European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                I thursday november 29, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 13car Corners. Audits new 100 Quattro is powered by recently developed v-6 engine. The new Mercedes Benz a class Sedan in  for 91 Audi 100, Mercedes s the German firms of Audi and Daimler Benz will soon be placing two a portent new models on the worlds markets Audi with its upscale 100-series irs and Daimler Benz with its Long waited a class Sedan. The new Audi 100 Sedan will be introduced on the German Market dec. 7. The news class Mercedes will make its pre Liere March 4 at the Geneva Auto show Switzerland. Lets take a look at the Audi 100 first. This new Model the fourth generation the popular 100 series features new developments in body and engine design Tudi says As Well As passenger Comfort safety technology and Chassis engineering. Five different types Are being offered at be Start of production with five More to follow during the 1991 Model year. A Jange of Audi 100 Avants Are planned iter. The Audi 100 series sedans will be available with both conventional front wheel drive systems and Quattro four wheel drive systems with engines to include a 2-liter four Cylinder unit a 2.3-liter five Cylinder plus a newly developed 2.8-liter v-6 of 174 horsepower. Turbos Turbo diesels and diesels will come later. Audi says that in line with current trends the new 100-series Sedan is no larger than its predecessor with the Overall length and wheelbase unchanged. The height however has been increased slightly to Benefit front headroom. The front of the new Audi 100 is cleanly shaped and it features a new Grille design. The body with slightly rounded and smooth lines incorporates an aerodynamic design that produces a drag co efficient of Only 0.29. This is one of the lowest readings for a car in this class. The v-6 engine will Power the front wheel drive Audi 100 2.8e As Well As the top of the line Audi 100 Quattro. Audi says the v-6 employs a newly developed Multi path intake manifold designed for High torque at the Bottom of the engine Speed Range and increased Power at the higher rpm Mark. The least expensive Model a the Audi 100 a is powered by a four Cylinder engine of 74 horsepower. Its the base car in the Audi 100 series and it costs 37,600 Marks about $26,000. So these cars wont come cheap when they reach the . Market late next year. Moving to the news class Mercedes Sedan Daimler Benz has just released its first official photo of the car shown above but has released few details regarding its Overall makeup. The car will debut at the Geneva Auto show in March As noted earlier this the first a class car since its predecessor was presented at Geneva 12 years ago. It is expected that the new luxury Sedan will have a Range of three engine options both sue and eight Cylinder units plus a newly developed 12-Cylinder Power Plant. The 12-Cylinder Mercedes s Model will obviously compete with by we a big 12-Cylinder 750 Sedan although Bow got a huge jump on Mercedes when it introduced its 750 series 12-Cylinder Sedan More than four years ago. The Power output in the new Mercedes s series is expected to Range from 197 horsepower for the 280 be Model to 408 horsepower for the top of the line 12-Cylinder 600 Sel Sedan. Where size is concerned the a class cars will be about 201 inches Long and 74 inches wide. The prices have not been  a Randy Barnet Auto columns Chrysler s revised minivans win Good Marks by Tom Incantalupo new Day Chrysler corp. Has refined its minivans for 1991, hoping to stay ahead of he increasing Competition. If you liked he old ones a and More than 2 million Leri cans have liked them enough to buy erne a you Are bound to like the new ones Cven More. The nearly identical Plymouth voyage a Dodge caravan and Chrysler town ind country Are More aerodynamic it a Hanks to a nose Job. They have a Large tailgate window for better visibility and it. Books. They have new instrument panels / f j Vith a Glove Box and other improvements. To is there Are some new options including our wheel drive for about $3,000, anti Ock brakes $799and bucket seats for second Row passengers $200. The Plymouth Dodge and Chrysler rans retain the drawbacks common to the minivan Breed however. Although they ire More a car like than other Light Rucks they neither go nor Stop nor Cor Ler nor ride As Well or As quietly As most. It passenger cars. And they Are expensive Quot ? when you order All the goodies. Furthermore unless you opt for the the 1991 Plymouth grand voyager minivan is 14.6 inches longer than the regular voyager Model. Stretched or series veins which ire 14.6 inches longer and Cost a almost in a a or test Van combined  he .0p.tio helped keep the voyager stable in High j3,000 More cargo room is limited when Quot a for or Speed automatic , Way in veg but in a moderately hard Stop three rows of seats Are in Nilarp delivered Strong acceleration with Only from Highway speeds the rear tires a s Are m place. The Driver aboard and it also had Ade hopped Over bumps reducing braking of a i Plymouth was a Standard sized quate Power with passengers and gear of activeness even though the Antilock sys Loci i and on one trip we were forced to with the 3.3-liter engine the Standard tem kicked in. Seal a sized voyager is rated at 18 Miles per Gal unlike Chrysler a passenger cars its mall Lawn Mower. And that third seat is Ion City 23 mpg Highway. Wed suggest a minivans do not have a Drivers Side air per Neavy and not easy to handle without test drive before settling for the Standard bag but then neither do its competitors Ley 2.5-liter four Cylinder. It also lacks Side Impact reinforcing a u Chrysler vans Are available with our test vehicle had another new of beams in its doors something the Toyota Sither of two optional v-6 engines a 3 Tion for �?T91 a sport handling package. It Previn has. Iter producing 141 horsepower and a 3.3 costs $138 and includes heavy duty Chrysler says however that because Ter delivering 150 horsepower. The 3.3 brakes a rear Sway bar and wider tires. It trucks stand higher the Frame member beneath their doors provides Side Impact Protection at least if the truck is hit by a car and not by another truck. There Are shoulder belts for All passengers but no head restraints for the second Row unless you order the optional buckets. There Are no head restraints for the third Row. A a a for full details on the new Chrysler minivans their special military prices etc., prospective buyers May Contact Chrysler sales representatives at the cafes new car sales Points on the various bases in Europe