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Join us for a charged-up rundown of the Chevrolet Silverado EV... Then, Audra Fordin helps us plan the ultimate DIY home garage... Greg Carloss goes all in for the art that is Bugatti... And we'll close out with hybrid hot laps in the McLaren Artura...

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whether it's... JOHN: While, Ford took the route of integrating battery power into their best-selling F-150 rather seamlessly, Chevrolet has taken a much different approach creating a unique Silverado EV truck that shares very little with its current gas-powered counterpart.

So, let's find out what that means for future-minded pickup buyers.

♪ ♪ After hitting the streets last year with a fleet-minded Work Truck with more range than any other EV pickup, 2025 sees Chevrolet fill out the Silverado EV lineup a bit more with an RST and this LT. As the new midlevel offering in the lineup, the LT may bear the Silverado name, but this massive machine has much more in common with GMC's Hummer EV pickup than any Silverado, rolling on the same Ultium platform with a big 205 kilowatt hour battery pack.

LT comes with 18 inch wheels, multi-flex tailgate, and Bose premium audio.

An available Premium Package adds 22 inch aluminum wheels, a spray-on bedliner, and Super Cruise.

But our favorite feature by far is the throwback to the Avalanche with a whole Midgate situation.

It is a bit of a process to store and fold everything, but the flexibility that it adds is remarkable.

Add the spacious eTrunk under the hood, or frunk, and you've got plenty of options for hauling people or cargo.

Moving on to the all-important battery facts and figures, the new LT and RST models can't touch the Work Truck's now 492 mile range, but with the Max Range battery up to 460 is possible.

This LT Premium tester's Extended Range battery is rated at 390 miles.

Our testing took place over a long cold winter weekend so we couldn't quite match that, using up all the battery to drive a still notable 329 miles.

Three-hundred kilowatt max charging can add up to 100 miles for every 10 minutes on charge and using 52 kilowatt hours of electricity per 100 miles, the LT is very thirsty.

The LT works with one front and one rear motor to deliver 645 horsepower and 765 pound-feet of torque, the RST cranks it up to 760 horsepower.

Driving the LT, it feels big and heavy, but not necessarily cumbersome, and certainly fast, as we found out at our Mason Dixon test track.

Known as Wide Open Watts here in the Silverado, a similar launch program to the Hummer's Watts to Freedom, enables unique sights and sounds in the cabin along with some seriously intense launches, blasting us to 60 in just 4.6 seconds on an ice-cold track with little to offer in the way of traction.

Once, we got above 60, power delivery was less intense, but still plentiful enough to clear the quarter-mile in 13.5 seconds at 100 miles per hour.

There is certainly a lot of weight to manage here, requiring us to keep steering inputs smooth and throttle inputs steady through our cone course, as pushing too hard introduced a lot of body roll and understeer into the equation; stability systems keeping it well within safe parameters.

And it certainly has the braking power to reign it in, stopping us from 60 in just 115 feet, though repeated runs will trigger warnings of overheating brakes.

(car whooshing by) While there's plenty of tech on display inside, like a 17.7 inch infotainment touchscreen and an 11 inch display in front of the driver, it still feels plenty truck-like.

The seats both in front and rear are big and comfy.

LT pricing starts at $75,195.

That's $18,100 more than a base Work Truck, and $14,200 below the RST.

Chevrolet continues to fill out the Silverado EV lineup for 2025, and while doing so, made improvements and added more range across the board.

EV pickups are still not for everyone, but this Chevrolet is delivering more of what truck buyers need than anyone else.

This 2025 Chevrolet Silverado EV LT hits the sweet spot that makes it appealing to more and more buyers.

♪ ♪ "Form follows function" is a principle of architectural design from around the turn of the 20th century, which is about the same time Ettore Bugatti began designing and building automobiles.

And this week our "Over the Edge" guy, Greg Carloss finds himself at the intersection of form and function for a once-in-a-lifetime exhibition going on at a Maryland museum.

♪ ♪ GREG CARLOSS: I appreciate works of art as much as the next person, especially when it comes to cars... ...though, if I'm being honest, if I can't touch it or drive it, I lose interest pretty quick.

But when I heard about this rare Bugatti exhibit, well, I made an exception.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Well, this beholder believes these Bugattis are beauties.

And so do the folks at the Academy Art Museum in Easton, Maryland.

