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mttm Macholooking GMC Terrain stands out from the crowd BY LORNE DRURY METROLAND NEWSPAPERS MAGAZINE Built in Ingersoll Ont at the CAM assembly plant alongside the popular Chevrolet Equinox the Terrain is also making quite an impression on North American A fivepassenger compact cross over SUV the Terrain replaces the Envoy which was also built in Inger The Terrain joins the Yukon and Acadia to complete the CUVSUV lineup for GMC in 2010 The Terrain comes in SLE and trim and with either front- or all- wheel drive Two engines are offered an Ecotec 24litre hp DOHC inline direct injection fourcylinder and a 30litrc 264 direct injection V6 Both engines are mated to sixspeed automatic transmissions My tester was the Terrain SIT the same vehicle that was recently entered in the Best New CUVSUV to cat egory at the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada TestFest to determine Car and Utility Vehicle of the Year The Terrain finished fifth out of seven vehicles in an extremely close category won by the Volkswagen Touareg TDI Clean Diesel Second was the Audi followed by the MercedesBenz GLK 350 Lexus RX 350 was fourth with the Volvo XC60 and Acura trailing behind the Terrain At the Terrain was far and away the least expensive vehicle in its class The firstplace Touareg had a sticker price of while the Audi and Mercedes models were also priced north of 45K Considering the price differential the Terrain fared extremely well in The scoops Best New Car Award for a reason The Mazda3 sees a host of changes designed to improve on the outgoing model that was one of the most successful cars in the history of the company One major visual change is the front grille which is partially responsible for a major improvement in aerodynamics Mazda continues its winning ways with Canadians thanks in very large part to the Mazda3 Sedan and Sport hatchback models These cars respectively won their categories Best New Small Car under and Best New Small Car over 000 at last Novembers Automotive Journalists Association of Canada Best New Car of the Year awards Both cars are in the running for the overall 2010 Best New Car Awards that will be announced at this years Canadian International Auto Show in Toronto in Febru ary an award the first generation Mazda3 won in 2004 Two years ago I talked with Meada the program manager three Mazdas sold around the world is a Mazda3 so Meadas task came with a lot of pressure Although the and the first generation Mazda3 have virtually the same dimensions much atten tion was paid to aerodynamics with things like panels under the body to smooth air flow with the cars overall coefficient of drag dropping from down to The biggest visual change is the muchenlarged grille While it retains the Mazda fivepoint design the wide mouth is there not just for improved cooling but is an actual for the 2010 MudaS and joked thai part of the aero package his job truly was to fix something lf i c upper half that isnt broken That wasnt far off One of every Jim Robinson Carguide Magazine Newspapers Kia continues to raise the bar with 2011 Sorento BY NEIL MOORE YORK REGION MEDIA GROUP METROLAND NEWSPAPERS lf youve always thought of as the inexpensive alternative to buying used think again Like Hyundai the company has evolved has climbed steadily in terms of quality going from place in ID Powers Initial Quality Study IQS rankings to spot in Kia successfully transformed customer perceptions through the significant inroads weve made in quality and design said Shelley Tav- ener Public Relations Manager for Canada at the recent launch of the 2011 Sorento Weve also cre ated vehicles this year that create an emotional appeal she added refer ring to the Soul which has sold units during the 10 months since its introduction Abo helping change brand per ception are the Forte launched in May 2009 and the sporty Forte Coupe which bowed in August Next in line to help achieve its aspiration of being the premium brand without the premium price is the 201 1 Sorento compact SUV to be available early this year Completely redesigned the all- new Sorento has departed from a tra ditional bodyonframe SUV design to that of a crossover using unibody construction while increasing spa ciousness and improving comfort and ride The Sorento is longer and wider than the previous generation but with a slightly lower roofline and lower centre of gravity It also has substantially more space than its predecessor with 4035 litres of inte rior volume for the fiveseat version and 430 litres as a seven as compared with 3894 litres for the AUTHORIZED Protection Plan 1 DEALER 18100 Street Newmarket For Service Appointment Dial Extension 1070