February 14, 2007
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2007 BMW
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News and reviews on new motor vehicles
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T he heart o f every BM W worth
rem em bering is in it's engine, and
the new coupe is no exception. The
335i features B M W 's m ost pow er
ful engine ever offered in a 3 Series
T w in-turbocharged e n g in e with 3 .0 -lite r in-line six, 3 0 0 -
eoupe or sedan. If you erave bliss
h
p / 3 0 0 Ib-ft.; S te p tr o n ie & s p e e d tra n s m issio n ; MPG:
fully boundary-free power, B M W 's
C
ity-20 m p g . / H ighw ay-29 m p g .; M S R P is
sparkling new bit o f reciprocating
$
4
5 ,7 0 0 .0 0 ; Q uarter m ile a t 1 0 5 . 9 m p h .: 1 3 . 3
m achinery: a 3.0-liter, tw in-turbo-
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c
o n d s , 0 -6 0 m p h : 4 . 8 s e c o n d s
charged 3(M)-hp, and intercooled,
BM
W
,
with
light
cream leatherand gressive m aneuvers w ithout a hint
direct-injection inline six-cylinder and deceptively fast. B M W 's six- sign that gives the illusion o f accel
carpets
with
dark
burl walnut trim, o f seat-slide. The thick-rim m ed,
motor with variable valve timing, all speed Steptronie autom atic trans erated m ovem ent, even when this
creating
a
warm,
rich
and luxurious three-spoke steering wheel has a
sleek
beauty
is
sitting
still)
leaving
m
ission
with
paddle
shifts
is
a
posi
milled from the finest Bavarian alu
tive
enhancem
ent.
It's
the
auto
environm
ent
in
contrast
with the natural-fit feel to it: com bined with
behind
a
g
o
th
ic
-p
erfe
ct
arched
minum engine should be just the
ticket. T he exciting new tw in- tur matic that acts like a manual with no roofline and a tastefully tapered standard BM W interior. The best the optional ¡Drive cockpit con
bochargers enhance the cream y sacrifice in fun or perform ance.
ta il. U p fro n t, ro u n d x e n o n aspect o f this hospitality was the trols.
O f course BMW leaves no d e
T he 335i is not only blazing fast, headlam ps w rap deftly into a low e x tre m e ly su p p o rtiv e and s u
smooth engine’s w illingness to rev.
This is a great engine! The 335i it is one sexy tw o-door co u p e ! The hoodline. In back, trim taillam ps prem ely com fortable Sport Seats. sire unansw ered. You will never
blazes from 0-60 in 4.8 seconds, visual sensory appeal grabs your bracket a tight rear end th a t's punc They were adjustable in eight ways, want for entertainm ent with pre
w ithout the slightest turbo lag. But attention from every angle o f the tuated by twin chrom ed exhaust but my favorite feature was the side w iring for Sirius satellite radio,
bolster adjustm ents that cinch you B luetooth co n n ectiv ity and o p
this hardly does ju stice to the right- 335i. Its striking bodyw ork casts pipes.
T he interior o f the 335i is one o f into your seat allow ing the driver tional iPod integration kits. M ajor
here. any-gear eagerness o f this o ff reflections as that o f a speed
engine. The speed com es sm oothly dem on with flam e-surfacing (a d e the most elegant I’ve seen in a com plete authority to execute ag- standard features such as clim ate
by
Smoking Hot Sexy — Blazing Fast
Mother of the Year’
con tin u ed
fro m M etro
C h a n g e C h r is tia n C e n te r, a
m outhw atering dow n-hom e dinner
was catered by Victory O utreach
and Ma & Pa S trong's Kitchen.
O th e r sp e cia l g u est p e rfo r
m ances included a concerto by Dr.
G ashi, pianist for the Oregon S ym
phony, an interpretive dance by
Linda M itchell.
A dram atic rendition o f an origi-
nal poem was perform ed by Harold
W illiam s o f the African A m erican
C ham ber o f Com m erce.
The evening ended with a bio
graphical slide p resen tatio n by
grandson Stephen Strong.
The Portland O bserver is proud
to honor Strong for her decades
spent helping people and for her
state and local service, w hich con
tributed to the w elfare and better
ment o f people and com m unities.
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Two Hot Weeks of Portland Jazz
con tin u ed
fro m M etro
Grand Ballroom.
In all, m ore than 125 separate ja z z related
events are scheduled, plus more than 30 jazz
education and outreach events, 20 free per
form ances show casing northw est jazz art
ists, and a variety o f jazz program s produced
by com m unity, PDX Jazz partners, including
O regon Sym phony, Jazz Society o f O regon.
