Banner Graphic, Volume 19, Number 46, Greencastle, Putnam County, 28 October 1988 — Page 13

Banner Graphic Greencastle, Putnam County, Friday, October 28,1988 B Section

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The Ford Mustang has a new look for 1989 and East Side Motors, 1014 Indianapolis Rd., Greencastle, has the popular sports compact in its showroom. The Ford Mustang LX is expected

What’s new?.. . For ’B9, the buzz words are bigger, faster and computerized

DETROIT (AP) - For the first time since the 1970’5, automakers are back in the business of making cars and trucks with a vengeance, and their offerings for 1989 show iL Performance, handling and wind-cheating styling arc required just to get into the game. For 1989, engines are fuel-injected, turbocharged, supercharged, multivalved or just plain bigger and faster. Many cars have anti-lock braking, a computerized system that prevents lockup; advanced suspension systems aimed at a variety of driving tastes; more responsive four-speed automatic transmissions and styling that makes the large and small econoboxes of the early 1980 s nothing more than a bad memory. BUYERS LOOKING FOR PLAIN, basic transportation can still find it. But for 1989, the pure pleasure of driving is once again a key factor in the automotive equation. Here arc highlights of what’s new for 1989: GENERAL MOTORS CHEVROLET: Chevy’s imports the Suzukimade Sprint minicar, Isuzu-built Spectrum subcompact and Toyota-GM Nova, along with the new Suzuki Tractor sport-utility vehicle will be sold under the lineup name Geo at Chevrolet dealerships beginning in 1989. Geo is the result of Chevy’s various attempts to sell imports to buyers who don’t usually shop its dealers. For 1989, the three-cylinder, 50-mpg Sprint becomes the Metro and the Toyota Corolla-based Nova becomes the Prizm. During 1989, Chevrolet will get its first member of the GM-10 midsize car family, a four-door called Lumina. Chevrolet’s midsize Corsica sedan, introduced as a 1988 model, gets a hatch-back version with fold-down rear seat for 1989. Another option, the LTZ touring sedan, has a 130-horsepower, 2.8-liter V 6 engine and sport suspension. THE CAVALIER SUBCOMPACT will be the first car with GM’s so-called “self-aligning” steering wheel, which sits on legs that collapse on impact,

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Chevrolet’s midsize Corsica sedan, introduced as a 1988 model, returns in style for 1989. It can be seen and test-driven at Al Carney ChervoletBuick, Indianapolis Road, Greencastle. For 1989, a hatchback Corsica is also available with

1989 Auto preview section

to be one of Ford Motor Co.’s more popular 1989 models (Banner-Graphic photo by Gary Goodman).

flattening the wheel against the driver’s torso to evenly distribute impact force and reduce chest injuries. The big 22-year-old, rear-drive 1989 Caprice fullsize sedan comes with a 5.0 liter V 8 engine and air conditioning. For 1989, Chevy’s Corvette sports car gets the most powerful small-block V 8 ever at 5.7 liters, a six-speed manual transmission, bigger wheels and, on the Zsl performance model, adjustable suspension. Convertibles will get an optional removable hard-top. Like most of its competitors, Chevy’s compact S-10 pickup trucks and Blazer sport-utility vehicles come with standard rear anti-lock brakes for 1989. Big 4.3liter, V 6 engines are offered on both. Chevy full-size pickups and Astro rear-wheel-drive compact van also get rear anti-lock brakes. PONTIAC: The Grand Prix coupe, Pontiac’s GMIO model, starts the model year with a 2.8-liter V 6 engine, upgraded to a 3.1-liter engine later in 1989. Air conditioning is standard. Also later, a turbocharged 3.1-liter engine and automatic transmission and antilock brakes, both standard. Anti-lock brakes also are available on the Pontiac Bonneville sedan, which has GM’s 3.8-liter, 165horsepower V 6 engine on all versions. Pontiac’s Grand Am, its best-selling model, is slightly restyled for 1989. Engine choices, all fourcylinder, include a 2.5 liter, a turbo-charged 2.0-liter and a 16-valve 2.3-liter. For 1989, the 20th anniversary for the Trans Am sports coupe, Pontiac is offering a limited edition with a turbo 3.8-liter, 250-horsepower engine, automatic four-speed transmission and white exterior. OLDSMOBILE: In mid-1989, Oldsmobile’s GMIO, the Cutlass Supreme, also gets the 3.1-liter V 6 engine. Anti-lock brakes are standard on the Trofeocoupe and Touring Sedan and optional on Toronado, Ninety-Eight and Cutlass Supreme. Oldsmobile also offers International Series versions of Cutlass Cierra and Cutlass Supreme and Cutlass

a fold-down rear seat. Another option is the LTZ touring sedan, which features a 2.8-liter V 6 engine and 130-horsepower. (Banner-Graphic photo by Gary Goodman).

