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Edgy Lexus looker enters crowded crossover market Where has the modern station wagon NX 200t doesn’t have as large a front gone? Nowhere, it’s just called somegrille but the side accent lines, swept thing else–a crossover or small SUV. front windshield and defined rear lights The traditional family station wagon all make a statement. Other than the has been replaced with taller, more bigger grille, the F-Sport model also practical SUVs that provide similar gets larger wheels, a sportier suspeninterior space but add functionality, like sion and LED headlamps on both low a power rear lift gate, all wheel drive and high beam where the base model (AWD) and better outward visibility. gets LED lamps only in the low setting. Automakers have taken notice and, Inside with a few exceptions, have abandoned The exterior might be an acquired taste the traditional station wagon and but the inside is a refined and practical produced a small SUV place to spend time. The instead. This market has same “spindle” motif is exploded in popularity carried into the centre to the point that it is the console, with aluminum fasted growing segment accents pieces that in the market today. frame the high-mounted This is a tough battlecentre stack. The shifter ground but Lexus hopes and computer controller its track record of building are placed to perfection As the small SUV making it easy for the high quality products will attract a new buyer to driver to interact with market continues to the NX. the NX without having to grow and this new Looks look down. The base conNX certainly is one of troller is a rotary knob, “Bam, look at me. No, look at me,” screams this the most eye-catching similar to Audi’s MMI new NX. The edgy design to come along in a system, the optional will turns heads and garRemote Touch system while. ner attention but I have has a track pad that come to realize two things Zack Spencer lets the driver scroll and about the car business. press the pad, the same First, when a design is rather edgy, it way we all use a laptop touch pad. can date quickly. The second is that the Above the controller is a 7-inch screen initial “bam, look at me” wears off, and that displays the information and is the product just becomes part of the positioned well, helping to keep the vehicular landscape, losing the initial attention on the road ahead. The inside pop. of the cabin might not look that invitIf you squint your eyes, just a bit, you ing because of the sweeping roofline can see the Toyota RAV4, the vehicle but in practice, it really is a comfortable the NX is based on. The “spindle” 5-seat vehicle with standard 8-way grille that has now migrated across power and heated front seats. The rear the Lexus family is very prominent, seats sit higher off the floor for good especially the F-Sport version of the outward visibility and the headliner has NX. The F-Sport is the upscale, sportier been scooped out to help maximize model that Lexus hopes will attract the the interior space. Cargo is on par with same youthful buyers that have moved others in this class and a power litigate into the Lexus IS compact car. The base is optional.
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Drive The worldwide launch of the NX was held right here in B.C., driving between ultra modern Vancouver and the rustic resort of Whistler. International guests were exposed to the two sides of the NX, the polished city vehicle and the weekend getaway SUV. Powering around the mountain resort, I got my first shot at the all-new 2.0L direct inject turbocharged 4-cylinder that Lexus will use in a number of its vehicles. With 235hp and 258 lb.-ft. of torque this new power plant does a good job once the NX 200t is in motion; it is getting away from a stop that could use a bit more snap. AWD is standard across the lineup but the system is designed to run in front wheel drive as much as possible to help save fuel. Lexus has made no bones about its target; it sees the Audi Q5 as the benchmark in this class. Audi has been at the small turbocharged game a lot longer and it shows, plus the handling of the NX isn’t sharp at all. In fact, all the passengers inside the base model test vehicle noticed the top-heavy body roll. Verdict What Lexus (Toyota) has been up to over the past ten-plus years is
producing hybrid cars in numbers nobody else can touch. This new NX is also available as a hybrid, but don’t expect any kind of show-stopping performance. Rated at just 194hp, the heavier NX 300h hybrid might be outclassed by just-as-thrifty diesel options in the market. The price of the NX 200T has not been set but if you look at the Audi Q5 as a target, expect the price to start at roughly $41,000 when it goes on sale at the end of 2014. Fuel economy has also not been set but with a direct injection turbocharged 4-cylinder under the hood, this new Lexus should be better on fuel than the larger RX350 equipped with a V6 engine. As the small SUV market continues to grow, and this new NX certainly is one of the most eye-catching to come along in a while. The Lowdown Power: 235hp 2.0L turbo or 194hp hybrid Fill-up: N/A Sticker price: N/A
