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AGENDA
Classic cars make no sense – either as runabouts, or as occasional weekend transport. But that doesn’t mean they’re a bad idea

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NEWS
The best shots yet of the new Renault small car, probably to be called the Mignon. Plus pictures of the new Citroën BX, why Jaguar is planning a two-stroke, and an AC Ace update

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INTERVIEW
Garel Rhys, probably Britain’s best known motor industry pundit and economist, Rover’s and the UK

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IN BRITAIN
Business editor Richard Feast looks at one of Britain’s oldest car makers – Morgan – and our newest, JaguarSport, maker of the XJ220

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ORACLE
Georg Kacher on the traumas facing VW, when one recent management report concluded that saw Audi’s Ferdinand Piech get to the top job

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NEWCOMERS
Vedos 6 Mazda tilts at BMW page 26
Rover 216SE Fast and civilised page 30
Toyota Carina E Competent but bland page 34
Alfa 155 Q4 Integrale-based GT page 42
Jaguar XJ-S 4.0 Cabrio, smooth, lively page 45
Nissan Terrano OK, and good value page 52
Chrysler Voyager Now European made page 57

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SIR!
More letters on the Rocket. Some say it’s a rip-off, others reckon it can’t match ordinary correspondence. And Bremner is said to be lazy

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FRONTLINE
Setright goes to Como to try the Carina, Bishop’s in a flap about the police and all the ice, Bulgin likes a Rover and Llewellin gets a new Escort

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THE UPS AND DOWNS OF LIFE WITH AN E-TYPE JAGUAR
Colin Goodwin learns how to strip a E-Type. How the V12 and the six are different; why an overhaul can cost two grand; and why 90,000 miles is big mileage. Nigel B finds a V8 MGB GT appalling, Bulgin meets a horrified minor who can’t tell a Porsche from a Panther De Ville

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STATIC CLASSICS
Six CAR writers come clean about the classic cars they own. The Morgan has many a Mini to its name, Bulgin gets mugged, the Renault 5GT backs away from a Gillette. They have regrets

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GIANT TEST: RAISING THE ROOF
Four desirable but disparate open-top sporty cars – Honda’s new CRX, Toyota’s revamped MR2, Mazda’s much eulogised MX-5 and the Peugeot 205 CTi – do battle

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SEVILLE SERVICE
Russell Bulgin goes to Spain on a mission for Her Majesty’s Government. It involves a British ambassador, a Rolls-Royce worth over 100 grand, and the Expo ’92 extravaganza

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FORMULA STUN
McLaren’s new supercar has just been unveiled. This leight, high-speed, highly sporty testcar features new technology which could soon find its way into mass-made cars

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THE LIGHT BRIGADE
McLaren may be a tiny car company, but it has some of the car industry’s best brains. A talk to Creighton Brown, Gordon Murray and Peter Stevens about finishing the new F1

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RIVIERA ROVE
Phil Llewellin, armed with the latest Rover 216 Cabriolet and a sunroof, finds the back routes to the roof of France, ventures forth on a diary of good roads and good food

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LONG TERM TEST: PRIME MOVER
Our built-in-Britain Nissan Primera was a surprise. It entertained, intrigued us more, and shamed Nissan, soiled our experienced, pwned a new favourite in motorway house. Paul Horrell investigates the mystery

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INSIDE LINE
Wolff on why the best racers of modern-day F1 racing is one of the reasons why there are far fewer drivers capable of succeeding in the future. Nigel Mansell and the blame

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PRE-OWNED
James Ruppert looks at second-hand Honda CRXes. They’re reliable but pricey

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THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
Our guide to every new car on sale in Britain. It’s straight-talking, subjective and fun

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NUTS AND VOLTS
LJK Setright on engine bores

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JUST CARS
‘Classics’ cars are usually not classics