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Table of Contents
5 AGENDA
Gavin Green on: a day with Alessandro de Tomaso, the new Maserati Karif, and the return of Handlebars
6 HEADLINES
News on the Rover CCV, talk of a £45,000 Range Rover, and Audi’s production and pricing blunders on the new 80
12 NEWCOMERS
VW Passat Fresh but uninspiring
Rover 827 page 14 Improved but imperfect
Mazda 121 page 15 Big package, little dull
Ford Probe page 21 Ford badge, Mazda muscle
Saab 9000 CD page 26 Boot doesn’t improve it much
37 SIR!
If you like the new Lotus Elan, but have mixed reactions to the revised GBU. Plus the results of our Automojible
48 FRONTLINE
Words of wisdom from the familiar four
59 ORACLE
Audi is attacking the price of the 80 in the UK and US to compensate for faulty pricing on the home market. The Citroen DX is delayed, and the Tipo is oversold twice in its first week
90 FIRST DRIVE: MASERATI KARIF
For many years in the grand touring market, Maserati rejoins the supercar ranks wi the 285bhp Karif
98 INTERVIEW
Alessandro de Tomaso: the man behind the marque
100 IN BRITAIN
Land Rover has had record breaking sales in 1987, but the Japanese are coming up fast on the inside and threaten to overhaul the world’s most famous 4wd maker
102 EUROPE’S GREAT SUPERCAR BARGAINS
The Lancia Delta HF Integrale and the new Sierra Cosworth are the performance leaders in their respective classes; either can be yours for the price of a lower order executive saloon
104 TRACTION AVANTI
The Celica GT-Four is a strong attempt by Toyota to build a real driver’s car, but has many lessons to learn from the Integrale
112 SUPERCHARGE
Gavin Green explores the limits of the latest Sierra Cosworth RS
118 WHEELS
No tests, just impressions
120 GENEVA 1988
George Kacher has all the facts from the Geneva Show
126 HANDLEBARS
After six years LJK Setright returns with a bi-monthly column on motorcycles – this time it’s Suzuki’s GSX 1100F
130 GIANT TEST
Five on Fire
In the first comparison test in a British magazine, the new BMW 5-series comes up against its important German rivals from Mercedes-Benz and Audi
140 LJK SETRIGHT’S YEAR
Controversy from LJK as he assesses his 1987 drives
144 INSIDE LINE
From guide to the coming 1988 grand prix season
148 LONG TERM TEST: RANGE ROVER VOGUE EFI
For 13 months and 32,000 miles, in all conditions, the Range Rover lived up to all our dynamic expectations, but poor build quality let it down badly
156 PRE-OWNED
V8 Ferraris are the subject of Ruppert’s attentions this month
159 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Fearless, fun and contentious, our guide to the new car market
172 TECH
Geoffrey Howard describes how and why fuel injection will kill the carburettor by 1991
176 WORKING WITH CARS
Computer whizzkid twins who develop car games, among other electronic diversions