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Table of Contents
FEATURES
64 BMW M5
The third coming. If previous M5s have been the ultimate in BMW, then this – with its 400bhp V8 – really should be the ultimate driving machine
74 BMW M5 v Merc E55 v Jaguar XJR
The M5 is a fun way to hurl yourself across countries. But Mercedes and Jaguar have their own intercontinental missiles…
76 Jaguar S-type and Rover 75
Introducing UK Jaguar and Rover need to triumph with these brand-new cars – is there a fresh era of Brit pop under their bold skins?
88 CAR plays live in Japan
There’s an exploding trade in ‘grey imports’, super-desirable cars from Japan. Go there yourself and you’ll find a massive choice and lip-smacking savings
96 Doing a Hopper job
Ford’s Bullitt advert for the Puma has passed into TV legend. How to follow it for the launch of the Cougar? Easy, says Rover. CAR gets world exclusive access to the remarkable filming and meets screen legend Dennis Hopper
102 Merc S430 v BMW 740 v Audi A8
In the face of Merc’s brilliant new S-class, Audi and BMW modernise their rivals. We find out if they’ve gone far enough
110 Little Lexus
Europe’s grande brands do no better business than in the compact four-door market. Now Lexus’s IS200 is after a slice of the 3-series/A4 cake
116 Northern exposure
Tough terrain, tough people, brutal weather. On the tiny Orkney island of Hoy, life is hard even if you can drive forever on a provisional licence. How big a difference would a Skyline GT-R make?
REGULARS
16 News
Jaguar to join Formula One, the drama-stuffed Lotus 340R, the British roadster revival at the NEC Birmingham, Honda’s S2000 roadster reveal at the Paris Show – and the first drive in the all-new Audi A6
26 Insider
CAR’s roving staff count how long they’ve gone without a speeding conviction, or whether a 5 Series will tow a boat. Plus: CAR’s disguised Rover drive
32 Newcomers
Volkswagen Bora, Mercedes-Benz ML430, Alfa 166 2.0 TS, new Audi A8 quattro, Subaru Legacy 3.0, Jaguar S-type, Mazda Quinto, Saab 9-5 estate
51 Frontlines
Our writers have been to Russell Bulgin on the BMW M5 launch, what may turn out to be the best day’s ice-driving in history, to the deepest reaches of the classic world and into the heart of spy films. Leonard on Latin (but not for a change)
60 Inside line
Our man Roebuck’s neck on the line, in the land of high expectations: we preview predictions of the respective powers of the 1998 World Championship. Did he get it right?
122 Giant test
Alfa Romeo 166 Twin Spark v BMW 520i v Audi A6 1.8T: can the all-new Italian outpoint the older, still-competent German executive establishment?
130 Long term test update
Kacher on Mercedes C-class, M5 and on MX-5
132 Multi-story
War machines in Milton Keynes; recalls everywhere; CAR meets an MP in car ads; and Ian Fraser at the opening drive in an all-new GM 4, a WW2 Quarry and at Stonehenge. Plus: Gearhead corner
141 Sir!
Go on, Rover; Fecht; Fetch; there’s a good boy, Rover… and how’s your old 9000? Plus: a wooden Audi wheel
226 Last word
A buffer under £600. Plus a wooden Audi
LISTINGS
147 GBJ
Fully updated every month: Peugeot 206, Mazda 323 and Mégane; Mercedes S-class; A6; and the Vauxhall Movano. And lots of Rovers
215 The facts and figures
The guts on every new car on sale in the UK