Whlby. Free Press, Wednosday, October 28,190Q2. Page 2S Ch rysie'ýrs new sedans offer much interiorspc *By GMen Konorowski They're finaily here, Chrysiler nwLIsedans- the Intrepîd and Concord.,ý If yoUtre a car nut like myseif; it's time ta judge these newcomers ,ta the autooie. scene. Thèse new LII sedansare very important te hylr' uue as they set the tan. for what is ta corne. The piatform on wbhich. these cars are' built ill carr mayof Chryoier's.futureve- If you 1k. ýbigrcar.1s, 'you will.' 11k9 the new LMI sedans., These new carsêffer, the kind of inter- ior sapace 'that'I haven'tseen i ïa car for years. As.fo, te exterior, I, -fihd them qui.,sylah, while others 'say. aithe ,new, mùodelslook alike; . -1_',» You have ta remeýmber that the demande put on car companies ta bmild.more efficient cars hasled ta a more aerodynamic ah ipe. Since there' are vorv few wind- cheatlng shapes, ail new cars tend te look the samne. Juat last week I was fortunate, ta test, a new Dodge Intrepid. The mode I had was fairly basic withijust air conditioninq anc1 AM-FM cassette. Add Up What is standard and you have a fairly wll-equippod car. Undrthehood is a choice of two engines, both V-6s. The. base engmen- i. the- conventional no. overhçad cams or muiti- valves, but roaI ~Detrit'iron -dispiacing 3.3-litres. Power for the this V6 is* 153hp., and 177 *ibuiJft. c, f *tarque., .Th-e opinal engine- which Chrysier O e.stasumost wili b. 'a 3.ýte overhead cam. Power for this, littie beast will be 214hp. and> 221* lbs./ft.. of torque at 2.,800rpm. W .Mhat mnakes these engines.a litti. differont is that they are located under the hood in. a north/south layout instead cf trasvese (sîeas).This nà orth/soduth i ayout a"llows for easier a ineteniande ,and .,more room for future engin. choices. Rumour bas it that we might se. a fr&onti engfine rear-drive car in the. future in another unodel. .Ail II sedans will corne with a very smooth-shifting,-electroni- cally controiled four-speed trans- mission. During my test drive I was irnpressed by- how quietly thus transmission changed goars. It aimost seemed.1k. the carhad no gears, as the jerk ofthe gears shifting was aimost non-existent. Interior styiing is, very Mode and -up ta date. .AUl buttans, knobs and controls ýare.-well pia- ced for the, ease of the driver. turning ificuit. With parking silots 'getting narrower: ,over the- yoears,, thinigs can- get a littie'- ticky-when parking. Keep in mind-that I amn used ta smailer cars, so 1 ar nont one ta really judge. But if you- have boon 'driving a smailer. car, for sorne tinie and, are looking ta go bigger, be preparod for the biigger turning radius. 1Prices for, the- Intrepid 'are around $18,000 ta start, with the hiÈher, une ýChrysier Concord starting at around $21,000. If you want tao se e tem, the Intre- pid is already'.at deaiers whiie le Cncord is on the way. CHRYBSLER INTREPID-I. Soating, up front on my test'car :asa 5U/50 bondi sjéat' I arn .generally net 'a- fan cf bench seats -but in thei. two hô,urs, I drove the car I was very, comfor- table. The. back s'eat area is, where the actioný is.-Passengets wiii *have ne 'probiems w*ith loérom Three aduits shouid be ablé ta fit inî the rear in cosy comùfrt. - ýI 'Was ^ impressed by- the. perfor- mance.,cf the Intrepid' fpr,.the Useëd 'car ËIsa short time Iha it. For a big car it has --good,-pick-up and' enoug'h p ower ta koep, it aît those spoeds. Handling in the Intrepid is cf the European, flavour. Chrysier engineers planned it that way,- as they foel their;;car will compote, against the likes Of BM <5 serios, Taurus, Maxn'ma and Camry ta name a few.-, I was a littie disappointed in the parking lot. The. iong- wheel- base of the, Intrepid make tight dle changes FR O PAG 23of Consumer and Commercial te buy'a vohicle transfer package, Rtelations .to give ta the buyer. "The- package wili give the The -package. will include consumer more information about inoraton onthe vebicie's the vehicie that wiil help in Ontario registration. hiâtry, making an infornxed decision. It liens, fair markot value andtany does not include a -mechanical adcitionnl. forma needed tohiùstory cf the vehicie, but it wil comiplet. the. change in let the buyor know how many' ownership., The coat,,c f --the,- previous owners therehave been package' is $20.,and .it' wiil ho .and .if.there, are any outstanding availabie starting in February 'debts'.registered against: the 1993.' vebicle," says Marilyn Churley, "The viehicie transfer package Minister of ýConsumer and wiil improve customer service by Commercial Relations.', providing, one-stop, sh9opping for For more- information on the vehicle' information," ; said, payment cf the EST or the vehicle Transportation Minister Gilles transfer' package, cali 1-800. Pouliot. 263-7965. For French, language TIh. package -will ho availabie enquiries, cal 1-800-668-5821. at more than 300 driver and Usera cof a telephone 'device for vehicle licence iasuing offices in the'deafcall 1-800-26.3-77-76.: Jays in .Enterprise -cars Cars from, a local dealership were prominent in the Toronta Blue, Jays victory. parade on Moniday. Three,'92e Ford Mustang con- vertibles from Enterprise Ford in Oshawa were among those that ecarried Jays players through Toronto for the victory ceiob- ration. Enterprise president Don Swit- zer, general sales manager Mike Harper and Bob Ster drove thé cars in thepa rade. MOTO TY AT RCI S URN:l -GREAT '.C E T-,ý AL -À 'R ýV UEý' [ni just one year Satu rn has been namned]in thetop three for Co nstruction, Satisfaction anïdValue. Corne and test drive a 1993 -atý MOTORCITY- in Whitby. k.oTORCFFYl r *SATURN SA SZ SATLN_150 DUDAS T. 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