2015 Ford Mustang GT & 2015 Toyota Camry

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

JOIN US AS WE UNLEASH FORD'S NEW MUSTANG AND GIVE IT PLENTY OF ROOM TO RUN... PAT GOSS SHOWS US WHY QUICKER ISN'T ALWAYS BETTER... ZACH MASKELL GOES OVER THE EDGE WITH LAND ROVER ON A TREK THROUGH ICELAND... AND WE'LL CRUISE ON MORE FAMILIAR ROADS IN THE LATEST TOYOTA CAMRY.

SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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>> JOHN: THE 2015 MODEL YEAR IS A BIG ONE FOR THE FORD MUSTANG.

NOT ONLY IS IT ALL NEW, BUT AMERICA'S ORIGINAL PONY CAR IS NOW 50 YEARS YOUNG.

AND WE CAME AWAY FROM OUR ROAD TEST VERY IMPRESSED WITH THE BLUE OVAL'S NEW STEED.

STILL, THAT MOSTLY STREET SEAT TIME DIDN'T ALLOW US TO FULLY EXPLORE THIS THOROUGHBRED'S POTENTIAL.

WHAT WE NEEDED WAS A PLACE TO REALLY LET THE NEW MUSTANG RUN WILD.

THE FORD MUSTANG HAS BEEN IN PRODUCTION FOR JUST OVER HALF A CENTURY NOW, WITH A FORMULA THAT'S STAYED PRETTY MUCH THE SAME.

WITH THE EXCEPTION OF MUSTANG II, CHANGES HAVE BEEN EVOLUTIONS MORE THAN REVOLUTIONS.

WELL FOR 2015, FORD DECLARED THAT THE ALL NEW MUSTANG WOULD SHAKE THINGS UP A BIT, AND TAKE ON THE WORLD; WITH EUROPEAN SPORT COUPES IN ITS SIGHTS MORE SO THAN TRADITIONAL MUSCLE MINDED DOMESTIC RIVALS.

THE EURO-MISSION REQUIRES EURO-SPECS; SO AN INDEPENDENT REAR SUSPENSION, AND EVEN TURBO 4 POWER, BECOME A BIGGER PART OF THE BIG PICTURE.

ALL THIS HAS BROUGHT US TO ROEBLING ROAD RACEWAY OUTSIDE SAVANNAH.

IT'S TIME TO DO SOME SERIOUS FLOGGING OF THIS V8 GT AND SEE HOW THE NEW STANG STACKS UP TO PAST MUSTANGS, AND MORE IMPORTANTLY TO THE CURRENT EUROPEAN COMPETITION.

THAT V8 IS A 5.0 LITER OF COURSE, BUT WITH SOME MASSAGING FOR '15, IT NOW DELIVERS 435 HORSEPOWER AND 400 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE.

THAT'S LESS HORSEPOWER, BUT MORE TORQUE COMPARED TO THE LAST BOSS 302.

DON'T WANT A HEAVY V8, WELL BOTH THE STANDARD 3.7 LITER V6, AND THAT 2.3 LITER TURBO 4 STILL TOP THE 300 HORSE MARK.

BUT WE WANTED A V8 FOR OUR TRACK WORK, AND A 6-SPEED MANUAL WITH IT, EVEN THOUGH MOST BUYERS WILL GO 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC.

FORD AGREED AND WE'RE GLAD THEY DID BECAUSE IT'S THE BEST SHIFTER OF ANY STOCK GT WE'VE DRIVEN; VERY SMOOTH, WITH NICE SHORT THROWS.

AND WHILE THE GT V8 IS HEAVIER THAN A 4-BANGER ECOBOOST MUSTANG, AT 3,700 POUNDS, IT'S STILL ABOUT 200 POUNDS LESS THAN A COMPARABLE CAMARO, IF ALSO HEAVIER THAN A 4 SERIES BMW.

BUT WITH MUCH IMPROVED CHASSIS BALANCE, YOU DON'T HAVE TO COME TO FISTICUFFS WITH THE V8 MUSTANG TO GET IT THROUGH A CORNER POLITELY.

IT WANTS TO DO IT NOW.

THE STIFFER CHASSIS AND INDEPENDENT REAR ALSO HELP TO GRIP THE PAVEMENT MORE THAN JUST HOP ALONG IT, THOUGH OVERSTEER IS STILL EASY TO FIND.