LEE GLAZER: The exhibition "Bugatti: Reaching for Perfection" explores the multi-generational ambition and creativity of the Bugatti family... GREG: Most people know of the French automobile company founded by Ettore Bugatti in 1909.

But it turns out, the Bugatti family was brimming with artists.

LEE GLAZER: And the patriarch, Carlo went to art school and actually trained to be an architect, but he found himself much more interested in furniture design.

And the younger son, Rembrandt, actually the parents named him Rembrandt but they thought he was going to become an Engineer.

But defying expectations he became a sculptor.

GREG: Carlo and Rembrandt's works are thoughtfully displayed throughout the exhibit complementing Ettore's cars, which include two Grand Prixs; a Type 39A and a Type 45 as well as two Type 57s.

DAVID NORTH: Bugatti built about 9,000 cars, so of those 9,000 cars there's probably a thousand left.

Um, the little aluminum Type 39 behind me there were only 14 of those built.

The 16-cylinder Bugatti behind me, there were only two built by the factory, there were enough parts built for five...this particular car has engine number five in it.

It is one of two in the world that run.

GREG: David North restores plenty of rare cars, but Bugatti's hold a special place in his heart.

DAVID: You have sort of in my mind the best of both worlds.

You've got these exotic, fussy engines and chassis and you have these beautifully sculpted bodies too, and the combination is pretty hard to beat.

GREG: As with most museums, you can't touch the art, but you can listen.

(engine revving) And you recorded this from this car?

DAVID: Yeah, yeah, we did it right in the cabin.

GREG: My ears are drawn to the Type 45, but my eyes turn to the Type 39.

DAVID: Bugatti's were Blue, and so when we stripped the paint we found that the handiwork of the aluminum was just terrific...

So we wanted to show it and rather than cover it in paint we decided to polish it.

GREG: Speaking of polished, these Type 57s designed by Ettore's son Jean were the epitome of luxury in the 30s.

This Atalante actually helped a Bugatti Racing driver escape the Nazis in 1940, which is why much of its imperfect character remains.

But each of the other cars underwent more extensive restoration in David's North Street Garage just a few blocks away from the Academy Art Museum.

DAVID: Greg, this is where the action happens.

This is the magic that we do.

GREG: That magic usually involves preserving these unique marks, which were hand-scraped into every Bugatti engine by its builder.

Sort of like their signature.

DAVID: Rather than sand it all off and re-mark it, we chose to leave this original signature there.

GREG: Prepping all these cars for display was just business as usual for David.

The hard part was actually getting them into this space, although some cars were easier than others.

LEE: The owners had to custom design some skates.

They were carefully brought through the gallery, the Atlantic had about a quarter-inch on either side, but as you see, it all worked and it worked beautifully and we now know that we can get them out since we got them in.

♪ ♪ JOHN: If we ranked "Must Reads" by weight, we'd have a new winner, as there's almost 12 pounds of information here on America's first post-war sports car.

It's "Nash-Healey: A Grand Alliance" by John Nikas with Herve Chevalier.

Maybe you think you don't need two volumes, 800 pages, and 1,100 images to tell the story of Donald Healey's high-performance partnership with Nash Motors; but, if you're a fan of automotive history, you'll be glad to take it all in.

And when you do, you'll know more about Nash-Healey roadsters and coupes, and the man behind them, than just about anyone else.

JOHN: So, you're ready to take on that DIY garage project.

Why not start with outfitting your garage with the right tools?

Our Audra Fordin has the rundown on MotorWeek's "Your Drive."

♪ ♪ AUDRA FORDIN: You don't need to spend a fortune or own a Garage Majal to make a safe and functional automotive workspace in your home garage.

Basic tools and equipment, along with some organization aids and a little common sense, will have you spinning wrenches at home in no time.

A sturdy work bench will save your back when assembling things or cleaning parts, and a bench vise is that third hand you need for countless jobs around the car.

Traditionally, the real "DIY master" in every neighborhood was the one who had a lift in their garage.

Well, that's a dream for most of us, but realistically, there's not many jobs you can't do with a floor jack and 4 sturdy jack stands.

Disclaimer here... Never work under a car that's supported by only a floor jack.

Ramps like these are great at making space under the car for a quick oil change or inspection, but you should always use a wheel chock behind the down tire to keep the car from rolling down the ramp at the wrong time.

