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J Leading edge technology powers Audis 201 1A8 sedan MALAGA Spain Driving the 201 Audi is like being in lames Bonds next car For instance it has night driving thermal imaging giving a picture of the road out beyond the reach of the headlights These arent new but in the A8 it sees a person or animal on the side of the road and frames them in yellow- If they move onto the road they an framed in red If the system sees this as a danger an alarm also goes off And then there is the new ouch screen Media Interface or Touch that can store audio tracks and telephone data on its sizeable hard disk Heres the cool part To enter a destination or phone number the driver can draw the required letters or numbers with their index finger on the touch screen And while youre dodging people and creatures on the road you can relax to the sound of the 19speaker 400 watt Bang Olufsen Advanced Sound System along with fourzone climate control where backseat pas sengers have their own separate controls for heatingcooling and fan speed The back seats also have sep arate power adjust Each headlight contains 111 is each about this size of a pillbox that put out an astounding combined beam of white light When another car approaches the headlight on the driver side progressively dips to not blind the other driver while the headlight on the passenger side functions normally There is also a GPRS system that enables Google Earth images to be beamed to the MMI monitor in 3D for navigation purposes The plan is to expand this to a full internet connection making the a mobile 1 have complained before about GPRS systems that lag behind where you are and where satellite thinks you are It is especially nagging on European roundabouts where you The 201 Audi A 8 breaks obsessive attention to detail are often by your exit before the prompt comes The press launch for the new A8 took place in Malaga in the south of Spain Instead of sundrenched roads lined with orange trees it was drenched with a week of unstopped rain that washed out parts of roads and created gargantuan potholes Better than just giving a two dimensional indication of where the of road holding safety and technology with great style and next rum is the MMI shows the road ahead from a 3D birds eye view that followed the contours of the road Up in the hills behind Malaga you could see die road go up and over the crest ahead and reappear in the valley below But perhaps the most interesting thing is how Audi has taken its tabled drive and gone a giant leap forward in and handling with a technology it calls driver select Audi drive select enables the driver to finetune throttle response steering assistance and transmission shift points along with adaptive four- mode air springs to suit personal preferences or prevailing road con ditions It is with the active sport differcn- Pleate set AUDI page W8 Hyundai 2010 Tucson CUV starts the next sales surge rolling LOS ANGELES Ca Hyundai is doing it again In 2007 promised seven new models in months a huge task and they did it Rather than take a breather they have announced they are going to do it again with seven new models in the next 24 months starting with the Tucson com pact CUV With the 2010 Tucson Hyundai is sticking solidly with its game plan lots of content and a noticeably lower price than its direct competitors Hyundai is proud it wilt be loaded with standard features like six airbags with rollover protection active front headrests electronic stability control with traction control and get this hillstart assist control and downhill brake control When stopped on an uphill grade the former holds the brakes for a few seconds giving the driver time to move hisher foot off the brake and on to the gas whereupon the brakes are automatically released This is a great feature especially for us here in winter Downhill brake control makes it possible when engaged by a button the dash to let the car employ sensors engine retardation and brak ing to descend at an even driver docs not have to touch the brake or gas pedals just steer The first few times you use it it takes a lot of courage to trust yourself to the vehicle but believe me it does a better job than you or I can and it works every time If you have been shopping for a compact CUVSUV you will have noticed the quickening shift from six- to fourcylinder engines The reason is they are now just power ful as the they replace and are more fuel efficient especially with a sixspeed transmission like the new Tucson has Tucson features the new II 24litre inline fourcylinder engine The Theta II engine delivers about the same amount of power and acceleration as last years 27- litrc V6 engine with per cent bet ter fuel economy than the old four- engine The is rated at per cent increase and 168 lbft of torque Helping fuel economy is a new sixspeed with Shiftronic manualmode shift ing in either front wheel drive or allwheeldrive A six- speed manual is also offered are three trim levels with the manual standard and the automatic optional on the and The automatic is standard on the Limited Tucson features low rolling resis tance silica tires to contribute to fuel economy ratings of 966783U100 km city highway combined for the manual and 100 km for the models rating for the is 1 86L km I wasnt crazy about the tires To achieve low rolling resistance they have to be harder and that means less flex Harder also means more noise which was hearing at higher speeds along the relatively smooth Pacific Coast Highway run ning west from Malibu Taking photos at a secluded beach 1 know along the coast the hardness of the tires oddly proved a bonus traversing a very rocky stretching of shoreline to get a shot On side streets the tires were fine so I am looking forward to booking the car sometime early next year to find out if it was the tires or me The coefficient of drag for the Tucson is 037 not bad for a fairsized box on wheels Besides the tires this is achieved by several means includ ing a rear spoiler atop the liftgate wind deflectors ahead of the wheels a steeply raked windshield and a rather large engine undercover Plant tee SOS W4 THE CHOICE IS YOURS AND THE CHOICE IS GOOD 29 MONTH I lTOMONTW 29 I I 29 1 29 I te2ACURA 15795 St Aurora 8058411400 4183243232 is II lor EHF Urns Iters teas offer for a new CSX Model Representative lease example 2 lease rate for months lease rale tor months 2 36 months Monthly payment is with down payment with 0 down payment with SX Model Model CU2bUI on a new Model Price includes SI lee 5 License insurance registration and taxes including tax for fuel conservation are extra tUmrted time Model available Financial Servicesjnc on approved it monthly payment security deposit and tax for fuel conservation due at 1895 and EHF tires EHF I Iters 1 air conditioning tax 100 and OMVIC lease inception Total lease obligation is OOOkHometre allowance charge for excess kiomMraa 2500 cash incentive available to cash customers on a new TL Model Cash incentive offer will be deducted from the negotiated price after taxes and cannot be combined wltt special finance or lease offers Otters only valid for Ontario residents Ontario Acura dealers Reiailer ordertrade may be necessary Information shown is based on the latest available information at the of Is believed to be correct accuracy cannot be guaranteed