European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 16, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday. March 16. 1989 the stars and stripes Page 13 car Corner new Sedan from a a Mouth acclaim is no typical family car by Malcolm do Naipoo staff writer tamil car to some car shoppers thai a Tum off Al brings 10 mind in. N or sired under powered vehicle Roomy bul not stylish lacking in luxury. At a performance features in Short a disappointment. Hut inc su89 tour door acclaim a new addition to the. Plymouth lineup is a family car Hal does t fit that Loots Sharp and is equipped to gel up arid find to pamper the Driver an passengers in mute. There arc three a to Ifni of this mid Siml Jedi the Basic acclaim plus the and lop of the lint la models. The pay Nouth acclaim s counterpart Isth Dodge spirit and both cars Are new products of i i Chrysler corp on Reras military sales corp provided a base Model for a week s test. Options. Including air Condit inning tinted Glass a Grade a sound system and. Most important a Luboch signed engine for s67s boosted Slicker i ice to $12.36s. Thill new Chrysler Turbo i Power Plani a Val Lipini fuel inc Clad in inc that Cranks out i5d horsepower at4,800 rpm is Alto available in Maiv of pm Mouthy h9 ears and minivans the can deliver neck snapping acceleration from a standing Mart smooth and for pass Ine ill 45 10.65 Mph. And a lop end that fulfills7 inc calibration of the acclaim s120-Mph Spca Dometer in fifth gear cruising at fit Mph the tachometer registered Only 2,000 rpm a Plymouth acclaim has Urlio engine As option. 115 Mph the Reading was 4,000 rpm. The red ii be is Ai 6.000 rpm. The acclaim has an estimated fuel Economy rating unleaded gasoline is required arid Premium is recommended of 20 pjs in City driving and 29 mpg on the open Road with the Standard five Speed manual transaxle. The Roll wheel do c acclaim come with the handling features to comple ment its Power Power rack and Pinion steering Power brakes front discs Andrear Drums anti Sway bars fore and Al and Gas charged front struts. The lest car Deal with mock emergency Man Euver sudden stops and Lane changes with ease and precision. The Well designed Interior High lighted by cloth scats and full instrumentation is pleasant and Roomy enough for five test car had reclining from bucket seals buyers can opt for a Bench Seal Hal increases the seating to space for Sis How big ii midsize the acclaim measures 181.2inches, bumper to bum i or the biggest ply Mouth Milan the Gran fun is 134 inches longer. The acclaim is 68.1 inches wide 6.1 inches narrower t an the 55.5 , a few Lerchs of an Inch higher than tie fury. Curb weight ranges from 2,760 to 2,972 pounds depending on the . The result is Small enough to be a Nouv Brablc in tight spaces and Large enough to insure Comfort head and leg room from and rear Are generous even for Back seat passengers entry and Esi require no contortions. The acclaim has some other Nice Louchus Standard features on All mod Els like am pm stereo Wip ers dual Remote control Side mirrors dual visor vanity mirrors Remote re leases fur the trunk and fuel latches a stainless steel Esau so by Tom. A carpeted trunk a it gallon fuel Lank and a counterbalanced Hood that eliminates i in need for a prop Rod. Obviously Chrysler put a Tot of thought into its entry in the crowded and competitive Field of mid sized ears. Chrysler also reduced Road noise and vibration in the acclaim by using Gas Shock absorbers and other refinements found in us Large Dodge dynasty and Chrysler new yorker sedans and Aero dynamic styling keeps wind Roar to,, even Al High speeds. The acclaim like its counterpart,.the Dodge spirit is intended to compete with the Chevrolet Corsica. Pool inc grand am Ford Tempo and Mercury topa/., As Well As,impon5 like Honda s Accord a Day 626. Toyoji s camry and Fly Ulni s Annaia. And ii my wires up to Pic Competition Well i of iffy s on Iho new pm Mout car aim n to Dode Epif i Dnn in a full. Be to tort Chrysta ugh t Al aafe5 Nurt Cut sa1s iui1� in u s sport vehicle Center offers everything but cars por the past five years in a Row More than five million americans have switched from Paer to sport Utility Type