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

JOIN US FOR OUR TEST OF AN EVER-ENJOYABLE VOLKSWAGEN, THE JETTA GLI... NEXT, WE CRUISE OVER THE EDGE TO THE AFTERMARKET WHEELHOUSE... WE'LL BUCKLE UP FOR AN ELECTRIFIED QUICKSPIN IN THE NISSAN ARIYA... THEN, GRAB THE BULL BY THE HORNS IN THE LAMBORGHINI HURACAN STO...

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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THEN, THE TIRE.

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FORTY YEARS LATER, WE'RE NOT SLOWING DOWN.

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John: WE RECENTLY SPENT AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME TESTING A VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLI SEDAN AS PART OF OUR LONG-TERM FLEET.

AND, IT WAS A SAD DAY IN MOTORWEEK-LAND WHEN THAT CAME TO AN END.

FORTUNATELY, OUR SEPARATION ANXIETY WAS SHORT-LIVED AS THERE'S AN UPDATED GLI FOR '22.

LOOKS LIKE WE'RE REUNITED, AND IT FEELS SO GOOD.

* WE'RE GETTING A LOT OF MQB CHASSIS TIME IN LATELY, HAVING RECENTLY TESTED THE VOLKSWAGEN GOLF R, AND EVEN AUDI'S S3.

BUT, COULD THIS 2022 VOLKSWAGEN JETTA GLI SEDAN POSSIBLY BE OUR FAVORITE OF THE BUNCH?

THE GLI, FOR ALL INTENTS AND PURPOSES, IS, OF COURSE, TO THE JETTA WHAT THE GTI IS TO THE GOLF.

SO, NOT ONLY DOES IT GET MORE POWER THAN THE STANDARD JETTA, IT PUTS IT INTO PLAY MORE EFFECTIVELY WITH VW'S VAQ ELECTRONIC LIMITED-SLIP DIFFERENTIAL, AND HAS MUCH IMPROVED HANDLING THANKS TO ITS MULTI-LINK REAR SUSPENSION AND SPORT-TUNED DAMPERS.

IT MAY NOT BE A HARDCORE PERFORMANCE CAR, BUT IT REMAINS AN EXTREMELY FUN CAR TO DRIVE; AND ALSO MANAGES TO HAVE A VERY DIFFERENT SPORT SEDAN FEEL THAN THE GTI HOT HATCH.

IT'S A LITTLE MORE LAID BACK, YET, HAS LOTS OF POTENTIAL WHEN YOU TURN THING UP A NOTCH.

THROW IN PLENTY OF INTERIOR SPACE, SOME GREAT SEATS, AND A SMOOTH RIDE; AND THAT'S PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING WE LOOK FOR IN A SPORTY DAILY DRIVER.

PART OF WHAT MAKES THE FUN FACTOR HIGH IS THE STANDARD 6-SPEED MANUAL.

THROWS ARE A LITTLE LONG, BUT THE SHIFTER IS VERY POSITIVE AND FEELS GOOD OVERALL.

THE CLUTCH IS LIGHT AND EASY TO GET USED TO.

A 7-SPEED DSG IS ALSO AVAILABLE, IF YOU MUST.

THE SPACIOUS AND WELL PUT TOGETHER 4-DOOR INTERIOR WOULD HAVE MADE FOR A NICE AUDI NOT THAT LONG AGO.

REVISIONS HERE FOR '22 INCLUDE UPGRADED MATERIALS, BUT THERE'S ALSO A NEW SPORT STEERING WHEEL WITH TOUCH-SENSITIVE CONTROLS, WHICH WE FOUND FRUSTRATINGLY EASY TO MAKE UNINTENDED INPUTS WITH.

WE SEE NO REASON TO HAVE SO MANY CONTROLS ON THE STEERING WHEEL.

GLIs FEATURE LOTS OF GLOSS BLACK TRIM, ALONG WITH RED ACCENTS THROUGHOUT THE CABIN.

VW'S DIGITAL COCKPIT IS NOW STANDARD ON ALL JETTA'S; THE GLI GETTING THE 10 INCH FULLY CONFIGURABLE VERSION.

OUTSIDE, ALL '22 JETTA'S DON A NEW GRILLE.

