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Road Tests - 1995 Land Rover Discovery (Dennis Simanaitis' Bedlam and Breakfast tour of the Western U.S. brings new meaning to the term "Road Test"); Ferrari 333 SP (It ain't pretty, but it sure is quick: Phil Hill tests one of the cars that Ferrari built for IMSA's World Sports Car championship); 1995 Porsche 911 Carrera 4 (The idea of all-wheel-drive superiority is just a surface thing: superior on wet surfaces, dry surfaces any surfaces) First Drives - Ferrari 512 M (M for modified. M for Maranello. M for magic. The 1995 update of the Testarossa is lighter, livelier and more livable than ever); 1995 Toyota Tercel (One engine, two airbags, three compact discs in the dash and four transmissions add up to a 10 in the entry-level arena); 1995 Saab 9000 CDE (Saab puts a bit of Trollhattan trickery into its 9000: a variable-induction-resonance V-6 and a Low Pressure Turbo four); Not Quite Cars: 1995 Range Rover 4.0 SE (What's big, ready for anything and eats rocks? A bigger, readier rock-eater from Range Rover) Features - World's Fastest Cars IV: How Fast Is Fast? (Bugatti, Ferrari, Jaguar and Ruf meet, mingle and move at the world's most exclusive speed party); Long-Term Tests: Volvo 850 Turbo Sportswagon and Mazda Millenia S (Summer jobs for the Volvo, summer vacations for the Mazda); Long-Term Comparison Test: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Convertible vs. Ford Mustang GT Convertible (A lap of the calendar, head-to-head) The Monterey Weekend - Red Mist (From behind the wheel, Phil Hill bears witness to the partying of the Red Sea of Ferraris at the Monterey Historic Automobile Races); Concours Italiana (From Modena to Monterey: The lawn at Carmel Valley's Quail Lodge fills with sculptured steel, aluminum and carbon fiber); Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance (Stars from featured-marque Pegaso joined other historic gems on the 18th fairway at Pebble Beach) Competition - Arrivederci, Mario (People will tell you that Mario Andretti's retirement from racing is the end of an era, but it's more like the end of a monarchy) Columns - Miscellaneous Ramblings (Our Editor jumps at Chrysler's theatrics at the Paris auto show; plus a call to all skidpad challengers); Side Glances (From Weekend Warrior to weakened warrior; from "all-star racer" in June to "also-ran" in July to "also-ran-over" in August); About The Sport (GT America brings oval-track ruggedness, affordability and flavor to Sports Car Club of America road racing); Inside Formula 1 (Team Williams is all smiles as its drivers run 1-2 in Portugal, a party lasting only as long as Schumacher's two-race ban); Inside Indy Car (After doing hard time behind Al Unser Jr. at Penske, Paul Tracy finds that he is still a wanted man by Newman-Haas) Departments - People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Ampersand; Reviews; Tech Tidbits; Road Test Summary; Technical Correspondence; Time & Place; Showcase; Market Place; PS
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Road Tests - Mercedes-Benz C36 Meets BMW M3 (Two of the strongest European players in the game lead with two of the best cards in their hands); Seven Sensible Sixes (V-6 variety: the Chrysler Cirrus, Ford Contour, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Mazda 626, Toyota Camray and VW Passat); Fab Fours (A 4-cylinder face-off: the Honda Civic EX, Mazda Protegee ES. Nissan Sentra GLE, Plymouth Neon Sport and Toyota Corolla DX) First Drives - BMW 318ti (A cute German hatchback with ABS, dual airbags and a nifty engine for under $20,000? Isn't the "people's car" moniker already taken?) Features - Dean Batchelor, 1922-1994 (Paying tribute to a former Editor of R&T who brought style and grace to our magazine, and was a good friend too); Long-Term Introduction: Porsche 911 Carrera (Rusz's Rapture: Our Senior Editor is in heaven, and the rest of us aren't far behind); Salon: Alfo Romeo Guilia TZ (This Kamm-tailed Alfa scored wins at the Nurburgring, Sebring, the Alpine Rally and the Targa Florio); Owner Survey: Acura Legend, 1991-1993 (The father of Japanese luxury cars in America can boast of everything but loyal customers) Competition - Formula 1 Wrapup (Rob Walker's look back in amazement at a season of triumphs of the deserving and tragedies of nearly unfathomable darkness) Technical - Name That Tuneup (Yeah, they tell you it doesn't need a tuneup until 100,000 miles, but bring it in at 98,500 just to be on the safe side) Columns - Miscellaneous Ramblings (Our Editor reflects on good times gone by, spent with Donald Healey, Aviator, Motor Engineer, Cornishman and Friend); Side Glances (Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but our car buying's been insightful, we got a Cherokee ready to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow); About The Sport (Peter Egan, Chris Beebe, Bruce Livermore and a 1968 VW Westfalia microbus starring in "Woodstock III: The Runoffs At Mid-Ohio"); Inside Formula 1 (Dancing with Damon: Michael Schumacher becomes Drivers World Champion by a single point and a random act of racing); Inside Indy Car (Who's gonna take the PPG Cup this year? It's too tough to call, but you can't rule out Little Al and Big Roger...Penske, that is) Departments - People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Ampersand; Reviews; Road Test Summary; Tech Tidbits; Technical Correspondence; Time & Place; Showcase; Market Place; PS
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Cover Story - "Altered States" - American Gladiators (Red-blooded, white-hot blue chips from the U.S. halls of power: Callaway, Guldstrand, Hennessey, Lingenfelter and Saleen); Distant Thunder (It should come as no surprise that a car-crazy culture like Japan would be able to provide a nonstop carnival of tuner-car terrors); Wundercars (From a 75-bhp VW Golf with a facelift to a 306-bhp Alfa with Group-A-racer looks, Germany's automotive aftermarket is alive and wild) Road Tests - Dodge Avenger ES ("The Avenger From Diamond-Star" may sound more like a lost episode of Buck Rogers, but it's the new Chrysler sports coupe); Elite Eights (Comparing the V-8 virtues of the BMW 540i, Cadillac STS, Infiniti Q45t, Lexus LS 400, Lincoln Continental and Mercedes-Benz E420) First Drives - Jaguar XJS 6.0 (A new twist on an old friendship: The 1995 V-12 XJS 6.0 gets some new exterior accents, lots of interior refinements and 301 bhp); Nissan 200SX SE-R (The hotted-up version of the 2-door Nissan Sentra inherits the right name, the right engine and the pocket-rocket right-of-way); Not Quite Cars: 1995 1/2 Toyota Tacoma (In it's sixth generation, Toyota's best-selling compact pickup gets a new name, a new look and more power) Features - Long-Term Introduction: Oldsmobile Aurora (The question is: Will the V-8-powered Aurora maintain it's radiance throughout a 12-month test?); Long-Term Tests: Nissan Maxima SE & Saab 900SE (An endless summer for the Nissan while the Saab makes plans to winter in Wisconsin) Competition - Yellow Blossom: Lotus 23B At Speed (Peter Egan competes at the Chicago Historic Races in a racer that's loaded with talent and history) Columns - Miscellaneous Ramblings (This month's centerpiece Comparison Test provides the ideal outlet for our Editor's wanderlust: the California coast); Side Glances (Searching for the right wall for a great painting: Peter Egan ponders the best venue for his Triumph TR-4 restoration project); About The Sport (As England was experiencing its warmest winter since 1659, Senior Editor Joe Rusz basked in the heated RAC Rally competition); Inside Formula 1 ("I'm glad it's over." Using lists as bricks and mortar, Dan Knutson builds a wall between himself and the 1994 F1 season); Inside Indy Car (Honda and Tasman Motorsports, two teams with considerable experience in taking the long view, join forces for 1995) Departments - People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Ampersand; Road Test Summary; Tech Tidbits; Technical Correspondence; Time & Place; Showcase; Market Place; PS
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Road Tests - Jaguar XJR (A cat like no other cat before it, the XJR sedan sharpens its claws with a supercharger without sacrificing a whit of Coventry class); Toyota Avalon XLS (Toyota's new sedan competes with Detroit on a playing field that Motown created: the most cubic feet of space for the dollar); A3 - The Woman's Team (An all-female crew chases the America's Cup: "Do you call her the 'helmswoman' or 'helmsperson'?' "We call her Jane") First Drives - Acura NSX-T (Acura lifts the lid on its ultra-talented 2-seater and shows off an automatic transmission with some Tiptronic-like tricks up its sleeve); Pontiac 300GPX 335 (Ken Zino offers an early glimpse into the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix under the influence of a 300-bhp-version 3.8-liter V-6); Pontiac 3800 Firebird Coupe (Today, it's a $350 upgrade, but this 200-bhp V-6 is the engine that the base-level F-cars have been waiting for) Features - Ford GT90 (Ford brought its prize stud - a 720-bhp, 235-mph supercar - to the fair (it was a show star in Detroit), but will it bring the GT90 to market?); Long-Term Wrapup: Volvo S50 Turbo Superwagon )It ran with the Touring Sedan pack in England, and it survived a year with our clan too); Salon: