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Cover Story - BMW Z3 (The wait is over and the roadster has premiered, not 007's BMW faces its toughest tests yet: 0-60, skidpad, slalom and braking) Road Tests - 1996 Ford Taurus (On its way to housing new engines and a refined chassis, Ford rediscovers the styling guts it displayed 10 years ago on the original); MGF 1.8I (Casting a hungry look across the Atlantic Ocean at the newest roadster baked up by England - a sweet piece, but not for U.S. consumption) First Drives - 1996 Porsche 911 Carrera 4S (Porsche takes a little off the top of the 911 and creates a Turbo-look car for the cash conscious); 1997 Cadillac Catera (This midsize, entry-level Cadillac sedan is built by Opel, and fortunately, it hasn't lost much of its strong German accent); 1996 Kia Sephia (A little bit of twincam action from Mazda's 1.8-liter makes the Sephia a better playmate for neighborhood Civics and Corollas); Not Quite Cars: Toyota RAV1 (Cute, economical and fun to drive: The problem with this sport-ute is that it's going to be wasted on the young) Features - The Goodwood Festival Of Speed (Art Editor Wm. A. Motta's photo essay collects the sights and sightings at a most proper British hillclimb); Stirling Chats (Once a race driver, always a race driver: Stirling Moss offers insights - and no quarter - at the Monterey Historic Automobile Races); Long-Term Tests: Oldsmobile Aurora & Porsche 911 Cerrera (Midway through the long-term play, turning in two strong performances) Technical - Blood, Sweat & Gears, Part 3 (Douglas Kott whips his RX-7 Wankel engine into shape for SCCA racing with a little help from a few fast friends) Competition - 1995 Indy Car Review (The Penske-Mercedes was not mightier than the Reynard Ford of Jacques Villeneuve; Sam Posey wraps up the season) Columns - Miscellaneous Ramblings (TLB takes a deep breath of the rarefied air at the Pebble Beach and Newport Beach concours and the Christie's auction); Side Glances (Between NFL games and hot dog bites, Peter Egan cops to growing up in America and having the requisite itch to own a ponycar); Ampersand (All the highlights from the best Tokyo auto show in years, plus illustrated insights on a new VW for the masses and a Boxster racer); About The Sport (A new Gurney Eagle is landing in Indy Car; the Hills are alive with the sound of Ferraris; Derek John has father Phil's race genes) Departments - People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Reviews; Time & Place; Road Test Summary; Technical Correspondence; Tech Tidbits; Showcase; Market Place; PS
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Cover Story - Mazda RX-01 (Is it really the next RX-7? We've driven it and we hope so, but we need your help in persuading Mazda to bring it to the U.S. and see (see page 44)) Road Tests - Chevrolet Corvette Grand Sport (As a last grand gesture before the next generation Vette arrives, the GS is a macho display of torque and tire); Saab 900 Turbo SE Convertible (Is $40,000 too much to spend on a liberating breeze? That depends on how much you value your free time) First Drives - Stillen Q45 (I'd rather hava a bottle of nitrous in back of me than a noxious debacle in front of me: Here's a better way for Infiniti owners to get ahead); 1996 Hyundai Elentra (Hyundai's shooter in the compact-sedan market packs a new 1.8-liter engine to replace the hired guns from Mitsubishi); Not Quite Cars: 1996 Mazda MPV and Lexus LX 450 (Mazda restyles its import-leading minivan, while Lexus luxes the Land Cruiser) Features - The Devil Made Us Do It (Driving across the U.S. in a Lamborghini Diablo VT? A trip like this is why they invented car magazines in the first place); Salon: 1963 Corvette Grand Sport (When the Promise is broken, you go on livin', but man it steals something from down in your soul - B. Springsteen); Louis Meyer, 1904-1995 (Our tribute to a three-time Indy winner and engine-builder extraordinaire who was part of the soul of American racing); Long-Term Tests: Plymouth Neon Sport Coupe & Mazdea Millenia S (The latest words on two impressive cars featuring two impressive engines) Technical - The Road & Track Skidpad Challenge (Participants in the 1995 Challenge haven't gotten one to stick in the ceiling yet, but they're working on it) Columns - Miscellaneous Ramblings (Thos L. Bryant reports on a staff infection: His staff is infected with an attachment to the interesting cars they own); Side Glances (Peter Egan continues to map the "enthusiast" chromosome, concentrating this month on the gene responsible for the hot-rodding instinct); Ampersand (Open-air-raid alerts from Europe: the first indisguised photos of the Mercedes-Benz SLK and Lamborghini Diablo VT roadsters); About The Sport (The oak watches the acorn bake the asphalt: Phil Hill on son Derek John's involvement in racing; also: the 1995 F1 season finale) Departments - People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Reviews; Technical Correspondence; Tech Tidbits; Time & Place; Road Test Summary; Showcase; Market Place; PS
