2015 Dodge Charger & 2014 Ferrari Laferrari

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

JOIN US AND BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY, AS WE LOAD UP ON THE NEW DODGE CHARGER... PAT GOSS HELPS US STOP LEAKS BEFORE THEY START... BRIAN ROBINSON DEFIES TWO WHEELIN' CONVENTIONS ON THE HONDA CTX1300... AND THEN LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND FOR A FANTASY DRIVE IN THE ULTRA-EXOTIC LAFERRARI...

SO, COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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>> JOHN: PART REAR-WHEEL DRIVE MUSCLE CAR.

PART ALL-WHEEL DRIVE FAMILY CAR.

NOT TO MENTION A LAW ENFORCEMENT STAPLE.

THE VERSATILE DODGE CHARGER SEDAN HAS PRETTY MUCH LEAD A CHARMED LIFE SINCE IT RETURNED TO THE STREETS FOR 2006.

WELL, CHARGER'S MISSIONS HAVEN'T CHANGED FOR '15, BUT ITS LOOKS AND ATTITUDE CERTAINLY HAVE!

WHILE NEVER A CAR TO BLEND IN, THE 2015 DODGE CHARGER SEES SOME SIGNIFICANT UPDATES BOTH INSIDE AND OUT THAT SHOULD EVEN FURTHER DIFFERENTIATE IT FROM THE REST OF THE MAINSTREAM LARGER 4-DOOR SEDAN PACK.

YOU'LL NOTICE THE NEWNESS RIGHT AWAY, AS THERE ARE NO LESS THAN 4 DIFFERENT FACES DEPENDING UPON TRIM LEVEL.

OUR R/T'S DART LIKE FRONT END STILL FEATURES THE DODGE TRADEMARK CROSS HAIRS, BUT THEY'VE BEEN SQUASHED AND MODERNIZED WITH A LESS RAM TRUCK LIKE AND MORE EUROPEAN LOOK THAT DIDN'T SUIT ALL OF OUR TESTERS.

THOUGH ALL AGREED THE LED DRL'S BLEND IN NICELY AND ADD SOME AGGRESSIVENESS BACK INTO THE DESIGN.

THE REAR TAKES ON A SMOOTHER SHAPE TOO, WITH A NEW COURSE FOR THE LED RACETRACK TAIL LAMPS AND A NEW 3-PIECE SPOILER.

THERE ARE 14 DIFFERENT WHEEL OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM, INCLUDING THESE 20-INCH, PAINTED ALLOYS.

BUT APPLYING THOSE NEW BOOKENDS ON WHAT IS ESSENTIALLY THE SAME PROFILE DOESN'T ALWAYS MAKE FOR A TOTALLY COHESIVE DESIGN.

THIS UPDATE IS MORE THAN JUST ABOUT EXTERIOR COSMETICS HOWEVER; AS INSIDE, THINGS HAVE ALSO GOTTEN A MAKEOVER.

AND THERE'S PLENTY TO LOVE ABOUT THE BIG, ROOMY, AND COMFORTABLE SPACE; THOUGH THE SEATS COULD USE BETTER PADDING, AND SOME PLASTICS NEED FURTHER IMPROVEMENT.

THE FRESHENED INSTRUMENT PANEL LOOKS GREAT AS EVER, AND PROVIDE LOTS OF INFORMATION IN A MOSTLY CLEAR FUNCTION, WHICH IS ALL YOU CAN ASK FOR REALLY.

OUR ONLY COMPLAINT IS THAT SO MUCH HIGH TECH HAS TAKEN A TOLL ON GAUGE SIZE AS SOME READOUT NOW SEEMS TOO SMALL.

UCONNECT CONTINUES TO IMPRESS AS YOU CAN OPERATE JUST ABOUT EVERY CAR FUNCTION ON THE TOUCH SCREEN EASILY, THOUGH WE STILL WOULDN'T MIND HAVING TRADITIONAL BUTTONS FOR THINGS LIKE HEATED SEATS AND STEERING WHEEL.

WE LOVE THAT THE SCREEN BRIGHTNESS IS LINKED WITH THE IP DIMMER, SO ALL INTERIOR LIGHTS ARE ADJUSTED TOGETHER.

WE'RE ALSO THANKFUL FOR THE TRADITIONAL FEEL OF THE ELECTRONIC SHIFTER FOR THE STANDARD 8-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION.