THE REAR BUMPER IS REVISED WITH LARGER EXHAUST OUTLETS-- DUAL ON THE GLI-- PLUS, FRESH WHEEL DESIGNS.

GLI ALSO ADDS EXTERIOR GLOSS BLACK TRIM AND RED ACCENTS, ALONG WITH PROJECTOR LED HEADLIGHTS, A HONEYCOMBED REAR DIFFUSER, AND 18 INCH RIMS.

NOT QUITE AS MUCH POWER IN THE GLI AS IN THE CURRENT GTI, WITH VW'S 2.0 LITER TURBO-4 OUTPUTTING 228 HORSEPOWER AND 258 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

BUT THERE'S NO LACK OF GRUNT AT ALL, AND THERE'S PLENTY ENOUGH TO MAKE IT QUICKER THAN MOST IN THE COMPACT SEDAN CLASS.

AS WE FOUND OUT AT OUR QUARTER-MILE PLAYGROUND MASON DIXON DRAGWAY.

THROTTLE RESPONSE IS IMMEDIATE; THOUGH THAT LIGHT CLUTCH TOOK SOME GETTING USED TO.

BUT, GET IT JUST RIGHT, AND IT GETS UP AND GOES QUITE EFFECTIVELY WITH MODERATE WHEEL SPIN, HITTING 60 IN 6.6 SECONDS.

AS REFINED AS THE GLI FEELS, ITS EXHAUST NOTE AND NOTICEABLE TURBO NOISES ARE NOT QUITE AS HARMONIOUS.

STILL, IT DIDN'T KEEP US FROM SHIFTING OUR WAY TO A FINE QUARTER-MILE TIME OF 14.9 SECONDS AT 100 MILES PER HOUR.

THE GLIs DIFFERENTIAL CAN SEND ALL ENGINE POWER TO ONE FRONT WHEEL IF NEED BE, AND SPORT MODE PUTS THE ADAPTIVE DAMPERS AT THEIR FIRMEST SETTING; WHICH KEPT BODY ROLL TO A MINIMUM THROUGH OUR CONE COURSE.

FRONT BRAKES COME OVER FROM THE GOLF R, AND WHILE THEY DON'T BITE DOWN AS AGGRESSIVELY AS SOME MORE EXPENSIVE SPORT SEDANS, AND THERE WAS QUITE A BIT OF RUMBLE COMING THROUGH THE PEDAL; WE FOUND THEM MORE THAN COMPETENT, STOPPING US FROM 60 IN A RESPECTABLE 117 FEET WITHOUT NOTICEABLE FADE.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS WITH THE MANUAL ARE 26-CITY, 37-HIGHWAY, AND 30-COMBINED.

WE BEAT THAT WITH 32.0 MILES PER GALLON ON REGULAR.

FOR A BETTER THAN AVERAGE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE; USING JUST 9.9 BARRELS OF OIL YEARLY, WITH 4.9 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

THE GLIs ENTRY POINT HAS GONE UP DUE TO THE BASE S MODEL, THAT WE LOVED SO MUCH, NO LONGER BEING AVAILABLE.

STRICTLY AUTOBAHN TRIM NOW.

BUT FOR ALL THAT YOU GET, ESPECIALLY COMPARED TO ANY SUV, $32,290 IS A MORE THAN REASONABLE; $33,090, IF YOU WANT THE DUAL-CLUTCH TRANSMISSION.

TRUTH BE TOLD, AS MUCH AS WE DO ADORE THIS GLI, BEING THE HATCHBACK LOVING TYPES THAT WE ARE, WE'D GIVE A SLIGHT PREFERENCE TO THE GTI FOR ITS LOWER ENTRY PRICE, ADDED PRACTICALITY, A BIT MORE POWER, AND HOT HATCHBACK VIBE.

BUT WE'RE SURE GLAD VOLKSWAGEN STILL OFFERS THE 2022 JETTA GLI AS A WELL-PRICED THREE-BOX ALTERNATIVE, AND EVEN MORE HAPPY TO DRIVE IT EVERY CHANCE WE GET.

