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Santa Fe XL

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Rob Beintema

Road Test

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I slid my hand over the brand logo on the leather-wrapped, heated steering wheel, pretended I didn’t know what I was driving and tried to scan the interior objectively.

Yeah, I know, but at least I was making the effort.

Inside, the control gear was nicely laid out, ergonomically organized with knobs and buttons where you’d expect to find them and without too much menuscrolling folderol.

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This is where the XL shines, as a comfortable smooth cruiser for long hauls and family weekend trips.

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The 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe XL, seen here in Storm Blue and in Limited trim. The brand’s largest six- or seven-passenger mid-size sport utility vehicle has been revised this year with cosmetic upgrades and added content.

tilated leather seat and watched the rain misting the windshield, the 12-speaker Infinity Premium audio system simpering a little Miles Davis for a soothing background soundtrack.

Ahh, very nice.

But then, the days of expecting anything less from a Hyundai are long gone.

A few years ago, Hyundai introduced the third generation 2014 Santa Fe lineup. Unveiling, in fact, a two-model selection - the Santa

Fe Sport, a mid-size five-passenger sport ute with two rows of seating, ranging from $28,599 - $44,599 and, tested here, the Santa Fe XL, a six- or seven-passenger SUV with three rows of seats and with a price range of $32,199 - $48,299.

For 2017, the Santa Fe XL has been refreshed with a new grille, new bumpers and new wheel design choices. New headlights and taillights accent the body modifications. And new LED DRLs edge vertical aerodynamic inlets

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Jeep Grand Cherokee debuts revised V6 It’s been almost 25 years since Bob Lutz, the legendary automotive exec, drove the very first Grand Cherokee up the steps at the 1992 Detroit Auto Show, intentionally crashing through a plate glass window for a rather dramatic debut of Jeep’s new flagship vehicle.

Four generations later, the Grand Cherokee has evolved to a pinnacle of blended grit and sophistication, worthy of its premium positioning and touted by FCA Canada as the “Most Awarded SUV ever.”

And the beat goes on with new changes for 2016, designed to keep Jeep competitive in its mid-size fivepassenger luxury SUV segment.

The Grand Cherokee lineup adds a new acoustic windshield and, inside, a new “polystable” shifter, while the standard paddle-shifters on the steering wheel can now be switched on or off via the centre panel touch screen display.

that improve front wheel/brake cooling while adding to the “fluidic” front styling statement.

Inside, a new centre stack with a 5.0-inch LCD touch-screen has The interior trim pieces were been made standard across the well finished. There was plenty lineup. of space up front, a second row The HVAC treatment seems roomy enough to allow me to “sit about the same but the audio conbehind myself”, and the third row trols regain the standard two-butoffered at least some extra paston volume/tuning layout along Feature-packed ride senger utility or, folded flat, extra with new added features. luggage room.

The Uconnect infotainment/ Hyundai’s Drive Mode Select I settled into the heated/venTurn to page W4 connectivity system, starts with a 5.0-inch touchscreen or comes available with an 8.4-inch touchscreen that has been upgraded with a Drag and Drop menu bar that allows users to personalize their instrument control and app choices.

Siri Eyes Free, a viewable Vehicle User Guide and a Do Not Disturb mode that suppresses incoming calls and texts have also been added.

Trail Rated models equipped with Off-road group packages now come with new 18-inch Goodyear All-Terrain Adventure tires and a new Ivory Tri-coat colour bolsters upscale model palette choices.

But, more significantly, the 2016 Grand Cherokee is the first model in FCA’s lineup to harness the latest LEFT: The 2017 Santa Fe XL harnesses a 3.3-litre DOHC direct injected V6 engine making 290 hp and 252 lb/ft of torque. Fuel economy version of the 3.6-litre Pentastar V6 is rated at 13.9/10.8L/100km (city/hwy). RIGHT: The classic mix of dark leather and textures, accented with metallic highlights, frames engine, revised and tweaked from a comfortable cockpit with heated/ventilated front leather seats.

