European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday january 23, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 13 High tech sports Sedan for Road and track Ford s is co Worth a super Sierra form s of a skim is l Otichi in named the super Sierra it Lull Oil a. I Pii in Milda super ear. And in is an extremely t isl Tine. it la we in Vircil he Ford of to have .1 Tysl run Luik Spe Cial Liili Secli machine Ami when in com plied humming in Ihu Caln inc area it s an understatement in say Tell in Here impressed "hi1. Disc nut Iti have missed. Kinard Iii High the Sierra pm c Lis Worth s pm . Fuel inc Clad engine a i Turbo Power i Garroll Aire scared t3 plus air to air inner awning dual overhead cams 4-valves per Cylinder. And i elect runic engine irmrtagl1 Vieni siem the engine is i 4-Cylinder, 2 Lii in. Oiler features induce an Abs Anil lock braking system disc brakes in around five Speed Gearbox and a limited slip differential with viscous coupling. There s a lot More bul i Hill gives you a general Ide i of Whin s involved. Racing engine history the Sierra s engine of course was devel oped by lie British firm of Unsworth Engi a caring Ltd lie company that created the All conquering 3-liter, vib co Worth engine that wort is5 formula one grand prix races from 1967 through 1783. The last Ford co Worth Victory in a grand prix came on june 5, 1983 in Detroit when the italian Driver Michel Albor to won aboard a Tyrrell ear. Renault Ferrari Bow and porsche Turbo engines then took Over Tor Good but now n newly developed , v6 Ford co Worth Turbo will go into action his sea son in inc formula one Beatrice Lola cars. They will be driven by Alan Jones of Australia and Patrick Tain Bay of France. Ford co Worth engines also arc used in nearly every racing end in the american cart Papfi series including the Indiana Polis 500, where they have powered every indy winning car since i97s. The new Ford Sherrii is co Worth will be raced in Europe and Ford officials say thai in Competition form he engine can develop some 300 horsepower. The car will probably be raced in the slates too where the Sierra xr4i Mode is being sold by Mercury dealers As the Merkur xr4ti. Ford s German built Scorpio by 1 he Way will also go on Sale in America i his Spring. The new Sierra is co Worth sports Sedan is a result of cooperative work be tween co Worth engineering and Ford s special vehicle operations so for development of the aerodynamic body and suspension. Despite a 25-year kurd and co Worth tie up the Sierra is is the first production car to officially carry the name March production production will begin in March at Ford s conk Belgium factory and at least 5,000 Sierra is Cost Karlh cars will be Man fac lured that number necessary for racing in the group a category. Ford says that its Market will involve about i i countries. So much for the background. Now let s hit the Road. With a car of this nature one would think that the Interior would be spartan and the noise level High. But it s a Case of the opposite. Although the ride is quite firm the Normal Sierra suspension has been changed Dramalis Aills to Lake care of the Power increase the Sierra is a luxury car of sons. For instance the Interior is beautifully done there arc fully reclining and comfortable Reomiro seats a Sun roof with a sliding Shade a full stereo radio Ana laps do and Ull of the other goodies one sex peels in a luxury Auto. The roam in bait is quite adequate for iwo adults and inc scaling is comfortable with grab bars for support Dur ing fast rides. One feels immediately at Home in mis sports Sedan and when pulling away from a Ford so special vehicle of is Linn Crody Samic Bodywork for the Sierra is " Massuc Vring �cnct4ite Down Force the 16-1 us c i i rdc i snort i urho i parking lot the car is As smooth As any Normal Sierra. But on the Road the performance from the cos world engine is in a class by in self. It pulls smoothly and silently from 1,000 Jim right on up und our top Speed figure was an effortless 220 Kph 136 Mph on a fairly Damp Road. As our test Day session went from Damp 10 wet to Semi dry we never had the Opportunity in go All out but in was obvious thai a lot of Speed was Yel to come. Ford puts the top Speed at 144 Mph this set by an ignition Cut out and lists the Zero to 100 Kph 61 Mph figure at fi.8 seconds. But after a few fast take offs we have a Hunch that the 6.8 figure is on the conserva Tive Side. The pickup is Lerr Itic and the five Speed Gearbox provides for Quick and easy changes both up and Down. The placement of in gear lever is also just right. The driving environment in the Sierra is cos world is immediately fell. Simply stated one feels Good behind the sleeping wheel a Small racing Type with padded leather Ruml and everything steering Power and brakes work in Harmony 10 make driving great fun. The accelerator pedal and Brake pedal Are posit inned perfectly and the instruments on the dash including the Turbo boost gauge arc All easy to read. The handling is first rate in the wet. And the same on Semi dry roads. The steering is direct bul a bit Light for this Type of car. But that s about our Only criticism. One other however is the big rear win. Which is bothersome when one is looking into the rear View Mirror. The Wing does t Block the View but one i always a Vure of ils presence. The Wing supplies a in of Down Force necessary for the High speeds reached by this car and it looks Jun right. On the subject of looks the Sierra is cry Worth is generally the Sierra Model in appear Ance but All of the special aerodynamic body work makes in a quite distinctive and individual automobile. It sits extremely Low on the Road and one glance cells you this is a machine that St Rielly Means business. The Price by the Way. Remains to be Sei. Summing things up the Only part about the driving session that so did t Mitjo came Laic in the afternoon. Thai occurred when we had to return the car and its keys 10 a urd a test program people. Randy Barnett car imports into Switzerland decline tales Down percent. Julian 4uiu a l to with an i 1.4 per Cuni drug in and West germans s Bow Riih a Bern Switzerland al5 car imports into Switzerland one of the world s most competitive markets because there Are no Domestic Auto manufacturers fell by 1.2 percent last year the association of Swiss car importers reports total imports dropped to 269,278 in i9h5 from 272,570 in 1984. According to figures compiled by the association. Bul in contrast to the Overall Down Ward trend Sharp increases were registered by Audi and Mercedes two West Zierman car companies. The japanese Subaru firm which conce Traks twi four wheel drive Nuidok also enjoyed a Strong increase in sales. Subaru sales were up 3j.o pc real to 10,642 units. Audi gained 27.1 per Cuni for a Tolj of 14,211 and Mercedes sales increased 20.5 percent to 6,841. Losers among the big Sellers were of european subsidiaries of Ford motor co., with Sale Dow aul Liml a i sales an n.7 Pyrc Cal decline. Vim Germany s opel remained inc lop seller in Swit Erland Wilh j5.kss cars sold while Volkswagen another West Tierman manuf Clurar followed. Tueth or. Ope and Volkswagen accounted for nearly a Quarter of All sales in swim or land Lasi year
