CAR MAGAZINE 1989 JUNE - CITROEN XM, NEW ALFA ES30

 

Within this issue, you will discover the following topics:

 

1.   AGENDA: Green salutes the Citroen XM and new Mercedes SL, but wonders where all this high technology is taking us

2.   HEADLINES: Land Rover's Project J gets a name; first undisguised shots of the Ferrari 348; details of the successor to the Citroen GSA

3.   ORACLE: Details of Ford's future engine and model plans. GM plans a counter-offensive in the low price performance car war. The Fiat group reshuffles its team

4.   SIR! Unleaded fuel causes controversy, as, predictably, does LJK Setright. And a letter in defense of the VW 411

5.   NEWCOMERS: Lotus Esprit Turbo SE - Lotus' most serious supercar yet, Lancia Integrale 16V - More valves, more of a bargain, Honda Integra - Boy, what an engine, Mitsubishi Shogun - New V6 threatens Range Rover, Lancia Y10 - Better, but not all that good

6.   FRONTLINE: Four once more. Russell Bulgin starts a new column this month - Vantage Point

7.   SPORTS STAR: Georg Kacher is the first journalist in the world to drive the new Mercedes SL. He's so impressed he wants to buy one

8.   THREE-POINT PLAN: Werner Niefer, down-to-earth chairman of Mercedes-Benz, talks to Georg Kacher

9.   CITROEN SUCCEEDS: World first - Gavin Green drives the new Citroen XM

10.   WHY THE XM LOOKS THE WAY IT DOES: Bertone won the design competition for the XM against stiff opposition. We see why

11.   PROFIT BEFORE PASSION: Citroen's managing director, Xavier Karcher, has a pragmatic view of the way to build cars

12.   AN AMERICAN IN PARIS: Head of styling at Citroen is Art Blakeslee, an American

13.   IN BRITAIN: The AC Ace is back in business, gunning for the Porsche 944

14.   NO JOKE: Roger Bell drives the Alfa ES30, which looks, and goes, like hell

15.   1995: Daniel Ward looks at the UK car market six years from now

16.   SIX SHOOTER: Alpina has ripped out the BMW M3's four, and dropped in a big six. Russell Bulgin reports

17.   GIANT TEST: Local Heroes The powerful new Maestro Turbo takes on the Escort RS Turbo and Astra 16V

18.   WHEELS: Georg Kacher makes notes on cars driven recently in the US

19.   AVANT GUARD: LJK Setright 190ks back at the great tradition of big Citroens.

20.   COLOSSUS OF ROADS: Phil Llewellin on Thomas Telford, Britain's road pioneer

21.   REVOLUTIONS: The automatic gearbox hasn't received the development it deserves argues LJK Setright

22.   INSIDE LINE: Improved F1 safety standards certainly saved Berger's life

23.   THE BAND PLAYED ON: Our Fiat Uno Selecta went well for 36,000 miles but cost a fortune in servicing

24.   PRE-OWNED: James Ruppert's critical gaze is cast towards the Mercedes SL

25.   DB: Geoff Howard compares sound equipment in BMWs and Benzes

26.   GBU: Prices and subjective words

27.   HANDLEBARS: Setright rides the Morini Dart, a rare bike with more show than go

28.   DOGS: This month the gruesome history of the Austin 3 Litre

 

Plus many other supercar items.

Please Note: This is a large size magazine.