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B. Table of Contents
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AGENDA
Green’s views on Honda’s partial takeover of Rover; why we’ve changed our news pages
6
NEWS
Our revamped news section features first photos of the new Audi 100, news on BMW’s 3- and 8-series, and more information on the Rover 88
43
ORACLE
Georg Kacher on Porsche’s product plans
45
SIR !
Mixed feelings about our spoof Giant Test, and some unclaimed horror stories
58
NEWCOMERS
Audi Quattro
Quattro gets a potent 20V motor
Lancia Thema 16V page 60
The improvements fall short
Mazda RX-7 Turbo page 61
Turbo power and a chop-top
Nissan Maxima page 70
Competent, but it won’t worry the Europeans
Nissan 300ZX Turbo page 77
Twin turbos and ferociously fast
81
FRONTLINE
Fourfold and forthright
90
STROKING THE CAT
Setright drives the new XJR-S. It’s got 6.0 litres, but it still isn’t a sports car
98
IN BRITAIN
Daniel Ward examines current fever-like foreign investment in the UK, and analyses the market in the first half of 1989
100
THE 10 BEST FUN CARS FOR UNDER £10,000
If the price of new performance cars makes you ill, shop secondhand. We present 10 alternatives to a new Golf GTI
110
IN SEARCH OF AN ICON
Russell Bulgin drives a 30th Anniversary Mini to Penzance, in the hope of catching up with the Shrimp
114
MINI MEMORIES
Four reminisce about this characterful little car
116
ODDBALLS
Five Mini variants, four of which never quite made it
118
GIANT TEST
CUFF-LINK CARRIAGES
Equipped with a new, eight-valve, engine, Ford’s Granada takes on two 16-valvers – the Rover 820i and the Saab CDi
126
WHEELS
Notes on cars driven recently
128
ON A WING AND A PRAYER
Ronald Barker is strapped to the wing of a Super Stearman stunt plane and doesn’t pass out
136
INSIDE LINE
Nigel Roebuck on why the Germans are nowhere in F1
142
REVOLUTIONS
LJK Setright on hydraulics
148
LONG-TERM TEST
Our Alfa 75 Twin Spark was not only exciting, it was the most reliable long-termer we’ve had in a while
156
SAMURAI SPRIDGET
Many makers have talked about building a roadster that’s cheap and fun. Mazda has done it
164
dB
Car radios with CD sound quality, how to deter thieves, and standard radios on luxury cars
169
THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY
Our new-car guide
171
SALES PITCH
BMW’s 5-series is doing well, but at the expense of the Seven
182
TECH
Geoff Howard on state-of-the-art methods of production at Fiat’s Cassino plant
184
DOGS
Bremner admires the hubcaps of the Datsun Sunny 120Y