Old Number One (Everybody (and everything) has to start somewhere, and here's how MG got started (and what it got started with)); Owner Survey Questionnaire (Calling all owners of Stealth/3000GT, 300ZX (1990 or newer), Saturn (all) and Camry (1992 or newer) models); The $15,000 Sports Car (This is what happens when 10 Road & Track staffers cut loose with a fictitious car-buying budget of $15,000) Technical - How We Test Cars (Guns N' Neurosis: Kim Reynolds on radar gun and optical testing, and how wonders like traction control cars make him crazy) Columns - Miscellaneous Ramblings (An international auto show with a Midwestern accent: Detroit finds its fete with a world-class display of automobiles); Side Glances (There will always be an England, and if Peter Egan has his way, there'll always be a breath of England in the cars Down Under); Ampersand (John Lemm puts the Detroit show highlights into the limelight, a Porsche 911 Turbo bows in Geneva, and Alfe bows out of the U.S.); About The Sport (Ported, polished and running a richer mixture, About The Sport expends its coverage of competition, speed duels and dirt) Departments - People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Road Test Summary; Reviews; Time & Place; Technical Correspondence; Tech Tidbits; Showcase; Market Place; PS
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Road Tests - Range Rover 4.0 SE (It's a big crown to fill: A new Range Rover ascends to the throne with more solidity, a refurbished interior and updated looks); Five Near-Luxury Sedans (Infiniti's new 13Q takes on the 4-door force of the Audi A6, Lexus ES 300, Mazda Millenia S and Oldsmobile Aurora) First Drives - SMZ (Steve Millen's 365-bhp toast to the 25th anniversary of Nissan's Z-car introduction: a Millen-modified commemorative-edition 300ZX Turbo); Acura TL-Series Sedans (Vigor mortis? The TL stands for "Touring Luxury," as Acura's midline sedans go for comfort, competence and conservation); De Tomaso Pantera (The latest Pantera is the last of the breed, but it provides more proof that la dolce vita is still the way of life around Modena); Hyundai Accent (What's this? An econo-car from Hyundai that's good enough to make us forget (and forgive) the Excel? Strong praise, indeed) Features - The Secrets Of High-Performance Driving (If you become one of these three - smoother, quicker, better - you become all three. Here's how); Subaru Impreza WRX Sport Wagon (Ain't nobody gonna make fun of this purple, rally-ready beast, but they are surely gonna stop and stare); Swapping Ends (So why did Ove Hasselberg switch the business end of his Saab 900 from the front to the rear? Because it wasn't there); Long-Term Tests: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Convertible vs. Ford Mustang GT Convertible; Honda Civic del Sol and Mazda Millenia S; Long-Term Wrapup: Toyota Supra (Nothing like a year's worth of good, clean mischief to keep a staff's spirits up (thank God we still have that 911) Competition - Formula 1 Finances (Rob Walker documents how World Championship racing sponsorship went from free oil in 1950 to $40 million in 1995); Saturday Night Specials (With the help of ABC colleague Jack Arute, Sam Posey gets to try his hand at a little bullring racing on a half-mile oval) Technical - You Won't See That Anymore (R&T's catalog of outlawed race technology, and an argument in favor os an absolute "run what you brung" series) Columns - Miscellaneous Ramblings (Alfa Romeo completes its unceremonious exit from the U.S. stage next January, but our indignation will remain); Side Glances (Question: "Is that why they call a box wrench a "knuckle-buster'?" Answer: "Wrap it up in a towel, and get yourself to the hospital"); Ampersand (Porsche poises for a comeback, news about the new MG and next year's Vettes, and, by the way: Who is going to buy all those roadsters?); About The Sport (...and as surely as night follows day, the Daytona 500 followed the 24 Hours of Daytona this year with a big Porsche surprise) Departments - People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Time & Place; Reviews; Road Test Summary; Technical Correspondence; Tech Tidbits; Showcase; Market Place; PS
