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Table of Contents
FEATURES
50
Nissan Skyline GT-R
Japan’s innocent supercar is reborn. On the streets of Tokyo, we become the first British magazine to drive the R34 GT-R. And we say: Oi yes!
60
Japanese tuners
Engines that can swallow grown men whole and turbos that bark back at the dogs — we lift the lid on Nissan’s Nismo, Honda’s Mugen and Subaru’s STi — the kings of Japanese tuning
68
BMW 3-series coupé
It looks a lot like the saloon, but it’s a completely different car. Are those the point? German folk missing the point?
76
Win an exclusive drive in the S-type
You’ve asked a load of laughably easy questions, and you could be down the Jaguar factory driving the car they’re all talking about. We can’t trust you with a 281bhp V8, can’t we?
82
Ferrari 360 Modena
The 360 Modena replaces the F355, a legend in its own production line, and the most beautiful car of the moment. Imagine the proper shape. Imagine how good the 360 must be…
96
Rover: the awful truth
Is that inefficient FT of Rover’s pitiful array of quality disasters, energy management problems and management failings
102
Prelude Motegi meets Accord Type-R
Honda’s Prelude gets tuned but doesn’t get the illustrious Type-R badge. Why? Clever thing. We compare it to the brilliant Accord-R, and discover if Honda is being cruel
110
Jordan F1 car
Stop analysing the drivers for a minute and look at this: the unseen world of Formula One’s obsessive attention to detail
120
Audi A6 V8 v BMW 540
Audi’s latest titan, the A6 V8, tries to out-star the BMW 540. Nearly 600bhp gets split along the way
Regulars
14
News
Aston Martin shows Geneva some stiff upper lip with the new V12 DB7 Vantage… and some of spring returns in style. Mercedes rallies and VW’s heart goes to Mamas. Audi shows the production version of the new TT. BMW get warmer on the 5 cars that matter.
20
Insider
The new design house of west-coast America hears from Martin Barbs talks big-mouth assistance way because the accent. Fiat chairman De Benedictis: A hint? Oily, sponsorship ban or S-type is less. VW designers wanted.
26
Newcomers
Audi A3, Lotus Elise 111S, Nissan 200SX, Toyota Land Cruiser, Vauxhall Vectra, Land Rover Defender 110, Ford’s first MX-2, Honda Cada
41
Frontlines
Russell Bulgin on the real reason for the demise of every Prime Minister’s car; John Lennon riffs on comedy; American muscle; Jamie Kinnan has an accident with a mobile phone
28
When you’ve only got two models in the range, you’ve got time to make changes. Fortunately for us, the Elise just gets better
32
The new Yaris takes on Europe, as the best-looking Toyota hatch of all time. The Starlet is now history
128
Long-term test update
BMW’s 323i is out; BMW C3 Coupé, a car hindered by too much power, and worthy of your new New Beetle; a car helped by power
132
Multi-story
CAR discovers the story: John Lennon and the world car’s fiercest wobble. The Mac shows for best style, but ends with rain in a map
141
Sir!
Why Prescott’s plan to tax wheels short of a good idea
226
Last stand
BMW’s big GTs cannot hit the bark and yet the fell down. We give away some leather
LISTINGS
147
The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
Mercedes’s famous A-class is now safe and it’s a winner; a poor saloon meets the Alfa 146 S; Daewoo’s new Kalos; new choice: watch the BMW’s woabull challenger; new 806 V6 rivals try to crowd and bear all. In a limited metro restrain, the Alfa 166 to the V6.
215
The facts and figures
Everything that matters about every car on sale in Britain