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Still too. Early for Betsy our sex life has started to worship him and. Reform its growth. Are they ready for the racetrack. Find out next. Week. I'm Pat Doris this time we're going to deal with rusted fasteners Goss's garage. And just where do the thousands of parts in your car come from. And we'll test the 2007 Saturn Vue hybrid. Drive with us. Brought to you by the Stanley Works makers of max like 3 6 9 and tripod elimination tools Stanley is proud to support public television channel 8. Make something great information available at w w w dot Stanley Works dot com by Dunlop tires for center of the Dunlop drivers cup and international competition

racing to America. Testing the skills of nonprofessional enthuse in off road and on the track information at on line tires dot com. And buy cars dot com. Let's say your looking for a car. Cars dot com can help research locate even contact a dealer. Cars dot com find the right car for you. Your host for Motor Week. John Davis. Well hello and welcome again to motor week. We're glad to have you with us. No matter how many quarter miles we run in slalom as we navigate the only sure way to find out the good and the bad of any high performance car is on a race track. So we brought three of the best here to Roebling road Raceway near Savannah Georgia. The Chevrolet Corvette fix the wiper SRT 10 coupe and the Porsche Cayman ass. They all have stellar street credentials but are they ready for the track.

Race car with lights is one of the oldest cliches in writing road test. But if you review the specs for the 2006 Chevrolet Corvette 0 6 Dodge Viper SRT 10 coupe and orchard Cayman S You quickly realize that our trio of modern sports cars are as well equipped in tune for competition as many pure racing machines. And our venue Roebling Road Race way up past two mile SCCA favorite road course near Savannah Georgia is the perfect place to put those specs to a real world track test. Starting with a Corvette 0 6. This ultra high performance coupe only version of the latest Corvette is packed with technology transfer directly from Chevy championship winning C6 our race car. The aluminum magnesium chassis is iOS 6 specific and it's wrapped in aggressive aluminum and carbon fiber body work designed to maximize cooling and

aerodynamics while the huge seven liter LS seven pushrod dry some V8 is built up from a unique aluminum small block with titanium rods in intake valves freeflow heads and more aggressive cams for a thumping five hundred five horsepower and four hundred seventy pound feet of torque. The six speed manual rear mounted transaxle and limited slip differential were also beefed up and include a fluid. Cooler and CEO six rolling stock include stepper rear suspension components plus wider wheels was substantially larger disparate rotors clamped by red painted six piston front and four piston rear caliper which all hammers to 60 in only three point eight seconds and threw the quarter mile an eleven point nine seconds and one hundred twenty four mph. This iOS 6 is super solid especially when the torque monster V8 is pulling it out of the corners. The multimode stability system practically makes the rear tires one with the asphalt. It also garnered the fastest lap time of our group.

But heavy steering and somewhat flat seats make this a very physical car to drive. Still if you can wrestle the almost modest sixty five thousand six hundred ninety dollars out of your bank account you can have the most potent Corvette ever built and one that can keep up with exotic spa staying three times as much a car that has played a pivotal role in reviving the spirit and form of the American muscle machine is the Dodge Viper SRT 10. Even in its second generation this is a far more bare bones sports car than the Corvette. Yet a child's classic performance loud and clear. The coop roof does a very noticeable job of reinforcing the already stiff Viper platform. All Clad in still bulging aerodynamic body panels that actually do increase downforce and high speed stability. Of course the Viper has always been built around its signature VTM and the latest eight point three liter pushrod variant delivers a smashing 510 horsepower and five hundred thirty five pound feet of torque.

From there it gets even simpler. Between the Wii 10 and the rear wheels is just a six speed manual gearbox and a limited slip differential with no electronic driver aids while the chassis is supported by a lightweight aluminum suspension and big 18 in 1000 inch wheels stop by 14 inch Brembo brakes with. Thirty four hundred fifty pounds to move the big beaten easily pushes the viper to 60 in four seconds flat and through the quarter mile and twelve point five seconds and one hundred eighteen miles per hour with its huge power the Viper requires a carefully controlled throttle just to keep the rear end on the road. However light and sharp steering and super responsive brakes mean that the Piper coupe is a less visible car to drive than you might think. And even with the well-heeled price of eighty six thousand nine hundred ninety five dollars this reptile is still one of the purest driving experiences out there. Of course not everyone wants American style pedal to the Metal Performance.

