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5 AGENDA
Gavin Green on the Jaguar XJ-S renaissance, and adventures Down Under
6 HEADLINES
Best pictures yet of the 8-series BMW. News and pictures of the new Ford Fiesta due out in 1989, and an update on the F-type Jaguar
14 NEWCOMERS
BMW 5-series
First test of brilliant new Bimmer
Daihatsu Fourtrak
Rugged mud plugger
Mercedes-Benz turbodiesels
Economical, ecological, good
27 SIR!
Readers decide about Setright’s decision, Dr Alex Moulton on the virtues of the Citroen GSA
39 FRONTLINE
Ruminations by four sage wises
53 ORACLE
Porsche’s forthcoming model plans, plus the rest of the news from around the world
82 OPULENTLY QUICK
Steve Cropley in two of the world’s most desirable sports coupes: the Porsche 928S4 and Jaguar XJ-S V12
90 SAVING GRACE
Mike Beasley, deputy md of Jaguar and an architect of the XJ-S’s resurgence, explains what went wrong, and how the cat was saved from extinction
92 OUTPOINTED
The recently improved XJ-S 3.6 takes on the new Mercedes 300CE. They’re surprisingly similar, but their differences tell, says Gavin Green
98 IN BRITAIN
Gordon Kent anticipates a change of pace and a change of character for Lada, as it learns to appeal to Western tastes. Porsche and Maserati rethink their UK strategies
100 INTERVIEW
Geoffrey Whalen: managing director of Peugeot Talbot (UK)
104 INTERVIEW
Jean Boillot: chairman of Automobiles Peugeot expects the 405 to outsell the 205
106 SWELLING PRIDE
As the Peugeot 405 saloon is launched in Britain, LJK Setright drives the model variations which will appear between now and 1989
108 WHEELS
Not full-blown road tests, but impressions of some of the cars we’ve driven during the month
110 WIZARDS OF OOZE
Phil Llewellin heads for the marshes, mires, goat tracks and river beds of Wales in three mid-range off-roaders. All are impressive, but one emerges from the sludge as the winner
118 CAPITOL EQUIPMENT
A history of the Willys Jeep, which gave 4wd mobility first to GI Joe, then to Joe Public
120 INSIDE LINE
Behind the re-emergence of Ferrari in grand prix racing are two outstanding British designers, John Barnard and Harvey Postlethwaite
122 GIANT TEST: Rep Race
Peugeot’s new 405 faces the challenge from the Renault 21 and the Ford Sierra Sapphire. It acquits itself admirably
136 COVENTRY CLIMAX
Sister magazine TRUCK’s editor, George Bennett, spends 50,000 miles behind the wheel of a British Peugeot 309GR Profile. The niggles are there, but so is a lot of respect
142 PRE-OWNED
This month James Ruppert looks at the fluctuating market of secondhand XJ-Ss
147 SALES PITCH
While the GBU is away having its annual overhaul, Richard Bremner reports on the ups and downs of the new car market
148 QUALITY AUDIT 1987
Geoffrey Howard applies industry standard quality and performance tests to a range of cars currently on the British market. The best and the worst will undoubtedly surprise you
156 WORKING WITH CARS
Meet Robert Brooks, the Christie’s auctioneer who sold a Bugatti Royale for a world record price late last year