CARS-COM INTERNET VENTURE CARS.COM INTERNET VENTURE Times Mirror, Tribune and Washington Post launch online venture with cars.com internet company. The cars.com website will offer consumers the most complete source of online information about new and used vehicles as well as the largest,most current inventory of vehicles for sale, both locally and nationally. [KI] CHICAGO, IL USA 04/15/2000

    CHICAGO, July 3 Car shoppers who want more than prices,
reviews and photos can now explore the interiors of current model year
vehicles with 360-degree surround interior videos on cars.com.  With more than
half of all new car shoppers now researching their purchase online before
buying, cars.com continues to expand its comprehensive set of research tools
available to site visitors.  This latest feature has been licensed to cars.com
from the Internet Pictures Corp. (iPIX).
    (Photo:  http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20000415/CARSLOGO )
    "These iPIX-powered surround videos put visitors in the driver's seat.
They can zoom in for a close-up or pan the interior of that new sports car,
wagon or truck they've been eyeing," said Bill Swislow, Vice President and
Executive Producer of cars.com.  "These videos are another great tool to help
cars.com users make smarter decisions about the cars they buy."
    Consumers can view iPIX 360-degree surround interiors by going to the
cars.com 2001 Buying Guides series and selecting a vehicle.  Almost every 2001
Buying Guide report has a "360 Surround Interior" button to the right of the
car image.  Clicking on this button will spawn a pop-up window with the
embedded video for that particular vehicle.  Users can navigate to additional
surround views by selecting a model from the pull-down menu.  In addition to
the hundreds of 2001 360-degree interiors, site visitors can view videos of
1999 and 2000 models as well.
    The 360-degree views are the latest enhancement to cars.com's
award-winning Buying Guide series, which feature reviews, pricing and specs
and numerous photos for every production vehicle sold in the United States.
The Buying Guides are just one of many reasons that cars.com is now one of the
top online destinations for consumers doing automotive research.  With its
in-depth Vehicle Profile reviews, detailed pricing information, side-by-side
comparisons and the ability for shoppers to get a quote for a new car or
search through the site's extensive used-car inventory, it's no surprise why
cars.com is one of the most popular online automotive destinations.  Car
buyers can check it out for themselves by going to http://www.cars.com .

    About cars.com
    Cars.com is an extensive online automotive resource for buying, selling,
and owning a vehicle.  By combining our comprehensive local new and used car
locator with thousands of reviews, original editorial content, buying guides,
shopping tips and advice on owning, maintaining and selling your car, cars.com
maintains a relationship with consumers through the lifetime ownership
experience.
    Since its launch in June 1998, cars.com has been a leader in the online
automotive shopping category by combining the power of local focus with
national reach.  Cars.com is a division of Classified Ventures, which is owned
by these six leading media companies:

     -- Gannett Co. Inc.
     -- Knight Ridder
     -- The McClatchy Co.
     -- The New York Times Co.
     -- Tribune Co.
     -- The Washington Post Co.

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