wheels m stoufiville suntribune u thursday june24 2004 11 whe legacys 5star crash page 13 an advertising section of the stouffville suntribune thursday jane 24 2004 more subaru legacy page 12 with the secondgeneration legacy subaru found focus with a renewed product- wide formula and philoso phy offering across-the- board allwheel drive safety and security with a per formance kicker of nimble size and handling courtesy of a low centreofgravity boxer engine best subaru so far 2005 subaru legacy by rob beintema there are a few comers along the cabot trail that make your heart pump just that lit tle bit faster especially when accompanied by the rhythm of g force forward thrust of hard braking the downshift engine song the quick aim at the corner apex the squirt of power and acceleration on to the next twist of road and then climbing climbing again through the cape breton highlands of north ern nova scotia the cabot trail was wide open and traffic- free the sun had broken the hold of highland rains at last but the higher we climbed the more snow bordered the pavement edges yuck the last thing i wanted to see in mid- may road conditions varied from aweinspir ing to national disgrace as we played pothole- hitandmiss through some of the older sec tions of asphalt but wind and weather good or bad even the worst bits of roadway dont seem to mat ter that much when you are safely ensconced in a subaru arid this is probably the best subaru so far the allnew 2005 legacy the legacy is subarus largest car the orig inal basis for the outback concept and the mainstay of the company of course it wasnt always that way in the early 90s subaru was a company twisting in the wind with a product lineup that fluctuat ed between hohum boring and just plain weird with the secondgeneration legacy sub aru found focus with a renewed product- wide formula and philosophy offering acrosstheboard allwheel drive safety and security with a performance kicker of nimble size and handling courtesy of a low-centre- ofgravity boxer engine a few years ago the bigger thirdgenera tion legacy added more refinement inside and out but not a heck of a lot more horse power under the hood for 2005 that deficiericy has been answered with a new 25 l turbo version added to the lineup subaru had already bol stered power levels in the outback version of legacy with a 6cylinder powerplant but coming hot on the heels of other successful turbopowered products like the wrx sti and 25xt forester it was inevitable that engineers should turn to the turbo for option al oomph we wanted to make this legacy a drivers car said richard marsan subarus product specialist and director of quality assurance with less mass and less weight in front of the wheels the car is more nimble with a better yaw rate and believe me he added this is a 4- cylinder that thinks its a big v6 the 2005 legacy 25 gt is powered by an intercooled and turbocharged 25litre boxer engine that produces 250 horsepower at 5600 rpm and 250 lbft of torque at 3600 rpm the engine may share architecture and technology with thelmpreza wrx sti but most of the keyjomponents including the cylinder block 135 psi turbocharger and see subaru page 12 get nocharge leather wtthetcryvolvoxc70 until june 30 june means savings leather means luxury its june for savings time at volvo and right now you whfm yoii piibpmasf thf rlinrfn voi vo vr7fl pros j get nocharge leather seats when- youpurghaseeruggeo v0lvo cross couotry itswrt ofnadasv bestselling range of european sport utility vehicles and its even more luxurious than iusualvtrh stysh for life weueouipped from ixc70 cross country ieasefrom i 47545 i w 1000 volvo unionville 4340 hwy 7e unionville toll freel 8882342827 per mo for mhos mhocharge accessories msrp for a 2004xc70cross country asr with leather starting at 49495 less xc70 crosscountry nocharge leather valued at 1960 limited time offer through participating volvo retailers and volvo car financial services canada on approved credit to qualified retail customers onlyexamplelease for a 2004xc70 cross country 49906 per month 39 month term 372236 down payment monthly payments total 1946100 plus taxes purchase at end of lease for 2820720 payment may vary bycholce of extra equipment first months payment arid refundable security deposit of 60000 due at lease inception xc70 cross country lease has a 60000 km- allowance on a 39 month lease 016 per kmon excess lease rate 33 apr freight and delivery of l495taxes licence insurance ppsa and dealer charges- extra retailer mayseliiease for less for a limited timo receive 1000 in nocharge accessories on the xc70 cross countryoffer ends juno 30 2004 t volvos xc range includes the xc70 cross country and xc90- see your volvo retailer for full details 2004 volvo cars of canada ltd volvo for life isa registered trademark used under licence by volvo cars of canada ltd always remember to wear your seat belt visit volvocanadacom