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Show Thursday, July 26, 2007 S P R I N G V I L L E HERALD 19 I I 1 K naTORS t mete IIS? lr. to do business -so saves you $$$! NEW CARS STARTING UNDER $ 1 OK 41 0 SO. UNIVERSITY AVE PROVO The Sixth Gear: 2007 Chevy HHR Panel Supple- K X A i V V N .K mm f72 at,. (j; :-.m: i! it Aut T) cons in for ill o? YQUn HEALTH HEEDS! 90 CT NMTuTRE'S WAY CLR EiViMl-tMI-llutPnfat&npaiitniaaolPnckiii'WUItiippUaUit MIVE 90 ct. n iiui i yu ct. get 30 ct. FREE! bpim I-2MI Km hna Cnipos it Tint rf fuciM WUk tappUa Lut 704-0312 MB Expressway Ln. Spsnish fcik Daniel Souza STAFF WRfTER It is probably true to assume as-sume that you have seen the Cheyy HHR around; the retro vehicle most lookers often get confused with Chrysler's PT Cruiser. Cruis-er. But unlike the Chrysler counterpart, this is not an ordinary HHR. Its badge located on the back of the vehicle accompanies the word PANEL next to the capital identifying letters. That's the how Chevy spells out utility. Targeted it for commercial use, the HHR Panel features win-dowless win-dowless side panels and rear cargo doors in place of conventional rear doors. A flat load floor provides more than 57 cubic feet of cargo space, along with approximately 6 cubic feet of additional covered, un-der-floor storage. The Panel is offered in LS and LT trims, with 2.2L and 2.4L engines - both of which help the HHR deliver de-liver 30 mpg in highway driving. There aren't too many commercial vehicles designed to deliver good gas mileage, but the HHR also boasts peculiarities all around (and inside) the vehicle. ve-hicle. Some good; some not so good. The body of the HHR Panel features steel inserts in place of side windows and cargo doors in place of conventional rear doors. 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The cargo doors don't have external handles; they are opened via a dashboard release buttoa And though you will need to "pop" the door at the push of the buttons before be-fore loading anything in the vehicle, the continuous "canvas" created by the windowless cargo doors and rear panels provides a large area for business logos, lo-gos, advertising or person-ahzatioa person-ahzatioa "I like how the lack of windows would help my floral creations stay cool and off the sun," said Tailing Tai-ling Bloomf ield, a native of Alaska who owns her own floral business in Provo. "The HHR Panel has just the right amount of room for the different bouquets I need to create for different events," said Bloomfield. On the other hand, with a thick A-pillar and lade of windows, backing up the HHR Panel was certainly a demanding task. As the driver I had to be extra aware of road conditions. Chevy does provide a convenient con-venient wide-angle mirror that attaches to the HHR's outside mirrors, but it's not enough to make up the difference. dif-ference. , An auxiliary power outlet out-let is available in the rear of the cargo area, with available 40-amp service for a variety of specialty equipment needs. This also answers the call of upfit-ters, upfit-ters, who have asked for an additional power source to suit their specialty vehicles. ve-hicles. Inside, the HHR Panel has seating for two and a large, flat cargo floor. Tie-down Tie-down points are located strategically on the floor and the available, robust floor mats enable easier movement of cargo. Our test drive lacked back seats. Two large storage compartments roomed the back of the vehicle instead. in-stead. Power front seats, a family of radios with MP3 capability, XM Satellite Radio and OnStar are available on both LS and LT models make the HHR Panel a rolling billboard with attractive features inside, but don't count on it for a regular daily commuter. com-muter. If you don't have to haul cargo regularly, the lack of windows and rear paniel Souza can be seats seemed pointless. reached at sixth.gear. Base Price -$18,595 heraldgmail.com or visit Price as tested - $22,750 his blog at httpysixthgear- . " herald.blogspot.com 81 So. Main.St,SprinqviHe J with the . . Sprayed cn xi r Used Oner V -J Nm-ikid crmk'prvf suffce "V. ill I r mi Ili.L i V CI n W Exclusive CPfwrl-J Female athletics- Athletic Storel COS 00 t&' v f J V-2J o CFCnTOUEEn CP CT? COME FOR OUR AWESOME GIVEAWAYS SHIRTS IPOD'S ATHLETIC GEAR ' 1004 1100 E. p-n!:h Fcrfi Just behind K-Mart in Spanish Fork ii if ' .1 ' 'ps f " aj! t n r? v t n ? " L yi .T,vw iiiiiv ivui i winy I a A. 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