.

The Wraiths steering wheel is classically

large, and while its rim is thicker than those

in other Rolls-Royces, its thinner than the

norm. Turning requires little effort. Through

narrow streets in villages around Goodwood,

England, expensive rims were scraped.

Thats all driver. The car blends craft,

engineering and dignity in a fashion every

enthusiast should be allowed to experience

at least once. Its most prominent trait is

not waftability, though the Wraiths

SIMPLY SPECTACULARThe new Wraith is the Rolls-Royce for people who drive themselves, if those Rolls customers exist

BY J.P. VETTRAINO

//2014 ROLLS-ROYCE WRAITH

magic-carpet ride allows nothing that can

be described as road shock or poorly

channeled energy to reach the seat bot-

toms. What presents foremost is audible

stillness. Theres nothing that sounds or

feels like tension in a structural element

or friction between moving parts.

Dynamism comes most obviously as

accelerationeffusive, swelling accelera-

tion with the progression of a steam tur-

bine. The V12 generates wads of torque

from idle and silky horsepower to 6,000

rpm. Sensations at full throttle are like

those in a 747 blasting toward rotation

speed on a short runway, only smoother.

On the Goodwood circuit, free from

the fear of square curbs, its clear: Waft-

ability does not mean complete isolation.

The 5,380-pound Wraiths body motion is

well damped, and under a reasonably

steady hand its free of big squats, dives

and weight transfers. The peril lies in

what its good at, which is masking

speedor physics. You approach a corner

doing what you figure is 50 mph, and

when you drop your eyes for a fraction,

the speedometer reveals 100. With its

array of advanced chassis and power man-

agement electronics, the Wraith will

probably bail you out, but it could make

you wish you hadnt been foolish to start.

And thats OK with Rolls-Royce.

Product manager Phillip Harnett says

the Wraith is about as edgy as the brand

intends to get, at least for now. There is

no Supersports in Rolls future.

Yet, with the full resources of the

BMW Group and its suppliers at Rolls-

Royces disposal, theres no throttling of

technology. High-tech ranges from things

such as complicated GPS-guided shift

strategy to something as straightforward

as the center brake light, the first to apply

a prism lens. The cruise control accounts

for curves on a country road, slowing the

Wraith as it enters bends and speeding it

up coming out. The standard tech kit in-

cludes advanced voice-control and touch-

control interface, night vision, head-up

display, ad-infinitumengineered for the

ease of operation requisite in a Rolls-

Royce, according to Harnett.

The Wraith debuts this fall at $284,900

before Rolls-Royces palette of bespoke

interior options or its trademark Starlight

headliner (thousands of fiber-optic bulbs

hand-woven in the roof liner). At least

initially, the company ex-

pects the Wraith to sell

best in the United States.

As of late, Rolls has

seen its biggest growth in

China, now neck and neck

with the U.S. as the com-

panys largest market. Yet,

China is a place where the

wealthy are driven, and

people arent often driven

in two-door coupes.

Harnett expects that

half of Wraith buyers will

be existing Rolls cus-

tomers buying a second

car. So, the other half will

be new to the brand.

Were just not sure what

alternatives they might be

considering. c

DRIVES

2014 ROLLS-ROYCE

WRAITH

ON SALE: Late 2013

BASE PRICE: $284,900

DRIVETRAIN: 6.6-liter, 624-hp,590-lb-ft turbocharged V12;RWD, eight-speed automatic

CURB WEIGHT: 5,380 lb

0-60 MPH: 4.4 sec (est)

FUEL ECONOMY (EPA

CITY/HWY/COMBINED):

13/21/15 mpg (est)

OTHERS TO CONSIDER

Bentley Continental GTBASE PRICE: $198,975

Mercedes-Benz CL600BASE PRICE: $163,805

Aston Martin VanquishBASE PRICE: $282,820

LONG-TERMER

BY NATALIE NEFF

n SIX MONTHS IN AND

sentiments have cooled some-

what on our long-term Dodge

Dart. While we still love the

styling and find the general

equipment level decent for

its sub-$25K as-tested sticker,

the anemic engine has sapped

whatever enthusiasm we might

have initially had for Dodges

entry-level sedan. Despite its

sophisticated Multiair name

and turbocharged setup, the

1.4-liter I4 is disappointingly

weak with less than 3,000

revs on the clock.

