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Table of Contents
5 Agenda Why this issue is so very red plus 205GTi winners
6 Headlines News, scoops, pictures, rumours, intrigue, facts
17 Sir! The scribes among you let fly with the vitriol once more
23 Frontline Our fearless foursome boldly go where . . .
37 Oracle The latest news from the world’s motoring hotspots
66 Red Leader Ferrari’s fantastic new GTO – we bring you the facts, figures and much more on Maranello’s fastest ever road car. It’s the £73,000, 189mph, 4.9sec 0-60mph super-exotic!
72 Hill’s Edge The only person not on the Ferrari payroll to have had a serious drive in the new GTO is Formula One World Champion Phil Hill. He says it makes a Boxer feel tame
74 Right Circles Fiorano circuit, where Ferrari test all their F1 and road cars, is among the very best in the world. Steve Cropley, aboard the GTO, experiences some very fast laps
76 Cavallino Supremo Ferrari’s managing director, Giovanni Guzzanti, explains the current and future plans that should ensure Maranello’s continued health in world markets
78 Plastic Supremo Meet Dr Harvey Postlethwaite, Ferrari’s very British Formula One designer and reinforced plastics expert. Despite his importance at Maranello he’s a modest man
80 SCOOP Testa Rossa in the open! The latest, clearest views of Ferrari’s dynamic successor to the Boxer. Due at Paris in October it’ll be lighter and faster than the BB512i
82 NEWCOMERS Renault Espace Seats for seven and style too
82 Lancia Delta Turbo Power but it’s all up top
82 New Audi 80 Smoother lines from Ingolstadt
82 Rover 213 Riding roughshod
86 Mud and Mink We take the latest, plushest Range Rover and the new Land Rover swb workhorse, the Ninety, to the Scottish Highlands for a dose of the really hard stuff
91 Ice Cold in Algiers Desert expert Tom Sheppard tells of his hazardous, off-track Sahara crossing that tested the capabilities of Land Rover’s new One Ten to the very limit
96 Over the Hills and Far Away John McCormick drives a Ferrari Mondial to the top of Scotland and back. The scenery and roads are truly magnificent, the Ferrari less so
102 Clear Blue Sky Over My Head Just in time for summer Ferrari’s Mondial Cabriolet goes on sale in Britain. Gavin Green says the soft-top puts new life into the Mondial
104 On the Run with Ferrari’s Friend Bob Sinclair drives a Fiat that keeps Britain’s Ferraris on the road. His regular UK-Italy run means those spares are here when you need them
106 Appeal Against Dismissal Like the Mondial the 400i has fallen in CAR’s estimation of late, but LJK Setright argues a case for viewing the luxury Ferrari in a different light
118 Cars of Ten Decades LJK Setright’s 100year review of man and the motor car. This month: 1916 to 1925 . . .
126 All Heart Over 20,000miles our long term BMW 323i was largely well behaved. Its engine won most praise
132 Brute Force With over 200bhp under the bonnet Morgan’s Vitesse engined Plus 8 is very quick, but hairy too
135 Business as Usual Morgan have been going for 75years but at the factory things are much as they were
139 The Good, the Bad and the Ugly Our thorn in the salesman’s side guide to the new cars you might buy
154 Tech The latest developments in the plastics and electronics industries could make a big difference to your car
160 Bandwagon GTO Pontiac’s old Ferrari GTO namesake was a mad, uncontrollable beast, but it was quick