* OUR SUCCESS STORY THIS WEEK COMES FROM OUR HOME STATE OF MARYLAND, AND A PLAN TO CONVERT THE STATE'S FLEET OF TRADITIONAL INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE LIGHT DUTY VEHICLES TO ZERO-EMISSION CHOICES, WHICH INCLUDE BATTERY ELECTRIC VEHICLES.

THE STATE IS CURRENTLY INTEGRATING 40 NEW FORD MUSTANG MACH-Es AND CHEVROLET BOLT EUVs INTO ITS FLEET WITH 88 MORE ON ORDER.

SINCE 2020, THE STATE HAS PURCHASED A TOTAL OF 133 BEVs.

IN THE NEXT FISCAL YEAR, MARYLAND HOPES TO ADD 50-75 MORE BEVs INCLUDING THE FORD F-150 LIGHTNING BATTERY POWERED PICKUP.

Joseph Consoli: CLEARLY, WE KNOW NO EMISSIONS IS A GOOD THING, SO MOVING TOWARDS THAT WILL BE GOOD FOR THE STATE AND FOR THE ENVIRONMENT.

AS WE GO FORWARD WITH THE LARGER SEGMENT OF OUR FLEET BEING ELECTRIC-- FULLY ZERO EMISSION-- THAT WILL ONLY MAKE THINGS BETTER.

John: BUT MOVING FORWARD WILL REQUIRE NOT THAN JUST FUNDING FOR MORE PLUG-IN VEHICLES.

THE NECESSARY CHARGING INFRASTRUCTURE MUST BE IN PLACE FIRST.

THE STATE'S EV EFFORT IS SPEARHEADED WITH FUNDING MANAGED BY THE MARYLAND ENERGY ADMINISTRATION, HOME OF THE STATE OF MARYLAND CLEAN CITIES COALITION.

ALL TO CLEAR THE AIR IN THE FREE STATE, SO THAT EVERYONE CAN BREATHE FREE.

* THE MELDING OF MASSIVE WHEELS, SKINNY TIRES AND A LOW SUSPENSION CREATES THE ICONIC LOOK THAT DEFINES DUB CULTURE, WHICH HAS DOMINATED THE CAR CUSTOMIZATION INDUSTRY FOR TWO DECADES AND CLEARLY INFLUENCED NEW CAR DESIGN.

SO, THIS WEEK GREG CARLOSS TAKES US OVER THE EDGE FOR A DEEP DIVE INTO DUBS.

* Greg Carloss: THE CAR CUSTOMIZATION INDUSTRY IS THRIVING, EVIDENCED BY THE DOZENS OF TELEVISION SHOWS THAT SPECIALIZE IN IT.

AND WHILE, THE NUMBER OF WAYS TO CUSTOMIZE A CAR IS ESSENTIALLY LIMITED TO ONE'S IMAGINATION, THERE'S USUALLY A COMMON THEME.

IF YOU'RE INTO CARS OR HAVE PAID ANY ATTENTION TO POP CULTURE IN THE LAST 20 YEARS, YOU'VE PROBABLY HEARD THE TERM "DUBS."

BUT WHAT EXACTLY ARE DUBS AND WHY ARE THEY SO POPULAR?

WELL, WE SHOULD BE ABLE TO FIND SOME ANSWERS...HERE.

HOUSE OF DUBS IS A ONE-STOP CUSTOM SHOP IN LAUREL, MARYLAND, FOUNDED BY KEVIN HENSON BACK IN 2001, WHICH MEANS...HE'S BEEN AT IT SINCE THE DAWN OF DUBS.

Kevin Henson: SO, THE DUB CULTURE CAME ABOUT-- LATE '90s EARLY 2000s WITH A LOT OF THE CUSTOM WHEELS, THE LARGER WHEELS BECAUSE BEFORE THAT PEOPLE WOULD NORMALLY STOP AROUND 18s AND 19s.

DUBS IS LIKE ANOTHER TERM FOR CUSTOM WHEELS, 20 INCHES AND ABOVE.

SO, TWENTY, MEANING DOUBLE.

SO, 20 INCH WHEELS BECAME DUBS.

Greg: AND BIG WHEELS BECAME A BIG HIT.

