European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 9, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes Corner Sweden Volvo a rugged machine Long popular with Ameri can has established its reputation Over the years on such factors As safety and longevity but never on of standout High Speed perform up until that with the recent introduction of the git the message has changed to some while Volvo reputation for its More conservative achievements is a sports image now comes Forth with the relatively potent Glt Turbo 2 door Sedan sports Volvo made its 1981 Turbo available to the Star and stripes last november for a Brief test session even before a similar Model was unveiled the trunk lid tells the Story in the United and at the staff writer King Cruger the car is a fun machine for anyone who likes to drive on Holiday at the i missed the Opportunity to drive the but then Volvo offered it for a longer test session and the pleasure was Cruger had been enthusiastic about the car in his and he had every reason to the Glt Turbo is quite the engine highly handling is a and the car is quiet even at 100 the Price for those affiliated with the military is that about under the Cost in the and that Price includes air Power steering and Power win and several other items All Gas mileage regular is used came out at quite accept so in today the Volvo tur bos Price is the Turbocharger system used on the 4 fuel injected b21ft engine boosts the horsepower from a Normal 107 at 5500 rpm to 126 at 5400 on the european the horsepower is even the engine is Peppy feeling More like a 3liter than anything it offers Quick punch in a passing situation and it is Silky smooth throughout the Range so smooth that the Turbo boost is noticed primarily through a progressive but steady increase in acceleration and no unlike the German porsche Turbo cars and the swedish there is no Turbo kick As some Drivers would term this a while others would consider it an one of the Aims for Turbo As Volvo puts is that the Driver can obtain very Good Power by depressing the accelerator Only a Small part of the turbocharging is when Power is really All that is necessary is to depress the pedal vigorous while the Volvo Turbo offers outstand ing performance and sports car style Han its outward appearance remains the same As the regular Glt 2door sports from the outside you Only know its a Turbo because it says so on the the instrument panel features a a Turbo boost gauge and Oil pressure gauge among others to help the Driver keep in touch with his the gauges Are All easy to by the through the heavily it steering regarding the Turbo gauge the boost pressure is divided into three sections the Black where the engine acts As a normally aspirated one the Yel Low indicating that the Turbo is and the red indicating that pressure in the intake manifold is too theres an additional warning Light on the dash if the gauge Pointer moves into the red the Pointer should never move into the but even if the Turbo should go out of the car can be driven minus tur of course until its taken to the garage for the Turbo motor Volvo b21ft fuel injection which normally produces 107 gets an increase to 126 with the Volvo started at the first turn of the key on some very frigid and it was Quick to heat the ventilation and de fogging system four Speed Blower is As one might expect from a car made in a scandinavian the Drivers setback the setbacks Are fully adjustable for Rake has a dial for Lumbar support and seating and outward vision Are first entry and egress for rear seat Pas requires some relatively decent athletic the which seats five has Power windows and a Central Locking the Interior is Well with a lighted and lockable Glove Box just one of Many when the Glove Box panel is one finds a vanity Mirror and cup of Are minor but such thoughtful touches All add up to make the Interior Volvo design in another excellent feature includes the rear View both automatically adjusted by pressing buttons on the the drive Mirror Button to the left of the and the right Side Mirror but ton to the right of the both mirrors May be positioned with Little or no and its much less distracting to work floor mounted buttons than switches located on the the gearshift is in the proper with Short throws the the Volvo Turbo Sedan from Sweden in the Volvo Turbo shown Here in the Snow is a twin of the 2door Glt Volvo other sports both the Turbo and Glt have tight sus pension design to provide for precise while the swedish Turbo car sparkles in the performance it also remains quite tractable in snowy and icy s s photo the use of a the action of the from Normal to Turbo is smooth throughout the the electric overdrive Button is located at the top of the gearshift Knob in the usual Volvo the overdrive May be engaged Only when the car is in fourth to get out of one re engages the or gears Down to the rack and Pinion Power assist steer ing leaves plenty of feel for the and the Power disc brakes Are engineered to match the extra Turbo the front discs ventilated for that the Low profile 15 Pirelli were Superb in the and kept the Turbo steady on snowy roads in the there were times when Snow tires would have come in outstanding performance performance with the Turbo engine is out As the motor pow ering the car from Zero to 60 Mph in seconds this on a sem wet surface and providing a top Speed of 115 Miles per with the Tach at revs redline is one cruises along at a smooth 75 the engine just during my time with the the weather offered choices of Only Snow or icy so theres no report on the air conditioners abilities or the sunroofs win noise any criticisms Only and this would not apply to the european version of the Volvo but in the specification test its a Saga of the safety syndrome striking bleeping Sleeper despite closing the doors putting on seat belts placing the hand Brake in the off the gearshift lever in the miserable safety Belt warning Sleeper bleeps exactly nine times after the car is probably because the nonexistent passengers Arent buckled but to sum things the Volvo Turbo obviously offers value for and if youre interested in a Volvo with Superb performance youll treasure this american military buyers who want to avoid delivery charges and the fee for tax free Purchase through the Canadian forces automobile transaction May avoid these costs by journeying to the Volvo Home Plant in and picking up their car this is a process that Volvo the firm also has a Home shipment program with deliveries on both Volvo is also featuring a Tion diesel engine Model on the Market and we plan to have a test report on that car in the Randy Barnett