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Show Page 3 Fall Car Cart, THE DAILY HERALD, Wednesday, October 16, 19 1998: advanced interid system. tt Bose audio sysor and a tem moves it upstream from its Pathfinder roots. Antilock brakes are standard. Price starts a smidgeon under $40,000. JAGUAR The widely praised XK.8 coupe and convertible have reminded Jag lovers of classics like the and XK 120. The cars were so popular in unveilings at auto shows in Geneva and New York earlier this year that the 2,200 XK8s allocated to the United States for the rest of this year are presold. Jaguar expects 60 permodel run cent of its first full-yeof 12,000 will come to the United States. The XK8 features a new V8 engine, the first ever designed by Jaguar, that puts out 290 horsepower. It is mated with a new automatic transmission. The XJ6 L joins the Jaguar lineup in the United States. It is a long wheelbase version of the XJ6 that previously had been sold in other parts of the world. : PORSCHE Sales of Porsche's new roadster called the Boxster start in the beginning of 1997. Initially, the Boxster will be powered by a 201 horsepower. flat engine. A performance version with a beefier engine is expected later in 1997, SATURN The second generation SCI arid SC2 coupes follow last year' redesigned sedans and wagons. They're rounder, roomier and.i whole lot quieter than the cars they All-Mo- Leather-appointe- mid-engi- 150-wa- (Continued from, Page 2) 'the fifth generation of the electric Impact that GM showed the 1990 Los Angeles Auto Show. '" Running on a collection of 1,175 pounds of lead-aci- d batteries, the EV1 is virtually silent. called ;ar "at No gear shifting. No gasoline fillups and no tailpipe emissions because mere's no tailpipe. The EV1 can travel just 70 miles or so before it needs recharging. Future models, perhaps as soon as next year, will use a nickel-methydride battery pack capable of going at least twice as far. The lease price based on the before federal and state energy tax credits and rebates comes with a home-base- d charger that will the car Overnight, making it fine for normal work commutes but decidedly unfit for the family vacation. And two seats in the EV1 means two seats. Trunk space is ample but there's nowhere else to put a lot of stuff. HONDA ' The CR-Honda's entry in the hot department, arrives late this year. It has lots of room inside, standard drive, more power than any of the ' and a proother small about of $20,000, price jected loaded. CR-built largely from the j Honda Civic's parts bin, is longer, wider and taller than Toyota's UiAV4, the Suzuki Sidekick, the 3Geo Tracker or the Kia Spoilage. It has more storage room 27.5 ' cubic feet behind the rear seats 'and more rear seat legroom than even the Jeep Cherokee. Future stock: A true North Amer-- ; ; ican-bui- lt minivan for 1999; next t generation Accord for 1998. INFINITI The flagship Q45 is redesigned for 1997 and more squarely aimed at its Japanese rival, the Lexus LS400. The new Q45 is 204 pounds lighter, slightly smaller overall and less powerful than the old version. The wheelbase is two inches shorter ! and the new car is a bit shorter and narrower. Interior space is a bit larg-- ; er with front seat passengers giving ; up a little room for rear seat occu-- ; pants. The displacement of the V--8 1 liters ; engine has been reduced to 4. i and cranks out 266 horsepower to 278 in the old model. The QX4, a very tony version of fthe Nissan Pathfinder, rolls into lnfiniti showrooms late this fall. It is V-- 6 and the powered by a 3.3-lital mid-$30,00- 0s four-whe- ; el i sport-utiliti- ; i ! ; ; I er 2.5-lit- pe replace. Like the sedans and w agons, the coupes have gotten longer, too, wheelbase sharing the 102.4-inc- h (the measurement between axles). Everything noticeable on the outside of the cars have received i ar five-spe- makeover. ed Under the hood, the choice is still between a single overhead cam engine that puts out a puny 100 horsepower at 5.(XK) rpm or the cam that gets a more respectable 124 horsepower aj 5,500 rpm. Future stock: Saturn's first midsize sedan is planned as a 1999 ' model. 1.9-lit- er tff ft) 1 JEEP The old standby Cherokee might look little different but looks are deceiving. A new interior thoughout improves ergonomics. Sound insulation and seals cut down on noise vibration and harshness. A new steel liftgate is easier to operate, the mirrors are larger and the exterior has a new grille and bumpers with integrated bumper guards. Wrangler is all new, including the signature Jeep grille and round headlights famous from earlier Jeep models. The hood hinges and fasteners are exposed but flush with surrounding sheet metal for a cleaner appearance and improved operation. The base of the windshield is pulled forward to improve aerodynamics and to provide space for the new instrument panel with air bags. It's still able to be folded down, however. Seats are all new with six inches more width in the rear. The soft and hardtop systems have been redesigned for better sealing, less wind noise and easier operation. The new hardtop is 15 pounds lighter. The soft top is supported by three hinged bows that fold rearward like a conventional convert- slbaru The lnfiniti Qx4 is a sport-utilit- y ota Camry remain. The gets a boost in horsepower from 188 to 200, and torque goes up to 214 pounds from 203 pounds. With leather interior, the price should be about $34,000. The flagship LS 400 becomes the first car from a Japanese name-plat- e air bags. to offer More