Germany's Porsche has been the consistent choice for Europhile sports car fans for over half a century and their latest effort the to place Cayman S is already a big hit. Essentially a hard top version of the popular Boxster roadster the Cayman S is stronger sleeker and more powerful than its drop top sibling. As with the Viper they came in steel top add substantial rigidity to the chassis. It cheers the marketers make Pearson's truck suspension design but with stiffer springs sway bars and our car's 19 inch tires. Cayman S is propelled by a new three point four leader flat 6 engine that mixes aboard outboxed arrest block with top end bits from the 9 11 at heels 295 horsepower and two hundred fifty one pound feet of torque combined with a six speed manual. A quick sprint to 60 takes only four point eight seconds with a quarter mile ending in thirteen point four seconds at 105 mph and corners they came in is sharper than even the fabled 9 11 as well as the 0 6

and viper. The steering is super sized and the chassis superb Li balance. Body roll is almost nonexistent and the optional Porsche stability management system modulator all the driver aids for maximum traction. The Big Bend it crossed drill disc also pulled things down when needed without a fuss. They came in ass is also very driver adaptable solid and stable for the more restrained driver. Or like in Tulsa both for the more exuberant. Either way it's a lot of exotic car style performance for fifty nine thousand six hundred ninety five dollars. But then all of our high performance trio are impressive. They filled our day at Roebling road with driving Nirvana 0 3 delivery top notch speed agility and braking. But each had its own unique performance flavor. And all are more than ready for a few round the rounds. Whatever you want. Coming up. Who really makes the parts in your car.

Good car care should be a fact of life. We know it is for our top tech Pat Goss. He never gets rusty on the subject. John the arch enemy of every do it yourself for is rust and corrosion on some bolts and fasteners and you know just about everybody does it the wrong way. Say if you had this this bolt over here all rusted up like it is how would you go about getting it loose. Well the first thing you would do is not to put a wrench on it but to take a wire brush and brush the rust away you want to get rid of all of the rust that you possibly can. Once you've done that then you want to take some type of rust penetrant dinner lots of them on the market. These get sprayed on to the rusty fastener and they penetrate into the rust soften it and make the bolt come loose a lot easier. Well now is the next thing and that is that most people start out using the wrong socket. Yeah

there are different types of sockets this is a 12 point socket. This one here is a 6 point socket. The 12 point doesn't exert as much force on each one of the flanks of the nut or bolt. The six point does a much better job and is much less prone to rounding off that knot or bolt. But here again don't put a lot of force on it because a lot of force is going to break something. So if it doesn't come loose with reasonable amount of force the next thing you do is a propane torch and you heat that nut or bolt and you heat it as far away from where your your socket is going to go as possible. Then you spray more of your rust penetrant on it the rust penetrant will migrate toward the heat and again helps soften that rust. Well if it still doesn't work now you may have to resort to a special socket like this one.

This hand as tapered grooves in it so that when you loosen the the nut these tapers in here bite into it and really grab it. Usually that will get the job done. Follow the rules and don't use a lot of brute force and you'll get through the job without breaking anything you know be a lot easier to do if you have a question or comment write to me. The address is Motor Week Owings Mills Maryland 2 1 1 1 7. Every car or truck consists of thousands of parts but most of those parts are not made by the companies that actually assemble the vehicle they come from companies known as component suppliers. But how important are these parts makers and what role do they play in actually designing and building your new car. In the days of Henry Ford in the first mass production assembly lines car makers made most of their parts in some cases raw materials went into the planted one

in a finished book came out at the other. But today most auto makers make less than a third of the vehicles parts that allows them to shop around for the best technology and price from a wide variety of parts or component suppliers. These are companies big and small that supply parts either directly to vehicle manufacturers or to other suppliers that include them in major systems like suspensions and drive trains. One of the biggest suppliers of automotive components and one of the oldest names in the American automotive industry is Eaton with a history that dates back to 1911 in the earliest days of the car. Heaton Corp. is best known for its differentials superchargers and just about everything that puts more power to the ground both for faster acceleration and better grip for off roading or just getting around in bad weather. But Eton is also an industry leader in a wide range of components from basic engine parts like valves and cylinder heads to sophisticated automatic

transmission controls and fuel saving cylinder deactivation technology. They even make actuators for a powerful wing mirrors. Recently Eaton staged an unusual all day press an industry event called Live Drive to showcase their broad based technology that goes into millions of new cars and trucks each year. And live draw it you could actually testing compare different technologies to determine what components might best meet consumer needs. Do they need a locking differential or will a simple or limited slip do the job. Consumers today are very interested in performance products and they're interested in enhanced traction modifying differentials to have better performance so they have the confidence to get out of difficult situations that they may encounter. But Eton is not just about supplying parts for new cars. For decades they've been immersed in personalized performance. The customizing done after a vehicle leaves the assembly line.

