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5 AGENDA In an age of conformist car styling, old models have a growing appeal, as rebuilders have recognised. And in some ways they work better
6 NEWS ’90s, exclusively! Rover’s secret model plans for the ’90s, including details of MG’s new Range Rover and the likely shape of the MGF. Plus, the next Fiat Uno and GM’s helping hand to Russian car makers
38 ORACLE Volvo’s new model plans are based on meeting US environmental aims, plus Renault in trouble
41 SIR! To lay mixed views on the Mazda MX-5, we’re told, and double-deckers (not their drivers), praise for the environment, plus the MG/MX-5 comparison
52 NEWCOMERS Alfa Romeo 33, Fiesta RS Turbo page 52 hard and fast
Flat Uno Turbo page 65 good in eight-valve form
Alfa 164 Cloverleaf page 65 bigger but very quick
Honda Accord Coupe page 77 a two-door saloon
VW Golf Country page 77 More off-than-on roader
86 FRONTLINE Vistas, dealing with Mwgumpu Motors, cancelled classics, classic Polos and much binding in the borders
96 CLASSIC COMEBACK To a new E-type in 1990 (and a new MGB). We try two re-manufactured ’30s cars, better built than the originals, which you can now buy new
108 IN BRITAIN Is the Maestro ready to meet the ‘Prince of Darkness’ jibe and is tipped to become a major challenger to second-hand Capris, while Vauxhall’s old FWD Astras pose the question of model-leader Ford
110 GIANT TEST: GO-FASTER STRIFE BMW’s new hot-hatch 90-318is against the one it must beat – the benchmark 16-valve Golf GTI
116 CR-XTRA Honda’s CRX coupe is furiously faster and revs to racing car limits, with the addition of high-tech V-TEC variable valve timing. Fun with frugality
118 CALL ME PETER Gavin Green meets the informal boss of the most prestigious car company, Rolls-Royce
120 THE FINEST HOUR Fifty years after the Battle of Britain, Phil Llewellin visits its historic landmarks on a pilgrimage at the wheel of a Bentley Mulsanne
128 OLD CARS YOU CAN BUY NEW James Ruppert describes charismatic old cars you can still buy new and remanufactured
132 GOD, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL CAR Everyone’s reaction to the Citroën DS. Now a small number is being imported, fully restored, from France to be sold as quirky company cars. For style and comfort they still can’t be beaten
138 EASTWARD HO! Western car makers are falling over each other in the rush for the vast east European market
144 GOOD IN THE WET And so it should be – it’s the new off-road, off-land Amphi-Ranger. Green takes to the water
148 INSIDE LINE A shoehorn is vital equipment to get an F1 driver into his cockpit. If that fails, try amputation
152 GOOD WHEN IT WENT Unreliability marred our long-term Rover Vitesse, but we forgave it on the open road
162 PRE-OWNED Second-hand Rover 800s can be bargains, if you aim for high-spec and avoid ’86 models
167 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Caustic comments and updated prices for all the cars available in the UK new-car market
169 SALES PITCH The 1990 market has taken a dive, and buyers will gain from a string of incentives
182 NUTS & VOLTS Multi-valve engines (meaning more than two) technology gives benefits, but the idea’s not new
184 DOGS If you build a rust-bucket, don’t take it near water. Unfortunately, that was the fate of the Amphicar – the 1960s’ failed amphibian