ESPECIALLY IN THE SOUTHEAST WHERE PEOPLE STARTED PUTTING THEM ON 1971 TO '76 IMPALAS AND CAPRICES, POPULARIZING YET ANOTHER "D" WORD: DONK.

BUT WE'LL GET INTO THAT ANOTHER TIME.

NATURALLY, DUB BECAME A BRAND NAME FOR WHEELS AND SEPARATELY A MAGAZINE.

THERE WAS EVEN A DUB EDITION IN THE MIDNIGHT CLUB VIDEO GAME FRANCHISE.

NOW, YOU MAY BE THINKING, "20 INCH WHEELS?

WHAT'S THE BIG DEAL?"

WELL, REMEMBER, THE EARLY DUB DAYS WERE SIMPLER TIMES.

CARS AND TRUCKS WERE COMING FROM THE FACTORY WITH MUCH SMALLER WHEELS THAN THEY ARE TODAY.

NOW, EVEN A TOYOTA SIENNA MINIVAN CAN COME EQUIPPED WITH 20s.

Kevin: YEAH, THE AFTERMARKET DEFINITELY HAS A MAJOR INFLUENCE ON THE NEW CARS.

LATELY, YOU START TO NOTICE THE MANUFACTURERS PUTTING LARGER WHEELS ON IT FROM THE START COMING FACTORY WITH 22s.

SO, MOST PEOPLE BUY, THEY WANT TO GO A STEP LARGER, SO THEY'LL START OUT WITH 24s AND 6s, AND EVEN EVENTUALLY 28s ON THOSE VEHICLES.

IT'S PAST DUBS NOW.

NOW, THEY'RE UP TO LIKE 34s.

Greg: SHOPPING FOR WHEELS IS LIKE SHOPPING FOR SHOES.

FINDING THE RIGHT STYLE AND THE RIGHT COLOR CAN TIE YOUR WHOLE LOOK TOGETHER.

AND WITH DUBS...BIGGER IS BETTER.

OF COURSE, SIZE ISN'T ALL THAT MATTERS.

AN ELABORATE DESIGN OR CUSTOM PAINT JOB CAN REALLY PUT THINGS OVER THE TOP.

AND AS WITH ANYTHING STYLE-RELATED, BRAND NAME IS IMPORTANT.

Kevin: I WOULD SAY, THE NUMBER ONE PLAYER WOULD BE FORGIATTO.

THEY DO A LOT OF CUSTOM STUFF THAT YOU SEE A LOT OF ALL THE TIME.

THEN, YOU ALSO HAVE COMPANIES LIKE VOSSEN, AND THEN FUEL OFF-ROAD BECAUSE THEY DO A LOT OF TRUCKS.

THAT'S GETTING REAL BIG LATELY.

CURRENTLY, I HAVE A FORD RAPTOR.

LIFTED, BIG WHEELS ON IT.

ALSO, HAVE A MERCEDES G-WAGON.

TINTED OUT, MATTE BLACK, DARK WITH OFF-TIRES ON THAT AS WELL.

Greg: IF YOU START WITH A BIGGER VEHICLE, THEN YOU CAN PUT EVEN BIGGER WHEELS ON IT.

WHICH IS PARTLY WHY TRUCKS ARE TRENDING.

SUSPENSIONS ARE BEING LIFTED INSTEAD OF LOWERED AND BODIES WRAPPED RATHER THAN PAINTED.

A STARK CONTRAST FROM THE SLAMMED AND MURDERED OUT ESCALADE'S OF YORE.

BUT THEN AGAIN, DUB CULTURE WAS NEVER ABOUT DOING THINGS TRADITIONALLY.

Kevin: I WOULD SAY IT EVOLVED MORE INTO FUNCTION VERSUS BEFORE IT WAS JUST LOUD LIKE, "LOOK AT ME" EVERYTHING WAS LIKE, OVER THE TOP BEFORE.

NOW, IT'S EVERYTHING WANTS TO BE FUNCTIONAL.

Greg: WHICH GOT ME THINKING.

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO SPINNER RIMS?

Kevin: YEAH, SPINNERS WERE BIG FOR A LITTLE WHILE.

THEY DIED BECAUSE IT STARTED TO BE OVER SATURATED.

YOU COULD GO TO WALMART, PEPBOYS, AND PICK UP SPINNER HUBCAPS.

