European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 5, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday january 1989 the stars and stripes Page 13 clean lines Are an inherent part of the Toyota camry s aerodynamic design. There is Little wind noise even at speeds Over 100 Mph. To yoga s Fop of Fife be Sedan camry v6 be elegance plus punch the subject of our first test reporting the new year is the 1989 Toyota camry v6 lean elegant five passenger Sedan that embodies extremely High standards in All departments. Powered by a practically silent 2.5-liter, v6 engine the camry will run All Day Between 95 and 110 Miles an hour i traffic conditions permit and the smooth ride guarantees a trip without fatigue regardless of distances covered. And we Cov ered some Long ones with this car. The  camry v6 le4-door, which we had on test from Toyota s German division in Cologne is the top of the line Sedan offered by Toyota car world on the military Market. In the United states meanwhile Toyota s Flag ship is the new Cressida Sedan that on powered by the 190-hp, 3-liter engine used on the Supra sports car. The front wheel drive camry v6 be is in our opinion a combination sports Sedan and luxury family business Sedan with the emphasis on luxury especially when equipped with the electronically controlled 4-Speed automatic overdrive transmission. The automatic unit is a perfect match for the engine and you have the Choice of using Normal drive or switching tothe Power Mode for Quick acceleration or extra punch on twisting Back  s Only a matter of engaging the Power Mode Button on the  can also disengage overdrive at the press of a Button on the  or simply go through the gears manually. So the choices Are Many. All functions Power Normal an the rest show up instantly on the dash panel readout so the Driver always knows where he stands. For instance when overdrive is switched off the of doff Light glows on the dash panel. The Driver therefore will not forget to re engage the Gas saving of setup. The Quality of the mid size camry v6le is evident from the moment you get behind the wheel. After starting the engine it is so silent you can t believe it s running and this silence remains right up to 110 Mph with very Little wind noise at High Speed. There is never Aneed to raise your voice or increase the stereo radio volume. Toyota s Multi valve engines Are among the world s Best and the v6 is one of the shining examples. With elec tronic fuel injection four cams and 24 valves it turns out 153 he at 5,600 remand is a willing and smooth worker. It revs freely to the 6,700 rpm redline with an electronic cutoff involved just in Case you should get too enthusiastic. In Normal drive with overdrive engaged the engine was turning 2,800 rpm at 70 Mph 3,100 at 80 3,600 at 90 4,000 at 100,and 4,300 at 110 Mph. Our Zero-to-60 Mph figure using the Power Mode Here was 9.8seconds. The camry offered Strong Road gauges Are easy to read through 2-spoke wheel. Fuel injected v6 engine with 24 valves 153 he. Is holding in both wet and dry conditions and it never wavered under hard braking Power assist discs All around the front discs ventilated. The tires were 195/60 Toyo All season radials. The camry has variable assist Power steering with an american touch meaning that it s not quite As Crisp As we would like it but that is a matter of per Sonal taste. The ride too is a bit on the soft Side but As noted earlier it s a comfortable one. Regarding fuel efficiency the camry averaged 23.6 Miles a gallon this figure including All types of traffic plus some Long High Speed runs. This is an impressive Reading for an automatic transmission car in the relatively High performance Range. The tank holds 15.9gallons 60.1 liners. The camry has several safety features the Best one being that you cannot shift out of Park unless your foot is firmly planted on the Brake. Others include child safety door and window locks and glowing red lights at the Corners of the doors. The driving position is first rate and the reclining front bucket setbacks have adjustable headrests. The tilt steering wheel programmed for memory repositioning makes for easy Entrance and exit. The Driver s seat is not Only adjustable for height but has seven other adjustments and a three Way Lumbar support system. So regardless of size the Driver will find the seat ing combination he wants. The two spoke steering wheel design allows full viewing of the instrument panel with the tachometer speedometer trip odometer temperature and fuel gauges All easy to read. The camry seats five in Comfort has Large trunk 14.6-cubic-foot capacity and the rear setbacks fold Down 60-40split for additional cargo skis Golf club bags and other ext along items. All four doors have storage bins and there s a Center armrest in Back plus built in head rests and grab bars. The front Center con sole acts As an armrest and it also includes two storage compartments. A feature we liked on the camry that should be Standard on All cars included an illuminated Green ring around the ignition key insert and another illuminated ring around the Keyhole on the Driver s door. The list of equipment on the camryv6 be test car ran Long so we can Only skim the highlights and among them Are air conditioning Power Sun Moon Roo with sunshade Power windows and Power Central Locking Power rear View mirrors am pm stereo and cassette and Power Antenna illuminated vanity mirrors on sunshades rear window defogger cruise control dual cup Holder allo wheels and metallic paint. Along with the top of the line v6 Ledi cussed Here three other camry sedans Are in the Toyota car world program the deluxe v6, plus the be and deluxe models with 4-Cylinder engines. The 4-Cylinder, 16-valve engines turn out 115 horsepower. Another camry in the line up is the deluxe 5-door Wagon. Prices Range from $ 15,695 to $ 19,295for the v6 be described in this report. The 1989 camry May be seen at the various Toyota car world locations in Germany and Are also available in Bel Gium Iceland Italy the Netherlands Spain and the United kingdom. In the United states a camry All-trac4-wheel-drive Sedan is also on the mar Ket but this car is not sold in the Toyota car world lineup overseas. Randy Barnet Auto columnist Russia to bid for grand prix race Moscow up the soviet motor sport federation has decided to bid for its own formula one grand prix race and to enter a soviet made car and driving team in International grand prix racing the official Tass news Agency has announced. Tass said the federation vote unanimously for soviet participation in grand prix racing and is hoping Tenter the Competition in a few years through the help of foreign sponsorship. Tass said several Sites were being offered for a soviet grand prix including Moscow Leningrad Tallinn Yaroslavl and the car manufacturing towns of Zaporozhye and Togliatti. The news Agency said an unidentified foreign company with formula one connections has already agreed to train soviet Drivers and to help local manufacturers develop a formula on racing car. Tass said a formal contract would designed Early this year a contract that would Lay Down a timetable for the realization of a soviet grand prix a race that would be a round in the world driving championship. Hungary is the Only communist bloc country that stages a formula one grand prix race the first one held in1986. All three of the hungarian grand prix races have proved highly successful