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Styling, features make Grand Cherokee a premium SUV competitor Continued from W1 top to bottom.

New Pentastar technologies include a two-step Variable Valve Lift system, cooled Exhaust-Gas-Recirculation and an upgraded Variable-Valve Timing system that reduces pumping losses and improves combustion.

The compression ratio has also been raised from 10.2:1 to 11.3:1, still on regular fuel.

All the above factors contribute to increased torque in the lower rev ranges and a slight power increase (+5 hp), with a new total rating of 295 hp. And, even with 13 pounds of new added content, engineers managed to trim the overall engine weight by four pounds.

A new Engine Stop/Start system saves fuel by reducing idling, and when you factor in Eco Mode, a new electric power steering system, decreased tire rolling resistance and weight-saving aluminum suspension components, the end result should sum up to a predicted six percent increase in fuel economy.

As tested here, the V6 is rated at 12.8/9.5L/100km (city/hwy). My mixed bag of driving conditions averaged out to an acceptable 11.3L/100km (comb).

You might not really notice the marginal uptick in get-up-and-go but the 3.6-litre V6 pulls well enough to please, channeling power smoothly through the TorqueFlite eight-speed automatic and Select-Terrain traction management modes, and with choices of four different available Jeep allwheel-drive/four-wheel-drive systems.

Yes, you could opt for significantly more power with the 5.7-litre V8 (360 hp, 390 lb/ft) for an additional $2,400 or the 3.0-litre diesel V6 (240 hp, 420 lb/ft) for $7,145.

But you might want to weigh those power and price choices carefully, especially considering the stock Pentastar V6’s very respectable 2,812 kg (6,200 lb) tow rating, which

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The 2016 Jeep Grand Cherokee, flagship of the Jeep lineup, seen here in a classy shade of True Blue Pearl and in entry-level Laredo trim with the added bling of optional 18-inch Satin Silver aluminum wheels.

should provide oomph enough for most of the big boy toys.

The Jeep Grand Cherokee comes in an array of trim level choices - Laredo ($43,395), Limited ($51,695), Overland ($60,495) and Summit ($65,495) with added 75th anniversary packages this year.

Yes, even the base Laredo model lists for more than $40K, but this is the flagship luxury lineup after all. And there are plenty of lesser Jeep models to fit more frugal budgets - Patriot, Compass, Renegade, Cherokee and Wrangler, ranging through starting prices of around $15K-$28K. And frankly, when it comes to the Laredo trim tested here, there’s really nothing “base” about it. Even this most modest Grand Cherokee rides quietly and elegantly with a standard content list that includes proximity keyless entry, power group, dualzone A/C, a leather-wrapped steering wheel with shift/audio/cruise controls, fog lamps, a 7-inch customizable gauge cluster and Uconnect infotainment with a six-speaker audio system and more.

Granted there’s no added DRL hose pipe LED bling around the headlights, no nav and no leather, just premium cloth seats tastefully done in a Black and Light Beige Frost two-tone treatment, complementing

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Santa Fe XL packs plenty of content for price Continued from W1 with Sport, Eco and Normal settings has also been made standard across all trim levels.

Comparing numbers with the Santa Fe Sport smaller sibling, we see that, along with the added third row, the bigger Santa Fe XL stretches the wheelbase (+100 mm), is longer (+205 mm) and is also marginally wider (+5 mm) and taller (+10 mm) while maintaining the same ground clearance (185 mm).

And while the five-passenger Santa Fe Sport harnesses a choice of two four-cylinder engines, a 185 hp 2.4-litre unit or an optional 240 hp 2.0-litre twin-scroll turbo motor; the seven-passenger Santa Fe XL makes its extra power more traditionally with a 290 hp Lambda II 3.3-litre DOHC DGI V6 engine.