VERY NIMBLE AND FORTHCOMING STEERING FEEL HELPS YOU STAY ON TOP OF THAT.

MOST DRIVERS WANTED A LITTLE MORE AUDIO ACCOMPANIMENT INSIDE THE CABIN; AS AT TIMES ON THE TRACK, IT WAS HARD TO HEAR WHEN THE ENGINE WAS REQUESTING AN UPSHIFT.

OFF THE TRACK AND ON THE STREET, THE NEW MUSTANG FEELS EVEN BETTER.

IT'S FAR MORE COMFORTABLE, QUIETER, AND THE CLUTCH IS MUCH EASIER ON THE LEG.

BUT LEST INTERNET HATERS GET TOO RILED UP ABOUT THE MUSTANG NOW BEING TOO REFINED, THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF MAGIC WHEN YOU STEP ON THE THROTTLE.

AND SOME REAR END CLUNKYNESS REMINDS YOU IT'S NOT QUITE UP TO WINE AND CHEESE CROWD STANDARDS JUST YET.

STRAIGHT LINE PROWESS THANKFULLY DOESN'T CHANGE MUCH.

POWER COMES ON QUICKLY AND A NICE MEATY HIT OF TORQUE GREETS YOU APPROACHING 4,000 RPM.

AT ROEBLING WE HIT 60 IN 4.5 SECONDS AND CLEARED THE QUARTER IN 12.9 AT 112 MILES-PER-HOUR.

THERE'S NO HUGE DEPARTURE TO THE NEW MUSTANG'S EXTERIOR EITHER.

WE'RE GLAD THE FASTBACK IS BACK.

DEBATE CONTINUES ABOUT THE FRONT END, BUT IT IS VERY AGGRESSIVE.

OVERALL, STYLING IS MORE MODERN, IF STILL UNMISTAKABLY MUSTANG.

AND OF COURSE THINGS ARE VERY MODERN FEELING INSIDE, EVEN WITH A TRADITIONAL TWIN COCKPIT LAYOUT.

THERE'S A LITTLE MORE CLUTTER TO SOME OF THE SWITCHGEAR, AND WHILE ALL LOVED THE NICE ROW OF TOGGLES, THEY COULD BE PLACED HIGHER FOR EASIER USE.

GAUGES ARE ALSO CLASSICALLY STYLED, BUT WITH PLENTY OF DATA; INCLUDING TRACK APPS WITH EASY ACCESS TO THE GT'S STANDARD LINE LOCK.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS FOR A MANUAL GT COME IN AT 15-CITY, 25-HIGHWAY, AND 19-COMBINED.

SO, THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE IS STILL BELOW AVERAGE AT 17.3 BARRELS OF YEARLY OIL USE WITH CO2 EMISSIONS OF 7.8 TONS.

A MUSTANG GT WILL COST YOU $32,925.

STEPPING UP TO PREMIUM TRIM AND ADDING A FEW GOODIES FOR TRACK TIME FUN WILL PUSH YOU OVER $45,000.

BUT THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF FUN TO BE HAD IN A BASE V6 MUSTANG AT $24,425.

THE ECOBOOST ADDS $1,500 MORE.

SO, WHILE THERE IS A REASON THAT BETTER PERFORMING MUSTANGS LIKE THE SHELBY GT350 ARE ON THE WAY, WE FEEL THE 2015 FORD MUSTANG GT DOES JUST FINE, CERTAINLY BETTER THAN ANY OTHER GT TO THIS POINT.

ALL HELPING THE MUSTANG FULLY LIVE UP TO ITS WORLD-CLASS SPORTS CAR PROMISE.

FOR MORE ROAD TESTS AS WELL AS COMPLETE EPISODES, CHECK OUT OUR WEBSITE AT PBS.ORG/MOTORWEEK.

ICELAND HAS SOME OF THE MOST BREATHTAKING LANDSCAPES ON EARTH.

BUT THAT TERRAIN, NOT TO MENTION THE WEATHER, IS NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART.

THAT'S WHY IT'S AN IDEAL SPOT FOR AUTOMAKERS TO BENCHMARK THEIR OFF-ROAD PROWESS.

