“46 ~ Friday, August 25, 1995 - North Shore News _ Ry eae SG LARC ‘eae test drive | “AS! THE best- selling car for “the betier part of the last “decade, the Cavalier could be described as Canada’s ““people’s car” — a compact | five-pas: ng r-automobile that offers the things peo opie need ata price they’ ca afford. wa gh Note that ! digi’ L stv the «Cavalier was a particularly out »standing automobile — it's’not. . The Cavalier's formula for suc- | cess was, and is, value- for-money,, ‘ “For most Canadians, Value i is their’: number one concern “when, buying a car. ‘According to a survey . © published in the T995 : edition of CAA’s. * -Autapinion, 61% of ithe 26,000 CAA’ “Members surveyed ! said that price was the “number-one factor of importance for their ° “next vehicle purchase... : :— ahead of reliability, perfor. mance‘and quality. # , And that’s where this vehicle - “delivers. The Cavalier offers the | _ tight combination of roominess, ° fuel efficiency, performance, com: ' ;. fort and price.for the.average -. Canadian car-buyer. The 1995. Cavalier is priced from $12,245 _.for a. two-door coupe.to $15, 645, “fora four-door.LS sedan. The |} *° sporty Z24 Coupe and Convertible: are priced considerably higher, but... these models cater to a sinaller, ©? “" specialty market. : cout “Standard equipment on ‘base ; Cavaliers includes:dual 2 airbags, “aati lock brakes, pow! steering. | -, intermittent. wipers. fold- down.” rear seat, and a 2.2-litre four cylinder engine (notably absent. is a radio). That's still a lot. of equip- ment fora car under $13,000 — especially. when you consider that . the averuge Canadian cari s priced over $17,000. © The Cavalier was completely redesigned last: year and is avail- © -able in three body styles: a‘two- “door coupe,: four-door sedan, ands: two- door convertible: The Coupe ~ ‘comes in base and sporty 224% rim, and the convertible iL s trim only. SeRING. “YOU E GRAD REBATE $750.00. *. SSIES tain TEIN Nn cia Ta as rim, the sedan'in base and LS y inches (five cm) shorter than the "94 model which means it's easier to park and manoeuvre in tight) “spots, To. create more interior, room and improve the ride and handling, designers lengthened the _ wheelbase and widened the track. . . The Cavatier’s new. styling is - sportier and roore dynamic when ; - compared with the conservative ». styling of the previous Cavalier, but base models have rather plain - grey-colored bumpers 2 equipment. LS models affer: attractive body-colored Teviged ‘Power comes from a revised: AY See Can lier page | 47" FL aCe O EES ALB srt te naaastaesinceuaaineatont AHIR standard * WHO TO CALL: Auto Editor |. Andrew MeCradio . 985-2134 (147) rise ad * a geome Peters: THE ‘REDESIGNED 4995. Chevrolet Cavalier remains