Automotive News Canada - February 2017 - 14

* FEBRUARY 2017

CIAS
Coming off a record-setting
sales year, there's much to
celebrate at the 2017 Canadian
International AutoShow,
Feb. 17-26. It's Canada's 150th
birthday, the show's 44th
anniversary and one year
since AUTOMOTIVE NEWS
CANADA debuted at CIAS 2016.
With 41 new-to-Canada
reveals, a clutch of new
concepts and two global
auto-show debuts showcased
within its 1,000-car-and-truck
guest list, the CIAS is quite a
party and these are some of
the highlights.

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1) Audi RS3

One look at the RS3 and you know it
means serious business, from a forceful front end dominated by large air
intakes, to its massive tailpipes. And,
with a 400-horsepower 2.5-litre five-cylinder turbo engine under the hood, it
has the muscle to back up its menacing
attitude.

2) Lincoln Navigator Concept

Drawing inspiration from luxury yachts
in its design, the twin-turbo-V-6-powered
Navigator Concept has the power and
smart new technologies to make this
full-size tall wagon more sure-footed on
different road surfaces and in changing
weather conditions, adding the luxury of
peace of mind for buyers.

hits 100 km/h from rest in 4.4 seconds.
Output from the sport tailpipes is a treat
for the ears and bigger front brakes provide more stopping power. It's coming
this spring.

5) Cadillac Escala Concept
3) BMW 5 Series

The formula for BMW success continues with the new seventh-generation 5
series. Thanks to state-of-the-art chassis
systems, a new user interface, gesture
control, advanced head-up display and
improved voice control, this executive
sport sedan marks a new era of personalized connectivity.

4) Porsche Macan Turbo (Perf. pkg.)
Adding 40 horsepower to the 400-horsepower Macan Turbo, this uprated model

Its sculpted shape reflects Cadillac's
design evolution. Inside its handcrafted
interior you'll find an LED touch-screen
spanning the entire front console, a central control module that responds to
voice, touch and gesture, plus a rear seat
connectivity system.

6) Ford F-150

Three years after first introducing the
aluminum alloy-bodied pickup, the midcycle refresh of the F-150 arrives with
new looks front and rear, more engines
(including a diesel) and new technologies, including the segment's first
10-speed automatic transmission and
automatic start/stop as standard equipment.

7) Mini S E Countryman All4

It's bigger, more adventurous and, for
the first time ever, available as a plug-in
hybrid. Longer than its predecessor, the
new Countryman provides considerably
more space for cargo and people.

By BILL McLAUCHLAN
TORONTO CORRESPONDENT

8) 2018 Honda Odyssey

Sleek, sophisticated and innovative,
Honda's fifth-generation minivan
launches at dealerships this spring.
Updated styling, a host of new features
and technologies and a healthy horsepower increase for its V-6 engine give
the Odyssey more to compete with the
Chrysler Pacifica and other top segment
rivals.

GLOBAL
DEBUTS
Hyundai Accent

Two global previews this year
couldn't be more different: from a flight
of fancy in the guise of the Aston Martin Red
Bull AM-RB 001 hypercar concept, to well-equipped parsimony in the next-generation Hyundai Accent subcompact.
Details for the Accent were not released before press deadline
for the February issue of Automotive News Canada.

Aston Martin
Red Bull AM-RB 001

Making its first North American
appearance - and global auto-show
debut in Toronto - this fusion of form
and function boasts a lightweight carbon chassis, radical aerodynamics,
V-12 power and a suspension honed by
world champion Formula One racing
designer Adrian Newey. Production is
limited to 150 cars and deliveries commence in 2019.

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