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Car Magazine (UK Import) – April 1981
Porsche Cover Photo by Martyn Goddard – Very Good Condition
This April 1981 UK-import issue of Car Magazine features a striking Porsche cover photographed by Martyn Goddard. Inside, the issue delivers in-depth automotive journalism from some of the magazine’s most respected writers, along with industry analysis, road tests, engineering insights, and early looks at soon-to-arrive models. A standout issue from one of the most influential eras of Car Magazine.
The magazine is in very good condition, showing minor edge wear consistent with age. The item pictured is exactly the item 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
3 Carnet
Words from on high
5 Sir!
Over to you…
15 Frontline
Barker, Bishop, Setright speak
27 Oracle
World-wide words
40 The Metal Mountain
As the industry climbs, CAR finds that the motor industry is looking at other industries to light your way
46 The White Light of Ulster
The Province has a great future despite the critics and the mourners. The future is in neon lights
50 NEWCOMERS
Peugeot 305S – all the gadgets, plus some sting
Mazda 323 – look-alike enters export derby
Ford EXP/Mercury LN7 – What America did to Escort
BMW 732A – Germany’s six-now, three-later engine
54 SCOOP!
Mercedes W201 – The small Merc for the ’80s
VW Polo and Derby – The big ones for the ’80s
56 Porsche Carrera GT / 924 Turbo
Steve Cropley and Georg Kacher discover how you can be exotic with just 2 litres and 150mm
64 At the Core of the Car
LJK Setright explains how the future lies with the engine — and the importance of the cars that have cared for it
68 Ford-Lashing at Lommel
Roger Bell gives the greatest Granadas yet — and driverials — all they can take at Ford’s proving grounds
70 The Quattro Quandary
What have we been saying? Ronald Barker and British engineers think we have been guilty of understatement
78 FF: Undercover Quattro
It’s just about as good as Quattro and it probably suits your existing racer for racing grounds
80 GIANT TEST — The Economacs
Metro HLS • Renault 5TS • Ford Fiesta 1.3S
Three for economy, but it’s what else they do that matters
90 M196: The Winner
LJK Setright, in the first of a series, probes the depths of one of Britain’s great engines
93 Carphology
Enjoy the traffic jam — and beyond: CAR on ICE
96 LONG TERM TEST — Citroen Visa Club
Steve Cropley chooses Citroen’s answer to global stretching – and the test is expanding if it is not the best answer of all
101 The Good, The Bad and The Ugly
The buyer’s guide that sets the salesman loathe
114 The Aurelia Enigma
A hallowed car that’s backing – and filling the hall of fame
An excellent issue for enthusiasts of early-1980s automotive journalism, featuring notable writers and standout engineering coverage, especially for Porsche and emerging performance technologies.