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Show Thursday, January 10, 2008 SPRINGVILLE HERALD 19 V Sixth Gear: 2008 I fA . (fe ":'s:' Daniel Souza STAFF WRITER Chrysler enhances the already good-enough SUV with a media power house 15 TOWIIGBERICI 24 HOURS 7 DAYS A WEEK V CALL US FOR: Towing Jumpstarts Winch outs Lock outs Fuel Delivery Light, Medium & Heavy Duty Repairs ANYWHERE IN THE STATE OF UTAH! Cars. Trucksffotpfllnes, Boats SSI Winter is here and cold weather is around the corner. With air quality getting get-ting bad as we get into inversions and contaminated air, we can give our lungs a break and have our home air quality cleaner than you thought possible. Call our team experts for a FREE QUOTE to clean up your house with Lennox technology equipment. Up to $1000 instant discount on selected equipment. Free Honeywell programmable program-mable thermostat with furnace or AC installation. ($129 Value) GoodlfaJsckesDlna lw. Promises ' alternative and an optional new engine that can produce pro-duce more power while consuming less gas than its predecessor. .l'-t:'VT r I MOORE HEATING & AIR 858 E. 100 N. PAYSON, UT 84651 465-2709 Since 1969 PREMIER PEA L ER A Laztp ? l- - 'A A - more effort;: Pius F'PrT'" M. Chrysler VJ I " , . - f ...,.-.,.,R r -- - - - - v ' The 2008 Chrysler Aspen is offered in limited trim and 4x2 or 4x4 configurations. configura-tions. Powertrain choices include a standard new 4.7-liter V-8 engine producing pro-ducing 303 horsepower a 29 percent increase and 330 Ib.-ft. of torque also with a 10 percent increase, but additionally better fuel economy and increased refinement; and an available avail-able 5.7-liter HEMI "V-8 engine featuring best-in-class 335 horsepower and Chrysler's multi-displacement system (MDS) that seamlessly alternates between be-tween four- and eight-cylinder modes depending on power demand, for improved im-proved fuel economy. The 4.7-liter powerplant is also E-85 compatible, earning the flexible-fuel vehicle (FFV) designation that provides customers the option of operating their Aspen on ethanol, gasoline or a mixture of the two. Refinement improvements improve-ments in the new 4.7-liter V-8 result from significant revisions to the induction induc-tion system; a lightweight pistonrod assembly and reduced accessory drive noise through lower accessory acces-sory drive speed. Engine smoothness at idle is enhanced en-hanced with a new valve-lash valve-lash adjuster system. The new 4.7-liter V-8 is also equipped with Electronic Throttle Control. Both the 4.7-liter and 5.7-liter V-8 engines are offered of-fered with a five-speed automatic au-tomatic transmission. But what really shifts . v in ' j of our ; cf the year! : v text weht paper. i msdB on ii'rfnt pa- , ild spvi i 'ig, - o- - - ' r Aspen better than ever i V the gears in the 2008 Aspen As-pen is the addition of the MyGIG entertainment system to the vehicle. The new multimedia head unit combines navigation navi-gation with real-time traffic, traf-fic, hands-free communication communi-cation and multiple ways to save and play back music and audio. The system sys-tem includes an integrated voice dialogue system and ' touch screen for easy operation. op-eration. Customers even will be able to view their photos and store their favorite fa-vorite music and photos on the unit's hard drive using Chrysler Group's first USB 2.0 port interface. The unit features a 6.5-inch 6.5-inch touch-screen thin-film-transistor (TFT) display. dis-play. This next-generation display can support 65,000 colors compared to the 130 colors utilized by common displays. The additional colors greatly enhance the image im-age and provide a 3-D appearance to graphics, true transparencytrans-lucency transparencytrans-lucency and texture. To maintain its compact size, the motorized screen articulates ar-ticulates down at an angle to accept a disc for playing or downloading music or data onto the hard drive. Touch-screen buttons are menu- and mode-driven for easy operation. The system sys-tem also can follow voice-activated voice-activated commands. Though I like to consider consid-er myself a tech geek at heart I have an Associates Associ-ates degree in Computer Science the system was used by my not-so-tech- v3 ? S f if." travelers.com Lender Insurance, Inc. David Lender savvy mother. The outcome: out-come: success! She got music to play and readily accessed the map for the simple on-screen navigation. naviga-tion. The system is self-intuitive self-intuitive and easy to use. Nothing like BMW's iD-rive. iD-rive. The Aspen's interior boasts rich wood-grain ac-. cents; available two-tone leather seats and second-row second-row bucket seats with center console provide a. first-class passenger environment. envi-ronment. Interior appointments appoint-ments also include futuristic futuris-tic front and rear aim-able LED lamps, a nice touch by the Chrysler folks. On the other hand Chrysler's Chrys-ler's flagship SUV is not 1 1 s. r j 81 Special Offer: November JARN DOUBLE KM With Your Family First 1. Double points on all purchases in November & December 2. Double points on all balance transfers in January One port sqjal to t caah tack cr an be redeemed we. tiWfr3tcu.cCT)) for mor rlormUjon. 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