AUTOMAKERS LIKE, SAY, LAND ROVER... WELL, YOU CAN PROBABLY SEE WHERE THIS IS GOING... THAT'S WHY WE WHEN WE GOT THE INVITE, IT WENT STRAIGHT TO OUR OVER THE EDGE GUY, ZACH MASKELL.

>> ZACH MASKELL: THIS MAY BE THE CLOSEST I'LL EVER COME TO WALKING ON ANOTHER PLANET.

JAGGED FEATURES, UNPREDICTABLE WEATHER AND THE EVER PRESENT MAGMA JUST BELOW YOUR FEET.

A VOLCANO HAS BEEN ERUPTING HERE FOR 5 MONTHS NOW.

THIS IS A PLACE FILLED WITH ABSOLUTELY GORGEOUS SCENERY, AND ONE OF THE PLACES THAT YOU GET TO SEE THE NORTHERN LIGHTS.

WE'RE OUT HERE WITH LAND ROVER'S DISCOVERY SPORT AND IT'S TIME TO DO A LITTLE BIT OF DISCOVERING OF OUR OWN.

FIRE, ICE, MAJESTIC CLIFFS, AND WATERFALLS, IT'S NO WONDER THIS HAS BEEN A TOP PICK FOR SCI-FI MOVIE DIRECTORS.

EVEN ASTRONAUTS TRAINED HERE FOR THEIR LUNAR LANDINGS.

SO, A PERFECT SETTING FOR THE DISCOVERY SPORT TO SHOW WHAT IT'S MADE OF.

DON'T LET WHAT PEOPLE TELL YOU FOOL YOU... GREENLAND IS ICE AND ICELAND IS GREEN.

THERE IS STILL ICE AND PLENTY OF SNOW HERE.

FOR THOSE AFTER LUXURY, AND THE ABILITY TO GO ANYWHERE LAND ROVER IS USUALLY A TOP CHOICE.

SINCE 1948, ROVERS HAVE BEEN THE FAVORITE FOR MILITARY FORCES AND ADVENTURERS JUST ABOUT EVERYWHERE.

BUT WITH SO MANY NEW CREATURE COMFORTS, HAVE THEY STILL GOT WHAT IT TAKES?

JOURNALISTS FROM AROUND THE WORLD WERE INVITED HERE TO CHALLENGE THE NEWEST MEMBER OF THE LAND ROVER FAMILY.

WHETHER IT'S TARMAC, GRAVEL, SAND, OR SNOW...

THE DISCOVERY SPORT'S IMPROVED TERRAIN RESPONSE CONTROL ENSURES THE DRIVE IS STEADY AND SAFE.

THIS WAS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT AS WE MADE OUR WAY FURTHER FROM THE CAPITAL CITY OF REYKJAVIK.

NOW, AS WE DRIVE AROUND THE COUNTRYSIDE, HUMAN INTERACTION DROPS, JUST AS WELL AS THE SUN.

IN THE WINTER TIME THEY ONLY GET 4 HOURS OF LIGHT HERE.

CONVERSELY IN THE SUMMER TIME THERE'S ABOUT 20 HOURS OF LIGHT.

DAY OR NIGHT, THE DISCOVERY SPORT'S STIFF CHASSIS WAS NEVER SHAKEN BY DEEPLY RUTTED OUT TRAILS, AND WE CERTAINLY TRIED.

PURE, CLEAR MELTING GLACIERS ALLOW FOR MASSIVE HYDRO OPERATIONS THAT CREATE ICELAND'S ELECTRICITY.

THIS ALSO MEANS MORE CHALLENGES FOR US, AS WE MAKE OUR WAY THROUGH THE WET OBSTACLES THE ISLAND NATION HAS TO OFFER.

I DON'T CARE WHAT KIND OF VEHICLE YOU'RE IN, A STREAM CROSSING WITH A FAIRLY QUICK CURRENT IS ALWAYS SOMETHING A LITTLE INTIMIDATING TO LOOK AT BUT LUCKILY FOR US, WE ARE IN THE FULLY CAPABLE DISCOVERY SPORT AND WE'RE GOING TO MAKE IT OVER HERE NO PROBLEM.

THE LAND ROVER TEAM REMINDED US THAT THE DISCOVERY SPORT HAS A WADING DEPTH OF ABOUT 2 FEET.

