Friday. December 1, 2000 - North Shore News ~ 47

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Shoppin 204i Chevrolet Corvette Z06 hanitop

Base price

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@xG it ni g seve two-door, two-passenger sports car

48 longitudinal front engine/rear-wheel-drive
From page i 5.7-litre, OHV, V8 “LS6”
385 @ 6,000 rp.m.

Z06 rumbles away with an .
increasingly loud, race-car 385 ft.-lb.@ 4,800 rp.m.

like sound. The 385 horse- TRANSMISSION.....cossesssasesssesecssnsessseasannasssee six-speed manual
Power engine can carapult Curb weight .. 1,415 kg (3,115 ib)
Ee 206 Fron Oe | Tires. _Front: P265/40ZR x 17

in just over four seconds,
and the quarter mile in 12 Rears: P295/35ZR x 18

seconds. (includes puncture sealant and inflator kit)
torque sees asco much Wheelbase . 2.656 m (104.5")

Length . 566 m (179.7")

in fourth or fifth from : *

30 km/h with ease. On the Width ... 1.869 m (73.6”)
highway i in si sixth gear, oe Height ........sesccssssecccrssscsssessssnscesesnsessscssesene 242 M1 (47,7")
engine is doing only - Trunk capacity........ 377 litres (13.3 cu. ft.)
r.p.m. at 100 km/h which Fuel Corea ( A)

explains its reasonable gas Warranty canoe three years/60,000 km

consumption. Despite its stiff
sport suspension, the Z06 is
- comfortable cnough to take «
on long highway j journeys,
and a om a dull engine
rumble and some tire noise
coming from behind the dri-
ver through the bodywork,”
the 206 is quiet on the high-
..°», Get into the corners, and
the Z06 is amazingly flat
‘with virtually no lean and ..
.:. tremendous grip on dry
pavement. The variable-assist
.,. Steering is accurate and well-
weighted with quick turn-in |
- response. On wet roads,
however, the combination of |:
its very wide tires, a light- ;
weight rear-end and tremen-
“dous engine torque conspire _-
to rip the rear-end loose :
under even mild acceleration
“when coming out of a cor-
mer;
“! -.-"Thank goodness for the ‘-
, mew, improved Active /
Handling system. It will -
>. ptobably save yor at least
. once during the time that
you own this car. The new:
Active Handling System is
much less intrusive than the.
previous version — instead
~~ of “shutting down” the
“=. engine, and applying the
* brakes as soon as any wheel
* slip is detected, the system:
activates gently just after the oof a aes Sir eer My ce Boa!
. rear-end comes louse. The = > | : ee a. . : ¥ a” ;
system can be turned off via BWA ~ Special tncludes:. ¢ Lube, ~~ oil and _filter -
da on avec or | gs © Complete. vehicie inspection * Full brake = -
a really, really good driver. Be aa ‘| ~
The big fot wheel digc a inspection ¢ Tire rotation ¢ Block heater test
; brakes equipped with ABS of Brae aes ‘e tt
have tremendous stopping ve ; & Battery. blanket continuity test MIDTRONICS” . wort 2 vost oraupse aes -
~power without.a lot of pedal a 7 battery test « Check and top up. fluids 8 : $2) qiatfervalid on mostGM vehicles.
effort, and include a new ; | bees wy on oo
electronic rear brake propor-" - : acer ss
tioning system to automati-
cally adjust front/rear brak- -
ing forces, °

Good value’ 7 os : nae ; ae
~ (Fora base price of . :
$65,980, the. 206 offers vid CARTER CHEVROLET - OLDSMOBILE 987-5231.
perfomance chan anything | REGENCY PONTIAC - BUICK - CADILLAC - GMC 985- 6333
- refined as some of its :
German, Japanese, and’
- British competitors, but if
" you want some sensory
“ excitement that makes even
_ driving down to the local
- Starbucks an adrenaline-
“enhanced experience, then
the Z06 may be for you...
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Bowling. Green, Kentucky,?-
“just opposite. the National
Corvette. Museum. Cheek?!
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