European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 21, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 21. 1987 the stars and stripes Page 13 9 cafes stations now dispensing Lead free super the european Motorist is moving steadily o the use of Lead free gasoline for environmental purposes and in most Central european nations unleaded Gaso line is becoming almost As plentiful at service stations As the leaded variety. The final move toward unleaded Gas was accelerated two Yean ago when the common Market environment ministers finally agreed on uniform vehicle emis Sions standards for car exhausts in the european Community. In a Wem fad Sheet cafes Europe discusses the availability of unleaded gasoline throughout Europe endpoints out that nine cafes stations in Germany Are now dispensing unleaded super gasoline. Capt Mark Besich a spokesman for cafes Europe raid that the cafes stations will dispense Only Lead free super Gas Oline and., Here Are no plans to dispense Lead free not Ial regular Grade. The reason for this beaten says i thai most american care and  fiction foreign made cars need the higher octane super unleaded Grade. And so that s what we re going with. Also limited tank capacity at cafes stations nuke it necessary to go with the unleaded super Grade fuel that most Ameri can Motorist  cafes Europe also Sells both unleaded Normal Grade coupons and unleaded super Grade coupons tax free which can be used at All Esso stations in Germany and at by autobahn stations. The Cost of a 100-liter Coupon Booklet for unleaded Normal is $31.20, while a 100-liter Coupon Booklet for unleaded super costs j34.10. Many late Model european cars now bum Lead free Normal Gas while Many High performance european models no entering the Market require Lead free super. The cafes fact Sheet Points oat that the following nine cafes stations in Germany Are now dispensing unleaded super gasoline Bremer Bavon Tilburg Span Dahlem Ramstein Annex Erlanger hair in Gies san la Opheim autobahn and Augsburg the following 20 stations Are scheduled to receive unleaded fuel this year although final conversion dates remain undetermined Wil Flecken Berlin Fulda Rhein main Frankfurt autobahn Frankfurt s.c., Darm Stadt Sembach Mannheim Hahn Fuerth ingots it Munich Schweinfurt bad kiss Ingen Bamberg Aschaffenbur Stuttgart Kil Zingen and Wuerzburg. The cafes fact Sheet shows that in Germany unleaded Normal gasoline is available at 11,000 commercial stations and of this total 7,000 stations also have unleaded super gasoline. Esso has 1,502 stations that dispense unleaded Normal gasoline and of this total 1,102 also Dis Pense unleaded super gasoline. In the Netherlands unleaded Normal is available at All stations and leaded Normal has been discontinued. Unleaded super gasoline is also available in most cities. Cafes Europe tax free coupons Are available for use at Esso stations in the Netherlands. In Switzerland Norway and Sweden unleaded regular and unleaded super Gas Oline is available at All stations. Cafes coupons Are nol available. In Denmark unleaded Normal is available at All stations and Many stations also have unleaded super gasoline. Cafes coupons Are not available. In Luxembourg unleaded Normal Gas Oline is available at Many stations located on major motor routes. Cafes coupons Are not available. In Austria unleaded Normal is Avail Able at All stations while Many station son the major motor routes also have unleaded super gasoline. Cafes coupons Are not available. The following countries Are slowly introducing unleaded gasoline with mos stations that do dispense unleaded fuel being located on major traffic routes. Cafes coupons Are not , 35 stations Czechoslovakia 20 stations East Germany der17 Finland 67 France 90 Britain 164 Italy 72 Ireland 11 Spain 42 Yugoslavia 42. Most reliable cars named on another subject the German Ada organization recently released its annual most reliable car report the adar statistics compiled from its list of breakdown assistance to motorists during 1986. In the Small car class the vehicle wit the least number of breakdowns proved to be the Ford fiesta diesel followed by the Honda civic shuttle and Peugeot 205 diesel. The most reliable car in he under Middle class bracket is the Mitsubishi Coll followed by the Mazda 323 and Toyota Corolla. In the Middle class division the Mercedes 190 diesel had the fewest breakdown Calls followed by the Mazda 626 and Audi to diesel. Most reliable in the Large class was the Mercedes 200/300 diesel series followed by the gasoline powered mercedes200/300 series cars and the Bow 5-se Ries cars Randy Barnett the Mustang it in Hatchback design big engines still wanted new Ford Mustang it with v-8 is a Hof ticket by Marshall Schuon new York not the original Ford Mustang introduced in 1964, was the creature of Lee Iacocca then with Ford. The customer could tailor the Price lag to the