European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                August 1985 the stars and stripes Page 13 space Wagon 4wheel 7seater Mitsubishi space Wagon is a fast bus for a big and now its available with four wheel drive for added safety on Slippery surfaces and rough although not an offload vehicle by any the Fourshee drive setup is still Good enough to allow for some driving in offbeat in this highly versa tile seven seater is marketed by Mitsubishi under the name of space while in the United its sold by Chrysler As the Colt Vista station the space Vista in Fourshee drive form arrived on both european and markets during the late Spring of this although it has been around for about two years in front wheel drive now the buyer has a Choice of purchasing the four door space Vista in either front wheel drive or Fourshee drive we had the new Fourshee drive ver Sion of the space Wagon on test recently from Mitsubishi German division in and for this Type of it must rate As one of the with its Large the space Wagon is still Only feet Long about a foot longer than a vow Golf and has a wheelbase of for compari son the new Ford Ltd 4door station Wagon is feet Long and has a wheelbase of the Mitsubishi space Wagon is easy to easy to handles Well and is no Slouch on the running All Day at 75 to 90 Mph and Topping out at just Over 100 Miles an the engine is a 4cylinder unit of 102 horsepower and its coupled to a 5speed manual one that we photo press Button for 4wheel drive found difficult to engage into but that problem would probably disappear with Long Power Rackman opinion steering is Standard with the four wheel drive space while the brakes Are ventilated disc in front and Drums at the brakes were quite and highly effective in the we made use of four wheel drive Dur ing a Long and severe wind and rainstorm in and we were Happy to have the car always stable in truly atrocious weather the extra drive to the rear wheels also provided Strong traction on Slippery and Muddy roads encountered elsewhere along the engage four wheel one simply photo the lift Gate swings up High presses an electric Button on the gear shift Knob see entirely automat the system can be activated or disengaged while the space Wagon is in to a signal Light on the dash lets you know that youre in four wheel while performance from the 2liter engine is quite even Uphill with seven adults a prospective buyer is just As interested in capacity and com and with this vehicle he gets the seven passenger seating eight in a Pinch is Best described As a two three two with the Middle and Wackrow setbacks folding Down independently on a split basis to provide a variety of cargo or seating with four wheel the Mitsubishi space Wagon gets extra ground clearance photo the mid Row scat backs flip Down and the entire scat moves Forward so that those in Back can make an easy the Wackrow can be folded away instantly so that the space Wagon becomes a five Cheater with plenty of Luggage with seven people a roof rack for Luggage would become necessary on a Long grab bars arc used All and scat belts Are provided for seven with the Driver and six adult the ride for everone proved comfortable and the passenger room More than the on piece rear lift Gate swings upward to provide shelter while unloading and it is High enough for a person 6foot3 to stand supported by Gas filled the lift Gate opens and swings up from bumper level to provide for easy loading or unloading of storage bins and and boxes Are located throughout the space and the nonskid padded dash provided space for map books and other travel two Glove compartments Are located beneath the the sits up High and has a sweeping View of the this aided by the transversely mounted which makes for a Short front a Large amount of Glass is also which offers Fine viewing for both the Driver and his Passen on the the space Wagon pulls from any and theres no need to be constantly the handling is As and the car is Quick and surprisingly nimble in heavy City the pedal locations Are and there is a Footrest which is Al ways a Welcome item to the engine redlines at and the Needle stands at rpm at 80 our zeroto100 Kph 62 Mph figure was but that is of academic interest Only because the space Wagon wont attract the zeroto100 the incorporation of four wheel drive required several engineering the in dependent suspension system has been modified to include torsion bars at with anti Roll bars at both front and suspension changes accommodate the Fourshee drive components and also increase Road in Fourshee drive the space Wagon also gets larger 14inch which in crease Road clearance and improve the tires on the test car were japanese Brid Gestone or the space Wagon returned Miles to the gallon under All and mpg with seven people in the Fourshee drive space Wagon costs Marks about including the 14 percent vat in the United the Colt Vista is available at both Dodge and Plymouth Randy Barnett emission standards but Are cars the culprits meeting in Luxembourg this sum the common Market environment ministers finally agreed on uniform vehicle emissions standards for car exhausts in the european the Stan Dards will apply to cars in three engine size categories and will be implemented under a three year timetable that begins in october of although West Ger Many is allowed to prompt its Market with tax beginning the Compromise reached at Luxem Bourg involves mainly cars in the to 2liter engine these cars Home free where converters Are con Only cars with engines of More than 2liter displacement will need catalytic converters and unleaded the smaller engine models Are supposed to manage by using Les expensive which could mean some Defi Nite Progress in Lea Burn engine devel West Germany had called for severe standards on oxides of but had to accept the Compromise on the smaller engine made in great quantities by France and the of have been de manding fast action because of their dying blaming the demise of Trees on Auto exhaust but now comes a claim from a German scientist that a virus and not gasoline pollutants is destroying the German the United press International Story appeared recently in the stars Ana saying that a West German biologist has found evidence that a Plant virus rather than manmade air pollution May be responsible for the alarming blight that is killing off the country the Story went on to say that Stuttgart professor Burkhard Frenzel had found traces of virus in several Hundred Spruce and fir samples taken from 24 West German forests that were thought to have been blighted by but that he found no such virus in samples from healthy forests in this brings to mind the dutch Elm disease in the Eastern and Central United states during the 1950s and Mil Lions of Elm were destroyed then by a fungus that was transmitted by bark All this leads one to believe that the German professor could Well be on the right Many Auto Industry of have maintained All along that engine pol Lution is not necessarily causing the Ger Man forests to and that More re search is needed before extremely expensive commitments Are should the professor be Correct his research is still in the initial then a lot of Money has already been wasted and a lot of and signifying has clean air is a worthy and its a Good thing that the europeans Are Pur suing but if the Stuttgart professor is there will be no need for Emer gency