PADDLE SHIFTERS ARE STOCK ON THE R/T.

REAR SEAT SPACE IS BOUNTIFUL, AND ACCESS IS AS GOOD AS IT GETS FOR PEOPLE OF ALL SIZES AND AGES; PARTICULARLY FOR A REAR WHEEL DRIVE CAR.

HEMI POWER IS ALSO STANDARD EQUIPMENT IN THE R/T.

THIS 5.7 LITER V8, WITH ITS 370 HORSEPOWER AND 395 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, IS EQUAL PARTS SMOOTH AND POWERFUL, WITH PLENTY OF GRUNT OFF THE LINE.

IT'S ALSO MORE REFINED THAN THE LARGER SRT OFFERINGS, WHICH INCLUDE A 485 HORSEPOWER, 6.4 LITER V8 IN THE SRT 392, AND A 707 HORSEPOWER SUPERCHARGED 6.2 LITER V8 IN THE SRT HELLCAT.

STAY TUNED, AS WE'LL HAVE MORE ON JUST HOW EVIL THAT HELLCAT IS IN A FEW WEEKS.

FUEL SAVER, 4-CYLINDER MODE HELPS KEEP THE CHARGER R/T'S GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS REASONABLE, AT 16-CITY, 25-HIGHWAY, AND 19-COMBINED; AND WE AVERAGED A FINE 21.2 MILES-PER-GALLON OF MIDGRADE.

SO, THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE COMES IN ONLY SLIGHTLY WORSE THAN AVERAGE AT 17.3 BARRELS OF ANNUAL OIL USE WITH 7.7 TONS OF CO2 EMITTED.

AND OF COURSE CHRYSLER'S PENTASTAR 3.6 LITER V6 IS AVAILABLE SHOULD YOU WISH TO DO BETTER.

AND IT CAN BE ORDERED WITH ALL-WHEEL DRIVE IN SE AND SXT TRIM.

THOSE THAT HAVEN'T DRIVEN A CHARGER MIGHT BE UNDER THE IMPRESSION THAT IT'S A CRUDE THROWBACK, BUT IT'S FAR FROM THAT.

IT HAS A VERY MODERN AND COMPOSED RIDE, AND HOLDS THE ROAD NICELY.

THERE ARE ALSO PLENTY OF SAFETY FEATURES AVAILABLE, INCLUDING ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL PLUS WITH FULL AUTOMATIC STOP CAPABILITIES; WHICH WORKED LIKE A CHARM IN OUR NEW LOW SPEED BARRIER TEST, STOPPING EVERY TIME, JUST BEFORE HITTING THE BARRIER.

AND OF COURSE IT PERFORMED EQUALLY WELL IN OUR NORMAL TRACK TESTING, WITH 0-60 SPRINTS TAKING JUST 5.6 SECONDS.

THE HEMI LIKES TO REV; AND THANKFULLY THE AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION ALLOWS IT TO GET EVERY BIT OF TACH BEFORE TRIGGERING A QUICK AND SMOOTH SHIFT.

THE QUARTER MILE WAS COMPLETED IN 14.0 SECONDS FLAT AT 103 MILES-PER-HOUR.

IF YOU NEED MORE, THOSE SRT'S ARE READY AND WILLING TO DELIVER.

WITH MULTIPLE MODELS AVAILABLE, PRICING BEGINS AT $28,990 FOR A BASE SE.

ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE ADDS 3-GRAND MORE.

OUR R/T TESTER STARTS OUT AT $33,990; AND THINGS ESCALATE RAPIDLY FROM THERE.

WITH ALL OF THE FRONT-WHEEL DRIVE CARS WE TEST, IT'S EASY TO FORGET JUST HOW GREAT DRIVING A BIG AMERICAN REAR-WHEEL DRIVE SEDAN CAN BE.

THE 2015 DODGE CHARGER DOES INDEED WEAR MANY FACES AND RUNS THE GAMUT FROM MILD MANNERED FAMILY MOVER, TO BRUTISH PERFORMANCE SEDAN.

THAT FLEXIBILITY, AS WELL AS ITS RECENT UPDATES, ARE JUST WHAT WERE NEEDED FOR THE CHARGER TO KEEP CHARGING AHEAD.

