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The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday June 26, 2002 - C3 BEST IV HEEL S OAKVI LLE / Tire Rotation & Brake Inspection with purchase of Oil Change FREE Shuttle Service in Oakville V. P m eC l c m R e p d rC e n i ^S E S S E M i S IS M ^ S !^ A C C R E D ITE D REPAIR FA C ILITY Q .E .W . N £ S. SERV ICE RD. w < CORNWALL RD. u -Is AUTOMOTIVE EXCELLENCE: O akville G alleries and Lexus o f O akville joined together on June 20 to celebrate the opening o f the exhibition No M a n ' s Land: The Photographs o f Lynne Cohen and the latest in the Lexus line o f luxury vehicles. This is the first year the new Lexus o f O akville dealership showcased its line-up o f autom otive excellence at O akville G alleries in G airloch G ardens, continuing a six-year tradition o f partnership between Lexus C anada and O akville G alleries. O ver 250 attended this public event, which is free o f charge and features sum ptuous hor-d'oeuvres provided by Catered Fare. A bove: Frank A ppa with his Lexus display at G airloch G ardens. W + E 1 SPEERS RD. ^ 5 7 3 Chartw ell Rd. O A KV ILLE ON ( 9 0 5 ) 8 4 4 -9 6 4 1 Keeping the PT Cruiser fun and fresh (continued from page C1) Chrysler has tried, oh how they have tried, to graft in a V6, any V6. But even with the m ost com pact V-6 they could find, it threw the proportions out o f whack, making the car look hideous. So they have m anaged to graft a turbo onto the 2.4 that pro duces 215 hp and 245 lb/ft o f torque. The best part is 90 per cent o f peak torque is available between 2300 and 500 rpm. To handle the power, the Turbo will use a five-speed man ual Getrag gearbox, the same m aker w ho produces five-speeds for BMW. Also available will be the four-speed AutoStick automatic as used in the Chrysler 300M that offers sequential shifting and allows the driver to shift up and down like a man ual. The car I briefly drove came in a metallic royal blue paint that really highlighted the 17-inch Blade Silver five-spoke alloy wheels. With very discreet badging, the PT Turbo has the grunt to see off many V6-powered cars I can think of. But I spent m ost o f my time with the Convertible and this is car that I think will be the next big hit. The back seat is enormous. As one o f the engineers drove while I sampled the back, I was amazed at the lack o f wind buf feting. The very large, centrally-m ounted rollover hoop must have something to do with it. The final decision on where this hoop will go is still to be made, but my advice is change noth ing. Driving in the environs o f N iagara Falls, the PT Convertible was, well, like driving a PT Cruiser. There was none o f the 'concept' car roughness you expect with one-off prototypes. Like the Turbo, this car has been thoroughly sorted out. Chrysler already makes the Sebring Convertible, which to my mind, offers gorgeous looks, seating for four big adults and a price that is reasonable. To join our delivery loom coll 905-845-9742 T he concept car version o f the PT C ruiser C onvertible is very close to the production car that will go on sale next year as a 2004 model. The PT Convertible takes that one step further and in a more affordable direction. I can see this car affecting sales o f the VW G olf Convertible and even the two-seater M azda Miata. The top o f the Convertible, considering the passenger area it has to cover, fits neatly into the rear and doesn't seem to take that much space away from the trunk. The tonneau covers also fit nicely indicating the care that went into creating this car and making it ready for production. I came away from my short drives with both cars feeling that there is much more the PT people at Daim lerChrysler have up their sleeves. Talking to the platform design engineers who cam e up from Detroit for the event and the D aim lerChrysler senior brand manager, Pearl Davies, they also seem to get a personal kick of making the PT Cruiser fun and keeping it fresh. There's no doubt there are many more PT versions to come cruising down the Daim lerChrysler production lines - much to the delight o f PT Cruiser fans. You could become a carrier of the week? Ill/inning Carriers receive a large 3 topping pizza courtesy of: Ontario's #7 Pizza/ TheQakville Beaver Understanding compression ratio An engine requires fuel, compression and ignition (spark) to run. On a given engine, the higher the compression ratio, the more densely packed the air/fuel mixture (intake charge) becomes. This means the `explosion' of the intake charge (once ignited by the spark) that moves the piston downward becomes more powerful. Compression ratio is a term often tossed around, but what does it really mean? It's best described as the ratio of cylinder volume when the piston is at its furthest point of downward travel in the bore as compared to the volume when the piston is at the highest point of travel in the bore. Most gasoline engines today operate with a ratio of between 8.5:1 and 11:1. While `mechanical' compression ratio, as described here, is a good baseline comparator, once the engine is running, numerous other factors come into play, including the engine's ability to efficiently move air/fuel in and spent exhaust gases out. It is therefore possible -- and likely -- to have two engines with the same compression ratio developing different cylinder pressures. SUMMER DEALS / 48 MOS. Lease $1995 Down Intake stroke Intake valve (open) JJ Spark plug Exhaust valve Compression stroke Combustion chamber 0 Security Deposit MSRP $15,295 Non compressed J i volume Piston bore (cylinder) The volume of air/fuel mixture that fills the cylinder and combustion chamber with the piston located at bottom dead center (BDC). P isto n 0% DURE TO COMPARE! Vs. fo cu s LX Financing up to 3B months No Payments up to 90 days Compressed volume The volume of air/fuel mixture has been compressed into this space once the piston has reached the highest point of travel, top dead center (TDC). Vs. Civic DX Vs. Protefl® ^ · P rice a d v a n ta g e $ 5 0 0 · 2 0 vs. 1.6 Litre engine More power (140 v s . ® ) More torque (133 vs. 106) More headroom More front legroom ore front shoulderTM*1 1 · More power (140 vs. 115) · More torque (133 vs. 110) · More headroom ile g ro o m · More shoulder room . price advantage $675 vs. S0HC engine power (140 vs. 110) torque 033 vs. 125) luggage capacity e front headroom front Legroom aranb-rottbars bore (cylinder, · Rear anti-roll bars · Rear mud flaps · Body cotout exterior mirrors, body side mouldings and door handles · Airbag occupancy sensor · Height adjustaWe Front seat lumbar support · 60-40 split rear seats Bear gas pressurized shocks and rear mud flaps Body-colour exterior mirrors Piston Rear gas pressurized shocks Fronts rear mud laps rtaq occupancy sensor Front seat lumbar support Rear heat ducts Piston travel in the bore Airbag occupancy sensor HiegW adjustable Front seats v rtti lumbar support 60/40 split rear seats Rear cup bolder Trunk ajar warning light Variable intermittent wipers .B e a r cup holders · CO player .R e ar child safety locks · Tachometer · Door ajar warning tight · Brake fluid warning light · Variable inermittent wipe's CO player Driver toot rest Tachometer Brake fluid warning light Connecting rod Direction of travel T ilt steering Variable intermittent wipers H Y u ro n i ' SYR/ 24H R " D R I V I N G IS B E L IE V IN G Ask About O ur Grad Rebates Leasing program available fo r Hyundai Financial Service based on new 2002 E lantra GL. MSRP $15,285 in te rs t rate a t 1/14% , $179 per m onth fo r 48 m onth w alka way lease. Down paym ent $1,995 plus fir s t m onthly paym ent required. S ecurity Deposit `O'. F reight & PDE included. License and $3 50 aquisition fee extra. 20,000 km mileage allowance per year, additional km charge o f 0.10. O.A.C. See Hyundai o f O akville i o r " d etails. Crankshaft C O P Y R IG H T W HEELBASE C O M M U N IC A T IO N S