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Table of Contents
Regulars
14 Newsdesk
Frankfurt Show dominated by small car and off-road styling exercises, BMW’s new Mini debuts three years early, Maserati coupe scoop, parrot chooses family car
28 Insider
Ford ponders on the future of its off-roaders, Audi ponders on a new A4, GM ponders on a new Vectra, and Saab ponders on pondering a small car (maybe)
32 Newcomers
Honda Integra-R, Morgans (all of them), Volvo S40 1.6, Rover 218, Daewoo Leganza, Citroën Xsara diesel, Vauxhall Omega/Sintra
53 Frontlines
LJKs on roads, May naked, Bayley on Ferrari, and Bulgin on Merc
132 Giant test
New Golf 1.6GL v Renault Mégane v Citroën Xsara
146 Inside line
The run-up to the championship scenarios likely, implausible and impossible
160 Multi-story
More scarcely believable details and broad impression
169 GBU
They build ’em up and we knock ’em down (when necessary)
171 First drives
BMW Z3 2.8, VW Passat 110 TDI estate, Boss Hoss Chevrolet, LTT Estate Astra 1.4 MPI, Peugeot 306 estate, Saab 9-5, STi Subaru Impreza Turbo, BMW 535iA
187 Used notes
How to read a dealer ad
193 Our rubbish
Alex P’s Audi 100LS
202 Long-term test
Ford Galaxy: not a dry eye in the house as Ford reclaims property
208 Sir!
Cop cars, comedians, comediennes (can you still say that?) and more
Featuring — A MONEY THING...
Cash, flash, and a little bit of trash
72 Rolling in it
The lure of filthy lucre. You can’t take it with you, you know
74 100-Grand Tourers
Bentley Turbo RT, Merc CL600, Daimler Super V8 in pell-mell European cruise, where biggest is usually best
86 The bargains
Storming new cars (and a bike) for a great deal less money than you’d think
92 Percentage players
The new FI-force – managers; deals, dosh and doublespeak
98 Limo-scene
Nights in white leather, the strange world of stretched limos. Operators, passengers and high old times
102 911 v XK8
Two entirely different interpretations of the sports car, one conclusion
110 The fixers
Peter Wheeler and John Bloor, the men who sorted TVR and Triumph, on their own terms, with their own money
118 Optional illusion
A collection of the most expensive extras in the world, some sublime, others ridiculous
120 Catching a cold
When speculating in precious metal goes bad. Tales of rags, riches, and rags again
126 Muck and brass
A collection of dirty old rally cars, worth a fortune
148 Tokyo Joe
James May in blue-collar shock for a stint at the Toyota factory