OUR SUCCESS STORY THIS WEEK BLOWS US INTO CHICAGO, WHERE THESE RED AND WHITE STRIPED CONCRETE MIXERS DOMINATE THE STREETS OF THE WINDY CITY.

IN 2011, OZINGA READY MIX CONCRETE COMPANY CEMENTED THEIR COMMITMENT TO ALTERNATIVE FUEL BY PURCHASING 14 NEW COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS MIXERS.

THEY HAVE PLANS TO REPLACE OR CONVERT THEIR ENTIRE FLEET BY 2020.

THE 85 YEAR OLD FAMILY BUSINESS PARTNERED WITH THE CHICAGO AREA CLEAN CITIES FOR INITIAL FEDERAL FUNDING.

OZINGA ALSO BUILT AN OVERNIGHT FUELING AREA ON SITE WITH A PUBLIC ACCESS CNG STATION NEARBY, TO ENCOURAGE OTHERS TO GET IN THE MIX.

>> TIM OZINGA: IT'S KIND OF AN EXCITING THING THAT WE CAN SAY IN THE READY MIX CONCRETE INDUSTRY AND REFUSE INDUSTRY THAT WE'RE LEADING THE TECHNOLOGY FOR AMERICA'S ENERGY FUTURE.

>> JOHN: OZINGA ALSO HAS 30 ALT.

FUEL SUPPORT VEHICLES LIKE THIS BI-FUEL TAHOE.

THE COMPANY CITES AN ANNUAL FUEL COST SAVINGS OF ABOUT 40 PERCENT AND IS PROUD TO LEAD THE WAY IN SOLIDIFYING GREEN BUSINESS IN THE CITY OF CHICAGO.

DESPITE A CONSERVATIVE REPUTATION FOR THEIR CARS, WHEN IT COMES TO THE MOTORCYCLE DIVISION OF HONDA MOTOR COMPANY, THEY'RE NOT AFRAID TO PUSH BOUNDARIES OR BLUR LINES BETWEEN TRADITIONAL MOTORCYCLE SEGMENTS.

AND NOW, BRIAN ROBINSON GOES TWO WHEELIN' ON THEIR LATEST SEGMENT BUSTER.

>> BRIAN ROBINSON: BY THE LOOKS OF IT, THE HONDA CTX1300 IS PART CRUISER, PART TOURING BIKE, PART ART DECO COLLAGE; BUT GET IT ROLLING AND YOU QUICKLY FIND OUT THE SUM IS GREATER THAN THE PARTS."

HONDA CTX MODELS ARE ALL ABOUT COMBINING COMFORT AND TECHNOLOGY FOR THE ULTIMATE RIDING EXPERIENCE THAT HONDA FEELS THEY ARE UNIQUELY QUALIFIED TO DELIVER.

AND THE 2014 CTX1300 MAKES A GOOD CASE FOR HONDA INDEED HAVING A SECRET FORMULA THAT NO ONE ELSE CAN QUITE MATCH.

THIS IS A TOURING BIKE THAT LOOKS AND HAS THE RIDING POSITION OF A CRUISER, BUT WITH ALMOST RETRO STYLE AND HANDLING ATTRIBUTES MORE ACCUSTOMED TO SPORT-TOURERS.

IT'S BIG, LONG, AND LOW WITH A CURVY PROFILE AND SEAT HEIGHT OF JUST OVER 29-INCHES.

THE WIDE FAIRING FEATURES AUTOMOTIVE STYLE LED HEADLIGHTS WITH UNIQUE LED ACCENT LIGHTING, AND A VERY SHORT WINDSCREEN.

IN BACK, THE FAT 200-SERIES TIRE PAYS HOMAGE TO THE CUSTOM BIKE CRAZE THAT NOW SEEMS TO BE MORE ABOUT BAGGERS THAN CHOPPERS.

THOSE MEDIUM-SIZED, NICELY INTEGRATED SIDE CASES CAN'T BE REMOVED EASILY AND THE LOCKING LATCHES ARE A BIT BULKY TO OPERATE; NEITHER OF WHICH WOULD BE A DEAL BREAKER FOR ME.

AND IT'S THE ENGINE THAT IS THE REAL STAR OF THIS SHOW, 1,261CCS OF SMOOTH, EFFORTLESS, LIQUID COOLED, V4 POWER THAT COMES FROM THE MUCH BELOVED AND NOW DEPARTED ST1300.

