European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 07, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday november 7, 1985 the stars and stripes f age 13 car Corner octane rating too Low use of feed free gasoline Nof suitable Tor All cars although unleaded regular Grade gasoline is available in Germany and several other european countries its use is not recommended for some american cars. For instance the service managers of both Chry scr overseas sales operations and american motors military sales Europe stress that owners of All Chrysler and am models from 1970 Onward Purchase Only Premium or super leaded fuel. The reason according to Chrysler s . Jobling and am s David b. Simp son is simply that the european Lead free regular gasoline ble Frei As Well As leaded regular contain too Low an octane rating and its use could Lead to engine damage that May not be covered by warranty. Other firms however such As Ford and general motors As Well As the european and japanese car representatives arc not this critical in regard to using european Lead free regular fuel or leaded regular. Cafes coupons All of these firms in fact report that Lead free regular and leaded regular can be used in most of their vehicles All depending on the Model and the modifications. Cafes Europe meanwhile now offers ?.coupons for tilling upon unleaded regular Gas in Germany these coupons Are Good for use Only at Esso by and final stations thai display ble Frei signs. An cafes customer relations Branch official said recently in a statement from the Munich Headquarters that cafes Europe initiated the unleaded gasoline coupons in response to in creasing customer demand. But we be pointed out in both written and video re leases that the octane rating May not be Tui Lable for All cars and that car owners should Check their service manual. We will Monitor the development of the Lead free gasoline Market to determine when it is appropriate for cafes Europe to begin Selling Lead free gasoline at cafes Gas nations the official said. Availability of the product and customer demand both will Impact heavily on this decision. When we do begin marketing Lead free gasoline Well probably go with the higher octane super ble Frei since it appears most suitable to the broadest Range of while Chrysler and am officials Strati the need for using Only Premium Gride leaded fuel in their vehicles pm s Jim Bennett said at his Frankfurt head quarters that there had been no customer complaints regarding the use of German unleaded Gas and there had been no restrictions voiced from Detroit. Lack of stations Bui we will continue the practice of re moving converter at pm s Frankfurt de livery cell or Bennell said unless the customer want the converter left on. The big problem regarding the use of unleaded fuel is the Lack of stations outside Germany and Switzerland. If you want to drive to France or Spain on vacation for ii Tance you la have to use leaded Gas. So the Best thing is to remove the converter and buy leaded go Here in using leaded fuel poisons a converter and renders it ineffective. So most new cars told to americans Are delivered with the converters removed. They can be retrofitted when the buyer returns his Carlo the United states. Go Nebelung a customer relations supervisor at Ford of Germany Headquarters in Cologne said any Ford from Model year 1975 Onward can use the German unleaded fuel but like pm s Bennett the Ford official pointed Oul that anyone taking a Holiday outside Germany will have trouble finding it. Spokesmen for firms Selling Calion european and japanese models All pointed out that these cars Are sold with the catalytic converters removed and stored in the trunk and that the cars should use either regular Grade leaded fuel or Premium Grade leaded according to the Model. With the converters removed there would be no Point in using unleaded Gas regardless of Grade or availability. The situation that worries the Chrysler and am service chiefs involves owners who keep their catalytic converters on or have them re installed to use Lead free Gas in Europe. The service chiefs emphasize that Only Premium unleaded should be used with a converter and that Premium unleaded is rarely available in Germany at the moment. And the unleaded regular Grade fuel that is More readily available simply lacks the octane rating required for Chrysler and am engines they stress. Meanwhile Hans a spokesman for the swedish Volvo firm s German division in dietzenbach. Pointed out that while Volvo cars Are delivered with the catalytic converter removed the owner can have the converter retrofitted because any Volvo can Burn Lead free regular Grade fuel. No problem there Wie Denhammer said. But the owner must sign a statement with Volvo saying he will drive his car Only with Lead free fuel while he is in Europe. He must sign the statement to assure the car s Legal re entry into the United states and to absolve Volvo of any responsibility if the owner did use leaded Gas despite his stating otherwise. But i fail to see Why any american would bother with Lead free Wiedenhamer said. There s precious Little Lead free fuel available outside of Germany Switzerland or Austria so there would be no Point for an american to keep his converter on the car and buy Lead free during his european tour. The situation will doubtlessly change within the next two or three years and All cars just May have convert ers and Burn Lead free Gas. But that is All in the summing up it s obviously a Good idea to Check with your dealer s service depart ment if you have questions regarding the Grade or Type of gasoline for your car. Randy Barnett the High tech Nissan luxury limousine Toyota xxv design study car has four wheel drive High tech cars of future featured at Tokyo show the Tokyo motor show which opened nov. 1 and runs through monday is not Only a showcase for japanese automobiles of today but a stage for some models of the future with two of them shown above the Nissan Cue a and inc Toyota xxv. Before ending its 11-Day run the Tokyo show is expected to draw some 1.3 million visitors More than 27,000 of them coming from countries other than Japan the Spon Soring Japan motor Industrial federation reports. Regarding the two cars pictured above the Nissan Cue a features four wheel drive a satellite navigation system and electronic co Tiu of the front and rear spoilers plus an anti skid system. The engine is a 3-liter v6 twin Turbo of 300 horse Power. The Toyota xxv concept car mean while is a mid engine design with Perma nent four wheel drive Hydro malic suspension and a body featuring a drag co efficient of Only 0.24. The Turbo engine is a 16-Valvc. Twin Cam 2-Lilcr unit that devel Ops 230 horsepower at 6,400 rpm. Some of the other advanced and experimental vehicles in the Tokyo show feature electronic maps on the dashboard and computers designed to make the engines More efficient and the ride More stable. Ceramic Block engines of various types and sizes also Are being featured in the exhibition. Foreign makers such As Bow and Daimler Benz of Germany and Ford motor co. Of the United slates also arc taking part in the show. They arc featuring their lines of luxury passenger cars including convertibles. Fora is also showing a concept car of the future. A total of 90 companies Are taking part in the Tokyo exhibition. . Cadillac unveils new Seville Eldorado Detroit a Cadillac has unveiled its redesigned 1986 Seville and Al Dorado luxury models with the cars Given the Mission of intercepting foreign car sales to affluent import Loving americans. Officials of general motors corp s Cadillac division predict Strong sales for the new cars which generally conform to the wedge shape of pm t new front wheel drive models of the 1980s. No prices were announced but the 1985 Seville Model starts at $23,729 and the Eldorado at $21,355 and the new. 1986 can Are expected to be somewhat above those prices. The four door Seville and two door Al Dorado fit into the sport luxury category which is below that the big six passenger luxury cars such As the Cadillac de Ville and Ford Lincoln town car. The two new Cadillac Are 18 inches Shorter and nearly 400 pounds lighter than their predecessors both already had front wheel drive and conventionally mounted engines. The new Seville and Eldorado models have the same 4.1-liter, v-8 engines As used previously but the engines Are now mounted transversely. The 1986 site four door cd the new no door Eldorado Model
