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Contents Listing - Articles & Features in this issue
Porsche Boxster - We get into a serious sparring session with the new German two-seater sportster before it enters the public arena to take on the Mercedes SLK and allcomers. Has it got the punching power and stamina of its famous old stablemate the 911, or is it just a good looking chancer with a glass jaw?
First round - The Caterham 21, VW Passat, BMW 5401, Saxo VTS. Toyota Landcruiser, Nissan Primeras and Mitsubishi 3000GT, all tried out on the punchbag for the first time
In the Mr Blue corner - We wouldn't fancy being stuck in the middle with him, but we did go for a ride in a Qalaxie with Eddie Bunker, star of Reservdr Dogs, veteran getaway driver and regular inmate
Punchy repmobiles - You've seen them getting plenty of road work under their belts at the hands of the guys with the samples cases. But these versions of the Nissan Primera, Vauxhall Vectra and Peugeot 406 have a bit more clout than usual
Reshaped face - The Mondeo could always stand its ground, but it was never going to win the Lonsdale Belt for styling. So Ford has given its panets a good beating to give it a brand new look
Pounding the beat - We go on patrol with Greater Manchester's Tactical Vehicle Crime Unit, stars of current BBC1 series, X-cars. Chasing joyriders in stolen cars is all part of the daily routine
All over in 7.4 seconds - To celebrate 30 years of Santa Pod, Tiff Needell has a go in three big, bruising drag racers and we take a tweaked Viper down the strip at a Run What You Brung meet
Pound for pound - The only way to get out of dead-end town is to slug your way out. That's the task we set the Skoda Felicia, Hyundai Accent and Kia Mentor, as they touch gloves in Grantham
Martial artists - The Japanese don't go in for the Marquess of Queensberry rules. But some of their designers do have British design gurus. We also meet a guy who fights traffic in an P3000 racer and watch some old English pugilists at the Tokyo Show 40 years ago
Estate contenders - The Audi A4 Avant, BMW Touring, Honda Accord Aerodeck and Volvo V40 get it on to see which is the hardest trendy holdall
QX KO - Our Nissan QX needs a good promoter. We try to do the Don King thing with it
Flyweight division - We're trying to put up a good scrap in the Caterham race series. Here's the update
Traffic combatant - Our Yamaha TRX 850 is a real prizefighter
Ringside seat - And the Frog's just pounding the news out, really giving those facts a good thrashing
Jab to the Headroom - PI memorabilia is now a knockout at auctions so long as you don't get hit below the belt with a dud buy. Car dealers are being counted out, too, and you can't get a ringside seat for David Cronenberg's movie, Crash anywhere in the UK. They say it's foul
Barry McGuigan - Is not our guest columnist; it's Helen Chappel
Fantasy Formula Boxing - How to enjoy the noble art without getting a cauliflower ear (actually it's all about F1)
Write hooks - Uppercuts, rabbit punches and the odd letter
Clubbed into the ropes - Enjoy a special discount at the Motor Show preview day, win lots of stuff and compete in the ABA finals. (Spot the deliberate mistake.)
Throwing in the towel - Punch-drunk, Vaseline-swathed Leftovers
Used car buyers guide - Secondhand values from experts CAP
Used car of the month - Vauxhall Calibra
Used stuff - & Valuation service - what's it Worth?
