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26 - The Oakville Beaver, Wednesday February 13, 2008 www.oakvillebeaver.com BAD CREDIT Everyone Deserves A Second Chance. We Can Re-establish Your Credit And Get You In A Vehicle And On The Road Today. Instant Approval www.hawleypbc.com BANKRUPT DIVORCED Call Wally-905.330.1104 NO CREDIT The 2008 Suzuki Equator debuts in Chicago Continued from Page 25 225 Dundas St. East Mississauga At The Same Location For Over 60 Years guards. To enhance the vehicle's overall appearance and performance, the Quad is equipped with Yokohama Geolander tires that ride on 17-inch custom aluminum wheels and features Rockford Fosgate amp and speaker components. The production version of the 2009 Equator, which will very closely follow the style of these prototype concepts, starts with a 2.5-liter DOHC inline four-cylinder engine with 152 hp and 171 lb-ft of torque or an optional 4.0-liter, V6 DOHC engine producing a class-leading 261 hp with 281 lb-ft of torque. The Equator is matched to either a five-speed electronically controlled automatic transmission (I4 and V6), five-speed manual transmission (I4) or six-speed manual transmission (V6), and offers an available shifton-the-fly four-wheel-drive system with an electronically controlled part-time two-speed transfer case. For enhanced off-road capability, the rugged Equator offers a comprehensive off-road traction system, including four-wheel limited slip, electronic locking rear differential, Vehicle Dynamic Control (VDC), hill descent control and hill start assist. Other Equator powertrain components include engine-speed-sensitive power-assisted rack-and-pinion steering for responsiveness and good on-center feel and standard four-wheel disc brakes with Anti-lock Braking System (ABS) and Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD). The all-new Equator will separate itself from the Nissan Frontier with unique Suzuki elements, including hood, front fenders, grille, bumpers, front fascia and tailgate. Although this product has mainly been driven by Suzuki in the U.S., you can bet that Suzuki Canada is happy to diversify its lineup further and the Equator may help boost its overall sales of around 12,000 vehicles to this year's total sales goal of 16,000 units. Model availability, trim levels and prices for the Canadian market are yet to be determined. Nissan's Smyrna plant will begin production of their own next generation Frontiers by September before starting on the 2009 Suzuki Equator but the new pickup truck is scheduled to go on sale in Canada in the fourth quarter of 2008. The RMZ-4, Quay and Quad, three concepts revealed at the Chicago Auto Show, and based on the Equator, Suzuki's first real pickup truck in North America.