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Cruze is cruising up the bestseller charts by Keith Morgan
Our neighbours to the south may still be suspicious of smaller vehicles but they are more than welcome on driveways north of the border. In the top 20 best sellers, 15 are compact or sub-compacts and the remaining five are by no means gas-guzzlers. The Honda Civic is the perennial top seller, and according to the latest figures available, the Hyundai Elantra and the Toyota Corolla follow it. The Chevrolet Cruze, currently with a starting sticker price of a few bucks more than $15,200, sits in a solid fourth place and it’s a ray of light for General Motors. It recorded a five percent year-over-year sales increase in the first quarter reports. Its 2014 March sales were a fraction under 50 percent better than last year. In fact, it’s the brand’s bestseller with worldwide sales in excess of two million since its launch. Much has been written about the Ford revival and its excellent world car products – most of which fall into the small car category. GM does have competing products in what’s become a crowded market. The subcompact Sonic is in the top 20 but nothing has caught fire in the way the Cruze has. It first surfaced here in late 2010 as a globally developed and designed compact four-door sedan and five-door hatchback, replacing the outgoing Cobalt. When I drove one of the early editions, I was impressed with its design and performance, which matched any rival. It’s a car for a small family starting out or singles with a daily commute on their hands. However, I feared the Cruze would suffer from the apparent prejudice against domestically produced small cars but its sales prove me to be a pessimist! It may be a young’un but it’s already undergone some significant changes and engine improvements. Perhaps most
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significant among them was the introduction of a clean diesel version (pictured here) with a sticker price of around $26,000. It’s not inexpensive but Canadians like the 4.2 L/100 km highway fuel consumption offered by the 2-litre, turbocharged diesel powerplant. The base Cruze LS is also easy on your gas budget. Its standard 6-speed manual transmission, coupled with a 1.4-litre powerplant, promises a highway fuel consumption rating of 5.4 L/100 km – the auto tranny makes that 5.6 L/100 km. The Cruze Eco’s 1.4L turbocharged ECOTEC engine, generates 138 horses and sips 4.6 L/100 km on the highway. It looks good today but in 2015, the Cruze gets a significant visual refresh with an updated grille and body shape that will give it more than a passing resemblance to its larger sibling Malibu. We’re told it will get significant tech changes, including an infotainment system with a driver alert text system that can be read through smart phones and over Bluetooth, plus additional USB ports, and a 4G LTE connection enabling it to function as a WiFi hot spot. The Chevrolet AppShop will allow owners to download all available apps directly to the vehicle, offering access to vehicle data, music, news, weather and travel information. No prices yet. Worth a serious look by import car fans. keith.morgan@drivewaybc.ca
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Room enough to Pilot the entire family by Ian Harwood
B.C. high school students show off their skills on video by Bob McHugh
A hands-on ability, whatever the skill, is a talent that tends to go unrecognised and too often, it is underappreciated, even by those who possess the talent. That’s why I was delighted to be asked again to participate as a judge (one of five) in the annual “Show Us Your Skills” competition organized by Discover Skills BC for high school students. Students create a short video about a trade or skill that they are interested in pursuing. Prizes for the top three videos are presented to both the student and the high school that they attend. The high level of expertise that some of these kids already possess was remarkable and the video entries this year were outstanding. First prize this year went to Connor Shaw, a student at Traditional Learning Academy in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island. He was taught to weld by his uncle and at age 12 he fabricated a flat deck for a truck he was given. More recently he added a hydraulic lift system that gives the flat deck a dump feature. Connor loves welding and plans to pursue a career in a related trade. Connor will get an Apple MacBook Air and his high school will receive $2,000. The second prize winner was Albert Leung, who attends Steveston-London Secondary in Richmond. Albert will get an Apple iPad Air 16GB and the school will receive $1,000. Bernice Chung, a student at Eric Hamber Secondary, in Vancouver, came third, she will receive an Apple iPad Mini, and $500 goes to the school. Trades can offer a rewarding and fulfilling career path with a higher than average wage level and a solid future. The trades sector in B.C. is expected to face an overall labour shortage by 2016 that will deepen in the following