It's a huge and growing market as everyone wants their car to be unique so providing components that enhance a vehicle is also an Eton focus. Live Drive even provided a chance to show how classic performance hardware like super chargers can keep up with today's fuel efficient times. The sweet spot for a super charger is a take a smaller engine and we think that the consumer is still going to want that power. We can deliver the power. And your economy on smaller engines and there is even more to this story than what parts are available today. Component suppliers are in a constant race to stay ahead of the needs of car and truck buyers. They're working on components right now that in some cases may not be available in new vehicles for another three to five years. And that requires a close give and take collaboration with other suppliers and the car manufacturers the works both ways sometimes will have an idea that we have been working on in our labs and in that case we would approach them and say look we have a

great idea here that we think will help you. But we also supply the data that goes with that. To quantify the benefits. So when you take a new car out for a test drive when you shift it into gear. Remember that a new car cannot deliver a satisfying experience unless every component every part delivers flawless performance. And while it may be true that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts when it comes to new car quality every part has to add up. Now let's check in with Jessica chalk for all of this week's Motor News. The hybrid revolution keeps rolling along and General Motors is quickly catching up with the leaders in this environmental crusade. GM is preparing to launch a variety of hybrid passenger vehicles over the next two years including the Saturn Vue Greenline hybrid. But GM is most significant hybrid effort so far is not in cars or SUV but in city transit

buses. GM Sausen division is now filling orders for nearly 400 hybrid powered diesel electric buses and transit systems in 29 North American cities. Washington D.C. is practicing fuel diversity by welcoming 50 of them to its green bus fleet which already includes over 400 natural gas powered buses. By using electricity in combination with ease of fuel. To propel the bus. The hybrids are able to conserve fuel produced lower harmful emissions and provide the public a smoother and quieter transportation. With plans to deliver another 200 buses to six major cities this year fuel savings from GM hybrid buses could reach a million gallons a year. Hybrid technology is not the only conservation measure GM is promoting at the 2006 Chicago Auto Show. GM introduced their new live green go yellow campaign highlighting the advantages of using E-85 every doable fuel E-85 is a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15

percent gasoline. This year the Chevy lineup will feature 6 vehicles that offer E-85 capability tot ho suburban Silverado and Palla mounted Carlow. And starting this year there's one more Chevy that was offered the ability to run on 85 ethanol. And here it is the ultimate flex fuel vehicle the E-85 compatible 2007 Chevrolet avalanche. GM is already the industry leader in producing a range of flex fuel vehicles that can run on year 85 as well as pure gasoline. And they expect to produce over 400000 new flex fuel vehicles in the coming model year including the new Chevrolet avalanche. But most people that drive 85 compatible vehicles don't know it. This new very prominent yellow gas cap is designed to alert consumers of their E5 capability or their go yellow status as it were.

GM will be shipping yellow gas caps to many current owners of flex fuel vehicles and all new models will include them. So hats off to GM green buses and yellow caps and ultimately to their goal of bringing bluer skies to all of us. And that's it for this week's Motor News. In Europe it's hard to find an SUV that isn't a diesel like our 2005 Jeep Liberty C R D. In fact it's turbo charged four cylinder is the same diesel Jeep uses overseas made by corporate cousin in the mo Torii in Italy the 2.8 leader combines a modest 160 horsepower with a substantial £295 feat of torque and fact it accelerates faster than the gas liberty B6 and fuel economy is better too although not as good as we had hoped. After 12000 miles in five months we're only averaging twenty one point seven miles per gallon. That's about 10 percent better than the gas B6. Unfortunately since in many

