European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 05, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. October 1989 the stars and stripes Page 13 car Corner 4th generation Model arrives on scene new Accord has european look Iii  Honda Accord Giu a its world Premier at the recent Frankfurt Sulci show has been completely Rede signed and re Congi Mccred and Honda says both the is Dan and Coupe models will pro vide a higher level of sophistication com fort and style than the preceding \ version. I Londa also stresses that its designers aimed for a distinct International look with this Model or put another Way a Sedan with an european styling flavor. Observers lit the Frankfurt Auto show fell i Londa had succeeded Here with the Accord body neatly refined. Now in its fourth generation the first Accord was introduced in june of 1976 the Accord is Honda s Best Selling car on the . And world markets. The new Model larger than the one i replaces is aimed at the upper Middle class Market and this is obvious from it dimensions which Are closer to Ameri can midsize cars like the Ford Taurus and Oldsmobile Cutlass. Honda says that All Accord models will be powered by a Standard 2.2-Liler engine of 125 horsepower i30hp on some models. The 4-Cylindcr, fuel injected engine uses a single overhead Cam Shaft and four valves per Cylinder and it has an aluminium Block and Cylinder head. A 5-Specd manual transmission is Standard and a new 4-spced automatic will be optional. The body features a traditional Accord wedge profile and Low Hoo line. With More rounded and softer lines than those found on the old Model. Standard features on All accords include Power steering Power front disc brakes reclining front seals with adjustable head restraints re Mote fuel filler door and trunk releases. The new front a Eccl drive Accord s Sie prov ides More Interior space Honda says and the seals fitting and trim have been designed to take advantage of i with larger front scats and increased leg and fool room in the rear passenger compartment. Regarding the Independent suspension design a double Wishbone setup is used Al Bolh front and rear. Steering is Power assist rack and Pinion. And the brakes arc ventilated discs Al front and Drums at rear. The Al a estimated fuel Economy City Highway is 24/30 with the 5-Specd manual and 22/2s with the 4-Spccd Auto Matic. Where production is concerned. Honda of America says the expansion of its $670 million engine Plant at Anna. Ohio is Complete and in addition 10 the Gold Wing motorcycle engines and civic Model engines already being produced the 1990 Honda Accord sex 4-Duor Sedan foreground and Coupe. There. Accord engines arc being manufactured. Most of the major components Are also being produced Al the Anna Plant Honda of America says playing a major role in achieving Honda s goal of 75 per cent local Content for .-built Auto mobiles by 1991. Although prices on the new Accord cars have Yel to be officially announced the Model Range is expected to fall in the is 4.000 to $18,000 bracket. Officials Al Honda military sales a Kronberg West Germany said this week the. New accords will begin to arrive Al Auto Exchange outlets in january but Only the Sedan versions will be available on the overseas Market. Randy barn otauto columnist old timers on the curb urging this weekend old timer Rae Ink cars and sports racing cars will be featured on West Ger Many s curb urging near Adnau sat urday and sunday with More than 201 cars entered for the second annual Eiful  the old ears will Speed Over the original 14.2-mile Northside circuit. Pre world War ii cars like he Bow 328 sports ear shown in this photo plus Mercedes Llen Leys and Alfa Romeos Are among the entries. Postwar cars nil include Ferrari porsche and Oxilus. Tickets for either Day Cost is Marks. A two Day ticket costs 25 Marks. Two new products old safety Driver convenience Iii Frankfurt Auto show which closed last month after a nine Day run that attracted More then 1.2 million visitors featured not Only new cars and trucks but Many new products that you May be seeing soon on regular production vehicles. Two new products of special incr Cal came from Syf Auto electric which is part of the american itt automotive group with Headquarters in new York. The Syf company which specializes in automotive research development and production is based in Bisti Ghrim dissing in. West Germany. It has other plants in Spain Italy England the United states Canada Mexico and South Korea. Syf s parking Helper and linear Windshield wiper Are of interest Frombolo the. Standpoint of safely and in making life easier for the Driver. The parking Helper a compute the parking Helper display. Rizco system designed especially to Aid in parallel parking works on a sonar sound basis with sensors incorporated into the front and rear bumpers. The sensors Are plugged into two sound devices which Emit different de Grees of tone for the front and rear and linear Windshield Niper there s also an indicator on the dash so that inc Driver can not Only hear what his Auto s relative position is but see Ilas Well. The indicator measures from about 7 inches distance to 5 feet so the dead line sound would come in Al 7 inches and the faintest sound at 5 feet. So any parking Angle or situation is easily taken care of. On the subject of windshields mean while dirt is one thing thai is common to All of them and dirt interferes with driving safety. Conventional Windshield washers and wiper Blades May take away dirt rain and Snow but the current Blade design sweeps Only a Semi circular area on both front and Back windshields. The newly developed Syf linear Windshield wiper shown at the Frank furl show cleans both front and Back Windshield areas by 100 percent inc Syf firm says and the system can be fitted on Bolh cars and trucks. When the wiper is turned off the vertical Blade moves to the Driver s Side of the a pillar the Multi Speed Windshield wiper Blade moves Between two upper and lower rails built into the Windshield Frame.