1| As you can see ’ the new Mitsubishi Magna Wagon doesn’t snooker >- 7 ' Jnßk you for room. In fact, it can swallow significantly more cargo* X /' 7 '' w ***». Jjjguk than the Commodore, the Catnira, the Canny and many more » t : f : 1 wSol expensive imports. And since the rear seats give you a 60/40 split || ‘ . '.'.J 1 you can do far more with the space. -MeMurement taken u»lng ISO atamlanl 8 litre foam block.. H / I The Magnificent Magna. g ' '' /' 'I That’s how our dealers have heralded /7'> I'/ ‘ 1 the Magna Wagon’s arrival. But far be it for '| B us to put words in your mouth-just see it i ' gj for yourself. The first thing you’ll notice is jJjBRgBKEI j . | || its sleek, long body. Every inch has been S | I F aerodynamically designed to increase fuel ■ I j | ■ > efficiency and decrease wind noise. v I , J The result has had motoring writers z'z ■ I singing its praise. **“* l ' ' I “Nowhere are the effects of design more evident than in the Wagon’s I j f smoothness and quietness”, wrote Wheels Magazme. VL"" z Unheard of interior quietness. Wif St If you have ever owned a wagon, you’ll know all about ‘boom’. That’s f th e noise that starts somewhere in the differential, amplifies itself in the JMf 111 *** cargo area and ends ffllML W/ll up myourears. |l X z 1 1 Zss*^. ;; — X JKjl.-. —|iyy l| Sfifc Ii • I R ‘ f "" r “tj MT til But with the Mitsubishi Magna there’s no such racket. It’s front-wheel 71 818 dri so therc ’ s no differential to drum up any noise. HV* The p° wer ° fa six c vi inder fr ° m afour - M I WX Something our competition will be keeping rather quiet about is the B power of the Magna Wagon. HW ' ts fare° us litre Astron n engine, with ‘Silent Shafts’ to control 11 !IHI" B® I en^hie vi bration ’ can tow i2 ° ok^’the same as a 3 utre c ° mraodore - Au ° f 'H 1 which scuttles the theoiy that six is better than four. I The lap of luxury. SOw. People have always tended to regard wagons as 1 second cousins-as a compromise between cargo space I and creature comfort. wl But with the Magna you have a wagon thats < ■! HK every bit as comfortable as a sedan whether you choose the GLX or the 1 1 automatic SE model. Oil j With the Magna GLX Wagon, there are options for 5-speed manual or II 1 electronic control 4-speed automatic transmissions. I And both versions offer power-steering, four wheel power disc brakes ' I jBI I and a quality hi-fi as standard and much more besides. 3K I rrhe SE idso boasts a iuxur y pack, including power windows, cruise Iflr W-wMj control, central locking and a unique cargo blind that conceals ‘ your goodies from the baddies. A 'BkSI Indeed, that’s just one of the many thoughtful gestures tflF- that earn the Mitsubishi Magna Wagon its title; MITSUBISHI S. ‘Magna. A New Class df Wagon.’ MOTORS > MMNZ4B
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