European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 11, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 13 car Corner Toyota new Starlet fun to drive Over the Toyota Starlet Model has won Fame in Germany for its highly successful rallying and the Al new Starlet will doubtlessly carry on the rallying after a lengthy test session with Toyo tas new Starlet we tend to think in terms of sport because the version is strictly a sport oriented a Small car that features Strong unto drive characteristics plus reliability and Good the Starlet is totally a front wheel drive Model that replaces the old  car in every Way except the we had the new Starlet on test Courtesy of Toyota German division in and after our time with we were reluctant to give it Small the really Good ones seem to develop a personality of their and the Starlet had More than its that Why we hated to part with fast and willing it was fast and it was willing the Zero to 100 Kph 62 Mph figure just a fraction Over 10 seconds and the top Speed nearly 103 although it took a while to get on the it would cruise All Day at 85 Mph or but with a bit of noise with a min class car you cant have but with the Starlet you can have this performance plus a fuel Economy Reading of about 34 Miles per and on Normal regular the new Starlet comes in three tops is the sports Model with engine and 5speed Gearbox described in this re port while Basic is the 1liter Starlet with 3 door Hatchback styling and 4or 5speed then comes the 5door Hatchback with 5speed Gearbox both the and 1liter 4cylinder engines feature the new three valves per Cylinder arrangement two intake and one outlet to increase the also used on the new kicks out 74 horsepower at rpm while the 1liter engine produces 54 he at on the both handling and Road holding of the Starlet were impressive for a car of its As was the and the car was steady and predictable in wet conditions As Well As the steering was the clutch and the pedals were set up properly for Heelan toe style drive flexible engine the engine proved flexible and it revved up to the rpm redline and it would have gone beyond that but we didst push All that running easily at 85 the Tach Needle stood at rpm in fifth so the Little engine want being the starlets five Speed gear proved a bit the throws not As Crisp or As precise As one would like it was quite easy to the car performed Well on on Back roads and on Mountain and in fact was especially fun to drive in the the Toyota Starlet Hatchback photo trim plus a sporting and aggressive Mark Toyota new front wheel drive Starlet Model we turned some very Long Dis Tances in this car and never Felt which says a lot for the seating and Interior the suspension has Mac Pherson struts at each Corner with lower wishbones at the front and a trailing twist beam at the rear which functions As both Axle and anti Sway the tires on the test car were sri mounted on 13inch the Starlet starts immediately on cold and the Heater is Quick to pro Duce warm ventilation is and All levers involving the ventilation process Are marked the dash is nicely done and so is the two spoke leather steer ing All gauges Are easy to the seating for Driver and front Passen Ger is and the passenger seat slides Forward with the setback popping Down to allow easy egress for those in the Starlet seats four adults five in a and there is a sure singly Large amount of room in headroom in Back is adequate for anyone up to 6feet although the legroom is somewhat limited for a person that the rear setbacks May be flipped downward in stantly when More cargo space is storage areas Are featured in both the front and Back and every cubic Inch of Interior space is used with no waste summing the Toyota Starlet is an excellent Small economical to operate and offering Good value for the Starlet series was formerly in the specification lineup where it stood at the top in the fuel Economy but the  Model described the is the sports version in the Starlet the Normal version uses a 1liter engine and is available in both 3 door and 5door Hatchback both the and 1liter engines Are of 12valve design 3 valves per a bold Interior design photo Bright stripes on both front and Back More than adequate room for a car in the seats Are featured in the Toyota Starlet mini its storage facilities rate sports the Starlet offers and gauges Are easy to Fiere is not being sold in at least at the present but if specifications dont figure in your and if youre in the Small car consideration of the Starlet is highly the Basic 3door Hatchback with 1liter engine and 4speed Gearbox costs Marks about including the 14 per cent German value added or without the Starlet costs Marks about including or without tax All prices based on Marks to the prices Are based on Cologne Randy Barnett introducing some significant Auto Industry firsts Detroit a during the Long and colourful history of the Auto there have been Many famous the achievements usually marked by cars of a certain Model year or dates of Assembly line other firsts have been just As significant for the but they Are not always for the first school for Auto mechanics in the United states was established in 1904 by the Detroit Nash cars of 1950 were the first cars equipped with seat South boasted the first driven which opened in a year the first parking meter a a Street in Oklahoma City claim ing the the first use car Dealership opened in new York City in the year 1905 marked two firsts an automobile was reported stolen in Louis and the 59th Congress tried unsuccessfully to regulate the operation of motor in president William Mckinley became the first president to ride in an the first Auto parts and Supply business opened in Louis in one year after the first Independent Auto Dealership was established by William Metzger in in the Duryea motor Wagon became the first firm to make More than one car from the same in edouard and Andre Brothers who owned a rubber factory in the town of introduced the first pneumatic tire for a in their company then contributed the first dual truck tires in the first steel Ord truck tire and in the first radially and in with the running of the first Indianapolis 500mile Winner Ray Harroun was credited with introducing the first rear View Mirror on a the Mirror fitted onto his Marmon