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Warm wishes on Easter to all our customers and their families. May this pious day bring along positive energies and great joys in your life. Click here to browse our Holiday Specials.

Service payment plan 0% APR for 90 days and no up-front costs Click here to schedule service. All loans are issued by WebBank, Member FDIC. All applications are processed through CFS and funded by WebBank, member FDIC. WebBank funds the repair amount once repairs are completed and documents are executed. All applications are subject to approval pursuant to standard underwriting criteria. The DigniFi Interest Waived Program applies to all approved customers. As part of the program, interest will be waived if you make all of your scheduled payments on time and pay off your loan in full within 90 days. The maximum approved amount, terms and the Annual Percentage Rate (APR) will be based on an evaluation of credit history. Interest will be charged to your account from account opening at 9.99%-36.00% APR if the full loan amount is not paid within 90 days. Minimum monthly payment is required. Valid on loan amounts from $350 - $7,500. Additional principal payments will be required to pay off the loan amount before promotion expires. Example on a service repair costing $5,000.00: 36 monthly payments of $211.00 with no initial payment. The estimated payment and interest rates are being provided to you only as a guide to potential financing options that may be available. This estimated payment is based upon a 27.99% interest rate, with an APR range from 9.99% to 36.00%, with a maximum 4% origination fee. This is not a loan application, an offer, guarantee of financing, or a loan approval.

Purchasing a new vehicle can be an enormous decision. Getting a car is one of the greater expenses you can make in life, besides purchasing a home. At Passport Auto we want to make sure that your investment is worthwhile. We will help explain the benefits of each vehicle and help you settle on a car that works best for your needs. Let's take a look at a few factors and features you will need to keep in mind when choosing the perfect vehicle for you. Interior layout There are many different options to look at when purchasing a new vehicle. We offer a variety of Sedans, SUVs, Sports cars, Convertibles, and more. Take note of what your needs will be for your new vehicle. Things like space, technology, seating configurations, or extra cargo space will make your adventures effortless. Activities As you look for a new vehicle, keep in mind the type of activities you will participate in. Do you need a vehicle to tackle terrain or something that is great for the daily commute? We have plenty of options to help your decision. Driving Habits No drivers will have the same preferences this is why we offer vehicles with different power outputs.   Is it more important to have a powerful sports car or towing power? These factors should help weigh your decision on what vehicle to purchase. For more suggestions and tips on getting the perfect vehicle, contact us today! Click here to browse our inventory and search for a vehicle that offers it all.

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Ultimate Outdoors “Go Anywhere Now” Lifestyle Rig Part of Toyota’s SEMA360 Showcase Toyota, a brand known for its deep off-roading roots and rugged durability, and its Tacoma mid-size pickup formed the perfect foundation for the 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine Overland-Ready Tacoma. Introduced today as part of Toyota’s 2020 SEMA360 Showcase, this Tacoma is ready to find places otherwise inaccessible to average vehicles. SEMA360 is the organization’s online program connecting the automotive aftermarket industry in a year that makes the traditional in-person SEMA Show impossible. Toyota is using a two-wave reveal plan, starting with four SEMA360 debuts with more builds breaking cover in the weeks following its SEMA360 presentation. The Overland-Ready Tacoma, created by 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine, is the ultimate outdoor lifestyle rig featuring a slew of off-road performance upgrades that align with the Tacoma’s “go anywhere now” personality and the rising popularity of overlanding adventure. Overlanders leverage their vehicle as the key to their adventure to help push their journey forward. It is their basecamp and provides them the self-sufficiency and capability they need to get them to their destination and back. They are passionate about exploring the outdoors and are at the forefront of nature and getting to experience it all. “The word Overlanding may be a new word to some, but it’s become increasingly popular this year as more and more people are exploring roads off the beaten path with friends and family,” said Ed Laukes, group vice president – Toyota Division Marketing. “We were excited when the 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine editors shared their idea for this project, and we naturally thought it would be cool to include the build in our SEMA360 presentation.” The editors started with a Tacoma TRD Pro, teaming up with Ryan O’Connell and ShmellFab to create this build. Off-road upgrades include: ToyTec BOSS Aluma 2.5 Series coilovers, shocks and add-a-leaf package; Toyota E-locker locking differential; CBI Offroad Fabrication lower control arms, front to rear aluminum and steel skid plates, and DOM steel tube rock sliders with top plates and CBI’s ‘kickout’ design; Camburg Engineering upper control arms, and MaxTrax MKII traction boards. On the power side, the team added a Magnuson Superchargers Roots-type TVS1900 blower, increasing output to 370 horsepower and 330 lbs-ft of torque. Other components include: BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A KM3 255/85R16 tires mounted on 16×8-inch matte black 704 Trail Series from Method Race Wheels, CBI Offroad Fabrication T3 aluminum front bumper and T3 Swing Arm Series steel rear bumper with dual swingouts, a ComeUp SEAL Gen2 9.5rs winch, aluminum CBI Offroad Fabrication Prinsu Cab Rack fitted with a 40-inch SR Pro LED series light bar and four LED Scene Lights from Rigid Industries, a 20-inch Rigid Industries SR Pro light bar in the front bumper, a Truck Covers USA locking cargo bed cover and rack system, and a Yakima SkyLine bed rack. Finally, to ensure overlanding explorers have what they need for days off the grid, the editors fitted the Overland Tacoma with a PowerTank PT10 air compressor, a four-gallon Rotopax fuel storage container, a two-gallon Rotopax water storage container, a Hi-Lift jack, and a Yakima SkyRise cargo bed tent. While featuring an extensive list of upgrades, the 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine team is proud of the final outcome’s seamless design that perfectly melds all exterior components to ensure nothing looks out of place. All additions are premium upgrades that align with Toyota’s quality reputation, creating an outdoors lifestyle rig capable of carrying adventurers and all their gear and toys. Toyota also partnered with social media influencers chef Adam Glick and “Last Line of Defense” on YouTube to bring you some great content as they take the 4WD Overland-Ready Tacoma out on the road for an adventure. More coming soon.