AND IT WILL GO DEEPER, BUT WE RESISTED THE TEMPTATION TO FIND OUT FOR OURSELVES.

WE STARTED OFF IN THE CITY, NOW WE ARE BACK HERE IN THE MOUNTAINS, DRIVING THROUGH STREAMS.

WE'RE ON ICE, LUCKILY FOR US WE HAVE STUDDED TIRES AND WE HAVE NOT EVEN COME CLOSE TO GETTING STUCK YET.

SEEING AS THE LAND ROVER TEAM ROUTINELY OFF-ROADS IN THE MOST REMOTE LOCATIONS IN THE WORLD... ANY PIECE OF ADVICE IS WELCOME.

>> DAVID SNEATH: SOME OF THE PLACES THAT WE'VE OPERATED IN OTHER THAN ICELAND... OMAN, MOROCCO, ARGENTINA, YOU NAME IT, WE'VE PROBABLY BEEN THERE.

IT'S A LAND ROVER AFTER ALL.

>> ZACH: IF YOU DIDN'T PAY MUCH ATTENTION, YOU'D HAVE NO IDEA WE WERE FOLLOWING ROADS THROUGHOUT OUR JOURNEY.

LET'S CALL THEM WHAT THEY ARE, TRAILS!

ACTUALLY WITH ICELAND'S HOSTILE CLIMATE, DRIVING OFF THE TRAIL IS ILLEGAL.

TIRE MARKS CAN LAST FOR DECADES.

STAYING ON PATH, WE CRUISE OUT OF A SPOT MARKED UNPASSABLE.

WE WENT DROVE THROUGH THICK FALLING SNOW, WHILE BATTLING FOG.

BUT WE AND THE DISCOVERY SPORT MADE IT OUT UNSCATHED.

SO, THAT'S WHAT I CALL A SUCCESS.

I MANAGED TO NOT WRECK ANY OF LAND ROVERS DISCOVERIES, MADE SOME NEW FRIENDS, SAW SOME BEAUTIFUL SCENERIES.

I MEAN THAT'S WHAT IT'S LIKE, OFF-ROADING IN ICELAND.

>> JOHN: PAT GOSS KNOWS THAT TIME IS MONEY.

BUT QUICKER ISN'T ALWAYS BETTER.

GOSS' GARAGE IS OUR NEXT STOP, TO FIND OUT WHY!

>> PAT GOSS: EVERY VEHICLE EVER MADE HAS REQUIRED PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.

NOW, THE MOST BASIC OF THAT MAINTENANCE IS CHANGING THE OIL, AND THE OIL FILTER, AND CHECKING THE VARIOUS FLUID LEVELS UNDER THE HOOD OF THE CAR.

AND THAT'S BASICALLY WHAT YOU GET IN QUICK SERVICE.

BUT THERE'S A LOT MORE TO A CAR THAN FLUIDS AND LUBRICANTS.

YOU SEE, THERE ARE WEAR PARTS UNDERNEATH THE CAR.

THINGS LIKE BRAKES FOR INSTANCE.

THE BRAKE PADS WEAR OUT.

ROTORS WEAR.

THINGS LIKE THAT.

THEY NEED TO BE CHECKED.

BALL JOINTS: THEY SUPPORT THE VEHICLE, THEY ALLOW THE WHEELS TO BE STEERED AND SO ON.

THEY'RE A WEAR ITEM AND THEY NEED TO BE CHECKED ROUTINELY.

TIE-ROD ENDS, STEERING RACKS, ALL OF THINGS ARE PARTS THAT WEAR OUT.

THEY'RE ALL RELATIVE TO SAFETY AS WELL.

SEE IF YOU DON'T KEEP UP WITH THESE THINGS, AND ONE OF THEM FAILS?

THE WHEEL COULD COME OFF, THE BRAKES COULD FAIL, YOU COULD LOSE THE ABILITY TO STEER THE CAR.

SO, THAT MEANS THAT PERIODICALLY, PREFERABLY EVERY OTHER SERVICE, YOU SHOULD GO TO A FULL SERVICE SHOP THAT OFFERS THIS AS PART OF THEIR OIL CHANGE.

