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Table of Contents
5 AGENDA
The death of the 2CV – after 48years production – seems imminent. And there’s confirmation that Europe still builds the best sports saloons
6 HEADLINES
First pictures of VW’s forthcoming Porsche competitor – the Taffun – and of the new Jaguar XJ40
14 NEWCOMERS
Vauxhall Carlton GSi 3000
Vauxhall Astra GTE
Vauxhall Cavalier SRi 130
Only one of ’em is any good
Mercedes 190E 2.6litre
More power for people’s Benz
Isuzu Trooper
Superior mini Range Rover
Mazda 121
New baby that’s good
29 SIR!
Comments on the pros and cons of Porsche service
39 FRONTLINE
The adventures – and thoughts – of our four wise men
53 ORACLE
News on Volkswagen’s financial irregularities, and other news from our own correspondents
92 MUNICH MANIFESTO
Scoop news and pictures of forthcoming BMWs, including the luxury 8-series coupe and the totally revised 5-series
96 THREE SCORES
Steve Cropley exercises all 2000horsepower of BMW’s latest – and greatest – saloon racer for the road, the M3
104 IN BRITAIN
There’s nothing inconsistent, says a Vauxhall high-up, about telling the workers everything is gloomy, yet telling the government and public that things are great
106 GUTS AND THUNDER
Gavin Green pushes a strange Australian supercar to its limit, while pitching it against three European road racers
116 INTERVIEW
Georg Kacher sits face to face with BMW boss Eberhard von Kuenheim to find out, among other things, about BMW’s attempt to buy Jaguar
120 SNOW WHITE AND THE GIANT
Powering around Hockenheim in the rain at the wheel of a group A BMW M3 racer
122 WHEELS
The column for our thoughts on cars we’ve tested lately, yet not fully tested
124 MORE PLANS THAN PRODUCT
There were precious few new European cars at the recent Geneva Show, but that didn’t stop Georg Kacher from catching up on the latest new model gossip
128 ECOLE DU LAC
Former Ford styling boss Uwe Bahnsen now runs a design school from an old chateau on the banks of Lake Geneva
132 SWEETNESS IN FLIGHT
LJK Setright gets back to two wheels, and samples one of the all-time great motorcycles, the Honda VFR750
134 THE GENERAL RE-ARMS
Vauxhall has re-entered the fast hatch market with a 2.0litre Astra GTE. We put it against the old king, the Golf GTi, a fast Renault and the big-selling Escort XR3i
150 ARCHIVE
BMW began building four-wheelers by copying the ubiquitous Austin Seven
152 KART BLANCHE
Stephen Wood visits a warehouse that used to store bananas – but now houses a go-kart racing track where the action is often far from friendly. And it’s all there for you to hire
156 COOL JUDGMENT
Ian Fraser travels to Lapland, and temperatures of around –30degC, to test the mettle of assorted 4x4 road cars
165 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Our newly revised form guide, which many makers loathe
180 TECH
Geoffrey Howard on a trend-setting new low profile tyre, and on the mysteries of horsepower
184 WORKING WITH CARS
Chris Harvey talks to Lollipop Lady Frances Hitchin