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AGENDA
5 AGENDA
Richard Bremner voices concern over the possibility of Jaguar’s building cars abroad, and muses on Ford’s Mondeo
NEWS
6 NEWS
Details on the Peugeot 306 and new Vauxhall Nova, Merc 190 undisguised, and Fiat’s coupé and supermini for autumn
ORACLE
24 ORACLE
BMW is doing well, even beating Mercedes-Benz for the first time. The future’s rosy, too. Georg Kacher looks into it
FEATURES
30 A WOLF IN STREET CLOTHING
TVR has moved the Griffith upmarket. So where does that leave the poorer punter? At the wheel of the cheaper, but equally spunky, Chimaera
38 IN BRITAIN
Once the buoy of Ford’s European operations, Ford of Britain is now suffering reduced market share, job cuts and short time working. By Richard Feast
40 FORD MONDEO: THE STYLING, THE ENGINEERING, THE STRATEGY
We put Ford’s world car, the Sierra replacement, under the microscope. It seems that Ford has tried hard with the car
51 FRONTLINE
Setright gets a TV, Bulgin defends fast cars, Bishop makes a political comment and Atkinson decries GATSOs
65 SIR!
Your turn to lift the pens. Ruppert’s dislike of rubber-lipped MGs raises a hackle, plus an anorak-wearer writes
71 SOAPBOX
Cars could be made for sharing. Vivian Griffiths examines the various car-sharing schemes tried around the world
74 TOP TEN 1993
Ten CAR writers slip into fantasy mode and choose their favourite car, money no object. The result is a wide selection, some sublime, others ridiculous
86 FRENCH REVOLUTION
Renault’s Twingo has attracted great interest from the pundits, but what’s it like to drive? Brett Fraser has the answer
92 WALTER HAYES
Gavin Green talks to the man given the task of turning the ink in Aston’s book from red to black. A lifetime of achievement indicates that he’s a fine choice
TESTS AND FEATURES
94 TRACTION ATTRACTION
Colin Goodwin drives two 4wd turbo saloons – the Vauxhall Cavalier Turbo and Alfa Romeo 155 Q4. Both go hard, look innocent, and carry laudably low price-tags
98 EUROPEAN ACCORD
Meet the new Honda Accord. It’s built in Britain and tailored to cater for European tastes. Paul Horrell finds the car likeable, but nothing to tickle an enthusiast’s palate
100 COSWORTH RALLY ESCORT
Experienced Lombard RAC Rally spectator Russell Bulgin (and his mate Rob) follow the action in Ford’s rocket. It’s the ideal tool for the job, he says
106 HOT LITTLE NUMBER
Mark Gillies gets to drive a Fiat Cinquecento rally car. Sure, it’s no works-Integrale, but he manages to come away with a huge grin all the same
110 WOULD YOU SIGN HERE PLEASE SIR…
TVR’s Griffith may go like stink and sound like Armageddon, but what’s it like to live with? Robert Lancaster-Gaye is a man who paid a wad of hard-earned to find out
112 GREAT ENGINEERS
This month, LJK Setright looks at the careers and achievements of Ferdinand Porsche and Hans Ledwinka. One man’s reputation exceeded his brilliance, the other, the exact opposite
120 ROUTE MASTER
Our intrepid traveller, Phil Llewellin, continues his search for fine roads in territory close to his heart. Place names like Ysbyty Ystwyth should give you a clue
124 BRIEFS
This month the Rover 216 Coupé, Peugeot 405 T16, Mitsubishi Lancer GSR, Peugeot 106 S16 and a new Cosworth motor (fitted to an Audi) get the critical eye
138 KERBCRAWLER
Ruppert goes duckin’ and divin’ in search of bargains. Golfs and 3-series BMWs woo him off the pavements
144 LOST IN AMERICA
Jamie Kitman, in his first missive from America, tells the miserable tale of the European car’s decline in the US