An air compressor is useful, and not just for airing up tires.

Running air tools like sanders, impact wrenches, grinders, and sand blasters require a large volume of compressed air.

These days, though, battery powered tools offer you a great alternative for most home users.

Invest in a hose reel like this for electrical cords.

It can save you from coiling a cord every time, keep your hoses off the floor, out of the grease and it also removes a common tripping hazard.

Task lighting is important, if you want a well-lit room to work in, but also specialty lights like these make it easy to see inside those dark engine bays undercar areas, and well...magnetic lights they're a definitely plus too.

It's important to keep all automotive chemicals out of reach of children and pets, so wall cabinets or high shelves there are a must.

And here's another organization tip for you that I love: if you're working on a restoration project or something involving a lot of small parts, nuts, and screws...

Bag and label everything.

And take "before" pictures before you disassemble a component, so you can know where everything goes when it's time to re-assemble.

Dare to DIY!

For most any job you want to do on your car, search online and chances are you will find user videos and owner forum discussions describing the exact task you want to accomplish.

Have any questions or comments?

Reach out to us right here at Motorweek .

JOHN: Time for us to grab the key fobs and buckle up for this week's QuickSpin!

♪ ♪ JESSICA RAY: The Volkswagen Golf faces some steep competition from other hot hatches and quick compacts these days.

But it's hard to deny the Golf's more professional appeal, recently enhanced by a 2025 refresh.

A short jaunt down to West Virginia gave us a chance to sample the 2025 Golf GTI and Golf R at one of our favorite testing venues: Summit Point Motorsports Park.

Both of these use the same EA-888 2.0 liter turbo-4, but to varying degrees on the Scoville scale.

The GTI simmers at a cool 241 horsepower and 273 pound-feet of torque, all sent to the front wheels; the R boils at an all-wheel-drive deployed 328 horsepower, 13 more than before, backed by 295 pound-feet of torque.

That's the same amount of torque you could previously get with the 7-speed DSG automatic, the only way either Golf can be had now.

ALEXANDER KELLUM: That's the one problem with the Golf.

That 6-speed manual is no more.

You can't get that anymore in the GTI or the Golf R for that matter, which is a little bit of a bummer, especially considering Volkswagen knows how to make a solid manual transmission.

I drove our Jetta GLI long termer here that has the 6-speed box, and that transmission is great.

It's so much fun.

So, to not get that in the Golf GTI or the R, little bit of a bummer.

JESSICA: A stick-shift it may no longer have, but the 7-speed dual-clutch automatic is appropriately sporty and surprisingly seamless on the street.

And that's a good way of defining both these hatchbacks: practical and comfortable all the time, and sporty when you want it.

Both receive mild styling updates, but remain relatively "smart casual," per se.

The Golf R can be had with an available Euro Style pack including unique wheels, a titanium exhaust, a sunroof delete and special cloth seats for about 80 pounds of weight savings.

And while we appreciate the larger screen put in both models, we think the best interior update goes to the GTI, which replaces the haptic steering wheel controls with physical buttons.

The 2025 Golf GTI starts around $34,000, while the R starts near $48,000.

We're looking forward to bringing more of this "professional hot hatch," and more QuickSpins, soon!

♪ ♪ GREG: This 2025 Kia Carnival Hybrid has only been a member of our long-term fleet for 5-months, but we've already passed the 10,000 mile mark, and the only thing that even comes close to a complaint at this point is some inconsistent connectivity issues with Apple CarPlay.

Fuel economy from the 242 horsepower 1.6 liter I4-based gas-electric system is holding steady at 29.5 miles per gallon, and it remains very smooth with power transitions, though with a relatively small 1.5 kilowatt hour battery, there's very little EV-only driving range.

That battery is located under the floor, so no intrusion into storage or passenger space, and you still have full flexibility.

Shifting into full electrification, our Cadillac LYRIQ is on its way out after 13,640 miles.

But not before one last hands-free cruise.

Admittedly, we still have some trepidation about handing off driving duties to a semi-autonomous system, but occasionally in this LYRIQ we do say, "Super Cruise, take the wheel."

And when we do that, the system operates as it should.

The keys being: it's easy to activate.

Once, you're on a mapped road, you push one button and it works.

And then, once we are Super Cruisin' it does a nice job staying centered in the lane without too much correction, which gives us some confidence.

