European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday september 19, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 9 car Capers in Tokyo a banged up Renault sitting on a sub Way stairway is the Center of attention in downtown Tokyo. The car Dreen by 28 Icar old Manulia Ai Ana bounced into he 6-Foo wide subway Entrance after colliding with another Auto at a nearby Street intersection. Ii toggled nearly so feel in the Steps before grinding to a halt. In a happier situation Are the Tun shiny cars displayed at a Tokyo Auto Mobile exhibition. The manufacturers Call it off the Wall advertising. R i h of foot wid feet on step Mobil Rhc colliding halt two Cal imports Hod Best worst Gas mileage in Epa Survey Washington Al imported cars dominate the car with the worst mileage was the Lamborghini fallen by the Wayside. Both the Best and the worst categories in the annual Contach which got Only 6 mpg in the City and 10 legislation introduced in the Senate would Call Tor Survey of automobile Gas mileage released monday by mpg on the Highway. Rounding out the Lisi of 10 cars 40 percent improvement in facet wide fuel Economy by the environmental Protection dec nov. With the worst Gas mileage were four models of the the vent 200 1. Such a requirement. Which has Beer s i Agency Overall automakers made Little gain in gasoline mileage in the 1990 Model year although the number of cars mostly expensive super luxury imports that trigger the Federal Gas guzzler tax dropped from 40 car types to 30. There is no significant difference in the fuel econ omy of the top 10 1990 models compared to the top 10 1989 models. Likewise Overall Fleet average fuel econ omy of All cars and Light trucks. Is projected to be about the same the Epa said. Fuel Economy has gained renewed attention in con Gress because of concern Over autos role in causing global warming and air pollution. Automobile emissions especially Carbon dioxide re leases Are a direct contributor to Urban smog which has caused More than 100 metropolitan areas to fail Federal air Quality standards. Carbon dioxide also is a major cause of the so called greenhouse effect which scientists say is expected to cause a warming of the Earth in coming decades. According to the Epa Survey the mileage leaders were largely foreign made with the japanese dominating that end of the list. For the fifth straight year the fuel Sti Giest car was the japanese made Cico metro sold by Chevrolet Fol Lowed by the Honda civic cry Suzuki Swift and Kaihatsu charade. The go metro Xii Model had mileage of 53 mpg in the City 58 mpg on the Highway and 55 mpg Overall the same As last year. No  car made the top 10 list. The Ford escort had the Best mileage of any Domestic car. With 32 mpg in the City. 42 mpg on the Highway and 36 mpg Overall. The t Contach my wit Rolls Royce the Perrari to Starosta Bow 750il. Porsche 928 s4 Audi v8, and Mascali 228. According to the Epa Survey All but two of the 30 car models subject to the Gas guzzler tax Are luxury imports. The exceptions arc two Cadillac models the allanic and the larger engine 350 cubic inches Brougham which have combined City and Highway mileage of 18 and 17 mpg. Respectively. They had the worst Gas mileage of any Domestic car. Several Chrysler cars that made the Guz scr list last year escaped because of mileage improvements in 1990 models. These included the Chrysler to by Maserati and the Chrysler new yorker and Dodge dynasty successor cars to other Chrysler models that fell under the guzzler tax in 1989. European models that Are subject to the tax come from Maserati. Rolls Royce porsche Ferrari. Lam Borghini Volvo Audi and Bow. The excise tax amounts to a penalty of $500 to $3,850. With the amount increasing As gasoline mileage declines it was enacted in 1975 to encourage people Toby More fuel efficient cars. The mileage results Are based on tests conducted bythe manufacturer under Laboratory conditions with about 30 percent of the tests verified by the Epa according to Agency officials. Automakers Are required to have an average fuel Economy of 27.5 mpg for their fleets. Last year officials in he Reagan administration urged Congress to eliminate the Fleet requirements. But the Bush administration citing environmental concerns has urged Auto makers to continue pursuing increases in the Fleet averages and Vitorts to rescind the standards have Falle legislation for a 4 y the Yea 20 1 1, requirement which n opposed by the Auto Industry would require a Fleet average of about 40 mpg by the turn of the Century Industry officials have said. Here arc the 10 Model cars for 1990 with the Best fuel Economy figures and the 10 with the worst according to the environmental Protection Agency. 10 Best name  00 metro Xii a 63 is 55 Honda civic crib 49 52 so geometry a 6 50 47 Leo metro Psi a 6 so 47 Sulu Swift a 4tj so 47 Honda civic cry b 43 49 45 suit Al Swift c 0 44 42 Kaihatsu charade 36 42 39 suit Al Swift c 6 39. 38 Volkswagen Jena d 7 43 40 la cars Are roughly identical but mileage varied so Getty because of minor differences in equipment and styling b models identical except one with higher mileage had shift indicator Light c cars roughly similar but varied in engine size and Type of transmission d Al Esol engine 10 wors tharett  Lamborghini be unlatch b 10 6 Rolls Royce Bentley Continental 10 13 to Rolls Royce Corn Che Iii 10 13 ii Rolls Royce Silver spirit Silver Spur Rolls Royce Bentley  Bow 750il porsche 926 54 Maserati 226 10 10 10 10 13 14 14