European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 13 Jaguar introduces new convertible notes Strong sales Jaguar of noting Strong Domestic and Export has just introduced a new luxury convertible ver Sion of the 12cylinder xes he grand touring it the convertible rated As one of the fastest Ope top models in the it should As it tops out at 150 Mph with its v12 engine blasting out 295 while the new convertible photo at top right is mechanically identical to the xes he grand touring it differs from the Coupe where seating is while the 12cylinder Coupe has seats both front and Back to accommodate four the new a Csc convertible is designed strictly As a but one with plenty of Luggage Jaguar the firm adds that a fou seater convertible is probably for production in 1988 when a Facelift for the xes series is the new convertible is to be built entirely from jaguars own resources at the Compa nys Coventry factory instead of having its Targ Type roof fitted by an outside coach building the Targa roof panels can be removed singly or together and the double skinned folding rear Section can be retracted to give completely fresh air motor Jaguar the firm says there is already a Strong demand for this and that production will be stepped up to meet the noting Strong gains for both Domestic and overseas Export Jaguar re ported that a record cars were produced in the first half of this this was 17 percent above production in the equivalent period of the firm total production last year was cars 19 percent ahead of 1983 and the com Pany set a target for this year at this has now been revised upward to the introduction of the new Jaguar convertible also coincided with an announce ment from jaguars american Headquarters in that sales of its luxury cars in the United states set a record for the month of sales increased 34 per cent to cars from the re ported for july of jaguars year Odate sales Rose 9 percent to from the units sold during the first seven months of jaguars sales goal for the year is and it appears that the firm will achieve the Jaguar firm has obviously returned to health and is thriving once twin engine vow Golf in our racing Roundup column last we noted that Michele the great French woman had won last months pikes Peak Hill climb in Colorado in a Factor entered Audi a Superb achievement for both Mouton and she became the first woman Ever to win the Volkswagen had Success at pikes with its unique twin engine Golf see but space precluded our going into so Well give the Golf Hill climber a look entered by Volkswagen motor sport and driven by Germany Jochen the Golf placed third in the rally class in its first competitive from the front seat the car is similar to a 1985 production vow Golf two door except that under the Hood lies a 4cylinder engine and two the second Radiator is used to Cool another identical 16valve engine mounted behind the Driver where the Back seat would normally the vow brings double the horse four wheel drive each engine drives its own pair of and excellent weight distribution for Good the pair of engines add up to liners of displacement on the one off eight 390 horsepower and two of everything two transmissions with two of each of the five Forward two clutches and twice the number of engine monitoring vow motor sport said it was pleased with the twin engine golfs first Outing and that vow would return to pikes Peak next year with turbocharged engines on the be cause Turbo engines Are not As affected by the thin air at the top of pikes Peak Kaiserslautern show nears the Kaiserslautern army Community Street machine National 1985 car show the theme is cars Are the stars gets under Way next weekend on 17 and the today sponsored by the Kaiserslautern morale support activities Divi Sion will take place on the Kaiserslautern East sports Complex on Mannheimer Strasse Between Danner and Panzer Henry mad automotive Craft supervisor and a coordinator of the Auto said it is open to All vans and pickups of any Model year modified and preregistration has but prospective entrants can still Register up until show Roeder entry fee is payable by Check or Money and it will be Good for the Driver and one guest based on Roeder said he expects about 300 entries for the Kaiserslautern categories include Besten pickup Van and Best car of the 1920s and Best of the 60770s and As Well As Overall show trophies and Cash prizes will be car registration and signing for entrants will Start at 8 on 16 and continue through 8 a steam cleaner will be As Well As a camping area for new Jaguar convertible the new 150mph Jaguar a Csc he convertible is powered by a 295horsepower v12 and its one of the fastest Ope top cars in the introduced recently in the new Jaguar will Cost about twin engine vow Golf at pikes Peak this Volkswagen with engines installed in both front and placed third in the rally class at the pikes show hours will be from noon to 8 on and from 10 to 6 on 2nd annual Cycle rally another this one for cyclists in general and Harley Davidson motorcycle fans in will take place on 28 and 29 at the Bauern Motocross the town of Bauern located near Peak Hill climb in Colorado in its first competitive the car was driven by Germany Jochen the Rall show meeting is the second annual military motorcycle and its open to All service their dependents and Dod Var ious events Are along with a first showing of 1986 Harley Davidson plus test Well have Complete details As the Rall show Randy Barnett new Bow m 3 performance car Bow of Munich has developed a special performance m 3 Model for its 3series the letter m stands for the to to sports aspects of bows High perform Mance the m 3 sports Sedan is from Zero to 100 Kph 62 Mph in powered by a 16 seconds and tops out at 148 the valve engine that turns out 195 horse pow Market introduction Date has yet to Beer with catalytic the m 3 zips