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yekpippf pibbpt 17 ia pj9 mazda millenia reliable and daring by jim robinson metroland car critic the 1995 mazda mulenia was previewed on these pages some months back being the first of an entire new wave of frontengined v6powered family sedans being built by seemingly everyone on the planet there are two versions which differ mainly with the engine the topline car is the miller- cycle lysholm compressor- equipped 23litreengined v6 producing 210 hp thanks to what would otherwise be called a supercharger unlike turbos there is no power lag so you get ummph when you want it known as the s it also gets slightly larger tires with a 10mm wider footprint mazda expects a majority of its buyers 85 per cent i believe to go with the stan dard car both models come equipped as standard with climate con trol seat warmers 220lb capacity roof rack mountings full instrumentation dual air bags traction control anti lock brakes remote mirrors with defog and the list goes on and on basically every possi ble option is standard except the leather and power sunroof which is part of the leather package the only transmission offered is a fourspeed automatic with lockup clutch giving the virtues of quiet operation and smooth shifting of power to the frontdrive wheels the greatest strides have been in terms of sound insulation and isolating this keeps rotating masses like the engine and wheels from intruding on the passenger compartment in short it is very quiet indeed inside a millenia the standard engine is a 25- litre twincam v6 of 170 hp and 160 ftlbs of torque sourced from the mx- 6 sports coupe in terms of noise and smoothness of operation it was already one of the best v6s in the world thanks to the extra care taken with the millenia its even better inside you get one of those ergoinspired instrument pan els with ovoid buttons tactile- heightening knobs and flowing character lines its a comfort able place to be but after growing up with cars that had switches wherever was conve nient for the designer not the operator it takes a little get ting used to truck space well its an improvement all out of propor tion to the 929 instead of space for maybe two duffel bags you now have 133 cubic feet the other impression is something you dont notice until you drive another older car and its an almost total lack of wind noise several times ive mentioned lack of noise and vibration but its something you have to experi ence and i also advise taking along a cd to try the sound system on for size prices range from 36500 for the base car with cloth seats to the allsinging s at 42400 my base car with the leather package came with a and i better not forget to mention handling which comes into its own when asked to approach the limit thanks to a turning circle of just 114 metres and fully independent suspension including a heftylooking multilink system at the back steering and response are good i have always found mazda products to be sound lyconstructed stoutly reli able and always a little dar ing i will mourn the passing of the 929 serenia but wel come the millenia in terms of build quality and features it leaves little to be desired now its up to mazda to spread the word something it must do in the face of all that v6 frontdrive competition coming to market in 1994 fitting in available at this price upgraded 1 sb pkg 43 v6 power power windows locks 8 passenger seating air cond cass deep tint glass abs brakes driver air bag plus much more immk purchase the 1995 cmc safari 36 month lease requires downpayment of 4553 plus firsts- security taxes t sale price plus freight and taxes not only will your family and friends fit in your new safari gmc safari will fit your budget loaded with features youll love and payments that make sense up until dec 31 take advantage of no charge keyless entry a value sales hours mon thurs900 900 fri 930 530 sat 9 530 m o t or s pontiacbuickgmc 4630 hwy 7 unionville at kennedy rd 4771 666 ti 7 4 r 4jjjl jjiim t ftrftt