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Table of Contents
FEATURES
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Aston DB7 Vantage
It’s Aston’s biggest-selling model, but now it’s got a 6.0-litre V12, plus 420bhp and 400lb ft of torque. We ask: has the grand tourer reached its peak?
70
New Seat Ibiza
A fresco from Barcelona: We learn how to make a Mk4 Golf GTI look very ordinary indeed… courtesy of its totally revamped upstart of a sibling
(Cover photography by Tim Kent — Aluminium supplied by Hydro Aluminium Rolled Products)
78
Indianapolis 500
What have bare breasts got to do with the world’s biggest motorsport event? One of the best ad hoaxes of the year, perhaps
90
Porsche Boxster S
With 252bhp and dynamo handling, the S has the 911 checking its mirrors with worried eyes
98
Robin v Smart
A simple case of cutting-edge design against down-at-car charm? Gordon Murray decides
106
Subaru Legacy RSK v Subaru Impreza RB5
Subaru’s upper-limit top Legacy ought to be an outright winner in any comparable duel. But the whole thrust of this now ever-more awesome Impreza makes things tricky
112
Inside Ferrari’s trophy cabinet
Nobody, apart from a butler sworn to complete a roll call of Ferrari’s entire displayed silverware collection… not much
118
Mercedes S55 AMG v Audi S8
What do you get for a lot of £107k in cash? That the S55 AMG costs — is it still merely a blast of super-sedan, and blistering torque?
126
M Coupé wows Cannes
No wonder the glitterati love the Coupé! The roofline, the bonnet, the literate word of the blessed car keeps it ever-regarded. As we found out in the flash moments of the Cannes Film Festival
Regulars
16
News
Bertone’s Asto Coupé relives the ‘joy of’ Kabsa; Chrysler SM4 takes on Golf and Omega; Smart house cars go mainstream; VW powers up for its platforms
24
Insider
Ford’s Stewart bay-out nears better than big; If-only; an Osborne culminating ‘big in the city’? Luxury markets for the Rider and for Rolls-Royce value?
32
Newcomers
BMW 7s (so last year), Skoda Octavia VRS, new Bens Rimera, Alfa Roma 156, Peugeot 306GTi, Mazda Miata, Tuscany Premier, Triumph Tiger
49
Frontlines
Kinane and the legacy of ‘fathers’; Murray and the legacy of Mars 72
58
Long-term test update
Volvo S80 meets Land support; Ford Focus overtakes
98
Expert verdict
Smart v Robin (snigger-free)
106
Showdown: the latest Impreza v latest Legacy
136
Multi-story
Eurofighter the fact of your next car? Fair point! And Italy’s revised budget desires! F1’s new home prepares for Bernie
142
Inside Line
Why can’t I get a grip?
146
Gearhead
In search of the coolest picker
146
Sir!
Why you don’t drop litter at Maranello
226
Last stand
Farewell then, Punto Turbo…
LISTINGS
155
The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
BMW’s 323 Coupé affirms smugness as its shadow, the gifts of the S4 and S5 or torts for the cost-conscious carmakers: that’s Motoring’s purpose
215
The facts and figures
Hoory hoo! Everything made in Britain (and what it’s hard to ask)