Around town that makes

for a frustrating ride. Keeping

the car moving out requires

lower gears and higher rpm

than maximum fuel efficiency

would dictate, and it showed

in our quarter numbers. We

averaged just 28.7 mpg for the

quarter and 27.5 mpg year to

date. The EPA rates the Dart

at 32 mpg combined.

Of course, stretching the

Darts legs a bit erases much

of that low-rev lethargy. We

took the little Italian-Amer-

ican on several longer jaunts,

which had staffers appreciat-

ing the soft-yet-supportive

seatsmore than one com-

pared them to La-Z-Boysand

the giant center touchscreen.

The Uconnect system in our

Dart also is superb, said one

staffer. Not only are func-

tions intuitive and easy to

navigate, but the touchscreen

also responds quickly. Its

among the best infotainment

systems in the business, if not

the most attractive. Another

summed it up more succinct-

ly: Its like having an Apple

iPad on the dash.

The quarter also saw

our first scheduled service.

Otherwise, the car only had

one small problem pop up, the

failure of a tire-pressure sen-

sor. The repair was covered

under warranty. c

SECOND-QUARTER

UPDATE

2013 DODGEDART LIMITED

AS-TESTED PRICE: :$24,790

MILES DRIVEN

(QUARTER/TO DATE):

6331.0/10,711.2

FUEL ECONOMY

(QUARTER/TO DATE):

28.7/27.5 mpg

FUEL COST

(QUARTER/TO DATE):

$866.57/$1,468.01

DAYS OUT OF SERVICE

(QUARTER/TO DATE):

None/None

MAINTENANCE:

Reinstall all-seasontires ($86.78); firstscheduled service,including oil change,tire rotation, generalinspection ($97.54);replace right fronttire-pressure monitorsensor (warranty)

MULTIFACETEDLow on power but big on fun

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LETS START WITH

a question that will rat-

tle through some heads. Why

devote space to a car we proba-

bly would not recommend to

enthusiasts, unless theyre

buying for someone else?

Because its the best-selling

car ever. Neither Ford Model T

nor Volkswagen Beetle have put

more people on wheels than the

Toyota Corolla. The Corolla is

sold in 154 countries from 16

assembly locations. It has influ-

enced the way other companies

design, validate and build cars.

Good or bad, Corolla defines the

Toyota Way. Reason enough?

Since it introduced the 60-hp,

U.S.-spec Corolla in 1968, Toy-

ota has sold 24 million cars in

the States. More than 9 million

have been Corollas (half are still

registered, according to Toyota).

Given clockwork product cy-

cles over five decades, we can be

nearly certain that the new-for-

2014, 11th-generation Corolla is

the one North Americans will

buy for the next five years. Its

incrementally better than the

2013 in just about every respect,

playing the quality, durability

and reliability card in a package

intended to project more sex ap-

peal. Its predictably Toyota.

Well leave the sex-appeal as-

sessment to you. We can say that

the Corolla has grown larger, as

it has with each cycle. Its length

increases 2.6 inches to 182.6, and

its wheelbase stretches 4 inches

to 106.3. Corolla is now bigger

than the original Camry: the

40 MILLION CANTBE WRONGThe new Corolla does not surprise

// 2014 TOYOTA COROLLA

longest car, with the longest

wheelbase, in a very competitive

set that includes Chevy Cruze,

Ford Focus, Hyundai Elantra,

Mazda 3 and VW Jetta. Yet

Corolla remains one of the light-

est. Its expanded footprint means

easier ingress and substantially

more legroom.

The standard engine is a car-

ryover, with refinements for fric-

tion reduction. Toyotas 1.8-liter

port-injected four makes 132 hp

and 128 lb-ft of torque, surpass-

ing only the base

Jetta and Nissan

Sentra engines in

horsepower.

There are refine-

ments to the

front strut and

rear torsion-beam

suspensions. The

brakes have been

engineered for

shorter pedal

travel, but rear

disks are avail-

able only on the

sport-themed

Corolla S.

Mechanical

news starts with

the LE Eco pack-

age and Valve-

maticToyotas

first variable valve lift in North

America. Valvematic controls

intake air by varying lift on the

intake valves. Toyota says it im-

proves fuel efficiency 5.3 per-

cent, but it also raises the 1.8s

redline 1,000 rpm and increases

horsepower to 140. The Corolla

aimed at the Prius set is also the

most powerful.