aggressive front and rear styling debut on the SC 400300 V"6 3.0-lit- er 24-val- side-impa- ct coupes. MERCEDES-BEN- Z The SLK roadster is one of those cars that gets so much attention, you forget it's not even on sale yet. Good luck finding one when they are. Mercedes said its production is sold out until the second quarter of 1998. Only 5,000 of 36.000 cars a year are planned for export from Bremen, Germany, to the United States. A big surprise is the price. At a bit under $40,000, the SLK is continuing the price retrenchment that started with Mercedes cars a few years ago and continued with Future stock: First major refreshening of the Grand Cherokee is due for 1998. LEXUS Toyota's luxury division boasts that its ES300 is 80 percent new for 1997. It is 2.4 inches longer than the current model, but the same basics taken from the Toy- - ss the redesigned models. What's really special here is the roof. The folding top combines a coupe with a convertible. Five hydralic cylinders take 25 seconds ss ry gussied up for the luxury market; it's a sibling to the Nissan Pathfinder. to fold or unfold the roof into the trunk. Forget about using the trunk when the rixf is stored there, however. Trunk space shrinks from 12.3 cubic feet to just 5. cubic feet. The SLK will come equipped with the first system that can sense the presence of a child seat in the passenger seat and automatically turn off the passenger air bae. MITSUBISHISeven of the Japanese automaker's eight U.S. models are all new or restyled for 1997. The flagship Diamante sedan, y a compact vehicle called Montero Sport and revised versions of the Mirage sedan and coupe are new. The Galant midsize sedan. Eclipse sporty coupe and 30(X)GT sports car get significant changes. 1 sport-utilit- NISSAN The Maxima sedans get a revised look for 1997. including a new grille. headlights. taillights, bumpers and trunk lid. Same for the 240SX sports coupe. OLDSMOBILE Oldsmobile gets a version of the Chevrolet Malibu next spring. It will lie called the Cutlass. The current Cutlass Supreme goes away, as does the venerable Ciera, which also once wore the Cutlass name. And the Silhouette minivan is replaced by one of GM's new minivans. GM's oldest division turns 100 in 1997. PLYMOUTH Good luck finding one when the Plymouth Prowler goes on sale in January. Chrysler will make only 3,(K)0 of them a year. Prow ler joins the Dodge Viper as a signature car expected to create a halo over the for the TransSport minivan late this fall, bul it won't be around in big numbers until early next year. y AP Photo General Motor's GM EV1 is the first ground-u- p elec- trie car on the market since the early days of motor- - ing. It will be leased through 25 Saturn dealers Southern California and Arizona. in is GT will be The Legacy 15-litd manual available with a transmission. TOYOTA The biggest news from Japan's largest automaker is a redesigned Camry midsize sedan. Already a world-beatin quality, Camry quieter, lighter and more powerful with better ride quality. And it will probably cost less than last yearj model. The and engines both kick out more d manii" horsepower and a al transmission on the V6 return The wheelbase has been increased by two inches, which helps improve interior space. The glove box can hold 29 percent more stuff, and $ second power port has been added) for cellular phones and other electronic equipment. Safety advance include optional integrated child seats and traction control, which is a first for a front engine, front-whedrive Toyota. Anti-loc- k brakes ah? now standard on all models but the er five-spee- er four-cylind- er r five-spee- el CE. The Paseo will offer a manual! operated convertible top for 1997. Corolla drops its station wagoi model. The Supra Turbo with a speed manual transmission returns to the lineup for 1997. ; er Tacoma EKcitimig Here! the GLASS HOSPITAL 415 N. MAIN UT- - Quality Autoglass, Replacements, & c Repair KENNETH BLACK 793-642- 2 V.5TTH Lt Come in and see the utility vehicle with available all-ne- Tho American Legion and choice of two IfeEEPffil Fair & Foul Weather Friend A TtsStDriwt Stanley Professional Garage Door Opener full-siz- w, four-do-or e seating V--8 engines. Today, g temperatures. 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Pontiac hopes the sedan version of the Grand Prix succeeds where the current version Hopped persuading the young family that it can have the throaty vroom of a sports car in the shell of a sedan. To be sure it could deliver on the looks part of the equation, Pontiac started with the coupe and created the sedan from it. It's typically done the other way around. The two cars share all sheet metal except the doors, rear windows and quarter panels. The new model is clean, accomplishing a highly detailed and stylized look without the current car's plastic body cladding, which was used to distinguish it from other GM cars and create its sporty appearance. What about wide track? Well, the front Head is two inches wider than the 996 model and the rear is three inches wider. Two of the three models, the GT sedan and GT coupe, are due this fall. The more genteel and less powerful SE sedan will be available in January. Pontiac also gets a replacement The New, ZJ horsepower and torque but gets ter fuel economy with a 2.2-lit- rest of Plymouth's reborn lineup. Price tag for the street-leghot rod wannabe is about $35,000. time-honor- : An Outback Sport model joins its Impreza lineup. It features more AP Photo ible. near-luxu- er ord 703.6000 AMERICAN FORK |