We like to think of Labor Day weekend as the beginning of the best time of year! Happy Labor Day Weekend!

Mother's Day is coming up soon! If you are still looking for a few ideas to make her day special, we've put a few suggestions together for you! There are many ways to celebrate Mother's Day such as Spa days, Breakfast in bed but why not buy her the car of her dreams! We have many New and Used vehicles to choose from and we will even deliver it to her! Click here to view our current special offers. If mom already loves the vehicle she's in then we have a few other suggestions too! 1. Purchase a full auto-detail. Our service department can help by making her vehicle ready for summer. Click here to schedule an appointment. 2. Purchase new tires for her vehicle. Click here to view our current offers. 3. Bring her vehicle in for a Multi-Point Inspection to keep her safe on the road. 4. Shop accessories for her vehicle. No matter what you decide on to help celebrate Mother's Day we know she will appreciate it! Happy Mother's Day.

WE DELIVER! Home or Office Appointments! Too busy to come to us? We can come to you! We can come to your home or office (within 30 miles of our store) for a demonstration, test drive and/or delivery! We have offered off-site demonstration, test drive and home delivery to local Virginia, D.C. and Maryland customers for almost 20 years! Many of our customers have never visited our location before taking delivery. Simply ask and we can customize an experience that fits your lifestyle and schedule. CALL TODAY TO SCHEDULE: MARYLAND: Passport BMW 301-702-5785 INFINITI of Suitland 240-695-5501 MINI of Montgomery County 240-238-1200 Passport Nissan of Marlow Heights 301-702-5786 Passport Toyota 301-702-6525 VIRGINIA: MINI of Alexandria 703-461-6273 Passport INFINITI of Alexandria 703-461-1515 Passport Nissan of Alexandria 703-461-5280 Passport Mazda 240-695-5601

The following dealers will be open Sunday, October 27th at the times below: • Passport BMW - 11 AM-4 PM. • Passport Mazda - 12 PM- 5 PM. • Passport Toyota - 12 PM- 5 PM. • Passport Nissan MD - 12 PM- 5 PM. • Passport Nissan VA - 12 PM- 5 PM. • MINI of Alexandria - 11 AM-4 PM. • MINI of Montgomery County - 11 AM-4 PM. • Passport INFINITI - 12 PM- 5 PM. • INFINITI of Suitland - 12 PM- 5 PM.

