European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 21, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 13 car Corner a luxury sports Sedan from France Peugeot 505 Turbo performance plus Tiik  505 Turbo sports Sedan which arrived on the . Market this year can Best be defined As a Road car that is fast and Strong yet luxurious and comfortable. It is the French firm s lop of the line Model with . Specifications. It should come As no Surprise then that you can drive the big 505 Turbo at High speeds All Day and never be fatigued inc passengers also enjoying the ride and the room As Well As the Plush surround Ings. After checking out so Many of the will ing but performance limited icon oboe cars it is always a pleasure to gel behind the wheel of a genuine High Speed Long distance touring car like the 505 Turbo. We received the test car from military car sates Headquarters in Frankfurt which Only recently inaugurated its Peugeot sales program. The firm features the .-specification 505 series cars in Turbo Stigl and go Wagon versions. Unlike the other 505 series cars the Turbo Model is powered by a newly devel oped single overhead Cam 2.2-Litcr, four Cylinder engine while the other 505s have 2-Lilcr push Rod of crated overhead valve engines. The new 2.2-liter, fuel injected Turbo engine makes for increased Power of course that coming to 142 he at 5.600 rpm 46 percent More Power than the push Rod non Turbo engine develops. On the Road the Turbo boost comes in smoothly and without drama the Turbo "whine1 audible but not distracting. The Turbo Power boosts the car along quickly in traffic and while on the Auto Bahns the 505 ran silently and Rock steady at 200 Kph 125 Mph inc Tach Needle sitting on the 5,000 rpm Mark the redline is 5,800. While cruising at 105 Mph the Needle is at 4,250 rpm and at 100 Mph it rests on the 4,000 rpm Mark. Our o-to-60 figure read 9.8 seconds Quick for a big sports Sedan. Power for this car a Eccl drive car is transferred smoothly by the five Speed Gearbox the gearshift lever positioned perfectly and the Knob designed for Cor rect feel. The steering Power assist rack and Pinion is extremely Quick and Light yet offers the Driver Strong feel for the Road. Handling and Road holding rate High All around and the ride is firm but quite comfortable. Suspension is Independent at All four wheels with Stabilizer bars incorporated at both front and rear. The highly effective Power assist brakes arc disc All around with the front discs vented while a limited slip differential is Standard. Tires Are 195/60 Low profile Michelin radials fitted on 15-Inch aluminium Alloy spoke wheels. There s More but that gives you an idea of the mechanical setup and the car s Overall role in the world of performance. For All of its sporting and High Speed characteristics the 505 Turbo still possesses elegant surroundings for its Driver and occupants. If three adult passengers arc scaled in Back they All have plenty of ice and head room and the velour seats both at rest but ready to go an elegant car both inside and out the Peugeot 505 Turbo sports Sedan features styling by Pini Furina studios the aerodynamic touches including an air dam at front and a spoiler on the trunk lid. The car seats five persons. Front buckets and Back Bench arc Cal Remc by comfortable. Storage nets arc fitted to the front scat backs and there is a Large fold out Center armrest for use when Only two passengers Are in the rear seats. All four doors open wide and they remain rigidly open this feature much appreciated when exiting from the car with a hit of packages. For the Driver he visibility is Good and the instrumentation is thorough with the gauges easy to read both in the daytime and at night. Storage space includes a Large divided area atop the dash a huge lighted Glov Cox and Long bins at the Bottom of both the Driver and passenger doors. Among Standard items on the Peugeot 505 Turbo arc cruise control air condition ing heated front seats Power rear View heated mirrors Power Sun roof Power win Dows map lights grab bars illuminated vanity Mirror am pm stereo cassette radio with four speakers and Power Antenna Central Locking and a lot More. The trunk which is illuminated on the opening of the lid holds a huge amount of Luggage. And there s a spoiler at the end of the trunk lid with a Turbo badge Embla zoned on it. All in All the Peugeot 505 Turbo has Only one drawback and that is fuel con sumption. And to be fair with the performance obtained from this car the consumption is not bad our figure being 16.7 mpg comparable to other cars in this class. Our Overall Reading was obtained with four adults on Board plus a full Load of Luggage and it included sustained High Speed Auto Bahn runs at Well Over 100 Mph As Welt As Back Road driving and heavy traffic situations. If one wants performance one must pay for it. Obviously in a 55-Mph environment fuel usage would be a lot less. Cost of the .-specification Peugeot 505 Turbo As described in this report is $13,999, some 22 percent under the . List Price of 518,150. Other Peugeot models offered by Mili tary car sales include the 505 Sti sports Sedan and Sti Turbo i Csc the 505 go Sedan and 505 Gas station Wagon. Alt Are offered with either manual or automatic transmission. The firm has nine locations in Germany and personnel at these locations May be contacted for information regarding costs Home shipment programs . And euro Pean deliveries Etc. Randy Barnett Peugeot introduces its mid size 309 Model while on the subject of Peugeot automobiles in today s car Corner. It s an appropriate time to note the introduction of the new 309 Model which has has just arrived on the French Market. The 309 is the first new Peugeot to be introduced since the highly successful Fryni wheel drive 205 Model a Little car with a big sporting  sporting image comes honestly be cause in four wheel drive and with Turbo Power the 205 won this year s world rally championship in its first full season of campaigning scoring seven victories in 1u  with the 205 subcompact series firmly and successfully established on the european Market Peugeot is following with its new 309, an attractive four door medium size  309 went on Sale in France last month and will be available in the Ben Elux countries in january. It will arrive in Peugeot s new four door medium size 309 it version a clean profile. Britain and Ireland in february and then specification version will move on to All the other european mar the new Peugeot 309 Notchback Sedan is sets by Early Spring. There is nothing Defi of front wheel drive design and will be of Nite at the moment regarding a . Fred in six versions with engines rang ing from a 55-Horscpowcr 1.1-liter, four Cylinder on the Basic car to a 102-Horscpow or 1.9-liter on the 309 it Model the it with a top Speed of 118 Miles per hour. In Between Are a 1,3-liter motor of 65 horse Power and a 1.6-liter with a 75-hp rating. The body with drag coefficients ranging from 0.30 to 0.33 depending on Model Fea Tures clean lines from front to Back with a tiny spoiler atop the end of the trunk lid. The 309 s aerodynamic properties incorporate a Long Hoo line that sweeps into a sharply angled Windshield for maximum streamlining. A Large amount of Glass is used to pro vide Driver and passengers with full views of the Road and Countryside while doors on the 309 Are extra Long making it easy for entry and exit. The mid size 309 Model which slots in Between the 7.05 subcompact and the full size 305 series is being manufactured at the Prissy factory near Paris.