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Mazda 14X-6 M ystere is stylish departure I remember the Bertone Canguro on an Alfa chassis, the De Tomaso Mangusta and Lamborghini Miura par- r" ike many of you, I used to spend hours pouring over the I, shapes of the cars coming from the great Italian design houses in the t960s and 70s. Road & Track would print tiny pho- tbs of what Bertone. Ghia, Touring. or Bninfarina brought to their stands They Weren't the best photos, but it was all we had to go on Growing up opposite the Motor City, you needed a break from Dodge Polaras and suicide-door tjncolns. By JIM ROBINSON Special to the Beaver A8 ®Oakuiue mazna THURSDAY - FRIDAY - SATURDAY APRIL 22 - 23 - 24 FREE s'll,',t,'i1r,hinic Factory-trained technicians will provide an expert diagnosis of your vehicle's reliability and performance. Call now and reserve your appointment You're invited to receive a no-cost examination of your Mazda car or truck. ticularly well. Nothing said "racecar" better than the Ferrari P3/4. The Lotus 33 with Jim Clark aboard was so slight yet pretty all at the same time being (to my mind) the definitive mating of econ- omy of scale to purpose. The ability to stand the car industry on its ear simply through styling reached ‘ ' iv . Tfiil? , ( as“ TNT] PARTS AND Atthvit nub SI'IL1AUZH) MAZDA sumo 1993 Mazda MX-6 Mystere 'ii!, t , Through the 70s and 80s we were engulfed by the three-box wedge and badge engineering. Style was shunted to the rear in the rush for market share and profits. Last fall, I happened to be walking down the staircase in a hotel in Frankfurt. Set between marble columns was what I first thought was a Ferrari 246 with a spoiler. It turned out to be its high point with the Countach. Touring is gone while Ghia was swal- lowed up by Ford to produce a horridly overdecorated Mustang ll before van- ishing from Dearbom's sight and mind. ollowing the successful debut Fof Hyundai's HCD-l concept sports car, Hyundai Auto Canada has unveiled a new sports coupe prototype. the HCD-ll, at this year's Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto. This unique sports coupe features a practical 2 plus I seating arrange- ment that presents the vehicle as a trueetscarwiththepracticalityof a Saul configuration. The car represents a realistic con- cept of Hyundai's future spony coupe entry into the North American mar- ket, It's very affordable and high on content. Hyundai is firmly command to having an HCD-[l-bmed coupe in pmduction by I997. The from-wheel drive HCD-U is powered by an all new 2 litre. mow- anglc double overhead cam. 150 horsepower, 4-cylinder engine with variable valve timing and I lightweight aluminum alloy block featuring cumin pettetmed cylinder botes.This"Beu"engineisthese. and designed by Ryundai's Mnbookn lt'WU um sunrcust‘ In a hotel In woman I mind hioung u pillr at home chums (with a straight nice) P, equal to With the hold, sleek hnes of the tdnkfurl Sci between marble columns thh a an of atstnrx underneath As has the turbo four found In the prcvmus Mth Mystere, combined w1th tradi, was what I “N thought was a Fermn hcwmc \(tmt‘lhlng of a styling stutc- pcncrutmn MX-h tnonul Mazda cngtnecrtng values, they U6 with a stroller It turned out to he mom .Il Mazda. much thought has been My LS come with the four-speed have succeeded, Hyundai introduces new sports car prototype Automotive Mazda can say what it likes about its Yokohama design team being involved; but that lovely shape is surely the prod- uct of its design group in Irvine, Calif. While it retains a version of the hip line seen on the 929 sedan and RX-7 super- car, the Mystere is more languid, more ltalianate. A shape like this does not come from two committees thousands of miles apart. What is intriguing is the car feels wide when you sit inside; yet is some- how longer and thinner on its wheel- base from the outside. The seats are marvellous. You wouldn’t mind having a pair at home with a set of casters underneath. As has become something of a styling state- ment at Mazda, much thought has been the design prototype of what was to be introduced the next day at the Frankfurt Auto Show as the new MX-6. What really caught my eye was the rear quar- ter window, all Italian 60s design at one second; yet part of a more flowing whole the next. sports an "anti" cab forward design with short overhangs and rounded wheel openings with oversized 17- inch wheels. PMS/4547 tires and high intensity projection headlamp units. II also features fully-integrated soft fascia bumpers, collision avoid- ance system. dual remote control reanriew mums and dual airbags. The sleek styling conceals flush door handles and the fascia is inte- grated into the body concealing the dual exhaust and serving u an under Functional highlights on the HCD- ll include front wheel drive with four wheel disc brakes. anti-lock braking and traction control. The vehicle also collision avoid, remote control dual airbags. t conceals flush Hyundai given to making interior dimensions as generous as possible. The instrument panel has a shape not unlike very early Scagletti Ferrari 250 TRs, again the California new age/retro styling taking hold. The rest is what we've come to expect from Mazda in the form of high quality switchgear. The optional leather interior does give the car a more sports-touring feel. It provides a break from too much plastic, no matter how rich, as noted in the 626 Cronos. Mazda Canada has two models the RS and the LS. The RS comes with the 2.0-litre, 16-valve four producing 118 hp found in the 1993, 626 Cronos fami- ly sedan. The Mystere LS shares the 2.5-litre V6 also offered in the 626 ES topline model. In the Mystere it produces 164 hp and 160 torques which Mazda claims (with a straight face) is equal to the turbo four found in the previous generation MX-6. My LS came with the four-speed HOD " body spoiler. Seat backs as well as other interior parts are made from lightweight, high strength carbon fibre composite mate- rial. Inside the cockpit are two mould- ed bucket seats with a seat-back fold- ing feature maximizing load-carrying capability within the 2+l seating con- figuration. The third seat is construct- ed from biosoft gel. the same sub- stance used on bicycle and wheelchair seats. Its high-shock absorbency. comfort and lightweight qualities make this new material particularly suitable for this thin profile occasional seating concept. 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This car is a significant step away from what Mazda has built in the past',' as well as a corporately-conscious step' away from what other Japanese car- makers are producing. Mazda wants you to think of them as the most European of the Japanese cannakers. smaller and lighter creating more of if sports car feel; and for driver convel nience, rear passenger access is from the right hand door only, which is slightly longer. t The cockpit-style instrument panel utilizes electro-luminescent lighting and consists of analog displays featurt ing tachometer, speedometer, fuer,, temperature and oil gauges, clock ser- vice reminder, systems check, trip oedometer and trip computer. It has a premium AM/FM stered audio system with a digital compact' cassette (DDC) deck, push button clii mate controls and automatic eled- trochromesence day/night rear View mirror integrated into the windshield header. 'w The car represents a major step forward for Hyundai's integrated product planning and development activities for the North American market. Both the HCD-l and the HCD-ll were conceived at Hyundai's state-of-the-art design centre in California specifically for the North American market. " The HCD-ll includes a driver-side', visor-integrated. hands-free cellular telephone as standard equipment. , Custom Trailer Hitches Wedne [il most cars OB 99