I was looking at the 1982 brochure and it got me thinking. Of the four trims which would you have chosen?

STD
MPG
DX
SL

I would get the MPG model and add some carpet. The 50mpg trumps all else in my book.


Standard (2-door Sedan only)
•No automatic transmission option
•No 5-speed option (4-speed only)
•A12A engine
•No cigarette lighter
•no warning chimes
•Plain rear view mirror
•Rubber mats
•Vinyl upholstery
•radio OPTIONAL
•console OPTIONAL
•highback bucket seats
•no Trip Odometer
•Single-tone horn
•Clear glass
•Argent-finish door mirror
•6.15 x 13 4-ply blackwall tires (bias, not radial)
•Low-maintainence 60AH battery

MPG (2-door sedan only) has same features of STD but adds:
•Deluxe-type seats (see below)
•A14 FU engine
•5-speed
•175SR13 radial tires
•Deluxe-type battery (see below)

Deluxe (all body types)
•A15 engine
•5-speed
•Automatic tranmission OPTION
•Day/Night rear view mirrors
•Full carpeting (except with chamois colored interior)
•adjustable front seat headrests
•Trip odometer
•Dual-tone horn
•Tinted glass
•Chrome-finish door mirror
•155SR13 radial whitewall tires
•No-maintainance AH60 battery

SL (coupe & wagon only) includes all Deluxe equipment plus:
•3-spoke Steering Wheel
•AM/FM mono radio standard fitment
•Passenger side vanity mirror on sun visor
•(Coupe) cargo cover
•(Coupe) front seat walk-in device
•Console
•Split fold-down rear seat
•Quartz clock
•Tachometer
•Glove box light
•Cargo/Trunk light
•Rear glass wiper/washer
•Intermittent wipers
•Aero mirrors, dual
•Low-profile 175/70R13 tires
•Whitewall on wagon
•RWL blackwall on Coupe
•Sunroof OPTION
•Stainless wheel trim rings

Deluxe- and since when are 175 70 13 low profile lol

Compared to SR (80-series), 70 is quite sporty!

any two door sedan, or any coupe!

in malaysia we don't have tudors, and coupe neither.

i love tudor more than coupe though... so i guess, i prefer MPG version.

Always liked the coupes and would go the full monty SL..

I'd have to say the MPG, but only because it's 2 door sedan, no other reason. The rest of the reasons are nice to have's..

2-door Deluxe (with A15) was also available. The MPG was basically a stripped-down (lightweight) model with A14.

Here's more consideration.

STD 2-door sedan: $4799 A12A 38 mpg
MPG 2-door sedan: $5139 A14 51 mpg
DX 2-door sedan: $5149 A15 44 mpg

Wasn't the a14 Fu the crappy round ported head one that was so choked an a12 was a better performer?

The round-port A14 made more HP and more torque than the A12.

But the 1982 FU Engine was an oval port engine. In fact all the 1981-1982 USA engines used the same head. They all used the same camshaft too.