European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. August 14, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 13 longer and wider new rear suspension 87 Nissan sentry Reify de inside and out the new sentry. Which is the lowest priced car in Itic Nissan lineup and one that provides about on third of Nis san s total sales has teen fully re styled for 1987. It s longer and wider and major technical changes also have been made. Among them Are a newly designed Strul Lypp rear suspension to improve handling plus an increase in he rigidity of the unit body construction. We recently had the Basic two door Notchback Sedan on lest Courtesy of Nis san military sales in Frankfurt and while not an exciting car it s an extremely Good one All around and just right for a family of four or five. The trunk is one of i lie largest we be Ever encountered in a compact Sedan. The 19b7 Scontras also arc available in four door Sedan three door Hatchback sport Coupe Hatchback and station Wagon versions All with various options including automatic transmissions. The Standard two door Sedan that Well discuss in this report was powered by a 1.6-liter, four Cylinder overhead Cam engine that turned out 70 horsepower at 5,000 rpm. This engine is used throughout the Range except for the sports Coupe which gets the same engine Bui with fuel injection. A live Speed manual transaxle is Stan Dard the fifth gear an overdrive unit. While performance is not the Syntra s Strong suit it s adequate and the Sedan could cruise All Day on the autobahn in the 75 to 80-Mph Range. The engine is quite silent at Idle but a bit noisy when fully under Way. The car is quite Thrifty in the fuel usage department our figure 26 mites to the gallon under All Road and Speed conditions. The 13.2-Gatlon tank offers a 300-Milc-plus Range and much More than that if the ear is driven in the United Stales with the Speed limits there. The Epa fuel rating for the sentry Sedan with five Speed transaxle meanwhile is 35 mpg Highway and 28 City. With fully Independent suspension the Scnora two door Sedan handled Well enough on secondary and Back roads and there was never a squeak or rattle at anytime. The Only genuine complaint we had the Syntra two door Sedan in Standard form features flared wheel Arches and a Low Hoo line. While driving the Scnora was in the gear shifting department the changes Quick enough but the change from second to third troublesome with overdrive fifth engaged As often As third. Changing Down from third to second however was never a problem. But the car was new so the shifting would improve hopefully after the Gearbox break in. The ride meanwhile is comfortable with backseat passengers also noting Gen Erous leg and head room. Entering and exiting the car of the two door Sedan is assisted by a string pull Latch system attached to the front passenger Seal. Nissan Calls it a walk in  pull the Latch and the front setback and he Seal itself moves Forward to any Angle and depth you need to enter or exit. You control he distance of movement by the pull of the Latch string a system and a very Good one that we have not encountered before. The brakes which functioned Well Are Power disc at front and Drums at rear while steering is by rack and Pinion. The Standard Sedan docs not have Power steering but that s Okas it does t need it. The tires were i55sr japanese Brid go Stone radials mounted on 13-Inch wheels. The Cost prior is nicely done everything Matching up perfectly and the paint in this Case an extremely Bright red As Good As one can ask for. The trim is Black plus Black bumpers and Black Side protective strips. A lot of thought has gone into the construction of this car. For instance the Hood is flanked by rubber strips that fit perfectly Over the rectangular headlights thus providing a protective Cushion when the Hood is snapped Down. Inside the Vinyl upholstery features three shades of Gray and while the work is neatly done and the Vinyl will prove Long wearing one must remember thai an All Vinyl seating situation can prove hot in summer and cold in Winter. Instrumentation is limited speedometer trip odometer Gas and temperature gauge but the speedometer is easy to read through the two spoke steering wheel and an attractive Center console is Standard. The Scnora has a Good sue Glove Box and a Long storage bin at the Bottom of the door on the Driver s Side. The ventilation system is first Rale. With All of the levers and controls Pic Tori Cally marked to make things easy. A healed rear window is Standard As an Side window . Prices in the 1987 Scnora lineup Stan i 17,695, for full details and prices on the various sentry models prospective buyer May Contact Nissan military sales outlets in Continental Europe and Britain. Randy barn Eli eight Auto conversion seminars Are scheduled by Bob Hoyer staff to incr a series of eight free seminars on the conversion of autos for . Import is scheduled this month at Sites throughout Germany. Open to Servic members interested in converting european cars to . Clean air and safety standards the first session will be held today beginning at 7 30 ., in the pc la hotel Munich. Sponsored by autos european with offices in Heidelberg and Fayelta Villa. N.c., and David l Thomas up edition the sem Inars will provide information on current government legislation shipping bonding and . Customs import requirements. The seven additional sessions All to begin at 7 30 ., will be held at Nuorn Borg Fuerth aug. 15, no Votkl Frankfurt aug. 18, St Eigenberger air port hotel Kaiserslautern aug. 9, Sec hotel Celter swoop Heidelberg aug. 20, Crest hotel. So Ulgart sind Clingen aug. 21, holi Day inn Wuerzburg aug. 22, Malilim hotel Berlin aug. 25, Rasta the Rune Wald while interest in conversions has fallen e decline of the Dollar Many owners Strong still plan to ship them Home. Cars at least five years old Are exempt from the environmental Protection Agency s clean air standards if they Are imported for personal use. The Epa has announced its intent trend the five year waiver but it has Given no indication when this will happen. After a recent visit to the Epa in Washington Mannheim converter John cordon reports he expects the Rule to remain in effect at least through 1986, with the possibility of it lasting into next year. Much of the push to do away with the Rule came from european manufacturers who have lobbied against the con version Industry cordon said now with the lower Dollar it seems there is less pressure to curtail the waiver he said. Cars Are stars Sef for weekend Kaiserslautern Germany the second annual cars Are the stars show an event expected to draw "100 automobiles vans and pickups of All varieties will be staged on saturday and sunday at the  East sports Complex at Kyj Eicr Cavern. Sponsored by the kaisers Lauvern morale support activities committee cars Are the stars is open to All cars of american and european manufacture. Entry fee per vehicle is Sis or 35 mar Sand entries will be taken at the event itself entries will end at the 400 vehicle Mark. Advance entries May be made by phoning the organizers at 0631-411-8418. The entry fee is Good for the Driver and one guest. Prie Money and 40 trophies will be awarded in the various categories which include Overall show Winner oldest car Best engine Best Interior Best painted car pickup and Van plus others. Among the Advance entrants Are a 192 j Mercedes ask a 31 Ford town Sedan a 57 Chevy bet air sport Coupe a 65 Corvette roadster and a 67 Ford Shelby Gt-350. Along with the show cars a super monster car Crusher from Switzerland will be featured. The Crusher will be Dis played on saturday and then will crush two cars on sunday at i and 3  The machine is used commercially to crush old cars for the scrapyard. Camping will be available for those arriving from Long distances and a disc jockey will provide music during the a i Day event. A Fesl Lent games concessions and dancing also will be featured. Show hours arc from noon until 8  On saturday and from 10 . Until 6  On sunday. Spectator Entrance is $2 for adults. Is for students with children under age 12 free. All proceeds go to the Kai ser Lautem morale support activities division.