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Table of Contents
5 AGENDA
Gillies on the bland (Mondeo, modern Alfas) and the brilliant (Alfa 155 GTA racer, Volvo T-5 Turbo Estate, Bentley Java)
6 NEWS
Photos of the upmarket Land Rover Highlander P38A. Plus the MG PR3, Alfa’s new 145 and the Swatch minicar
18 ORACLE
Cadillac, Lexus and Mercedes are rivals in the global marketplace, but Kacher finds their factories are worlds apart
24 IN BRITAIN
Britain’s car salesmen will soon be spouting American platitudes. Plus the case of the dirty, disingenuous diesels
30 NEWCOMERS
Saab 900 Coupé Turbo The removal of doors does not a coupé make p30
Asia Motors Rocsta Kia’s cheap jeep p38
Toyota Celica GT-Four Wacky racer p45
30 Saab 900 Coupé Turbo: rapid but dumpy
48 SIR!
Readers corroborate our conclusion that, as far as VW is concerned, oranges are not the only fruit. Other topics: supercars, F1, DIY, 4WD (natch) and SEX
57 SOAP BOX
In the ’70s, we looked to Fiat, Honda, Peugeot and Renault for inspirational small-car design. Not now, says Justin Lee
61 FRONTLINE
Setright talks engines, while Bulgin meets Back Door Man. Character assassination preoccupies Bremner, while the flavour of Bishop’s month is German
72 WHAT MAKES A BRITISH CAR BRITISH?
Five luminaries ponder on an Aston, a Bentley, a Land Rover, a Lotus and a Rover, and tease out their national characteristics
88 ALLOY-LUJAH!
Audi has spared no expense in making its A8 the best luxury car in the world. It has succeeded, says Kacher
96 THAT’S SHOW BUSINESS
All you’ll find at the Geneva Motor Show is cars, right? Wrong! Colin Goodwin rubs shoulders with the stars
98 OPENING TIME
In the spring a young man’s fancy lightly turns to thoughts of … cabrios. Richard Bremner devises an eccentric programme to test the mettle of five ragtops
108 LONG-TERM TEST: SOMETHING TO WRITE HOME ABOUT
Bulgin was sad to see our Micra go - but it has found a good home. He pens a fond line to the new owner – Goodwin’s mum
112 TWO-STRUCK
The two-stroke revolution continues to gather momentum. LJK Setright investigates the engine’s future application
118 THE BOTTOM LINE
In the Fiat Punto 1.1 S that at last available in Britain, Paul Horrell takes the cheapest version – the £55 three-door – for a contemplative spin, and enjoys it
120 GIANT TEST
Renault’s Laguna takes on one of our favourites, Citroën’s Xantia, and the car that modern mythology has deemed peerless in its class, Ford’s Mondeo
128 THE RETURN OF THE NATIVE
Fairly hurtling down memory lane, Georg Kacher takes the brand-new Porsche 911 Carrera Cabriolet to Vienna, the city in which the legend began
136 INSIDE LINE
America’s NASCAR Winston Cup series is action-packed, dangerous and marvellous to watch. Roebuck loves it!
142 KERBCRAWLER
Few cars are more exciting than TVRs, but longevity is not a virtue for which they are renowned. Ruppert unearths the elusive second-hand gems
157 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
This month’s debutantes are variations on well worn themes from Audi, Vauxhall and VW – plus Ford’s new Probe
166 WHEELS
Two CAR staffers go racing – one on four wheels, one on two. Plus our experience of a ‘cheap’ new S-Class, a deadful people-carrier and a new Proton
168 LOST IN AMERICA
An inveterate devotee of fast cars, Jamie Kitman is less than besotted with his countrymen’s prime contribution to the world of gourmet gastronomy – fast food