SPRING/SUMMER 2007 · www.OpenRoadDriver.com better driving living and you ANNUAL DRIVING ISSUE TOP MODELS REVIEWED PM 40599157 Plus... The UlTimaTe Web DirecTory · Buzz – coming TrenDs exchange WiTh arTisT roberT genn · ask The experTs SAVE YOUR MONEY FOR SEPTEMBER 29 SEE OUR VIEW OF VANCOUVER – 18 STOREYS KINGSWAY AT NANAIMO LIFE ON THE RISE THIS IS NOT AN OFFERING FOR SALE. E. & O. THIS IS NOT REGISTER NOW FOR EARLY PREVIEWS 604.433.1681 www.thehillsvancouver.ca MOVE IN EXCLUSIVE OFFER: EARLY 2007 5% DOWN – A LIMITED TIME OFFER A STRONG URBAN VIBE, SLEEK AND SELECTIVE. YOUR SIGNATU RE HOME AWAITS YOU AT ELLISON – PRICED, UNBELIEVABLY FROM $499,900. ELLISONLIVING.COM 65% SOLD 604.899.2038 HOMER P R E S E N TAT I O N C E N T R E DAVIE DRAKE 1228 HOMER ST. VANCOUVER DAILY 1PM–5PM, CLOSED FRIDAYS H A M I LT O N NOW SELLING DEVELOPMENT BY HERITAGE LOFTS DESIGNED FOR MODERN LIVING MARKETING BY VISIONS MARKETING SYSTMES LTD THIS IS NOT AN OFFERING FOR SALE. E.&O.E. 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A Features 30 32 Annual Web Directory Car Resource Guide 49 Customer Spotlight Exchange with Master Artist Robert Genn .................................................................................................................................................................................... A Regulars 2 Publisher’s Note 3 The Customers Always Write 5 The OpenRoad Experience Dealership News 30 Buzz Future Directions in Cars 32 New Trends in Car Colours 40 Ask The Experts Service & Technical Tips NEXT ISSUE: Our Top 50 Favourite Things Annual Lifestyle Issue WIN A TRIP FOR TWO TO THE ROCKIES! Take the “My Favourites” survey on www.openroaddriver.com and qualify to win. All the results and the best of the best will be featured in OpenRoad Driver’s Fall/Winter lifestyle issue. 49 OpenRoad driver | Publisher’s Note elcome to the fourth edition of OpenRoad Driver and our first buyer’s guide. You will find the full portfolio of exciting Spring / Summer 2007 www.OpenRoadDriver.com models offered by OpenRoad, a whopping fifty models! By the numbers, it is certainly a case of buyer’s market out there: 25 sedans, 3 convertibles, 6 trucks and minivans, 16 sport utili- OpenRoad Driver c/o OpenRoad Auto Group Ltd. ties and crossovers, 7 hybrids and more. 13251 Smallwood Place WYou will also find some of the most amazing variety in power (up to Richmond, BC, Canada V6V 1W8 450 horsepower), size (up to 5,808 mm length), speed (up to 250 km/h), fuel Tel: (604) 232-5347 Fax: (604) 232-5323 economy (as efficient as 4.0 L/100 km city) and price (ranging from $13,495 to E-mail: [email protected] $170,800). As for technology, we have models that feature up to 19 speakers, Publisher: Christian Chia 8-speed transmission, audio hard drives, 11 airbags and 12 cylinders. Our [email protected] resource guide and web directory will help you navigate through all the variety. Editor: Will Fong Coming soon, look for details on two industry firsts in LED headlights and [email protected] sequential transmissions. Moving further forward, I predict a barrage of diesels Art Direction, Design: Atmosphere (possibly hybrid), bio-fuel powered cars, interior ambient lighting, plus greater Design, [email protected] use of composite and high technology materials (the R8 chassis is comprised of a combination of forged, cast and extruded aluminum). Contributing Writers: Greg Dowswell, Will Fong, Gerry Frechette, Ben Hudson, Whether it is today’s models or our preview of things to come, we hope you Cameron Ma, Sharon Timmins find our buyer’s guide and driving issue both useful and entertaining. Enjoy! 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