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Table of Contents
5 AGENDA Gavin Green, newly installed in the editor’s chair, recollects Down Under impressions of Vauxhall boss John Bagshaw, and wonders why he bothered with the Frankfurt Show
6 SCOOP SPECIAL 1989 Vauxhall Cavalier
1989 VW Passat
1990 Volvo 540
1988 VW Corrado
1989 Ford Fiesta
1989 Ford Telstar
1989 Aston Martin
1988 Ferrari 348GTB
1989 Porsche 911
1989 Audi V8
1990 Audi Quattro V12
1990 Mercedes W124 V8
1989 Mercedes 190 facelift
1989 Mercedes SL roadster
1988 Saab 9000 saloon
1990 VW Polo facelift
20 HEADLINES News of ARG’s new K-series engine and of its brilliant Porsche-developed V6
24 NEWCOMERS Alfa 164
Last, and best, of the Type Fours
Honda Prelude 2.0i-16
First production coupé car with 4ws
Mazda 626
Better than average Jap tin box
Honda Legend Coupé
Not perfect, but good effort
Nissan Sunny ZX Coupé
Coupé with no soul — or ability
46 SIR! Letters buzzing with last month’s ‘Sting’ about three Teutons
59 FRONTLINE Words of wit and wisdom from our very own fab four
75 ORACLE International news, including reports of V12 fever in Germany
116 PRANCING DISCREETLY Ian Fraser drives the most understated Ferrari of them all — the Lancia Thema 8.32
124 IN BRITAIN Ford’s purchase of Aston Martin leaves few independent small manufacturers in the UK
126 GIANT TEST: Board Game The Rover Sterling and Vauxhall Senator are stalking Jaguar’s XJ6, but the cat still walks alone
134 INTERVIEW John Bagshaw, Vauxhall chairman and md, talks about the company’s present troubles and past success
138 WHEELS Cars we tried but not tested
140 FRANKFURT AND THE FUTURE What was on the stands this year, and news of cars to come
150 SIMPLE SOUL The MGB is 25 years old. Chris Harvey rediscovers why people still love it
154 FULL CYCLE Stephen Wood relives the glory of the Tour de France on a bicycle built for speed, and fills us in on up-to-date technology
164 A SENSIBLE DECISION, DEAR The 480ES is just the sort of sports coupé Volvo owners have been waiting for
166 LORD OF THE ’RING Formula one columnist Nigel Roebuck spends time at the wheel of a BMW M635CSI during German Grand Prix week
176 SOARER, A MOTORISED GLIDE-PATH If you can ignore the gadgetry, this Toyota is a superb machine says LJK Setright
187 GREEK TRAGEDY His Lancia Gamma Coupé drives George Bishop to the edge of insanity
192 PRE-OWNED This month James Ruppert spills the beans on fast Fords
197 THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY Our fearless form guide to the new cars on the market
212 TECH Geoff Howard on the two recipes for Formula Shell, and some history on the fluid you put in your tank
216 WORKING WITH CARS Norman Edwards has tended to 40,000 breakdowns in his life as an AA patrolman