years, according to WorkBC Trades Occupations Outlook (2010-2020) report (www.workbc.ca). A goal of this video competition is to encourage more B.C. students to simply consider a trade as a rewarding career alternative and entice more teachers and high schools to include trades as a career option in the classroom. Most apprentice programs are four years and on-the-job training is on-going, especially in the auto service industry. Changes in new technology are rapidly transforming trades, as well as other occupations. Looking even further ahead, our growing and evolving job market will require skilled, capable people who can adapt to new challenges and new technologies. You can look at the top three winning entries online at www.discoverskillsbc.ca bob.mchugh@drivewaybc.ca
PLEASE READ THE FINE PRINT: Offers valid until July 31, 2014. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between Toyota prices, rates and/or other information contained on toyotabc.ca and that contained on toyota.ca, the latter shall prevail. Errors and omissions excepted. 2014 RAV4 Base FWD LE Automatic ZFREVT-A MSRP is $25,689 and includes $1,819 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax. **Lease example: 2.9% Lease APR for 60 months on approved credit. Semi-Monthly payment is $123 with $2850 down payment. Total Lease obligation is $17,610. Lease 60 mos. based on 100,000 km, excess km charge is $.10. ***Finance example: 0.9% finance for 36 months, upon credit approval, available on 2014 RAV4 FWD LE Automatic ZFREVT-A. Applicable taxes are extra. 2014 Corolla CE 6M Manual BURCEM-A MSRP is $17,544 and includes $1,549 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, and battery levy. †Lease example: 2014 Corolla CE 6M with a vehicle price of $16,844 (includes $700 Toyota Canada Lease Assist, which is deducted from the negotiated selling price after taxes, and $1,549 freight/PDI) leased at 0.9% over 60 months with $0 down payment equals 120 semi-monthly payments of $85 with a total lease obligation of $10,900. Lease 60 mos. based on 100,000 km, excess km charge is $.07. ††Finance example: 0.9% finance for 36 months, upon credit approval, available on 2014 Corolla CE 6M Manual BURCEM-A. Applicable taxes are extra. 2014 Sienna CE V6 Automatic ZK3DCT-A MSRP is $30,939 and includes $1,819 freight and pre-delivery inspection, tire levy, battery levy and air conditioning federal excise tax. ‡Lease example: 1.9% Lease APR for 60 months on approved credit. Semi-Monthly payment is $160 with $2,620 down payment. Total Lease obligation is $21,760. Lease 60 mos. based on 100,000 km, excess km charge is $.15. ‡‡Finance example: 0.9% finance for 72 months, upon credit approval, available on 2014 Sienna CE V6 Automatic ZK3DCT-A. Applicable taxes are extra. ‡‡‡Up to $2500 Non-Stackable Cash Back available on select 2014 Sienna models. No cash back on 2014 Sienna CE V6 Automatic. Applicable taxes are extra. Down payment, first semi-monthly payment and security deposit plus GST and PST on first payment and full down payment are due at lease inception. A security deposit is not required on approval of credit. Non-stackable Cash Back offers may not be combined with Toyota Financial Services (TFS) lease or finance rates. If you would like to lease or finance at standard TFS rates (not the above special rates), then you may be able to take advantage of Cash Customer Incentives. Vehicle must be purchased, registered and delivered by July 31, 2014. Cash incentives include taxes and are applied after taxes have been charged on the full amount of the negotiated price. See toyota.ca for complete details on all cash back offers. †††Semi-monthly lease offer available through Toyota Financial Services on approved credit to qualified retail customers on most 24, 36, 48 and 60 month leases of new and demonstrator Toyota vehicles. First semi-monthly payment due at lease inception and next monthly payment due approximately 15 days later and semi-monthly thereafter throughout the term. Toyota Financial Services will waive the final payment. Semi-monthly lease offer can be combined with most other offers excluding the First Payment Free and Encore offers. First Payment Free offer is valid for eligible TFS Lease Renewal customers only. Toyota semi-monthly lease program based on 24 payments per year, on a 60-month lease, equals 120 payments, with the final 120th payment waived by Toyota Financial Services. Competitive bi-weekly lease programs based on 26 payments per year, on a 60-month lease, equals 130 payments. Not open to employees of Toyota Canada, Toyota Financial Services or TMMC/TMMC Vehicle Purchase Plan. Some conditions apply. See your Toyota dealer for complete details. Visit your Toyota BC Dealer or www.toyotabc.ca for more details. Some conditions apply; offers are time limited and may change without notice. Dealer may lease/sell for less. *Toyota - Winner of more 2014 Canadian Black Book Best Retained Value awards than any other brand. Based on value retained from original MSRP for 2010 model year vehicles as published by CBB, as of 1 January 2014. See CanadianBlackBook.com for complete details.
