European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 9, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 9, 1969 the stars and stripes Page 13 car Corner extensive use of gloss a highlight Olds Cutlass the styling is Sharp general motors Oldsmobile division Calls its 1989 line or cars the new generation of oldsfflobtk1,". And Ilia is a fair assessment especially where styling and contemporary body design arc concerned. Taking the new  Cutlass supreme As an example one could say that Law lines of this car Are about Osgood As they gel Hie design producing Noi Only a general appearance of smooth new and elegance but a Low drag of Effi Cicil As Well Only 0.32. While lie new Cutlass has some faults body design is certainly not one of them. We had the i9b9 Cutlass supreme so c0up5 on Cal recently Courtesy of a military car sales in Frankfurt and sex cart fur some fuel problems we were generally phased with it. The aerodynamic design incorporates an extensive area of Glass for Superb visibility cd old Soobik says the car is on of the strongest and most rigid it has Ever engineered. Jhc Rhonl wheel drive Cutlass supreme so coupe1 is powered by a 2.8 liter full inject cil v-6 engine coupled to a four Speed automatic overdrive trans Mission the engine producing 130 horse Power for what one would Call  although smooth and silent sonic added punch would not Bua miss and if you want More there s a new 3.1 i Lerv-6 Congi no automatic trans Mission package available on the base and so supreme models. The. Lest car was filled with Olds Mobile s fe3 touring car ride an handling package Antl along with Spe Cial suspension components this include cd larger 15-Ihch cast aluminium wheels quite. Handsome Olics shod by Good car 1 Agte it 1 215/65 radials. Wuh this setup the Cutlass supreme so did Han dle Well and it produced a comfortable he firm ride  Type of ride most americans prefer today. The Era of Lite much Mobil has fairly Well Digap the Olds Michile Culliss supreme so in up. Geared from the american ctr scene an the departure is not mourned. Power steering rack and Pinion and Power brakes disc All around arc stand Ard of the Cutlass  and both Rale High the brakes especially effective on wet roads. We could cruise with Case Between 85 and 95 Mph. And that figure goes for driving in heavy rain As Well. The car was always stable and unaffected by High winds which we encountered often. The in prior is especially Well done with a neat Center console that includes two storage boxes and a change Holder ahead and behind of the automatic gear change lever. The. Standard instrument panel is. Digital electronic and it needs More instrumentation As it is limited to a Gas gauge speedometer and trip Odom Eter. These May be switched from Mph to Kph at the punch of a Button. The fuel gauge is the bar graph Type meaning thai when you get Down to one or two bars a Light conies on glowing out  fair enough. On the test car unfortunately it also meant Slop be cause every time the fuel gauge hit two bars the Cutlass supreme is. Would Stop and in stopped once on an autobahn Mirnoff which was not exactly appreciated. It stopped several other times too but would restart at the turn of the key. Once refuelled the car worked Justtine. It was obviously a fuel pickup prob Lem and hopefully the problem exists Only on this single car. Some Nice Interior touches include two  that were located at the Hack of. The  Mirror a Cente armrest thai covered a Large storage compartment storage pockets on the fronts callbacks and a Center armrest for Back Seal occupants. Air conditioning wit touch controls is Standard. Three adults May be scaled in Back but two would be More comfortable. La Groom fora mid size Coupe is nol bad but it s still somewhat confining Hea Droom meanwhile is More than Ade quate nearly equal to that in from and the 2.k-Iltr in tone of 130 lip. The rear passengers get a panoramic look through what is almost wraparound Glass. In fact the rear pillar construction is nearly on a Glass to Glass basis the trunk meanwhile is commodious witha volume of 15.5 cubic feel. The Cutlass supreme so could did nil right on fuel consumption returning23.4 Miles per gallon this figure including some High Speed. Stretches Back roads and City traffic. The base Price for the oldsmobik1 Cutlass supreme is s13.225 Forth Cul lass supreme so it s s 14,056 and for the to goof the line Cutlass International it s $15,718. For full details on the new Cuitis models their prices options warranties etc., Prosic Cong buyers May Contact general motors sales representatives at the  new car sales Points  various buses in Europe Randy barnelt.4nt6colnnini.il Cadillac solitaire makes european debut at Geneva the 5.9ti1 International Geneva Auto Shuw opened today for an 11 Day run and among the Tup Amirau Ion sin the Swiss i Alexia Halls is an american car Cadi a Iii s Saliture. The solitaire a Fiur pass Ngit luxury Concep Goupil. Was Given its North american debut at the Detroit Auto show in january. Cadillac then  Lor the or s Lur Peart Intro Jui ton. Cadillac so s he solitaire combines Stylc and function in a working Prolo to pc that will lest the limits of Cadillac design handling and poor. Cadillac de scribes the solitaire As a four passenger test pin form that  i innovative Clu Iii i and Power train features Ilu Cadillac owners my experience in the hot too Distant  the upper surface of the solitaire from the base fills Windshield id thereat passenger area is a continuous sweep of High Impact thu d Fuei net Glass that provides Obst Rui lion free Isi Billy. This Domi is an important functional part of tic car s aerodynamic de sign Cadillac save As Are us moveable front wheel skirts. During Normal driving. The skirts Are flush with the fenders to preserve the aerodynamic lines. But when turning Maneu vers Are required the wheel skins extend outward to per Mit wheel movement to further Aid aerodynamics outside rear ice mirrors Are the solitaire concept Coupe is hts he  with u drag co i of Iciel Reading of on 0.28. Absent being replaced by liquid coital color \ ii o screens located in the instrument panel. Three miniature video Cam eras transmit the car View  the screens. Is led by the general motors design staff the solitaire s drag co efficient is a Low 0,28 the engine in the prototype represents joint development Between Cadillac  ,w a pm subsidiary. The big 6.6-liter engine is a double overhead Cam v12 with four ashes per Cylinder and it develops 430 horsepower and 470 pounds foot of torque. The torque i1 transmitted longitudinally to a car wheel in pc system through a four Speed automatic trans Mission with electronic shift cons Rols. Cadillac says the engine provides exceptional acceleration and High Speed passing capabilities and although no exact lop Speed figure is Given it s clearly hinted that the solitaire will run near he 200 Niph Mark. The suspension i Independent and the brakes Are disc Al around with an electronic anti lock sys tem. A few of the Many futuristic features include a hands free voice activated cel Lular Telephone an inboard navigation system with color screen and articulate front scats w u it 24 adj Usta cols. It1 a car of the future and in will at tract a to of attention from visitors Al the Geneva show. Re