THERE'S A NICE RUMBLE AT START UP, BUT IT QUIETS DOWN QUICKLY AS YOU'RE ON YOUR WAY.

OPERATION IS SO SEAMLESS THAT YOU NEVER GET A VIBRATION OR ANY INDICATION OF IT ACTUALLY RUNNING, EVEN AS YOU APPROACH RED LINE, WHICH YOU DON'T REALLY NEED TO DO, THANKS TO PLENTY OF TORQUE DOWN LOW.

SOMEWHAT SURPRISINGLY THERE'S JUST A 5-SPEED TRANSMISSION CONNECTED TO IT; AND EVEN MORE UNEXPECTEDLY, WITH ALL OF THE INFO PROVIDED IN THE CAR LIKE INSTRUMENT PANEL THERE IS NO GEAR INDICATOR; WHICH WOULD COME IN HANDY, AS WITH THAT AFOREMENTIONED SMOOTHNESS IT IS DIFFICULT AT TIMES TO TELL WHICH GEAR YOU ARE IN.

RIDING POSITION IS JUST ABOUT PERFECT, A BIT STRETCHED OUT, WITH NOT TOO MUCH WEIGHT PLACED ON ANY PARTICULAR PIECE OF YOUR BODY.

EXCEPT FOR A MILDLY AWKWARD "GET TO KNOW YOU" PHASE, THE CTX PROVED VERY MANEUVERABLE AT ALL SPEEDS, AND FELT LIGHTER THAN ITS 724 POUND CURB WEIGHT, AS MOST OF THAT WEIGHT IS DOWN LOW, INCLUDING THE FUEL TANK THAT'S NESTLED BEHIND THE ENGINE.

I FOUND THE SUSPENSION TO BE A MIXED BAG.

THE CTX1300 FLOATS DOWN THE ROAD SOAKING UP MINOR TO MEDIUM SIZED BUMPS ALMOST WITHOUT NOTICE; BUT IF YOU COME ACROSS SOME LARGER ROAD IMPERFECTIONS YOU'D DEFINITELY KNOW IT.

THINGS SEEM TO BOTTOM OUT AND THE BIKE QUICKLY GETS NERVOUS FEELING.

ALSO, WHILE THE CHOPPED WINDSCREEN CERTAINLY LOOKS COOL AND KEEPS THE WIND OFF YOUR CHEST, IT SEEMED TO CHANNEL MOST OF IT DIRECTLY AT MY HEAD.

ANOTHER UNEXPECTED ELEMENT WAS A REMIX OF THE UNIVERSAL JAPANESE MOTORCYCLE SWITCHGEAR, WITH THE TURN SIGNAL AND HORN SWITCHES FLIP FLOPPED.

NO BIG DEAL REALLY, JUST A FEW EMBARRASSING TOOTS OF THE HORN AT A FEW INTERSECTIONS.

THE SEAT IS WIDE AND PLUSH WITH SOME LUMBAR SUPPORT IN BACK; AND ALL DAY COMFORTABLE FOR SURE.

ADD TO THAT, AT $15,999, THE CTX1300 IS A LOT OF BIKE FOR THE MONEY.

AN AVAILABLE DELUXE MODEL ADDS ABS, TRACTION CONTROL, SELF-CANCELING TURN SIGNALS, AND AN AUDIO SYSTEM FOR $1,500 DOLLARS MORE.

SO, THOSE THAT ARE LOOKING FOR A HONDA ST REPLACEMENT, THE 2014 HONDA CTX1300 IS NOT IT.

BUT, THOSE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING MORE PROGRESSIVE LOOKING, WITH LOTS OF COMFORT AND STYLE; THAT BLURS THE LINES BETWEEN CRUISER AND TOURING BIKE, THIS JUST MIGHT BE YOUR BAGGER.

>> JOHN: PAT GOSS KNOWS TROUBLE WHEN HE SEES IT.

SO LET'S HEAD DOWN TO THE GARAGE, AND SEE WHAT HE'S GOT TO SAY!

>> PAT GOSS: TODAY'S ENGINES ARE VERY DURABLE AND RELIABLE, BUT ONE THING THEY CAN'T STAND IS OVERHEATING.

THAT MEANS THAT YOU NEED TO PAY PARTICULAR ATTENTION TO THE HEATER AND RADIATOR HOSES ON YOUR CAR.

