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Day breaks out of its mass market here with their first global luxury sedan. The genesis of the Genesis make the cut is world class. Find out next on that motorcycle magnets this time on Goss's garage right at your national Raceway. And we're seeing these bands cleans up its diesel act with blue tack. So come drive with us. Motor Week TV's original automotive magazine brought to you by cars dot com. Let's say you're looking for a car. Cars dot com can help research locate even contacted us. My idea of a symphony a Pistons playing the tune my ride for you

to listen to Valvoline 100 years on the LMC and all the places people have been part of the company that has lost people. You know these things you hear so you can get there. You accuse your host from over a week. John Davis. Well hello and welcome again to motor week we're glad to have you with us. If there's one thing to be said about Korean automaker Hyundai it is that they are impatient. Well it took nearly 50 years for Japanese brands to be permanently routed in America with domestic plants. A diverse range of products and larger market share. Hyundai is doing it in half the time and their latest salvo takes on the big guns of the global luxury market. With the Genesis it's a rear drive four door that is also impatient for success.

Hyundai expects their 2009 Gen. flagship sedan to be a true breakout product. Changing their image from a mass marketer to a premium brand and paving the way for the Genesis coupe and other luxury sport models to come. The world first laid eyes on this BMW 5 series pretender at the 2007 New York Auto Show. Initial impressions were of a substantial four door with graceful lines and reflection pool like surfaces in production form the large chrome grille with no Hyundai age anywhere to be found is bordered by Jewel of lamp clusters with optional auto leveling h ID headlights. The Genesis profile also speaks premium with a finely sculpted shape from stem to stern that's bright and with splashes of chrome while the back end continues

the premium theme adorned with wraparound alley detail lamps and shiny jewel exhaust pipes inside the Genesis hall so shines with the finish and soft touch materials that are equal to or better than European rivals. The artful dash unites flowing lines with leather aluminum and wood trim gauges stand down wall controls express a higher end guys. The standard leather heated seats are comfy and supportive with power adjusts for both driver and passenger. The VH music pours from a standard 11 speaker lexicon sound system. The brand also used in the Rolls-Royce Phantom and with eight standard airbags in electronic active head restraints. Front and side five star safety ratings were assured the wide rear seat makes room for three and has its own climate control. There's a chunky cup holder armrest which hides a small trunk passed through the trunk itself is large measuring in it.

Fifteen point nine cubic feet under the hood the rear drive Genesis defines its luxury with two variable valve timing engines. There's a familiar three point eight leader of the six with 290 horsepower and 264 pound feet of torque. Or there's Hyundai's new towel 4.6 leader V8 their first 8 cylinder for the US. It generates a brony 375 horses at three hundred thirty three pound feet of torque. That's more or is power but slightly less torque than AIDS found in the Lexus G-S and the Infinity M. Both engines made to a six speed automatic transmission with manual shift mode. Our test V8 yielded government fuel economy ratings of 17 city 25 highway we drove 21 mpg on premium gas. Gen. V8 energy impact scores a high eighteen barrels of oil consumed per year while its carbon footprint measures nine point six annual tonnes of CO2 emitted on the

track RBA Genesis was a delightful surprise. Charging from zero to 60 in a fast five point eight seconds and spreading the quarter mile and fourteen point three seconds at 103 mph the V8 maintains a strong build throughout the run. Chips are smooth well spaced and fall right in the heart of the power band and turns of driving dynamics the Genesis sports are nearly perfectly balanced chassis with standers debility and traction control. The sophisticated suspension is defined by five linked geometries in the front hand back through the twisties Genesys is far more agile than many large sedans relatively soft springs allow modest body roll but turn ins are quick steering is fast if a little light and the rear end is just loose enough to be fun. The result is a well mannered handler. Maybe not in BMW sleep. Yes but certainly competitive with other Asian luxury rivals stopping power comes from for will dis brakes with brake assist stops were stable and fade

free averaging a fine one hundred twenty six feet from 60 to zero. There was however a goodly amount of notice done but you won't get a nose bleed when it comes time to bomb the Gen. three point eight starts at thirty three thousand dollars while the Gen. four point six begins at thirty eight thousand dollars. That's over $10000 under rivals and includes a ten year 100000 mile power train warranty. The 2009 Genesis is a terrific effort by Hyundai to make a splash in the luxury segment. And no less impressive than Lexus and infinity with their first models. Still we know that some buyers will be unable to see past its Hyundai badging. No matter how discreetly it's you but as impatient as Hyundai is we're also sure that any stumbling blocks encountered by Genesis will be quickly swept away. Time now for Goss's garage.

