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B. Table of Contents
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AGENDA
A view of Jaguar’s fate and this month’s Japanese threat
6
NEWS
Full details and the first undisguised photos of the Jaguar F-type. Plus, the K-series engine, BMW 8-series, Vauxhall Calibra, and the new Celica
41
ORACLE
Georg Kacher lays bare Ford’s model plans for the next decade
43
SIR !
Readers paste boy racers, and write a poem to the Allegro
60
NEWCOMERS
Honda Accord
All new and bland
Audi 90 Quattro 20V page 61
Best yet, still too dear
Peugeot 309 page 63
Fiesty 16V toys new range
Toyota Corolla page 67
Little of tweaked, tweaked of little
Hyundai Sonata page 73
Big and bouncy
83
FRONTLINE
Ramblings, rantings, rumblings
98
FLAT OUT IN THE NEW FERRARI
The Ferrari 328GTB is a hard act to follow. Richard Bremner goes to see if the men of Maranello have succeeded with the 348
106
IN BRITAIN
Ford has high ambitions for Europe, which could include an agreement with Mazda
108
NEW LEAP OF LIFE
Jaguar needed a fillip for the XJ6 and a 4.0-litre engine is it
110
GIANT TEST
BAVARIAN MOTOR WORKS
The new Jaguar XJ6 tackles BMW’s finest, the 5-series
118
PLASTIC SURGERY
Mercedes has improved the dynamics of the 200/300. Shame it didn’t leave the exterior alone
120
LIFE BEYOND THE PIT LANE
Gordon Murray, technical chief at McLaren, is about to turn his talents to a supercar
124
HOT TOTS
Small cars, big performance
128
APPLIANCE OF SCIENCE
It looks like a fridge and goes like a firework – it’s the Mitsubishi Dangan ZZ
130
WHEELS
Jottings on cars tried, not tested
132
FINAL FRONTIER
We pit the Lexus against the Merc S-class and BMW 7-series
138
SECOND FRONT
The Infiniti represents Nissan’s assault on the luxury market, and a challenge to the Lexus. Don Sherman drives both
140
GALLICVANTING
While the nation recalls the outbreak of WW2, George Bishop recounts 50 years of driving in France
148
INSIDE LINE
Nigel Roebuck on bravery in formula one, and who are, and were, the bravest drivers
154
NOT JUST OLD CARS
The Patrick Collection in Birmingham displays some surprisingly recent machines
160
REVOLUTIONS
Setright on computer control
164
LONG-TERM TEST
Has Jaguar overcome its reputation for poor reliability?
172
HIDDEN IMAGE
Russell Bulgin brings the Vauxhall Senator’s light out from under the bushel
176
PRE-OWNED
The Mercedes S-class
181
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
The new car guide with a mind of its own
183
SALES PITCH
What hasn’t been selling
194
HANDLEBARS
LJK Setright recommends the Suzuki GS500E as a first bike
196
DOGS
Rolls Camargue on the leash