size of his or her Wallet and the Mustang was an instant Success spawn ing a number of imitators Small sporty vehicles lha included the Chevy Ca Piaro and Pontiac firebird. The first Mustang rolled off he line in april 1964. It earned a base Slicker of12,368, and its Long list of options included  things As a performance suspension $31.30power brakes s43.20 and Power top for the convertible $54.10. Four v-8 engines were optional rang ing from 164 to 271 horsepower and they made the car a real factory hot Rod. At the time a 210-horse version tested by Road & track Magazine demonstrated that amply with acceleration from 0 to co in ,7 seconds. And it did that with fuel Economy that ranged All the Way up to 24 Miles per gallon. Over the years Ford s Mustang has been through this and that permutation growing shrinking becoming a Street racer Par excellence even becoming a Pale Shadow of itself As an a Bonobo dubbed the Mustang ii and finally settling Down As a very drivable 2-plus-2. For 1987, the hot ticket is the it Model powered by a Standard v-8 engine that sup plants the four Cylinder so Turbo which has been discontinued. Lack of interest in the High Lech so says a Tot about Ameri can Drivers and the fact that they have come to Terras with expensive gasoline. Big engines and big cars Are still wanted apparently even though the world s Oil Supply is As finite As Ever. Conservation considerations aside the Mustang v-8 is a Beauly. This year Ford has milked 25 More horsepower out of the 5-liter fuel injected engine raising the local output to 225, and 0-60 acceleration take just a Tad longer than 6 seconds. Top Speed is said to be 137 Miles an  it Hatchback Coupe a converti ble it is also available is pleasantly Quick on the Highway and various Dusl ruffles in the form of air dam ground effects Rocker panels and rear spoiler help it slip through the wind. The suspension is stiff but it works nicely on the Back roads which ii a thing to keep telling yourself As you Jolt through City potholes. Inside the metallic Gray Tesi car there was red. Cloth upholstery and the its front bucket Seal were excellent with Power adjustments in the wings of the Cushion and for Lumbar support. Strangely in  a car there is an 85 Mph speedometer but that is one of the Fen new to be picked. The Interior is a comfortable place to be even if you Are sitting in Wall to Wall traffic and fuming at the  lest car sent its Power to the rear wheels through an automatic transmission although a five Speed Slick is Avail Able even with the automatic fuel econ omy was surprisingly Good averaging about 20 Miles per gallon in All kinds of driving. Thrift is not Why you buy  an automobile of course but it s Nice All the same. And like thai first Pony car the sticker can be made to fit. Base Price is 12,106. Fully optioned the car will Cost about j 14.500, and these Days thai makes the Mustang As Lus worthy As Ever. Complete information and military pricing details on the Ford Mustang it v-8 Hatchback or the convertible version May be obtained from for sales representatives at the cafes new car sales Points on the various bases in Europe. Yugo fast est seng european import firm claims Detroit up1 Yugo of Raineri Ca inc s president says the sales Rale of the $3,990 Yujo is on target and the concept of Selling simple Basic and affordable transportation appears to be working Welt. We Are still the fastest Selling euro Pean import said William prior add ing that Yugo now ranks i4lh out of the 25 import car companies doing business in the United states. We arc Selling in a Market which was previously a addressable he said not ing thai Yugo s Market Falls Between the Small subcompact is in the $6,000 Price Range and the 6 million used car buyers who would like to buy a new car. Unlike other car makers we Are expanding the new car Market by attract ing buyers who would otherwise buy a used car or in some cases not buy a car at All he said. As Long As we Are Small and Humble and Don t try to be something we Arent we will  he said that year to Dale sales of in Yugo go which has a base Price of s3.990 bul typically goes out a dealer s door for $5,100, have been running at a annual rate of 55,000 units and should Rise to about 70,000 by the end of 19b 7. He said the Detroit mar it is the Ond largest in Yugo sales after the Bir Mingham ala.,-Auanta Region. The mid West United slates figures heavily in sales among Yugo s 290-Dealcr network even though import sales traditionally have been weaker in this Region compared to the East or Wesl coast markets. Although Yupo is not required to report its earnings poor said Yugo is profitable every month and its revenues for the fiscal year ending july 31 will be Sci Ween s2so million andi290 million. The company expects sates volume to grow to about 10s.ooo units next year As More production capacity opens up at its Vaslava Plant in Yugoslavia