2022 Mercedes-Benz S500 & 2022 Lexus IS500 F Sport Performan

HI, I'M JOHN DAVIS JOIN US FOR A LUXURY AND THE ALL-NEW MERCEDES BENZ PAT GOSS TUNES US IN TO ROAD STEPHANIE HART GOES FOR THE FULL AND OUR FIRST ROEBLING ROAD THE LEXUS I-S 500 F SPORT SO COME DRIVE WITH US, NEXT!

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THEN, THE TIRE.

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FORTY YEARS LATER, TIRERACK.COM.

ROCKAUTO HAS AUTO PARTS FROM OFFERING A VARIETY OF BRANDS, ROCKAUTO.COM, ALL THE PARTS YOUR CAR John: FOR GENERATIONS, HAS TRULY EMBODIED WHAT IT MEANS NOT ONLY USHERING IN THAT QUICKLY TRICKLE DOWN TO BUT SETTING A NEW BENCHMARK FOR NOW WITH SUVs NOW BEING THE REAL LET'S FIND OUT IF THE S-CLASS' * IT'S DEFINITELY, A NEW WORLD WITH BIG BUCK SUVs AND EVEN EVs THE ULTIMATE STANDARD BEARER FOR BUT, THE 2022 MERCEDES-BENZ STILL DOES A GOOD JOB OF THE TRIED-AND-TRUE 4-DOOR SEDAN AND SINCE, IT'S REALLY ALL ABOUT THE S-CLASS USHERS IN OF MERCEDES-BENZ'S USER SUCH AS A 3D DRIVER DISPLAY AND A HUGE HEAD-UP DISPLAY WITH ANIMATED TURN ARROWS DIRECTLY AMBIENT LIGHTING MAY NOT SEEM BUT HERE, THERE ARE 250 L-E-Ds TIED INTO JUST ABOUT EVERY SO THEY CAN VISUALLY COMMUNICATE THE S500 CAN ALSO SET THE MOOD AND A MASSAGE WHILE YOU WHETHER YOU'RE LOOKING TO WIND SEATS ARE SUMPTUOUS, AND WE WONDER WHAT OTHER WORLD COULD SOLVE IF THEY REAR SEATS ARE JUST AS WITH PLENTY OF ROOM TO FOR NOW, ENGINE CHOICES THE STANDARD 6 IN THE S500 3.0 LITER WITH 429 HORSEPOWER THE OPTIONAL V8 IS TWIN-TURBO IN THE S580.

BOTH HAVE INTEGRATED 48 VOLT COME WITH 4MATIC AND WORK WITH A 9-SPEED BASED ON EXPERIENCE, TO DELIVER A SPECTACULAR RIDE, WITH ITS SHEER GRACE AIDED BY THE E-ACTIVE BODY SUSPENSION ADJUSTMENTS ALL OF THAT PROCESSING POWER OUR CONE COURSE AT QUITE EFFICIENTLY YOU DO FEEL QUITE ISOLATED, BUT THERE IS NO UNDERSTEER AT ALL, OF BODY ROLL.

WHAT INITIALLY FELT LIKE WAS OUR TEST CAR'S OPTIONAL PUSHING THE REAR AROUND A LITTLE GET THROUGH HERE EVEN FASTER.

THIS S500 CERTAINLY DOESN'T BUT IT SURE DOES MOVE WELL DON'T FEEL LIKE UPGRADING NO WORRIES, THIS 6 PLENTY OF TORQUE, AND PLENTY OF CONSISTENCY FOR YOU TO DO REALLY; AND HITS 60 IN ONLY 4.6 SECONDS SHIFTS ARE QUICK, OF POWER ACCOMPANYING EACH ONE.

WE COMPLETED THE QUARTER-MILE AT 108 MILES PER HOUR.

IN NO WAY DOES IT FEEL LIKE THAT FAST, AS THE S500 IS AT HIGH SPEEDS.

THE BRAKES WEREN'T QUITE AS ON LOTS OF PEDAL TRAVEL, AND AT 134 FOOT AVERAGE FROM 60, WE'D LIKE TO SEE; THOUGH WITH THE EXCEPTION OF WIDTH, IS FRACTIONALLY LARGER.

