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Show C-16 xnt roup iys&ai 2004 Ford $29,620 MSRP Purchase or Lease for $369 a Month ZERO DOWN! Disclosure for Purchase: selling price $27,047.20, plus sales tax & license. 66 month Flex Buy contract, S369 per mo. 1st 36 mos, $425.44 final 30 mos. On Approval Financing with Ford Motor Credit Co. Dealer retains rebate. Expires 63004 Disclosure for Lease: 39 Month Lease, Cap Cost $26,574, plus sale tax & license. 12000 miles per year. First monthly payment, License & Doc. Fees due at delivery, total $773.51. Requires approved financing through Ford Motor Credit Co. Dealer retains rebates. Expires 63004. 2003 TA. 2003 TA 2003 PU EXT CAB LT.SyO) LT'rvO) 34 HD 4x4, LT, XM, Trail yVj35 7AM55 MSRP: $38,181 V V34,871 ' p34,971 ftfnwr f WW. y32n yrmn PRICE! 3071 I 2003 PU EXT CAB- -2003 PUB 2003 MALIBU LS SEDAN 12 HD4X4,LT XM 34 HD ) J 3.1 L V6, 4 Spd Auto, Locking Differential, jow f TiWaed. Sunroof, Pwr Win, Pwr Leather, Loaded. 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Due out this spring, the 2005 Chrysler 300 sedan and Dodge Magnum wagon are a clear departure depar-ture from the company's current front-wheel-drive Chrysler Concorde, Chrysler 300M and Dodge Intrepid sedans. They also represent an about-face in family-car family-car design philosophy. Bigger is touted as better and rear-wheel driveV8 performance is what, at least in Daimler-Chrysler's eyes, many buyers really want. (All-wheel (All-wheel dnve is an option). In one bold stroke, the company has completely distanced itself from the competition as well as its current crop of 'Cab Forward' machinery and has returned to its full-size 1970s-era roots. Compared to the outgoing full-,. ; size cars, the 300 and Magnum are actually about 10-inches morter in total length, while the wheelbase has been stretched by a half-foot. As well, they're more than 2.5 inches taller. The result is a much larger perhaps even a bit sinister stance, especially when you factor in the bulging fenders, extra tall doors and 'chopped' roofline. The reasons for embarking on such drastic changes are clear. The domestic-sedan market has been losing considerable ground to Japanese-based competitors, with cars such as the Honda Accord and Toyota Camry, in particular, leading lead-ing the charge. As well, their luxury luxu-ry offshoots (Acura and Lexus models, respectively) are encroaching encroach-ing on the up-level end of the business. busi-ness. The new ChryslerDodge duo is poiseel to counter this trend by offering buyers a traditional North American big car with plenty of power turning the rear wheels. The Chrysler 300C and Dodge Magnum RT, as the top-line models mod-els are called, will be equipped with the corporation's 340-norse-power 5.7-liter Hemi V8 connected to a five-speed automatic transmission transmis-sion with manual gear selection capability. I I II 'I fll I II II & V,' - andmuscle '05 full-size DodgeChrysler Four-door lull-size sedan and wagon available in rear- and all-wheel drive. 2.7-liter DOHC V6, 3.5-liter SOHC V6 and 5.7-liter OH V V8, producing 1 90, 250 and 340 horsepower, respectively. Four-speed automatic (V6) or five-speed automatic (V8) transmissions. The new big-size Chrysler and Dodge have no other equals in terms of available drivetrains and power. Those models equipped with the Hemi . engine signal a return to the gocd oT days when rip-snorting V8s ruled the road. The added availability of all-wheel drive and stability control will assure those who might otherwise be reluctant to surrender their front-wheel drive family cars. Safety: Front airbags; side-impact airbags; side-curtain airbags (opt.); ABS (opt.); traction control (opt.); stability control con-trol (opt.). Base price: $23,600 . According to Daimler-Chrysler, this particular drive-train drive-train combo is good for hitting 60 m.p.h. in a scant 6.3 seconds, sec-onds, not bad numbers num-bers for a pair of two-ton 'family' cars. To keep fuel consumption in check, four of the eight cylinders shut down when the load is light. This innovative system sys-tem activates so quickly that drivers driv-ers are never supposed to notice the transition. The projected cityhighway cityhigh-way fuel reduction isn't huge around 10 per cent compared to a Hemi Y8 without the system but every little bit of savings is wel come, especially on models carry ing the extn weicht of all -w heel dnve. . For anyone not obsessed by rC f v: V V? c? i t$ : ; ' 1 ' '"'Z WedThursFri. June 23-25, 2004 0 0. - size sedans new moxy the Hemi's torque-twisting shenanigans, the mid-level 300 . Touring and Limited, as well as the Magnum SXT, come with a 250-horsepower 250-horsepower 3.5-liter SOHC V6, while the base 300 sedan and Magnum SE wagon make do with a 2.7-liter DOHC V6. Each six-cylinder six-cylinder engine is matched to four-speed four-speed automatic transmissions. All models will arrive with a strong dose of standard equipment, however you'll have to pay up to get traction and stability control (a good idea for rear-drive units), anti-lock brakes; side-curtain airbags and rear-backup assist. Very interesting, but one issue remains. For years, manufacturers have conditioned us to believe that front-wheel-drive cars are better (especially in terms of traction, overall weight and interior room) and that small -displacement, fuel-sipping fuel-sipping engines are where it's at.' . How willing, then, will we accept an alternate philosophy and re-embrace re-embrace rear-wheel-drive cars and muscular V8 power? There's no doubt a market for full-size performance-oriented rear-and rear-and all-wheel-drive sedans and wagons. After all, premium manufacturers, manu-facturers, including DaimlerChrysler's senior partner, Mercedes-Benz, has been proving it for years. If that approach can be extended extend-ed to more affordable Dodge and Chrysler products, thereby injecting inject-ing new life and more performance into the full-size domestic market, the Chrysler 300 and Dodge Magnum will hit the road and 1 never look back. |