This six-cylinder motor pulls with authority, offering enough oomph to attain a tow rating of 2,268 kg (5,000 lb). Fuel economy is rated at 13.9/10.8L/100km (city/hwy). My real world results were skewed slightly by a lot of highway runs, so the average came in at a quite respectable 11.6L/100km (comb). But this is where the XL shines, as a comfortable smooth cruiser for long hauls and family weekend trips.

The Santa Fe XL lineup starts with a base FWD (front wheel-drive) model ($32,199), with AWD (all-wheel-drive) standard through Premium ($37,049), Luxury ($42,199) and Limited ($44,399) trim levels.

The lineup has also been topped this year by a new Ultimate trim level ($48,099) that is a fully-inclusive ticket to technology, boasting a Multi-View Camera system, Adaptive Cruise with stop-and-go capability, Lane Departure Warning, HID headlights with Adaptive Cornering, Autonomous Emergency Braking with Pedestrian Detection and an available Saddle Interior ($200).

Our Limited tester may not have all those bells and whistles but it came nicely loaded

LEFT: “Fluidic Styling” carries over with new LED accents on the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe XL. In Limited trim, the XL also offers a Smart Power Liftgate Right: In Limited trim the classic centre stack is topped here with the 8.0-inch touch-screen with navigation.

passenger layout, replacing the second row bench with two captain’s chairs. This is a $400 option in Luxury and Limited trims and standard in Ultimate, All in all, an impressive list of revised features and added technologies keeps the Santa Fe XL current in a tough mid-size market, vying against SUV/CUV competitors like the Ford Explorer, Mazda CX-9, Toyota Highlander and Nissan Pathfinder.

But with Hyundai’s dedication to dollar value content and with a constant evolution of product and technologies, the 2017 Hyundai Santa Fe XL ticks a lot of the boxes on family driver’s wish lists and is definitely worth a look.

with features that, along with already mentioned items, include LED fog lamps, big 19-inch alloy wheels, a panoramic sunroof and an upgraded 8.0-inch touch-screen with navigation.

A Smart Power Liftgate senses any key holder standing within 50-100 cm (three feet) of the rear and automatically opens without all the silly kicking motions. That hatch opens up to a modest storage space, impinged somewhat by the extra seating, but fold the 50/50 third row flat and you have oodles of room for your junk (1,158 litres), more than the space behind the second row of the Santa Fe Sport (1,003 litres).

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Riding the Rockies: On the road from TO to Vancouver Pt. 3 Rob Beintema

Metroland Media Continued from July 14 June 2016 - I could feel Mary shift in her seat behind me as we both rubbernecked aboard the R1200RT, finally reaching the Rockies on our trek from Toronto to Vancouver.

There’s something about being in the mountains. I’m not sure if it’s the ethereal mystery of the mist-shrouded summits, or if it’s the sheer physicality of the mountains.

There’s an actual gravitational pull exerted on our emotions and very souls, but it’s a feeling you don’t get in other landscapes.

The ridges of Head Smashed-In Buffalo Jump served as our gateway out of the prairies and it doesn’t take long before we are winding up, down and around on our way to a night’s rest at Stepping Stones Cabins in Beaver Mines, where a hot tub and wine by an open fire will cap the day.

We are staying westward bound on the Crowsnest Highway, without the variation of an earlier R1200CL ride that I flash back to in 2004 . . .

June 2004 - After three days of prairie rain, blue skies cheer me into the mountains and I head south for an American detour. In Waterton Lakes National Park I have to pull up behind two vehicles stopped on the road, probably for a wildlife sighting.

Sure enough, a bear and two cubs climb up the shoulder to cross the road. It’s one thing to watch this from inside a car, quite another when you’re perched out in the open atop a motorcycle.

For a moment, the bears seem to sidle towards me and I sit frozen, trying to figure out a way of climbing into my helmet.