NOW, THAT MEANS THAT YOU WON'T BE IN AND OUT QUITE AS QUICK, BECAUSE THESE CHECKS TAKE SOME TIME, BUT OFTEN IT WON'T COST ANY MORE MONEY.

AND YOU'LL HAVE A KNOWLEDGE OF WHAT IS WORN, WHAT IS WEARING AND WILL SOON BE WORN OUT, SO THAT YOU CAN PLAN THE REPAIRS THAT YOU'RE GOING TO NEED IN ORDER TO KEEP THE CAR SAFE.

OTHER THINGS THAT WILL BE DIFFERENT; THINGS LIKE THE TRANSMISSION FOR INSTANCE.

TODAY'S TRANSMISSIONS DON'T HAVE DIP STICKS, SO YOU CAN'T CHECK THE FLUID LEVEL OR ANYTHING BY PULLING THE DIP STICK OUT.

YOU HAVE TO ACTUALLY CONNECT A COMPUTER SCANNER TO THE COMPUTER INTERFACE INSIDE THE CAR, AND YOU WARM THE CAR UP TO A CERTAIN TEMPERATURE, AND THEN YOU TAKE A READING ON THE SCANNER, AND THERE'S A PLUG THAT YOU REMOVE ON THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSMISSION, AND IT'S A LITTLE BIT COMPLICATED.

BUT IT IS SOMETHING THAT PERIODICALLY SHOULD BE DONE.

I'M NOT BY ANY MEANS SAYING THAT YOU SHOULDN'T GO TO A QUICK-LUBE, BUT WHAT I AM SAYING IS THAT EVERY OTHER VISIT YOU SHOULD BE GOING TO A FULL SERVICE SHOP, SO THAT YOU MAINTAIN A SAFE CAR.

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

>> JOHN: THIS TIME OF YEAR IT'S DARN COLD IN THE WINDY CITY.

SO, WHAT BETTER PLACE TO FIND THE HEAT THAN AT THE 2015 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW!

SO LET'S CHECK IN WITH YOLANDA VAZQUEZ FOR WHAT'S NEW FROM CHI-TOWN.

>> YOLANDA VAZQUEZ: THE AUTO SHOW CIRCUIT BLOWS INTO CHICAGO AND BRINGS WITH IT A BEVY OF NEW SPORT UTILITIES AND CROSSOVERS, AND A FRESH TWIST FOR A FEW FAMILIAR CARS.

LEADING OFF THE BIG TRUCK PARADE AT THE 2015 CHICAGO AUTO SHOW IS THE RAM LARAMIE LIMITED.

RAM'S LUXURY LEADER IS SUPER SIZED AND SUPER SHINY FROM ITS UNIQUE GRILLE BACK TO ITS CHROME LADEN TAILGATE.

BIG NEWS IS HONDA'S ALL NEW, 3RD GENERATION MID-SIZE PILOT SUV, WITH A MUCH SLEEKER APPEARANCE, PANORAMIC ROOF, DIRECT INJECTED V6, AND AN AVAILABLE 9-SPEED TRANSMISSION WITH AUTOMATIC STOP-START.

HONDA ALSO GAVE US A QUICK PEAK AT THEIR NEXT RIDGELINE PICKUP.

IS THAT A DOUBLE DOOR TAILGATE WE SEE?

HONDA'S ACURA DIVISION REVEALED A REFRESHED RDX COMPACT UTILITY, ADORNED WITH SIGNATURE JEWEL EYE LED HEADLIGHTS BOOKENDING A DEEPER DIVING GRILLE.

A V6 IS STILL STANDARD AND NOW PACKS 279 HORSEPOWER.

THE ALREADY POPULAR CHEVROLET EQUINOX CROSSOVER SHOULD BE MORE SO NOW, THANKS TO A REFRESH.

A NEW FRONT END ADDS PROJECTOR HEADLIGHTS, WHILE A TWEAKED INTERIOR HAS STANDARD BLUETOOTH AND A BACKUP CAMERA.

THIS BIG BOY IS THE MITSUBISHI GC PLUG IN HYBRID CONCEPT.

HULKY AND POWERFUL, IT SAYS A LOT ABOUT THEIR FUTURE STYLING DIRECTION, AND MAY FORETELL A RETURN OF THE MONTERO SUV.