WHILE NOT EXACTLY BEAUTIFUL STATELY AND CLASSY ARE CERTAINLY THE LONG WHEELBASE AND THE MAXIMIZING OF AS WELL AS HELP PROVIDE ALL OF AMG LINE ACCESSORIES ADD UNIQUE FRONT AND REAR BUMPERS, ALONG WITH SOME UNIQUE MATERIALS WITHOUT SUBTRACTING FROM MANY SAFETY INNOVATIONS HAVE IN THE S-CLASS, THESE DAYS THEY MOSTLY REVOLVE AND ACCIDENT AVOIDANCE.

BUT MERCEDES ALSO PUTS AND WORKLOAD FOR DRIVERS GOVERNMENT FUEL ECONOMY RATINGS 30-HIGHWAY, AND 24-COMBINED.

WE AVERAGED A GREAT THAT'S AN AVERAGE WITH ANNUAL CONSUMPTION OF AND 6.2 TONS OF CO2 EMISSIONS.

PRICING FOR THE 6-CYLINDER WITH THE V8 COMING IN AT SO YES, ONCE AGAIN, HAS TAKEN LUXURY TO A NEW LEVEL.

BUT, AT THE SAME TIME, IN THE ALL-ELECTRIC EQS WHICH OF THE MERCEDES-BENZ BRAND.

SO, IF THIS 2022 EDITION IS FOR A TRADITIONAL INTERNAL AS WE KNOW IT AS THEIR FLAGSHIP, "THE BEST AUTOMOBILE WELL, IT'S CERTAINLY GOING OUT * John: VISITING A PORSCHE EITHER IN ATLANTA IS A GAME CHANGER FOR ANYONE TO THE NEXT LEVEL, SATISFYING ONES PORSCHE PASSION.

OUR STEPHANIE HART SPENT DRIVING A VARIETY OF PORSCHE'S ON A UNIQUE TRACK THAT IMMERSIVE DRIVING EXPERIENCE.

* Stephanie Hart: BUT I'M ALSO BECAUSE I'VE NEVER DRIVEN ON LET ALONE DRIVEN INCREDIBLE, ON A TRACK BEFORE.

TODAY, I'M GOING TO BE I DO KNOW, WITH THE INSTRUCTORS HERE; GUIDING ME ON THE RADIO, I NEED TO TRUST THESE CARS.

SO C'MON, LET'S DO IT.

FIRST UP, I GET BEHIND THE PORSCHE 911 TURBO.

Frank Wiesmann: "DRIVER DEVELOPMENT TRACKS" LESS ABOUT SPEED AND MORE ABOUT AND GAINING CONFIDENCE-- TO BECOME A BETTER DRIVER BEHIND THE WHEEL.

Instructor: THREE, TWO, ONE, STARTING INITIALLY LEFT, NO WORRIES, WE MISSED THE CONES NOW, I WANT YOU TO STRAIGHT THROUGH THE RIGHT TURN Stephanie: MY FIRST RUN DIDN'T SO LET'S TRY THAT AGAIN.

Instructor: OKAY, STEPHANIE.

YOU ARE UP...ON MY GO.

THREE, TWO, ONE, NICE!

NICE AND TIGHT THROUGH NOW, WE ARE GOING TO STAY TO BEAUTIFUL JOB.

Stephanie: NOW, THE 750 HORSEPOWER ALL-ELECTRIC I DID A COUPLE LAPS AND A COUPLE LAPS I'VE BEEN DYING TO BUT WHEN I REACHED MY ANXIETY KICKED IN, LITERALLY.

ONCE, YOU DRIVE OVER THIS, IS KICKED OUT FROM UNDER YOU PRETTY SCARY, ESPECIALLY LIKE ME.

THE GOAL?

CORRECT THE CAR'S SPIN AND IT'S PRETTY CLEAR SOME DRIVERS AND OTHERS DID NOT...

