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W ednesday, M ay 10, 2000 THE OA KVILLE BEAVER B e s t W h e e l s · O a k v i l l e You're in the Driver's Seat d G k n k v m ! 2001 Nissan Pathfinder The ultimate Jeep that combines comfort in a stylish package. Fully loaded, 26K pkg., leather interior, AlWFM/cassette/CD, power sunroof, memory setting & more. Nissan adds power to popular Pathfinder By Rob Beirrtema SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER . The fad isn't over yet. The sport utility market continues to boom despite the recent upward blip in oil prices. Overall, sport ute sales were up thirteen per cent - truck sales still outpacing cars. And the sport utility mar ket is a varied market, the luxu ry, full-size and compact seg ments fragmenting even further with the advent of "sport-cutes", car-truck hybrids and even crew cab pickup trucks. Through it all, N issan's Pathfinder rem ains Canada's favorite compact import SUV. It's rugged persona and no-nonsense, trucky styling has been a long-standing hit with the offroad crowd. All it really needed was an engine. After exterior re styling last year, the 2001 Pathfinder debuts with a new engine, new interior and new features. First and foremost - the new engine. I'd already sampled this new 3.5 L V6 in the Pathfinder's upscale cousin, the Infiniti QX4. Based on the Maxima's awardwinning V6, the VQ35DE engine is no less impressive in the Pathfinder, nudging Nissan's sport ute from the bottom rung of the power ladder up to the dle splash from the rear wheels very heights - its 250 hp (240 hp as I rode through a rainstorm. Three trim levels are avail in the automatic version) num bers comparable to and even able - XE, SE and LE. A base model, manual trans beating some of the competi tion's V8s. Nissan cheats a little mission XE starts the ball here by bumping the high-com- rolling at $34,700 while a toppression engine's fuel require of-the-line LE maxxes out the ments up to premium octane price at $44,300. You can mix levels. But if you can live with a and match options and packages little power loss, you can still in between those prices. Some use regular gas. of the features include a BOSE 6 The new engine is lighter and Disc-in-Dash CD changer, stronger, the almost fifty percent steering wheel audio switches, power increase over the old sunroof, leather packages and engine accomplished courtesy memory seats. In keeping with of a long list of improvements - the upscale appointments, the some of them include 4-valves- Pathfinder also offers "All per-cylinder, variable-valve tim mode" 4 wheel-drive, the auto ing and a variable intake system. matic system formerly available The all-aluminum engine with only in the Infiniti QX4. smaller lighter pistons sheds 16 "In the past year, we've kg of weight. 0-100 km ratings scored two breakthroughs with have dropped by two seconds to Canada's Truck of the Year, the very untruck-like times of 8-9 Xterra SUV, and with the new seconds, depending on tranny Frontier Crew Cab," said selection. Forsyth. "Now we've turned out Interior changes include a attention back to Pathfinder, the restyled instrument panel and flagship of our truck lineup." centre console and new gauges. There's more coming from The cabin is comfortable and Nissan. Exploration of new con quiet. cepts, a new industrial-tech style Noise, vibration and han Frontier coming soon and the dling levels have all improved. automotive press is collectively Engine and road noise is muted, holding its breath in anticipation the only sound intrusion during of a new "Z" sports car within my test drive, some minor pud the next few years. C H ER O K EE LTD . 26K $0 DOWN YOUR CHOICE $2500 DOWN $ $3500 DOWN $ 651!? a x 576% *546" ONI CHEROKEE LAREDO 26E Fully loaded, AM/FM cassette, security alarm, fog lamps, keyless entry & much more. Stk.# 0J206. EP CHEROKEE SPORT 261 Automatic, air, select trac, 4 wheel drive system, fog lights, alloy wheels, deep tint, and more. $0 DOWN $2500 DOWN choT ce $3500 DOWN SODOWN $2500 DOWN $3500 DOWN $5m $ 454"a x $ 424"'AX Leases based on 36 months & 2 0 ,4 0 0 k m /y r plus fre ig h t, taxes & license. *414" '384% T H l k l ' S ONLY ON* 2000 TJ SPORT Hardtop 25S package, deep tint windows, fog lamps, floor mats. 2000 DODGE DURANGO SIX* Fully loaded, leather interior, AM/FM stereo/cassette, CD, keyless entry, molded running boards, 31" wheels and more. Stk.# 0T255. $0D0WN $2500 DOWN $3500 DOWN $0D0W N $2500 DOWN $3500 DOWN i " s4 m ! 34 H , *309% S *582" *5071 . *4771 . Leose based on 3 i months & 20,400 km/yr. plus freight, taxes & license. Leose hosed on 3 i months & 20,000 km/yr., ,10< per km for excess, plus freight, taxes & license. 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Power and Associates z.5 *21,498 THE 250-HP Take advantage of all advertised offers then present your certificate & take 2001 PATHFINDER SE Power changes everything A an additional $500 or $300 o jtf Choose from our World Class Line-up of Chrysler, Dodge or Jeep vehicles · 250-HP 3.5-litre DOHC engine · 4-speed automatic transmission with overdrive · 265 ft-lb torque @ 3,200 RPM · All mode Awheel drive (automatic 4-wheel drive selec tor dial) · Fuel tank skid plate · 16" alloy wheels · Air conditioning · Bose® acoustically tuned audio system · Upgrade frdisc in-dash CD autochanger · Power sliding glass sunroof · And much more... Lease for only for only 4 8 months only $ 4 ,0 0 0 down *488/mo. DRIVEN. Smart people always read the Sue print. And they always wear their seat belts. Umited-time oiler on 2001 Pathfinder SE Automatic (5CSG71AE00); 48-montn lease: 7 .8 V 7 . 8 * ALB, down pay ment or equivalent trade of $4,000.4,500 Leases (rased on maximum of 80,000 km/96.000 km /96,000 Km with excess km charged at $0.10/$0.08/km . All offers are QA.C., ana exclude Destination and delivery (PatWinder S972/Aitrma $9151. license, insurance and taxes. t2.8% financing available on Altimas, Based on $23,798 MSRR -Financing examples: $30,000 at 2.8% per annum equals $869.79 pet month tor 36 months. COB is $1,312.44 for an obligation total of $31,312.44. *30,000 at 8 .6 * per annum equals $948.42 per month lor 36 months. 006 is $4,143.12 for an obligation total of 34,143.12. "F inancing examples: $20,000 at 2 .8 * per annum equals $579.86 per month for 36 montns. 006 is $874.96 for an ooiigation total ol $20,874.96. $20,000 at 8 .6 * equals $632.28 per month for 36 months. COB is $2,762.08 for an obligation total of $22,762.08. 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