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s A little more than four years ago the showcar version of today‘s Buick Park Avenue debuted at the Detroit Auto Show to a very warm welcome. The refreshingly new lines herâ€" alded a change in stylingâ€"think within General Motors, which had seen share of the market plunge from 50 per cent to its current, preâ€" carious 35 per cent. The Cadillac Seville STS, the new Eldorado, the sprightly Pontiac Grand Am, the handsome Chevy/GMC pickups, the dazzling new Camaro/Firebird â€" â€" all of these can be traced back to the Park Avenue. The waterfall grille and that muscular character line up over the rear wheels brought life to the car and it still remains one of General Motors‘ better looking offerings. It‘s been three years since I drove a Park Avenue and a lot has changed, or maybe I should say evolved, beneath the powerful lines. For one thing, the Ultra topline model now comes standard with a 1993 626 CRONOS NO G.S.1. ON BRAND NEW 1993 MAZDAS! 1993 MPV FIRST TIME EVER!! Oakville Mazda pays your GST and PST for you!* Not your father‘s Buick... supercharged 3800 V6. That means 205 hp and 260 ft/lbs of torqueâ€"â€" putting the car squarely in the midst of the faster luxury cars from Bavaria and Toyota City. The standard 3800, incidentally, is up in torque to 225 ft/lbs with 170 hp on tap. All Park Avenues employ GM‘s smoothâ€"shifting electronic fourâ€"speed overdrive automatic which feeds power to the front wheels. Tested here is the Park Avenue Ultra with a stunning list of stateâ€" ofâ€"theâ€"art driving equipment. There is optional ride control which gives three levels of damping (comfort, normal or firm) and automatically maintains the correct damping of the shocks for whatever road you happen to be on. There is variable effort steering. This week‘s test car also had traction control and we now take NO P.S.1. 1993 PROTEGE 4 DAYS ONLY OFFER ENDS 6:00 P.M. SAT., SEPT. 4/93 1291 SPEERS RD. 827â€"4242 WHERE GOOD SERVICE IS A FACT, NOT A PROMISE * On Promotional Inâ€"Stock Vehicles Only. See Dealer For Details MAKING YOU FEEL JUST RIGHT LAKESHORE RD. antiâ€"lock brakes on GM cars as standard. This car even has optional programmable door locks, which let the driver decide if the locks will stay that way or automatically unlock when the car is put into "Park" from "Drive". The Ultra also has that nifty dual zone climate control which lets you have the temperature you want on your side, while your passenger can select something ambient for him/her. The tester also came with the optional Gran Touring suspension which means BIG 16â€"inch alloy wheels with 215â€"section tires. Believe it or not, the supercharged Ultra, with a towing package can haul one ton. Inside, you meet plush in the North American sense of the word. The black leather seats and accents are thick and strong like Marlon e ACHENA SL e CUTLASS CIERRA LOW KILOMETRES TOWNE Chevrolet ===Geo ~â€"â€"=OIldsmobile â€"â€"â€"=â€"=== 547 TRAFALGAR RD. At ThE Q.EW,. 844â€"2320 Brando‘s motorcycle jacket. Interior room is sixâ€"passenger all the way. The overhead twoâ€"way power sunâ€" roof is one of the largest found in any car. It‘s a little glitzy for my taste. One ergonomic problem is havâ€" ing to reach way, way over to the right and down to use the heatâ€"cool buttons on the climate control. Why these aren‘t on the left side of the unit, or better, on the steering wheel hub like Pontiac, is beyond me. If you remember the April 1â€"2 freezing rain, then you will appreciâ€" ate the Buick‘s frontâ€"rear defrosters and heated remote mirrors did the trick in about three minutes â€" a truly fine performance. I had a wonderful time with the big, black Buick. With the formal color and (in my opinion) overdone silvery side moulding, the car gives no hint of what lurks under the TOWNE CHEVâ€"OLDSâ€"GEO p 1992 LUMINA APV CL Sevenâ€"passenger, power windows and locks, cruise, tilt, power seat, aluminium wheels, 3.8 V8 automatic with overdrive. Factory Warranty. MAKE US A OFFER 1991 GMC S$15 PICKâ€"UP Air conditioning, 4.3 litre V6, heavy duty package, automatic with overdrive, only 25,000 kms. Factory Warranty. MAKE US A OFFER 1990 S10 EXTENDED PICKâ€"UP Complete with cap, 4.3 litre, V6, 5â€" speed, low kilometres, air conditioning, AM/FM stereo/cassette and lots more. MAKE US A OFFER SEF OUR GREAT SELECTION OF NEARLY NEW 1993 SEDANS. * CUTLASS SUPREME S + LUMINA EURO GM WARRANTY hood. Best way to get away from the light is to start out normally for the first 2â€"3 seconds and then mash the pedal. The supercharger, now getâ€" ting full fuel flow from the injecâ€" tors, digs down and belts out the power. Acceleration is, in a word, magnificent. Because this is such a sleeper, those troglodytes in their 5.0â€"litre Mustangs and horrid little CRXs never knew what hit them until I was already gone. During the week I had the Ultra, I also did a dayâ€"long test of a new, offâ€"shore, $68,000â€"plus luxury fourâ€" door. Interior room was about the same, the Ultra being a bit older in ergonomics terms. But the Ultra, with every option you can think of is $39,358. Delete the sunroof g66) ‘; 1aqwardas ‘Aepsaupam â€" â€" 1y ($1,480) and you‘re in the upper , midâ€"size car prize range. I might add Transport Canada rates the Ultra at 14.6 L/100kmâ€"19 mpg city and 8.9 L/100kmâ€"32 mpg highway. And that makes this an even more attractive proposition