vehicles and trucks save Simon Crogan the product manager for like newly created Snori .vchiclc.ccntcr. Filing tit latest statistics on the Spon Utility vehicle upswing Grogan a Jas this is the fast i a qwing snark i Seg ment in the Augun Olive Industry Ardour sport Veli icle censer location i a a tji hired to Ojei Llinat demand for the Mil i Ary miracl the vehicles Are. For sports Leisure and the sport vehicle Center with 22 outlets at a Tes new car sales centers opened officially this week. A represent live group of sport Utility vehicles and trucks May be seen at the major cafes. Locations. We a wide Range of vehicles either in sleek or for ordering and we like to say Hal the customer can find any thing at a sport vehicle Center except a car Grogan said. Products include sport vehicles and trucks from Chevrolet and Csc Divi Sions of general Myton minivans from Chrysler and sport vehicles and trucks from Chrysler s jeep division plus Motorc cles from Harle Davidson. The Price scr Anim ranges from 19,000 tos25,, the. Vehicles which a so include he 4-Wkcel-Drivc Range fall into eight groups including motorcycles with a representative lining As follow entry level sport trucks jeep co Minche Chevrolet s-10 pickup and Dodge Dakota nil in the $9,000 Range pickup trucks for family use extended cab Chevrolet a in pickup an Chevrolet cd pickup in s 11,000 Losi 3,000 Range role s 4-Hbifl-Dj-lves-id Blaier open and off Road the jeep Wran Gler Citrin and Dodge Dakota convertible Truk $12,000 to Down Slid sport Utility jeep Chero Lee of Ivy a to Blazer Csc Jimmy is 5,000 to $20,000 full size sport Utility jeep grand Wagoner Chc Drolc Blazer Dodge ram Charger Chevrolet suburban 7-s.eal-.e r t is 5,000 to $2 5,000 minivans Dodge caravan Long and Short wheelbase Csc safari Chevrolet Astro from is 3,000 Ful Sivaas and recreational motor Home Type chides from j17,000. Motorcycles hark a Davidson. From 14,500 to $10,000. The sport vehicle Center is a division of Lite overseas military sales group now jeep Model planned while on the subject of sports Utility vehicles a news report from Detroit says that Chrysler responding to growing consumer preference for sports Utility vehicles plans to transform and enlarge a Detroit Assembly Plum to produce anew jeep Model called the Zuj the jeep 7j Model nil be sigh of larger and More aerodynamic than the current Cherokee. The Plant silk died near the downtown Detroit area is currently being used to Budd the Dodge Omni and Plymouth horizon subcompact cars. U was Origi Nal scheduled for expansion in 1986, Chrysler has not cd decided whether to continue building he Omni and Hori Zon beyond 1992, when production of inc new jeep Zuj Model would begin. Chrysler says the Zuj will be geared to More affluent Drivers than those who Purchase the current. Jeep Cherokee Modi which is produced ii Toledo Ohio. One version Zuj nil be sold by jeep dealers and a second version by Dodge dealers the company said. Costs for development of the Zuj Model including further to the Plant total is billion Chrysler said Only,.three weeks ago Chrysler announced a $500 million venture with Renault of. France to build a Small sports Utility vehicle in inc United stale Sand Europe. Chrysler says it has not decided where to build the vehicle which will be culled the Ujj but did not Rule out the possibility thai in might also be Buill at the enlarged plan. The expanded Plant wiil have a Capacio of Abo Iii 20d.oud vehicles a year. Chrisler the nation s third largest automaker said in plans to continue producing its current jeep line at the Toledo Plant which has a capacity of about 280,000 vehicles a year Strong sales currently up the jeep Brand and production of the Toledo vehicles Willomina As Long As there is a Market demand for Chrysler save we recently received u complaint from pct Don car salts that Iii firm was not included As a sales Point for Bow cars the complain stemmed from a review of the new Utin Bow s2ii Sedan which appeared inthe car Currier Pivec of feb v the Pentagon car sales firm Sells u s specific models at its locations in Kaiserslautern. Lad Krecu Nach and tits new outlet in was Meh open on saturday. Randy Burnetta tto columnist
