Friday, November 13, 1998 — North Shore News — 39

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“posth shore news

! THE 1999 Te; ota Camry Solara Coupe i is based on the Cam:

ity sedan, but has unique styling and a different interior. its base price of $26,245 is higher t!

ous Camry Coupe because ft has more standard equipment. Test drive che new Solara at Jim Pattison Toyota in North Vancouver (1765 Marine Dr.).

it: unique exterior _ ‘

and intérior styling, mo
equipment, a higher

base’ price, ‘and a new

the Solara.

knew. it was a Camry under-
neath. Still,’ the car’s badgin

For. the F purposes of edito:
rial brevity, P'll call i it the.

base price of $26,245, the

‘Solara SE includes a 135

horsepower 2.2-litre four-
ylinder engine, a standard
ed automatic trans-

Base price: $26,245
Price as tested: $27, 300

Type: two-door, five- -passenger coupe |

Horsepower: 135

four-speed automati
Curb weight: 1440 kg (3,175 lb.

air rcondition¢ngs variable
assist pow 2r steering, power .
windows, power door locks,
power mirrors, cruise control,
0 split folding rear seat-
ks, variable intermitrent
wipers, height-adjustable dri-
ver’s seat, tachometer, front
and-rear cupholders, front
disc/rear drum brakes with
ABS,’and 205/65R-15 inch
tires,

Solara SE V6 models,
which start at $29,815, add a
200 horsepower 3.0-ii
engine, a Premium:

Wheelbas
Lengti:

Height:

Trunk space:
Fuel consum;

AM/EM/cD BL stereo
with six speakers, power:
moonroof with sunshade,
205/60R-16 inch tires
alloy wheels, four wheei ‘disc
brakes with ABS, power dri-
ver’s seat, rear spoiler, and
standard five-speed manual
transmission. (A four-speed
automatic is optional)

For an extra $2,985, an

_optional SLE package adds

her seats, Jeather-wrapped
ring wheel, leather shift

“knob, synthetic leather door.

trim, automatic climate con

trol, JBL audio system with

670 nim (105.1 in.)

is: 4825 mm (190.0 in.)

~ Width: 1805 mm (71.1 in.)

400 mm (55.1 in.)

391] litres (13.8 cu, ft.)

on: City — 10.4 1/100 km

-§-) Hwy. — 7.2 1/100 km (39

The payments shown here ‘are based on the MSRPs for our brand-spankin’ -

new.1999 Saturn:
full tank of gas s

Warraeity: Complete — three years/60 000.
‘km; Powertrain — five years/100,000

/FM/CD/ cassette, anti-

‘ theft system with engine
- immobilizer, remote keyless

side temperature
, and traction control.
The Solara is built exclu-
ely in Cambridge, Ontario

‘ina brand new multi-million

dollar plant. H it’s anything

~. like the Corolla built next

door, it’s likely to be a very
well-built car. The Toyota ..
Corolla plant in Cambridge
has won numerous Gold

- Quality Awards from J.D.

Power & ‘Associates, an inde-
pendenc U.S, survey compa-
ny, and the: Corolla’

“Awards based on reports

from thousands of CAA

Bare Sol iz.

litre DOHC 16-valve four-

~eylinder engine and SE V6

models have

DOHC 24

der Solara
dard four-speed automatic

ome with qstan-

transmission but are not
available with a manual trans-
mission. V6 Solara’s come
with a standard five-speed
manual transmission and a
four-speed automatic is”
optional.

I tested both engines and :

impressed

ness and qtiicrness of the base
tour cylind until

I drove the V6. Th i
even smoother and quieter
under normal load, but-is’s
biggest advantage is horse-

_power which ‘gives th

Solara a much sportie

especially. when equipped .

with the. manual transmission. -
Still, for the average ©

buy ke

engine has sutticient power

for commuting or long high-- |

way drives, plus it?gets better :

fuel economy. And let’s not

forget that the SE four-cvti

© der model is about $35

cheaper than the SE V6.:

turns. The binder, en atler way to say
* “get out of my wa bub”

hey include transportation, retailer prep and.even a

‘you won't have to walk to the station with ond of i
containers. But some things are extra, like taxes (sorry), license and insur-

ance. These lease payments are based on a low km lease of 60,000 km

_which is pretry far

aver 3 years, with a charge of 12¢ per km ever that
amount. This offer applies to customers with approved | credit.

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‘254 in mo
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ZERO DOWN
36 mo. lease

price ce ines
freight & pdi.

1999 Saturn SL1

Camplete with: AMIFM stereo cassette
ae secring column + split-folding reir seat