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Table of Contents
COVER STORY
‘These Alfas threaten to wrest from BMW the title of best builder of affordable, desirable, sporty cars’
38 THE RETURN OF THE OLD MASTER
For years Alfa fans have had to turn a blind eye to flaws in their favourite cars. But not any more
TESTS AND FEATURES
40 MAGNIFICO!
A rapt Paul Horrell takes the ALFA SPIDER for a 1000-mile blast through Italy over the old Mille Miglia course
50 OUT ON ITS OWN
Colin Goodwin takes a BMW 318iS to Turin to meet its match: ALFA’s stunning GTV
58 STAPLE DIET, ACQUIRED TASTE
GTV and SPIDER are great, but it’s the 146 that Alfa’s bean-counters pin their hopes on
64 CHIRPY CHIRPY
Wayne Bruce visits a company that will brew you a tasty replica MINI COOPER …
67 CHEAP CHEAP
… and Nick Swallow buys a neat-as-good-as-new reconditioned Metro from his lad – for £1000
86 IN THE BLUE CORNER
George Kacher takes the new MERCEDES E-CLASS on a seven-country comp through Europe
94 AREN’T ‘A CLEVER BOY, THEN?
The E-CLASS’s aerodynamics were honed underwater – by a German student
REGULARS
5 UP FRONT
ALFA ROMEO is back in business, building cars for enthusiasts. But who does HONDA build its cars for?
6 ORACLE
Details of the (entirely) new ROLLS-ROYCE and BENTLEY PLUS, Alfa’s new GIULIETTA
71 SIR!
Bayley gets bashed by TVR lovers, while Bremner on Morocco is praised
77 COLYUMNS
Setright on a taxing problem, May on his exploding shirt, Kitman on Audi’s ugly mugs, and Bayley on the MGF
138 INSIDE LINE
Damon Hill has matured as an F1 driver. His recent string of wins has forced critics to reconsider
176 PARTING SHOT
Richard Bremner aims his pen at the late SKODA FAVORIT
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
153 NEWCOMERS
FORD ESCORT RS2000
SKODA FELICIA
HONDA CIVIC 1.6i
FORD ESCORT CABRIOLET
BMW 750iL
SSANGYONG MUSSO
SUZUKI SWIFT 1.0
167 SECOND THOUGHTS
VOLVO 440 FAMILY
PEUGEOT 306 S16
171 LONG-TERMERS
JAGUAR XJ6
173 VIEWS FROM ABROAD
MITSUBISHI CARISMA
SUZUKI SWIFT
98 EARLS JUST WANNA HAVE FUN
Charles-Henry Gordon-Lennox has racing in his blood, and a large house drive – large enough to host the Goodwood Festival of Speed
104 STRANGE BUT TRUE
Alfa has fettled its 155 TWIN SPARK, but can it beat the MONDEO 24V, LAGUNA RTI 16V and BMW 318i?
118 THE GREAT OUTDOORS
FERRARI has taken the top off the F355. The better, says John Simister, to enjoy the 8500rpm V8’s scream
128 SONG OF PRAISE
James May on the trail of a hymnsmith whose most famous work is as British as the CONTINENTAL R.