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We really want the fastest caddy ever the super charged second chance CSP find out this record breaker is really your heart's desire. Next on motorways that cost tire pressure this time on Goss's garage. Dave Duerson turns our attention to teen drivers with a much sharper edge and a new edition of America's top the Ford F-150 pickup truck with out next. The 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 contact a dealer because Dodge got some guys like to relax in a leather recliner. But the weather's There's nothing better than cardboard on concrete

Valvoline 100 years under the hood. They like us. I love seeing all the places people have to go. I love in part of the company that helps those people go. And good will be to thank you so you can get there. You accuse your host for Motor Week. John Davis. Well hello and welcome again to motor week. We're glad to have you with us. We're remembered well it was January 2004 when we got the chance to take the Cadillac CTX V to a proper racetrack and see if all the hype surrounding this super sedan was for real. Well it was never before had we driven a domestic sedan that was as fast and refined both on the track and on the streets to dinner that CTX V was amazing. So what do we think of the all new 2009 Cadillac CTX V. Well let's find out.

The fact that it's round two for me means velocity as the arrival of the all new 2009 Cadillac CTX be at our four door performance luxury fans smiling from ear to ear like the first C TSB the adrenaline pumping 0 9 job takes careful aim at Hero factory tuners like the BMW M5 and Mercedes Benz. A 63 AMG. But it's more charged up than AB or super charge that is. GM bless this rear drive Goober sedan with a derivative of the six point two liter V8 found in the Chevrolet Corvette 0 1 with Ethan's latest for Loeb super charger. The resulting output stands at a whopping five hundred fifty six horsepower. That's 40 percent more than the first C TSB and five hundred fifty one pound feet of torque. It also easily outclasses both its m and

AMG rivals. All of this energy is managed by either a new twin clutch premix six speed manual gearbox. First time available six speed automatic with steering wheel mounted paddles and driver selectable shift programs through our traffic our velocity crew managed a super quick four point two seconds with an automatic S. TS V. That's more than a second quicker than the first C TSB manual 0 9 CTF V then catapulted through the quarter mile and twelve point seven seconds at 115 miles per hour. Gears are spaced perfectly with Earth as the real workhorse supporting the CTF V is GM as new gen magnetic ride control rapid response suspension with track ready sport and street cruising tour settings the stability track electronic stability control system can be switched on off or to a low intrusive competition mode. It's total high performance hack human allow the CTF fi to record the fastest lap at the nürburgring for any

production sedan ever. It showed us this same level of prowess during handling exercises in our home test site the CTF feel is heavy but equally capable as with the first generation this is a car you drive not toss around. The tires are super grippy the only thing you have to worry about is too much throttle Brembo brakes still rule the CTF silver front calipers stop single piece vented rotors while red calipers indicate the optional track package and faster cooling to PS rotors topped with a standard fitment were strong 117 feet from 60 to zero. That too is better than the original C TSB covering those calipers or 19 inch wheels wearing performance summer tires 250 540 are 9000 and 285 35 are 9000 in the rear. On the outside AC TSB also communicates both more aggression and

sophistication. Starting with a larger dihedral grill for better cooling and a bulging aluminum Hood is a constant reminder of the super charger below flared fenders further intensify the car's might makes right attitude. The C TSB then finishes off with a new muscular rear facia with appropriate via badging and bright exhaust tips within the C TSB retains luxury elements of the standard c ts like the hand-stitched dash. But this cabin also boasts a sporting edge set apart with glossy black trim their runs down the center stack and over the center console tunneled readouts are punctuated with a boost gauge and a g force meter. The available Rick Horrow buckets are a must with 14 way power their adjustable bolstering keeps you from sliding around at high G's. Not the ideal candidate for Green Car of the year the CTA SB has government fuel economy ratings of 13 city 9000 highway on premium gas. We manage seventeen point seven mpg in real world driving base

pricing for the C TSB is fifty nine thousand nine hundred ninety five dollars including a gas guzzler tax that still puts it at least $20000 under the M5 and the E 63 AMG. A key element of the success of the m an AMG factory tuners is that each iteration is a significant improvement on its predecessor. Cadillac is following that ritual to the letter with the 2009 C TSB. It is not a second chapter and seeking ultimate American sedan performance. It is a second coming. If you're not fully up on the basics of tire care Pat Goss has advice on how to keep you on track. John critical to a safe and economical car are our tires and here to give us some basic tips says Bob. He's a tire engineer welcome to Goss's garage. It's

