| Show 1990 Cars advantage Detroit Michael Lewis Contributing Writer While most students are fuming over tuition tuition tuition tui tui- tui- tui tion costs and book prices the people with money in their ac- ac counts are out looking for a new automobile Yes its it's that time again when next seasons cars roll off the trucks and onto the showroom floor The big questions are which is the nicest safest prettiest smoothest and most of all the best for your dollar dollar dollar dol dol- lar When the year 1990 wears out its stay one car will have the privilege of a sticker in its rear window stating 1990 Car of nf the Year To preview this conclusion various automobiles publications run every new car imaginable through a diverse battery of tests The test foremost in the mind of most college college college col col- col- col lege students is how fast it goes from zero to 60 m mph ph but contrary to popular belief this is not the most demanding section of the exam The automobile testing criteria includes things such as slalom courses skidding braking and technical data horsepower miles per gallon suspension body style Each car accumulates points for the various sections of testing and the car with the highest tally at the end becomes the best bet for 1990 Car of the Year According to the so called worlds automotive authority the top ten cars for 1990 are 1 Pontiac Anniversary Trans Am 2 Chevrolet Corvette 3 Mazada 7 Turbo II 4 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo 5 S Nissan 6 Pontiac Firebird 7 Mitsubishi Eclipse 8 Toyota Supra Turbo 9 Ford Mustang LX T TV v 1 10 f frh C rh ro Top 10 cars 1 Pontiac Anniversary 2 Chevrolet Corvette 3 Mazada 7 Turbo II 4 Plymouth Laser RS Turbo 5 S Nissan 6 Pontiac Firebird 7 Mitsubishi Eclipse 8 Toyota Supra Turbo 9 Ford Mustang LX 10 Chevrolet Camaro Z IROC-Z LX 10 C LJ LA iu u Camaro Z IROC-Z The most cost efficient efficient efficient effi effi- car of the top ten was the Ford Mustang LX and enough its it's American made According to Car Carand Carand Carand and Driver of the ten best selling cars carsin carsin carsin in 1989 four of them were manufactured by companies with a car in inthis inthis inthis this years year's top ten All four of them were American made automobiles It appears we are no longer being L L beaten over the Ine head neau with compact foreign tin A trend is taking shape Not as many statements statements statements state state- ments such as Oh its it's a Subaru or Oh what a feeling Now you'll hear Hey isn't that Lee |
