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Table of Contents
5 AGENDA
Face to face with the man responsible for the bland-looking Citroën ZX. And why the Japanese may soon overtake Europe in car design
6 NEW FOUR-DOOR PORSCHE
Photos and details of Porsche’s first saloon, the V8-powered 989, which replaces both 944 and 928
12 SUPER STAR
Exclusive! Georg Kacher is the first journalist in the world to drive the new Mercedes S-class, the most technically advanced, gadget-laden car yet
20 NEWCOMERS
Citroën ZX Cool looker, good drive page 20
Renault Clio 16V Not quite enough fun page 23
Maserati Shamal Lots of power page 24
Mitsubishi Shogun Better than the old one page 26
Peugeot 205 TurboDiesel Lively oil-burner page 31
Honda Legend Coupé A biggish-boys’ car page 33
Mercedes 190E 1.8 Classy but sluggish page 37
40 NEWS
Our revised news section features the first photos of a radical new baby Renault, pictures of the next Nissan Micra (to be built in Britain), plus MG roadster news, and much more
50 INTERVIEW
The chairman of Renault, Raymond Levy, talks about doing up Renaults, exciting new ones, links with Volvo, and the Japanese threat
52 IN BRITAIN
The Mini is the most popular British car abroad. Despite that, the British car industry’s export performance is getting better
54 ORACLE
Ford’s model plans through the ’90s
60 SIR!
Bishop gets corrected by the Guinness Book of Records, and one reader reckons Mercedes cars depreciate fast
69 SOAPBOX
Nick Swallow on why his old Avenger is more fun than his 535i
73 FRONTLINE
J.K Setright is charmed by the Audi S2 page 75
George Bishop decrees car prices, Russell Quattro, George Bishop decrees car prices, Russell Bulgin goes to Monaco to spot GP stars, and Phil Llewell goes rallying
84 PLASTIC FANTASTIC
Driving the new Renault GTA – faster and better. But why did they spoil the looks?
90 WIN A VERY SPECIAL MAZDA MX-5
Details of a new CAR competition. First prize is a new limited-edition British racing green Mazda MX-5, worth more than £18,000
92 FRANCS FOR THE MEMORY
Paul Horrell takes an MX-5 – identical to our competition machine – to Paris for the weekend
100 MY MATE TOM
Gavin Green talks to his old tennis partner, Tom Matano, designer of the Mazda MX-5
102 DRAWN IN THE USA
Georg Kacher on the Japanese styling studios popping up in southern California
104 ESTATE OF THE ART
Brett Fraser drives the Subaru SRD-1, a pretty estate show car, designed in California
106 GIANT TEST: RENAULT BUILD A BETTER CAR (AT LAST)
The new-to-Britain Renault Clio, successor to the R5, battles the two standard bearers in the class (the Metro and the Peugeot 205), plus the latest VW Polo
116 STREETS APART
The wacky Mazda 121 certainly stands out on the road, even if it’s not such a great town car, says Rachael Bill
118 INSIDE LINE
Nigel Roebuck on gentleman and former Formula One entrant Rob Walker
122 INDIAN SUMMER
Former Lotus (and now McLaren) designer Peter Stevens visits the Hindustan factory in Calcutta, where they still build the Morris Oxford
126 PRE-OWNED
James Ruppert on second-hand diesels
128 COLD COMFORT
Rowan Atkinson enjoys an Escort Cabriolet in the midst of a freezing cold winter
137 THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
Our buyer’s guide to every new car on sale
150 NUTS & VOLTS
Steering with the Japanese are better at building cars than the French
152 JUST CARS
Richard Bremner shows unusual restraint in not buying a car he fancies. Just as strange is the car he yearns for: an old orange Escort