REGARDLESS THIS IS SUCH Ricky Downton: BUT LEARNING WHERE AND LIMITATIONS ARE OF BUT ALSO OUR PORSCHE VEHICLES-- AND THIS CAN TRANSFER TO OTHER LEARNING TO DRIVE A CAR NEAR WHAT A CAR CAN DO AND YOU'RE NOT AS MUCH WHEN YOU ARE WHAT IF YOU COME INTO A CORNER THAT THRESHOLD BRAKING YOU HAVE NOW BUILT UP AND PREPARED FOR THAT BECAUSE THE PORSCHE EXPERIENCE CENTER.

Stephanie: ALRIGHT...SO NOW, OF THE PORSCHE CAYMAN 718 GTS.

IT FEELS REALLY GOOD IN FACT, IT'S A SPORTS CAR WHICH RESEMBLES A WINDY, THE 718 HAS LESS POWER THAN BUT, IT HUGGED ME LIKE AND HAS A FIRM RIDE WITH NIMBLE I FELT MY CONFIDENCE REALLY NEXT UP, A SERIES OF OFF-ROAD OF THE PORSCHE CAYENNE SUV.

I'M EXCITED ABOUT THIS NEXT Instructor: BEAUTIFULLY DONE!

Stephanie: MY INSTRUCTOR'S WAS ESPECIALLY CRUCIAL DURING AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, WAS A LOT EASIER THAN ALRIGHT, AFTER THAT, I WON'T BE THE NEXT BUT THAT WAS NOT THE GOAL.

YES, I DROVE SOME INCREDIBLE BUT I ALSO FEEL I REALLY CHALLENGED MYSELF AND HAD AND ISN'T THAT WHAT IT'S John: FROM WIND RUSTLE TO CARS CAN GET NOISY INSIDE.

SO LET'S HEAD OVER TO HOW TO TURN IT DOWN.

* Pat Goss: SEEMS THAT A LOT OUR AUTOMOBILES BE AN EXTENSION IN OTHER WORDS, JUST WHISPER QUIET.

WELL, THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS ARE DOING ALONG THA-- BUT THERE ARE THINGS THAT IF YOU WANT YOUR CAR QUITTER HEAT COMING INTO THE CAR, WELL, THERE ARE VARIOUS TYPES OF THE CARPETING.

YOU CUT THEM TO FIT, YOU BUY IT AND YOU FIT IT INTO AND SO ON, AND SOMETIMES INSIDE THE DOORS, MAKES A BIG DIFFERENCE.

OR, THERE ARE PRODUCTS THAT YOU SPRAY EITHER INSIDE INSIDE THE DOORS OR ON AND SO ON.

AGAIN, CUTS DOWN ON A LOT BUT NOW, THE OTHER THING THAT AS THEIR CAR AGES, WELL, LOTS OF TIMES, THE WEATHER STRIPPING.

THEY DON'T TAKE CARE OF AND OVER TIME, THE RUBBER IN IT-- MAKES A GOOD AIRTIGHT SEAL.

SO, ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THAT YOU USE A SPRAY OR ON THE WEATHER STRIPPING, OH, THREE OR FOUR TIMES A YEAR.

THAT HELPS KEEP THE RUBBER SOFT KEEP DOWN WIND NOISE.

NOW, WHEN WE'RE TALKING WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT SOME OF THE NEWER CARS, ARE USING NOISE CANCELLING NOW...WHAT THAT IS, INSIDE THE CAR, THEN THROUGH THE SPEAKERS THEY PIPE IN A SOUND THAT IS WITH THE ANNOYING NOISE.

ONE NOISE CANCELS OUT PRETTY AMAZING STUFF, AND WE'RE SO WE'RE PROBABLY GOING TO AND IF YOU HAVE A QUESTION RIGHT HERE AT MOTORWEEK !

John: TIME NOW FOR AND ALL THE LATEST MOTORNEWS!

Lauren Morrison: BIG EV WAVES CONSUMER ELECTRONICS SHOW WITH THE ALL-ELECTRIC LEADING THE CHARGE.

WITH A GM ESTIMATED THE 2024 SILVERADO EV WILL BE WHEN IT'S FIRST LAUNCHED: AND THE FLEET ORIENTED BOTH SITTING ON GM'S THE WT EDITION WILL ROLL OUT WITH A PRICE TAG OF $39,900 FOLLOWED BY THE RST FIRST WITH A PRICE TAG OF $105,000.

