Daring design for ’95 Buick Riviera ghen the 1995 Buick Riviera { was first seen during the . 2; winter car shows, its daring design caused more than a few to take a breath Buick calls the exterior a series of ellipses built on ellipses. The nose reminds me of what Jaguar XKâ€"F could havebeenwhilethelailalsohasahint of Series III Jaguar. Regardless, it draws long looks from almost everyone. In fact, I only met one person who didn‘t ï¬ketheï¬nesoftbenewRivieraaguy who swears by his extended Aerostar van â€" beauty is as beauty does. Cleverly, the car also sits high on already large 16-inch, artillery spoke- like alloy wheels giving an illusion of the rear being raised and ready to dig in, even though this is a front-drive car. As you can guess, the styling is going to get lots of comments. There is a 3800 V6 engine offered as standard in the United States. But every car sent to Canada is coming loaded and that means with the supercharged ver- sion of the 3800 V6 coupled to GM’s delightful electronic four-speed auto- matic uansaxle with torque lockup. Also standard is a load-levelling sys- tem on the rear shock absorbers, anti- lock brakes, traction control (with a shut-off button mounted on the dash), dual zone automatic climate control, power you-name-it, and wireless remote for doors and trunk lock/unlock. Base price of the car is $36,598. My test car came with the $545 single CD play- er (mounted low on the console for Just BES'I' RESALE CANADA’ S VALUE IN I'I"S BEST SELLING CLASS SUB-COMPACT" By JIM ROBINSON ENDS SEPTEMBER 30"“! 1191 SPEERS ROAD,OAKVIU.E (H15) 842-84!!! EXAMPLE flmna‘na $15,000 mm mm 15851.59permonm, 0.0.3. $1,876.32 ‘an Oakwlle' for 0W2] Years†W076“ fl BEST SEll some curious reason); $815 for the leather-covered, power front seats with heat and memory (an added $390), and $1,245 for the two-way power sunroof. For just under $40,000, the Riviera arrives with every option one ever nwds. Luxury car buyers today want it all and are willing to pay for it, ergo the unending stream of luxosedans which keep coming on the market. The Riviera, however, offers the highest level of ï¬tments for what amounts to a reasonable price in this segment For Instance, a six-cylinder Jaguar XJS coupe which does not have traction control, or dual zone climate control, nor anywhere like as much interior room costs double. So the value is there. Suspension is MacPherson struts with twin-tube gas shocks at the front with semi-trailing arms at the rear. Basically, this is the same setup as found on the Oldsmobile Aurora tested on this pages. It is competent for most conditions. The Goodyear all-season GA touring tires which come with the supercharged engine are up to most challenges except severe snow. Despite the addition of level control and traction control, the stiffness of the chassis never gets a chance to prove itself because the shocks absorbers are on the pillowy side. Aimed at a more mature driver Buick is one of the ï¬rst to consider that its buyers are passed the baby boomer stage and heading into what is known as the aging population whose needs must be kept in mind. One example is the use of truly large num- bers around the speedometer and the 94 TERCEl tachometer. Yet while these numbers are 36-point, the blue digital readouts for the odometer are at the opposite end Rack pinion‘stee’rihg ' All season rad at 0 5 spéed Power brakes ' _-. Reclining front bucket seats 0 5 year/100,000 km Warranty . 24 hour roadside assistance ' Hutmmmalmnulrpm “Lowbasodonwmonmswlth buybaekOAC. $1.000dawn.ï¬rstandlastpayment Texas, opï¬ons.height, P.D.E lie. extra. Maynotbouombinodwithany otheroflor. limited time only. 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