CAR MAGAZINE 1989 APRIL - NEW MONDIAL, LOTUS ELAN

 

Within this issue, you will discover the following topics:

 

1.   AGENDA: Gavin Green argues that the new Fiesta exposes Ford's timidity, and that next year's Metro will be too small to cut it with the opposition

2.   HEADLINES: On the road shots of the new Lotus Elan - undisguised

3.   ORACLE: Important news on forthcoming Mercedes engines

4.   SIR! Our kit-car survey continues to delight readers

5.   NEWCOMERS: Ford Fiesta XR2i - More refined, faster - better, Mazda 323 - Varied range, much improved, Proton - More credible than you think, Subaru Legacy - Careful but competent saloon, Mitsubishi Starion - Bigger engine but less urge, Nissan Pao, S-Cargo - Couple of quirky characters

6.   FRONTLINE: A quartet of feisty frolics

7.   1990 ESCORT: THE CUSTOMER KILLS FORD'S FLAIR: Undisguised shots and full details of the all-new Escort

8.   1990 METRO: ROVER WANTS THIS TO BE ITS LAST SMALL CAR: Highlight of the new Metro will be its radical K-series engines

9.   ONE GIANT LEAP FOR FORD, ONE SMALL STEP FOR SUPERMINIS: Ford unveils its new Fiesta range, a car of studied but characterless competence

10.   GIANT TEST: Finding Out: We pit the new Ford Fiesta against its rivals, and rank all 10 superminis

11.   SKODA GIVES YOU MORE: Superminis are expensive alongside this much improved more spacious East European

12.   PLAY SAFE, SELL BIG: Derek Barron, Ford's UK chief, explains Ford marketing

13.   DRIVING THE NEW MONDIAL: Gavin Green is the first British journalist to step into the new Ferrari Mondial

14.   IN BRITAIN: Toyota looks like it will beat Honda to a UK assembly plant

15.   HIGH TECH, HIGH COST, HIGH FLYER: Mercedes-Benz's new SL roadster is a technological tour de force that is as impressive as it is expensive

16.   A CAR FOR THE PRICE OF A BIKE! Two of CAR's grittiest investigative reporters take up the challenge to buy a running car, at auction, for a mere ?300

17.   SETRIGHT'S YEAR: LJK Setright surveys his disappointing 1988 driving year

18.   WHEELS: Cars we've sampled lately

19.   INSIDE LINE: Nigel Roebuck's countdown to the opening race of the 1989 formula one season

20.   HOW TO BE THE NEXT AYRTON SENNA: Stephen Wood takes up the challenge of First Time Racing, an aptly named organisation that wants to put the country's best novice driver on the grid

21.   REVOLUTIONS: Part Three of LJK Setright's series on the 10 greatest motoring revolutions:

22.   motoring for the masses

23.   PRE-OWNED: Your chances of finding a runner for ?500 or less

24.   THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY: Our hard-hitting new-car guide

25.   SALES PITCH: Ford UK is close to achieving a 30 percent market share

26.   HANDLEBARS Kawasaki's best-selling town bike, the GT550

27.   WORKING WITH CARS: Meet a specialist Mini mechanic

 

Plus many other supercar items.

Please Note: This is a large size magazine.