WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 5, 1985, PAGE 35 1985 Chevrolet OSHAWA, Ont. -- For years, people have driven Chevrolet's full- size rear-wheel-drive Caprice Classics and Impalas for their boulevard ride and V8 power. In 1985, they'll be driving them for another reason: a new, more controlled ride which provides a new dimension in ride con- trol keeping with a theme Chevrolet ex- pressed last year with its mid-size Celebrity Eurosport. It runs coun- ter to the notion that ride quality must necessarily suffer as handling quality is im- proved. A carbureted version of the venerable 5.0 litre small-block V8 remains prominent on both Caprice and Impala op- tion lists. Also new for 1985 is the most extensively redone interior since the Caprice/Impala twins were downsized in 1977. From sound system to steering wheel, the flavor is more sassy, less sedate. Model lineup is un- changed from 1984: three Caprice Classics -- a two-door, a four-door and a station wagon; and a four-door Impala. All models get fourth- generation all-season tires like those Chevrolet introduced last year on some other carlines, plus across- the-board availability of four-speed overdrive transmissions. A 5.7 litre V8 diesel engine remains available for all models. The 5.0 litre gasoline V8 which is optional on coupes and sedans is the standard engine on wagons. The 3.8 litre V6 engine is still base on coupes and sedans. Celebrity Gets Port-Injection V6 Celebrity, flagship of the Chevrolet front- wheel-drive fleet gets another fuel-injected engine and gas-charged Eurosport shocks for 1985. The new engine -- a 2.8 litre V6 with multi-port injection - replaces the high-output carbureted 2.8 litre unit of last year. It's available across the board. The standard 2.5 litre fuel-injected L4 gets low-friction roller valve lifters and a new torque- axis mounting system. A carbureted V6, the above-mentioned MFI V6 and a 4.3 litre V6 diesel round out the engine lineup. Other new features for '85 include 14-inch wheels on all models, standard power brakes, new hydraulic engine mounts for all except diesels and an assor- tment of chassis refinements. A four- speed overdrive automatic transmission is now available with gasoline-powered V6s. As a counterpoint to the blackout treatment given the Eurosport op- tion, a new white-out Eurosport is being con- sidered as a midyear entry. Model lineup is un- changed from 1984 -- a two-door coupe, a four- door sedan and a four- door wagon. '85 Monte Carlo Has Split Image The Monte Carlo SS is causing a big stir as the rambunctions cousin to the Grand National stock cars so popular on those NASCAR Sunday drives. The SS has been as successful in the showrooms as its look- alikes have been on race tracks. The 180- horsepower L69 5.0 litre V8, which has been an SS exclusive from the beginning, is back this year with a four-speed automatic tran- smission. Coming later in the year are removable black SS roof panels. Heretofore available in only white or blue, '85 SSs corne in silver, maroon and black, too. Interiors now come in maroon or gray, front buckets or bench. Citation II Gets Port-Injected 2.8 A i30-horsepower, port-injected 2.8 litre V6, incorporating GM's hot film mass air flow sensing technology, becomes the sole motivator for the Chevrolet Citation Il X- il and the top- performer power plant for all other Citation Il models. (A fuel-injected 2.5 litre L4, now with roller valve lifters, is commodate, among standard. A carbureted other things, a horizon- 2.8 litre V6 carried over tal radio. Bucket seats from last year is also become standard available.) equipment on two-door Inside, the instrument models. (X-11s get panel is redone to ac- special sport cloth recliners.) All '85 Citations are hatch- backs (a two-door notch available last year is discontinued) in either two- or four-door con- figurations. WHERE YOU GET THE BESD CUTLA-- -CI -i-