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News and reviews on new motor vehicles
2007 Nissan Titan 4X4 SE
“The Titan is One Tough Truck
K athleen C arr
The 2007 Nissan Titan 4X4 SE is
one big truck. The hulking Titan is
the he-man of full-size pickups. The
2007 Nissan Titan is an American
truck. Yes, it is the first ever full-
sized pickup from a company w hose
world headquarters are located
outside of North America. The T i­
tan was designed inCalifom ia, and
assembled in Jackson, Miss. Not
surprisingly, the Titan earned top
honors in the Large Pickup seg­
ment of the J.D. Power's APEAL
(Automotive Performance, Execu­
tion and Layout) study.
The Titan is boldly styled. Its
blocky head-on view, with its twin
sloping chrome bars angling down
across a bee-comb radiator, pre­
sents an intimidating appearance
in rear-view mirrors, a look that's
simple and direct. The big fender
Hares give the look of a rugged-
by
outdixir-enthusiast. Lots of chrome
up front catches the eye with bold­
ness. The rock-solid 2007 Nissan
Titan commands respect on-or-off
the road.
This bad boy can tow up to
9,500 pounds; pretty im pressive
for a */2 ton truck. The Titan is a
serious truck. The 5-speed auto­
matic transm ission is responsive,
quickly dow nshifting w henever
needed. The transm ission fea­
tures Tow /H aul mode to reduce
unnecessary shifting and heat
buildup. The 4W D Titan offers
s h if t- o n - th e - f ly
c a p a b ility
through an electronically con­
trolled part-tim e transfer case.
Sim ply turn a knob to shift from
tw o-w heel to four-w heel drive,
and it can be done w hile driving.
Driving the 2<X)7 Nissan Titan is
a pleasure. The Titan has brilliant
throttle response. Its pow ertrain is
SPECIFICATIONS: 5.6-Liter, 32-Valve Endurance V-8 engine: 5 -S p e e d A utom atic tra n sm ission w /
Tow/H aul M ode: Shift-on-the-Fly 4WD S y ste m ; 13-City m pg. 18-Highway m pg.; $ 3 8 ,2 5 5 M SRP
perh ap s the m ost re sp o n siv e
among the full-sized pickups with
comparable engines. The Titan al­
ways feels alert and wide-awake,
like it started the morning with a
double espresso. The V8 delivers
quick acceleration performance,
whether launching off the line or
pulling a quick pass speed. Offer­
ing up an impressive and enthusi­
astic 0-60 in 7.2 seconds, it isn't a
whisper-quiet engine, but has a
deep exhaust note that sounds ex­
ceptionally powerful and pleasing
when accelerating.
The 2007 Titan offers expressive
styling and extends to clever inno­
vations and options that include a
factory applied spray-in bedliner, a
C-channel tie-down system for se­
curing cargo and accessories, and
a stash box integrated into the
S PORTS______________
Local Rap Group Hosts NBA Party
The local rap group C an’t Be
Caught will host a cityw ide Re­
turn to Portland' party for former
Portland T railblazers Rasheed
W allace and Dale Davis, founder
and ch ief executive officer o f
W A R Records.
The 21 and over party is sched­
uled for T uesday, M arch 13 at
the Vintage, 318 S.W . Third Ave.
beginning at 9 p.m.
Since signing with D avis’ la­
bel in 1997, C a n ’t Be Caught has
‘Vraiac
R a sh e e d
Wallace
Dale Davis
recorded three albums, including
their most popular CD titled ‘My
C ity,' a 2(XX) release that did well
locally and nationally.
M ost recently, the four-m em ­
ber group consistí ng o f LB, Luck,
Shoat and Bugz, made a cam eo
appearance in the nationally re­
leased film "Playa’s Ball” in which
Davis was executive producer.
The movie featured some o f the
best talent in Hollywood, includ­
ing A llen Payne o f “J a so n ’s
Lyric” , Elise Neal, D.L Hughley,
co-star o f the popular Hughley
show and Treach o f the popular
1990s rap group N aughty By
Nature.
