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Car Magazine (UK Import) – 1990 Special Supplement
“The Car in the Future” – Very Good Condition
This 1990 Car Magazine UK-import special supplement, The Car in the Future, explores forward-looking automotive technology, design predictions, engineering innovations, and the environmental debates shaping the next era of motoring. Featuring insights from major manufacturers, early examinations of electric and hydrogen-powered vehicles, and speculative design work from leading automotive stylists, this issue captures a pivotal moment in automotive history.
The magazine is in very good condition, showing minor wear on the edges typical for its age. The item pictured is exactly the one you will receive. Please review all photos for condition purposes. Each issue includes a plastic protective covering, and combined shipping is available upon request.
Contents
6 — Watt Car
General Motors’ Impact marks a turning point in electric car development — fast, handsome, desirable, and expected (in one form or another) to reach showrooms within a decade.
10 — Your 21st Century Golf
The petrol engine will likely remain the most common powerplant next century. Volkswagen’s Futura demonstrates a new type of engine technology that greatly improves fuel economy.
18 — What The Experts Say
Top executives from Ford of Europe, Volkswagen R&D, and Toyota offer predictions on the cars we’ll be driving in the year 2000.
26 — Powered by Hydrogen
A test drive in an ordinary-looking BMW powered by hydrogen — clean-burning, promising, and problematic.
30 — Designer Briefs
Chief stylists from Audi, Renault, Vauxhall, Volkswagen, and BMW sketch their personal visions of the car of the future.
34 — Jam Tomorrow
Why every survey predicts more cars — and worse traffic.
36 — Win a Mazda MX-5!
Your chance to win one of 1990’s best new sports cars.
38 — Volkswagen
A look at Volkswagen’s experimental hybrid Golf: electric for urban use, diesel for the open road.
42 — The Case Against The Car
Jonathon Porritt argues that cars can never be truly green.
45 — Recycling Cars
How car manufacturers can reduce environmental impact by improving material recycling practices.
54 — Setright Says
LJK Setright prophesies the future of motoring in this signature commentary.
56 — Living with an Electric Car
Two days in Paris with an electric Peugeot 205 — surprisingly practical and soon to be released.
60 — The Fate of the Supercar
Do high-performance sports cars have a place in a greener future? Porsche and Lotus executives believe so.
66 — Future Past
A look at past predictions that automakers got spectacularly wrong.
72 — Dog
Sir Clive Sinclair’s C5 — a curious attempt to skirt road laws rather than a true future-forward vehicle.
An excellent supplement for collectors of automotive futurism, highlighting early discussions of electric mobility, hybrids, and ecological concerns that now define the modern car industry.