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20 stouffvihe suntribune thursday oct 9 2003 wheels ni competition ih hi i ii s owlri its eighth year ajacs art of the i aut o mo b i iv gompetltiotf has been -offi- dally launched- r the deadline to receive slide entries isrdecember 1 2003 finalists will be announced december 12th 2003 the work of the competi tion finalists will be used to create a canadawide exhibit that will travel to the striking design proven quality fun to drive awardwinners great selection superior safety leading technology power thrilling performance 2004 nissan alt ma o bum in nocharge options great alue 2004 limited edition altima 5 s extra per month lease for 48 months with 3950 down or equivalent trade includes destination and delivery msrp25298 altima 25 s extra adds 1000 in nocharge options 16 alloy wheels 8way power drivers seat dual illuminated vanity mirrors steeringwheelmounted audio controls speedsensitive volume control trip computer outeide temperature ga altima 25 s comes equipped with these 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and delivery awardwinning 240hp 35litro dohc v6 engine 7passehger seating jr longest wheelbase and widestopening dual sliding doors in its class 4speed automatic transmission r 4wheel abs solar tinted glass 8way drivers seat groundbreaking foldaway 2 and 3 row bench seats 10 cup holders side curtain airbags allrows 150watt cd with amfm audio system plenty of storage and bag hooks- traction control system heated front seats tire pressure monitor system trip computer available dvd and navigation system available skyview roof and so much more awardwinning 265hp35litfe dohc v6 engine 18 alloy wheels 4wheel power disc brakes abs heated front seats fog lights skyview roof 8way power drivers seat auto dimming rear view mirror 6040 split folding rear seats bose audio system with 6disc indash cd changer 320watt with 8 speakers dual zone automatic climate control front and curtain sideimpact airbags power windows locks and heated mirrors steeringwheelmounted audio controls with speedsensitive volume control 63 lcd monitor and much more 2003 models are going quickly hurry in for terrific deals montreal auto show in january followed by the canadian international auto show in toronto in february then the calgary and vancouver auto shows in march and early april it was an exciting summer for two of the competitions judges ken dallisdn and jay kola both canadians were awarded top prizes at the world renowned pebble beach and meadow brook hall concours delegance in august dallison won the athena award of excellence for me fourth time at the pebble beach event and jay koka won the prestigious award of excellence for the third time at the meadowbrook affair in rochester michigan the ajag art cbmpetitioti judges ken dallison jay kpka jonathan milne arid alain iivesque are very sue- cessful 6ri the interriatidnal automotive art scene as seen again this surilmer the com- petitions mandate there fore is to give professional artists more exposure right here in the their own country and at the same time ensure that lesserknown canadian automotiveartists amateur arid professional alike have an opportunity to exhibit tharalentsv r mz-i- several jpastcomptitibn winriers have sold ek exhibited art workatihe auto shows and gained conuriis- i sions for hew work as a result of their successes in the iajac competition this year the judges would like to see more sculp- ture entered in the competi tion scwpturecan be any i size and medium and is judged as a separate catego ry the number of prizes will depend oh the number of sculpture entries two prize categories have been established one for large sculpture with a grand prize of 1000 and the other for smaller scale entries with a grand prize of 500 the dif ference in the prizeamounts is intended to reimburse the artist for materials the competition would not be possible without our corporate sponsors in par ticular daimlefchrysler general motors of canada arid mercedesbenz asw ell as honda hyundai mazda nissan subaru suzuki arid votkswageri a special ackripwiedgement to each of the auto shows for the exhib it spacedbnated to the com petition each yean overall winners in the competition v will be announced feb 11 12 2004 during the press preview days at the canadian internatiorial auto show entry forrns can be obtained from the ajag web site at wwwajacca photos of last years vyin- nirig art work are located on ajacs web site can be dowiloaded for editorial l purposes mbpth rligliandf l6v f esblutipn alterriatiyelyj- slides may be obtained directly from the ajac bfbce for more information please contact beth xenarios at i 1 19053422220 or bthiiajacca what car issi i owners of the audi a4 are benefiting from dass leading forward visibility accord ing to a new major survey conducted by what car magazine in a new test of cibiuty conducted by xjks what car magajrmvffieauai a4 has been voted the bestriiodel out of a sarripiedf 50 vehicles ibom a variety of classes i aaxirdirig to the testers the a4 saloon offers 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