wonderful to be here thanks for having me. OK. One of the common questions that we get concerns tire pressure. What is the proper tire pressure for my car. Well most importantly everyone should remember that tires are for the most important and least understood components on your car regardless of what you drive. And fundamental to that tires performance is the inflation pressure. You should check that inflation pressure at least one once a month and think about this inflation pressure is important because it helps determine how well your tires stop start in a corner but also how much fuel efficiency they deliver. The U.S. Department of Energy says that. Over 3.5 million gallons of fuel is wasted each day due to under and plated tires. That's over a billion dollars a day in today's gas prices. That's a lot of money. A lot of money. OK but where do we find the proper pressure. Well to find the most appropriate inflation pressure for your vehicle you should go to the glove box. Look at the owner's manual or often on the inside of the glove box there's a there's actually a placard

on some vehicles the door jam has that placard or the gas cap lid. But the important thing to remember is don't go to the side of all of your tires on the side of the tires that inflation pressure is Max inflation pressure for max load. You should always go to the vehicle manufactured inflation pressure. OK and it means we need a tire gauge. And of course we have the traditional pencil gauge. This is what is familiar with which is OK but the 89 cent version. These are fine as long as you get a quality. Properly calibrated when you should keep that in your glove box in fact and check your inflation pressure at least once a month. All right now here we have a dial gauge which are known to be more accurate but they cost more money and much better a little more inconvenient. Typically you don't want to carry this thing around in your glove box you'll have in the trunk which makes it a little harder to get to. Another important way to check your inflation pressure is to stop by your local tire retailer. Typically it doesn't even matter what brand of tires you have. They'll be happy to check the inflation pressure of your tires and then Arum up at no

charge. OK now where. That's another big issue. When do I have to replace my tires tread wear or inspect those tires at least two every two months for sure. Inspect them for unusual wear and one way to check the wear on your tires is to simply use a Lincoln head penny turn Mr. Lincoln upside down bend down put the Lincoln's head upside down into the groove if you can see all of Mr. Lincoln's head. Then your tires are legally worn out. That's two 30 seconds of an inch if part of Lincoln's head is covered. Then your tires still have somewhere now. To add a little bit of a safety margin you could use the George Washington quarter rule that will provide you a measure of for 30 seconds of an inch that tells you when you have two 30 seconds to go before the tires are legally worn out gives you a little measure of safety. Yeah and that's that's an important factor. Yes. Thank you so much it's certainly welcome. And if you have a question or comment write to me the address is Motor Week Owings Mills Maryland 2 1 1 1 7. Getting a

driver's license is an important rite of passage for teenagers with that new privilege comes new dangers. Governments and parents work hard to reduce those risk. But each year some 7000 teens die on American roads and hundreds of thousands more are injured. Now our solution has always been serious driver training. And this week Dave Duerson shows us a surprising source that's taking driver's ed to its most serious level yet. This is the North Carolina headquarters for Blackwater Worldwide America's premier security training company. The driving instructors at Blackwater teach military law enforcement and national security officers everything from high speed pursuit. Escaping an insurgent ambush. But today students don't wear a badge or carry a gun. The instructors of Blackwater However they're the most important students they've ever had. That's because these students are all new to the road. Teenagers learning the ins and outs of daily driving and facing dangers that the veteran

police and military instructors at Blackwater know all too well. Blackwater is running this program because of but a year and a half ago we had a local high school here in North Carolina that had to expand were six students were killed and alcohol related crashes in excess is big. It was kind of a traumatic thing to that community so Blackwater stepped up and offered to provide some type of driver's training to the young adults in that area. And then it kind of blossomed from there. And now every few months Blackwater welcomes young drivers and their families to its Moyock North Carolina headquarters for the advanced highway safety course a day at the HSC starts in the classroom where students learn the basics of road safety and vehicle dynamics. OK straight line break in is the maximum the best way to get that car stop straight line. If I start to turn and that's when that car I'm going to have to adjust to that weight transfer then it's out of the classroom and onto the track for a series of intensive behind the wheel exercises in observation and car control

braking with and without anti-lock skid control and emergency situations like falling asleep at the wheel. After a well-earned lunch break the students are back in the classroom for the North Carolina alcohol law enforcement division's keys to life program keys to life teaches students about the dangers of driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs. And to illustrate the consequences of such behavior and remind them that a teen driver is killed every 15 minutes on American roads. The class includes regular visits from the Grim Reaper and eulogies for the friends suddenly plucked from their midst. The day climaxes with a dramatic accident recreate complete with smashed vehicles severely injured victims and a real time rescue by Moyock North Carolina's Emergency Medical Services Unit. It's a so going into a busy day and a lesson that really hits home for many of the students.

