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Show Thursday, June 21, 2007 Sixth Gear: All New Last Year, 2007 Range Rover Sport Daniel Souza STAFF WRITER The combination of a strong V8 power, the shortest short-est wheelbase currently offered of-fered by Land Rover North America, and a fow, wide stance makes the British vehicle an attractive option for buy ers that can fork out sums north of $70k. The price tag on it may raise the hair on the back of some driver's head, but the SUV comes packed with enough options as to almost justify writing the big check. This more muscular-looking Range Rover comes equipped with the popular Terrain Response system, also present on other Land rover models. The system provides the Range Rover Sport with a competitive edge in off-road capability if you can throw a vehicle with this premium price in a puddle of mud. I did. After finding the perfect off-roading area nested in the heart of Provo Canyon, I decided to take this Brit to its limits. For that I needed help from an off-road expert; ex-pert; my father. Having played his fair share in the mud with the old FJ Cruisers Cruis-ers in the late eighties, I knew he could add some value to the whole experience. experi-ence. At first the Range Rover Sport proved to be confi- dent and responsive. The Terrain Response sys- tem worked as predicted 1 f u in. ;n i ' r v v. 1, .. 2. 1 if 5T- - and gradually steered us through the mud-filled terrain. ter-rain. Then Souza senior thought the vehicle could go through a soft, lake-like area in our off -road course. Before the adventure, we raised the SUV using the electronically controlled air springs that provide automatic au-tomatic leveling and three selectable ride heights access ac-cess (for entry), standard, and off-road. The exploring began with a confident feel, but soon the Range Rover Sport started to struggle through the clay-like mix of water and dirt. Its pavement-friendly pavement-friendly 25550YR19 radial tires became as slippery as ice skating with only your socks. And though the Terrain Ter-rain Response system tried its best to make sense of the mud f est, it was my old man's expertise and experience that got himself him-self and it out of the ditch. If you plan on doing the same, may I suggest some beefy off -road tires? But the Range Rover Sport features more than just a grown up backyard toy. Add a choice of two sophisticated V8 engines Supercharged and naturally natu-rally aspirated, four-corner independent air suspension, suspen-sion, an electronically controlled con-trolled six-speed automatic transmission, permanently engaged four-wheel drive, plus a long list of premium cabin features and the. re ft V i t3tii3ttl2t - r.;( r r r. r r A custom stairway elevator of your choice, removing Stairway elevator features include: Battery backup for use during a power failure Easy fold-up leaving the stairway clear for use by others ' ' Swivel seat for ease and safety when getting in and out of the chair Call toll free 1 - 800 SPRINGVILLE HERALD sult is an SUV with a major accent on sport. , Common traits shared by the Supercharged and naturally natu-rally aspirated V8s that power the Range Rover Sport are aluminum block-and-head construction, chain-driven double overhead over-head camshafts, and four-valve four-valve combustion chambers. cham-bers. The 4.4-liter naturally aspirated V8 features electronically-controlled continuously-variable intake and exhaust timing and electronic elec-tronic throttle actuation. Peak outputs are 300 bhp at 5,500 rpm and 315 Ib.-ft. of torque at 4,000 rpm. ' Training an SUV to behave be-have well both at high speeds on torturous, undulating undu-lating pavement and while traversing challenging off-road off-road terrain is no mean feat. To advance the Range Rover Sport to a new level of dynamic capability, Land Rover engineers dug deep and employed the best available technology. To match stopping power pow-er with acceleration and speed, both Range Rover Sport models are equipped with high-capacity four-wheel four-wheel vented disc brakes. Four-piston front disc brakes supplied by Brem-bo Brem-bo are standard on the Supercharged model and optional (with Dynamic Response in the Dynamic Response Package) on