YOU COULD HAVE A HOOPTIE; A TOYOTA COROLLA BROKE DOWN WITH SPINNERS ON IT.

SO, A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT WERE ORIGINALLY SPENDING THE MONEY ON THEM, THEY DIDN'T WANT TO SPEND IT NO MORE BECAUSE THEY START TO SEE THEM EVERYWHERE.

Greg: SO, IF YOU DON'T KNOW, NOW YOU KNOW.

IF YOUR NEW CAR OR CROSSOVER HAS 20 INCH WHEELS, TECHNICALLY, YOU'RE SITTIN' ON DUBS.

* Stephanie Hart: A BLAST FROM THE PAST IS SET TO RETURN AS AN ALL-ELECTRIC 2-DOOR.

THE DELOREAN MARQUE IS BEING REVIVED WITH THE ALL-NEW ALPHA5, AN ALL-ELECTRIC 2-DOOR COUPE.

LIKE, THE ORIGINAL 1980s DMC-12 SPORTS CAR, IT WILL HAVE GULL-WING DOORS.

BUT, UNLIKE ITS 1980s "BACK TO THE FUTURE" PREDECESSOR, THE ALPHA5 WILL BE A 4-SEATER.

A FORMAL DEBUT HAPPENS IN AUGUST.

CHEVROLET'S BOLT SERIES OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES IS GETTING A LOT MORE AFFORDABLE.

THE 2023 BOLT EV 1LT WILL OFFICIALLY START AT $26,595-- A PRICE DECREASE OF $5,900.

THE 2023 BOLT EUV SEES A SIMILAR SAVINGS OF $6,300, NOW STARTING AT $28,195 INCLUDING DESTINATION FEE.

THIS BOLD MOVE KEEPS THE BOLT COMPETITIVE WITH NEWER RIVALS, AS GM ELECTRIC VEHICLES ARE NO LONGER ELIGIBLE FOR THE $7,500 IN FEDERAL TAX CREDIT.

WE'RE SO USED TO WIRELESSLY CHARGING OUR DEVICES, BUT WHAT ABOUT FOR CARS THEMSELVES?

A NEW STUDY CONDUCTED BY QUALTRICS FOUND THAT 96 PERCENT OF EV BUYERS WANT WIRELESS CHARGING CAPABILITIES FOR THEIR CARS.

THEY SURVEYED ABOUT A THOUSAND INDIVIDUALS, WHERE NEARLY HALF ALREADY OWNED AN EV AND THE OTHER HALF INTENDED TO PURCHASE ONE IN THE NEXT TWO YEARS.

AMONG THE GROUP, WIRELESS CHARGING WAS RATED 34 PERCENT HIGHER THAN FULL SELF-DRIVING CAPABILITIES AS A DESIRED FEATURE.

THE STUDY FOUND ALL AGE DEMOGRAPHICS WERE ATTRACTED TO WIRELESS CHARGING.

MORE THAN THREE-FOURTHS OF PARTICIPANTS WOULD LIKE TO USE THIS TECH AT HOME, WITH A MAJORITY ALSO EXPRESSING INTEREST IN PUBLIC CHARGING PADS.

YOU'LL FIND EVEN MORE DAILY NEWS UPDATES AND OUR NEW VEHICLE TEST RESULTS ON OUR MOTORWEEK WEBSITE.

AND THAT WILL DO IT FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS!

John: TIME TO GO, WE'VE GOT THE GREEN LIGHT FOR MORE QUICKSPINS!

* NISSAN HAS TURNED TO A NEW EV CHAPTER, AWAY FROM THE PIONEERING LEAF, AND TO THE 2023 ARIYA; THEIR FIRST ALL-ELECTRIC CROSSOVER UTILITY.

WE RECENTLY HAD A CHANCE IN NEW YORK TO GET BEHIND THE WHEEL.

THE ARIYA LAUNCHES WITH FOUR MODELS, EACH POWERED BY AN 87 KILOWATT-HOUR BATTERY, BUT A BASE 63 KILOWATT HOUR BATTERY WILL BE AVAILABLE LATER.

