ebruary 26. 1993 -- idical turnaround for luxury car design Fram page 28 Based on an extended version of the new LH platform (Intrepid/ Concorde/Vision), the New Yorker and the sporty version, called the LHS, have an elegant, Jaguar-like semi-circular side window, a dramatic flowing ap- pearance with a complete absence of sharp edges, and an extremely roomy and well-appointed interi- or, New Yorkers have the same sophisticated powertrain available on the LH sedans; a 214- horsepower 3.5-litre overhead- cam 24-valve V6 engine mated to a four-speed automatic transmis- sion, The six-passenger New Yorker offers such modern touches as a fully independent suspension, dise brakes with ABS and _ available traction control. The LHS, targeted to ‘import Considering From page 29 Also in the study are « number of options for bringing the First Narrows crossing into the 20th century. ’ They include: ®@ Building a parallel, three-lane span to the Lions Gate Bridge, refurbishing the old bridge, and Opening each bridge to one-way traffic. @ Providing a direct connection of northbounc traffic to the Up- per Levels Highway. © Attaching a light rapid transit line to the vehicle crossing. With 1993 marking 55 years of use, one thing in the uncertain future of the Lions Gate Bridge is certain, The upgrading must begin soon. intenders,"’ offers a floorshift and console, 16-inch alloy wheels, fouring suspension, and leather front bucket seats. In the spring of 1994, Oldsmobile wil] introduce an all- new luxucy car intended to com- pete with ‘premium?’ luxury cars such as the Lexus £8300 and Acura Legend. The Aurora is a front. wheel- drive, five-passenger, four-door sedan with a sporty, s{reanilined look accentuated by — six-spoke alloy wheels, fender bulges, and built-in fog larins. There is also a distinet lack of chrome trim. Like the Seville and Mark VIII, the new Oldsmobile will have a modern dual-overhead-cam V8 engine with four valves per cyl- inder and a four-speed elec- tronically controlled transmission, The 4,0-litre engine is expected to develop 250 horsepower with em- the options This has been the third and final instalment in a series design- ed to highlight three traffic areas of concern for North Shore resi- dents: a lower-level road, the Westview interchange, and the Lions Gate Bridge. To say these are the only areas of concern is, of course, not true. Every neighborhood has its own problems created by the ever- changing ebb and flow of com- muter traffic. The clip-out questionnaire on page 27 is designed to help us identify which intersections on the North Shore you think are dan- gerous. We will follow up the questionnaire with a report on our findings, and focus on what can be done to limit the risk at these, intersections. 325is cut above the rest From page 27 However, from the driver's seat, the tail is not visible, and this makes it difficult to judge how close the rear bumper is to the car behind you when parallel parking. A new feature borrowed from the top-of-the-line 850i are door windows that automatically move up a centimetre when the doors are closed to seal out noise and rain, Options include a limited slip differential, metallic paint, trip computer, CD player/changer, and cellular telephone. My fully equipped test car came to $46,665, The 325is is certainly a cut above most other six-cylinder sports coupes on the market, but then, so is the price. Most major manufacturers offer. co-operative advertising plans. This means your purchases may have earned dollars with which can pay all or some of your newspaper ad costs. It costs nothing but a phore call to find out about all available co-op advertising dollars you qualify Co-op Advertising 980-0511 phasis on mid-range response, To prove its mettle, Oldsmobile engineers have been testing this engine in special high-speed en- durance fests. So far, it has broken 47° speed-endurance = re- cords, A fully independent suspension and four-wheel disc brakes with ABS with be standard on the Aurora end it will be equipped with such niceties as climate con- trol, driver and passenger airbags, leather upholstery, genuine wood trim, and a super-duper Bose Acoustamass sound system designed specifically for the Aurora, The radical turnaround in the design of American luxury cars can probably be attributed to competitive pressure from import makes and changing tastes in fux- ury. The older generation of luxury car buyers still buy Lincoln Town “Automotive Journalists’ Award for Safety Innovation of the Year" (o adeliten to ds king hot of convenient fatures Saturn atures dual atibag, anti-lock brakes, tracton central and super ried space fame construction. Cars and Cadillac Broughams in droves, but the younger gencra- tion wants something different. American car manufacturers have been slow in responding to changing tastes, but if the above vehicles are any indication, the next generation of luxury vehicles from America will be as contem- porary as anything that comes out of Japan or Germany. 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