This week Pat cut his advice from four wheels down to two. John no matter what you drive or ride they all need preventive maintenance in here to give us some motorcycle tips is Linden able general manager of Patriot Harley Davidson in Fairfax Virginia Linden Welcome to the show. Thank you Ben. All right now let's start with the basics the tires. Yeah nothing gets more basic than that that's what's connecting you to the road when you do change your tire whether because of where puncture. If you have a spokes will always replace the tube and always replace this rim strip this is a very inexpensive piece and it protects the tube from damage that could be caused by the nipples on the spokes You can see the indentations made on this one left without that protection the two can easily see some damage which could which could cost you on the road. OK now brakes they need to be checked regularly but got to take it a step further. Yeah you need to check both of them you can see that the one you're holding is still has it. You know just a little

bit a life left but it's matching padded shot and that cost a customer roader which is certainly more expensive than new paths. You know here's what the pants look like the new ash section. All right now let's talk about the engine and transmission. So over here we have some classic examples. What are we seeing here. This is a cam chain tensioner shoe and you can see the wear here to be inspected. Yeah that's what you'd prefer that look like. But you have to go another step further. It looks like this on the outside this one is much easier to see. But you really need to go look at both of them if you assume that the inside tensioner is going to look the same as the outside. You could like this custom or find yourself stranded. All right. Now another thing of course changing oil vitally important here we have an oil pump that's prematurely destroyed. Yeah this was due to a customer that wrote about 15000 miles but change their

oil once. You can see the excessive scoring on the oil pump and that's very expensive regular oil changes are very cheap. OK. Ham fisted do it yourself prepare right here. Yes. Perfect example of it. Customer decided to change the transmission fluid which is good but cross threaded the steel bolt and destroyed this transmission case a very expensive repair. Another mistake that people make is not using a new O-ring here this is less than a dollar. If you don't use a new O ring and properly seal the threads you'll find yourself over tightening the steel bolt and ripping out the aluminum threads thread sealer on the threads. OK now some really basic stuff here. Air filters on cars they don't have an effect on fuel economy just performance but on motorcycles. And in fact both mileage as well. Yes and keeping the dirt not just mileage but keep the dirt out of your motorcycle engine is absolutely basic you

can see on the inside of this filter how the grime is starting to come through and that grit will act as a very effective abrasive on cylinder walls and other moving components. OK now another thing that a lot of people overlook when they're doing their own work thread lockers. Absolutely use the appropriate stuff. Use your factory service manual for guidance. Linda thank you so much. Thank you. And if you have a question or comment write to me or send me a DVD-Video of your question you might see yourself on TV. The address is Motor Week always Mills Maryland 2 1 1 1 7. Summer camp brings back lots of memories some good and some not so. But for today's high octane kids one summer camp never looked more fun. We're talking about Camp motor sports. Now this isn't your bug infested tug of war battle site that we knew but rather a specialty camp nestled on the rolling hills around Virginia International

Raceway. It's for kids that want to experience real racecar driving sports. Yet still be kids. And since there's a kid in all of us we see an F1 I-Reporter Yolanda vastus off to get a feel for what these car camp kids are in for. On your mark get set go. Take the competitive nature of the NASCAR track training the right stop car dirt covered forest filled with road rally. All right with that. Right I meant Time Warner and you've got the makings of a summer camp with the motor sports theme written all over it. It's just a really really cool program. Director Diane Tyrrell says can't motor sport is designed to give these budding race car enthusiasts a chance to get out of the stands and onto the track. So it's not just being a fan it's you get an opportunity in a seat and that's a pretty rare thing for him. The week long program is chock full of activity. You're going to get a campers get to test their driving skills in these specially designed dune

