European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. September 17, 1987  the stars and stripes Page 13 Auto show forum no Speed limits vital for Progress while a xxv cars provide the Glamor and glitter i the 52nd International Frankfurt Aulo show which continues through sunday the Engi neers who help create inc German mod Els arc breathing a Tot easier. And with Good reason because the threat of Speed limits has All but disappeared. In a technical study forum at the clock Uichi in racing circuit last weekend some of inc lop engineers in Germany Mcl the press 10 discuss current developments within lit Industry. This meeting along with a tiny of German car testing on the race track is held Hin Bially in conjunction with the Frankfurt Auto show the engineers and technicians were from porsche opel. Ford. Bow Audi.  and Vulk Wagen. Two years ago. I tie major topics in eluded the environmental situation and the threat of Speed limits in the Federal Republic. For the German Industry which produces can i bar enjoy a world wide reputation fur High performance excellence Speed limits Are anathema. The use of catalytic converters on new German cars has taken care of the pollution worries and has helped Case the Speed limit threat As Well. In Germany. The Speed limit proposals had Little to do with safety. The limits were urged to re Duce pollution advocates claiming that cars driven at higher Speed produced More pollutants some so percent of Germany s new car buyers arc now opting for cars with cleaner engines Siose with Kata Tysa stirs. And As an example Bow chair Man Eberhard inn Kuhn him pointed nut Al an Auto show press conference thai More than 70 percent of All Bow cars sold on the German Market have engines equipped1 a tar catalytic converters. For the new Bow 7-scries Dan models the figure is almost 100 percent von Kueichi in said. During the  i Burn. It is Iii Vicil nut lit a i despite the in it Jistel Pirner of today s cars custom ers want More Power the engineers so. Lev new ears Are using nearly 25 or Ivym k v fuel than the vehicles Man  111  ago. And because of Active and passive safety Progress Road 1c ills arc far fewer Delphe the annual increase in automobile registrations in do missing where does the Road ii .1." me engineers agreed that despite the in Imine for Foster cars m Germany lop Speed is Only a by product and that Power is most appreciated when it comes 1o acceleration and Comfort. Power can also he a Siil Fly Factor lit engineers said main Taining that brakes on Gorman cars arc better because they arc designed in meet High Speed conditions. Or. Ferdinand i tech of Audi said Dun the absence of Speed limits makes tier Lic lit German built cars in every Way possible with or. Wolfgang i Eler of Daimler Benz adding if there Mikl he a Speed Irr nil it would be difficult to improve our engineering setup. With Speed limits our cars would suffer simply because it would no longer he necessary to design hem to Mixi the highest standards summing up. Ford s Hans Gaffke May have put it Best when he said a gain car is there explain How u All works let s Sull in for a Brief look. Honda says that ill the prelude the rear wheels Pla an Acme Rule the lateral Force produced at All four wheels simultaneously minimizing the delay Between steering and actually changing direction. This ensures that steering input is in the Honda prelude left and Mazda 626 re rat to h feature four Heel steering system 4v,s. Mediately translated into directional change Honda says the car begins to change direction As soon As the yawing to lion becomes effective. In a car equipped with four wheel steering 4ws. Direction and intensity of the rear wheels Are con stantly controlled by the steer Angle applied 10 the front. As Long As the steering w Heel is turned within a specific Range the rear wheels an turned in the same direction a the from. When the steering is Lumc beyond this Point he rear wheels turn in the opposite direction. Research show that 3\ High speeds the steering is turned frequently but slightly. Under these conditions 4ws steers the rear wheels in the same direction As the from. Ensuring instant Repon a. At Low speeds however the rear wheels turn in the opposite direction to give Superior Maneule ability for Park ing turning and other Low Speed driving when a lot of lock is applied reducing the minimum turning  Honda says the system is beneficial for the following reasons High Speed Lane changes Becaum Boih sets of wheels ire steering in the ump direction for High Speed driving again because All four wheels Are steered in the same direction for stability during Side winds because in such cases the two system steers the rear wheels in the san direction As he front thus keeping the car on the desired course in spite of steering Cor reckons for driving on Slippery surfaces because rear wheel a nil is reduced significantly and for in Speed mane vering in parking situations As already noted. Honda s 4ws system consists of Twe subsystems meaning two steering Boies. One for the front and one for he rear with the two systems linked by i Center Shaft. On the Honda prelude Wuh 4ws. The Cost rises about 1800 Over a conventional Model. Us the Duclion remains h the entry Cost Annh the Benefit or. At another observer at the Frankfurt Auto show put t. " 5 it us another mechanical Contri Vance that can go wrong re