That said, even after a year of Super Cruisin' in this LYRIQ, our hands never stray too far from the wheel.

Overall, our experience has been way positive, a key takeaway being the smooth and quiet ride.

And while some functions still require a bit too much menu diving, we mostly grew accustomed to them well before the end of its year-long tenure.

Bravo, LYRIQ.

We'll drop in on both of our compact utilities, the Nissan Rogue Rock Creek and Mitsubishi Outlander, on the next MotorWeek Long-Term Road Test Update!

JOHN: McLaren has a long history of racetrack success, but in a relatively short period of time, McLaren has also gone from a niche street car maker to a major player in the supercar segment.

Their next step is this Artura, the brand's next-gen high performance hybrid supercar!

♪ ♪ This is the McLaren Artura, truly the next step for this British brand that's all about the performance, as it is literally all they do.

More specifically, it's the 2025 Artura Spider, the retractable hardtop version of the mid-engine plug-in high-performance coupe that arrived two years ago.

(car whooshing by) But, in addition to being the brand's first high-performance hybrid convertible, it brings a host of performance-related updates, most of which get applied to the Artura Coupe as well.

More power is usually our favorite update, so we'll start there.

The Artura mates a 3.0 liter twin-turbo V6 gas engine with a 70 kilowatt electric motor.

The total output is 690 horsepower, which is up 19 from when the Artura debuted.

But unlike some high-performance hybrids that use electric motors to power the front wheels, McLaren's electric motor is tucked in the same housing as the 8-speed dual-clutch transmission, sending the total 531 pound-feet of torque strictly to the rear wheels.

(car revving by) A 7.4 kilowatt hour battery enables up to 11 miles of EV driving, same as in the coupe; and with no reverse gear in the transmission, the battery powers all backups.

That transmission is recalibrated too, providing gear changes 25 percent quicker than before.

McLaren claims it all works together to deliver a 0-60 time of 3.0 seconds flat, also same as the coupe, as the power folding hardtop assembly only adds about 100 pounds of weight.

Lightweight performance is one British tradition we can get behind and taking in some laps during January at Roebling Road Raceway near Savannah, Georgia is a MotorWeek tradition that lives on.

Unfortunately, we were joined by some very untraditional snowy weather this year, which limited our track days.

(car whooshing by) But it didn't take many laps for us to get comfortable in the Artura.

We're not race car drivers, but we do play them on TV, and in a car that feels this compact and literally wrapped around you, when you reach that point in most cars where you sense an urgent need to back it down, the Artura just grips, rips, and urges you to push on harder.

The throttle response is as immediate as it gets, the engine loves to rev, and with the optional Sport Exhaust, it sounds fantastic while delivering the mind-melting performance.

(swishy brush/water sounds) Driver engagement aspects of the car get upgraded too, courtesy of stiffer powertrain mounts and heightened response from the Proactive Damping Control suspension system.

(car revving by) There are multiple levels of stability control intervention including full off, as well as Variable Drift Control, which lets you have some sideways fun without worrying about balling up your crazy-expensive supercar.

Lightness doesn't mean a lack of stability here, but it surely helps with braking performance, as it is borderline otherworldly when the forged aluminum calipers clamp down hard on the carbon ceramic discs, making you feel like a hero with your late braking shenanigans.

But ultimately, it was the snow that brought us to a full stop, which allowed us extra time to take in the Artura Spider's gorgeous lines.

Body panels are so tight, it looks like there's one piece of Ventura Orange shrink-wrap holding it all together.

McLaren does everything fast, and that includes folding the hardtop, which happens in just 11 seconds.

While unique, there are familiar elements to the interior, but the Artura's evolution has created a more cohesive design.

And after singing all of that praise, we now get to pricing and inform you that the Artura remains McLaren's entry-level model, with the Spider starting at just $278,800, about 25 grand more than the Coupe.

With the 2025 Artura Spider, McLaren has done much more than just incorporate a removable roof into their next-gen hybrid supercar.

They used it as an excuse to complete a system wide upgrade, essentially creating Artura 2.0.

It's also their best car yet, seamlessly integrating electric power into a fantastic open-air driving experience and pointing to more great things to come from McLaren.

Well, that's our show, I hope you enjoyed it.

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And I hope you'll join us next time for the glossy details of the new Nissan Murano and an updated flight path for the Cadillac CT5-V Blackwing!

Until then, I'm John Davis.

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