In addition, C an’t Be Caught is
one o f the first musical groups to
launch Blingtunes, the latest tech­
nological invention to incorporate
an MP3, voice recorder and radio
into a jew el encrusted necklace.
Plans to host a Portland pre­
miere o f Playa’s Ball are under­
way and the g roup's fourth CD,
titled ‘Tim e to E at’ will be re­
leased this summer.
dri ver’s-side rear fender for stori ng
atow hitehorothersmall items.The
rear doors on the King Cab open
nearly 180 degrees for quick ac­
cess. A dampened assist reduces
effort when opening and closing
the tailgate, which automatically
locks when closed. The Crew Cab
has a power retractable rear win­
dow with privacy glass and an elec­
tric defroster.
The 2007 Nissan Titan provides
power, payload, performance and
innovation in a stylish package at a
decent price. The 2007 Nissan Ti­
tan is one tough truck built for
endurance through the ages.
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Blazer Front Office Shaken Up, Seahawks Executive Takes Over
(AP) — Portland Trail
Blazers president and gen­
eral
m anager
S teve
Patterson abruptly resigned
Thursday after owner Paul
Allen refused to renew his
contract.
The move came with the
Trail Blazers in next-to-last
place at 24-34, a season af­
ter they had the w orst
S te v e P atterson
record in the NBA.
Tod Leiw eke
Tod Leiweke, chief execu­
tive officer of the Seattle
Seahawks, will take over while
a full-tim e replacem ent is
found. Allen, the billionaire
co-founder of Microsoft, also
owns the Seahawks.
Patterson had been the
team president since 2(X)3 and
became the GM after John
Nash was fired last May.
Leiweke said the search for
Magic Johnson to Speak at PSU
B a sk e tb a ll L eg en d E arvin
“ M agic" Johnson will be the fea­
tured speaker at Portland State
U n iv e r s ity 's a n n u a l S im o n
Benson A w ards D inner on M on­
day, March 19 at the Oregon C on­
vention C enter, 777 N.E. Martin
L uther King Jr. Blvd.
A reception begins at 6 p.m.
with dinner and entertainm ent is
at 7 p.m.
The Simon Benson Awards
D inner celebrates Pacific N orth­
west pioneers in philanthropy.
This y e a r’s dinner will honor
Sharon and Robert Miller and Jane
Schools Earn Tourney Spots
Jefferson and Roosevelt high
schools enter the quarterfinals of
the state 5 A Boys Basketball Tour­
nament at McArthur Court in Eu­
gene.
Roosevelt has a 1:30 p.m. game
Wednesday against Churchill and
Jefferson has a 6:30 p.m. contest
against Corvallis.
In the 6 A Boys Tournament,
Grant High School faces South
Medford on Thursday at 8:15 p.m.
at McArthur Court.
Jefferson is also represented in
the Girls 5A championships. The
lady Democrats play Hermiston at
3:15 p.m. Thursday at the Chiles
Center on the University of Port­
land campus in north Portland.
In the Girls 6A tournament, Lin­
coln plays Southridge at 3:15 p.m.
Wednesday at the Chiles Center.
Earvin 'M agic'
Johnson
"I’d made amends with her and we
were rebuilding our relationship.
was given in his treatment pro­ W e'd probably be m arried by
now ... I think of her as my wife—
grams.
The most important factor in she was my soul mate.”
G ary is proud to have c e l­
G ary 's treatment was accepting
accountability for the things he'd ebrated his second anniversary
o f sobriety on Feb. 18. He says
done.
“A man needs to become ac­ going through the program has
countable for his own actions with­ changed the way he feels about
out trying to justify them or blame himself: his self-esteem has in­
someone or something else." he creased because o f his personal
grow th. He em phasizes the daily
said.
Since beginning recovery. Gary com m itm ent to recovery.
“ I look at this as an opportu­
has had to cope with his share of
challenges. While he was still in nity to let other men know that if
treatment, his victim died of cancer they love som eone and they love
only two months after being diag­ them selves enough, they will
becom e accountable and seek
nosed.
“W e'd worked through a lot of help for their problem — it’s out
our issues by then," he reflects. there if they want it."
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Website: www.wilsonsdeal.eom
and Robert defined him self as a business­
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