The 2014 Honda Pilot has enough space to get you, your family, and all your gear to the campsite and let’s not forget the family dog! Looks: Even though the vehicle was last re-designed as long ago as 2009, it still fits the market today and it has a unique style to it. In The Cab: Inside updates and improvements ensure there is plenty of room for eight in this large sport ute. The 60/40 second row and third row bench seats fold flat to give a good surface to transport larger items. Another added improvement is the rear glass that opens independently from the hatch. If you go for the EX-L or Touring edition there is a power lift gate. A 229-watt audio system with seven speakers and a subwoofer is available on the LX 2wd, LX, EX and EX-L model while the Touring comes with a 650-watt, AM/FM/CD Premium audio system with MP3/Windows media and 10 speakers including a 5.1 surround sound theater mode, also a 15 GB hard drive (HDD) audio storage. There is an available Honda DVD rear entertainment system with 9-inch display. And check this out: there’s an optional
Honda satellite-linked navigation system with trilingual voice recognition that responds to over 800 verbal commands Safety first: The 2014 Pilot’s standard safety equipment includes Vehicle Stability Assist, commonly known as electronic stability control with traction control and ABS. There are three row-side curtain airbags with roll over sensors; dual stage front air bags, a driver’s front side air bag, and a passenger’s front side air bag with occupant position detection system. There’s also have hill start assist on all models. The VTM-4 system directs power to the front differential when extra traction is not required, helping with the fuel economy, when more traction is required, the system engages the rear differential. Power: The 3.5 litre, 24-valve, SOHC i-VTEC V6 engine delivers 250 hp and 253 ft lbs of torque. Variable cylinder management (VCM) which shuts down two or three cylinders when not required. The five speed automatic transmission runs smoothly and very quiet when shifting. When the green ECO light comes on, I noticed the transmission was a little noisier as the engine decreased the number of cylinders in operation. The Pilot has a tow rating of 2045 kg (4500 lb)
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. Monthly or Semi-Monthly payment options . Standard or Low Kilometre Lease . No Security Deposit
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GRANVILLE TOYOTA VANCOUVER 8265 Fraser Street (604) 263-2711 6978
18732
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JIM PATTISON TOYOTA SURREY 15389 Guildford Drive (604) 495-4100 6701
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Friday, July 11, 2014
MINI RICHMOND SUMMER DEMO SALE RATES FROM 0.9%* & SAVINGS UP TO $6,000** MINI COUNTRYMAN
MINI PACEMAN
STOCK # OM202 PM006 OM265 OM240 OM257 OM236 OM232 OM204 PM014 OM233 OM245
YEAR & MODEL 2014 MINI Cooper Countryman 2014 MINI Cooper Countryman 2014 MINI Cooper Countryman 2014 MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4 2014 MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4 2014 MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4 2014 MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4 2014 MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4 2014 MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4 2014 MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4 2014 MINI Cooper S Countryman ALL4
COLOUR Briliant Cooper Light White Blazing Red Absolute Black True Blue Cosmic Blue Absolute Black Chili Red True Blue Chili Red Royal Grey
MILEAGE 6,912 km 4,128 km 3,029 km 3,016 km 3,091 km 3,014 km 5,514 km 7,622 km 3,060 km 3,090 km 3,090 km
MSRP † $31,090 $34,635 $34,690 $38,375 $38,630 $38,825 $38,975 $39,560 $40,825 $41,260 $41,990
STOCK #
YEAR & MODEL
COLOUR
MILEAGE
MSRP †
OM274 OM254 OM251 OM268 OM205 OM252 OM253 OM269 OM255
2014 MINI Cooper Clubman 2014 MINI Cooper Paceman 2014 MINI Cooper S Paceman ALL4 2014 MINI Cooper S Paceman ALL4 2014 MINI Cooper S Paceman ALL4 2014 MINI Cooper S Paceman ALL4 2014 MINI Cooper S Paceman ALL4 2014 MINI Cooper S Paceman ALL4 2014 MINI JCW Paceman ALL4
Pepper White Light White Blazing Red Starlight Blue Absolute Black Chili Red Absolute Black Chili Red Chili Red
3,028 km 3,023 km 3,790 km 5,569 km 4,178 km 3,389 km 3,021 km 4,100 km 3,022 km
$29,295 $35,985 $39,685 $40,980 $41,650 $42,460 $42,950 $44,010 $54,075
STOCK #
YEAR & MODEL
COLOUR
MILEAGE
MSRP †
PM010 OM273 OM271
2014 MINI Cooper Knightsbridge Convertible 2014 MINI Cooper S Roadster 2014 MINI Cooper S Roadster
Midnight Black Lightning Blue Kite Blue
6,763 km 3,022 km 3,024 km
$32,200 $40,385 $44,935
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MINI RICHMOND 338-10700 Cambie Road, Richmond, B.C.
604.233.0700
minirichmond.ca
† Prices include Freight & PDI of up to $2,495. Taxes extra. *Lease and finance rates are those offered by MINI Financial Services Canada only on approved credit. 0.9% finance rate applies to 2014 MINI Countryman S ALL4 and Paceman S ALL4 models up to a 60-month term. **Savings of $6,000 apply to 2014 MINI Paceman S ALL4 Demo (Stock #: OM205). Mileage may vary. Errors and omissions excepted. Offers expire and delivery must be taken by July 31, 2014. Offers are subject to availability and may be cancelled or changed without notice. Certain conditions may apply. Contact MINI Richmond for full details.