European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 6, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes february Corner 1 he Chrysler corporations  drive the Dodge Omni and Plymouth Are important automobiles because they break new ground on the american the 4door hatchbacks Omni and horizon Are exactly he same except for name and Grille went on Sale in mid january in the and i feel fortunate to have tested the Plymouth horizon at so Early a Date Here in the car was provided practically off the boat by Chrysler military sales of and their gesture is much a the Are billed As Effi Cienci sized cars which they and  give the imports a hard run for their Money even though Chrysler says the cars Are not import fighters but Small cars built and designed by americana for Amer for the american Way of at he the special military i Price of Fob nil these cars Are Mare than compete f Price Wise and in Many other re against their european How hey fare Here and on Market will be followed Ului great As the Chrysler is staking a i i is Chrysler military sales of Frank which will have 19 la in Bremerhaven next with i of 120150 a month insure j on these ears overseas will also be i less expensive for military person i the engine is rated at t5 similar in the Volkswagen Golf in outward appearance and in the models c the first transformation of a full eur concept into an american styled but with a Chr a have incorporated so much rican thinking into these cars that made in stamp cant be mean ride i important in that aspect is in ride i Interior european front drive cars Are noted for their rela hard and europeans like it that to get around Chrysler Engi ers refined the Basic strut suspension to Good handling characteristics with the ride smooth but not Mushy by going up a pothole fld Mountain Road in the and the test car absorbed the i with yet remained Ihor stable through a Lone series of hair pin the fact that the Horlon handled Well in snowy and Muddy roads should come As drive to he rear wheels every time in Slippery with the car is pulled from the am pushed ran the the most recent example of fwd he emacs in Ley conditions Eama hat last month when two tiny Renault to finished second and third in the Monte Carlo motor the Tea Plymouth horizon was equipped with a four Speed Gearbox from Volkswagen and to get the most out of the its Tim to use full revs in every gear the cd had no the Rev limit had to be played by with manual it should have a because die horizon invites hard driving on Back and Mountain although not As responsive As a Volks Rabbitts to Slouch by any the transversely mounted 1m engine a Volkswagen Assembly is used until Chrys Ler has its own 2lllcr in puts out the previously mentioned 75 As it the engine receives Chrysler modifications with the lean Burn electronic spark control system also the engine is and acceleration surprisingly you move rapidly through the the fourth gear actually an hence increased Gas mile one lies in the pedal especially where High Speed or slalom driving is the clutch and Brake pedals extend too far from the floor and the accelerator is positioned Loo High for Comfort especially on a Long the accelerator pedal is also much too far away from the Brake which makes Heel and toe driving too the horizon is great fun to drive and for americans who buy this  discover thai driving can be sport the Plymouth horizon cargo room with seat Down ing and not a 1 would recommend the four Speed manual but if automatic is your you May have it As As with the four Speed 35 Miles an hour is attained in first 60 in 83 in third and a sustained m Mph in Over drive Zero to 60 was clocked in a respectable 12 seconds tie steering Power was not As direct As i assumed it would but it allowed feel for the Road steering design is rack and while the Brake setup is disc Drums the Power brakes were effective enough but Jud dered under heavy pedal the possibility of a the new compact Plymouth from Chrysler handles Well on snowy roads As it employs warped disc in this if i were to Pur Chase this i would want to test drive one without the Power steering or Power i have a Hunch the needs no Power in these so 1 would save some option Money the cars Interior featured an attractive with Vinyl trim used tastefully carpeting was of and ditto for the Hatchback trunk area treat the Back seat folds Down to provide room for extra As is customary with this because a  car has no driveshaft to the the big Center Channel is gone and Only a slight Rise remains for the exhaust plus the wheelbase longer than the vow makes the horizon a very Roomy car in the compact class plenty of space for the instrument which resembles a Small screen is easy to read through the dished steering one complaint involves the its a dual design for Miles and Kilometres much is always a Nice but while the Mph numerals White on Black Are easily the Kph numerals Blue on Black can hardly be seen in the let alone at the whole thing lights up so no problem Why Orange numerals we rent used for Kph is a Good the door handle setup is also open to the push up releases quite a woman with Long fingernails would break every one of them opening these ventilation and heating rate with the first american built compact our i do with no driveshaft to v Interior room All controls easy to the i works conveniently on a stalk off Toel ing As do the beam of Hatchback rear window in equipped i defroster and wipe Washer of but absolutely necessary for safety in a Standard by the Are a on 13inch the fuel 1 safely under the rear u  figures Are estimated at 39 mite gallon for Highway and 25 for City c tuned i averaged 23 mpg during a 1 mile most of it Between 75 and so in the with a Mph Speed i he combined average would probe Between 26 and 28 and that i fuel the was voted the Domestic car of the year by motor1 a result that surprised Chrysler earned the Honor 1 they came up with an honest i they came up with an honest comp free of and one that offers i handling and plenty of room and four handsome styling and Excel Gas weve needed an Arr Ert car like this for a Good Many i one can Only say at last i the models May be i flared with or without the various i and trim Levels through Chrysler sales representatives at Arne and Force Exchange service cafes Randy be