"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
10/16/2013 at 23:19 • Filed to: Motorweek, Live Blog, Oppo Live
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"For Sweden" (rallybeetle)
10/16/2013 at 23:19 • Filed to: Motorweek, Live Blog, Oppo Live | 1
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Did you know that Motorweek , Television's Original Automotive Magazine, is broadcast on television as well as on !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! ? So gather round, and let's watch the team review the new Jeep Cherokee, Dodge Durango, Toyota Corolla, and give the latest scoop on lithium batteries!
If you don't have a DVR, you can watch it !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . If you have a DVR and it isn't recording Motorweek what is wrong with you?
All times will be listed in minutes from the beginning my DVR's recording.
00: All television shows should have drive-by introductions.
00: More off-roading than 99% of Cherokees will ever see.
00: Pat's garage is so clean I want to eat off of it.
00: Eleven generations in, you think the Corolla would be better by now.
00: A title card with cars but without middle-aged men in silhouette. Are you taking notes, Top Gear ?
01: Planelopnik interlude!
01: Questions asked by 2014 Jeep Cherokee drivers: Isn't the road the only terrain I'll be on?
02: 3M: Because Greg Biffle is the really good NASCAR driver you always seem to forget.
02: John Davis is in a blue jacket, blue shirt, and standing next to an all-white Grand Cherokee. Is he channeling his inner Aspen coke lord?
02: " There's a lot to like about the new Cherokee beyond what meets the eye" well I sure hope so.
02: As if Jeep purists would buy a new car.
02: Crossover is a far too utilitarian-sounding word for a lifted FWD platform.
03: Are aerodynamics to blame for the unfortunate looks of the Cherokee and its corporate cousins from Ferrari?
03: Cherokee is built on a modified Alfa Romeo platform. Would an Alfa Romeo SUV be heresy?
04: Silly Jeep, hawks can fly. They don't need to be good off-road.
04: Maybe it's the camera angle, but that's not bad rock climbing for what the Cherokee is.
05: Jeep has an automatic terrain selector mode. Is this a Range Rover Evoque without having to haul around dead cows and trees?
05: XJ fans would only be happy with a modern Jeep wagon if it came with an I5 diesel, column manual shift, body-on-frame, and snorkel.
05: The Cherokee, like many other crossovers, wants to be sporty on tarmac. Would a crossover racing series in support of the WTCC or GRC be a good idea?
06: The I-4 Cherokee gets better mileage than my Volvo...
06: You can buy a Cherokee for the price of a V6 Mustang or a BRZ.
07: Why does Jeep need another four-door Wrangler? I'll tell you why! Because they...umm...don't.
07: The Mazda 6 is sooooooooo pretty.
08: 1981 John Davis looks hella fly.
08: As does the era's Pat Goss. Those pecs...
09: No national fueling infastrucure for propane?
10: Still no Clean City Coalitions in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. What's the deal, uppers?
10: Using owls for environmental imagery might be a little heavy handed.
10: "5 Billion Gallons of Petroleum Displaced," all into one G63 AMG.
11: I can't remember the last time I rode a public transit bus fulled by petrol or diesel.
12: Pittsburgh!
13: Pat Goss smokes his vapor storage canister erry day. Do you?
14: "This is a smoke machine, and it produces smoke." I would say Pat Goss is stating the obvious, but he may be speaking to that Camry's owner.
15: Surprise Volkswagen Quick Spin!
15: R-Line VWs have no additional power, but they have rims and bodykits! Also a sport suspension and better interior.
16: The 2.5 NA is going away. That sound you hear is the world cheering.
16: I'm glad the seven-seat Dodge Durango is not a Ram, but it probably should be.
17: Why do people buy the Grand Cherokee over the Durango?
17: Especially the Durango with the 5.7 liter V8?
18: Why don't I own a Durango? Ron Burgundy is right folks.
19: Motorweek's long-term Nissan Pathfinder tester is the first Pathfinder that I can remember seeing in a long time.
19: "Why, it's almost as versatile as, shall we say it, a minivan." John Davis laying down truthful commentary about contemporary car culture.
20: What's the best-selling toaster name of all time?
20: The boringness was supposed to change with the 11th generation. You'd think a huge corporation like Toyota would have accomplished that goal.
20: Mouse died from over-excitement. Found new mouse.
20: "Dynamic" "new" styling direction.
22: Eco Corollas deliver more power than S Corollas. Corolla logic.
22: What's a worse transmission, a four-speed automatic or a CVT with paddle shifters?
24: "Friendly commuter nature" is a good description of the Corolla.
25: Next time on Motorweek : the new CTS & Hyundai Santa Fe! We'll see you next time, John!
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