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Table of Contents
5 Agenda Trying to get the Japanese advance into proportion
6 Headlines More Scirocco news, and other ticklish secrets
14 NEWCOMERS Mercedes-Benz 230TE Stuttgart’s illustrious W124 estate steps out Porsche 944 Refinement for ’86 Vauxhall Belmont Ordinary Astra notch Peugeot 309 LJK says…
26 Sir! The place in the magazine which most belongs to you
39 Frontline Carte Blanche for four, not just George Bishop
49 Oracle International correspondents report from all corners
East Beats West The rise of the Japanese in Europe
70 Sharpening The Edge We discuss the extent of Japan’s progress toward building cars of European philosophy – not only to satisfy our market but the one in the US, as well
72 Playing At Being BMW We match Honda’s plushest new Accord, a car built with the Bavarian car makers’ best attributes in mind, against the genuine article, a BMW 320i
74 Going For Promotion Toyota’s surprising Celica lines up against the venerable Audi GT, one of Europe’s best, and shows how what was an £8000 car can justify a higher price
76 Selling Oriental Gordon Kent summarises the sales scene for Japan’s cars in Britain; Georg Kacher discusses the varying conditions they meet in the other countries of Europe
80 The Rest Of The Tokyo Stable We test (briefly) nine of the current Japanese new wave, noting refinements (usually high-tech) that bode well for the future, and gaffes that don’t
84 Forest Firepower Gavin Green steps out in the Metro 6R4 Clubman rally car, the £40,000 rallies-only special on which the successful works machinery is so closely based
92 Lion In The Desert/Part Two Richard Bremner concludes his tale of a 5000mile trip to Morocco by the new British-built Pug 309. Richard Hendy, our prizewinner, speaks out, too
100 No Rust On My Circlip Rod Lawton re-creates a conversation that probably takes place at every one-marque car club meeting, in one form or another. Traditionalists be warned
102 GIANT TEST Isuzu Piazza Turbo-v-Toyota Celica GT-v-Honda Prelude 2.0i-16 These three Japanese coupes typify the Japanese desire to move to new up-market areas
110 Archive David Burgess Wise on the early history of the Japanese car industry, which is exactly half as old as Europe’s, he establishes. Early cars were British copies
113 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly We present Britain’s straight-shooting price and comments guide for cars, now revised for ’86. It usually upsets salesmen and one-make types
126 Tech Geoffrey Howard explains the Japanese design and engineering philosophy which is enabling them to overhaul Europe. For a start, they train far, far more engineers
128 First On Four Honda’s first effort at a car, the S600/S800 two-seater sports, came about because Soichiro Honda was ‘moved’ from making bikes. So says Chris Harvey