Just ahead one of my friends lost on this. That's it's not worth this is stupid to do it. Just a day at the advanced Highway Safety Course is not only valuable it's free of charge with the staff the driving instruction division volunteering their time and Blackwater Worldwide providing the equipment. The average American Road is a long way from the mean streets of Baghdad. But for a teenage driver with no training it can be just as dangerous if the driving instructors at Blackwater have their way however that road will soon be a much safer place. Here's I'm going to cross me with the latest gear. A lot of people love owning the latest iPhone and iPods. But there's a drawback. You can't charge them if your car has an older iPod integration system. Well now the small adapter from SCO solves that problem. It converts from a 12 volt Firewire which Apple no longer supports to 5 volt U.S. B.

The passport features a female pass through connector it attaches to any in-car iPod integration system. It will charge the iPhone 3G the iPod Nano 4G and touch 2G with the Apple seal of approval. The passport maintains all functionality including audio video and data of these latest Apple models. The passport cost about $30. So there you have it. Gear that keeps all your devices charged and working loud and clear while on the road. This 2008 Nissan Rogue our drivers Choice Award winner for best small sport utility is fairing nicely in our long term fleet. Our staff loves its high seating position. Versatility and handling negatives include loud tires and not enough small item storage space. After eight months in nearly 17000 miles our all wheel drive roads 2.5 leader foreign CVT transmission combo is returning twenty four point four miles per gallon of regular.

That's a good result for any utility especially one as entertaining as the Nissan Rover. If you don't need all wheel drive our front drive only 2008 Kia Rondo is an interesting small crossover alternative. It's very roomy yet takes up no more pavement than a compact sedan. Great visibility is a plus with smart easy to use control placement. On the minus side are cheap feeling interior materials and the engine is a bit noisy and after 9 months in 12000 mostly commuter Miles. Toronto's 2.7 leader V-6 is managing an acceptable twenty two point four miles per gallon of regular gas with a low base price and high mileage power train warranty. They Cyrano is a small utility not to be ignored. We'll check up on the Honda Fit and BMW XXIX on the next motor week long term road test update. Time now for Jessica choccy and all the latest medical news.

Every fall auto writers flock westward to check out the brightest and greenest automotive stars on stage at the Los Angeles International Auto Show and no one had as much stage presence at the 2008 L.A. Auto Show them forward starting with a redesigned fusion midsize sedan. Besides a nearly complete make over fusion as a full hybrid to go head to head with a toy or a Camry hybrid the Fusion hybrid features new LCD smart gauge readouts. The Mercury Milan gets a similar make over and hybrid model while the 2010 Lincoln MKC also gets a fresh face. Ford also took the wraps off its revised Camaro fighter the 2010 Mustang. Almost every detail the iconic pony car has been sharpened outside and then Ford's partner Mazda took center stage with the most interesting new small car the dynamic 2000. Ten miles to three. Expect more zoom zoom from under the hood. Far East automakers had a big presence at L.A. too starting with Nissan six generations a car.

The eye catching 2009 three 70s Nissan also formally introduced its U.S. city car the aptly named 2009 Nissan que. Then there's this new open air version of infinity 37 coupe the psaltery convertible dons a three piece retractable hardtop new entries from Lexus include redesigned and larger our export utilities and the Lexus. I asked 250 C hardtop convertible makes its American debut. Likewise this Honda Insight hybrid. Their answer to the Twitter Prius making its world debut was the Honda FC sport a wildly styled hydrogen fuel cell powered three seat sports car concept. Walking a squarish So five door hatchback AM's itself squarely at science X big German automakers Broadhead turners like the Mercedes Benz concept a fascination a hint that the next class while BMW stage the North American debut of its flagship 7 Series workshop or not a new generation Boxster Ed came and

each boasting greater performance. But here in L.A. green is ever more the theme to that and this 41 mile per gallon boats like Jetta TDR and clean diesel was annoying a green car of the year by the green car Journal. Other eco friendly debuts include this compress natural gas field Toyotas Camry hybrid concept the CNG tanks are tucked neatly away in a trunk and this mini plug in electric car can travel 150 miles on a full charge 500 of these two seaters will be leased in the US for real world test drive. And Hyundai showed its blue drive hybrid technology for the upcoming 2010 Sonata. Of course you can't have an auto show in tensile town without the ultra high Yeah. Like this truck top Bentley as Shorty and the aptly named Ferrari California the highly sculpted Lotus Evora also made it U.S. coming out party. That's a wrap on L.A. and this week's Modern news. The Ford F-150 has been the best selling truck in

