European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 06, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 the stars and stripes automotive saturday february 6,1993 washing ton Federal appellate court has directed the environmental Protection Agency to require automakers to equip new cars and Light truck with Small canisters to trap gasoline. Vapours that escape into the air when gasoline is pumped. The Vapours arc an important source of chemicals that form Urban  ruling by a three member panel of judges reverses a decision president Bush made four Days before the Michigan Republican primary last Spring. At the time Bush hoped to attract support from autoworkers and executives by stopping the Epa from writing regulations requiring installation of such canisters. Bush based his decision on Auto Industry estimates that the canisters would add $20 to $30 to the Cost of a new car and on an opinion by the transportation department that they were a safety Hazard. At the Lime members of Congress environmentalists and Oil Industry executives said Bush s move was a violation of the 1990 mean air act. Detroit swedish car maker Saab Hopes to make a splash with american luxury car enthusiasts with its stylish new 9000 Aero which made its debut last month at the North american International Auto show. The Aero is a performance version of the luxury Saab 9000, and has the most powerful engine the automaker has Ever made a turbocharged 4 Cylinder in line 2.3-liter with double overhead camshaft. The five seat five door Model introduced this week to the Media will sell at a base Price of $38,235. Dealers will begin delivering them in March. Saab expects to sell between800 and 1,000 Aero on the . Market by the end of the year. Lansing Mich. Oldsmobile has announced a Sale of two Well equipped versions of the Cutlass Ciera at no Haggle prices. The general motors corp. Division said it would offer its circa s sedans through september at $13,995 and $14,995. Ciera has been Oldsmobile s Best Selling car since 1985. The $13,995 Ciera value edition Sedan is priced More than $2,150 under sticker and features a 3.1-liter v-6 engine with a three Speed automatic transmission air conditioning and am pm cassette. The $14,995 Ciera s special edition goes for about $2,500 under sticker and includes the value edition package plus a Driver s Side air bag aluminium or wire wheels and Power windows. Harr1sburg, a. Consumers who buy previously leased vehicles Are far less Likely to be victims of odometer rollbacks today than they were a few years ago according to a National study released monday. The study conducted by the Pennsylvania attorney general s office for the . Department of transportation found that Only about 5 percent of All formerly leased cars studied recently had their odometers tampered with compared to a Rale of nearly 50 percent in 19s5. State attorney general Irnie or cat said one time leased vehicles traditionally have been favorite targets of Rollback efforts. From ire report what s it Worth now old car guide gives Likely value today for wheels of yesterday by Ted Shelsby the Baltimore Sun Aurel my. You might shed a tear or two after Reading James h. Law rence s latest Book. Lawrence is publisher of cp1, a value guide to collector cars and for most motorists it reads like a Story of missed financial opportunities. Remember that 1964 Impala converti ble you let go for $1,200? it might be Worth 10 times that much today. And that 65 Mustang Ragtop you did t buy from your brother in Law be cause you thought $1,500 was too much Money Well today it could. Bring $15,000. And your dad s 48 Buick Wood pan eled station Wagon if you had just parked it in the garage you could now have something Worth nearly $32,000. These Are just a few listings from the latest Issue of the Chi quarterly hand Book that traces the value of More than 3,300 foreign and Domestic models that have become collectibles. The listings Range from the Kaiser Henry a your Basic transportation com pact of the Early 1950s, to the racy Ford Mustangs and exotic Ferrari test Rossas. That Don Johnson drove in the Miami vice to series. Collector car Means different things to different people said Lawrence but my definition is a car Worth More than its Utility value As  he said the motivating Force behind the interest in various cars is nostalgia. In the 50s it was styling he added the 1954 Wildcat ii is one of the classic Nick cars of the 1950s. But in the 60s performance was what it was All about As engines grew bigger and More powerful. Lawrence his son and a Small staff collect Auto Price information from around the world and publish it in a shirt pocket size Booklet similar to the used car Price guides published by the National automobile dealers association. Lawrence 69, had been editor of the Nada guidebooks for about 25 years until he retired four years ago. He said the idea for the collector car guide originated in 1976 with Peter Macgoldrick a balt Morean with an interest in old cars. Macgoldrick noticed that the Nada books Only covered cars 7 years