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Car Magazine – June 1998
Jaguar’s New Supercharged XK8 XKR (Cover Issue)
Good Condition – Plastic Protective Covering Included
This listing is for an original June 1998 issue of Car Magazine, featuring Jaguar’s newly supercharged XK8 XKR as the headline story. The magazine is in good condition, and the exact item shown in the listing photographs is the one you will receive. Please review all photos to verify condition. Combined shipping is available upon request, and each item is shipped with a protective plastic covering.
This issue covers a pivotal moment in late-90s performance motoring, with detailed road tests, industry commentary, design insights, and deep-dive engineering features on some of the decade’s standout cars.
Table of Contents (as printed in the magazine)
Cat people
Jaguar’s supercharged XK8
Bentley Arnage – Page 56
Named after a corner at Le Mans, and cornered at Le Mans—hard. Two turbos, thick wool carpets, and abundant tyre smoke.
Owning up – Page 62
Serial Bentley man Alan Clark on where the Arnage sits in the great(er/est) scheme of things.
Plus: Bentley’s golden greats.
Lotus Esprit V8 GT – Page 70
After 26 turbulent (and often turbocharged) years, Lotus finally delivers the Esprit we wanted.
Plus: sorting the old masters from the old toot in the Esprit family album.
Jaguar XKR – Page 78
Brown’s Lane’s big cat goes on the (super)charge against rivals including the Aston Martin DB7, BMW 840Ci, Honda NSX, Mercedes AMG SL60, Nissan Skyline, and Porsche 911. A huge test—with a possible surprise.
Developing XKR – Page 92
“Ringing the changes”: two Jaguar prototypes, two unforgiving test circuits, one supernaturally gifted test driver (and your CAR correspondent, naturally).
XKR meets XJ40 – Page 102
The dysfunctional saloon skeleton in the XKR’s closet.
Plus: how an old Jag stacks up against old Merc and BMW rivals (clue: not well).
Beetle in Mexico – Page 110
New Beetle, new labour force. Inside the pay packets and production lines of the people building the People’s Car.
Driving a hearse – Page 132
The deadly serious art of funeral direction—undertaking, but never overtaking. A black craft examined.
Kangoo v Berlingo – Page 138
True French innovation lives on in these mini-MPVs. Revealing truths about whether they’re actually any good.
Goodbye Escort and Scorpio – Page 142
Gone—or nearly—but certainly not forgotten. Escort and Scorpio remembered as they might have preferred.
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