Theres a low-drag, belt/pul-

ley continuously variable trans-

mission. With the CVT, the

Corolla LE Eco delivers 30 mpg

city, 42 highwaythe highest

EPA rating for any gasoline-fu-

eled compact. The CVT comes

standard on all trims except the

base L, which offers a conven-

tional four-speed auto or six-

speed manual. The manual is

optional on the Corolla S.

Inside, Toyota focused on en-

hancing richness, and it succeed-

ed. Soft-touch vinyl on top of the

dash and door panels is more

pleasing. The seat foam is dens-

er, and the bolstering actually

keeps torsos from moving. The

dash is more contemporary, and

the piano-black trim looks better

than a lot of stuff in this class.

Corolla may not be the most

inspiring compact sedan, but its

NVH control could be the class

exemplar. Its clearly better than

the previous generation, though

the issue can be confused by

lower-profile, 17-

inch tires.

The suspension

is tuned for com-

fort. The steering

rack has the slow-

est ratio in this

class, but turn-in

seems more em-

phatic than before.

There is less flex

and vibration

through the steer-

ing shaft. The sta-

bility electronics

have an all-off

switch, though we

arent sure why.

The CVT works,

but first choice for

anyone concerned

with the process of

driving will be the six-speed

manual. In the Corolla, the man-

ual raises the engagement factor

80 percent.

The 2014 Corolla starts at

$17,610, ranging just past

$23,000 with options. U.S. citi-

zens will buy more Corollas

than people in any land. In 2012,

when Corolla was oldest among

compact sedans, it came second

in U.S. sales behind a fresh

Honda Civic. The 2014 Corolla

is not a Mazda 3, or a Civic.

Other compacts are tuned better

to enthusiast tastes. Yet, enthu-

siasts werent necessarily what

Tatsuo Hasegawa, Corollas first

chief engineer, had in mind

when he told his crew to devel-

op a car that brings happiness ...

to people around the world.

Forty million happy buyers

say Hasegawa had it right. c

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ON SALE: Now

BASE PRICE: $17,610

DRIVETRAIN: 1.8-liter, 132-hp, 128-lb-ft I4; FWD, six-speed manual

CURB WEIGHT: 2,845 lb (mfr)

0-60 MPH: 9.5 sec (est)

FUEL ECONOMY (EPA

CITY/HWY/COMBINED):

28/37/31 mpg

OTHERS TO CONSIDER

Honda CivicBASE PRICE: $18,955

Ford FocusBASE PRICE: $17,400

Hyundai ElantraBASE PRICE: $17,760

n One wouldnt be faulted for

expecting the Lexus LS 600h L

to be a big, cushy riff on the

Toyota Prius formula. At least

thats what I presumed the first

time I slipped behind the wheel.

What you actually get is a far

cry from the Prius king-of-the-

hybrid-fuel-economy-mountain

status. Sure, much of the self-

congratulatory nature of the

Prius carries over onto the luxu-

ry boat (as is the case with any

hybrid); the car will start and

roll off the line in full electric

mode, and the engine will shut

down at stops, both of which

will prompt a dutiful little

green symbol to light up on the

instrument panel, patting you

on the back for being so eco-

friendly. The problem is, the

ultimate return for all the hy-

brid tech behind that little

green lighttwo electric

motor/generators, regenerative

brakes and a 288-volt battery

pack eating up half the trunk

is a whopping 2 mpg in com-

bined fuel econo-

my over the

LS 460 L, and

that comes at a

$38,135 premi-

um.

The truly

good stuff about

the big Lexus

has nothing to

do with its hy-

brid-ness, like

the lush execu-

tive rear seats (optional), the

dead-quiet interior and a cen-

ter display screen that stretch-

es over 12 inches from corner

to corner. But for that last one,

Lexus somehow

manages to spoil

the joy of navigat-

ing all those pix-

els by forcing you

to use a clunky

mouse-like inter-

face. It might as

well give you

an eraser-head

pointing stick and

go full retro. So,

either go with the

non-hybrid LS (though youll

still get stuck with that joy-

stick), or if you want true

fuel-economy gains, go with

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2013 LEXUS LS 600H L

BASE PRICE: $120,805 AS-TESTED: $135,029DRIVETRAIN: 5.0-liter, 389-hp (438 hp net systemoutput), 385-lb-ft V8hybrid; AWD, continuouslyvariable transmission CURB WEIGHT: 5,202 lb0-60 MPH: 5.5 sec (mfr)FUEL ECONOMY (EPA

