European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Eight european nations Complete network move to Lead free Gas is steady the i Hofft Kassion of Lead Fri ii$0zrrkp continues in Balod through Europe and Britain with the German adar Auto club noting that eight nations have now completed their Lead free Titis Means thai even sen ice station in these eight nations Lias Lead free gasoline in plentiful Supply mom gallon Uftring hath super and Normal loud fret grades. The eight countries with their networks compleat in hire Austria. Denmark Luxembourg the Netherlands Norway. Swe Den. Swit or land and West Germany. The Ada Calso reports that 14 Oiler nations in Europe offer Lead free Gaso line. .2nd although Lead free is fairly available in some of these countries in is sparse in others. Co Niril a offering Lead free gasoline Iii with networks not completed. In dude ise Gium with 92 Stalions Bulgaria with i stations Czechoslovakia with 20 stations East Germany with j3, Finland with 22$. Trance Wal. Greece 1j.v Hun Gary 35,.ireland 14, Italy 760, 1 or Tungl 32. Spain 46. United kingdom 715 and Yugoslavia 66. Nations jus beginning to muck Lead free gasoline arranged cols Are Poland. Romania and Turkey. -in.england, meanwhile Austin Rover Lias announced that its mini metro and Maestro t3 Imus a Are now available with full Lead free fuel compatibility. Other the Austin hover Ranee already compatible for Lead free fuel use include the in Lego 1.6 and 2 liter 1, and so models is will As the Rover 213 and the Rover 300 series. The Austin Ruht metro and mini models Fin following the strategy of Austin Rover for Long term engineering solutions to he use of unleaded gasoline All of these models arc capable of running on either Uncle Odd or leaded fuels without re Tim ing. Long term engineering solutions Taustin Rover include the adoption of hardened valve Seal inserts in Cylinder Heads and modifications to ignition and fuel systems. Performance and Economy figures Are maintained at leaded fuel Levels in most eases Austin Rover says with Levels even improved upon with some models. For instance inc metro 1-liter, Sedan s Zero to a Mph time Lias been reduced by nearly one second while inc mini s fuel Economy is improved with the use of unleaded gasoline. Austin Kove says thai nil Scriva lives of the mini. Metro and Maestro 1.3 arc covered including metro and Maestro. Van with the exception of the metro Sta and Turbo models ratify columnist new escort diesel offers performance Economy by Dave 1 1 Ehl . Bur Stu. In to 1v. Book in diesel there Are no references to the. Words fast or Quick. Up tidy is nowhere to be found. However Ford escorts and Orion a with the recoil insertion of the new and More Pov Worful diesel engines arc getting close to rewriting part of that a Var expanding volume. The get Peri Suol is not going to win any Ine line. But after x week and about 1,2 10 Miles in the car one would be hard pressed to Point out tiny significant differences Between it and some of its Carbur eted Gas in gone Brethren. This diesel is surprisingly quiet and. A pleasure to drive. The latest of escorts although very similar in no Pear Ance to its predecessors is marked in refine mems. Many cars ago the diesel car was no la Blu for its Black smoking cd Hausa pipes and the had Luming Rall la that emanated from under the Hood. Modern die Sel engines arc no longer guilty of la inc traits and the 1.8-liter.Ford diesel is n Good Manile of How quid a Tuch Hicle can be. After a two second Wail Roget inc glow plug hot the. Engine kicks right Over every Lime. Unlike regular Gas powered engines,1,it needs neither choke nor warm up to smooth out the sputters with this , in escorts and Orion Ford hns added about 10 percent More Power to the fuel misers. And. This milled Power puts a. Little the Ford escort Diesi Les surprisingly quit. So 5, div Donl Riveness at the accelerator Pei a i. Out on the open Road the a sort with ils sturdy Standard i Speed Gearbox has the Range in needs. The has the Citra Power for passing and it s Nice to Lii ivc the Citra ponies on iln1 Hiigli Jayoti ramps in Europe Loo. Hit 60 Mph in fourth shift into fifth and you can spend hours arising it 90, at about 1,100 revs. Motorway driving in his car is pleasurable hut it does Clfon the country roads too. Became the Cora Power in this engine eliminates so much of that downshifting that diesel Drivers usually face on Windy Hilly roads. The enl a weight tic of the Macl Herson struts on the from of this car seem to help hold in on the Road. Even in wet conditions the ear tracks Well. By using plenty of sound Ini Lalion Loiro Ghoul the body Ford 1ms managed to keep engine noise and Tond hum away from the passengers. It does All this and gels up to h7 Miles per gallon the Only fault we found with this car involved the fuel i huge. One that v enl Limp without nonce. A fist Putin Diimig on the dash brought it Back to life. The Deisn which Shook slip Rich on bumpy roads should have been More securely mounted and us looseness May have caused the fuel gauge problem. Hut Overall this chapter in the ongo ing Ulory of the Tori Ewon and in deed the diesel is a pleasant one at a tax free Price of Aho Iii $13,500, inc escort is about a ,2 to More than the cheapest 1,3 Carbur eted escort at the Bollom of the Range Bui the Diosel go Model includes extras like an am pm stereo radio the Plush Carpel and trim electric windows and mtr Roi Sand the Handy Central Locking. The will be dual Hole in april at Ford dealers throughout Britain