THIS KIA TRAILSTER CONCEPT TRANSFORMS THE SOUL FROM CUTE UTE TO CUTE BRUTE BY ADDING ALL WHEEL DRIVE VIA AN ELECTRIC MOTOR AT THE REAR, NOT TO MENTION MORE GROUND CLEARANCE.

THE BEST SELLING, MADE IN CHICAGO, EXPLORER BASED FORD POLICE INTERCEPTOR UTILITY REPORTS FOR DUTY.

INNOVATIONS INCLUDE A SURVEILLANCE MODE THAT CAN DETECT ITEMS AND PEOPLE APPROACHING FROM THE REAR.

ON THE CAR SIDE, TOYOTA'S FLAGSHIP AVALON SEDAN IS ADDING A TOUCH OF EXTERIOR AGGRESSION FOR 2016 WITH A LARGE MOUTH GRILLE AND LED RUNNING LAMPS.

INSIDE YOU'LL FIND LOADS OF NEW SAFETY AND CONNECTIVITY FEATURES.

ALSO BOWING AT CHICAGO ARE LIMITED PRODUCTION VERSIONS OF THE TOYOTA CAMRY, WITH SPECIAL SEATS, WHEELS AND INSTRUMENTS, AND THE COROLLA, WHICH ADDS A FEW MECHANICAL TWEAKS SUCH AS PADDLE SHIFTERS, REAR DISC BRAKES AND A SPORT DRIVING MODE.

AND FINALLY, NISSAN HAS EXTENDED ITS NISMO STREET RACER TREATMENT TO THE 370Z ROADSTER.

THE NISMO IS JUST A PERFORMANCE STUDY FOR NOW, BUT PRODUCTION INTENT IS OBVIOUS FROM EVERY SWOOPY ANGLE.

AND THAT'S IT FROM THE WINDY CITY, AND THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS!

>> JOHN: THERE'S ALWAYS SOMETHING NEW COMING DOWN THE PIKE, SO LET'S GO FOR A QUICK SPIN, AND SEE HOW WE LIKE IT.

IF YOU'RE THROWN BY THE CUTESY LOOK OF THE RENEGADE, AND JEEP'S FORAY INTO FIAT BASED SMALL SUV'S, DON'T RUSH TO JUDGMENT QUITE YET.

TAKE IT FOR A QUICK SPIN, AND YOU'LL FIND THERE'S A LOT MORE TO THIS GLOBAL JEEPSTER.

7 INCHES SHORTER THAN THE JEEP PATRIOT, THE RENEGADE OFFERS A CAPABLE 4X4 SYSTEM WITH BOTH POWERTRAINS: A 160 HORSEPOWER 1.4 LITER TURBO 4, AND 6-SPEED MANUAL COMBO OR A 180 HORSEPOWER 2.4 LITER I4, AND 9-SPEED AUTOMATIC COMBO.

IT CAN EVEN TOW 2,000 POUNDS.

JEEP'S FULL-TIME ACTIVE DRIVE 4X4 SYSTEM DEFAULTS TO FRONT WHEEL DRIVE UNTIL TRACTION IS NEEDED AT THE REAR.

THERE'S EVEN A TRAILHAWK MODEL, WHICH HAS HIGHER GROUND CLEARANCE, MORE WHEEL ARTICULATION, AND A LOW SPEED CRAWL MODE.

EVEN WITHOUT THE TRAILHAWK UPGRADE, SELEC-TERRAIN IS STANDARD ON 4X4'S, AND WE CAN SAY FROM EXPERIENCE: THERE'S PLENTY HERE TO TACKLE WHATEVER THE RENEGADE BUYER MIGHT FACE.

FLIP THE COIN, THOUGH, AND THE RENEGADE HAS SERIOUS MAINSTREAM APPEAL, TOO.

AS A 4X2 IT RATES OVER 30 MPG HIGHWAY.

THE YOUNG LOOKING, VERY MODERN INTERIOR HAS THE GREAT REACTING UCONNECT SYSTEM.

THERE'S LOTS OF SPACE TO STORE THINGS, AND TRUE OPEN AIR CAPABILITY WITH REMOVABLE SUNROOF PANELS.

A STARTING PRICE UNDER $20,000 CERTAINLY HELPS, TOO.

