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5 AGENDA
After 86 years, Lancia will no longer
cater for Brits by producing right-
hand-drive cars. Gillies mourns the loss
6 NEWS
Photographs of a compact people-
carrier from Renault, and a pair of
facelifted Fords, the Scorpio and Fiesta.
Plus major small car news from Rover
14 ORACLE
People-carriers: every manufacturer
wants to have one. Kacher gives us
the run-down on the makers’ future plans
22 IN BRITAIN
Luxury-car sales are reviving, says
Richard Feast, but buyers seem to be
shifting from heavy to lighter metal
26 NEWCOMERS
Subaru Legacy Better, by a tad p26
Alfa Romeo 164 Q4 Groovy p30
Mazda Lantis Pretty, and appealing p32
Renault Safrane Biturbo Puffed up p37
30 The best 164 yet – but sadly not for Britain
41 SIR!
A canine feel, what with racing
Labradors, a doggy TVR and
controversy over Guy Gibson’s pet. Plus,
more of your views on off-roaders
47 SOAP BOX
Random breath-testing is a sensible,
democratic way of keeping death off
the roads, argues a doctor
51 FRONTLINE
Bishop meanders through the motor
show, Bremner ponders the joys of
detailing, Bulgin chooses his cars of ’93
and Setright proposes a sabbatical
62 TOP TEN 1994
We pick our favourite 10 cars on
sale, and – on page 74 – reveal the
10 best you can’t buy in the UK
75 BENTLEY BROUHAHA
Mix a Bentley Turbo R, a skinhead
haircut and London’s East End, and
you get your collar felt, says Matt Bishop
76 BAHN STORMERS
Mercedes’ C36 takes on Audi’s S2
and BMW’s M3 in a battle of the baby
super saloons. Georg Kacher referees
76 Mercedes joins the German brat pack with its C36. We compare it with the BMW M3 and Audi S2
84 THE LAST AMERICAN CAR HERO
(IN WOKING)
A bunch of car-crazed youths in
Surrey grew up, and abandoned their
American vehicles. Except one
96 Motorbikes don’t come much better, or more individualistic, than this Ducati 888 Superbike
88 WIND POWER
Maserati’s new Ghibli mixes civility
with blistering pace and boorish road
manners. Ian Fraser thinks it shows the
sensible approach to supercar motoring
96 FLICKING A V
Ducati’s gorgeous 888 Superbike is a
Japanese two-wheeler's nemesis. Plus, it
handles beautifully, says Colin Goodwin
100 HERE’S ONE I MADE EARLIER
It’s a fine car, the Punto Cabrio.
Trouble is, it looks more like a bath-
tub, or a pram, or a roller skate.
102 HOW I MADE MY FIRST MILLION
It’s a long way, a million miles. Phil
Llewellin recalls the high points of
his extensive driving career (so far)
106 GIANT TEST
Alfa’s 155, Renault’s 19 16V and
Honda’s Civic VTi demonstrate that
saloons can make more sense than hot
hatches, especially on the insurance front
114 SENSE AND SENSITIVITY
For the price of a Toyota MR2, you
could have a classic 911. If your wallet
were larger. Roger Bell should know as
he bought and sold a 308 GT4
118 LONG-TERM TEST:
BEAST OF BURDEN
Great, but. Our five-minute, shame about
the engine, Vauxhall Frontera. We test
it against a Honda CR-V and a BGT 16V
124 INSIDE LINE
The coming F1 season should see
some interesting moves. Nigel
Roebuck finds out who’s up for the big
charges who’ll prove vulnerable in 1994
128 KERBCRAWLER
There’s a rare Italian supercar that
can be bought for BMW 3-series
money. James Baggott reckons that a used
Maserati Biturbo buyers are onto a bargain
141 THE GOOD, THE BAD
AND THE UGLY
A wide price of price hikes to
choose from this month. Suzuki
also decides (at last) to sell the Cappuccino
150 WHEELS
150 A round-up: Overfinch Range
Rover, BMW 840Ci and MG
roadster – and a badly downgraded
Xedos and an oversteered Skoda Rapid
152 LOST IN AMERICA
Our man Kitman takes issue with
the low price of motoring
in the States. With one eye
on the greener stuff (we repeat the old
history of no’n’ of the truth)