European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday february 25, 19b3 the stars and stripes Page 13 an american car with International status Beretta it flair plus performance c Ash r Kim doth ii Haw improved dramatically during the past Fen years and line of the Best examples of. A Clairn amen can cart Naomi ability Mav in1 seen in Ilie new Chevrolet Lucr clan it sports i Ciuc from i neral Milors. Ihu car now about in crier its second sear pm both and world Market. The Compav-1-class. Front a Eccl drive it Cruca ind us counterpart Corsica were in Hie . Hal March Dunn Click Rylei t 75ii Anni verify Yir and Bush cars sold Well. Because of design and us. Pilicy were also tapped in nip Etc in Hie Huro can Market and h�1h can received la Weir Deuis at the Frankfurt Uto show last september. Relic Rolel also announced Levin try thai a Perelta cite version will in raced this season 111 ims events so the heir Lii will Adi both Iliad and irate roles to its inter National slants. We the herein Cit with like special performance handling package on lest recently Courtesy of Cim corp. . Military sales in and we were impressed by it in Xith appearance and Perl Ormara aspects. So were several German car fans who Insp died ii when we attended a press conference for a racing Stury in Frankfurt. And germans Are highly critical when it comes to looking Over an even on a casual basis. Last year we drove the 4-Dixir Corsica Sedan shortly before its . Introduction and St Onjo de ils Clicc Lacni family car Asp Els. Hut the Cit sports Coupe is Ein Mhor Story. The performance Lian Illine package of lion called 7.511 makes a big difference Here inc fully Independent sports suspension set up a sigh larger Stabiliser bars specially Viil cd struts and shocks plus wide Ciao Hicar table Gt-1 205 radials pm Spe Cial 1 a much steel wheels. for the Hercula it comes from a 2-x-liter \ i engine. The engine for the Standard Hea Lla Coupe is a 2-Liler. 4-Cylin Der unit evil the 2.x May he Pur Eliasel As an ii Ilion. The Cit a name. Which develops i0 horsepower Al j7ix rpm. Is required on the Cit Model the a Hlor it engine is designed around a Musili Pori fuel injection a Mem Hull uses six individual Runnin so led a precise air fuel rni\1\ire into each Cylinder. A coins Uteri cd module controls the Injev tors and continuously monitors and Enon Nen sates for changes in air mass Altitude. and humidity. The Here la nol Only has rung pickup and punch Lair ouch the a cars a Tell Matchel manual i used on the if while a a Speed automatic is optional. Hul it holds the Ruad and handles extreme is Well. In our Broadbook we nuked one Lias a Gokl relationship Anil a Good feeling fur the Roath with tins cur and that Sims n up fairly Well. In fad. The Only serious complaint Ahful the it that we Loe cd Chili Ferne wic Iii and engine noise and above 40 Miles an hour Holh Sei in. In the United slates however w Here cruising Alum the 70-Mph Mark is taken Al your own the noise Factor would he of Little Sikli Tai inc. In other cum Plain Cirii earned the Man signals which were practical in silent am we prefer hearing a Good solid Click so we Don t i Norgei 10 turn them of. Our performance figures read 30 Miles an hour in first gear 5j in seconds in i hid ids in Foursh. And 116 tops in Lilly. I Tir lies cil Ort in the Micro to do Mph run was 5 seconds. The Tach s Rcd Iii is a l nun and at so Mph in fifth sear the Tach read 3.ix 0 rpm and at 105 Mph in fifth it read . Cruising speeds from 10 Lei 10j Mph were the Norm and inc Tiv it Cit was quite stable at High speeds. In a the Wel Ami dry roads 1 he w ule 1 ires helped Here Loo. Set Cal body bide Moline accent it hints of the Che Rolf i brr Plia it sports Coupe. Hear spoiler is integrated into Tup of trunk lid. The brakes arc pc nor assist. With discs at front and Drums at rear while the Nuwer assist steering is rack and Pinion. Instrumentation on the test car was of inc Elc chronic Type with digital bar paths taking care of All readouts. The Tach s Bare acre in yellow Grey Anil red yellow Normal the Grey slice the warning line and red following our in Romigh the gear readings were taken on the Grey slice which began at 5suo rpm while electronic instrumentation is of we still prefer the. Old fashioned dials. Still. Inc electronic system has some advantages especially on the Mph readout with the Larj c computerized Mph i fur showing up brightly. This is a great Aid in Speed ones and could spare you a it tickets. The herein it s special sports Clenor is Well done and All the scams both pcs tic and Iclal line up Rorr Cully. The appearance is Good from All angles with spoilers at front and rear flush Glass and a Low headline. The test car was in Bright 12 car conversion seminars planned aulos european will preset ils third annual automobile conversion i Farma non program net in Only. With 12 Sam Mars on the schedule. The seminars Are especially designed for military personnel says the conver Sion firm s vice presi Ilem. Pelcer a. Una Ituk. And they will Prosi Ile the facts and information necessary to understand the process involved in snipping and import ing a i Mcd states a video presentation will feature in formation on current Fiern Manl regulations shipping bonding. . C customs import requirement. Ilyf to a conver Sion standards and stateside sen ice and registration procedures. An update will Ilse be Given on the i a waiver that is due la expire on june 30 and the Ait mass to ohm a grand father clause i . The March program schedule is As Fol lows. All seminars Slatt at 7 ., except for the Heidelberg meeting thai starts Al 7 30 Murt 1. Film Hal. I 2s. A n Hon. The 2.8-Lller v6 in tent. Red. And the paint Job Vav hrs Rale. The car is built Wilh corrosion resistant iwo Sidi a galvanized steel tin most exterior surfaces the car seals five the Driver s Seal has four Way . And Omone Interior Iva lures arc a Large Giove a. Storage pockets Al the Bottoms of Shoih doors and a deep Center console thai hides a trunk opening lever the Large lighted trunk of fers 13.s cubic feet Ofcar space. Among the Many items included on the lest car were Power windows and door locks. Truism control tilt wheel use Gnu. Am i a stereo Anil stereo cat Sene. Dulal clock air conditioning and a lot i. Hut we have Only so much our time with the in Crotia of we averaged 17.1 Miles per Dillon on unleaded Normal fuel the including a Loi of High Speed a Lohazin driving. The Lank holds 11.6 Gallons. Prices on inc Serena spam comic Range from for 1he Lusie Model to si3, for the Cit a Tull the fully equipped Beretta it do is i lied in this re port Coli ii3.600 military Price with pickup in Frankfurt Lioio Chevrolet Serena coupes and Corsica sedans Are immediately available from muck m Frankfurt a id in Nimberg or it in be ordered for . Delivery. For full details on the models pro pc Clive buyers May cock Staci general motors sales a care Niamey Al the Aafke new a Saks Pool is on the Var Inus bases in Europe rain in Harneit