THREE LAUNCH MODELS ARE FRONT WHEEL DRIVE, KICKING UP 238 HORSEPOWER AND 221 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

RANGE WILL RANGE BETWEEN 285 AND 300 MILES DEPENDING ON TRIM.

RANGE ON THE DUAL-MOTOR ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE MODEL DROPS TO 265 MILES.

HOWEVER, AWD ARIYA'S BOAST 389 HORSEPOWER AND 442 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

IT USES NISSAN'S E-4ORCE ELECTRONIC ALL-WHEEL CONTROL, SAID TO BE A SPIRITUAL OFFSPRING OF THE GT-R'S ATTESA E-TS TORQUE SPLIT SYSTEM.

WHAT A NAME DROP!

BUT, ONE WE LIKE TO HEAR.

AND INSIDE THE ARIYA, WE WERE JUST AS IMPRESSED.

Jessica Ray: THE LEAF IS NOW THE BRAND'S ENTRY-LEVEL EV, SO THIS BECOMES MORE OF AN ELEVATED EV.

AND MAYBE, ELEVATED CAN BE SYNONYMOUS TO UPSCALE BECAUSE THIS SORTA FITS SOMEWHERE IN-BETWEEN A NISSAN AND AN INFINITI INTERIOR-WISE.

YOU HAVE THIS WOOD GRAIN HERE ON THE DASH THAT HAS HAPTIC FEEDBACK AND THEN SAME DEAL HERE ON THE CONSOLE.

AND THEN, YOU HAVE THIS PRETTY BIG SCREEN THAT SPANS THE ENTIRETY OF THE DASH.

SO, INSIDE DEFINITELY FEELS MORE UPSCALE THAN WHAT YOU WOULD EXPECT A NISSAN TO FEEL.

John: DELIVERIES FOR THE 2023 NISSAN ARIYA BEGIN THIS FALL, STARTING AROUND $46,000 AND MAXING OUT AROUND $60,000 BEFORE DESTINATION FEES AND TAX INCENTIVES.

THAT PRICE RANGE MAKES THE ARIYA A REAL PLAYER.

AND WE'LL HAVE MORE QUICKSPINS, SOON!

* Greg Carloss: IT'S BEEN A WHILE SINCE WE LAST CHECKED IN ON OUR 2021 TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME, AND WE'RE HAPPY TO SAY OUR EXPERIENCE KEEPS GETTING BETTER.

IN A TIME WHERE GASOLINE PRICES JUST KEEP RISING, OUR PRIME HAS HIT 65.5 MILES PER GALLON OF REGULAR OVER 4,000 MILES JUST SINCE OUR LAST UPDATE.

THAT BROUGHT OUR TOTAL DISTANCE UP TO NEARLY 13,000 MILES AND OUR OVERALL EFFICIENCY AVERAGE TO AN IMPRESSIVE 58.3 MILES PER GALLON.

THIS GENERATION PRIUS IS NEARING THE END OF ITS LIFE CYCLE, BUT CONSIDERING IT WAS THE FIRST VEHICLE TO RIDE ON TOYOTA'S TNGA GLOBAL PLATFORM, ITS SURPRISINGLY AGILE DRIVING DYNAMICS HAVE HELD UP WELL.

ON THE OTHER HAND, THE INTERIOR IS SHOWING ITS AGE A LITTLE BIT.

SPECIFICALLY, THE INFOTAINMENT SCREEN, WHICH LACKS THE LOOKS AND FUNCTIONALITY OF OTHERS EVEN WITHIN TOYOTA'S LINEUP.

LUCKILY, THE FUEL-SAVING HYBRID TECHNOLOGY IS ARGUABLY THE BEST IN THE BUSINESS.

WE HAVEN'T FACED ANY MAJOR QUIRKS OR GROANS; IT VERY MUCH REMAINS THE SAME PRACTICAL PRIUS PLUG-IN WE TOOK ON 10 MONTHS AGO.

AND WHERE LESS FRUGAL VEHICLES HAVE US LEERY OF SUMMER ROAD TRIPS, THE TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME IS BRIGHTENING UP OUR TIME BEHIND THE WHEEL, WHILE ALSO BEING EASY ON OUR WALLETS.

BUT WHAT ABOUT OUR SUMMER SUVs?