YOU SHOULD BE UNDER THE HOOD CHECKING THEM AT LEAST TWICE A YEAR.

BUT, KEEP IN MIND, NO MATTER HOW GOOD A HOSE LOOKS, IT MAY NOT ACTUALLY BE GOOD.

YOU SEE, HOSES ARE MADE UP OF LAYERS OF FABRIC, THAT'S WHAT GIVES IT IT'S STRENGTH, AND RUBBER THAT'S WHAT MAKES IT COSMETICALLY APPEALING AND IT GIVES IT SOME FLEXIBILITY.

WHILE YOU CAN'T SEE THAT FABRIC IT MAY BE SERIOUSLY DETERIORATED INSIDE.

LIKE WE HAVE OVER HERE THIS HOSE LOOKS TO BE PRACTICALLY NEW.

BUT, WE CUT THIS APART BECAUSE IT HAD SOME AGE ON IT.

THE INSIDE OF IT IS LITERALLY FALLING APART.

WELL, THE RULE HERE IS REAL SIMPLE.

IF IT LOOKS BAD, IT IS BAD.

REPLACE IT IMMEDIATELY.

IF IT LOOKS GOOD AND THE CARS GOT 75,000 OR MORE MILES, AND ITS 6 OR 7 YEARS OLD OR OLDER, PUT NEW HOSES IT ON IT NO MATTER HOW GOOD THEY LOOK.

YOU MIGHT SAVE YOURSELF AN ENGINE.

NOW, YOU MAY ALSO WANT TO TRY AND SAVE SOME MONEY.

SO, YOU GO OUT AND YOU BUY AFTERMARKET HOSES.

WELL, THAT MAY BE FINE BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK CAREFULLY AT IT TO MAKE SURE IT HAS ALL THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FACTORY HOSE.

NOW, THIS HOSE IS SUPPOSED TO REPLACE THIS ONE.

BUT WHEN WE LOOK AT THE END OF IT, WE FIND THAT THE AFTERMARKET DOESN'T HAVE A QUICK CONNECTOR ON IT.

WE'RE SUPPOSED TO CUT THIS OFF AND CLAMP IT ON THE NEW HOSE.

THAT MEANS WE'RE GOING TO USE A LOT OF OLD PARTS.

THE CLIPS, THE O-RINGS AND EVERYTHING LIKE THAT...

WHICH MAY ALLOW THE HOSE TO COME LOOSE OR LEAK AND THEN YOU MAY HAVE AN OVERHEATING PROBLEM.

SO, I'D MAKE SURE I GOT ONE THAT HAS THE NEW QUICK CONNECTOR ON IT.

ALSO, YOU MAY WANT TO LOOK FOR FINE DETAILS LIKE THIS.

YOU LOOK AT THIS FACTORY HOSE, THERE'S A LITTLE CLAMP ON IT AND THERE'S A BULGE IN THE HOSE.

THAT'S BECAUSE THERE'S A RESTRICTOR IN THE HOSE THAT SLOWS THE FLOW OF COOLANT INTO THE HEATER CORE.

WITHOUT THAT RESTRICTION YOU COULD HAVE A HEATER CORE FAILURE IN AS LITTLE AS 6 TO 8 WEEKS.

SO, MAKE SURE THEY'RE A PERFECT MATCH AND YOU'LL BE OKAY.

ALSO, THE CLAMPS, THE ONES THAT COMES ON THE CAR.

THEY'RE SPRING TYPE CLAMPS LIKE THIS, EVERYBODY WANTS TO THROW THEM AWAY, AND PUT THESE WORM DRIVE CLAMPS ON.

BAD IDEA.

THE SPRING TYPE CLAMP APPLIES FORCE ALL THE WAY AROUND THE HOSE EVENLY.

THE WORM DRIVE DOES NOT.

IT HAS A PRESSURE POINT RIGHT HERE UNDER THE SCREW IN IT, IT AND THAT'S ESPECIALLY BAD ON THINGS LIKE RADIATOR NECKS WHICH ARE MADE OUT OF PLASTIC.

THAT PRESSURE POINT CAUSES THE PLASTIC TO CRACK OVER TIME.

JUST LIKE IT DID HERE ON THIS PARTICULAR RADIATOR.

SO, ORIGINAL CLAMPS ARE BEST, RE-USE THEM WHENEVER POSSIBLE AND YOU'LL SAVE YOURSELF A LOT OF GRIEF.

AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION OR COMMENT DROP ME A LINE RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK .

>> JOHN: TIME NOW FOR ANOTHER QUICK SPIN.

HERE'S WHAT WE DRIVEN LATELY, AND HERE'S WHAT WE THINK!

BOLD STYLING IS SOMETHING WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE.

AND, FROM CONCEPT TO PRODUCTION, THE MID-SIZE 2015 NISSAN MURANO HAS KEPT ITS PROMISE OF SHARPENING UP THE TYPICALLY DULL CROSSOVER WORLD.

WITH A PLUNGING GRILLE, EXPRESSIVE LIGHTING, CRESTING SHEET METAL LINES, AND FLOATING D-PILLARS, MURANO IS AS MODERN AS CUV'S COME.

GETTING A "FULL BODY" TREATMENT, THE MURANO GROWS AND STRETCHES A TAD, YET LOSES CLOSE TO 145 POUNDS.

THAT, AND BETTER AERO, BUMP FUEL ECONOMY UP AS MUCH AS 20 PERCENT.

HOW THAT PETROL IS BURNED IS LESS EARTH SHAKING, WITH THE SAME 260 HORSEPOWER 3.5 LITER V6.

DITTO, IS THE FAMILIAR CVT TRANSMISSION CONFIGURED FOR FRONT OR ALL-WHEEL DRIVE?

BUT, THAT'S WHERE SIMILARITIES TO THE OLD MURANO END.

OUR DRIVE TIME IN NAPA PROVED TO US THE NEW MURANO'S DRIVING EXPERIENCE CLEARLY MIRRORS THE SPORTIER IMAGE; A LITTLE ON THE STIFF SIDE AND MORE EDGY THAN LAST YEAR AND MOST RIVALS.

THE MODERN EXTERIOR CARRIES OVER TO THE INTERIOR, THOUGH HERE IT IS BOTH SPORTY AND VERY SATISFYING.

A LOW SET GAUGE CLUSTER, STANDARD 7.0 INCH CENTER SCREEN, AND REDUCED BUTTON CLUTTER IMPROVE FUNCTIONALITY.

NEW ERGONOMIC SEATS, REFINED MATERIALS, AND AN OPEN AIR CABIN THEME SHOULD MOVE THE MURANO UPSCALE IN ITS APPEAL TO SMALLER FAMILIES.

SMALLER, BECAUSE THERE IS NO 3RD ROW OPTION.

>> BEN DAVIS: I'M A BIG FAN OF THE INTERIOR DESIGN OF THE MURANO.

IT LOOKS LIKE A HIGH-END LOUNGE IN HERE.

INSTEAD OF USING A WOOD, OR A FAKE WOOD, NISSAN'S USED THIS, FOR A LACK OF A BETTER TERM, MATERIAL THAT LOOKS A LOT LIKE GRANITE.

IT COMPLEMENTS THE INTERIOR VERY WELL; IT KEEPS EVERYTHING LIGHT, FRESH.

THE DRIVER'S SEAT IS EXTREMELY COMFORTABLE.

THERE'S PLENTY OF LEGROOM FOR DRIVER AND PASSENGER, AS WELL AS ANYBODY IN THE BACK.

>> JOHN: AVAILABLE WITH A SUITE OF RADAR AND CAMERA BASED SAFETY SYSTEMS, THE 2015 NISSAN MURANO STARTS JUST OVER $30,000 AND ARE ON SALE NOW.

AND WE'LL HEAD OUT ON MORE QUICK SPINS, SOON!

F40, F50, ENZO, THESE ARE NAMES OF FERRARIS THAT IMMEDIATELY HAVE US LUSTING.

NOW, ADD ANOTHER ONE TO THAT LIST.

LAFERRARI.

A CAR SO EPIC IN SCOPE AND MAGNIFICENCE THAT NO OTHER NAME IS NEEDED OTHER THAN SIMPLY "THE FERRARI."

ONLY 499 OF THESE MECHANICAL MASTERPIECES WILL BE BUILT, AND THEY'VE LONG SINCE BEEN SPOKEN FOR.

BUT, WE HAVE THIS ONE, THE ULTIMATE FERRARI, HERE JUST FOR YOU, RIGHT NOW!

