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5 AGENDA
Why do Britain’s best-selling cars have to be so dull? Gavin Green ponders the enigma
6 HEADLINES
Undisguised pictures of the new 944, Citroën BX, Fiat Tipolino.
The battle between car industry giants who want to buy Porsche, hots up
14 NEWCOMERS
Honda Concerto
A new ARG/Honda joint effort
Audi 90 Quattro 20V page 15
High tech, but not good enough
Mitsubishi Galant 16V page 17
Not as good as we’ve been told
Mitsubishi Colt/Lancer page 22
Both versions will find friends
Nissan Silvia page 33
Advanced coupe is better still
37 SIR!
The Volvo safety argument hits full stride. Is the Mondial a proper four-seater? One reader buys an XR3 rather than 205 GTI
49 FRONTLINE
Sage and savvy words from the famous four
65 ORACLE
Renault faces a crunch time, and the Honda Concerto, the new baby car born of Austin Rover/Honda collaboration, is launched
90 THE DIRT ON BRITAIN’S BEST SELLERS
Should you buy one, and if you do, what should you look for?
We’ve talked to those with experience of almost 90,000 of this country’s most popular cars
97 TOP 10 SELLERS ON TRIAL
Gavin Green finds out how well the UK best sellers measure up on the road
104 IN BRITAIN
Britain’s sports car cottage industry gives birth to another (forlorn?) hopeful
106 GAS WORKS
Georg Kacher straps himself into Toyota’s gas turbine show car, the GTV. It is a weird feeling car
112 WHEELS
A sample of recent cars, but this month we’re focusing on the London/Brighton Bike Ride
114 INTERVIEW
Ferdinand Piëch, chairman of Audi and a Porsche board (and family) member
118 THE END
Well, not quite. Continuing demand for the great Quattro has forced Audi to reverse its decision to kill the car
120 GIANT TEST
French Polish
Four sub-Sierra Cosworth four-seaters battle to produce the best performance/comfort compromise
132 DESIGNER DYNASTY
The great Italian design firm Pininfarina is expanding its interests. Gavin Green meets the family members responsible
135 THE HIT MACHINE
Richard Bremner drives HIT, a Pininfarina styling exercise that may herald the return of the low-volume, low-cost coupe
140 INSIDE LINE
No-one seems to stand an earthly against McLaren this year. Here are the real reasons
142 CAD AB ABSURDUM
LJK Setright visits Jaguar’s new engineering centre at Whitley
146 A WEEK AT THE WHEEL
Ronald Barker spends a happy week in a 2.9litre Jaguar XJ6
156 PRE-OWNED
James Ruppert tests the temperature of secondhand Quattros on the forecourt
161 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Frank, fearless and feisty tips on new cars to buy or avoid
163 SALES PITCH
How fare performance 4wds on the sales market?
174 HANDLEBARS
Honda’s NTV 600 provides LJK Setright with more than moderate satisfaction
176 WORKING WITH CARS
Meet a well-travelled British car designer