24 stouflvme suntribune thursday aug 28 2003 u wheels 2003s- esfeature alongrf w 553bsi ippll3 mm sshi wf rab from page 22 suspension cats now enhanced for improved stability and comfort par ticularly during cornering and braking maneuvers gats uses uprated springs for increased roustiffness and elec- trohically controlled twostage adaptive dampers for ricie- refinemerit cats automatically switch the rear dampers slightly ahead of the front pair at low speed to reduce tran sient uhdersteer for improved agility and turnin perform ance at high speed the system automatically switches the front dampers ahead of the rear pair to increase under steer for improved stability oh no this car is way too easy to speed in my wife commented after finishing a grocery trip in record time and i felt a little funny parking it in front of the nofrills store i wouldnt consider the stype r as being filled with frills but thecar does come fully loaded with all the fea- tures youd expect for its class the carsluxuriousspbrtsi style interior features a leather- trimmed r performance steering wheel and rsports seats which are t6way adjustable with memory on the driversseat the new look stype fascia and door caps are finished in gray birds- eye maple veneers which complemented our testers char coal leather interior noming much to complain about inthis sumptuous and comfortable cabin although id expect a slight uptick in instrumentation quality and at least a 6cd indash changer instead of the old trunkmounted version nit- 1 picky i know but at these prices hey customers are enti tled exterior design cues hinted at earlier include exclusive 18inch zeus alloy wheels with lowprofile tires xenon headlights and a brightfinish mesh front grille with color- keyed surround badgirig on the sides and rear carry the same distinctive red rlogo that is featured on the nose cone of the latest jaguar r3 formula one race cars those badges and what they signify make the stype r a rather unique and exclusive car l- so i was surprised one day to see another car wearing those badges pull up right beside me two srtype rs sitting side by side at a stoplight is a rar sight youd think we wbuldye waved or nodded to each other but instead the two jaguars just sat there like two big cats that had acci dentally stumbled into each others territory and were now deigning to ignore each other lest there be trouble when the light turned green we roared off each on our own sep arate way owning the road leaving the stoplight and less er cars far far behind such power and panache rare beasts indeed qz the markham village business improvement area and markharn main street host the second annual olden days and antique cars festival sunday september 7 2003 from 1000 am until 400pm chair of the festival keith thirgood explains the transportation industry played a large part in the development of markham one of piir earliest important companies was the speight wagon works wefelt that a festival celebrating trans portation and oldentdays values was just the ticket for markham village at the centre of the festival is its display of more than 150 antique and nostalgia vehi cles which will line the closed street this year the committee is pleased to 7 announce that the thunderbird club of ontario will be one of the main participat ing carclubs entertainment will be provided on three- stages featuring vintage rock and roll elvis king creole and some great croon ers the boy scouts will be holding a soap box derby on robinson street and thefkids can create some great crafts with the beadboy as in the previous years there will be specially selected antique vendors showing their wares along with craft arid food vendors markville ford continues to be the festi vals major sponsor and will have its newest models for 2004 on display the markham economist sun is the media sponsor and assistance has also been pro vided by lpcaj marketing agency capstone communications the entrants choice is the festivals major contest awarding owners for the best vehicle in the following categories prewar 1945 to 1959 1960 to 1969 1970 to 1980 and other vehicles as thirgood says markham village has such a rich history that we wanted to cele brate our heritage with a tribute to its past for more information call 9054722462 inspctor a uuality reconditioning 3day500km exchange m interest rates on 2000 lease returns caravans 300ms grand cherpkees neons durangos 60 months oac mm mmtt a rfk jt mailt of cpov program kaci of mind with daimler chrv5ur canada irtt backed warranty