buggy style go cart instructors go along for the bumpy ride as they teach each driver how to handle turns on this dusty dirt track. Fifteen year old Jose Ponce who came all the way from Ecuador says the intense one on one training has helped boost his confidence. I think I'm I'm better now. I'm driving I have no experience on dirt course. Oh oh that's a good thing. And just like the sign says there's plenty to do and lots to learn at this one of a kind camp designed for kids. Ages 9 to 60 was the picture challenge teaches kids how to work together in a time competition against other teams already. Are they really good wrestle together everybody right participates in everything. Team building is a big part of the campus focus because we're really looking at kids learning how to develop relationships how do they get along with each other how do you make a friend. While some of the activities like building car frames out of popsicle sticks also require a

group effort. Most of the time the campers are out there on their own practicing various drills in a scaled down stock car. Today's exercise avoided steering. It's the exact same exercise that they use a professional adult racing schools. You're a 20 year race veteran says he's not trying to mold the next up and coming motor sports athlete. He's more interested in helping these young campers develop safe driving. Things like looking ahead paying attention being smooth the controls I think every driver should have those skills. Ten year old Mae Cowan has benefited from Kevin's expertise. He's a really good instructor he explains a lot of stuff beforehand. The North Carolina native knows as a girl she's outnumbered at the camp but thinks she and her female friends have held their own. I think that it definitely gives the girls. You know it gives him a lot of determination and perseverance to push through and try to be the best that they can be one of the highlights of can't motor sport is the ride

car experience meet the vext and Mark won this race car has been redesigned to give campers a true life track experience. For example they sit right here in the front not in the back so they can see what it's like from a driver's perspective. This Indy style cockpit car with its fake steering wheel and glammed up gauges gives cameras a view of the track they'll never see from the stands. You can see the wheels turning in stuff getting to the ground in the wings and stuff in the front car is really cool. Newcomer Brandon Powell describes the twists and turns as an amazing adrenaline rush. I just had a whole lot of fun and one day to do it again. And that's just the kind of enthusiasm Dyan hopes to generate at a special camp that's likely to become a summertime tradition. We're always spinning our key ring for a new upstart. So let's see what's tempting this week. The Dodge Ram has a long heritage of serving America's loyal full size pickup truck

buyers and the all new 2009 ram 15:00 is packed with features designed to cement its role as a personal use favorite the RAM is built on a new low torsion frame for improved handling and better control of noise vibration and ride quality furthered by the use of a multi link live axle pull spring rear suspension replacing traditional leaf springs. The 09 ran fifteen hundred marks the first use of coil springs at the rear of a big pickup. Since Chevy did it in one thousand seventy two Hemi V-8 engine have always been hot. Or with RAM wires and for 0 9 the big gun is an upgraded 390 horsepower 5.7 liter with fuel saving multi displacement capability and the telling capacity is ninety one hundred pounds a carry over 310 or so power 4.7 leader V8 and 250 North power three point seven leader P6. Round out the engine lineup the eight Rams use a five speed automatic tranny with electric range select which enables the driver to

manually limit the highest available transmission gear. The new RAM is an amazing truck. It's absolutely beautiful to look at from every angle it's rugged tough and it even has a little bit of classic retro through it and see a little bit accident here and there but without a doubt my favorite part is a cool spring rear I was in California on some pretty broken mountain roads and it delivered nothing but a great ride. Ram 15 hundreds of big rigs styling is finally available as a true four door crew camp as well as regular and quad care. An innovative program box bedside real story system makes it easier to keep everything from tools to leisure gear both handy and secure. The ram cabin also gets a major restyle with the only available heated Nvidia lated front seats and heated rear seats and the full size truck segment. A new and floor storage bins allow you to keep small valuables out of sight. 2009 Dodge Ram prices started just over $22000 and

topped out near 38000. And all will be available at your local Dodge dealer before the end of October. Also all new for 2009 is the Chevrolet Traverse family crossover Traverse is built on General Motors plant a platform that also supports the GMC Acadia Buick Enclave and Saturn Outlook. Like its siblings Traverse is a full size seven and a passenger family hauler but one that's designed for better fuel efficiency under its aerodynamic body much of it shared with the Enclave is genius new 3.6 leader direct injection V-6 direct injection up first. The large domestic crossover segment allows the Traverse engine to deliver higher output 288 horsepower as well as improve fuel economy 17 city 24 highway with front wheel drive and 16 City 23 highway with all will drawn otherwise traverse offers all the expected amenities ranging from heated and cooled front seats to rearview

