European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 1, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 13 car Corner Fords new Scorpio an important car Fords new Scorpio five door Hatchback Sedan is an important and for Many it is Ford of Europe Topo the line it is the successor to the highly successful and along with its up scale position on the european sales the Scorpio also will be sold in the United states next designed to do Battle with such Marques As Audi and with that Type of automotive response the Ford Scorpio simply had to be Good and it the car is Strong on aerodynamics a drag coefficient of Only and every version from the least to the most expensive will feature the Antilock braking system Abs As Stan Dard this is a safety feature that Ford takes justifiable Pride and it shows that you dont have to be wealthy to afford the Best in we had a Scorpio Ghia luxury version on test recently through Courtesy of Ford of Germany Headquarters in and we enjoyed every mile and minute that we spent behind the wheel of this ultramodern our test car was the top Model with everything in it from stereo headphones for rear seat passengers to computer read outs for the Driver to nothing was lacking in this before going into performance and on the Road lets take a Brief look at just a few of the goodies and safety a lot of thought has gone into the scor Pio and especially in the safety for when you shift into the rear screens Windshield wiper comes on automatically so you can have a Clear View of whats Back when the doors Are Bright red lights Shine at the outside and be Neath each Bottom door beams of Light illuminate the ground for Safe exit at the test car also contained a burglar alarm and if youve left the car with the headlights a chime reverberates to re mind you to turn off the other items map Reading lamps front and heated seats up an illuminated vanity Mirror on passenger Side Sun hand air pumps to inflate seats for Lumbar heated front and rear and electric Power everything from windows to the test Scorpio Ghia with the fuel injection engine had so Many extras that Hatch door opens closes at bumper level for easy photo the Cost for this specific car was in the Mark Range about including but the base Price of the Scorpio with liter engine is Marks about including and prices increase from there the Cost depending on the Model and engine the Scorpio comes in three versions the base cd the upgraded and the Topo theline four engines Are available a four Cylinder of 90 he a 4cylinder 2liter of 105 he a 4 Cylinder fuel injected 2liter of 115 he and a 6cylinder fuel injected liter engine that produces 150 he this engine used on the test catalytic converters Are also available with the 2 liter when the Scorpio is marketed in the states next it will be the version and its expected to sell in the Ford also Points out that eventual plans Call for a Fourshee drive version of the in the Scorpio bears some resemblance to the but it is an entirely new car and it takes a different incorporating a lot of Glass All the windows Are As flush As Possi ble with the body to Aid in although slightly narrower than the Granada it the scorpios Interior exudes spaciousness easy seating for five Large adults and there is enough room in the Back to stretch out the legs and simply the Scorpio is a very  automobile that tolerates no cramping of its As the car is a the rear seat backs flip Down on a separate basis to provide vast amounts of Luggage or for the carrying of furniture or what have you could also sleep stretched out Back if when Only two people Are the Luggage area is More than ample and there is no need to flip Down the an elastic net is also used on the floor at the net holding bottles and other items securely in the is first with the Power seat arrangement and the fully adjustable steering wheel plus steer ing column adjustment providing every possible position for Drivers of every Possi ble the rear View Are aerodynamics Are stressed on the new Ford the body with a drag coefficient of Only photo photo instruments Are easy to read the Best weve Ever used on any the setbacks Are fully reclining and they can be inflated for the exact Lumbar support you along with the Power Access computers and other its a fascinating environment aboard the Scorpio theres one and that comes when parking the car and in making other lows peed Sim ply it is difficult to make judgments because one never sees even a Trace of the frontal we had no dramas because of but on the other hand we were never fully at ease when parking or mane vering in close with longtime this problem would probably on the the Scorpio is a its Road holding a Strong feature and the ride somewhat firm but thoroughly Comfort the v6 engine is Strong and silent and pulls with ease from any dropping to you can really take off when passing lines of Bac Road the manual always a Ford Spe was a and it worked our recorded top Speed came to 131 Mph while the zeroto100 Kph 62 Mph figure was one could cruise with ease All Day at 100 Mph if autobahn conditions the v6 pull ing Only rpm in fifth gear at the 100mph at 60 Mph and in fifth the Reading was while at 75 Mph the read ing was again in fifth the engine redline is in the Scorpio is also available with automatic transmission for All engine variants except the when the car is sold in the it of have automatic As an suspension is fully Independent at front and and along with the four wheel Antilock braking the excellent Power assist Brake setup incorporates discs All the front wheel discs Venti the Power assist which is quite is by rack and the tires on the test car were Michelin xxv radials mounted on 14inch Alloy regarding fuel Ford says the when fitted with the engine and manual will get about 31 Miles to the gallon at 55 Miles an combining averages at 55 75 and City traffic the figure is about 22 our figure for the entire time with the this including City secondary roads and some over100 Mph sustained speeds on the came to quite Good for a car this big and summing its not difficult to con clude that Ford has a highly successful automobile in the and its a worthy successor to the old now gone after 13 years of Randy Barnett