Norwich bulletin., 1914-01-17
DoiNGs IN THE
 AUTOMOBILE WORLD.

As we gaze backward over +he Suetcn n years that began with inc
 oirtn or the automobile, one thing
 seanos out clearly among the mighty improvements that have been made
 The s1K-cyIfnder car is r,redorni,, ,,+
 from small beginning, it has swenf on until in 1914 1t has weIl-nipn csrs r1ed all before it. It is the prevaiIinp e oI the. past automobile year beside which other features paIe-hn+ not into insdgn1hcaace.
 1He year gone by has seen an 7Innre- ceoented number of prominent ai,to- moo1le manufacturers proclafm tbeir SSueEence S!i to sixes exclusively. ; tuners, who, up to the opening of fba 1914 season. have looked at inc siro cynnoer car asi1ance, have been cor, : pehed DO take 1t up in self-defensa If wS oefVe into figures, says the Scien- Cnc American, it is revealed that tba nIoer r.IinS oL makers who produce six eeSnnoer cars exclusively has increased rom an tnconspicuous per cenf oP q tota4 or 2S well known makers i,, tsos to S4 per cent. of 42 makers iT li,L ly1A The figures illuminating the de- o-.l.s M tne rofr-cyiinder model are even more impressive.
 S1xty-four Der cent of 2s
 proouced rour-cy11ndex cars erc1rSiva
 " In 1903; in 1914, but IF her ce,,t {. or 42 makers will list only fourNcyt- ,noeI models The percentage of man 1--1;ss PA1uC1nB both four and six-cylinder models shows eousijU srarthng changes- In 1sos-onIv s;- years aEo-one-fourfh of the oq CTS produced both; in 1e14. no iass man o4 per cent. of 4a makers wiIi 1.Ho1cs 1.fva ;s poth It Is plain that the mat the promise of 1918 in this ra1 spect mas been more than fulfilled
 It goes without saying that the e.r fa- Ds IL TOUT or six" is a bet ter car-oetter in a number of re- spects But. as was the case Iaat vaar the change is largely in details
 Among the more noteworthy f.a
 lu1es K the manner In which the nev
 seasons models have been eIectrifieS . IT aouIlon .e, 10 the electric starter and electric gear-Shifter and inc aia,...i cany contro1iey two-gear drive avIa both brand new features. Tbst fho former bids fair to remain with Ts ie ma Inoicateo ny the fact that not one put several, wefi-known ma1oer~ bare adopted 1t. and though there arc those Who hold to the belief that nof Ycrrs. tnan the mere selection of the aaerS should be done eleoEricaaIF. leavine ths actual snfffing to more Iuecba nicaI Iasa sne opfu1Sn Is by no means general The 1WO-sear reaz. axle yrcIIy5 seem to III a need Of the f,urLry1Sr
 ueF car; hof IL permits the engine fo pc operated more nearly at {ts ua~
 mum enfca@ncE under all conditions Sno. m measure. insares that srnoofhnea# Of action which is B char acsxfast1o or the @siK" at low speeds.
 Hlsntr1c engine starting and fight Ing ap0Axatus has advanced. too Tha sppara&ils is Hgi1ter now than it has nSen In the past and therefore is more ssnneten1- There seems to be a ten seaey toward the utilization of senz
 a3s units rather than cornbsrs6 mi Tor the two functions, aitfough nTiriou is still largely divided a. fn v+fses1 ss the bettev method Al zew ra.es electric engine starting Is su- rrenss Ths demand for it has yt-- tas1fy bofosd every ctf.er type of .tart- sf CT ike nfarAse&. fact which Is rs;i sx'sts.rasAsd by the action of sevsrai M'oszmHsnf R,anafar4 r4urers who have uNea resuftzAkic stag<sxs for yaars 6nl weso have cast them out for elecfric..i sYpsSatus for their 1914 models. An e<her 1aztzZre which ls new fo th. 1e1& e4r Is Ehs combination, of sfSa s,.S hsad lamps. pa1parze improvement 1