European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday december 27, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 13 Little 205 Hatchback is Star of Peugeot s 1985 Success Story inc one of the top automotive Success stories of i k5 involves inc Little pc Geol 205 Hatchback which passed the i Mil lion unit production Mark earlier this month. In reporting this achievement. French i Culcol firm says the 205 now Start is attack on the 2 million production  the car  the i million figure Afler Only 2 years in production. \ record at pc Geol. And with such popularity the car will probably reach inc 2 million  by i a or 89. Peugeot says it is enjoying worldwide  Success with the 205 Model in Europe alone the 2 15 ranked third on Lii Bucsi seller list going into tie final Quarter of 19x5. Ind it has been the Best seller in Ranee  since us introduction. Sales ire also Strong in Ger Many the  205 to Ltd most Pur chased foreign car on the German Market. The 205 series is not sold in America and Peugeot says it has no plans to Market the Little car there the Peugeot 205 3-door and 5-door hatchbacks Are offered with a wide Range of Power plants. For example. The Basic Model see photo arrives with 45 horse Power. The diesel has 60 horsepower the git sports version has 105 horsepower and Ihnn comes the super car the four wheel drive rally Model with Ufi valve Turbo engine one thai kicks out 450 horsepower see photo. This car a Winner of world championship rallies almost from its first run. Captures a lot of publicity fur inc Normal Peugeot 205 cars and the 1985 rally Campaign helped sell a lot of them. In four wheel drive rally form. Inc 205 won the final three world championship rounds of 1984 Finland Italy and Britain then won the three opening events in 1985 to make it six victories in a Row. Total wins in this year s world rally championship totalled seven Monte Carlo Sweden. Portugal Greece new zealand Argentina and Finland. Pc Geol won the rally manufacturer s world championship this year and one of ils Drivers Timo Salonen. Took the world rally driving Crown. For pc Geol 1985 was a highly successful year and most of that Success is due to the 205 inc smallest car in inc f ranch firm s lineup. Forza Ferrari while on the subject of Success and com petition cars Many of the world s automakers would enjoy being in the italian Ferrari company s position where marketing an sales arc concerned. In fact. Ferrari is so successful that it recently scrapped plans to build a four door sports Sedan because research indicated the Model would be Loo popular. This report comes from the Detroit based Trade publication  a pm a. Ironically inside studies conducted by ice rare showed that demand Lor such a Model would far exceed the formula one race car and sports car manufacturing firm s limited production capabilities a i win or a Rivi says. Production of a sports Sedan a Proto Type of inc car was displayed five years ago at the 1980 Turin Auto show also would have forced the reduction of build ing space needed for the coupes and convertibles that Ferrari has Spucci Ulirch in since its beginnings in the late 1940s. Along with Lack of production space the decision to cancel was made because the Sedan would have involved an additional marketing role for Ferrari. In Addi Tion to its traditional occupation of producing top level sports cars for that Market the Ferrari Sedan would have competed in markets dominated by Rolls Royce and a incr Ultra luxury car makers. Sergio pininfarin.1. Designer of the Sedan prototypes said during a recent visit to Detroit thai he was sorry the car would not be put Imo Primou Cion and he indicated Hal he would nol pursue an Allernan live design during 1985, Ferrari Buill about 3.200 sports cars a record for the firm. At the Modem there is a two year waiting Lisi for ils newest Model he Tes Larossa which is also designed  Pini Farina. The Ferrari company which competes in grand prix racing is half owned by its 85-year-old founder Eno Ferrari and by the italian car maker Fiat. Tradition broken Daimler Ben of Stuttgart reports Hal a tradition has been broken with its new t series station wagons. For the first time the journey of a new series of Mercedes cars to German dealers began nol in Sindel Fingen near Stuttgart but in the North of Ger Many. The to series wagons Sec photo Are arriving at dealerships from their new production Plant in Bremen. Production during i986, Daimler Benz says will run at a daily level of about 130 units to meet demand for the six different station Wagon Type models the 20gtd. Mercedes Wagon on its Way the new a Eucon to series station wag "second1 generation warns will he mail on Are on their Way from he Bremen ahle with is different Concine types set Plant to dealerships in Germany. The car Corner column for details. New Renault 21 Sedan French car maker Renault recently Intro will be shown at the Geneva show induced its medium Ranse four door Sedan. March and then enter inc european mar which succeeds the Renault 18. The car Kel. Ii will also be sold in America. 2.50td and 300 to Turbo All pics cosand the 200t, 230tk and 300tf. All gasoline engine models. Compared with the first generation of station wagons the new to series models offer improved ride and safely Daimler Ben says with Power assisted sic Cring a Standard feature. Among the further improved or newly Meg raid safely features arc inc acc Ciric Swcap Windshield wiper Csc chronically controlled Belt pension cars on the front seals and new bumpers thai re sume their original shape Afler a minor Impact. Side Impact and Roll Over strength has been further increased and special Prolic lion is provided against an offset . The original station Wagon series which was in production for eight years attracted 200.000 buyers and created a new Market for mar codes bin cars the Stuttgart fir says. Bow Kloo is honoured from Bow comes word that its no i Mode the Kloo is has been named motorcycle of the year in annual voting conducted by Muin Ruri. One of inc nip circulation Cycle Maga incs in . The voting marked i he third Lime that the four Cylinder Kloo is has won the award meaning it has won every year since it went into production in 1 . It is also the first time  a specific Bike has taken Cycle of the year honors three years in a Row. Scoring second in inc voting was the Yamaha / 750. While third came Kawa Saki s a Jpn 1000 re. In closing our Las car Corner for 1985. We would like to wish All of oui read ers a very Happy new year Randy Barnett the 205 in rally form the Peugeot 205 Turbo 16 is Shewn Here on the 1,000 lakes rally of Finland. Ii won this event and six others o capture the 1985 work rally championship. The car s 16-Yalte Turbo engine puts out 450 horsepower. The 205 in Normal form the put got 205 shown Here in ils Normal production form has Dow passed the i million unit production and sales Mark record for single Peugeot Model. The Basic ear comes with a four Cylinder engine of 45 horsepower