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BRAMPTON MITSUBISHI 47 Bovaird Drive West, Brampton, Ontario www.bramptonmitsubishi.ca 877 306-1973 PHONE THE HOTLINE Bovaird Queen Van Kirk Cres. Canam 10 410 All payments based on $75 down or equivalent trade. 2006 and 2005 MY fi nanced over 72 mths. 2004 and 2003 MY fi nanced over 60 months. 2002 and older MY fi nanced over 48 months. All payments based on interest rate of 9.99% OAC. Taxes included. License extra. Cash Prices do not include taxes. Finance example: $10,000 borrowed at 9.99% cost of borrowing is $3253.54 over 60 Months. MY model years based on 60/84 amortization with fi nal payment due. Less than perfect credit? Well work with you! Apply online at www.bramptonmitsubishi.ca AWD, A/C , automatic, $75 DOWN $69 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $13,995 Alloys, A/C, power sunroof, automatic DOWN $88 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $17,995 2005 ACURA EL Automatic, A/C, alloy wheels, power equipment DOWN $49 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $11,995 2006 FORD FOCUS ZXW 4x4, 3.0L V6, power equipment, alloys DOWN $63 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $14,995 2006 FORD ESCAPE XLT Auto, A/C, alloys, power equipment DOWN $86 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $20,495 2006 TOYOTA MATRIX XRS Automatic, power equipment, alloy wheels DOWN$54 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $16,995 2004 SUZUKI AERIO SX Automatic, 3.8L, V6, alloy wheels DOWN $49 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES$8,995 Automatic, 3.8L V6, leather, power moonroof, 18 alloys DOWN $112 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $29,995 2008 ECLIPSE GT V6 SE, leather, moonroof, alloys, automatic DOWN $72 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $16,995 2003 TOYOTA CAMRY 3.8L V6, alloys, power moonroof DOWN $54 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $10,995 2003 GRAND PRIX GT 4 door, automatic, A/C DOWN$39 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $8,995 2005 SUNFIRE 7 passenger, power equipment, automatic 2003 MONTANA DOWN $54 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES$10,995 4.6L V8, 7 passenger, heated leather seats, 4x4, power equipment DOWN $93 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $24,995 2006 JEEP COMMANDER Automatic, A/C, low kms DOWN $59 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $13,995 2006 CHEV COBALT LS Manual, alloys, A/C, power equipment, DOWN $59 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $11,995 2003 PROTEGE 5 Automatic, power moonroof, alloys, A/C DOWN $64 PER WEEK PLUS TAXES $12,995 2003 PROTEGE ES $75 DOWN75 DOW THATS IT! THATS ALL!TS IT! TH TS ALL BRAMPTON MITSUBISHI 2003 MITSUBISHI OUTLANDER 2003 DODGE GRAND CARAVAN SPORT $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 WHEELS March 14, 2008 5 Classic Honda styling blends the macho ele- ments of oversized door pulls and rugged design with a-typical car-like demeanor, ride and handling. Up front there are bells and whistles aplenty. Standard comfort and convenience items in the Ridgeline EX include air conditioning; tilt steering; power windows and door locks; power sliding rear window; cruise control; keyless entry; automatic heated wiper zone; and a six-speaker, 100- watt audio system with CD player. Although the base Ridgeline comes well loaded you can bump up to leather and the luxo list with the EX-L trim level, along with other available options like the HomeLink Remote and satellite-linked Navigation. In back, the 60/40 split rear seat flips up for underseat storage or to squeeze a bike across the cabin between the seats. Nice touch. But to get to the real storage innovation, lets move out back to the truck bed. The five-foot-long (1524 mm) composite cargo bed is dent and corrosion-resistant, provides half-ton payload capacity (705 kg) and also features six heavy-duty tie-down cleats and four integrated bed lights. And, yes the bed is wide enough for the standard truck qualifier, 4X8 sheets of plywood. But now the real trick. Ta-daa, under the cargo floor is the industrys first In-Bed Trunk. A trunk in a pickup truck? Yes, made possible by the less intrusive independent suspension and innovative thinking, much in the same way that adapting undercar- riage architecture offered a lowered storage tub and a fold- down third row in Hondas Odyssey minivan. This lockable 240.7-litre trunk holds up to three golf bags or tools, equipment, anything you want safely secured out of sight. It can even be used as a cooler itself, equipped with drain plugs for easy rinsing out. Great, but how to get at it when the tailgate flops down between you and the trunk? Well, thats why Honda also designed a dual-action tail- gate that either opens down or swings to the side for easier access to the box and trunk compartment. The tailgate itself can also support up to 137 kg (300 lb), which also opens up the possibilities of taking the load of your dirt bikes rear wheels or other extended tailgate use. Pretty neat tricks, but do they make up for the limita- tions cited by traditional truck builders e front-wheel- biased VTM-4 drive system, the not-so-off-roadish suspen- sion system, the limited choice of body sizes and power- train selections? Well, lets run through them. For medium-duty service the V6 engine and suspension seem plenty robust enough. There are rumours of a possible V8 added to the mix and a strong likelihood that the turbo-diesel engine coming to Acura in 2009 might also wind up in the Ridgeline, maybe even in the Odyssey minivan. The Crew cab layout covers just about everyones needs and the Ridgelines car-like ride and handling tends to overwhelm any quibbling load con- cerns. As a matter of fact, I seem to remember that when the Ridgeline debuted, Honda had us run the trucks through a variety of off-road challenges and towing trials, pulling everything from boats to a trailered backhoe. The Ridgeline, which comes standard with Grade Logic Control transmission, beefy brakes, heavy-duty transmis- sion cooler, limited slip rear differential, heavy-duty power steering cooler, heavy-duty radiator with dual fans and trailer pre-wiring, performed well up to its 5000 lb towing limit in both acceleration and braking tests. Throw in other dynamic enhancements like the stan- dard Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) system; ABS brakes; brake assist; advanced dual-stage, dual-threshold drivers and front passengers SRS airbags; front side airbags and two-row side-curtain airbags with rollover sensor, and you have a pretty complete package. The Ridgeline was also the first-ever 4-door pickup to receive a 5-star safety rating for both frontal and side impacts. And heres the kicker. You know its a quality product because it is built here at the Honda Alliston plant. 2008 HONDA RIDGELINE AT A GLANCE BODY STYLE: Full-size pickup truck. DRIVE METHOD: front-engine, Variable Torque Management four-wheel drive system (VTM-4). ENGINE: 3.5-litre SOHC VTEC 24-valve all-aluminum V-6 (247 hp, 245 lb/ft). FUEL ECONOMY: 14.4L/10.1L/100km (city/hwy) PRICE: 2008 Honda Ridgeline LX, $35,820; 2008 Honda Ridgeline EX-L, $40,520 WEBSITE: honda.ca Ridgeline offers storage innovation Continued from pg. 1