Leroy V innegar Jazz Institute at Portland
State U niversity, and jazz in Portland clubs
including Jim m y M ak ’s, L V ’s Uptow n and
others.
Tickets for many o f the concerts are avail
ab le at T ic k e ts W e s t lo c a tio n s an d at
pdxjazz.com.
For additional inform ation, call the Port
land Jazz Festival office at 503-228-JA Z Z
(5299)or 1 -888-828-5299, or visitthe Festival
office in the G alleria, 921 S. W. M orrison St,
Suite 207, M onday through Friday, 9 a.m. to
5 p.m.
P ro g re ssiv e ja z z tru m p e te r R o y H argrove p e r fo rm s Friday, Feb. 2 3 a t N e w m a rk
T heater, roun d in g o u t th e ja z z fe s tiv a l's final w e e k e n d .
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control, pow erw indow s, locks and
mirrors, pow er moon roof, and 17”
alloys with runflat tires. T he all
knowing BMW designers are stick
ing with ‘runflats’ to conserve on
trunk space. Standard safety fea
tures include anti-lock brakes, trac
tion and stability controls, front,
side and curtain airbags and brake
drying.
T h is isn ’t y o u r av e rag e car.
T h is is a ear in w hich to test y o u r
ow n ab ilities. T h e 3 3 5 i’s th re sh
o ld is so high it q u ick ly su rp asses
legal speed lim its, and ev en tu ally
the local au th o rities w ill ju s t start
m ailing y o u r sp e ed in g tick ets d i
rectly to y o u r hom e. W ith c o m
plete d isdain fo r o rd in ary d riv in g
co n d itio n s an d u tte r m astery o f
p u b lic roads, the 335i step s so
lightly and q u ick ly th ro u g h any
ch a llen g e to co m p lete su p e rio r
ity that I co u ld alm o st feel it
ch u c k lin g sm ugly as I ex p lo red
my lim its, clearly not yet the U lti
m ate D river. M aybe so m ed ay ,
w hen I can live up to th is c a r’s
p o ten tial.
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Trip to Boost New Orleans Recovery
Local residents can do more than
read ab o u t the d iffic u ltie s and
red ev elo p m en t o f N ew O rlea n s
afte r H u rrican e K atrina, th e y 're
b e in g e n c o u r a g e d to v is i t
the city.
A s w ith the visit to New Y ork
C ity afte r the Sept. 1 1 attack s
co m m u n ity ac tiv ists are planning
a visit to the Big E asy for a first
hand view o f w hat can be d o n e to
help the m any resid en ts in need
T he “ F lig h t o f F rie n d sh ip ” trip
to N ew O rlean s is sc h ed u led for
A pril I -4. H ere is w hat it tak es: a
plane tick et and hotel fare, a bit o f
reso lv e and w illin g n ess to ju m p
in to v o lu n te e r p ro jec ts, an d a
rea d in ess to sp en d to u rist d o l
lars that w ill b o o st the to w n ’s
eco n o m y .
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passed into law. This am endm ent tw een those seek in g g ain fu l e m
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vestm ent Board to produce figures that actu ally pay a liv in g w age,
on the availability o f living wage w e find that th ere are few er jo b s
jo b s in O regon com pared to the than th ere are p eo p le w illin g to
num ber o f people looking for these w ork. T he m ost ap p aren t rem edy
jo b s in various regions across the is a c o o rd in a ted e ffo rt betw een
state. This living wage “report card’’ b u sin ess and g o v ern m en t to c re
w ould give O regonians a picture o f ate jo b s that pay liv in g w ages,
how effective the Skill Up Oregon and en su re th at p eo p le receiv e
program is in preparing w orkers for th e su p p o rt th ey n eed to live
living w age jobs. Such figures h ealth y , stab le liv e s,” says Dan
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‘Sex and
Drugs’ in
Black Bag
Series
The community is invited toa
lunchtime discussion with rep
resentatives from the Cascade
AIDS Project to discuss “Sex
Drugs and Health in Portland.
Kathleen Saadat and Cherrell
Edwards will speak on behalf of
Portland State U niversity’s
Black Bag Speakers Series,
Wednesday, Feb. 21 from 12
p.m. to 1:30p.m. a, PSU's Smith
M em orial S tu d en t U nion
Multicultural Center, room 228.
The event will also include a
short presentation of capoeira
by Grupo Raea.