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Cover Story - Sneak Preview (From Paul Frere's Technical Analysis of the Ferrari F50 to Mark Stehrenberger's "Minis For The Millennium," the future is here and now) Road Tests - Pontiac Firebird Ram Air vs. Ford Mustang Cobra (Horsepower still makes a horse race: a pair of elite 300-plus-bhp ponycars dukes it out); 1996 Dodge Grand Caravan ES (The 500-pound gorilla of the minivan market takes its seat, offering more styling, roominess and economy) First Drives - 1996 Mercedes-Benz E-class Sedans (The most radically styled new luxury sedan doesn't belong to BMW, Lexus or GM: It has a 3-pointed star); The 1996 Saturns (GM's successfully different line of sedans, wagons and sports coupes enters the new year revised, refreshed and refined) Features - Wine Country Classic (Carroll Shelby and a party pit full of Cobras help vintage racers celebrate at Sears Point during the Wine Country Classic); Salon: 1938 Alfa Romeo Bimotors (From the "if little is good, a lot must be better" school, Alfa tried packing two inline-8s into one historic car); Long-Term Tests: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Convertible vs. Ford Mustang GT Convertible (Our top-down duo meets the SoCal summer); Long-Term Tests: Oldsmobile Aurora And Porsche 911 Carrera (The Porsche rubber: new tires at 15K; the Aurora moves West for the summer) Technical - Sicilian Thrills (Engineering Editor Dennis "Il Ingegnere Superiore" Simanaitis polishes the Targa Florio with Pirelli's new P7000 Supersports) Competition - Legends Of The Lakes (R&T legend Dean Batchelor re-creates Southern California's dry-lakes-racing culture of the hotted-up Forties and early Fifties); 54eme Tour de France Auto Bruce and Dennis Play The Provinces (Two grown men having too much fun to come in out of the rain) Columns - Miscellaneous Ramblings (TLB's Day Runner: "Monday-Ferrari; drive F355 Spider; photograph F50. Tuesday - Lambo; drive 600-bhp Jota." Hmmm); Side Glances (Maybe it's the flawed beauty of Lotus ownership that makes it such a romantic occupation, but maybe it's simply the elan); Ampersand (Audi's 195-bhp Roadster comes one step closer; Mercedes-Benz and Swatch create a chameleon car; Mitsubishi's super new engine); About The Sport (Schumacher is the master in Monte Carlo, Alesi celebrates his birthday in Montreal; In Indy Car, Tracy is the toast of Milwaukee) Departments - People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Reviews; Tech Tidbits; Technical Correspondence; Road Test Summary; Time & Place; Showcase; Market Place; PS
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Road Tests - Milsanne Missiles (Fairy tales...can come true...it can happen to you...you can run at Le Mans. We test Callaway's GT2 race car and street-legal LM); 1996 Mercedes-Benz E320 (Mercedes-Benz orders up a fresh plate of styling with extra safety, spicy performance and an airbag on the side); V-12 Grand Touring (Heading north to The Weekend in a BMW 850Ci, Ferrari 456 GT, Jaguar XJS 6.0L convertible and Mercedes-Benz SL600) First Drives - 1996 BMW 328I (BMW talks torquey: Displacement is up on Bavaria's inline-6, but the 328 should feel right at home in the American market); 1997 BMW 528I (M3s and Z3s are all well and good, but this is the BMW whose sales numbers are at least as important as its performance numbers) Features - Salon: Lotus Eleven (The Eleven's success turned Colin Chapman's name from a household word into a household worry among many race teams); Long-Term Wrapup: Chevrolet Camaro Z28 Convertible vs. Ford Mustang GT Convertible (Our yearlong ponycar face-off peaks at the Peak); Long-Term Tests: Nissan Maxima SE and Mazda Millenia S (Life begins at 40,000 miles: the latest on our long-term sedans from Japan); Little Car, Big Man, Really Big Mountain (Simanaitis gleans the secrets of getting a Formula 3 Cooper to the top at the Mt. Equinox Hillclimb) Technical - Blood, Sweat & Gears, Part 2 (Concentrating on cutting corners (optimizing the suspension) and stopping quick (setting up the brakes)); Technology Update: A/C, Freon & You (Stay cool, Freon fans, the end of air-conditioned days is not upon us: the cold truth about R12 and R134a) Competition - Greg Moore: On The Road To Indy (Bob Judd sniffs the air in Indy Lights and comes up with the overwhelming scent of a future Indy Car winner) Columns - Miscellaneous Ramblings (Reports you may have heard or read of the death of the sports car were exaggerations, meaning: Don't make me laugh); Side Glances (Fifty races on one set of tires? Fifty races on one engine? $3.50 of premium unleaded and a $15 entry fee? This is the stuff of legends); Ampersand (First look: the RX-01, the next RX-7? John Lamm covers the Frankfurt show; Paul Frere drives the ultimate BMW M3 in Europe); About The Sport (We have an Indy Car champ: Jacques Villeneuve. In Formula 1. Schumacher and Herbert are warring and winning) Departments - People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Technical Correspondence; Road Test Summary; Tech Tidbits; Time & Place; Showcase; Market Place; PS
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