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Car Magazine (UK Import) – February 1990
Lotus Elan: Britain’s Great Sports Car – Very Good Condition
This February 1990 issue of Car Magazine centres on one of the most important British sports-car stories of the era: the rebirth of the Lotus Elan. Compact, powerful, and immensely capable, the new Elan is celebrated here as the clearest sign of Lotus’s maturation as a modern performance manufacturer. The issue also surveys new models, industry movements, advanced engineering, motorsport developments, and a wide array of road tests.
The magazine is in very good condition, with only minor wear along the edges. The photos show the exact item you will receive. Please review all images for condition. Combined shipping is available, and each magazine is shipped in a plastic protective covering.
Contents
5 — AGENDA
The new Elan impresses: crisp design, strong performance, and a confidence that signals Lotus’s coming of age.
6 — NEWS
Clear, undisguised photographs of the new Jetta and insight into the styling direction leading to the next Golf. Plus worldwide industry updates.
32 — ORACLE
Minivans dominated in America; now Europe prepares its own one-box seven-seater.
35 — SIR!
Readers debate Lotus design, Setright defends luxury, driving-sense commentary, and enthusiasm for Maserati.
46 — NEWCOMERS
Mercedes 300CE-24 (p.46) — A GT with sports-car instincts
Toyota Sera (p.48) — Eastern innovation meets western style
Toyota Celica GT (p.49) — Sharper and more competitive
Subaru 2.0 4WD (p.50) — Smooth, capable, and composed
Renault 19 Chamade (p.51) — A French counter to the Belmont
63 — FRONTLINES
Well-honed opinions from the magazine’s key voices.
74 — FABULOUS!
Gavin Green road-tests the new Lotus Elan—and is thoroughly won over.
80 — WIN THE NEW LOTUS ELAN
Details on CAR’s major competition offering a brand-new Elan.
82 — IN BRITAIN
As BL changes hands, Britain’s millionaires shift their holdings; economic rumblings continue.
84 — GIANT TEST: FOUR BY FOUR BY FOUR
A 4WD showdown: Mitsubishi vs. Cavalier 4x4 vs. Sierra 4x4.
94 — WHEELS
Short-form impressions of recently driven cars.
96 — THE WORLD’S MOST ADVANCED ROAD CAR
The Nissan Skyline GT-R earns serious claims to technological supremacy.
102 — GERMANMANIA
Why the leading figures of German industry seem so alike.
110 — THIRD TIME RIGHT
Behind-the-scenes: two alternate Elan proposals came before the final winning design.
118 — INSIDE LINE
Ken Tyrrell battles through changes in the F1 world.
122 — ROCK AND ROLLER
A profile of importer Roger Bastable—Cadillac, Mahindra, and more.
125 — DOMBAY MIX
Driving the Indian Mahindra Jeep through fog-shrouded roads.
130 — LONG-TERM TEST
Rowan Atkinson chronicles life with his Bentley.
140 — TICKET TO WRITE
A night in the life of a Detroit police officer.
142 — PRE-OWNED
Some exotics are far better prepared than their reputation suggests.
155 — SALES PITCH
Ford loses the top spot in November’s sales charts.
158 — HANDLEBARS
BMW K1: fast but overweight.
160 — DOGS
The Austin Ambassador—an unloved and unwanted oddity.
A standout issue for collectors, offering one of the definitive road tests of the revived Lotus Elan and rich insights into late-1980s/early-1990s motoring culture.