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We thought we had a good car. ‘Wheels’ magazine proved us wrong. * ■ Mli Jtl "La.lk.-J IIWMrMMIMIMUMMPMMi BBIMPUFWKBirMMMMiiMMMMMMi •• :• i mUM| UHilannnHlKuin^MUrjflK jßi jki? J K !■ ■■ ■■ w••• •• : I■ ■! .kf -'^wbum.... ' ~1 'dJ|||||flß || 31 || || i '"' " M||| i Mil j 'TZT """ , """"^ l \iomi 1111:1110111 wiiiiiKo:»iiiiiiiV^ M ‘‘ BO 1IW i ■ I I al i< ;j ; M When it comes to motoring, Australia’s ‘Wheels’ magazine is regarded as the authority. In June 1989, ‘Wheels’ revealed the results of an extensive comparison of four, luxury class cars — Toyota Cressida, b’ord Fairlane, Mazda 929 and the Peugeot 405 (The 1988 European Car of the Year). There was one clear winner. In fact, the journalists involved in the test found the Cressida not just good, but exceptional by comparison. T T/^FO ? Q wFICII~ FiqH tri QCIV* can be masked by the understeer that follows if the car’s pushed flClvu WliClL LI ICy llclVl LU ody. deep into medium fast bends. It feels more at ease and better balanced through relatively long, open and quick corners where it adopts mild I understeer to virtually neutral attitudes that allow its line to be adjusted with power and steering. ” "So it’s fast and it handles. Points pretty well, too, for the "A fine performer by any standard, the Cressida is a bolter variable power steering is reasonably direct, has very little lost motion in this company and almost in a different class for acceleration. In at straight ahead and is nicely weighted though pretty much devoid every respect the Tbyota easily outruns the Fairlane which in turn o f f or t p e q r j ver _ ” leads the 929 quite comfortably, with the 405 trailing behind. ” "The Cressida’s an impressive performer in all ways. A polished all-munder. Spurred from a standing start it charges through B|aß| ll i jj a jjjl—the gears like a short-fused sprinter. But it’s also flexible and strongly "But in spite of the closeness indicated by sound meter responsive right through the rev/speed range to give punchy readings, one is more hushed than the others. Everything you haven’t acceleration whenever stirred, combined with the effortless cruising heard about the Cressida’s noise level is true. In normal driving the of a long distance runner. Not slow either. The test Cressida saw 197 GLX is wonderfully quiet; you have to listen to hear the driveline km/h which isn’t hanging about, though still short of the model’s full driving, the tyres humming, the wind whispering. The sounds are 200+ potential. ” there, only much more muted than usual. ” "The Cressida impresses not only for what it does but how UUKmmtSftßU it does it. Superbly. That’s not too strong a word for the way the UmimUilßffil 24-valve Supra-style engine delivers its performance. It’s the smooth f nr those who can’t wait to wf to the anri ... /I englne to,- sure. - MW|WWIIWH| “And as much as all that, the Cressida has class. HHHmim Rea] dags. Class you can see, feel and drive. The most class "That’s where the Cressida gets a definite edge with keen in its class.” drivers. Its suspensions and steering are perceptibly firmer and better Initial launch stocks of the new Cressida have been sold out controlled than the 929’5, and the Tbyota has more feel and precision but new shipments are arriving now. ; to its high speed handling. Of course the GLX Cressida has the Contact your Tbyota dealer to — advantage of wider rims and tyres as well. The net effect is that the enquire about this exceptional T y Cressida has prompt initial turn-in when cornering, though that new luxury car. Official sponsor of the XlVth Commonwealth Games ALEXANDRA Currie Annaow Toyota: ASHBURTON, Wrightcars Toyota: BALCLUTHA, Campbells Toyota: BLENHEIM, Mills Toyota: CHRISTCHURCH, Ham Toyota; Wrightcars Toyota: DUNEDIN, Cooke Howlison Toyota: GORE, Wrightcars Toyota: GREYMOUTH, Brown Walters Toyota: INVERCARGILL, Wrightcars Toyota: MOSGIEL, Cooke Howlison Toyota: NELSON, Wrightcars Toyota: OAMARU, John Rush Motor Group Toyota: RANGIORA, Rangiora Toyota: TIMARU, Wrightcars Toyota: WAIMATE, Waimate Toyota: WESTPORT, Westport Toyota.