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AGENDA
5 AGENDA
Car makers are never slow to jump on the fashion bandwagon, often at the expense of individuality, bemoans Bremner
NEWS
6 NEWS
Photographs of an undisguised Rover 600, Aston Martin’s strikingly attractive and compact new DB7, and Jaguar picks over the corpse of Mazda’s Amati brand
ORACLE
24 ORACLE
Mercedes-Benz is going through a crisis. Georg Kacher has details of what the company intends to do about it, both with new strategy and future models
FEATURES
30 BEWITCHED
Richard Bremner pitches the latest evolution of the Lotus Esprit, the S4, against the revised Ferrari 348. Both entertain hugely, but there are surprises
38 IN BRITAIN
Richard Feast has some interesting facts about the British car market – and some figures to shock the private buyer
40 BACK TO THE FUTURE
Mark Gillies talks to car-fanatic Harm Lagaay, the designer responsible for the Porsche Boxster, which more than hints at the shape of the forthcoming 986
49 FRONTLINE
Setright goes Dutch, Bishop on the Riviera, Bulgin on his girlfriend’s lack of passion, and Atkinson on Land Rovers
65 SIR!
Brickbats are aimed at Bulgin, Bishop slips up on a whisky fact, and why isn’t the new Corsa called a Viva?
74 GOOD COURSE WORK… BUT NEEDS REVISION
Georg Kacher drives the Vauxhall Corsa. It looks great, but sadly, it’s going to need more work if it is to make the grade
82 TOWING TALES
Six CAR writers describe harrowing moments while at the end of a tow rope
TESTS AND FEATURES
84 GIANT TEST
We test cars for all occasions – roomy, fast, luxurious estates. Audi S4 Estate, BMW 530i V8 Touring, and Mercedes-Benz 320TE line up to be judged
92 WAR AND PEACE
Phil Llewellin tracks the life of war poet Wilfred Owen, from Oswestry to his final resting place in Ors. His transport is Mercedes’ opulent 320CE cabriolet
98 IF AT FIRST…
Last year Vauxhall brought us an Astra GSi whose chassis was so awry revisions had to commence immediately. Richard Bremner drives the result
100 SUPERCARS FOR A SONG
How does a Carrera 2 for £19,950 grab you? James Ruppert looks at this, and other supercar bargains, and gives advice on running exotic cars
106 WHEN THE DREAM TURNS REAL
Brett Fraser takes an £18,995 Ferrari 308 GT4 for a drive to see if it’s a prancing horse or an old donkey. He returns jealous of the car’s next owner
110 GREAT ENGINEERS
LJK Setright explains how Dante Giacosa made Fiat one of the most innovative car makers of all during his four decades with the company
116 INSIDE LINE
Nigel Roebuck takes us through the teams and drivers, from the fast to the why-bothers, that make up this year’s Formula One field
122 ROUTEMASTER
Phil Llewellin pounds the north of England in search of fine roads. His chariot is a storming VW Corrado VR6
128 DRIVES
Citroën Xantia Pretty pleasant, and advanced in parts pg 128
BMW 850 CSi Bigger engine, and a better effort, which is needs to be pg 135
Alfa 33 Another inadequate update pg 139
Mercedes-Benz 300SD Impressive and pointless oil-burner pg 140
Subaru Vivio Curious small car, but a rather big disappointment pg 140
151 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Great news for Renault A610 fans (a small band) – it gets a hefty price cut. Plus other ups and downs in car prices
160 LOST IN AMERICA
Kitman describes how American makers have taken up safety ideas only when they’ve seen a potential profit