BMW Lease Returns At Passport BMW It can be a bit confusing when you're trying to decide what to do at the end of your lease, so we want to help guide you through every factor involved so that you can make the informed decision that's best for you and your particular situation. PLAN AHEAD It's generally a good idea to contact Passport BMW 90 days before your lease expires. We'll go over all of your options, and schedule a pre-inspection so that you'll have an itemized list of potential charges for excess wear and use. With this information, you'll be able to decide what repairs, if any, to make before your lease is up. KNOW YOUR OPTIONS You have several options for what to do the end of your lease. • Return your leased BMW to us and either lease or purchase a new one. By far the easiest choice you can make, this is also the most popular option for our loyal customers. We offer owner loyalty programs, and even have programs to accommodate you if you'd like to terminate your existing lease early and get into a new BMW. Our Client Advisors can explain these programs in much greater detail. • Purchase the BMW you've been leasing all along. When you choose this route, there's no need for us to examine your vehicle as there aren't any end-of-term return obligations to consider. You continue driving the vehicle you know and love, and if your vehicle qualifies for the BMW Certified Pre-Owned program we'll certify it and provide all of the paperwork needed for you to purchase it. • You can simply return your BMW to Passport BMW. We'll take care of the paperwork to make the process easy for you, so all you'll need to worry about are any outstanding payments, mileage fees, wear and tear charges and any other end-of-lease obligations that may apply. This option is available even if you didn't lease your BMW through us. Whichever route you choose to take, we want to make the process as simple and stress-free as possible. Please call (301) 423-2700 or use the contact form to schedule your appointment, or stop by our showroom at 4730 Auth Place in Suitland, Maryland. Pre lease-maturity inspections are conducted during our normal business hours, Monday through Saturday.

Following its recent global reveal at the Los Angeles Auto Show, the all-new 2019 Mazda3 has picked up its first award. Members of the influential Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association (GAAMA) voted the 2019 Mazda3 as their “Biggest Bang for Your Buck” vehicle at the 2019 Atlanta International Auto Show. “Mazda has strategically placed the Mazda3 in a class above,” said Daryl Killian, president of the Greater Atlanta Automotive Media Association. “With all-wheel drive, sedan and hatchback options, Mazda has removed any justifiable reason for consumers to look elsewhere and with a premium all-wheel drive model coming in under $30,000, why would they?” Having sold more than 6 million units since its 2003 debut, the all-new Mazda3 is a global strategic model that has driven Mazda’s growth from both a brand and business perspective. The 2019 Mazda3 sets a new milestone as the first production model to lead Mazda into a bold new era. Blending beautiful second generation Kodo design language and exhilarating driving dynamics, Mazda3 was developed to inspire and create an emotional bond with its customers in two very distinct ways. Despite sharing the Mazda3 moniker, the hatchback and sedan models have distinct personalities—the design of the hatchback is emotive, the sedan elegant. The all-new Mazda3 offers what few do in this segment—all-wheel drive. Combined with unique G-Vectoring Control Plus, the Mazda3 with i-Activ AWD performs exactly as the driver intends. Based on its philosophy of designing the car around the human being, Mazda has dramatically enhanced the car’s fundamental driving attributes such that accelerating, turning and braking feel completely natural to the driver. Other available features include windshield-projected, full-color Active Driving Display head-up unit, leather seats, power moonroof, signature front and rear LED lighting and Adaptive Front-lighting System. It also adds a BOSE® 12-speaker premium audio system as part of the preferred package, and paddle shifters when equipped with Skyactiv-Drive six-speed automatic transmission. “The automotive press has had glowing things to say about the sleek and elegant Mazda3 sedan and bold and powerful Mazda3 hatchback,” said Masahiro Moro, chairman and CEO of Mazda North American Operations and senior managing executive officer, Mazda Motor Corporation. “We’re honored to receive GAAMA’s ‘Biggest Bang for your Buck’ award as further affirmation that we are reimagining and designing cars people are excited to drive.” The 2019 Mazda3 is currently on sale starting at an MSRP of $21,000.

Toyota Safety Sense™ (TSS) is a bundle of active safety features included on many new Toyota vehicles at no additional cost. These innovative features were designed to help protect you and your passengers from harm. Pre-Collision System with Pedestrian Detection This integrated camera and radar system is designed to help reduce the likelihood of colliding with a preceding car or pedestrian. Also available with Bicyclist Detection Lane Departure Alert A camera on your windshield may help you avoid the consequences of unintended lane departure by alerting you when it senses that you’ve veered from your lane. Also available with Steering Assist and Road Edge Detection Automatic High Beams A camera on your windshield aids nighttime driving by using a camera to detect headlights and taillights of preceding vehicles, and toggling accordingly between high and low beams. Dynamic Radar Cruise Control This high-tech cruise control uses radar behind the Toyota badge plus a camera on the windshield designed to adjust your speed, helping you maintain a preset distance from the car in front of you. Also available with Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control Road Sign Assist new Using a forward-facing intelligent camera, Road Sign Assist (RSA) is designed to detect speed limit signs, stop signs, do not enter signs and yield signs, and display them on the MID.* *All vehicle actions must be driver-initiated and are not automated. Lane Tracing Assist new When Full-Speed Range Dynamic Radar Cruise Control (DRCC) is enabled and lane markers are visible, Lane Tracing Assist (LTA) uses the lines on the road and preceding vehicles to help keep the vehicle centered and in its lane. Click here for details.