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Table of Contents
3 Carnet
In search of the sports car
6 Sir!
The forum is yours
25 Frontline
Bishop, Barker and Setright
37 Oracle
International perspectives
52 Ford And The Sports Car
The AC Ghia is superb – but whether a beleaguered Ford can put into production is another matter.
Steve Cropley takes it driving and surveys its chances
58
Volkswagen’s New Polo
Germany’s giant tries something a little different
64 NEWCOMERS
Porsche 944 – The orphan grows up
Alfasud Hatchback – Open wide
Range Rover 4door – Better still
Fiat Argenta – Every cloud …
68 SCOOP!
Ford’s new Granada
Deep down, it’s a lot nicer to know
70 Modena ’81: Lamborghini’s New Day Dawning
With new owners now firmly in control and the money flowing, Lamborghini forge ahead with their new model plans starting with this 3.5litre Jalpa. Steve Cropley reports
76 Fireball!
LJK Setright, running out of road at 156mph, on Jaguar’s new XJS HE
82 The Great Engines: Jaguar V12
The story behind a great British triumph
84 GIANT TEST
Alfa Romeo GT6-v-Porsche 924-v-Mazda RX7
The sports car as a coupe; the coupe as a sports car – and which one is best at being both
92 Boldness Be My Friend
After the Ghia, we go storming in AC’s own 3000ME. Mostly, it’s very, very good …
100 A Gentleman’s Capri
LJK Setright on a fast trip to the Nurburgring by Capri 2.8i
106 Alfa Romeo: The Long Road Back
With a little help from Nissan, Alfa Romeo might just make it.
Gavin Green reports from Milano
113 Carphology
Ian Fraser on the latest motoring books
119 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
What the new cars cost and what they’re really worth
130 Lamborghini 350GT
George Bishop goes back to the beginning