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The classic styling of the Pontiac Bonneville returns for 1989. The popular sedan offers a 3.8liter, 165-horsepowere V 6 engine on all version, with anti-lock brakes also available. The Bonneville is just one of the new Pontiac,

Calais, more powerful engines than the base models, computerized driver information systems and, on the Supreme, compact-disc player. BUICK: Buick’s Riviera coupe and midsize Century are restyled and Riviera is longer and more graceful. Century gets an optional 3.8-liter V 6 engine. Later in the year, Buick moves further upscale with the Park Avenue Ultra. Ultra will have an all-leather interior and power front seats. Regal, Buick’s GMIO, shares the 3.1-liter engine with its sisters at mid-year and an optional CD player. All Buick models will have Dynaride suspension, which Buick says is more responsive while still offering a smooth boulevard ride. CADILLAC: “Bigger is better” is the motto of GM’s luxury-car division, which has lengthened both the Fleetwood and DeVille for 1989. Allante, the nearly $60,000, Italian-bodied convertible coupe, has a more powerful 4.5-liter V 8 engine, shared with the rest of the lineup. Allante also has sportier handling and larger wheels with a self-adjusting suspension system. Other goodies include a rapid-melt windshield option, personalized remote entry system and a rearview mirror that automatically adjusts itself to glare from other vehicles’ headlights. FORD MOTOR CO. FORD: The big news is the sleeker, lower all-new Thunderbird midsize coupe. The 1989 image model is the Thunderbird Super Coupe, replacing last year’s Turbo Coupe, the Super Coupe is super-charged, a mechanical system that unlike turbo-charging gives the engine extra boost at all times rather than only after reaching highway speed. It also has big, easy-to-read, black-and-white analog dashboard guages. The 1989 T-bird has four-wheel independent suspension, automatic adjustable suspension and a 3.8-liter V 6 engine. Options include anti-lock brakes and a compact disc player. Ford introduced another 1989 model, the Mazdaengineered and Mazda-built Ford Probe, in May. The

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The 1989 Dodge Daytona is expected to be another popular Dodge product at Linda Carney’s Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge dealership, Indianapolis Road, Greencastle. Chrysler’s big

Oldsmobile and GMC 1989 cars and trucks that can be seen at York Pontiac-Olds-GMC, U.S. 231 North, Greencastle. (Banner-Graphic photo by Gary Goodman).

two-door hatchback has a standard three-valve-per-cylinder, four-cylinder 2.2-liter engine with an optional turbo-charged 2.2-liter GT version. Transmission is five-speed manual or four-speed automatic. The GT also has automatic adjustable suspension, fog lamps and optional anti-lock brakes and CD player. This reasonably priced car has been sold out for months and Mazda is squeezing all it can from its Flat Rock, Mich., assembly plant. FORD WILL ALSO OFFER a high-performance version of its Taurus midsize sedan later in the year. The Taurus SHO for Super High Output will have a 24-valve, 3.0-liter, 220-horsepower fuel-injec-ted V 6 engine developed by Ford and Yamaha, fivespeed manual transmission, standard air conditioning and other touches. Ford has restyled its Ranger compact pickup and Bronco II compact sport-utility vehicle for 1989. Both get standard rear anti-lock brakes and a new 2.3-liter dual-spark plug engine. LINCOLN-MERCURY: The. 1989 Mercury Cougar shares all features of the Thunderbird, and like the Super Coupe, the high-performance Cougar XR7 is supercharged. The 1989 Lincoln Continental luxury sedan will be the first domestic-made care with airbags on both the driver and passenger side. The ’B9 Lincoln Marie VII coupe has a 5.0-liter, 225-horsepower VB, anti-lock brakes and keyless entry system. CHRYSLER CHRYSLER-PLYMOUTH: After nearly a decade, Chrysler is replacing its venerable, stodgy, fuel-efficient front-wheel-drive K-car with the more updated Plymouth Acclaim. Acclaim is a roomy, if sparse, four-door family sedan with a 2.5-liter fourcylinder base engine and optional 2.5-liter turbo or 3.0-liter V 6 with four-speed automatic transmission. Acclaim’s styling is smoother and more rounded than the K-cars but still conservative. Its suspension includes gas struts and provides increased control and Continued on Page 2

news for 1989 is the replacement of its K-cars with the new Plymouth Acclaim and Dodge Spirit. (Banner-Graphic photo by Gary Goodman).