Quentin Willson's pick - The gen on buying a range of used cars
New car buyers guide - Every new car on sale. all the specs
New cars by price - Compare the costs
Mini tests - Er, tests in mini form
Directory of Manufacturers: Car maker contacts
Cars in this Issue:
Audi A4 Avant 1.8
BMW 318i Touring
BMW 525 TDS SE
BMW 5401
Caterham 21
Citroen Saxo VTS
Ducati 748
Ford Mondeo
Honda Accord
Aerodeck U
Hyundai Accent 1.5GLSI
Kia Mentor 1.5BLXSE
Mercedes C280 Sport Estate
Mitsubishi 3000GT
Nissan Primera new range
Nissan Primera 2.0 SRI
Nissan QX Peugeot 406 2.0GLX
Porsche Boxster
Rover 623 GSi Auto
SEAT Toledo Sport
Skoda Felicia 1.6 LXi
Toyota Landcruiser
Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 SRi
Volkswagen Passat
Volkswagen Polo four-door
Volvo V40 1.8
Yamaha TRXSSO
First round - The Caterham 21, VW Passat, BMW 5401, Saxo VTS. Toyota Landcruiser, Nissan Primeras and Mitsubishi 3000GT, all tried out on the punchbag for the first time
In the Mr Blue corner - We wouldn't fancy being stuck in the middle with him, but we did go for a ride in a Qalaxie with Eddie Bunker, star of Reservdr Dogs, veteran getaway driver and regular inmate
Punchy repmobiles - You've seen them getting plenty of road work under their belts at the hands of the guys with the samples cases. But these versions of the Nissan Primera, Vauxhall Vectra and Peugeot 406 have a bit more clout than usual
Reshaped face - The Mondeo could always stand its ground, but it was never going to win the Lonsdale Belt for styling. So Ford has given its panets a good beating to give it a brand new look
Pounding the beat - We go on patrol with Greater Manchester's Tactical Vehicle Crime Unit, stars of current BBC1 series, X-cars. Chasing joyriders in stolen cars is all part of the daily routine
All over in 7.4 seconds - To celebrate 30 years of Santa Pod, Tiff Needell has a go in three big, bruising drag racers and we take a tweaked Viper down the strip at a Run What You Brung meet
Pound for pound - The only way to get out of dead-end town is to slug your way out. That's the task we set the Skoda Felicia, Hyundai Accent and Kia Mentor, as they touch gloves in Grantham
Martial artists - The Japanese don't go in for the Marquess of Queensberry rules. But some of their designers do have British design gurus. We also meet a guy who fights traffic in an P3000 racer and watch some old English pugilists at the Tokyo Show 40 years ago
Estate contenders - The Audi A4 Avant, BMW Touring, Honda Accord Aerodeck and Volvo V40 get it on to see which is the hardest trendy holdall
QX KO - Our Nissan QX needs a good promoter. We try to do the Don King thing with it
Flyweight division - We're trying to put up a good scrap in the Caterham race series. Here's the update
Traffic combatant - Our Yamaha TRX 850 is a real prizefighter
Ringside seat - And the Frog's just pounding the news out, really giving those facts a good thrashing
Jab to the Headroom - PI memorabilia is now a knockout at auctions so long as you don't get hit below the belt with a dud buy. Car dealers are being counted out, too, and you can't get a ringside seat for David Cronenberg's movie, Crash anywhere in the UK. They say it's foul
Barry McGuigan - Is not our guest columnist; it's Helen Chappel
Fantasy Formula Boxing - How to enjoy the noble art without getting a cauliflower ear (actually it's all about F1)
Write hooks - Uppercuts, rabbit punches and the odd letter
Clubbed into the ropes - Enjoy a special discount at the Motor Show preview day, win lots of stuff and compete in the ABA finals. (Spot the deliberate mistake.)
Throwing in the towel - Punch-drunk, Vaseline-swathed Leftovers
Used car buyers guide - Secondhand values from experts CAP
Used car of the month - Vauxhall Calibra
Used stuff - & Valuation service - what's it Worth?
Quentin Willson's pick - The gen on buying a range of used cars
New car buyers guide - Every new car on sale. all the specs
New cars by price - Compare the costs
Mini tests - Er, tests in mini form
Directory of Manufacturers: Car maker contacts
Cars in this Issue:
Audi A4 Avant 1.8
BMW 318i Touring
BMW 525 TDS SE
BMW 5401
Caterham 21
Citroen Saxo VTS
Ducati 748
Ford Mondeo
Honda Accord
Aerodeck U
Hyundai Accent 1.5GLSI
Kia Mentor 1.5BLXSE
Mercedes C280 Sport Estate
Mitsubishi 3000GT
Nissan Primera new range
Nissan Primera 2.0 SRI
Nissan QX Peugeot 406 2.0GLX
Porsche Boxster
Rover 623 GSi Auto
SEAT Toledo Sport
Skoda Felicia 1.6 LXi
Toyota Landcruiser
Vauxhall Vectra 2.0 SRi
Volkswagen Passat
Volkswagen Polo four-door
Volvo V40 1.8
Yamaha TRXSSO
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