the HSE. The parking brake is electronically applied by simply pulling a small con- Book Look "Moloka'i" Debbie Balzotti Since I was in Hawaii I knew I had to find a good book about this Pacific paradise as I sat under a palm tree gazing out at the ocean. "Moloka'i" by Alan Brennert was the perfect choice and I highly recommend recom-mend it even if you are not sitting in actual view of this famous island that was once the leper colony of Hawaii . , Brgnnert has written a historical novel that is both heart breaking and heart warming. Better known as a screenwriter (L.A. Law), Brennert is a compassionate compassion-ate storyteller who transports trans-ports us back to the Hawaii of 1891. ' Rachel Kalama is only seven years old when she is diagnosed with the dreaded disease, leprosy. She is torn from her family and sent to live on the island is-land of Molokai where she t t r Ml jjjj . i 1 allows FREEDOM OF MOVEMENT in the home the physical challenges imposed by stairs. - 735 - 0408 the ELEVATOR company. ' If sole lever. As for interior amenities, the Range Rover Sports can please both the luxury-demanding (think Oak dark wood or light Cherry Wood trim, soft Lux or sport leather trimmed upholstery) up-holstery) as well as the tech-driver (Personal Telephone Tele-phone Integration System with Bluetooth capability, capabil-ity, a nice male or female British accented voice, GPS navigation, etc.) As for gas mileage, the old adage comes true: if you have to ask, you can't afford. Base Price -$57,250 Price as tested -$70,250 Daniel Souza can be reached at sixth.gear. heraldgmail.com or visit his blog at httpsixthgear-herald.blogspot.com httpsixthgear-herald.blogspot.com learns not just about dying but about living a meaningful mean-ingful life despite terrible adversity from a cast of richly painted characters in her new family and community. com-munity. Sitting on a rocky cliff above the ocean Rachel and Sister Catherine, a nun that cares for the lepers, grieve bitterly together and consider con-sider how God could give children leprosy. "God doesn't give anyone leprosy. He gives us, if we choose tq use it, the spirit to live with leprosy, and with the imminence of death. Because it is in our own mortality that we are most Divine." These women find strength to continue loving and living surrounded but not overcome by tragedy. Robert Louis Stevenson was one of the famous visitors to Molokai and he .penned this observation: "They were strangers to each other, collected by common calamity, disfigured, disfig-ured, mortally sick, banished ban-ished without sin from home and friends. Few would understand the principle on which they were thus forfeited in all that makes life dear.. .As for the girls in the Bishop Home, of the many beautiful beauti-ful things I have been privileged privi-leged to see in life, they, and what has been done for them, are not the least beautifuL'' This is a historical novel about people that were real There were patients and caregivers that lived and loved and died on Molokai and Brennert draws on their written accounts to touch our heart. I, returns with NOTICE TO WATER USERS The State Engineer En-gineer t received the following Application(s) in Utah County (Locations (Loca-tions in SLB&M). For more information infor-mation or to receive a copy of filings, visit, http:water-rights.utah.gov http:water-rights.utah.gov or call 1-866-8824426. Persons objecting to an application must file a CLEARLY CLEAR-LY READABLE protest stating FILING FIL-ING NUMBER, REASONS FOR OBJECTION, OB-JECTION, PROT, ESTANTS NAME AND RETURN ADDRESSandany request for a hearing. hear-ing. Protest must be filed with the State Engineer,, Box 146300, Salt Lake City, UT 84114-6300 on or before. JULY 18, 2007. These are informal proceedings proceed-ings as per Rule R655-6-2 of the Division Di-vision of Water Rights. (The Period of Use is generally year-round except irrigation which is generally from Apr 1 to Oct 31 each year.) C H AN G E APPLICATION(S) 51-6211(a33020): L.D. Ranch, LLC propose(s) using 'i ; A IM Hit PASSKEY". VICKEE PQrcjitS til h i iitij 1 j Gi flj rDJtr j Qpr--r.1' 'V Ss-r.- in rr -4B mniHmniW,-.i;;iw: i- - 1MB . i f " T VI ss&. 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