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Car Magazine – December 1985
“Driving The World’s First Small Supercars”
This vintage issue of Car Magazine from December 1985 is in good condition and showcases one of the defining eras of automotive journalism. The item pictured in this listing is exactly the same item you will receive. Please review all photos for condition purposes.
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Table of Contents
5 Agenda
Explaining how small saloons can be supercars, too
6 Headlines
Picking what’s important from the business news
14 NEWCOMERS
Mercedes 230E Quiet but not perfect
Mazda 626 and 323 Not exciting
Hyundai Pony Not bad at all
31 Sir!
This is your forum. Please make certain it’s well filled
38 Win A Porsche, Part Two
Our competition to give away a new 924S to a reader with luck, tenacity and some nous
43 Frontline
There’s a new man in the line-up: welcome, Philip
57 Oracle
Five car correspondents report their countries’ news
80 The Entertainers: Fiat Uno Turbo vs Peugeot 205GTI
We match the best cars from the £7000 price bracket – and decide they’re so good, they deserve the tag “small supercars”
88 Farewell The Tank
Volvo weigh in with the 480ES, a sleek-looking “breadvan” coupe with international aspirations
90 The Legend Shows
Wraps are off Honda’s version of the Japanese-British executive car project
93 The Rover Doesn’t
Rover reveal the M16 engine and explain delays behind their car’s debut
96 Hit The Road, Jack
Sir Jack Brabham backs a new Australian sports coupe project
100 Nissan Find Their Way At Last
Driving the Mid 4, Nissan’s Ferrari-look 4x4 coupe set for Europe
102 Mazda Chase The Stuttgart Image
Mazda’s new RX-7 echoes Porsche styling but performs impressively
104 Wild Life
Richard Bremner drives Cheetah, a British-built 1.9-litre Peugeot 205GTI variant
108 Rolling Thunder
Gavin Green track tests a racing Rover and tours TWR’s motorsport workshops
113 Talking To Tom
Tom Walkinshaw discusses racing, business and future goals
116 Backbench Submission
Paul Barden describes the minicab drivers he has encountered
118 Social Climber
Ian Fraser tests a high-power, firm-suspension Range Rover
122 Rubicon Crossing
A Range Rover tackles some of America’s toughest terrain
126 Mother Of Invention
Chris Harvey revisits the Porsche 356A, tracing early Porsche driving experiences
132 Single Track
LJK Setright reviews motorcycle progress and tests multiple models
148 Archive
David Burgess Wise begins his new column with tales from early motoring
153 The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
A candid survey of Britain’s new cars, with prices and evaluations
166 dB
Geoffrey Howard reports on the ICE market, antennas and anti-theft technology
168 Midlands Mule
Tracing the origins of the Land-Rover, the “British Jeep”