cameras to rear DVD entertainment. Chevy Traverse prices range from twenty nine thousand to forty two thousand dollars and it's available now. Join us in just a few weeks when we grab more new sets of the marquee blu tak is how Mercedes-Benz labels its best diesel technologies. Although blue tech systems very all have the goal of making diesel exhaust ultra clean and in turn igniting diesel sales in America. Mercedes is now launching a trio of blue tech utilities that are the first ones clean enough to be legal in all 50 states. This week we test the M-L 3 20 blue tag to see if there just might be a clean diesel SUV in your future. If the execs at Mercedes-Benz have their way their venerable German brand will

soon be the undisputed king of the clean diesel movement in America and their latest tool to achieve that goal is Mercedes newest blue tech diesel technology which powers the 2009 M.L. 320 blue tech utility and its show room siblings of full size G.L. 320 blue Jack SUV and they are 320 blue Tech family crossover. Of course you wouldn't know that the M-L 320 blu tak is anything other than just restyled 0 9 M-class when it's sitting still. That is unless you notice the discrete blue tac badging Orpah. The hood to find a 3 liter turbo diesel B6 which is rated at 210 horsepower and a hefty three hundred ninety eight pound feet of torque. It also carries government fuel economy ratings of 18 city 24 highway per gallon of clean diesel which is 20 to 30 percent better thing comparable gasoline SUV are

mixed driving loupe achieved a solid 21 miles per gallon. That's also slightly better than a Chevy Tahoe hybrid and it's as clean as it is efficient. The M-L 320 Blu tack is 50 state legal thanks to Mercedes ad blue after treatment system it injects an OC we use your real solution into the exhaust stream that converts nitric oxide into harmless nitrogen and water the you Rhea housed in a tank under the cargo floor only needs to be refilled at regular service intervals. Even if you're towing up to it 70 £200 limit and with three hundred ninety eight pound feet of torque on tap the M-L 320 blu tak easily handled all kinds of heavy duty hauling for us all. And they can't get up and go as well. Hitting 60 and seven point nine seconds the quarter mile time is also quick for an SUV at 16 seconds and 87 miles per hour with only the briefest hesitation while

the turbo spools up the M-L blue tack took off revving faster than any diesel we've ever driven. This seven speed automatic with new paddle shifters changes gears quickly with the best performance and pure automatic mode. The boy tech V-6 is not only the quickest and cleanest but also the most refined light duty diesel utility yet. If you've driven a gasoline B6 Mercedes in all 350 then hopped in a blue tack you'd be hard pressed to feel or hear a difference even with your air to the dual exhaust pipes. There is little better today. Will diesel rattle on the handling course however the blue tech M.L. is pure Mercedes SUV. That means a solid feel and very nimble response for a midsize sport you Understeer is moderate and will control and body roll is minimal. Like all M L models is one of the best handling SUV on the market. It stops well to holding its bolt down from 60 in a fire an average of

125 feet. The chassis is stable when the pedal is firm. Just the way we like it driving it comes from electronic stability control and will start assist for off road driving there's four matic full time four wheel drive and a downhill speed regulator and this 5 passenger turbo diesel SUV is also luxurious and very well equipped. Standard fitment now includes pre-sale and a full complement of airbag newly contoured front seats with four way lumbar for the driver and dual zone automatic climate control. An eight speaker CD DVD system is entered graded into the standard command multifunction controller. It can be upgraded to full Harman Kardon surround sound and a rear seat entertainment system with twin 8 inch video screens a 60 40 split rear seat is well padded and allows quick access to the cargo area as does the optional power lift gate. The cargo bay measures twenty nine point four cubic feet with the rear seats

off and a big seventy two point four cubic feet with the rear seats folded. And if you think going Mercedes SUV turbo diesel will cost you an extra arm and a leg you're wrong. Base price for the M-L 320 blue check is forty eight thousand one hundred twenty five dollars. That's only fifteen hundred dollars more than the gasoline powered and now the remarkable performance of the 2009 Mercedes Benz M-L 320 Blu tack is reason enough for an American diesel run of songs. While the premium paid for diesel fuel over gasoline is still a real pocketbook issue technology finally makes diesel utilities viable and appealing for households all across our land. While I hope you'll join us here next week for more motor week. Well take us we've seen an Aston Martin Vantage be a. Then it's another kind of key of a new Borrego SUV. I'm John Davis. We'll see then to learn more about

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