has lots
of room

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tilted forwards, ‘and automau-
»eally stide back to the original
position when the seatback is
talded back. 'y"
we AS Vou inight expeet for
57,000, luxury and safer
fewies abound on the CLK.
In‘addition-to a.ceillapsible
body str ucture; standard tront
“and ‘side airbags, four three-
“point seatbelts, front and rea
- adjustable head restraints,
four wheel dise brakes with 3
ABS, and ASR traction ‘con-
trol, the CLE comes with. :
Mercedes new Brake. Assist”

; ft y)
1

system,

Tn an emergeney stop, the

rake Assist svstem detects,

“ Heaw quickly the brake pedal is

being applied and then applies’
full braking force much faster -

than a driver could. This SVS
tem is reputed to reduce

braking distances, although 1

haven’t tried it-myself.
There's also an optional’
anti-skid svsrem (ESP), which
prevents sliding or skidding
by braking individual wheels

and reducing the throttle.

Another special safery fea-
ture is the BabySmart seat

recognition systent which uses
‘a sensor, to detect if there's a:

nfant, toddler, or child

booster seat in the front pas:
‘senger scat. [f there is, it

deactivates the front and side
airbags. .
The well-equipped four:
passenger interior includes |
~teather upholstery and burl

walnut crim on the dash, con

: insert. When inserte

sole; doors and under the

windshield — the wood trim
is laminated with an alu-"
ininum core sothat in a-colli-
sion, it does nor splinter.

~ Othes interior features are
10-way power front seats with
three-position memory,
60/40 split folding rear seat-
backs, dual zone temperature -

‘control with special
: dust/pollen filrers and a resid-
‘ai heating feature, heated

seats, cruise control, and
power locks, windows and
heated mirrors.

A unique. feature i
Mercedes-Benz’ new ignition
key which has no rieral kev

steering column, an’mirared |
signal is-sent-to the car's Come
puter which releases the steer-

J ing + column and allows it to
_be started. For seettityythe ©:

code changes cach time rhe
car. is started: Ironically,
theresa metal key hidden i in

‘1998 Mercedes: Benz CLK320 technical data

B: se price:, $56, 950.

Type: two: door, four- “passenger ¢ compact

coupe”

Engine: 3.2 V-itre V6, SOHC x2
‘| evalves per cylinder "3.

-Horsepower: 215 @ 5500 r.

Brand'new."98 Swift offerin
quality, versatility & incredible
“economy in a.fun to drive.ca
loaded.with

standard

Buw TIMING BELT. REPLACEMENT, ‘$198 INCLUDING PARTS & LABOUR? Coe :

T orqu :: 229 @

2) three ©
mp.)

3000 r.p.m,

Transmission: five- -speed automatic
Fuel consumptior
(35 ni.p.g.) Hwy

City — 11.2-1/100 km

Warranty: four’ year: /80,0 000 ky

ESTEEM WAGON

“Canada's most amazing value: Japanese’ -
quality: ied! versatility & standard fea-

“tures ‘like

ee Ss a. teal

tenn

ual air. bags, D. 0. H.C. 16 valve

ito the”

the key fob which is uscd 10
lock the glove compartment
and trunk bele re giving the
car to a valet.
Another interesting teatare

“on selected ©

models «..

$2695 dpe Tt,
saturily and taxes,

visibility,

feo Tain acinar mat automate
cally adjusts the speed of the
single wiper blade for optimal
Phe C1L.K320 scores

high in ters of safety, luxury,

and prestige, but it’s net

quite as spurty as the 328is or
C70-and ts priced higher, par-
ticularly if vou anton

-Joaded w “ich of stions.