European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                April 1985 the stars and stripes Page 13 car Corner Volkswagen new git car is Star performer As most car fans know by motor trend Magazine has honoured the new Volkswagen git As american car of the year and after spending some time with this its easy to see Why the git won in the annual compete As a sports which it certainly the new Madei America git two door Hatchback sports Sedan has a lot going for the new Volkswagen git and Golf Model succeed the Rabbit series in while in the new Golf series succeeded the old one More than a year ago but the names did not the cars remain similar in but the new Golf series both in Europe and in America represents Strong technological Progress in what was already an excellent a safety improvement on the for involves a negative steering Roll radius one that sends the car straight ahead in Case of an emergency such As a even if the Driver should Brake during that the car continues straight rather than careening off the the Normal vow Golf Sedan was introduced on the Market in october while the sports git arrived in the Volkswagen military sales firm of Frank which provided our Bright red Orange test introduced the git onto the Mili tary Market in Only a month after its Volkswagen of Ameri by the Calls its git Model simply a Volkswagen git not using the name Golf As its used in Europe while the Normal Golf Sedan is called the Volkswagen by going this Volkswagen gives the cars separate identities a Good that a Brief and now lets look at the As weve also driven the German made Golf we can say that the american although not quite As is Simi Lar in All respects where handling and the  Are con in the German engineered git is simply a super car to our Only criticism anywhere would be to note that the suspension is a bit too stiff for lengthy driving producing a rather harsh but the handling characteristics Are among the gris Best the suspension is Independent All around with Stabilizer bars at front and while steering is rack and the tires Goodyear Eagle it steel belted radials Are mounted on attractive 14inch Alloy we had a lot of rain during our time with the by the and we should note that it is impressive in wet conditions As Well As in the the new gris body styling is More rounded than that of the the body Best described As purposeful but not exactly the lines Are clean the drag coefficient is a fairly Low and even just sitting the git gives the impression that its Tough and ready to and it our Zero to 60 Mph time was just a Frac Tion Over 10 while top Speed was 112 Mph the official figure is but the fun of the car is in driving it on the Back where the handling and Overall bal Ance Shine the git is excellent in where the acceleration and braking Power assist discs All around give thorough inside the git photo the gris sports steering wheel is de signed for the Driver to steer with his hands at the proper 3 and 9 Oclock the of has front wheel drive and it is powered by an fuel injected engine that turns out 100 horsepower at the of 109 Cid is Cou pled a close ratio Gearbox that works in perfect Harmony with the idling or under the engine gives off a rasping note through the exhaust the Nice thing about the git is that you can have your cake and eat too because it is a sports car in every respect where performance and handling Are con yet it seats and hauls extra Luggage and anything else after the 40basis split setbacks Are folded on the the git cruises easily at 80 Mph in fifth the Tach at that Speed Reading Rena redline is at 60 Mph in fifth the Tach reads while at 100 the Reading is at our top Speed As noted the Needle stood at rpm and the car was quite the Volkswagen git features highly supportive and fully reclining bucket seats up the Driver seating Posi Tion especially theres a lot More room in this new by the familiar but its All new photo the Madei America Volkswagen git re Ter part in All from flared wheel Zembles its european Golf git coun Arches to the Low front the Alloy wheels provide the finishing touch on the the gris sporting and it also allows for Quick Reading of the various storage panels run along the length of both than in the old Pean Golf both front and rear seats Are finished with a striped fabric that would appear to give Long the car has grab bars All and concave armrests at both front and the Glove Compart ment is but storage space is Avail Able from two plastic panels that run the length of the instrumentation is relatively Normal except for the addition of a multifunction com Puter that is Standard on the its a neat you operate it by pressing a Button on the Windshield Washer then you can read the results on the dash computer readout by punching the you get the engine Oil outside tem elapsed trip Miles average average Miles Perallon and time of its not a necessary but still its a Nice thing to have and the same goes for the stereo with four speakers and tape speaking of the Epa figures Are 26 City and 32 our computer showed mpg during our time with the and this included some High Speed autobahn looking briefly at the its strictly a Quality our test car a Brilliant red Orange or Mars red As Volks Wagen Calls the body design incorporating front and rear rectangular headlights and a Low the bump flared wheel protective Side strips and window trim Are All trimmed in contrasting Black folded plastic the bumpers and protective Side strips also include red the base Price for the Volkswagen git Bremerhaven delivery is this Price including Volkswagen two year unlimited mileage Protection if delivery is taken in the the base Price at factory is options available on the git include air cruise stereo sound system and metallic in the new Volkswagen Golf the base Price for the regular Golf with fuel injected engine is Bremerhaven pickup and in the states at factory while the Golf diesel is Bremerhaven and in the states at fac these prices include the two year Protection the vow military sales firm has both gasoline engine and diesel engine 2door and 4door regular Golf Sedan models in Stock As Well As the Volkswagen git Hatchback discussed in this the deadline for special ordering is june for full prospective buyers May Contact Volkswagen of America sales representatives at the a a fes new car sales Points on the various bases in Randy Barnett