Car Magazine September 1992 Ford Shock Escort Cosworth Capri Fiesta XR2i RS1800


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Table of Contents

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5

AGENDA
Gavin Green attacks the ASA, praises Ford and Volvo, and worries about the government’s attitude towards emission and traffic problems

6
NEWS

Pictures of the Ford/VW people-carrier, the new Baby Renault completely undisguised, and shots of the next Ford Sierra in strange trim

15
INTERVIEW

Bob Eaton, who replaces Lee Iacocca as chairman of Chrysler next year, outlines the company's plans for survival and growth

18
IN BRITAIN

Richard Feast on the shake-up taking UK car dealers from the EC Block Exemption ruling

22
ORACLE

Troubled Chrysler has a stream of new models on the way to help restore its fortunes. Georg Kacher has the dates and details

28
NEWCOMERS

Rover 800 Coupé Pleasing page 28
Chrysler Vision Chrysler’s finest? page 32
Peugeot 405 Revamped, rejuvenated page 34
Renault 19 Facelifted but still dull page 38
Audi 80 Estate Roomy but bland page 40
Mitsubishi Galant Technology overkill page 46
Jeep Grand Cherokee Fine 4x4 page 53

59
SIR!

A call for motorists to unite against speed cameras, the McLaren F1 provokes more correspondence, and there’s the chance of old bangers

65
SOAPBOX

How to make F1 technology more varied and interesting by limiting its power

69
FRONTLINE

Setright goes Sunny side up, Bishop on booze and blazers, and Llewellin sees auto pilots taking over

78
WILD WINDING

Three mainstream manufacturers, three little boxes on wheels. Rover 100’s wackiest wind-cheater test. Cosworth’s super 4WDs, Toyota wears the new buggy, VW Corrado VR6, Vauxhall’s all-new White Calibra Turbo

86
SPARKLERS

Fiesta hot! If it really can be made into a good car – but the experts didn’t think so. In fact – the Zeta-engined XR2i and RS1800

88
FIRST PROBE

Ford’s Probe GT is effectively the new Capri, only this time it’s a front runner. Georg Kacher spends a weekend probing its abilities

94
PISTONS AT DAWN

Four young guns, old cars. Boy racers Fraser and Goodwin in a showdown of the fastest £750 coupés, Fraser’s weapon is a Mazda RX-7. Goodwin’s a Capri. May the best man win

100
DR DIESEL

Nearly 100 years ago, Dr Rudolf Diesel applied for the patent to the diesel engine. Phil Llewellin, in a Citroën ZX TD, goes on the trail of the man. Paul Horrell outlines the history of his engine

106
LONGTERMERS

The up and down genes of our long termers: Seat Toledo GT 16V; Jaguar XJ6 3.2; VW Golf VR6; Honda Civic VTi; Citroën ZX 1.4

108
THE BRIGHT STUFF

To give two-strokes a better image, Piinnfarina has built the striking Ethos roadster. Richard Bremner enjoys it in the sunshine

112
DRIVING THE TWO-STROKE FIESTA

After driving an early prototype of the two-stroke Fiesta for Ford in Basle, Paul Horrell tests it has tremendous potential

114
GIANT TEST: A SWEDE BUT NO VEGETABLE

It’s no lemon, either. Volvo’s 850 GLT defies preconceptions about the Swedish market. Here we pit the 2.5-litre 850 against the yardstick BMW 525i and the E36 300Si 3.0

122
LOCAL HERO

Is it true what they say about Essex? Is it true what is being said about the Ford factory? Russell Bulgin takes Essex car to Essex country

130
INSIDE LINE

There’s a sinister new threat to grand prix racing, says Nigel Roebuck, the new spoiled screed and cricket – the xenophobe yob

137
THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY

Our guide to every car on sale today – what they cost, how they go, and just what comes of them

152
JUST CARS

The best cars are the men of vision when the industry needs them, muses Richard Bremner

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