America for 31 years. So even if the popularity of full size pickups has taken a beating from a rising gas prices there remains an intense loyal following for the F series that makes the introduction of a new F-150 a major event. But is it Major enough to stem the slide and pick up sales. To help stabilize full size pickup truck sales the new 2009 Ford F-150 comes out of the gate with more style features and capabilities than ever before. Gone is the utilitarian look of pick ups of the past. The new F-150 is clad in ever bolder sheet metal headed by a top Super Duty sideboard grill large jewelled headlamps and chiseled power dome hoods.

There are still three four door cab styles regular extended super cab and this supergroup proof box links include five and a half foot six and a half foot and eight foot style side and a six and a half foot player size with wheels from 17 inch steel to 20 inch alloy. Lighter but stiffer fully box frames range between one hundred twenty six to one hundred sixty three inches and wheel base suspensions are conventional oil overshot double wishbones up front and a hox because solid axle with extra long leaf springs out back payload tops out at over 3000 pounds. Smart cargo management factory options include a new pick up box sidestep and the integrated fold out tailgate step first seen on the Super Duty the new F-150 UPS power too. Gone is the base for Point 2 V-6 replaced by the mid range 248 horsepower four point six leader V8 compared to the V-6 It is 23 percent more power and the same fuel economy

heading 3 bound for cylinder heads is a two hundred ninety two horsepower 4.6 leader vs the top of the 8 remains a flex fuel capable five point four leader rated 320 horsepower. Bump of 20 and 390 pound feet of torque in both two and four wheel drive transmissions are all Toho mode automatics. A 4 speed for the base four point six and six speeds for the three valve Motors. Every cap style is now capable of eleven thousand pounds of towing with top notch control advance track with roll stability control. Trailer sway control and four channel abs are all standard and integrated trailer brake controller and rear camera are optional. Historically the F-150 has defined a serious pick up its ride and handling attitude is firm solid with white steering that never kicks back. In a recent comparison of new 1/2 tons we found some rivals rode better and had more reserve power yet on an off road the F-150 is so well

rounded it can do just about anything you need a truck for very well. As for the new F-150 you can add amazingly quiet to its long list of accolades. And it's amazingly impressive N-SA the last Jan F-150 startled the industry with its refinement. The new instrument panel has an even better blend of style and are going to mix the larger center console has enough room for two laptops seats look better and feel better. You can order them heated and cool with upgraded occupant protection from standard side curtain airbag options abound including the Ford Sync voice system a 700 watt Sony stereo and navigation with six inches added to its cab link the super krewes rear seat is more inviting than ever. Plus the split flip up bench also provides more covered cargo space than before. For Philips there's Ford's easy fuel caplets gas filler. As for how much gas. Best Government fuel economy ratings for the rear drive F-150 AR 15

city 21 highway on regular grade. The energy impact score is still at half the twenty point one barrels of oil consumed per year with seven trim levels and 35 configurations F-150 prices span a wide range from twenty two thousand seventy dollars for the base regular cab to twenty six thousand five hundred sixty five dollars for the Bay super cab and twenty nine thousand nine hundred seventy five dollars for the Bay Super Crew. But in the new Platinum trim it can easily push $50000. The Ford F-150 has been the driving force behind the popularity of pickup trucks for over three decades. The 2009 edition provides a bigger head of steam than ever before. Even if unstable gas prices have cost pick up some fans there are still millions more that will find this new truck simply irresistible. But I hope you'll join us here next week for more a motorway when we'll test the latest from

the king of Corvette tuners Callaway cars and see if a three wheeler makes feels sense as a practical commuter. I'm John Davis. We'll see you then. To learn more about Motor Week TV's original automotive magazine visit PBS dot org. To order a DVD or VHS copy of this program call 1 800 873 6 1 5 4 Motorway has been brought to you by cars dot com. Let's say your looking for a car. Cars dot com can help research and locate even contact a dealer cause dot com. Some guys like to relax in a leather recliner but the weather's There's nothing better than cardboard on concrete Valvoline 100 years under the heat I guess. I love seeing all the places people have to go.

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