parts of the country these all fuel is about 10 percent more than regular gas. Operating savings are neutral and on the other hand the cost of choosing the turbo diesel over the gas B6 is only about fifteen hundred dollars. So that combined with its high torque delivery is fueling liberty CRT diesel sales to capacity. Where four months and some 10000 miles into our long term test of this 2006 Mitsubishi Eclipse GTI and we certainly are enjoying its class leading combination of head turning style long legged interior and entertaining performance. RG t's two hundred sixty three horsepower three point eight leader V-6 has plenty of reserve power for fast giveaways and effortless passing and despite a heavy foot fuel economy has risen nicely to twenty three point three mpg. We've had no mechanical problems and comments from the log books include praise for the flexibility of its catch back interior. It's fine handling despite a fairly

soft ride and effortless power even with the stick insects. Here it seems whatever you want in a practical sporty coupe the new Eclipse can deliver. Coming up the latest on our BMW 330 X II sedan and Subaru benign tropical utility on the next motor week long term road test update. Last year over 100000 Americans jumped on the gasoline electric hybrid bandwagon and even more are expected to make the plunge this year now a lot of those will do so in the 2007 Saturn View Greenline the Vue Greenline uses a unique hybrid system that's both less complicated to build and less expensive to buy than most other hybrids yet it still promises a 20 percent gain in fuel economy. So let's see if the Green Line can deliver. General Motors has been working on hybrid power trains for over a decade. The

most unique result of that research and development will finally arrive in showrooms this fall as the 2007 Saturn View Greenline hybrid while the green line will join a growing list of hybrid sport utility vehicles. Its approach to mixing a gasoline engine with an electric motor is different from all the rest. The typical full hybrid like this Toyota Prius sandwich is an electric motor between the engine and transmission. It requires a costly re-engineering of the drive train adding five to nine thousand dollars to the vehicles price. That's a lot to pay for a 25 to 30 percent fuel economy gains. The Saturn Vue Greenline hybrid uses a hang on built driven motor starter generator hybrid system that provides its power boost through a simpler built and pulley system routed to the gasoline engine crank. Primary power is from a new to the view 2.4 liter 170 horsepower four cylinder gas engine with variable valve timing. The electric motor assist is

rated at a peak of 10 kilowatts the keep costs down. Transmission is a conventional geared for speed automatic not the costly or continuously variable CVT used by rivals. Also power goes only to the front wheels. There is no all wheel drive model for now. But like other hybrids the Saturn Vue Greenline runs on a combination of gasoline and electric power and the gasoline engine shuts down when the vehicle is stopping. When the driver presses the gas pedal to start off again electric power alone briefly provides the initial movement while the four cylinder restarts electric power is also added as a boost for passing in steep grade. The gauge clustering clues a simple charge indicator a tack ometer that lets you know when the gas engine is off. And this eco light that lets you know when you're exceeding the EPA fuel economy estimates and those government estimates are pretty impressive for a compact utility at 27 city and 32 highway.

That's the highest highway rating of any SUV and about 5 mpg better on both measures than a non hybrid view. While we didn't have a chance to verify those estimates GM did present the press with an independent 3000 mile test that returned an average of twenty nine point seven miles per gallon figure that's competitive with more complex and expensive hybrid SUV from Toyota and Ford. Inside there are the same comfortable user friendly accommodations that we've come to expect in the view. And thanks to a compact battery pack cargo space is also the same. The only real difference is that to make room for the battery the spare tire was traded in for an inflator. So OK the Saturn View is unique and it seems to work in saving significant fuel. But just how affordable is it. Well GM says the 2007 Saturn View Greenline hybrid will have a base price of under $23000 when it arrives at dealers in late summer. That works out to about a $2000 premium over a non-hybrid view an

amount that can be easily recovered through fuel savings in normal ownership. It also makes the view the least expensive hybrid SUV undercutting the Ford Escape hybrid by about $4000. With over 200000 Americans joining the hybrid wave in 2005 alone and many more ready to jump on board an affordable hybrid SUV like the 2007 Saturn View Greenline should receive a very warm welcome and add another big surge of power to a cleaner greener car world. I hope you'll join us next week for more motorways. When will test the new full size view a close third. And why again. Well also turn up your new sets of Kharkiv. Every Topaz hit the big oval at stock car racing school while Pat looks at the icons of Karkare I John Davis. We'll see you then.

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