But we all part on good terms and after the border I turn into Glacier Park’s Going To The Sun road, riding past spectacular vistas

Left: Pulling into a rest area along the Crowsnest on the BMW R1200RT. Right: The 2016 R1200RT, BMW Motorrad Canada’s iconic sport touring machine, poses in Platinum Bronze Metallic along Rte. 507 near Beaver Mines, Alberta, not far from where the Rocky Mountains begin.

and along twelve-foot high walls of snow in the middle of summer before finally cresting Logan’s Pass . . .

June 2016 - We skip the detour south on this trip because there is plenty to see in Alberta and British Columbia.

After having pushed through the headwinds of the Prairies, we take our time, have a coffee here, a bite of lunch there, gawk at the desolation of the Frank landslide and stop to stroll the picturesque town of Fernie - all hipster cafes and bike & ski shops. Our next stop at Baker Hill Heritage B&B in Cranbrook, reminds me again of my earlier ride a dozen years ago . . .

June 2004 - Early morning and I gear up

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in Cranbrook, not forgetting the finishing touch of the kneepads. Much as I have come to love the R1200CL, the original cruiser design leaves aching knees exposed to the cold, a problem solved with foam rubber kneepads purchased in Thunder Bay. I meet another biker packing his 25th Anniversary-badged Honda Gold Wing GL1500 in front of the motel and notice another cockpit badge with his name and his wife’s name on it.

On this 2004 trek, my wife Mary had flown ahead to help with wedding preparations, so I jokingly ask if his wife had skipped out of the trip as well.

No, it turns out she had just passed away after battling a terminal illness.

“She always wanted to make this trip,” he said.

“But we’re still doing it together,” he added, tapping the badge.

Ah, a ghost rider. I think back on Neil Peart’s book about riding through the pain of loss and how even my own journey started with a funeral.

And I was still trying to get my foot out of my mouth when he took pity and changed the subject.

“So, what’s with the kneepads?” he asked . . .

June 2016 - No kneepads necessary on this trip, thanks to the R1200RT’s protective bodywork.

No ghost riders either, we are celebrating life as we swing into the rhythm of the winding road - switchbacks that curve left, right and left again.

We are also celebrating forty years of marriage, so, with Mary sitting behind me, I dial back the adrenaline a little and restrict turn-in speeds to just 20-30 km/h more than the curve signage recommendation. But the R1200RT feels alive anyway, its mid-weight muscularity and athletic design swinging in sync to the mountain road beat.

This is where the R1200RT’s Shift Assist Pro comes into its own.

I still tend to feather the lower gears with the clutch, but, anywhere after third, upshifts and downshifts thunk lightly through the cogs with DCT-like immediacy and without the clutch. I later meet another R1200RT owner who swears by it as the best feature he’s ever opted for.

British Columbia offers a dizzying array of circle tour routes and we have cobbled together one of our own, gliding north along the eastern shore of Kootenay Lake and crossing on the Kootenay Bay ferry, before heading south again into Nelson and a stop

at Cloudside Inn B&B. And next day we’re off again, more mountains, more curves and cornering. We’ll be adding Yahk, Spuzzum and HaHa Lake to our placename list.

We make the hairpin descent to the desert-like heat of Osoyoos, stopping overnight at the Road 6 B&B in Oliver before the final day, the final leg through the chilled heights of Manning Park, traces of civilization beginning to emerge as we pass beyond Hope and head towards Vancouver.

Riding one of the popular circle tours of B.C. along Kootenay Lake towards the ferry and the picturesque town of Nelson.

The end of a long ride is always bittersweet. On the one hand, there’s a sense of arrival and accomplishment. And on the other hand, it signals the end of a routine that has become familiar - no worries, no problems, just pack up and ride, each day open to new destinations, new experiences ahead.

In the end, the balance sheet reads $293.23 for 235.2 litres of fuel over 4,618 km, which works out to about 5.1L/100km, better than the 2004 R1200CL’s 5.7L/100km and pretty impressive considering the added passenger and constant headwinds. The trip also cost us a $90-$125 average for overnight stays and, um, a few more dollars for memorable meals.