THE 2015 JEEP RENEGADE ARRIVES IN EARLY SPRING.

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

OF ALL THE WORDS YOU EXPECT TO HEAR WHEN TOYOTA BRINGS OUT A NEW CAMRY, BOLD IS NOT ONE OF THEM.

AND YET THAT'S EXACTLY HOW TOYOTA IS PORTRAYING THE 2015 RETHINK OF AMERICA'S BESTSELLING CAR FOR THE LAST 12 YEARS.

IS GOING BOLD AND BEAUTIFUL REALLY WHAT THE CAMRY NEEDS TO STAY ON TOP?

WHILE YOU COULD ARGUE THAT BOLDNESS IS NOT SOMETHING MOST BUYERS ARE LOOKING FOR WHEN IT COMES TIME TO REPLACE THE FAMILY SEDAN, WEARING ATTENTION GRABBING NEW GARB IS EXACTLY HOW TOYOTA HOPES TO ATTRACT CONVERTS TO THE 2015 CAMRY.

AND THAT STRATEGY IS ON FULL DISPLAY IN NEW XSE GRADE TRIM, WHERE THERE'S NO DENYING THE BIG MOUTH, LEXUS LIKE BLACK MESH GRILLE, AVAILABLE LED HEADLIGHTS, AND 18 INCH WHEELS.

MORE THAN A TYPICAL MID-CYCLE REFRESH, THE NEW CAMRY ADDS ALMOST 2 INCHES IN LENGTH AND SIGNIFICANT ROAD PRESENCE.

THE SMOOTH REAR WITH WELL INTEGRATED WRAP AROUND TAIL LAMPS KEEP THINGS FROM GETTING TOO FAR DOWN THE DARING TRACK.

INSIDE, THERE'S A WIDE CENTER STACK, WITH LOTS OF BIG, REFRESHINGLY SIMPLE SWITCHGEAR.

UP TOP, THERE'S A 7 INCH HIGH-RES TOUCHSCREEN DISPLAY FOR THE STANDARD BACK-UP CAMERA.

AND A 4 INCH INFO DISPLAY IN THE OPTITRON GAUGE PANEL HELPS YOU GET ALL THE PERTINENT INFORMATION WHILE KEEPING YOUR EYES DIRECTED FORWARD.

THESE DAYS, NO NAMEPLATE IS IMMUNE FROM ADVANCING INTERIOR REFINEMENT, AND MATERIALS THROUGHOUT THE CABIN ARE UPGRADED.

THE ULTRASUEDE ON THE SEATS AND DOOR PANELS IS QUITE NICE, THOUGH MOST THOUGHT THAT TOYOTA COULD HAVE GONE FURTHER BY REMOVING THE FAKE DASH STITCHING AND SUB PAR PLASTICS.

10 STANDARD AIRBAGS INCLUDE KNEE AIRBAGS UP FRONT, AND SEAT-MOUNTED SIDE AIRBAGS IN THE REAR.

LOTS HAS BEEN DONE TO QUELL INTERIOR NOISE, WITH CAMRY NOW APPROACHING LEXUS LEVELS OF SOLITUDE.

CAMRY SEATS HAVE ALWAYS BEEN A GREAT PLACE TO DRIVE THE DAY AWAY, AND THAT REMAINS THE CASE.

INTERIOR DIMENSIONS ARE EXACTLY THE SAME AS BEFORE.

SO, THERE'S STILL PLENTY OF ROOM IN THE REAR SEAT.

CARGO CAPACITY IS ALSO UNCHANGED AT 15.4 CUBIC-FEET.

60/40 SPLIT FOLDING SEATBACKS ARE STANDARD WITH HARD PLASTIC ON THOSE SEATBACKS, MAKING FOR EASY LOADING AND EVEN EASIER CLEAN UP.

AS FOR THE HIGHWAY DRIVING EXPERIENCE, SELDOM A PAST CAMRY'S STRONG POINT, THE SUSPENSION SEES ITS FAIR SHARE OF IMPROVEMENTS TOO.

THIS XSE GOES THE FURTHEST AT FEELING SPORTY OF ANY CAMRY YET WITH STIFFER SPRINGS AND UPGRADED SHOCKS, FIRMER BUSHINGS, AND RETUNED ELECTRIC POWER STEERING WITH NOTABLY MORE FEEL.