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19/23/20 mpg

2013 LEXUS LS 600H LNATALIE NEFF

Senior Road Test Editor;

Twitter: @NatalieNeff

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shouldnt be a foreign one atthis point, not with several examples of the breed alreadyfuel-sipping (relatively speak-ing) their way around thestreets of America. But wehave to ask: Do they evenmake sense? Does spendingbig bucks to save a few pen-nies seem logical? As always,

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bicycles? Yep. $30K-plus bikes.

Talk about car companies taking

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n I really like Audis big oil

burner, a rolling testament

that your comfort and vehicu-

lar satisfaction dont have to

mean swilling gas like a

drunken sailor. This thing

just sips fuelthe in-dash

mpg meter said I was getting

something close to 40 mpg on

the cross-town freeway, and

while I wont reveal my speed

here, I will say I wasnt exact-

ly light-footing it. I think the

EPA numbers are just stun-

ning. I mean, those are

econobox figures.

You give up nothing choos-

ing diesel. I never once heard

any diesel clatter nor caught a

single whiff of diesel smell.

Theres power a plenty, and it

is put to the all-wheel drive

with nary a hiccup. Like most

Audis I recall, the steering

feels a bit too light to me at

all speeds, but the car goes

where you point it.

The ride is fine, and the

overall feeling is one of relax-

ation. I cant imagine too

many cars better than this to

climb aboard after a long day

at the office.

The interior is typical

Audi, that is to say comfort-

able and well built in the ex-

treme with outstanding mate-

rials. Everything that looks

like metal is; same with the

leather, wood, etc. A fine

place to spend time.

2014 AUDI A8 L TDI

BASE PRICE: $83,395 AS-TESTED:$99,945 DRIVETRAIN: 3.0-liter,240-hp, 406-lb-ft turbodieselV6; AWD, eight-speed auto-matic CURB WEIGHT: 4,564 lb 0-60 MPH: 6.4 sec (mfr) FUELECONOMY (EPA CITY/HWY/

COMBINED): 24/36/28 mpg

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OF THE DOZENS

of Ford F-150 owners

we heard from, almost

every one used the word

luxury in describing

their pickup truck, citing

the quiet, comfort, roomi-

ness and amenities as

all motivating factors in

their purchase.

What made the disclo-

sure more surprising was

most of these owners also

used their trucks as tools

and not just basic trans-

portation, in many cases for

towing serious loads in seri-

ous situations. But that was-

nt the biggest revelation. Of

these same owners, many

also opted for the 3.5-liter

six-cylinder EcoBoost en-

gine, a 365-hp upgrade over

both the base naturally aspi-

rated 3.7-liter V6 and the

workhorse 5.0-liter V8.

Yes, a V6 is a premium

pick among the slate of en-

gines available on a full-size

pickup truck.

I tow a 4,200-pound trailer

regularly, said one owner. In

Oregon, there are lots of 4,000-

foot-plus mountains. I have

been driving for over 50 years

and never encountered this

much performance in a truck.

I find myself having to slow

down on UPHILL corners.

Because so many owners

raved about the 3.5-liters

performance, we chose to run

an EcoBoost-equipped truck

through our Autofile testing

to see if the track manners of

the XLT SuperCrew could

match that of its purported

tow-and-haul muscle.

The results, for the most

part, were not particularly

unexpected. In a straight line,

the F-150 performed best in

four-wheel-drive mode, turn-

ing in a smooth and quick

0-60-mph time of 6.4 sec-

onds. From there, it needed

another 8.8 seconds to reach

the quarter-mile, at a top

speed of 92.0 mph.

Stopping the F-150s 5,687-

pound mass was another

story, requiring 140.9 feet of

pavement to slow the truck

to a standstill from 60 mph.

While hardly outstanding,

the brakes nonetheless pro-

vide good feel underfoot, and

even after several hard decel-

eration runs, we did not

encounter much reduction

in performance.

In handling tests, the truck

didnt disappoint or wow. It

reacted about as expected

when both hustled through

the tight slalom course and

around the 200-foot skidpad.

