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Table of Contents
5 AGENDA
Gavin Green on our £220,000 quartet, and 25years of CAR
6 HEADLINES
First sighting of the new Benz S-class, out for BMW and Jaguar scalps, and news on the possible fate of Austin Rover
18 NEWCOMERS
Honda Civic
All new, yet again
Citroen AX GT
Fast and fun but frail
BMW 3-series
Just a shade fresher
Porsche 924S
Sensible car, silly price
Maserati 228
Bigger, faster, flusher Biturbo
39 SIR!
Criticism of the Panther Solo; a strident view on the ease of exporting cars to Japan, fuel for thought on Formula Shell
55 FRONTLINE
Four heads, four columns
69 ORACLE
News from five nations
104 WHEN MONEY DOESN’T MATTER
We drive the best saloons in the world . . .
114 SETRIGHT DECIDES
. . . and LJKS makes his choice
118 IN BRITAIN
Why Rover’s Sterling has not sold quite as well as predicted on Uncle Sam’s side of the pond
120 GALE FORCE 911
A windswept Georg Kacher thinks the Speedster a folly
126 BODY AND SOUL
The new Esprit is vastly improved, and a surprised delighted Gavin Green finds
130 MID-4, TAKE TWO
Nissan is dithering over whether to build its supercar. We say yes, if the flaws can be fixed
132 INTERVIEW
Keith Duckworth, the man behind the DFV, talks to Phil Llewellin about engines, Cosworth and lots more
136 OPEN SEASON
A year and 22,000miles in a sometimes recalcitrant Ford Sierra RS Cosworth
142 WHEELS
Vignettes on vehicles we’ve driven rather than tested
144 MY BRILLIANT KOREA
Georg Kacher charts the rise of the Korean motor industry
150 THE VIBRATOR
Ian Fraser takes a history lesson in the new Fiat 126, a car three decades out of date
152 GIANT TEST: Standard Bearables
The new Toyota Corolla, one of the world’s best sellers, takes on Escort, Golf, 309 and Maestro
162 CHARACTER CALL
The Escort and rivals seem bland against the AlfaSud and Citroen GS: Richard Bremner does both oldies again
166 BRUNEL BY BENTLEY
Phil Llewellin tours the Brunel legacy, in a car that the man who worked in iron and granite would have approved of
178 CRUSHING THE SPIRIT
Sacrilege and desecration! This firm breaks Rollers for spares
182 LESS OF A ROLLER
Chris Harvey meets a man who improves Rolls-Royce handling
185 FAVOURABLE WIND
A sceptical Steve Cropley tries a Janspeed turbocharged XJ6, and comes away impressed
194 PRE-OWNED
Dare you buy a used Jaguar? James Ruppert on XJs. And the forces’ market in Germany
199 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Our acerbic form guide
214 dB
Improved reception is on the way. And a comparison test
216 WORKING WITH CARS
Meet a professional chauffeur