WE'LL SEE HOW OUR MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER'S DOING IN THE NEXT LONG-TERM UPDATE!

John: AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, DRIVING ANY LAMBORGHINI, ANYWHERE, IS EXCITING!

BUT, DRIVING ONE THAT WAS SPECIFICALLY BUILT FOR GETTING AROUND A ROAD COURSE AS FAST AS POSSIBLE?

WELL, THAT'S A WHOLE NEW LEVEL OF FUN.

SO, ENOUGH TALKING, LET'S HIT ROEBLING ROADS RACEWAY IN THIS LAMBORGHINI HURACAN STO, AND GET THIS PARTY STARTED!

* WE'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE LAMBORGHINI HURACAN.

THIS ENTRY-LEVEL LAMBO EMERGED ONTO THE SUPERCAR SCENE FOR 2015 AND QUICKLY BECAME THEIR BEST-SELLING CAR EVER.

THE MAJOR REASON FOR ITS SUCCESS IS THAT IT PACKS AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF PERFORMANCE INTO A MORE ACCESSIBLE PACKAGE, YET, REMAINS A LAMBORGHINI AT ITS EXOTIC HEART.

BUT AS WITH ALL ULTRA-HIGH-PERFORMANCE MACHINES, RACING PLAYS A PROMOTIONAL PART, TOO; AND THE HURACAN HAS BEEN QUITE SUCCESSFUL TAKING ON THE FERRARIS AND PORSCHES OF THE GT3 RACING WORLD.

TO CELEBRATE THAT, AS WELL AS GIVE LAMBORGHINI BUYERS SOMETHING SPECIAL TO ASPIRE TO, COMES THE LAMBORGHINI HURACAN S-T-O.

S-T-O STANDS FOR SUPER TROFEO OMOLOGATO.

TO YOU AND ME, THAT MEANS IT'S A HOMOLOGATION MODEL, OR MORE PRECISELY, A STREET-GOING VERSION OF THEIR GT3 EVO HURACAN RACE CAR.

BUT, WHAT IT REALLY MEANS, IS THERE IS LOTS OF COOL STUFF THAT SETS THE S-T-O APART FROM OTHER HURACAN'S; THOUGH WITH 631 HORSEPOWER ALREADY COMING FROM THE EVO VERSION OF THEIR 5.2 LITER NATURALLY-ASPIRATED V10, POWER IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

IT STILL, WHIPS UP A HEALTHY 417 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, AND SENDS IT TO THE REAR WHEELS THROUGH A 7-SPEED DCT.

IT'S NOT QUITE A DIRECT CARRYOVER, THOUGH, AS ENGINE RESPONSE IS CUSTOMIZED AND GEAR CHANGES MADE EVEN QUICKER, EVEN THOUGH, WE DIDN'T THINK THAT WAS POSSIBLE.

IT STILL LOOKS LIKE A HURACAN, BUT MOST OF THE S-T-Os BODY IS UNIQUE, THREE/FOURTHS OF IT IS MADE OF CARBON FIBER NOW.

THE ONE-PIECE FRONT CLIP, WITH LARGER AIR INTAKES AND LOUVERS TO GET AIR OUT OF THE WHEEL WELLS, ALSO HIDES ESSENTIAL TRACK-DAY STORAGE.

THE HURACAN'S WEDGE SHAPE CREATES PLENTY OF NATURAL DOWNFORCE; BUT, IN THE INTEREST OF MAXIMIZING TRACK GRIPPING PERFORMANCE AS WELL AS AERODYNAMIC EFFICIENCY, THERE'S A HUGE ADJUSTABLE REAR WING, AND ENOUGH ADDED SCOOPS AND INLETS TO KEEP A CARTOGRAPHER BUSY FOR QUITE A WHILE.

PLUS, A SHARK FIN UP TOP THAT PROVIDES ADDITIONAL STABILITY IN HIGH-SPEED CORNERING.

EXTRA COOLING AIR GETS FED INTO THE ENGINE BAY THROUGH REVISED NACA DUCTS AND A NEW SCOOP ON THE REAR HATCH.

AND, NEW MAGNESIUM WHEELS HELP SHAVE WEIGHT WHERE IT MATTERS MOST.

