B6 - Sunday, January 2, 1983 - North Shore News

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the motorist or his ailing car is available — all within
walking distance.

The Management and Staff
of

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STRAIGHTS

Lis Lay we

Wish ail of our r
customers and friends

The Very Best
of the Festive Season - §
and a Prosperous New Year

We look forward to
serving you in 1983

NO'MORE A GAS GUZZLER | =

The return of theold V8

DETROIT — The V8 “People buying cars these

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engine, a gas-guzzler that
lost its appeal when fuel
prices zoomed a few years

days are those who have the
income to support a higher
gas bill, Many people who

only eight, 10 or 12 miles per
gallon,” he said. “Now, it's
not unusual to get 19 to 20
(mpg) on the highway.”

But analysts predicted the
VS surge might be short-
lived because of an in-
interest in the

creased

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ago, made a comeback this
es year as a more fuel-efficient

would normally buy a (small)

Today's Vs get better
car haven't this year.”

smallest engines - those of

mileage because they are 3.3 litres or less, which SM
: model, an auto industry James William. a smaller than the high- typically are six-and four-
publication reported. spokesman for General performance V8 engines of cylinder. Childr id 9, H |
Wards Automotive Motor Corp.'s Chevrolet past years. ] ren S ospi

Reports said V& engines of
$5.0 to 5.7 litres grabbed 21
per cent of total production
this year, compared with
16.7 per cent in 1981. Most
of the engines were installed
in a full-size and luxury cars,
nt said
In a year when domestic
car production dropped AIRS
about 20 per cent from 198] RADIA TOR REP.
Demand for smaller engines For tast. professional repairs or service
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terest in performance has a

Division, also said V&
engines and the larger cars in
which they are sold have
become more fuel efficient
in recent years

“Vs had a bad reputation
because they used to get

Wards’ said 53 per cent of
the 162,322 Camaro-Firebird
models from (G;M_— were
equipped with the engine, as
were 22.3 per cent of the
34,016 Mustang-Capris from
Ford.

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