Hartford Advocate from Hartford, Connecticut • 21

"TV USE HARTFORD APvorATg J- -c y'' ---r 2T' WHEELS '1 -C r- new turbo car is fun and affordable 1r i -4 positive side however ia the fact that the rear seats fold down rTwHng ifihiBi utfaWf park-' age apace through the hatchback -Minorqiubbles: instead Of a turbo gauge the Sprint has an annoying and not particularly useful light there are no dothing hooks -1 or hand holds and the plastic wheelcovers are easily damaged'- But potential buyers worried about buidquaEty should know that our Sprint Thrbo despite having 10000 hard test mfles on its dock had no noticeride defects for $7600 (8328 as tested) Performance motorists would be hsrd-pressed to find a better deaL Jim MotavaUi i f- and rev stabfiser bars and up-graded shocks and springs -Of course 70 horsepower is stiff barely enough to ran the cigarette fighter on a Coupe de Vile Can the Sprint Thrbo move? Yes indeed This aerodynamic little two-door sports such state-of-the-art innovations as flush-mounted headlights front and rear air dams and rocker panel skirts It cuts through the air 1 and it moves out: 0 to 60 in 94 seconds The top speed of the car 5 ia a Ktde hard to gauge since the speedometer only goes to 90 mph and the vehicle itself ia more than wffmg to go faster than that (Note: our tests an conducted under strict scientificconditions try it at home IridsJ The Sprint is quite stable at i speed The suspension ia firm but The Sprint Ttabo note aero effects America's Chevrolet deal-era are reporting an unu-aual phenomenon: car buyera are showing reluctance to 1 purchase Japanese-bu2t-but-Ameri- can-badged cars like the Chevy Nova (aka Tbyota Corolla) because of a belief mistaken or not that 'Japanese-assembled cars are of higher quality The situation has gotten so acute that had to cut Nova production from 650 to 600 a-day a rather neat reversal from the situation that pevaied in the 50a when was aeen aa something of a joke In a complicated arrangement Novas and the sporty Ibyota FX-16 arejxoduced at the operation in Fremont CaSfonaa Meanwhile GM has drala underway with other Japanese manufar- turefia meaning aumi wnen pnvturM Hia rntwonyrt Sjiiint series Japan These cars offer no particular due to their Japanese origins: the badges all offer the aB-Amerjcan Chevrolet bow tie The Sprfat has also apparently suffered Iran American identification problems: isles of all three Chevy sub-compact Enea dropped The Sprint Ifaibo beans with the 48-horsepower afi ahiminian three-cyfinder engine of the basic eco-nomy car High-performance add- one are many: tins is a complete package not a turbo and some -decals The carburetor ia replaced with multi-port fuel kgection The turbo is connected to an intercoo- a filnli U- -a s- ier wmcnie supppea vn ucm air through a cutout in the grifie The result ia a 45 percent hotaepo- wer increase up to 70 Thesua- pension has also undergone a transluri nation and now boasts front 'J 1 1 1 vl -'w Dinner Menu Available Beloie The Show through the decaled wheel is i and corduroy affarsnd certainly not uncondnrtiMr even for over ais-fbotera Rear-seat passengers -are rather restricted in the legoom department but a pair transported from Washington to Connecticut complain too lomly On the Come Joily Umlled Seating A TRIBUTE TO THE i HARTFORD HRST FOREMOST COMBY NGH1SPOT Thus-AM Tha Spafifiefintou Can Eat $500 atraMJ MdO t-iV 1 r' i a' 1 MAtf 31 1987 1 't 1 Cimctrt Pmd DmchmWi at Marriott Hotd Grand UBrocm Pnrf Doom at 2 pm followed ty Concert JACKIE MdJEAN QUARTET KENNY BILL BARRON QUAKTET JmMrtm I PmaffriK Jkdtie McLean YOkmi Korny Banirn Dm Fred IBs Ropr ftnawfi fr Leonard Broam -lUsfs $10 General Mm Jkza Sodefy Members Senior atoms Ybungeters Frag Accompanied ty an Adult Tkfa MidiA MAM SlUilC PHDDIVNASIITB USCDUM NOHO son mou naonaiATiON call ouhlbs cubnui at i iiBDDWMirwntimiiMifsocuuvSii 23 percent in the first quarter of thia year from the same period last year -v But if Americans are staying away from Sprints because contused about their quafity they should get to know the model -better The Adaoeeda spent a thoroughly enjoyable week with an afi-new entry the Sprint Ifatbo' Ttwcarisa wefi-bu3tiucredi)iy to peck a real punch despite only -time cyfinders and dwpbcement -of less than 1000 ccs EAMUX QF JAZZ -'s i Gl ji Friday May 22 Saturday May 23 -i Danny Klnsolla itrsitt WUIl DONS RAOEZ f-V jiiio MVEMM MHL NOW WBdiaidayhgMvMdf lhndayCpaiMhaMdt Metay8haivlnMild0ffU0kipoJan Saluday ShoartbiM flJO pm awspM lor pun Rum) Call 633-2638 for Information V'- Foot Bun Mai Gtastonburv DR SCRUBS DLL 1130 Drink SncU -y ThundvSmhy oft SI o(l M4M5 Malm Sounringaai i 1 (formerly Boneg) WMAMhy 20 TERESA Dus-Mqr 21 DuLDOiniYHART Mkylhyg 6666boooooooooooc BRIDGESICAEE 'e TOP 40 DANCING NIGHTLY n't? mm Wndnnsday May 20 gfiCK SSpULAR SSn cml MMe-HOO aid SRf RtorS -'a 4 Oct tign upl Ihusday May 21 NORTHERN STAR Friday May 22 JOINISD FOHC13 Saluday May 23 mn Suiday-May 24 HRST STRIXE Ooninge May 27 Male fewue wflh Mw Driftaf ORVQI VQfll RfBORQ 'i1 i soonm 1 UteStreet Wlnstod 379-8274 CtSStfr fifiMIS ijiu aia- mffirgainim isaanm caws i OQOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO.