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Whitby Free Press, 23 Sep 1981, p. 18

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Chevrolet's new limne-fup for fali OSHAWA - Quicker Cavaliers. Corvettes wlth fuel- injected VB power and coachwork quality befit- ting their new birth- place. Citations wlth refined roadability, Chevettes wlth the widest selection of engines and trans- missions ever, and Chevrolet's larger family cars wlth either diesel or gasoline engines. Such is the scene as Chevrolet dealers intro- duce part of the 196 Cbevy passenger car llneup this fail. Two other cars - the brand new Camaro, the Celebrity, a new front- wheel-drive family car - -will come to market in January. Chevrolet's 1962 intro- duction timetable: September 24 - Caprice and Impala, Malibu and Monte Carlo. November 12 - Citation, Chevette, Cor- vette. January 14 - Camnaro, .The Celebrity. With the exception of Corvette and the two cars coming in January, inoot other changes to the 1982 Chevrolet lins- up involved under-hood and chassis refins- ments. COR VETTE Ini what amounts to the first of a two-part program resulting in nsxt year's new-genera- tion Corvette, ail '82 models are squlpped with a four-speed over- drive (.70: 1) automatic transmission featurlng an electromicaily-con- trolled torque converter clutch in 2nd, 3rd and 4thgpars. Throttle body fuel in- jection la also standard equipment on ail '82 Corvettes - including a special Collector Edition model. The 5.7 litre "Cross Firs Injection" V8 engine delivers 200 hor- sepower plus emissions and driveability im- provements. The 3.06:1 low gear ratio ini the 4- speed overdrive trans- Classic sport sedan. El Camino. mision provides superlor low-end per- formance plus signifl- cantiy improved high- way fuel economy. Twelve exterior colora, includlng nine metallics and four two- tone combinstions, help showcase the higb-level fibreglass finishlng technologyicorporated into the new Corvette asseibly plant at Bowling Gre-en, Ken' tucky. Collector Edition model features- ex- clusive silver beige metallie color; distinc- tive decals; a frameless glass hatch with remote release; exclusive aluminum wheels; bronze, solar-acreened glass roof panels and white-letter radials. CITATION Two years and almost a million owners after its introduction as Chevy's first front-drive car of the 'Sos, Citation receives: - High-pressure (35 psi) tires. - Two-degree positive caster for front suspen- sion. - A new cradle with the engine moved slightly (10 mm) for- ward. - A rerouted exhaust system. - a relocated (cradie- mounted lnstead of cowl-mounted) steerlng gear. Citation fuel tank capacity is increased to 60 litres. Lower-gear ratios in both manual and automatlc trans- axIe assembles are of- fered with the 2.5 litre engine. Automnatlc ransaxles receive Srd- gear converter clutches. Manuals are .73:1 over- drive wlth four-cylinder engines, .81:1 with both stock and high-output (HO) V6 powerplants. Exclusive Citation XII components - in- cluding the hlgh-output engine, the distinctive hood and a number of ride and handling items - remain available as the Z19 sport option on two-door modela. Other features new ini 1982 include manual transmission cruise con- trol, a trip odometer and a quartz-regulated clock. Exterior features include a new grille, a new dual-color pin- stripe and lower-body moulding option and eight new colora. The Citation la a five- passenger car in either two- or four-door hatch- back modela. MALIBU MONTE CARLO EL CAMINO The lineup includes: - A two-door, six- passenger Monte Carlo coupe. - A four-door, six- passenger Malibu - A four-door, six- passenger Malibu Classic station wagon. - An El Camino pick- up truck. Malibu Classie modela get a nsw Caprice-style grille, new dual rectangular headlaxnps, new low- drag front dlsc brakes and a new Interlor decor. Ail modela excspt El Camino get diesel power for the firat time. A 5.7 litre Ve diesel is avail- able. (A new 4.3 litre V6 diesel will be avallable in Monte Carlo and Malibu sedan modela af- ter January.) Gasoline engins lins- up la carryover from 1981. A 3.8 litre V6 is standard on ail models wlth 4.4 and 5 litre V8s available depending on model. Axie ratios are also carryover. Automatic trans- missions, power steer- ing and power brakes are standard on ail models. An optional 83 litre fuel tank la available on 1982 CIjEVROLET CHEVETTE Speciaf l INVITATION THURS., SEPT. 24 TO SEPT. 26 1982 Ford "World Class" Cars & Trucks FORD for 1982 is gain g ta challenge bath General Motors and the im- ports head on with the most dynamic srnall car lneup in history ... Escort Mustang EXP and superlative, value packed, lghtweight tamily sedans and wagons Fairmont, Granada, LTD. and LuxuryThUfderbi rd adhlonto your fiat...... No. 1 Vehicle in the world Ford Light Trucks! -What did he say, OIteNumber 1lin the word"7 That s rght. Martha NUMBER 1 IN THE WORLD!' "Your North American SmaII Car & Truck Centre. " IENTERPRISe'FORD I 815 King St. W. Qshawa Il 576-1800 CAPRICE IMPALA Cbevrolet's B-car bas 5.7 litre diesel power available in ail modela. The model llnsup la unchanged from 1981 except for the absence of the Impala and Caprice Landau coupes . id the two-seat C..prlce station wagon. (Ail Caprice wagons are three-seaters.) A four-speed over- drive automatic trans- mission, heretefore limlted to 5.0 litre V8 applications, now is available wlth the 4.4 litre V8. Standard engine on ail coupes and sedans remains a 3.8 litre V6. CHEVROLET'S CI- TATION ... is fine-tuned in 1902 for enhanced ride, handling, per- formnance and fuel economy. The auto- matic transmission gets a torque converter dlut- ch. Ride and handling refinemenis' include high-prsssure tires, relocated rack-and- .1 SPECIAL AUTO PULL-OUT SECTION PAGE 18,WEDNI-SDAYsi---vrL,-mBL-IZ 23,1()81,WI-IITBY FREE PRESS pinion steering ýand a two-dsgree positive caster adjustmsnt to the front suspension. Horizontal bars accen- tuate a new grille. CHEVETIE Chevette begins is sevsnth year wlth its wldest selection yet of engins I transmission combinations. A 1.8 litre diesel la offsred in 1982. The standard 1.6 litre four-cylixider gasoline engins recelves a swlrl- port cylinder head, whlch is designed to in- crease fuel mixture velocity and improve combustion. Com- pression ratio gos from 8.6: 1 te 9.2: 1. lve-speed manual, transmissions are availabîs wlth both diesel and gasoline engines.

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