4@ — Friday. December 78. 1998 — North Shore News iS il i — RESTYLED inside and out, the 1989 BMW 328! has six standard ai bimmer at Park Shore Motors in North Vancouver. drive sedan with an ideal 50/50 front-to-rear weight balance, and retains its longi- tadinally mounted inline six- cylinder engine and fully iride- ion. For 1999, At the moment, only the 323i and 328i sedans are all- new for 1999. The 3-Series coupes, convertibles and hatchbacks will continue to uss the old bodystyle wit! they are redesigned over :he Price as tested: $49,600 Base price: 544,906 32ai Still Next one to two years. The new 3281, this week's test car, is bigger and roomier than the 1998 model, but not cnough to alter its status as 2 compact sedan. Compared to the previous 328i the new model is 38 mm (1.5 in.) fongzr, 41 mm (1.6 in.) wider, 22 =m (0.9 in.) higher, and has a wheelbase that is 25 mm (1.0 in.) longer. Significantly, the front track width is 73 mm (2.9 in.) wider and the rear wack width is 67 mm (2.6 in.) wider, giving the new 328) a wider, more athler- ic stance, and contributing to morc stable handling. Technical data automatic) The taller, wider body con- tributes to greater front and rear headroom, and the longer wheelbase adds a little more legroom. Suill, 1 wouldn’t rec- ommend more than four adults in this car. It is still rela- tively cosy. The 328i's redesigned inte- Nor does away with the impos- ing dashboard and massive air vents of the previous model. Instead, there’s a gentle, rounded cow! over the instru- ments, a low sweeping upper dash surface, and controls that are much easier to sec, under- stand and operate. Power win- dow buttons are now the pull Curb weight: 1,450 kg (3,197 Ib.) Type: four-door, five-passenger sedan Layout: longitudinal front engine/rear- wheel-drive Engine: 2.8-litre inline six-cylinder, DOHC, 24 valves Horsepower: 190 @ 5,500 rp.m. Torque: 206 Ibs.-ft. @ 3,500 r.p.m. Transmission: five-speed manual (five-spezd The payments shown here are based on the MSRPs for our brand-spankin’ - new 1999 Saturn SW1. They include transportation, recailer prep and even a full rank Wheelbase: 2,725 mm (107.9 ia.) : 4,471 men (176.0 in.) Width: 1,739 mm (68.5 in.) ight: 1,415 mm (55.7 in.) consumption: City — 11.5 1/100 km (25 mpg.); Hwy — 7.5 1/100 km (38 m.p.g.) Warranty: four vears/89,000 kms Sate Coa ny, up/push down type, and there’s a new tilt/tekcscoping steering wheel with radio and cruise controls, armrest with storage, four-function tip computer, active air filter, and information display. Interior fit and finish is top notch — everything looks durable and expensive. The interior now has six airbags — two frontal airbags, two side airbags in the front doors, and two head airbags which inflare in a tube-like structure to protect the front Passenger’s heads in a side impact. Two rear side airbags in the doors are also available as an option, bring the toral airbag count to cight. Other new safety features for °99 include an interlocking door anchoring system for side impacts, a y safety termi- nal that minimizes the risk of a short circuit in a severe acci- dent, larger veritilated disc brakes, and Cornering Braking Control, an anti-skid system that applies more brake pres- sure to the outer front wheel to help prevent losing control when braking suddenly into a bags, a roomier interior, improved handling, and a lower base price of $44,900. Test drive the new a blast to drive comer. These new safety features are in addition to its standard ASC+T rraction and stability control, a rigid passenger safe- ty cell, front and rear crumple zones, pyrotechnical seatbelr pretensioners, 3 crash sensor which unlocks all the doors and turns on the interior lights in a collision, and a vehicle immobilizer. In mid-1999, for the first ime, BMW’s sophisti- cated DSC 111 Dynamic Stability Control will be optional on the 328). Though the 328i has the same 2.8-litre inline DOHC 24 valve six cylinder engine as the 1998 model, the engine incorporates a number of tech- nica! refinements. Chief among these is whar BMW calls Double Vanos variable valve timing, an automatic, infinitely adjustable valve tim- ing system thar ides more tergue at low Ad ein engine speeds, and reduces lutants. Also new this year ts an aluminum block and cylinder head, an improved See 328i page 44 We wanted you to feel safe in a Saturn. So we started with the price. of gas se you won't have to walk to the station with one of those red containers. But sosae: chings are extra, like taxes (sorry). license and insurance. These lease payments ary based on a low km lease of 60,000 km - which is pretty far — over 1 3 years, with a charge of 12¢ per km over that amount. This offer applies to customers with approved credit. If you decide you want. to purchase your Sazurn fat the end of the lease (and who could blame you?). and you've made a $2,000 downpaymeatr. vou're weicome to. And with that same downpayment, the maximum lease obligation of an SW1 is $71,360. Vi MORREY SATURN SAAB ISUZU 294-1831 SATEEN. 4451 Lougheed Hwy at Willingdon, Burnaby wwwaaturncanada.com $260 imo teehee °15,998 price indwdes fl freight & pk. 9 1999 Sararn SWi Complete with: AMIFM stero cauene . * adjustable steering column ¢ split-folding rear seat