WIIIBY FEE PESSNEW CAR SUPPLEMENT, WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 24,1980, PAGE 17 Dodge Aries 1981 DODGE ARIES Dodge Aries-the name meani- "Ram" linLatin-la an all-new fainily of amal front-wheel-drive cars powered by a standard Chrysler-bullt, transverse- mounted four-cylinder engine. Arles la fuel efflciency in pieaaing, contemporary style, the resuit of in- novative Chrysier engineering backed by Chrysler's years of ex- perience in deslgning and building front-wheel-drlve vehicles. The all-new Dodge Aries la offered in three versatile six-passenger body styles - a hlgh-styled two-door sedan; a four-door sedan, and the North American auto industry'a firat front- wheel-drive, four-door station wagon. The Aries was aerodynamically styled with fuel efficiency In mmnd. The Dodge Aries la two feet shorter, more than 800 pounds lighter, and 33 per cent more fuel-efficient than the Dodge Aspen, whlch it replaces.. AUl three AMes modela are metric-bullt on a 2,530 mm (99.6 inch) wheelbaae. They will be offered la two price classes: Custom and S.E. The overail length of the two-door and four-door sedans la 4,470 mm (176 In- ches). The wagon is 5 mm (0.2 inches) longer. The cars are 1,742 mm (68.6 in- chas) wlde. The two-door la 1,331 mmn (52.4 inches) hlgh, and four-door 1,339 mm <52.7 laches), and the station wagon 1,341 mm (52.8 in- ches). The Aries features a light, strong Unlbody wlth the same aperture panel con- struction that proved 50 suc- cesaful in Chrysler's other front-wheel-drive models, Plymouth Horizon and Dodge Omni. The door hinges are welded to the door and to the body pillars to ensure good door fits. Extensive use of galvanized steel, anti- corrosion mateilals, and standard chlp-reslatant lower vinyl body side coating, help ensure long, corrosion-free car lite. The Ailes is available la 12 colors with soft color-keyed bumper fascias and bright rub strlpe. Wide vinyl body side moldings accentuate the limes of the Ailes and the styled steel wheels and the brlght windshleld, backllght, and drip moldings give Ailes a dressed-up look. The 12 colorsamar: Pearl Whte, Black, Nlghtwatch lue, G.rapbc ied, BPa-ron compression ratio. The 84-hospower engine was designed specially for transverse (crosswise) in- stallation in front-wheel- drive cars. Tlhe cylinder block la caut I-on, the head la cast aluininum. An optionai 2.6 litre engine is the familiar and fazned Mitsublahl-dsigned engine wlth overhead camshaft, aluminum cylinder bead, cast iron cylinder block, two-barrel carburetor, and hemiapherical combustion chamber. This engine contains the widely-known Sient Shaf t counter-balancing aystem to reduce engine vibration. Both engines are designed to operate on regular grade less expeive fuel, and are non-cataiystequlpped. The, power from these engines la transmitted to the front wheels via the tran- saxie which bouse both tran- smission and final drive lime components. The standard four-speed manual tran- saxie with integral over drive fourth gear with florr- mounted shift is available with 2.2 litre engines, as is an optional three-speed TorqueFlite automatic tran- smission. The automatic transmission shift lever is column-mounted, except when the optional console- mounted shifter is ordered. The 2.6 litre engine uses the automatic transmission only. The 2.2 engine employs Electrqpic Spark Control, which includes electronie ignition componenta. The 49.2 litre (10.8 gallon) fuel. tank on the Aries is located ukider the rear seat- forward of the rear wheel conter lime. Standard six-passenger seating equipment for the new Aries la cloth and vinyl bench seats with adjustable head resta on the front seata. The seata are constructed on a new lightweight stam- ped steel frame. In the split back version for. two-dorr modela, the bocks are equlpped with inertia seat back latches similar to those uaed in other Chrysler ap- plications. The optional bucket seata for the Aries have newly- designed cushions to provide good thigh support and good ride stability. The front bueket seata are equipped with a new inertia latching system which in- cludes a unique manual override to unlock the seata in case of emergency. A rod under each seat has finger- nie protrusiona whlch can be rotated to unlock the mner- tia latches so that the seata may be folded forward. Pushing down on the triangular knob on the out- board rear of the seat cushiions operates the rod. The bucket seats for Arles come with plastic coating on power seat adjuster operates on the driver's aide onfly. ITe fold-down rear seat on the wagon is con- trolled from a push button release att'he top centre of the seat. Door trim panels with in- tegral soft vinyl trim am- 1981 DODGE ARIES TWO-DOOR COUPE used in custom modela with prermum S.E. modela having cloth-trimmed door panels with cloth bench or bucket seats. Ail front door trim panels have integral "reverse L"- shaped pull handies, and rear arm resta are standard. The rear doors on ail the sedans and wagons have a standard vent window hinged to the rear edge of a division bar, allowing the rear edge of the vent to 1 pop out" about 76 mm (three in- ches), for flow-through ven- tilation. Color-keyed carpeting is standard on custom models with heavier, more luxurious carpeting used on .Special Edition modela. Seat belts for six passengers are standard. belta are color-keyed and have Cbrysler's- tension reliever features and automatie retraction systemn which rewinds the beit when the door is opened. Besides good interior room for driver and passenger, the Aries offers generous amounts of luggage-carrying capacity. The two-door anci tour- door models have ap- proximately 425. litres, (15 cubic feet), of luggage space. The front brakes are floating caliper disc brakes, the rear brakes are drum. The brake hydraullc aystem is divided dlagonally so that the car stops quickly and smoothly even if a partial hydraullc system fallure oc- cura. The parking brake to the lef t of the clutch and brake pedala la foot-operated. Optional equipment for the wagon includes a cargo tonneau cover and a cargo lamp which , ltghts automatically when the rear 1if t gate is opened. And all three modela have an available roof rack. The two and four-door share the same rack, while the wagon has a rack of its own. THIS WEEK'SSPCA 1978 COUGAR XR7 Finished in Chocolate Brown Metallic with complimentary roof and luxury interior. 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