FERRARI'S 2014 LAFERRARI, MAY HAVE GONE TO THE EXTREME IN SIMPLIFYING ITS NAME, BUT THAT'S JUST THE START OF THE EXTREMISM IN THIS HYPER RIDE.

AND DOES IT REALLY EVEN NEED A NAME?

A SINGLE LOOK, YOU KNOW IT'S A FERRARI, AND A SPECIAL ONE.

PRODUCTION CARS THAT HAVE APPROACHED THE 4-FIGURE HORSEPOWER THRESHOLD ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN.

LAFERRARI JOINS THIS RAREFIED GROUP, AND IT DOES SO IN A TRULY MODERN FASHION WITH A HYBRID ELECTRIC DRIVETRAIN, THE FIRST ROAD-GOING HYBRID FROM THE PRANCING HORSE.

OF COURSE IT ALL STARTS WITH A V12 ENGINE.

6.3 LITERS WORTH, WITH OUTPUT OF 789 HORSEPOWER AND 516 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

IMPRESSIVE ENOUGH BY ITSELF, BUT NOW ADD IN ANOTHER 161 HORSEPOWER FROM THE ELECTRIC MOTOR AND YOU GET 950 HORSEPOWER AND 664 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

YES, IT'S BASICALLY A ROAD-GOING VERSION OF THE KERS SYSTEM FOUND IN FERRARI'S FORMULA 1 CARS, HERE DUBBED HY-KERS; AND YES IT PUTS OUT MORE POWER THAN THE F1 CAR.

COUPLED WITH THE ELECTRIC MOTOR, IS THE F1 7-SPEED DUAL-CLUTCH GEARBOX.

THE COLUMN-MOUNTED SHIFTERS ARE NOW LARGER AND MORE ERGONOMIC IN DESIGN.

ENERGY IS STORED IN 8 SEPARATE BATTERY MODULES STRATEGICALLY POSITIONED THROUGHOUT THE CAR AND ASSEMBLED BY FERRARI'S SCUDERIA RACING DEPARTMENT.

BATTERIES GET A CHARGE FROM THE BRAKES AND FROM THE ENGINE WHENEVER IT IS PRODUCING MORE TORQUE THAN IS NEEDED.

EVEN WITH ALL OF THE BATTERIES, CURB WEIGHT IS NOT MUCH OVER 3,000 POUNDS.

AS THERE ARE 4 DIFFERENT TYPES OF CARBON FIBER IN PLAY.

AND SINCE ALL OF THE POWER PRODUCING PARTS IS LOCATED TOWARDS THE BACK OF THE CAR, 59 PERCENT OF THAT WEIGHT LIES OVER THE REAR WHEELS.

YOU WOULD HAVE TO HATE ALL THINGS AUTOMOTIVE TO NOT LUST AFTER THIS CAR; AND AFTER DRIVING IT, THE INFATUATION ONLY INCREASES.

HOW IT COMES TO LOOK SO DIFFERENT, YET SO FAMILIAR IS A MASTER STROKE OF DESIGN.

THE MANIPULATION OF AIR IS TAKEN TO INCREASED LEVELS EVEN FOR A SUPERCAR.

THE BASIC RACE CAR LIKE SHAPE PROVIDES EXTREME LEVELS OF DOWNFORCE ON ITS OWN, BUT ONCE YOU START MOVING; THERE ARE ALL SORTS OF SPOILERS AND WINGS DIRECTING AIR AROUND, OVER, AND THROUGH THINGS.

THE REAR VIEW IS TRULY UNLIKE ANYTHING ELSE ON THE ROAD, WITH MORE OPENINGS THAN ANYTHING ELSE.

TAILLIGHTS ARE MOUNTED HIGH IN EACH CORNER, DUAL EXHAUST TIPS LOW IN EACH CORNER BELOW.

PROPORTIONS ARE VERY SIMILAR TO THE ENZO, THOUGH SEATING POSITION IS MORE THAN 2-INCHES LOWER.

FRONT WHEELS ARE 19'S, REAR'S ARE 20, AND CARBON CERAMIC BRAKES BY BREMBO LIE JUST BEHIND.

DOORS SWING UP, REVEALING AN ALL BUSINESS CARBON FIBER INTENSIVE TUB.

CLIMBING IN IS ACTUALLY RELATIVELY EASY AND SOMEWHAT DISAPPOINTINGLY FAMILIAR, AS MUCH OF THE SWITCHGEAR LOOKS SIMILAR TO OTHER RECENT STREET GOING FERRARI'S.