old or newer. The first Chi cars of particular interest guide was printed in 1977. Lawrence who first served in an advis Ory role took Over publication of the guide in 1988. This was also about the time the value of collector cars started zooming until peaking in the late 1980s.his son trip Lawrence is managing Edi Tor of Chi. He said the 1980s Price Boom resulted from speculators buying the cars As investments and had Little to do wit the real value of the vehicles. Prices have fallen since 1989, Eric Lawrence said but seem to have stabilized in recent years. Take the Case of your brother in Law Mustang convertible. Eric Lawrence said it Cost a Little Over $2,000 new. The Price peaked at about $20,000 in1989," he said and now you can buy a Good everyday car for about $15,000." according to Eric Lawrence the mos expensive car listed in the latest guide is a 1971-73 Ferrari 365 gtb4 spider. Onegin top condition will set you Back $675,000. Bow 7401 a dream on wheels by Jack Lesar Dpi business writer Chicago Bow takes High aim with its motto the ultimate driving a  but the German automaker hits the Bull s Eye with the new 740i the latest entry in the lofty and fast growing class of v-8-powered, luxury performance sedans and a Strong contender for up car of the year. A technological tour de Force that mates an All new mostly aluminium v-8 with a revolutionary five Speed automatic transmission the 740i is arguably the Fin est rear drive production car Ever built. A successor to the six Cylinder pow. Ered 735i, the new 740i also features a number of aesthetic and ergonomic refinements. The distinctive kidney shaped Grille centers Are wider for a More opulent look. And the Interior is More luxurious than Ever. The upholstery has More gathering so the seats virtually embrace Driver and passenger in soft Napa leather. High gloss Burl Walnut trim is More extensively applied and is set off by contrasting Plain Walnut inlays to create an elegant set warm atmosphere. And a passenger Side air bag has been added to enhance safety so now both the Driver and front passenger Are protected by air bags. In addition the audio system has been improved providing specific 25-Watt amplification for each of its 10 speakers a Tou 250 v. Atts of Power. Suffice it to say there is no Lack of Lux Ury which is As it should be in a car with a base Price of $54,000. The test car included the optional $1,470 electronic damping control which constantly adjusts the suspension to provide the smoothest ride possible while retaining firn control. It also was outfitted with the inclement weather package heated front seats ski sack and automatic stability control traction control at $1,795. With those options plus a $405 destination charge a $1,300 Gas guzzler tax and the 10 percent luxury tax levied on the amount Over $30,000 the final Tab came to $61,696.50, which in t bad for a car that excels in such rarefied air. But the most exciting feature of the latest bavarian motor works offering is its ability to respond to the Driver s every whim and almost anticipate every move. After a we Klong test drive covering More than 400 Miles on All kinds of Ster rain including Side roads and highways glazed by an ice storm parting Vith the Black 740i.was like saying goodbye to a Friend. In fact by the end of the week my wife and i had taken to calling it  and if our lottery numbers had hit. But it was a great week while it lasted. Everything about the 740i was sublimely responsive. Steering is Quick and supple and the five Speed automatic transmission is sure handed and butter smooth delivering seamless up shifts and downshifts under virtual la All conditions. The electronically controlled transmission offers three shift modes. Economy Mode provides relatively Early up shifts and provides the quietest most fuel efficient operation. Sport Mode makes the transmission shift at higher rpm Levels than in econ omy Mode providing livelier response and quicker acceleration. And a new win Ter Mode allows the car to Start out in third gear instead of first gear to reduce wheel spin on Slippery roads. The optional ask plus to automatic stability control plus traction control also helps out on Slippery roads. The system controls the engine throttle and ignition timing and will even apply the rear brakes selectively to control wheel spin and optimize the tires grip on the Road. All these things together make the740i, whose heredity guarantees Superior handling on Normal roads a Champion performer on snowy icy and wet roads Aswell. And the 740i s throttle gives you All the Power you want when you want it provid ing fast but refined acceleration whether from a dead Stop or at 70 Mph. The 32-valve, fuel injected v-8 delivers 282 horsepower at 5,800 rpm and 295 Pound feet of torque at 4,500 revs. It accelerates from Zero to.60 Mph in about seven seconds. And while its Epa fuel Economy rating of 16 Miles per gallon City and 22 mpg Highway singles out the 740i for the Gas guzzler tax actual Economy was relatively impressive. I averaged just under 21 mpg to the we Klong test