THE WEIGHT LOSS THEME IS EVEN MORE APPARENT INSIDE, WITH MORE CARBON FIBER, THINNER WINDSHIELD GLASS, AND THE ELIMINATION OF THINGS LIKE CARPETING AND TRADITIONAL DOOR HANDLES.

BUT, IN A NOD TO THOSE WHO DO PLAN ON DRIVING THIS BEAST ON THE STREET OCCASIONALLY; BOTH TOUCHSCREEN INFOTAINMENT AND AIR CONDITIONING ARE STILL HERE.

BETWEEN THE MORE RESPONSIVE POWERTRAIN, STIFFER SUSPENSION BUSHINGS, WIDER TRACK, NEW ANTI-ROLL BARS, AND MAGNERIDE 2.0, WE COULDN'T WAIT TO SEE HOW IT ALL CAME TOGETHER ON ROEBLING ROAD RACEWAY IN SAVANNAH, GEORGIA.

THE FIRST THING WE NOTICED IS JUST HOW MUCH YOU FEEL EVERYTHING.

NOT ONLY DOES THE CAR RESPOND IMMEDIATELY TO INPUTS, AS THERE SEEMS TO BE NO MIDDLEMAN IN THE TRANSACTION BETWEEN STEERING INPUTS AND TURNING OF THE WHEELS; BUT, THE HURACAN HAS PLENTY TO SAY AS WELL, COMMUNICATING EVERY INCH OF TRACK SURFACE TO YOU AND HOW EXACTLY IT'S ADHERING TO IT.

AND THAT'S THE NEXT THING, WE QUICKLY BECAME AWARE OF: THE SHEER AMOUNT OF GRIP AVAILABLE HERE; SOMETHING THE HURACAN HAS DEMONSTRATED SINCE OUR VERY FIRST TEST OF IT.

YET SOMEHOW, THEY KEEPING MAKING IT BETTER AND BETTER, ALONG WITH ELIMINATING JUST ABOUT ANY HINT OF UNDERSTEER.

CCM-BRAKES BY BREMBO ARE DERIVED FROM FORMULA 1 RACE SPECS, HAVE SOME SERIOUS STOPPING POWER TO THEM, AND PERFORMED FLAWLESSLY THROUGHOUT OUR TESTING.

YET, WITH ALL OF THAT, THE S-T-O STILL HAS AN APPROACHABLE FEEL THAT WAS A BIG PART OF WHAT MADE THE HURACAN SUCH A FANTASTIC CAR IN THE FIRST PLACE.

NO SURPRISE, ACCELERATION RUNS ARE A SIMPLE, YET...THRILLING AFFAIR; BASICALLY, JUST STOMP THE ACCELERATOR AND HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE.

AND, LET THRUST MODE TAKE YOU TO 60 IN 2.8 SECONDS.

UPSHIFTS ARE TIMED IN MICROSECONDS, AS THE CAR WORKS THROUGH THE GEARS, AND TO A QUARTER-MILE TIME OF 10.8 SECONDS AT 134 MILES PER HOUR.

FOR MOST OF US, THE SCARIEST NUMBERS OF ALL, COME BEHIND THE DOLLAR SIGN; WE'RE TALKING AT LEAST $333,633 TO MAKE AN S-T-O, Y-O-U-R-S.

SO, THE LAMBORGHINI HURACAN STO SETS ITSELF APART IN MANY WAYS.

BUT THE ONE THAT MATTERS MOST IS WHAT IT CAN DO ON A RACE TRACK.

BEAUTIFUL...IT REALLY IS!

WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW, I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT.

NOW FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; INCLUDING DAILY NEWS UPDATES, PODCASTS, AND EVEN COMPLETE EPISODES, CRUISE ON OVER TO PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK.

AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US NEXT TIME, WHEN WE CHECK OUT KIA'S NEW HYBRID SORENTO UTILITY, THEN EARN OUR WINGS IN CADILLAC'S CT5-V BLACKWING.

TIL' THEN I'M JOHN DAVIS.

WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON MOTORWEEK !

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FIRST, THERE WAS THE WHEEL.

THEN, THE TIRE.

"WE'LL CALL IT TIRE RACK."

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