BUT, THE SQUARISH, CONTROL HEAVY STEERING WHEEL WITH SHIFT LIGHTS, MINIMAL CENTER CONSOLE AND CONTROL STACK ARE TRULY UNIQUE.

THERE ARE NO SEAT ADJUSTMENTS; AS THE SEAT ITSELF IS INTEGRATED INTO THE CHASSIS TUB.

BUT ADJUSTMENTS CAN BE MADE TO THE STEERING WHEEL AND PEDALS.

GAUGES ARE DISPLAYED ON A CONFIGURABLE, FULLY DIGITAL INSTRUMENT PANEL.

IN ADDITION TO ALL OF THE HYBRID HARDWARE THERE ARE PLENTY OF ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL DRIVING AIDS IN PLACE.

SO YOU MIGHT THINK THAT IT WOULD BE A NON-THREATENING DRIVING EXPERIENCE, AND YOU'D BE WRONG.

FORGET ABOUT THE PRICE TAG, THIS THING FEELS LIKE A REAL RACE CAR, AND NOT A CAR YOU WANT TO BE THREADING YOUR WAY THROUGH HEAVY TRAFFIC IN.

IT FEELS SUPER LIGHTWEIGHT AND WHILE ENGINE POWER LIES IN THE UPPER RANGES, DON'T FORGET THIS IS A HYBRID, SO THE EBOOST HELPS A LOT AT LOWER RPM'S.

ACCELERATION IS RELENTLESS, HITTING 60 MILES-PER HOUR IN LESS THAN 3 SECONDS, 124 MILES-PER-HOUR IN LESS THAN 7!

GRIP IS GLUE LIKE, AS LAFERRARI MAKES JUST ABOUT ANY TRACK OR ROAD FEEL LIKE AN AUTOCROSS.

YOU TRULY FEEL A PART OF THE CAR, WHICH YOU ALMOST ARE THANKS TO THE INTEGRATED SEAT.

FERRARI HAS MASTERED THE MAGIC OF MAKING YOU FEEL IN TOTAL CONTROL, EVEN THOUGH YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT.

IT FEELS LIKE A RACECAR BECAUSE BASICALLY IT IS, ASSEMBLED BY THE SAME PEOPLE WHO BOLT TOGETHER FORMULA 1 RACE CARS FOR A LIVING.

THERE'S NOT MUCH POINT IN DISCUSSING PRICING AS ALL 499 MODELS WERE SPOKEN FOR BEFORE PRODUCTION EVEN BEGAN, BUT FOR COMPARISON SAKE, THIS ULTRA EXCLUSIVE RIDE WOULD COST YOU 1.4 MILLION.

THE 2014 LAFERRARI IS TRULY BEFITTING OF THE NAME, AS IT IS NOW THE FERRARI TO HAVE.

IT FULLY ENCAPSULATES A HISTORY OF GREAT FERRARI'S YET POINTS TO THE FUTURE AND WHERE THE BRAND IS HEADING, BY OFFERING BOTH THE MOST PERFORMANCE AND THE BEST EFFICIENCY OF ANY FERRARI PRODUCED.

SO, IF YOU'VE EVER DREAMED ABOUT DRIVING A RACE CAR EVERY DAY, WELL NOW PERHAPS YOU CAN.

ONLY DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT TRYING TO GET YOUR HANDS ON THIS ONE.

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

NOW, FOR MORE MOTORWEEK WHY NOT CHECK OUT OUR PODCAST AS WELL AS COMPLETE EPISODES AT PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK.

AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US NEXT TIME, AS WE CROSSOVER ON A BUDGET WITH THE CVROLET TRAX.

THEN SEE IF STYLE AND SUBSTANCE CAN COEXIST IN THE JAGUAR F-TYPE COUPE.

PAT GOSS HAS SOME CERTIFIABLY GOOD ADVICE FOR US.

BRIAN ROBINSON DOES SOME BACK-TO-BASICS TWO WHEELIN' ON THE KAWASAKI KLX250S.

THEN MOTORNEWS AND A LONG TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE.

UNTIL THEN, I'M JOHN DAVIS.

WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT HERE ON MOTORWEEK .

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THIS IS PETE.

PETE'S HELPING HIS AUNT MOVE, SO HE'S NOT THINKING ABOUT TIRES.

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