The Crown Victoria, a full-size sedan,offers roominess and comfort, see story on Page C-2. AUTON QO Satt Lake Tribune Advertising supplement @ CLASSIFIEDS, C-2 Subaru’s Forester outperfo FRIDAY wwspaper Agency Comporation MAY 14, 1999 s other SUVsin its class By G. CHAMBERS WILLIAMSIII KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS. Oneof the Forester’s major advantages over truck-based mini-SUVs like Subaru, the little Japanese the Kia Sportage and Vitara/Tracker models is its car-like automaker best knownin the Snow ride and handling, whichis especial Belt for its go anywhere, any time, all-wheel-drive cars, made its first bid for sport-utility-vehicle customers three y 10 with the ly nice for long highway trips. Besides thespeedy performance,the Forester handles more like a sports coupethan any ofits competitors LegacyOutback, a beefed-up version TheForester seats up to five adults of the compact Legacy station wagon madetolooklike an SUV. rather comfortably, too, although not nearly as comfortably as the Kia, That popular offering, whose TV which is much more roomy inside. But I found the Forester roomier than ads featured the star of Crocodile Dundee, was followedby anImpreza the RAV4 or CR-V. Priceis the biggest drawback in Outback, an SUV station wagon based on the subcompact Impreza the Forester. There are three trim Last year, Subaru added the Forester, an evenbeefier sport-utility model based on the Impreza wagon car, the top-of-the-line § model, wagon. It, too, has sold well levels base, L and S. Ourtest Becauseofits car-like ride and handling, aise Forester is favored aioe g mini-SUVsfor long aEEE transmission, but the price quickly climbs when options are added Thefour-speedautomatic transmis. wagon. In fact, the Foresterlooksalot like the new crop of mini-SUVs, such as Honda Civic undemeath, and the RAV4is built on the chassis of the previous generation of the Toyota sion adds $800 alone. With leather seats and all the other extras, the Forester quickly becomes as the Honda CR-V,Toyota RAV4 and Celica. The Forester, like the CR-V and RAV4,is built on a car chassis rather than atruck chassis. The CR-V is a olfh I i portation) with five-speed manual more SUV-like than the Outback, which looks more like a beefy station SuzukiVitara (andits clone, the four- 4300 S. starts at $22,495 (plus $495 trans: platform. The Forester is taller and door Chevrolet Tracker) Accessis restric Interstate 15 through the Salt Lake Valley due to reconstruction May 14 - May 21 But the Forester is much more powerful than anyof its miniSUV competitors, because for 1999, Subaru hasinstalled a new2.5-liter, fourcylinder engine that cranks out a respectable 165 horsepower and 166 foot-pounds of torque. With the Forester’s light weight 3.100 pounds this engine makes the system becausethere is no low range for serious off-roading and hillclimbing. Even so, with its relatively high ground clearance and relatively vehicledrive like a sports coupe. The cflective all-wheeldrive, the Forester the CR-V 146hp. True four-wheel-drive fans won't off-road like the Forester’s all-wheel-clrive vither the CR-Vor RAV4. lt th || ye oe } f |} | sooo sfc) \ x RAV4has just 127 horsepower, and performs well in mild to moderate Rodeo. Transformingits dealership into situations. 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Cadillac will sponsor and host the third-aniual Intermountain Cadillac Show, Saturday from 10 « met 3 p.m. an early 1900's showroom, The Intermountain Cadillac Show provides a unique opportunity to see a variety of antique Cadillacs, such as this 1928 Phaeton. expensive as a midsize SUV such as the Ford Explorer or Isuzu 3} I oftenyouget to seeall these Cadillacs in one placeat onetime.” ary Mayer, general sales manager at Carleson Cadillac, says that the Cadillac, which has been veral sedan around since 1903, has a mystique about it. “I don't woods, Own: think any car company has a better tradition than ver que stions Cadillac,” he says. “The best is always equatedto Cadillac.” jue auto museum Cadilt 41928 1! Series 62 The Intermountain Cadillac Showis free to the pub: lic. 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