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Table of Contents
Tests and features
24 TURIN SHOW
An extraordinary Armadillo from Fiat, Ford’s Ka-based buggy and classic PININFARINA hybrid, much about motoring made more Parma ham than you can shake at a pig
38 JAGUAR’S FUTURE
The inside story on the raft of new JAGUARS that are set to blitz the mainstream markets, and the likely rebirth of the XK120
46 LOTUS v FERRARI v PORSCHE
The Esprit gets an engine to put it in supercar territory, But can it best the F355 and 911?
58 MERCEDES SLK
Exclusive pictures, and everything you need to know about the production-ready convertible
64 BORN AGAIN
Reports of the GTI’s death have been greatly exaggerated. Here are the facts that wear the badge of honour. SEAT’s Ibiza and the Peugeot 106
76 DESIGN HOUSES
Inside the homes and minds of world-leading designers. What design influences the men who make the smartest cars?
88 CLASS APART
MERCEDES’ AMG C36 and new M3 Compact go at it the German way. And the winner is…
96 CRASH REGISTER
Nigel Roebuck asks what makes a racing driver effective after a reaper-speed crash
110 CONTI-MENTAL
BENTLEY’s outrageous new CONTINENTAL T. Is £220,000 worth of motor car and let’s be perfectly clear about how much heavier than anything Crewe has built so far. Roger Bell drives it
116 FOUR-COURSE WINNER
A NEW RENAULT MEGANE nails Phil Llewellin’s rapidly expanding gut on a trawl through the roadside eateries of England and France. The car is good, the grub…
122 THE LADA THEY COME
The British motorist is strangely attracted to brand-new, very cheap imported cars. Why?
128 GIANT TEST
Is BMW’s new 528i really under threat from the Audi A6 30-valve, Volvo 850R and Lexus GS300 Sport, or is its driving machine macho intact?
138 DANTE GIACOSA
The gentle genius behind many of the world’s greatest small cars is celebrated by his student, LJK Setright
140 INSIDE LINE
Michael Schumacher, it has to be admitted, is nearly perfect at an F1 cockpit. Nigel Roebuck suggests one smarter operator
142 LONG-TERM TEST
The SEAT CORDOBA: bargain-basement motoring bravely lived with for 1 year and his experience might surprise you
Regulars
11 UP FRONT
12 NEWSDESK
Shock: new BMW Z8, baby LAND ROVER sees light, and RENAULT gives up on hot Clios
31 AROUND THE WORLD
As Toyota nationalisation starts, FIAT rationalises. Why Ford gets the hurry-up, Japan eases the bonds of safety
70 SIR!
103 COLUMNS
LJK on cross-party travails; May is Biggles; Bayley table dancing on style; Rupert makes (a controversial) case for the French
186 NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE KNOW HER
She’s stealing your dough from under your nose for a chat
The good, the bad and the ugly
153 NEWCOMERS
MERCEDES E CLASS ESTATE
ALFA ROMEO GTV
VW GOLF TDi
VAUXHALL ASTRA SPORT
MITSUBISHI COLT
VW CARAVELLE
BMW Z3
TOYOTA STARLET
VW SHARAN TDi
166 SECOND THOUGHTS
TOYOTA CELICA ST
168 LONG-TERM TEST
PEUGEOT 406 SRi
173 THE LOW-DOWN
Rare off-road luxury; new cars, page after page. We present real ruff stuff
185 SHOWROOM FLOOR
‘Fast exec’ sales, and top 10 fly-parkers’ sites
177 TOP 10
Songs that could have been written about cars, but weren’t