European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. November 26. 19s7 the stars and stripes 13 Peugeot will hit rally Trail with new 405 Mode the i company which has won record sales and world wide rally Success with its now famous 205 Modi Wilt add inc new 405 Sconn to us rally Arsenal for the 19r8 season. Like the Peugeot Jos Turbo powered rally car the new 405 in rally trim will have a urho engine and four wheel drive. The its rally car is scheduled n make its Competition debut in the i9b8 Paris to i Skur desert Marathon which Harts traditionally from Paris on Jan. I an ends Ilire weeks later in Dakar Senegal. Former world rally Champion Ariva Tanen of Finland Winner or this year Siaris to Daviar event in a pc Goot of i Turbo 16. Will head Peugeot s rally at Lack in 1988. Unlike ii rugged Little Peu col 305,which has not been sold in the United slates the Sleeker and More aerodynamic 405 four door Sedan will compete on the . Market with two versions scheduled to Dehue Here by Laic summer or Early full of next year. The 40 5 Sedan is already on Sale in Europe having entered the French mar Ket in june and other european markets a few months later. Designed jointly by Peugeot and Pini Nesrina of Italy the 405sedan is available in Europe in ii c Dif Ferent versions and with a wide variety of engine choices. The i Cuetei 205. Meanwhile which won the world rally championship series for the French company in Iski and 1986 and the Faris to Dakar in sort Marathon this oar. Set an All time sales Mark for the company last month when the 2-Millionlh 205 tar rolled off he production line. The 20i is now on Sale in 120 coun tries inducing Japan. In Germany meanwhile. Peugeot Mil itary car sales is featuring the new . Specif Calion Peu col 505 Turbo s sports Sedan Sec photo Ai its pcs Auto Cen Ter local ions. The lop of the line 505 turbos with a new and move powerful engine of 180 horsepower is designed by Italy Peugeot military car sales says the car comes fully equipped with Auto Matic climate control Central Locking with Remote control Power windows an Sunroof Halogen headlights and fog lights and More. The Only options Are leather upholster and a four Speed automatic trans Mission. Peugeot military car sales says that Ali .-spedfication Peu col models come with a 5-Ycar, 50, warranty. Record Range Rover sales it Ujj Ruhr Whei drive vehicles have been serving As status symbols of the past year or so among the in crowd and safes of the Liritis Range Rover provide a Good example of this Type of vehicle s popularity. The society of motor manufacturers and traders smut. Which reports on the British motor Industry says in ill november news release that total world wide sales of the Range Rover have smashed All previous records. More Range rovers were sold by the end of september than had been so a throughout 1986, the smut says wit sales Topping the 14,700 Mark the Suc Cess extending across All world markets. In the us the sales of Range rovers totalled 4,240 at the end of september already ahead of entire year sales for i9s6. The smut Sivis. The 1986 sulcs totalled 4.226, this figure also the pre Vious record. The Range Rover figures have also been boosted by sales in the United slates the smut says where the new Range Rover was introduced in . Sales total is 1,600. In Mainland Europe meanwhile More than 7,000 Range Roers were sold Bihe end of september Ihus an increase of 29 percent Over the same period last year. Randy Barneit the new Peugeot 405 sri Tor the Road. The 405 in ratty irim at the Frankfurt Auto show in september. The Peugeot 205 hit he 2-Nullinn production Mark Las month. Fur 1988, the Peugeot sos Turbo s bus a More powerful 180 tip will Detroit Ever compete in world class rallying Pel cents plans logo rallying with the new 405 car spark a question regard ing the . Automotive Industry in de troit and that question is Why Haven t general motors Ford or Chrysler Ever entered their cars in worldwide rally Competition rallying at the top level and this Means the world rally championship series would not Only provide exposure to world markets but would make Amer ican cars More prestigious and also More technologically competitive against european and japanese models even on the . Market. World championship rallying Hie grand Pru racing provides a Shim air for any company willing to compels this year s events for instance were contested in France the Monte Carlo Rajiv. Sweden. Portugal. Kenya Corsi Ca Greece the United states in the slate of Washington. New zealand. A go Nina. Finland the Ory coast Itali and England. Among makes competing in the world championship this year were Lancia of Italy which won the world championship Fiat of Italy which owns Lancia Audi. Bow opel and Volkswagen All of Germany Ford of England Japan s Toyota Mazda Nissan and Subaru and citroen and Renault of France. There were other makes Loo but those named Here All scored Points in the 1937 world championship series. The japanese whose Auto and motor Cycle industries were practically unheard of 20 years ago have always welcomed motor sport Competition and i has obviously paid Offin a big Way. For Many years now the japanese have dominated prank porn motorcycle raring and practically serv other Type of Cycle racing for that matter while their cars have been highly successful i world championship rallies and mar athon rallies. Although rallies were once considered a special province for european car a province thai Antrican manufacturers never slithered with in did t daunt the japanese Carmak. They knew they would t win immediately but they were willing to compete. The japanese knew that victories eventually would com through proper Effort and with techno logical development of their cars. And the victories did come Over the years the East african safari rally considered the world s toughest world championship event has provided the japanese manufacturers with wealth of knowledge applicable to their regular production ears plus equal wealth in the form of Victory advertising and subsequent sales. In the Easi african safari alone Nis san has won u a record seven times it first Victory scored in 1970toyota has won it three straight limes 19%-t. 8i and k61. And Mitsubishi twice tic world s endurance Ratu the pans Lii Dakar desert Marathon has been my h Mitsubishi s four wheel drive i a Jilin i9ss. The 1 Zajaros scoring a Une uni sweep that Vear. The Pajaro is trailed Mon Irro on the Ameri can Market i while the japanese were doing Bat Lewith the Europe jigs around the world. The american car makers remained a Parmly unaware or uncaring in Tel such global Molo sports activity. Even worse. Detroit has been shut Oul at Home where the Indianapolis Soo Milc race and the cart Pici races Are concerned. For years now. These races have been contested primarily b Eilish built March and Lola cars powered to a relish Huilt Ford co Worth engines meanwhile the piles Pink Hilum a onre a Happy Hunting round fur mar it an automotive ingenuity. H is also be come an european 1 cur twinning in i9hj with French rally Star Michele Mouton showing the men How id drive lobby Unser won fur Audi in pm. And Germany s Wallet Ruthl won this tear again for Audi. So it s not surprising Tut the Meri i in Auto Industry has been the catch up game for some Linse in Buz him can Detroit Eicr Culi up and Cuini peril on world markets us Hunt com pc tic first on an Imer Mitny in Lusis ,
