20 - Friday, January 19, 1996 - North Shore News Maelorgh ‘ ‘ p a ’ ee te ee a ist BAR : iad , . Maetir : L op, ’ rien ee oe viathsaerd Ptr f 4 oy dee 4 he el ers At Mate yen hot “Spr Westwe e horsepower 2.5-litre gas engine, Camper vans are unavailable with the diesel. The gas engined- versions can be had with either a five-speed manual or four-speed manual transmission. A V6 would really give the 1,700-plus-kg vans some grunt. Includes 5 speed, sunroof, premium 8 speaker sound system, dual air bags, power locks & alarm system. 1996 Jetta GL *Offer applies to a 3 8 month lease for a 1996 Jetta GL 5-speed, includes freight and PDI. $2, 900, 00 Down Payment, $288.38 first month licence and a t arc! refundable security deposit of $325.00 required ct the time of transaction. Insurance, faxes extra, Monthly payments total $13,842.24, At lease end, lessee responsible for $0.10/km over 80,000 7, for damage and excessive wear. Requires VW Credit Conada Ine. approval and dealer participation, Supplies ore leited. TREAD UCHTYY.DRVE RESPONSIBLY OFF LOAD. It provides - twice the vita of any other 4x4. PEASE BUCKLE UF FO® SECURITY @ 1995 LAND 20 rt B NORTH AMERICA INC > DISCOVERY MCL Motor Cars (iy92) INc. 1730 BuRRARD STREET, VANCOUVER 738-5577 fetta: GL/GLS/TOUGLK WRG Impressions: High, short trunk and low, blunt nose tell you the car you're looking at is a Jetta. Changes for 1996 include the introduction of the direct-injection turbo diesel to the line in the TDI model. It's not expected to enter the Jetta family until spring of 1996. Don't pay much attention to the 90-horsepower rating of the TDI. It's the 149 [b-ft of torque at 1,900 rpm ihat's important. That puts seat-of-the- pants power in the rprn range Jetta owners will probably use. The new GLS gets a 2.0-litre 115 horsepower gasoline engine and adds much of the optional equipment from the base GL. The GL is available In either the 2.0-litre gas engine of the 1.9-litra turbo diesel. The GLX VR6 gets the same 172-horsepower compact V6 thats found in the other Volkswagen GLXers. All GLX models get four- wheel power disc brakes, 50-series tires, body colored rear spoiler and darkened tail lenses — the only options are an automatic transmission, leather upholstery and metallic paint. Price: $17,650-$29, 100 Type: Four-door sedan Engine: 2.0-litre SOHC four-cylinder (GL, GLS)/1.9-litre, turbocharged diesel (GL)/1.9-litre, direct-injection turbocharged diesel (TDl)/2.8-litre SOHC V6 (GLX VR6) Horsepower: 115/75/90/172 Layout: Front engine, front-wheel drive Transmission: Five-speed manual/Four-speed automatic (unavailable on turbo diesel GL) - Fuel consumption: 7.2 1/100 km city, §.8 /100km highway (GL turbo diesel) Safety: Dual airbags (optional), ABS (optional, standard on GLX VR6), traction contro! (GLX VR6), rear * door child safety locks t Weight: 1,220-1,360 kilograms Basic warranty: Three years or 60,000 kilometres Roadside assistance: yes Berory | GLS/EV/tranaporter Impressions: The Eurovans enter 1896 with the biggest difference being who the camper conversions are done by. Beginning this year, it will be Winnebago instead of familar Westialia. The seven-seat Eurovan GLS is no yuppie hippy-mobile with its careful consideration of ergonomics. Pockets, drawers and ~ cubby holes are ail over the place to pacify even Felix Unger. The centre seat can be taken out and the back seat can be folded for more storage space. Once the roof pops up on the four-passenger camper van models, two adults and two children can hit the hay. They come with a sink, stove, table cupboards, fresh- water tank and a bunch of other live-in-the-woods necessities. The Transporter cargo van, complete with steel passenger partition, rounds out the Eurovan bunch. Still perched high over the road is the driver, nestled beside a 77- horsepower 2.4-litre diasel or a 110- Price: $21,600-$29,900 (CV price not available) Type: Minivan/camper van Engine: 2.4-litre SOHC five-cylinder diesel/2.5-litre SOHC four-cylinder Horsepower: 77/110 Layout: Front engine, front-wheel drive Transmission: Five-speed manual/Four-speed automatic (optional, not available with diesel engine) Fuel consumption: 14.7 /100 km city, 9.2 /100km highway (GLS 2.5) Safety: Bual airbags (optional), ABS... (optional), rear and stiding door childproof locks Weigh: 1,730-2,140 kilograms Basic warranty: Three years or ae 60,000 kilometres 2 Roadside assistance: yes icicle | ROVER 3.0/HEG 3.6 Land Rover has narrowed its twp to two models.: Discovery; and - Range Rover SE. The County .” Classic and Defender 90 are the. cesualties. Built for aipine slopes, bogs and generally horrible driving : conditions, but carrying its - passengers in luxury, Range Rove: SE 4.0 carries the torch for the © historical Rover line. The SE's lines are much smoother than the 9°): County's and square haadlights and ‘molded bumpers give It a more contemporary look: Tha inside is still all Range Rover, though, with leather upholstery and wainut:.: accents, A 4.0-litre aluminum V8 - . rated at 190 horsepower is marginally-larger.than the 3.9 found‘ in the litte brother Discovery and ‘outgoing County and Defender, and offers slight power gains. As expected, the list of ooay gooey » _ goodies is long and distinguished. Cushy, yes, but a serious off-roader. nonetheless, highlighted by the ~ . , adjustable air suspension that lowers and raises the body to match’ the geography of the driving “ surface. The suspension algo automatically adjusts the stiffness of the springs to provide a constantly- level ride height and consistent ride” quality. Range Rover SE can also. « a slosh through 20 inches of water. - and lean at least 35 degrees in all » directions. Ergonomics culminate in an on-board computer that can give up to 150 different types cf - information to the driver, A 4.6-litre . V8 version of the SE, called the HSE, is expected this fall. Price: $79,900 (SE) /$89,900 (HSE) Type: Five-door luxury sport utility - Engine: 4.0-litre aluminum V& Horsepower: 1$0 |. . Layout: Front-engire, four-wheel * drive . Transmission: Five-speed manual, four-speed automatic (optional) - Fuel consumption: ra. os Safety: ABS, dual airbags, traction _. control, rear door/window child” safety locks, an Inertia switch that shuts off fue! and unlocks the doors in the event of hard impact Weight: 2,250 kilograms Warranty: Limited 3 years or 70 000 kilometres Roadside assistance: Land Rover 24-hour Road Recovery