Publication: Car Graphic
Format: Road Test
Date: December 1971
Author: “C/G Test Group” (uncredited)

Road testing the Cherry Coupe X-1

Summary: Three-door coupe version of the Cherry X-1. Tailgate opens wide, can be used as a sports wagon. Rear visibility is poor. Power performance is the same as the X-1 sedan. Fan is electric, noise level is significantly reduced. Handling raises the standard for FWD, even on bias-ply tires. Disc brakes are prone to fading if used heavily. The only drawback is noise and vibration from the road surface.

Publication: Motor Fan
Format: “Bubble Index” Road Test
Date: December 1971
Authors: Osamu Mochizuki, Katsuzo Kageyama, Shigeki Asaoka, Yasuhei Oguchi, Reiko Ikuuchi, Kensuke Ishizu

Confident on the Straight, Hesitant in the Curves

On the open road, the Cherry Coupe 1200 X-1 impresses with its composure: high-speed straight-line stability is excellent, and the lively engine spins up eagerly when asked. Yet, when the route tightens into steeply inclined, winding mountain passes, the car shows subtle signs of strain–its poise slightly compromised under more demanding conditions.

Publication: Car Graphic
Format: Group Test
Date: May 1973
Author: Auto Test Editorial Staff (uncredited)

Our editorial staff swapped their pens for steering wheels, and set out to experience—and verify firsthand—the sporting character of the Cherry X-1R and the Galant GTO 2000GSR.

Two machines, both wearing boldly aggressive overfenders and looking every bit the part of modern sport models, were taken to Tsukuba Circuit and driven to their limits. Making full use of whatever driving technique (!?) we could muster, we threw them onto the course and attacked corner after corner… and the result, well…