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Table of Contents
COVER STORY
‘RV8 apart, the MGF is the first all-British car Rover has produced since the 1984 Montego’
34 A NEW DAWN
CAR (and you) asked Rover to build this MG. It will be with us soon. Richard Bremner gets under the skin of the new MGF to bring us the whole story
REGULARS
5 UP FRONT
A thank-you to the old bill and news of a lucky lady and a FIAT
6 ORACLE
Further info on PORSCHE’s long-awaited BOXSTER and FERRARI’s fearsome F50; news of VW’s sub-Polo baby car and how FIAT is recovering
57 SIR!
Readers write in about our wrongs (and our rights, too)
65 COLUMNS
LJK5 knocks wood; May is aghast at 007’s new car; Bayley defines Responsibly (cars’ not speed); fitness man yearns for an MGF
148 INSIDE LINE
Nigel Roebuck previews the new F1 season; if it’s going to be a real cracker, he reckons …
184 STAB IN THE BACK
… unlike Mark Gillies, who says F1 hasn’t been exciting for years
TESTS AND FEATURES
46 THE FASTEST 911 EVER
After a short absence, the PORSCHE 911 TURBO is back. With more power, more drivehafts and more everything
74 TO BOLDLY GO
Designers are rediscovering boldness – cue the FORD SCORPIO, new FIAT and ALFA 145, for example. They herald a new age, says Stephen Bayley
82 GOLDEN OLDIES
John Simister presents eight F1 cars that were a stunning success, and four that bombed
84 FIAT BARCHETTA VITA
We drive the new FIAT BARCHETTA – the latest car in the ‘Jive’ band – and wonder if we’ll have to hope it will come
90 JIMMY WILL FIX IT
James Ruppert, inspired by a Cappy, once again concocts his own blend of sports car. James May pours water on the scheme
96 QUALITY STREET
A slice of class for not much lolly: we pitch BMW’s 318ti Compact against the AUDI COUPÉ 2.0E and SAAB 900i 3DR
108 THE VISION THING
Roger Bell drives RENAULT’s 4D saloon and - and looks at the Regie’s vision of the future
114 CULTURAL REVOLUTION?
China has discovered the car, and car makers have discovered China. George Kacher tours the world’s most populated country
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
155 NEWCOMERS
NISSAN 200 SX
FORD ESCORT
NISSAN PRIMERA eGT
HONDA CIVIC 1.6
SUBARU IMPREZA 1.8
VOLVO 4WD 5 DOOR
MERCEDES-BENZ 200E COUPÉ M4 PRICE
HONDA CIVIC COUPE
LEXUS 200 CLASSIC
HONDA PRELUDE 2.2 VTEC
175 SECOND THOUGHTS
SEAT IBIZA 1.9 S
SUBARU LEGACY 2.2 GX EST
MITSUBISHI COLT LTi 16V
ALFA 164 CLOVERLEAF
182 LONG-TERMERS
VAUXHALL OMEGA 2.0 GLS
122 FAR FROM THE MADDING CROWD
Phil Llewellin tests a ROLLS, Lexus, Mercedes and Daimler for their relaxing qualities
132 WHAT THE DICKENS?
What’s the difference between a ’94 and a ’95 LEXUS LS400? It should send younger but not keener upmarket their skins
136 BUBBLY, BUT SQUEAKY
Claire Gawin has never bored her highly favoured long-term-test PEUGEOT 306XS!
144 THE GODFATHER
Who the hell does Benetton’s Flavio Briatore think he is? asks a curious Mike Doodson