EVEN THE RIDE BENEFITS FROM THE RENEWED CAMRY'S STIFFER STRUCTURE.

NOT MUCH NEW IN THE POWERTRAIN HOWEVER, WHERE YOU'LL FIND THE SAME STANDARD 2.5 LITER I4 WITH 178 HORSEPOWER AND 170 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE, AND OPTIONAL 3.5 LITER V6 WITH 268 HORSEPOWER, AND 248 POUND-FEET OF THE GOOD STUFF.

BOTH WITH 6-SPEED AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSIONS, THOUGH SE AND XSE TRIMS ADD STEERING WHEEL PADDLE SHIFTERS.

AND OF COURSE A CVT EQUIPPED CAMRY HYBRID IS STILL AVAILABLE AS WELL.

OUR XSE CAME V6 EQUIPPED AND WE FOUND IT SURPRISINGLY QUICK AND NIMBLE AT OUR TEST TRACK.

WHERE WE COULD EASILY SENSE A MORE SOLID DISPOSITION, AND LESS BODY ROLL ALTHOUGH THERE IS STILL PLENTY OF SOFTNESS AND UNDERSTEER.

GRIP THROUGH THE CONES WAS DECENT EVEN ON A COLD WINTER'S DAY, THANKS TO THE 18 INCH MICHELIN PRIMACY TIRES AND STEERING THAT PROVED QUICK AND DIRECT.

THINGS WERE MORE IMPRESSIVE WHEN WE KEPT THE WHEEL STRAIGHT AND THE THROTTLE PLANTED.

THERE'S NICE POWER RIGHT FROM THE GET GO THAT HAD US HITTING 60 IN 6.2 SECONDS.

TRANSMISSION SHIFTS WERE QUICKISH, AND WE FINISHED OUT THE QUARTER IN 14.9 SECONDS AT 99 MILES-PER-HOUR.

NICE, SHORT STOPS OF 117 FEET FROM 60, PROVED THIS CAMRY'S GOT THE GOODS TO KEEP YOUR FAMILY SAFE.

ADVANCED SAFETY SYSTEMS ABOUND.

BLIND SPOT MONITORING AND REAR CROSS TRAFFIC ALERT IN ONE PACKAGE, WHILE THE ADVANCE TECHNOLOGY PACK ADDS PRE-COLLISION SYSTEM, RADAR CRUISE, AND LANE DEPARTURE ALERT.

GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS FOR THE V6 ARE 21-CITY, 31-HIGHWAY, AND 25-COMBINED, WHICH WE JUST ABOUT MATCHED WITH OUR AVERAGE OF 24.8 MILES-PER-GALLON OF REGULAR.

SO, THE ENERGY IMPACT SCORE IS SLIGHTLY BETTER THAN AVERAGE WITH 13.2 BARRELS OF OIL BURNED ANNUALLY AND 5.9 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

BASE CAMRY PRICING BEGINS WITH LE TRIM AT $23,795.

XSE'S START AT $26,975.

6-CYLINDER XSE'S COME WITH A FEW MINOR ADDITIONAL FEATURES, BUT COST A STEEP $5,220 MORE.

BESIDE 2015'S XSE TRIM, A 2016 SPECIAL EDITION CAMRY, JUST REVEALED AT THE CHICAGO AUTO SHOW, WILL SOON JOIN THE LINEUP.

SO, NO MATTER WHAT QUIBBLES WE HAVE WITH THE 2015 TOYOTA CAMRY, IT'S DELIVERS A WIDE ARRAY OF UNEXPECTED IMPROVEMENTS TO AMERICA'S TOP SELLING CAR.

THEY DIDN'T HAVE TO DO IT TO STAY NUMBER ONE.

BUT WE'RE CERTAINLY GLAD THEY DID.

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, FOR SOME HOT LAPS IN CADDY'S ATS COUPE.

THEN WE'LL PIT FORM VERSUS FUNCTION IN THE BMW X4.

PAT GOSS HOPES TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON OUR KNOW HOW.

ZACH MASKELL GOES OVER THE EDGE, AND DOWN THE HILL, FAST!

THEN MOTORNEWS AND A LONG TERM ROAD TEST UPDATE.

UNTIL NEXT TIME, 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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