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16 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday October 16, 2002 Test Drive 2002 MAZDA PROTEGE 5 Ian Brown Mike Salvian Purchase... Or Lease... 20,185 232"mo per month 148 m onths · 2.0L DOHC 16-valve engine · 16" alloy wheels · CD player · GFX Package and rear spoiler · cruise control · large fog lights · rear wiper · anti lock brake system (ABS) · dual air bags · remote keyless entry · power door locks & windows · white face gauges · $2,995 down or trade equivalent on lease. Lease payment includes freight and P.D.E. t2.9% Purchase Financing/36 months available on the 2003 Mazda Protege, Pretege5. Offers cannot be combined. Total lease obligation for the 2003 Mazda Protege5 (D5TS53AA00) is $14,431 including security deposit of $300 and down payment of $2,995. 20,000 km per year mileage allowance applies; if exceeded, additional 8<t per km applies. License, insurance, registration, taxes and other dealer charges extra. See your dealer for details. New Mazda 6 brings out big guns to attract midsize buyers Mazda, which has come zoom zooming out o f its self-made doldrums in the 1990s, is about to level its biggest gun yet in the battle to attract midsize buyers. Thanks to the styling trend already established w ith the MPV and the Protege, the Mazda6 w ill not be confused in terms of looks w ith the modest styling of the Camry and yesterland looks o f the Accord. Initially available as a four-dooi sedan in the fall, and to be followed by a five-door hatch, the car w ill be offered w ith a brand-new, 2.3-litre DOHC inline four-cylinder producing 150 hp and 152 lb/ft of torque. By the end o f the year, the car w ill also be available w ith a 3.0-litre V6 producing 219 hp and 202 lb/ft of torque. Based on Ford Duratec architecture, the engine has been modified by Mazda. Both cars w ill be available w ith a four-speed automatic and a five-speed Mazda has developed a new independent, self-levelling suspension system th a t uses ultra compact coil springs. The result is no shock towers protruding up into the cargo and back seat area restricting width. In the trunk area, the sedan floor is a full 40 inches (1,016 mm) wide and offers no less than 500 litres (17.6 cut. f t ) of cargo space. But fo r a rather large person like myself, the payoff comes in 1,395 mm (54.5 inches) of rear shoulder room and 942 mm (37.1 inches) o f rear headroom and this is in a car th a t is only 1,440 mm (56.7 inches) high. For the driver, seat comfort means countless different contours were tried until one was selected th a t offered support, but not at the expense of fatigue. The main instruments are set in a nononsense semi-circular binnacle w ith speedo and tach dominating, fuel and temp much smaller and set to each side o f the mains. The centre console stack is done in a non-glare alloy-look w ith audio controls set in the centre and three rotary knobs fo r heating and air placed lower. Air conditioning w ill be standard across the line in Canada. The Mazda6 w ill be available in January as an 2004 model, w ith prices starting from $24,295 to $34,000. Oakville M b zd ra P re-iw ned Centre. EVER! 2002 Mazda 62300 1999 Mazda Miafa 1997 Mazda Miata Silver, auto. 2-dr., 2.3,4-cyl, 6,239 kms. A/C, AM/FM, CD. S tfP lO l" Blue, manual, 2-dr, 4-cvl, com. AC, 59,000 kms, AM/FM. CD, S t IP1018 Red, manual, 2-dr, 1.8,4-cyl, £ conv, AM/FM, 39,000 kms. Stk. #8544 2000 Mazda M000 4X4 2000 Mazda NieniaS Sandlewood, manual, 4-dr., 1.8,4-evl,J spoiler, AM/FM, CD, 96j93 Ians. Stk. #8507A TOURING Black, auto, loaded. 2,764 kms. S t #7350. CAB PLUS SE Silver, auto, A/C, CD, 72,100 kms. Stk. #8488A Black, auto, A/C, 44,000 kms. Stk. #P1007 2000 Mazda MPV OX Beige, auto, .VC, V6. p.g, 83,062 kms. i S t IM A Champagne, auto., 4-dr, 4.0,6cvl, roof rack, A/C, 210,788 kms. S t K8568A 2.5 D0HC,V6,24V, auto, A/C, P, Group, 57,000 kms. Stk. #8489A o a k v iiie m a z D a "WHERE GOOD SERVICE IS A FACT HOT JUST A PROMISE" 905"827"4242 '" a s r *