European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 10 the stars and Start pcs August 1977 Corner Ord of Germany introduced its new Granada to the press last week and the Public debut will coins at the Frankfurt International Auto show sept where it will be a major attraction on the Ford the new replaces the Fivey Earold which had been brought to the Peak of its development Over that a clean and attractive car with emphasis on aerodynamics a front spoiler is incorporated into the body the new Granada Falls into affluent family car category and that a big Market in just As it is in the u while looking Over the car and then driving one  help but conclude that this is the Type of automobile Kord of Detroit should be manufacturing and i More on that its not too handles gives a firm but comfortable and would be relatively economical to own and depending on engine and the buyer has a wide Choice of six engines a four and a plus 2 Blitch v6 motors in either Normal or injection designs horse Power ranges from 63 on the i Csc to 160 on the 28 injection body styles include two door and four dour plus station Wagon super tires on test drives i had the 28 injection and 28 with two barrel and although the injection Granada was there was something vague about i found the carb version better balanced All and even the snick of the gearshift lever seemed smoother and More the Heller balance doubtlessly came from inc wide lilt tax Michelin tires Avail Able on the s sports Granada which provided both cornering Power and Road stability to an amazing degree the disc front and Drums stopped the car on a straight line every time with Little with a lower front the Granada offers excellent Forward visibility Oil around visibility is first rate for that and the scaling is quite Comfort Able with plenty of leg room in trunk space is More than ample for a family of with the spare lire stored at the left and out of the so you Don t have to unpack the trunk to get at the tire yanks coming As an one cant help but think tins is the Type and size of car that we should be coming up and according to Ford of Germany director of Market that Day May not be far Inch who Heads the Ford of Germany marketing said with the reduction in size of american cars now under there definitely moving toward the european concept simply because they and now that this course has been the Ameri cans can come up with sophisticated sus pension systems and All the you May he said to a group of but in my Europe main opposition in seven or eight years will not Only include As it does but the United Stales As by that  be making the and Type of cars Kuro peas Are interested and the Cost Factor will be with the americana having a big advantage if the Dollar Mark relation ship quite a baby moving to the Competition Side of Auto rumours continue to float that porsche May return to formula 1 racing those rumours have been around for a Long time and the firms development of the new 1 4 liter  engine has added even More fuel to the Rumor the new baby which made its debut in july on the Noris ring in the hands of Belgium functioned perfectly on German Grund prix weekend at driving car in the up to 2liter four Timo be mans Winner icky simply sailed away from the other 2liter class cars including the Bow 320s and 2ak Speed Ford ids fastest Lap on  was seconds quicker than the second fastest a Bow 320i driven by Marc despite crashing the baby porsche during a test session at porsche private track on the Day before Bockenheim Quali icky said that the quickly repaired porsche was perfect with absolutely no teething he proved this on race winning big in a trouble free what this leads to is the fact that the baby porsche turbocharged engine is the Correct Turbo size for formula 1 and few experts believe that porsche has developed this engine just to contest the 2liter German championship so the obvious step is formula i grand prix so the Rumor with Renault already involved the French firm raced its Renault Turbo at the British grand and Alfa Romeo hint ing about a return to grand prix racing perhaps in that would give porsche incentive enough Here Are a few details on the new baby which May make another appearance at the final German championship round on the curb urging oct 2 proper name is porsche Turbo the motor is of six 2 valves per liter capacity with a Kkt All developing 370 horsepower at Bilstein shocks Are used with the suspension and weight of the car u top Speed is Miles an quite a baby Randy Barnett the new turbocharged baby with Jacky icky at the is shown on its Way to Victory during a German championship race at baby porsche rumours abound that the turbocharged motor is being developed for porsche future participation in grand prix the Granada inside a four spoke steering wheel is a feature of the Ford Granada go and gala ver the instrument panel is of Wood Grain while Windshield wipers and headlights Are controlled Oil stalks on steering Ford of Germany new Granada Sedan will make its debut before the Public new from Ford daring the Frankfurt Auto show on shown Here is the Gas sports outside rear View Mirror is Remote