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Table of Contents
5 AGENDA
The Turin show, Italian versus Japanese styling, and why some ads mislead
6 HEADLINES
Undisguised photographs of the new Cavalier and details of the complete model range, including a 240bhp Lotus version. Also, the next Nissan Bluebird and BMW 3-series
14 NEWCOMERS
Jaguar XJ-S Convertible
World’s best open-top tourer
BMW 325i Touring page 15
Nice car, where’s the space?
Toyota Camry 4wd page 17
Expensive, chintzy and dull
Renault Espace page 23
Even better; optional 4wd
Ford Falcon page 28
The last Australian car
37 SIR!
Reaction from the States to our American package. Volvo defends its advertising policy
53 FRONTLINE
Profound mutterings from our regular gang of four
69 ORACLE
Add the problems in the US, Renault makes some money at last, Japan drops its insurance penalty for foreign cars. And the Pontiac Fiero is axed
98 NEXT YEAR’S STUNNING NEW LAMBORGHINI COUNTACH
Full details and photographs of the exciting ’89 Countach
102 STYLE ON THE STREET
Steve Cropley takes to the road in two of the best Turin show cars – the Giugiaro Aztec and Michelotti Pura
112 IN BRITAIN
The falling dollar is a headache for Jaguar, reports William Doyle, and Bob Lutz isn’t the magician everyone thinks
114 TOURING BRITAIN IN THREE ROADSTERS THAT DON’T COST SILLY MONEY
Roger Bell heads up country, al fresco, in the TVR S, Alfa Spider and Reliant Scimitar turbo
122 BUYING SHARES IN YOUR FAVOURITE CAR COMPANY
David Bowen, industrial editor of Business magazine, examines the changing fortunes of the car firms, and has advice for dabblers
128 WHEELS
Impressions of a few of the cars we’ve driven recently
130 INTERVIEW
Peter Morgan: owner of the company that bears his name
134 NEW HEART FOR AN OLD SOUL
A Rover M16 engine powers the latest Morgan. LJK Setright has driven it
138 TURIN: FASHION, FANTASY, FRIPPERY
Georg Kacher reports on the show which only the Italians could host
142 INSIDE LINE
Turbo cars still rule F1 and Alain Prost drives the best of them. Mansell stands little chance, theorises Nigel Roebuck
144 DASHING AWAY WITH THE SMOOTHING IRON
LJKS explains his enthusiasm for the CVT, a transmission he regards as the most civilised yet
150 GIANT TEST
Civic Dispatch
The costly new Honda Civic DX confronts the Peugeot 205 XS and MG Metro
160 SEOUL SEARCHING
Ian Fraser visits South Korea and examines the growing pains of this 21st-century Japan
164 PRE-OWNED
James Ruppert samples an M-reg MGB as he looks at roadsters from the school of British Leyland
168 dB
Geoffrey Howard on autochange CD players and rock-bottom radio/cassettes
171 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Our fun and fearless new car guide
182 HANDLEBARS
Setright astride the Kawasaki 1000GTR, a companionable bike equally good for shopping and cruising
184 WORKING WITH CARS
David Wyatt-Smith has driven more than 2 million miles as a delivery driver