But money and fuel numbers don’t tell the tale of a trip like this.

The real sum total worked out to eleven blissful days of riding through the scenic variety of Canadian vistas, perfected by the bulletproof mechanical reliability, touring accommodation and balanced abilities of an iconic sport tourer like the 2016 BMW R1200RT. Until the next time . . .

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Acura Precision Concept debuts at Pebble Beach The Precision Concept shown at Pebble Beach gives a hint of where Acura design is going.

The Acura Precision Concept was chosen as one of the featured models on the Concept Lawn at the prestigious Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance on Sunday.

Developed by the Acura Design Studio in California as a dynamic expression of Acura’s ‘Precision Crafted Performance’ brand DNA, the Acura Precision Concept points the way toward a bolder, more distinctive future for Acura design.

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Limited to 99 cars, the Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Volante was revealed during car week at Pebble Beach

Aston Martin Vanquish Zagato Volante show at Pebble Beach The twin cowls on the rear deck blend into the leading edge of the luggage compartment, concealing a bespoke folding hood derived from the mechanism used in the Vanquish Volante. Carbon fibre sills around the lower body create a pronounced horizontal emphasis that runs from front to rear.

Inside, the Vanquish Zagato Volante continues the fine tradition of Aston Martin craftsmanship. Aston Martin’s specialist ‘Q’ division can add further personalization and enhancement to a cabin finished with rich and highly luxurious materials, including herringbone carbon-fibre, anodized bronze detailing and the finest Bridge of Weir leather.

The Volante features the unique signature ‘Z’ quilt pattern stitch on both seat and door sections, as well as the celebrated trademark Zagato ‘Z’ embossed on the headrests and stitched into the centre console.

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WHEELS

Thursday, August 25, 2016

WELLINGTON ST. W

HWY 404

ST. JOHN’S SPRD

WOODBINE AVE.

17835 LESLIE STREET

LESLIE ST.

BATHURST ST.

(905) 895-4661

YONGE ST.

MULOCK DR.

DAVIS DR.

BAYVIEW XXX

17385 Leslie Street (South of Davis)

PROSPECT ST.

NEWMARKET INFINITI WELLINGTON ST. E

WWW.NEWMARKETINFINITI.COM

Red Sport 400 model shown

FROM

398

$

2016 Q50 2.0t AWD MONTHLY FOR 48 MONTHS

2.38%

LEASE APR*

INCLUDES $3,000 LEASE CASH CREDIT

$2,998 DOWN

Choose exactly how you want to soar in the 2016 Q50, featuring three turbocharged engines with up to 400 horsepower.

THE COUPE IS BACK. Inspired by our heritage of powerful and striking coupes, but it’s definitely no throwback.

Brace yourself for a pulse-quickening ride.

The All-New 2017 Q60. The coupe is back.

Q60 Red Sport 400 model shown

STRAY THE COURSE. Introducing the first ever INFINITI QX30. With sleek lines, aggressive handling and available All-Wheel Drive, it’s uniquely designed for the uniquely driven.

See the World in Bold.

QX30 AWD model shown

Lease offers on new 2016 Q50 2.0t AWD Q4XF76 AA00 models only are $398 monthly at 2.38% lease APR for a 48 month term including $3,000 “Lease Cash Incentive”* with $2,998 down payment and $0 security deposit. Payments includes $86 PPSA, Freight and PDE charges of $1,995 and all applicable levies and charges. License, registration, insurance, duties and applicable taxes are extra.. Vehicle and wheels may not be exactly as shown. 2 year prepaid maintenance only available on in-stock purchases and includes ester oil and filter changes and tire rotations as per Infiniti maintenance schedule up to and including August 31, 2016. Offer may change without notice and cannot be combined with any other offers. See Newmarket Infiniti for complete details.