AND THE SILVERADO WASN'T FROM GENERAL MOTORS AT THE SHOW, TWO MORE ELECTRIC SUVs THE CHEVY EQUINOX EV NOT A WHOLE LOT OF INFO JUST THAT THE EQUINOX EV WILL AROUND $30,000 AND BOTH SUVs CHRYSLER UNVEILING THEIR WHICH THEY SAY REPRESENTS TOWARDS A FULLY ELECTRIC FUTURE BATTERY-ELECTRIC VEHICLE BMW REVEALING A PERFORMANCE THE IX M-60.

WITH AN ESTIMATED RANGE OF THE M60 CAN PRODUCE AND 811 POUND FEET OF TORQUE, FROM 0-60 IN 3.6 SECONDS.

AND IN A PUSH TO BECOME VIETNAM'S VINFAST SHOWING OFF AT CES 2022.

THE SOON TO BE THE VF 5, VF 6, AND VF 7, AT THE 2021 LA AUTO SHOW: NOW RENAMED SIMPLY VF 8 THESE TWO ELECTRIC SUVs FIRST ENTRY INTO LATER THIS YEAR.

AN ELECTRIFYING SHOW, FOR THE FUTURE, FOR THIS WEEK'S MOTORNEWS!

* Greg Carloss: SINCE THIS 2022 JOINED OUR LONG TERM FLEET PUTTING 1,400 MILES ON OUR EQUIPPED WITH REAR A PANORAMIC MOONROOF AND ONE OF OUR GRIPES WITH THE BUT WE PRAISED NISSAN DURING FOR REPLACING IT WITH A 9-SPEED WHILE, IT'S TRUE MOST PEOPLE OR EVEN NOTICE THE CVT, THE SWITCH TO A GEARED IT OFFERS THE SEAMLESSNESS THE MONOTONOUS TONES UNDER I MEAN, IT'S REALLY WELL MATCHED CURRENTLY, OUR FUEL ECONOMY 20.2 MILES PER GALLON, BUT WE EXPECT TO SEE IT RISE THAT DRIVING WILL BE SPLIT WITH THE 2022 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER.

WE'LL SEE HOW IT STACKS UP BUT, BEFORE THAT, TOYOTA PRIUS PRIME ON THE NEXT John: WHEN IT COMES TO SMALL, IT'S ALL ABOUT BALANCE.

AND OVER THE YEARS, THE PLACE WITH THEIR I-S 4-DOOR.

TOO MUCH LUXURY FOR SOME, TOO MUCH TECHNOLOGY, NOT ENOUGH SO, LET'S HIT THE TRACK IN THE AND SEE IF THEY'VE FINALLY * 2021 SAW THE ARRIVAL OF A LEXUS BUT WITH SIGNIFICANT UPDATES TO OFFERING THE LEXUS FAITHFUL AS WELL AS ATTEMPTING TO THE EUROPEAN BRANDS THAT HAVE THE SEGMENT.

FOR 2022, WITH AN I-S 500 F SPORT THAT SPARKS A TOTAL AS THE FIRST MODEL TO COME FROM THE F SPORT PERFORMANCE LINE, WAS DESIGNED WITH U.S.

BUYERS THUS, THERE'S A ROARING V8 NEW RAISED HOOD.

AND, IF THAT STORY SOUNDS YOU'RE ON TO SOMETHING.

THE I-S FIRST ARRIVED HERE STRICTLY FOR THE PURPOSE OF SPORT SEDANS.

LEXUS THEN LAUNCHED F SPORT WITH THE 416 HORSEPOWER SO NOW, HERE WE ARE AGAIN NATURALLY-ASPIRATED V8 ENGINE IT'S BEEN UPDATED OF COURSE, AND 395 POUND-FEET OF TORQUE ARE SAME AS FOUND IN THE LATEST MUCH LIKE THE RC F, REAR-WHEEL-DRIVE CAR TO LAUNCH; THAT LIKES TO HUNKER DOWN WE HIT 60 IN 4.4 SECONDS, THE I-S 500 STILL WORKS WITH AND WHILE IT WON'T FOOL IT'S A MORE ADVANCED SHIFTS ARE ABOUT AS QUICK FOR A TRUE TORQUE CONVERTER OUR BEST QUARTER-MILE PASS AT 112 MILES PER HOUR.

