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August 20, 2008
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News and reviews on new motor vehicles
2008 JaguarXJ SuperV8
by K athleen C arr
J a g u a r's XJ line is Ihe e s ­
sence o f trad itio n . T he basic
shape, w ith its classic long hood
and deck, h a s n 't ch anged m uch
in the last few decad es. T he
fo u r c irc u la r h e a d lig h ts, the
d o u b le-k id n ey g rille, and the
leaping cat are as rec o g n izab le
as any set o f au to m o tiv e fe a ­
tures on the road.
T he S uper V8 is equ ip p ed
w ith Ja g u a r’s infam ous su p e r­
c h a rg e d 4 .2 -lite r V 8, w h ich
m akes 4 00 h o rsep o w er at 6 , 100
rpm and 413 lb-ft o f torque at
ju s t 3 ,500 rpm . S tan d ard eq u ip ­
m ent w ith the S u p er V8 P o rtfo ­
lio, the su p e rc h arg er adds big
speed for lead-foot, and a m ore
relaxed drive for norm al drivers.
It's slig h tly n o isie r than the
n atu ra lly -asp ira ted en g in e, but
the su p e rc h arg er w hine do esn 't
intrude on the in te rio r atm o ­
sp h e re m uch. T h e six -sp e e d
autom atic tran sm issio n is up to
the tasks o f hard lau n ch es or
freew ay travel, alth o u g h only
the Jagu ar-faith fu l will ap p reci­
ate the w eird "J-gate" shifter.
T h e s u s p e n s io n u se s lig h t­
w eight forged alu m in u m co m ­
p o n e n ts , w ith r a c e - in s p ir e d
double w ishbo n es at all four
corners. At freew ay speeds the
XJ is m ag n ificen t, w ell-poised
and alm ost light on its feet
The J a g 's interior is by far the
most distinctive o f the bunch,
and it has the traditional British
elegance. The rear seat is a tri­
umph o f luxury, despite the Super
V 8’s sporting nature. Both out-
Specificatins: 400HP 4.2L V8 Engine; 6 speed automatic Transmission; 15 city, 22 highway;
$95,200 MSRP
board seats have reclining func-
tionsw ithm em orycapability.and
the person riding in the right rear
seat can also adjust the front
passenger's seat with an inde-
pendent set o f buttons. T h ere
are m anual su n sh ad es for the
rear w indow s, and an autom atic
one for the rear w indshield. The
rear p assen g ers also get in d i­
vidual au dio co n tro ls in sid e the
fo ld in g ce n te r arm rest, and, as
th e S u p e r V 8 's c r o w n in g
ac h iev em en t, th eir o w n LC D
screen em b ed d ed in the rear o f
the front s e a t’s headrests.
T he flag sh ip sedan receiv es
a th o ro u g h e x te rio r re fre sh ,
b ringing the styling m ore in line
w ith Ja g u ar's new design d ire c ­
tion. New, larger w heels are stan­
d ard on all m o d els, as are red e­
signed front seats. New clim ate-
co n tro lled seats are included
on the h ig h e r end
T h e Ja g u a r XJ is a lu x u rio u s
c ru ise r w ith p len ty o f pow er
and am enities. Jag u ar's flagship
sedanT he interior, much like the
rest o f the car, is a p ec u lia r m ix
o f cu rren t te ch n o lo g y and h e ri­
tage design. It a o u tstan d in g
vehicle to d riv e but 1 th in k I
rath e r be ch au ffeu red .
Heart Check-Ups for Athletes, Risks Studied
— an early sign of artery nar­
rowing, which is a heart-dis­
ease risk factor — than obese
individuals without insulin re­
sistance. Obese individuals
who were not insulin-resistant
had no differences in artery-
wall thickness from the nor­
mal-weight group.
The second study exam­
ined body weight and cardio-
metabolic abnormalities -- in­
cluding high blood pressure,
elevated triglycerides and low
levels of so-called good cho­
Risks to heart ailments studied
(AP) — Some obese people
are in good health and are not
predisposed to heart ailments,
according to a recent study
published in the Archives of
Internal Medicine.
Another study showed that
being slim doesn't automati­
cally protect you from heart-
related illnesses such as high
blood pressure and cholestrol,
and diabetes.
In the first study, obese in­
dividuals weredividedintotwo
groups: those who were resis­
tant to insulin and those who
were not. Insulin resistance is
a pre-diabetic condition, mean­
ing some symptoms of diabe­
tes are present and progres­
sion to full-blown diabetes is
likely.
Those who were obese and
resistant to insulin had more
muscle fat, fat in their livers
and thicker carotid-artery walls
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For more inform ation, call 503-
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Call 503-251-6137 to schedule your
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F ree B ody B asics - T his physi­
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C ard iac-R eh ab E xercise C lasses
- A m edically supervised exer­
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with heart conditions. For more
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this safe, sim ple screening using
ankle and arm blood pressure.
The fee is $40. To schedule an
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M a n agin g C h ron ic H epatitis C -
- Third W ednesday of each month
at 5 p.m., the inform ative session
led by a registered nurse to help
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and adm inistration; doctors re­
ferral required. To register, call
503-251-6313.
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lesterol.
The study found that some
obese people are metabolically
healthy.
"Obese individuals with no
metabolic abnormalities were
more likely to be younger,
black, more physically active
and have smaller waists than
those with metabolic risk fac­
tors," the authors wrote.
Those of normal weight with
health risks were older, less
active and had a larger waist
than the average population.
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