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aceecmaa3ar 18 economist 8tsun stoufietunthury rii 15 1999 p2 v- advertising feature vfl reatiee w injuries siinerea iftear- nissan plans to launch anactive head restraint system for sions driver and front passenger seated oh mostlnfihiti sedans sold it is made under license from lear corporation and is 5n north america beginning later this yean s already standard equipment on three nissan models sold in test data orijhnewechnoldgy was presented at an japan the cima and cefiro sedans and the sunny sub- lengmeermgcorrference in vancouver bgfeb8toll compact the system is designed to help reduce the sort of it will become standard equipment on model year 2000 wriiplash neck injuries suffered primarily in rearend colli- infiniti q45 and 130 luxury sedans and will be installed on j i fj rifrssvps- i vvt i5- v v jsajf mustang was first introduced april 17 1964 we have rourided up both old and new jf qaj mustangs for your viewing pleasure ifitpb the first 75 families will receive the latest rand mcnally street finder free of charge value 1995 come in and enter our draw to win a collector 35th anniversary jacket of aw to bo held may f 99 no purchase necessary sssh 34400 mustang coupe 19995 1 wi if one of top 15 volume dealers in canada in ford car sales 19941998 s35s2 wafiji- i itfhe 2f30x36wnthlftns are our popuhrl i vehicleleasing altemativestheplans give ou i the flexibilityo enjoy anew vehicle and then gve ybuthebption of keeping ic trading it orwalking away atthe end of the lease term no gimmicks no fine print find but more about the plan at mcarthur ford 1 approved auio v repair services 905 54741350 ford bsbj kennedy rd just south of hwy 7 7 uniqnvlll y ford is n 10 steelesave other infiniti and nissan vehicles in future n nissan also plans to introduce the active head itraint system in european market vehicles beginning in early 2000 whiplash injuries result from sudden misalignment of the neck and head when a vehicle is struck from behind the body is pushed forward by the seat while the head if unsupported fails to move in the same direction this kind of force causes the head to snap backwards stretching and bending the neck nissans analysis of test data obtained in volunteer med ical experiments with a prototype seat found the active head restraint provides specific benefits to the three prima ry movements in the neck during rearend collisions the neck injury criterion value an index of the severity of the heads backward movement was reduced by about 65 percent the backward rotational angle of the head resulting from retroflexion backward jolting of the neck was reduced by about 35 per cent nissans active head restraint system mechanically moves the seats head restraint upward and forward providing sup port for the occupants head springs in the seat structure return the headrest to its normal position after the collision nissan v6 honoured the 30litre v6 engine in the nissan maxima and infiniti 130 sedans has been named for the fifth straight year to the ten best engines list compiled by- editors at wards communications inc a leading automotive trade publish er the nissan vq engine is one of only two engines voted to the list every year that editors ofwardsi4wfo world magazine and wards engine and vehicle technology update newsletter have named the best engines invehicles sold in north america nissans newgeneration threelitre vq engine was intro duced in the 1995 nissan maxima and the 1996 infiniti 130 it features microfinishing of camshafts and crankshafts a digital knock control system and a cross-flowxoblantpat- tem the engine produces more power 190 horsepower and torque 205 ftlb while being more fuel efficient quieter and smaller than its predecessor the 30litre vg engine also regarded as one of the best v6s ever engineered the 30litre vq is uhcategorically delightful said bill visnic technical editor of au to world five years after its launch it remains in the opinion of wards best engine testers the best v6 available in theus at any price being named to this list is agreatvhqnour and being naniedeyeryyear the list has been niadeis even agreater honour said shigeo isliida presideritbf nissan research and development inc who accepted this years award on behalf of nissan this vq engine which also is usecrin nissan products in europe and japan truly is a worldclass engine in world- class cars n we areworking on expanding the use of vq engines in the near future and the results of that work will be showing upsoon in north america he said nissans north american operations include styling cerigineering manufacturing sales consumer and corporate financing and industrial and textile equipment fj nissan in north america employs more than 2000ppeo- ple incariada the unitedstatesand mexico and generates j more than 70000 jobs through more than 1500 nissan and ilrifiniti dealerships across the continent i s j s 7 syx 1999 prot 294r1210