The steering wont be con-

fused with that of a sports

car, and neither will the chas-

sis. The body will lean heavi-

ly when pushed hard, and the

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4xLUXFords F-150 has owners appreciating its refinement

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$37,965 BASE PRICE

$44,600 AS TESTED

$20,9623-YEAR RESIDUAL*

SPECS

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For expanded specifications and track data, see autoweek.com.

3.5-liter twin-turbocharged V6, 365 hp @5,000 rpm, 420 lb-ft @2,500 rpm

Five-passenger pickup truck; four-wheel drive, six-speed automatic

Five-year residual: $14,718

0-60 mph: 6.4 sec; quarter-mile, 15.2 sec @ 92.0 mph

60-0 mph: 140.9 ft

IIHS: Top Safety Pick

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CAPACITY

36gal

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Curb weight (with Max Trailer Tow package): 5,687 lb

Payload capacity: 1,900 lb

Maximum loaded trailer weight: 11,200 lb

AW observed16.4mpg

OTHERS TO CONSIDER

2013 Ram 1500 SLT Crew Cab, $38,595

2014 Chevrolet Silverado LT Crew Cab, $39,230

2013 Toyota Tundra CrewMax, $40,260

OWNERS VOICES

My wife and I purchased a 2011 Ford F-150 SuperCrew 4x4. It has Platinum trim, withthe 5.0-liter V8. This is the first American vehi-cle weve purchased in 15 years.

The F-150 is very quiet and comfortable.The controls feel far more like the Europeancars Im used to than the offerings from Toy-ota, Dodge and GM. We also love the interiorspace and the ease with which the rear seatsfold up.

The downside is less gas mileage thanwere used to. Were seeing 14 mpg in thecity and 18 highway. However, the F-150s36-gallon tank gives it a 600-mile-plus range.William L. Finger, Jacksonville, Fla.

Ive had my 2011 F-150 Lariat SuperCrewfor nine months. The truck far exceeded my ex-pectations. Its more like a big luxury car with ahuge trunkquiet, smooth, and comfortable.Another positive: Ford has eliminated the slop-py steering and brakes that have plagued vehi-cles in the past.

The new 5.0 and six-speed auto provide ad-equate performance and yield 22 mpg on thehighway. There are a few things Id change, likeimproving the turning radius and making theconsole lid wider so my arm can rest on it while

holding the steering wheel. But if these are myonly nits to pick, it must be a great truck! Joe Colangelo, Carrollton, Texas

I purchased my 2011 F-150 Platinum 4x4in April 2011. It is my "limousine in disguise,"with more options than any of my previouspickups. My wife and I prefer it for our roadtrips, with its quiet comfortable interior, heatedand cooled seats, satellite radio and input forour iPod. And the roomy back seat is greatwhen we visit family, but also serves as an out-of-the-weather cargo space with the seatsflipped up.

The navigation, Sync and Ford Touch sys-tems are not intuitive, but they are usable. Dean Flynn, Sanford, N.C.

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Owners: Let us know when you bought your car, what you paid, your thoughts (good and bad) and whatelse you considered. Include your name, address andphone number, and email to autofile@autoweek.comor fax to (313) 446-1027. Well include a selection of owners responses with our Autofile stories, both in print and online. Thanks.

big tires will scrabble to

hang on. The numbers re-

flect as much, with a top

average speed of 38.31 mph

in the slalom and a measly

0.62 g of lateral acceleration

around the pad.

We did, however, encoun-

ter a particularly revealing

number during our testing

that bolstered owners claims

of the trucks luxury lean-

ings. At idle, the noise level

in the cabin measures 39.4

dB. At a steady 60 mph, the

volume reaches just 61.3.

But at full throttle, the

sound tops out at just 68.5

dB. While its difficult to in-

stinctively understand how

loud that is, consider that the

2012 Toyota Camry SE we

tested measured 73 dB and a

2013 Ford Fusion Titanium

showed 69.8 dB at wide

open. Owners have noticed.

Ive been driving F-150s

for 13 years. This is my sev-

enth, wrote one, echoing

the opinion of many owners

from whom we heard. The

truck was so quiet that I

couldnt even tell if it was

running unless I looked at

the tachometer. We have

the EcoBoost V6. It has more

than enough power. This is

the best F-150 weve ever

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