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BY JULIE CANDLER

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Among passenger cars and sport utility vehicles

introduced in recent months, Style at the Jewish News

picks the following eight as special luxury-quality

cars with class.

Ferrari 360 Modena and Spider

Base price: If you have to ask, its $138,225 for the
hard-top, about $153,000 for the Spider.

Best feature: Super performance and handling.
Mamma mia! It's perfecto Italiano. From a producer of Formula 1 race cars, a stun-
ning road-going rear-wheel-drive two-seater with aluminum alloy chassis and the
body of a sports racer. The Spider's soft top automatically folds away inside the bay
of the mid-mounted engine. Five valves per cylinder fuel a 400-horsepower V8 that
takes it from 0 to 60 in 3.9 seconds. Top speed is 290 kilometers per hour, 174 m.p.h.
U.S. Impressive torque makes it easy to drive smoothly, even in the heaviest of traf-
fic. So who cares if the ride is on the rough side? On sale in November 2000.

2002 Cadillac Escalade

Base sticker price: $47,990 for rear-wheel-drive version; $49,990 for all-wheel-drive.

Best new feature: Every luxury, convenience and safety accessory known to man.
Contains more toys than Santa Claus' bag: road-sensing suspension system, ultrason-
ic rear parking assist, StabiliTrak control system, OnStar personal calling and Virtual
Advisor system, climate control, Bose Acoustimass audio system and single-load six-
disc changer in dash.

Among other delights: three rows of split, removable leather-covered seats for eight.
Large fold-away rearview mirrors with memory and a diversity antenna system for
top radio reception. Driver Information and message center, rear controls for air con-

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JANUARY 2001 • STYLE AT THE JN