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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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COVER STORY

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THE BEST THINGS IN LIFE…
Favourite cars that live at the bargain end of the price lists. COOPER, CAPPCCINO, SUPER SEVEN, CIVIC COUPÉ, 106 RALLYE. Plus, making them even better for £500

REGULARS

5
UP FRONT
This CAR is unlike any before it. GAVIN GREEN explains what we’ve been doing

6
ORACLE
Insight, scoops, news, opinion and analysis – all neatly sorted to monthly digest for petrolheads everywhere. This issue: the amazing people-carrier concept from LAND ROVER, plus the next PEUGEOT 706!, RENAULT, BMW 3-SERIES and ALFA 155, and new life at ROVER

59
SIR!
You, gentle reader, say your piece. And you’re rarely ignored

65
COLUMNS
Setright and Bulgin are joined by Jamie Kitman (from the back page) and new boy James May

COMPETITION

128
WIN A FERRARI
(for a week): Or a 911 cabrio, TVR Griffith, Honda NSX, or Lotus Esprit S4. Just buy the petrol, and a stamp

TESTS AND FEATURES

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EXACTLY HOW FAST…
… is a McLaren grand prix car against the V8s, and against a PEUGEOT 306 S16 and a PORSCHE 911? Breathtaking? If so, even when all three are deserted by McLaren GP crew

74
MAZDA MADNESS
Testing the wacky-looking Mazda 323 V6. It’s rapid, comfortable, roomy and cheap

80
HEART TRANSPLANT
RUSSELL BULGIN on the new Jaguar engine in the XJS

82
ARE YOUR EARS BURNING, NIGE?
Gavin Green goes flat out round Melbourne. Is Florida calmer?

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PURPLE POSE
Mark Gillies goes foot-to-the-floor in the SE30, an even faster Diablo

100
FIRST LOVE NEVER DIES
Owners explain why their first cars mean so much, and JAMES RUPPERT gives starter-car advice

108
WHO THE HELL WANTS TO DRIVE A CAR ALLOED
A cornucopia of the maddest, baddest, distinctive specialists, served up by RICHARD BREMNER

110
SUMMER IS NOW BEING SERVED
Hood-down in a BMW M3 Cabrio, Bremner gets red hot in a heatwave

130
ESCAPING THE JAWS OF DEATH
A facelift for CITROËN’S XM, in a bid to fend off showroom disaster. LJK SETRIGHT tries it

138
THE ROAD TO MUCKLE FLUGGA
PHIL LLEWELLIN goes as north as you can in a FORD MAVERICK

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ONE SMALL STEP
In 1894, the first journey by car was made; now LJK SETRIGHT has recreated it. Then as now the car is a BNZ, this time a C280

THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY

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NEWCOMERS
BMW 7-SERIES
BMW Z3
BMW M6 CONVERTIBLE
ROVER 620Ti
ROVER 827 COUPE
MAZDA XEDOS 9
MAZDA 626 4-CX
CITROËN SAXO
FIAT ABARTH
SEAT TOLEDO 20 16V
VOLVO ECODYNAMIC
FORD ESCORT COUPE 130
KIA MENTOR

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LONG-TERMERS
SEAT IBIZA GTI
LEXUS GS300

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SECOND THOUGHTS
AUDI CABRIOLET 2.6E
HONDA LEGEND COUPÉ