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‘vehicles ure becoining *
lncreasitigly popular,

“and even stalwart cat,
smanufacturers like.»
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he new Navi

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in direction for 4:
“this longstanding luxury car!’

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maker, The Navigator i is basi i at Zephyr, Lincoln Mercury at 231 Boundary Rd., Vancouver. (298-2311)., ‘

“cally,a luxu .
Bord Expedition. yh solid, Heavy: duty body-on- 3
“Navigator has slightly different ' . « frame design that is robably
- styling, more:standard fea- i : A the best pickup truck’an'the:
i sa better warranty, anda, market night now, :
higher price than the.“ The Navigator can be dis-
(Expedition. It also offers the: gies fromthe (05%
prestige “of the Lincoln ‘badge. -."!: Expedition by its call, chrom
The Navigator is intend Buted Linccln grille :
to compete ‘with the Range
Rover and the Lexus LX450
but it-is considerably cheaper
than both’of ditse’vehicles
M The 4X4 Navigator is priced at
; $58,995, $13,000 less than."
the’ Lexus and $20,000 less «:
ethan. the Range Rover, : .
Like the Expedition, th

; peed on
offers ilkuninated | running hoe

into the high cabin
profile tires to improve the
ride, and’a stanidard roof rack. *

insulation ‘under .

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recently: redesigned Ford F-
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| SPECIALTY - ’

1235 Marine Drive, North Vancouver ,
(604) 986-2464

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Tad Tie ofl ontt Jane 30 1997, Leases have a 19.200 kan/year allowance ($0.10km
_] on exccess). A down payment or equivalent trade of $2,695 is required, and freight and POI,
bes, licence and insurangn are extra ‘he lzasoe wil be entitd to puihase the vice a ;
the ern Of the lease lor $25, 190/826 969'S91,657
—ommmameenscres ame

1 can’t see is addi- » in,

“ “compartment to inake th ie

cabin as quiet as a luxury’ car.

“In addition, the hood is made"

" of plastic rather than alu".
“minum to help deaden found “

“ibrations. At highway criiising
~ speeds, the Navigator is'sur- *

piisingly quiet with very little."

“under acceleration, some a
‘engine. noise and driveline .

vibrations are evident — the '
Ma _ Navigator’ 6 truck-based roats
boards to make it easier to get * “can’t be climinated entirely,

higher,"

«The only powertrain’
offered on the Navigator is a

230 horsepower, 5.4-litre sin-

“gle‘overhead cam V8 engine
with ‘enough torque to pull
‘the Navigator's 2521 kg

- increase ground clearance to

eta t

(5,557. tbs.) cuirb weight’ plus”
up 10, 3,629 kg (8,000 Ibs. Is of |
trailer — now that’s heavy»:

Zz duty!’ nha oy Lys

~The Navigator will carry up

to 816 kg (1,800 Ibs.) of pay-
foad in its 116 cubic feet cargo,

. area (the third row seat can’ be

, tire, engine or wind noise, But ~ ie removed from the vehicle). :

? The engine features'a fail-safe.
“cooling system that protects"

» the engine in case of coolant

loss.“A ‘standard load- -leveling j

air suspension reps keép the -

‘Navigator level. when towing
‘heavy trailers or hauling heavy

loads; In 4X4 mode, the sus: :

pension raises an extra inch to

almost 10 inches (25. 4 cm). ".

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Navigator ‘technical data |

Base price (4X2

84,05

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“THE: ‘aller new: 1998 Lincoin Navigator is Lingain s first sport. utility vehicle: : Based on the Ford Expedition, the.
full-size Navigator, offers a standard 230 horsepower 5.4-litre V8 engine, four-speed. automatic transmission
‘and is offered in two-wheel-drive or, four-wheel-drive. Prices starts at $54, 995. Test Grive, the new ' Navigator

When the engine is tumed off,”

~ the suspension lowers one inch

“'to'make | getting in‘and out
v easier, _

: in
o? Th standard and only *

‘ transmission. is’ heavy-duty,
four-speed automatic transmis,

vqSion with a shift lever mounted

‘on the: Stecring column and an:

on/off overdrive button on“
. the end‘of the’ shift, lever, J aye
* found this transmission quick

‘to respond to accelerator ©
input, changing down with -_
very little provocation, On the
highway in top gear, the fi"
strong V8 engine turns’ over. |

© just 1900 r.p.m. for quiet,
os comfortable cruising,

a he ‘Navigator is offered

lire SOHG V8"
power: 230 @ 4250 npn:
ths, @,3000:¢.p.m.
i fou Wespeed “ne

29. mm th O hn, "
[94 dan (76,7 in)
pacity: 3296 ,

1

2
km (16, pide Hy a 1 5.
kn (23 mpg.) %
uy! four years/80, 000 kin

with both woe vawheet: ive and
» four- bai drive, bat Lincoln,
“amarketing-types think. most
buyers. will go for the 444%
The Navigator’ 5 four-wheel!
drive system is siinilar- to that.
available‘ont the Explorer, Ave
vw dial on the dash allows the dri- “>
_ Ver t0,choose two-wheel-drive’*
(rear-wheel- drive}, ‘four-wheel;
_ drive High (50/50 torque
split between front and rear),
* of four-wheel-drive“Auto (a °
fontinuously variable ‘torque:
split benveen front and rear),
or four-wheel-drive Low (a...
,jlow gear for slow off-road dri-.
ving). All of these modes,
jexcept Low gear, can be
engaged at any speed. ”
‘”” Inside, the Navigator is'a
standard seven or cight-pas-
~ seniger, cabin with three. rows:
. of stats.: Unique to the? Ve
Navigator i is a centre-seat row
“k.wwith two captain’s chairs and a
_ centré console/storage area’
, With dual cupholders, They.
centre seats tilt forward (but 7

2don’t tumble) 0 allow acces

to the rear bench Seat.

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