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Table of Contents
5 AGENDA
The benefits of the BAe buyout of Rover, and why we went to Paris to mourn the death of the French 2CV
6 HEADLINES
First photos of the new front-drive Alfa 75, more shots of the Renault 9/11 successor, and further news (and photos) of the Rover R8
14 NEWCOMERS
Toyota Carina Competition for the 405
Isuzu Piazza page 15 Jap coupe with Lotus finesse
Volvo 740GLT page 17 Another barge from Sweden
Mitsubishi Galant page 23 Modern, but not that good
Seat Ibiza SXI page 29 Spanish hot hatch that’s fun
37 SIR!
George Bishop gets more stick for his views on defence, and some support. Plus brickbats for LKJS, and fan mail for Nigel Roebuck
48 FRONTLINE
Our familiar four on matters that matter
63 ORACLE
Rover is doing well in France, news on the Turin Show, and on Germany’s booming ‘kit car’ industry. And there’s boardroom intrigue in Detroit
94 INSIDE THE NEW GOLF
First news, and pictures, of the 1992 Golf – evolutionary in appearance, revolutionary under the skin
100 VW GUNS FOR PORSCHE
Wolfsburg’s inexorable move up-market includes the sleek new Corrado coupe, set for launch late this year
102 IN BRITAIN
The opinionated William Doyle, on why the Rover-BAe deal is dubious, and where it leaves a frustrated Ford
104 SWEETER SIXTEEN
The Golf GTi 16V is very good, but the new Astra GTE 16V is even better
110 WILD ROVER
TVR’s new 420SEAC is a brute, and it looks pretty silly – but Steve Cropley found it might be entertaining
116 WHEELER DEALER
Why Peter Wheeler, who’d already made his fortune, decided to buy the TVR company
118 THE END OF THE AFFAIR
The 2CV has just died in France. Steve Cropley was there the day production stopped
124 ESCARGOT FLAMBE
Yes, yes – Steve Cropley’s turbo 2CV did catch fire. But the whole project ended up a great success
130 WHEELS
Bits and pieces on cars that have recently come our way
132 LION TAMER
The Peugeot 405 is still a fine car but, in its sporty SRi guise, it is eclipsed by the new VW Passat GT
140 INSIDE LINE
Former world champ Keke Rosberg on the way the ’88 grand prix season should go
146 FOUR ON THE FLOOR
Richard Bremner drives 4wd Golf Synco, suitably enlivened by GTi Engineering …
150 GOLF COURSE
… and samples two other Golfs – an 8V and a 16V – that go much quicker than normal
154 ANCHORS AWEIGH!
Mark Gillies, while in LA, goes cruisin’ in a T-bird convertible, supplied by a rent-a-car firm called Dreamboats
158 THE PRICE OF A FREE LUNCH
The adventures of a motoring journalist trying to get a free meal (or two) at the Geneva Show. By George Bishop (who else?)
162 PRE-OWNED
Ruppert on used Golf GTis
167 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
What’s right, and wrong, about new cars on the market
180 TECH
Geoffrey Howard on a gearbox breakthrough, and on differential developments
184 WORKING WITH CARS
Meet a stunt driver