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

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Wake | Shoppin 204i Chevrolet Corvette Z06 hanitop

Base price

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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... “= Corvettes are built in Bowling. Green, Kentucky,?- “just opposite. the National Corvette. Museum. Cheek?! ut their Web site at www. AL YOUF r participating Sh Dealership. www. goodwr nich. gmcsnada.com 1 -800- GM DRIVE: corvettemuseum.com>: eer “Applicable to most GM vehicles. LOF includes up to 5 liters of oi

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