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Road Tests - Westfield SPa And Seight (Lotus operandi: Westfield's double take on the original, minimalist Seven, coming as a fab 4-cylinder or a potent V-8) First Drives - Acura CL (The mantra for Acura's pleasure-versus-performance equation - "60/40, luxury/sporty" is repeated often in this U.S.-built sports coupe); Acura RL (A Legend in its own niche: Acura's new flagship sedan gets more room, an alphanumeric name, and a market segment all to itself); Not Quite Cars: 1997 Ford F-150, Suzuki Sidekick & Suzuki X-90 (A best-selling truck, a mini-SUV and a cute little God-only-knows-what) Sport-Utility Special Section - Sport-Ute Olympiad (A free-for-all with the Chevy Blazer, Ford Explorer, Isuzu Rodeo, Jeep Grand Cherokee, Nissan Pathfinder and Toyota 4Runner); Tokico Jeep Grand Cherokee: Putting Some Sport Into A Sport-Utility Vehicle (How to improve the on-road manners of your off-road SUV); Technology Update: Driving All Four (Dr. Smianaitis' Snowdrift Seminar and Swamp Symposium: a guide to part-time, full-time and on-demand 4wd); Mitsubishi Pajero Mini (The Engineering Editor in a dirt-filled Disneyland: Dennis challenges a Japanese off-road obstacle park in a mini-Montero) Features - Aston-Martin DB7 Volante (It isn't "driving in a convertible", it's "motoring in a DB7 Volante" - coming soon to the United States, that is, the "colonies"); Salon: 1960 Austin-Healey Sprite (A funny-faced reminder that it's no good underestimating the value of pure joy when it comes to sports cars); Long-Term Wrapup: Nissan Maxima SE (What we'll miss most about our 50,000-mile visit is this sports sedan's unforgettable V-6 calling card); Long-Term Introduction: Audi A4 Quattro (Audi's new sedan begins a year at R&T with hopes in the air and four feet planted firmly on the ground) Competition - 1995 Formula 1 Review: An Undated Second Half (For a brief moment, the bitter fog of F1 tantrums parted, treating us to some actual racing) Columns - Miscellaneous Ramblings (Travel to England, stay at The Ritz, drive an Aston-Marton DB7 to Goodwood? In an alternate universe, this life is a crime); Side Glances (Could this possibly mean that your mom's Impala station wagon or your brother's Maverick will someday be candidates for nostalgia?); Ampersand (From Indy Car to show car to supercar: Ford's V-12 Indigo; from supercar to race car to super-supercar; McLaren unveils its F1 LM); About The Sport (For Indy Car and Formula 1, the off-season testing moves to the front burners, but for R&T's project RX-7, it's time to race) Departments - People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Road Test Summary; Time & Place; Tech Tidbits; Technical Correspondence; Showcase; Market Place; PS
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Road Tests - Jaguar XJ12 (There's nothing more relaxing than watching a big cat stretch: Coventry's V-12 sedan devotes an extra 4.9 in. to passenger comfort); Ford Mustang GT (When pushrod came to smoggy shove, Ford's 5.0 liter V-8 had to go, but the sohc 4.6-liter Ponycar Express still delivers the mail); Indiana Jones Adventure Troop Transport (Ohio Simanaltis braves snaky roads, whiplash (caught himself with his own whip) and the eyes of Mara) First Drives - Chevrolet Camaro (With a 3.8-liter V-6, 5-speed manual transmission and 7.5-sec.-time to 60, we have a new ponycar class: the "pocketbook rocket"); BMW 750IL (Imagine being five minutes early to every appointment; imagine always taking the long way home; imagine a 322-bhp V-12 smoking jacket); Mercedes-Benz S600 (Moving mountains: Mercedes' big-league V-12 sedan specializes in wish fulfillment and gets the Phil Hill seal of approval); Honda Civic HX CVT (Shiftless, seamless and sensible: Honda comes up with a Continuously Variable Transmission that even an enthusiast could love); Not Quite Cars: Acura SLX (Another of the Tiffany trucks from luxury carmakers gets its badging from Acura and its off-road credentials from Isuzu) Features - A New Daytona Rising (Direct heir to the Testarossa's throne, the new V-12 Ferrari F555 owes even more to its great-grandfather, the legendary Daytona); Ford Indigo (It's all dressed up and it has a wild way to get there (a 435-bhp 6.0-liter V-12), so all the Indigo needs is someplace to go); The Detroit/Los Angeles Auto-Show Express (John Lamm's photo essay shows some future truths that are stranger than concept-car fictions); Pop (Art) Goes The Yugo (And all that time, it was trying to be a car: Art students experiment on the true nature of the Yugo in a traveling exhibition); Used Car Classic: BMW 3-Series, 1984-1992 (The sporty, stylish Everyman's BMW is enjoying new popularity, riding a wave of affordability); Long-Term Tests: Porsche 911 Carrera And Oldsmobile Aurora (Exploring the cost of love with our 911 and graying gracefully with the Aurora) Competition - Ringside Report (Although it's been downsized and sanitized, the Nurburgring is still a place where Old Stars charge and Young Lions paw); The Tire Rack SCCA Solo II National Championships (Two kinds of rolling thunder: the best autocross drivers in the U.S. and the worst weather) Columns - Miscellaneous Ramblings (In true R&T style, our Special Marketing Manager drives a GMC Suburban that could make many a sports car cower); Side Glances (For everyone who's ever admired the efficient design of dropped-nut-swallowing induction systems: a loose primer on tools); Ampersand (Paul Frere drives a supercharged C-class; the sound barrier may fall as the new land-speed record goal; cast your vote for the next Z-car); About The Sport (European hands continue to sculpt the face of Indy Car racing; Jackie Stewart returns to F1 - as an owner - after 20 years away) Departments - People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Reviews; Technical Correspondence; Tech Tidbits; Time & Place; Road Test Summary; Showcase; Market Place; PS
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