Los Angeles herald., 1910-01-16
EUROPEAN TENDENCY
SHOWN BY REPORTS
SPECIFICATIONS OF FOREIGN
CARS COLLECTED
Trend of the Market as Well as Struc-
turaI Facts Are Contained
In the Information
Secured

Through a careful collection of the
specifications of motor cars made in a
number of European countries, copies
of which have been received in this
country, it has become possible to OBJ
tain a good idea not only Of the trend
of the market across the Atlantic, but
also of the main structural tendencies
shown there. From a list of the specl-
fications compiled in England are
drawn some interesting deductions and
averages, and these have just been sent
to all dealers in Pierce-ArroW cars for
their information and benefit.
Nine cOuntries-England, France,
Germany, Belgium, Scotland, Switzer-
land, Italy, Austria and lreland-are
represented in the list of cars whose
specifications were available, and
practically full representation was OBJ
tanned from every country except
Italy, although all the leading makes
from that country were included. In
all 11S makes and 500 models are in
cluded in the. resume, the principal
countries being England, with 62 makes
and 251 models: France, with 80 makes
and III models; and Germany with
four makes and 10 models. OF the 522
models 1853 are of the four-cylinder
type, SO are siX-cylinder models, "a
are tWo-cylinders, 81 single cylinders,
and one only of that type of which
great things were promised scant five
years ago, the three-cylInder.
The list of the number of cylinders
used in the various models taken from
the makers specifications shows in an
irrefutable manner that, instead of go
ing backward, the siX-cylinder move
ment in Europe is steadily advancing.
In fact, it may be said that an even
greater advance is being made than on
this side of the Atlantic. This is shown
by the fact that European makers are
not confining their siX-cylinder work to
high powered models, a number of them
showing chassis whose horse powers
range from % to &c. Only one six
cylinder car of what may be regarded
as high horse power is iisted-an Eng
lish car that is a 90-hOrse power dupli-
cate of a racing machine manufactured
at one time by the company listing it..
The average horse power for the SO
models is 40.1, according to the Royal
Automobile club rating, or 1914 by the
rating adopted by the Association of
Licensed Automobile Manufacturers.
The average of the fOur-Cylinder cars
is 245-horse power by the Royal Auto
mobile formula and 23.6 according to
the A i. A. NJ Interesting to a great
degree is the fact that, Notwithstanding
the reports of the great number of
small cars to be manufactured in
Europe the number added together
total only two more than the number
of skies.
One of the most pertinent features of
information brought out by an examin-
alton of the list of models is that the
manufacture of siX-cylinder cars has
now settled down to a firm and well
established basis, and the output is
confined to a great extent to the better
known and larger manufacturers.
Altogether the statistics gathered
show that the six in Europe has stead
lily gained instead of lost ground that
it is regarded as a thoroughly estab-
lshed product, that it is invading the
field of small horse power and that, as
seen by the number of standing of
manufacturers producing skies, they
have beaten back all prejudices that
might at one time have existed against
them.