THE I-S 500 COMES STANDARD OPTIONAL DYNAMIC HANDLING IT INCLUDES AN ADAPTIVE WITH A MORE AGGRESSIVE TUNE, A LIMITED SLIP REAR UNIQUE YAMAHA PERFORMANCE AND LARGER BRAKES.

NOW, THE I-S 500 IS STRICTLY WHERE THE LESSER I-S 350 F SPORT ALL-WHEEL-DRIVE AS AN OPTION.

FOR BEST HANDLING RESULTS, WHICH ADJUSTS STEERING RESPONSE THE ACTIVE SUSPENSION.

CHASSIS RESPONSE IS QUITE BUT KEEP INPUTS SMOOTH AS INTERVENTION SYSTEMS ALWAYS IN THE BACKGROUND, THIS IS JUST SHY OF 3,900 POUNDS SO THE REAR TIRES DO STRUGGLE AND LEXUS' OVERALL SOFT BUT, THERE WAS MINIMUM AND A VERY NEUTRAL FEEL WITH OR UNDERSTEER.

NOT TO SAY YOU CAN'T FIND IF YOU GO LOOKING FOR IT; THE I-S 500 PROVIDES ENOUGH FEEL IT'S NOT QUITE THE RETURN BUT A CLEAR STEP IN THAT I-S 500 BRAKE ROTORS ARE LARGER FRONT AND REAR AND ALSO GET AND DESPITE A VERY SOFT PEDAL, THROUGH OUR FEW DAYS OF THE I-S 500'S HOOD IS RAISED BY SCULPTED CENTER CHARACTER LINES, UNIQUE GRILLE, TWEAKED FENDERS, REAR DIFFUSER WITH QUAD LIGHTER 19 INCH, REAR LIP SPOILER, TO HIGHLIGHT ITS STATUS ABOVE INSIDE, THERE'S A NEW PERFORATED THAT FEELS NICE AND COMPACT, AND SOME UNIQUE DISPLAYS FOR A PREMIUM VERSION ADDS SURROUND SOUND AUDIO SYSTEM, PANORAMIC VIEW MONITOR, AND TRI-BEAM LED HEADLIGHTS.

PRICING FOR THIS I-S 500 F SPORT WITH PREMIUM TRIM COSTING JUST THE 2022 LEXUS I-S 500 F SPORT THE PERFORMANCE PART, THAT'S A GLORIOUS DEPARTURE NOW, WE'RE NOT CONVINCED HAS ACHIEVED THAT PERFECT BUT WE SURE LOVE A GOOD V8, TIPPING MORE AND MORE WELL, THAT'S OUR SHOW, NOW FOR MORE MOTORWEEK ; PODCASTS, CRUISE ON OVER TO AND I HOPE YOU'LL JOIN US WHEN WE'LL PICK OUR THE 2022 MOTORWEEK WE'LL ALSO GET THE BEST SEAT FROM YESTERYEAR.

TIL' THEN I'M JOHN DAVIS.

WE'LL SEE YOU RIGHT Announcer: TO LEARN MORE ABOUT TELEVISION'S ORIGINAL AUTOMOTIVE MOTORWEEK HAS BEEN BROUGHT TO FOR MORE THAN 30 YEARS HAS HELPED PEOPLE TACKLE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE, MARINE, FROM OUR ORIGINAL LUCAS OIL HAS DEVELOPED OVER TO HELP BOTH PROFESSIONALS TO LEARN MORE VISIT LUCAS OIL, TIRERACK.COM IS PROUD TO SUPPORT AND NOW, A VERY BRIEF HISTORY OF FIRST, THERE WAS THE WHEEL.

THEN, THE TIRE.

"WE'LL CALL IT TIRE RACK."

FORTY YEARS LATER, TIRERACK.COM.

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