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Table of Contents
COVER STORY
32 THREE STEPS TO HEAVEN
You can’t have too much of a good thing, especially if it’s a Porsche 911. Richard Bremner drives the new Carrera 4, Carrera 4 Cabriolet and Tiptronic S
REGULARS
5 UP FRONT
The car has been under attack all year; from politicians and the uninformed. Happy Christmas
6 ORACLE
This month we have the facelifted ROVER METRO, illustrations of the next VAUXHALL ASTRA, our thoughts on the Royal Commission report, official shots of the FERRARI F310 and why manufacturers compete in F1
47 SIR!
Gatso speed cameras aren’t effective enough, says a reader
53 COLUMNS
Setright recalls gun-toting bodyguards he has known, Kitman eats pizza and burns rubber, Bulgin meets car-nut Bob Lutz and May gets religion
128 INSIDE LINE
It has been a chequered year for Formula One, says Nigel Roebuck: the Senna trial, two loads of tragedy, too
170 STAB IN THE BACK
James May almost took to the air to Birmingham Motor Show – but decided it was a waste of time and money
TESTS AND FEATURES
42 LOOK BACK IN ANGER
Setright looks back at ’94. Few cars have impressed. His anger is reserved for the Government
64 BANGERS, BEGGARS AND BILLIONAIRES
MAHINDRA builds dodgy jeeps, right? But did you know that the company is one of India’s most successful? Matt Bishop visits the land of contrasts and returns with a remarkable tale
80 DOGS OF WAR
Llewellyn takes HIS WILLYS JEEP to meet three descendants – from CHRYSLER, MAHINDRA and ASIA MOTORS. All are grim
86 VW’S BEST KEPT SECRET
The Seat TOLEDO 1.6 CL is a bargain Volkswagen
88 GIANT TEST
CAR stages the battle of the supercar saloons: BMW’s 540i A, 4.8 Z, 8.5! vs latest M5 and JAGUAR’s supercharged XJR
96 PARTING SHOT
Mercedes’ E500 muscle-saloon is no more. We take one final ride
98 ROMEO, ROMEO, WHY DID YOU BUY A RENAULT?
Nick Coleman’s head told him to buy a R19 16v. His nose said Alfa for something sensuous. His heart regrets it
100 ‘ALLO JEAN, GOT A NEW MOTOR?
What better way to meet FERRARI’s new F512M than a first drive with Jean Alesi?
106 WHERE ANGELS FEAR TO TREAD
Enthusiasm alone does not a racer make. Goodwin drives the £120,000 GTD R42
110 IF THE KAPPA FITS
Roger Bell drives Lancia’s latest and asks: what a shame, then, that it won’t come to Britain
114 ON THE RAMPAGE
Time Kitman drove the V10 8.0-litre DODGE RAM pick-up. This American excess at its most glorious. Green wants one
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
141 NEWCOMERS
AC ACE
CATERHAM 7 SUPERSPORT
FORD SCORPIO 2.9 V6
AUDI S6
BMW 318TI COMPACT
DAIHATSU CHARADE 4DR
MITSUBISHI 3000GT
AUDI COUPE 2.0 8V
NISSAN PRIMERA
MAZDA MX-6
VAUXHALL CAVALIER 16V
JAGUAR XJ12
166 SECOND THOUGHTS
VOLVO 850 2.5 10V GLE
TOYOTA CARINA GTI
VW GOLF 1.9TDI ESTATE
SAAB 9000 2.3 AERO
120 DISTURBING THE PEACE
Wayne Bruce goes RAM-riding in 2.5 tons and 20ft of DODGE in quaint English countryside
122 MY NAME IS JAMES, AND I’M AN AUTOHOLIC
The DVLA has been flat-out this year dealing with James Ruppert’s car-buying fever: six purchases as we go to press
124 VIVE LA DIFFERENCE
The XANTIA ACTIVA features CITROEN’s long-awaited active anti-roll system. Setright, who’s waited the longest, applauds it
136 AUTO BIOGRAPHIES
We’ve six cracking good reads for Christmas. Unfortunately, not all will fit in a stocking. They range from a biography of James Hunt, to £600 ‘worth’ of Aston Martin book