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Table of Contents
5 AGENDA
Gillies on the renaissance in Detroit,
and its implications for Europe. Plus,
the problems of going down the retro road
6 NEWS
Details of the next Audi 80, the Citroën
AX replacement, the PSA/Fiat people-
carrier and the facelifted Mercedes S-class
16 ORACLE
The messages from the Detroit Show
were mixed. But Chrysler is going
from strength to strength, says Kacher
22 IN BRITAIN
Feast performs a post-mortem on
Lancia in Britain, and has trouble
with the price of both fish and leather
26 Renault’s Laguna makes impressive debut
26 NEWCOMERS
Renault Laguna Solid, pleasant p26
Mazda Xedos 9 Good but slow p30
Porsche 968 Sport Family Club Sport p34
Honda Accord Coupé Staid old maid p37
84 These fun-sized slingshots all offer pep and practicality. But the contest is surprisingly clear-cut
41 SIR!
Setright’s views on speeding attract
censure, Llewellin’s politically correct
credentials are stoutly defended, and the
perennial off-roader debate rumbles on
48 SOAP BOX
Reader Will Grime pays a valedictory
tribute to motoring enjoyment, and
describes his own vision for the future: a
tiny frugal flyer that replaces flab with fun
53 FRONTLINE
Setright scolds those benighted
souls who will not worship Japanese
cars, Bulgin fulminates off road, Bremner
spots trains, and Bishop eats his words
66 BLESSED THINGS
Bugatti’s EB 110 and Jaguar’s XJ220
are astonishingly rapid, prodigiously
powerful, and hugely expensive. Gillies pits
them against the once supreme Ferrari F40
78 THE ALPHA AND THE OMEGA
The Omega, on sale here in May, is
Vauxhall’s replacement for the
Carlton. Georg Kacher lines up the hottest
version, using GM’s new 3.0-litre V6,
against its class benchmark, BMW’s 525i
84 These fun-sized slingshots all offer pep and practicality. But the contest is surprisingly clear-cut
98 CIVIC ARCHITECTURE
The most striking aspect of Honda’s
new Coupé is its styling. Brenner
explains how and why. Meanwhile, in the US,
only this homogeneous shape evolved
100 WORKS RACER
Colin Goodwin drives Mallock’s
racing 64 of the same name, to that
mecca of motorsport history ... Surrey
116 Morgan’s hardy 4/4 may be traditional, yet Matt Bishop found that little more than cold comfort
106 ROCK ’N’ ROLLER
Driving in smog-filled Los Angeles
is a bit of a grind. In a Rolls-Royce,
it’s a rather different pain, as Jamie
Kitman and a rock-star pal enjoy finding out
110 WILLIAMS THE CONQUEROR
After a storming drive through rural
France, Roger Bell predicts that
Renault’s limited-edition Clio Williams will
make a cracking Group N rally car
116 LOVE IN A COLD CLIMATE
Off-roaders may be the dernier cri,
but when they are not, Matt Bishop
gets to grips with an all-wheel drive Audi 90:
a night’s dream, to winter’s light
knight. Matt Bishop tells a winter’s tale
118 ON THE RIGHT TRACK
Off-roaders may be the dernier cri,
but when they are not, Phil Llewellin
gets to grips with a venerable all-round 4x4:
the septuagenarian Citroën-Kegresse
126 NIGHTS OF THE ROAD
Driving at night presents unique
challenges – and dangers. Late-
birds Richard Bremner, Phil Llewellin and
Nick Swallow burn the midnight motor oil
132 INSIDE LINE
McLaren’s Ron Dennis runs the
tightest ship in grand prix racing.
Nigel Roebuck examines the painstaking
method behind the apparent madness
136 KERBCRAWLER
Bremner knows about hot hatches:
the 56T Turbo one of the hairiest, and the
Clio 16V one of the best. Lead on, Rupert
149 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND
THE UGLY
This month’s eclectic and subjective
round-up of what’s on offer: Ford’s
Porsche 968 Sport and Hyundai’s Sonata
158 WHEELS
Twenty-two in all, belonging to six
disparate vehicles: a 28-year-old
Vauxhall, a four-year-old Mercedes, two
new Mercedes, two Audis and a Yamaha bike
160 LOST IN AMERICA
America’s love affair with the car is
as low as ever, with motoring as a
lukewarm adult fail. Kitman lets off steam
about his country’s appalling track record