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Contents: Road Tests – Saleen Mustang S-351 (Steve Saleen has saddled Ford’s new pony with bags of handling and horsepower. Wanna rumble>), Ford Mustang Cobra Convertible versus Pontiac Firebird Formula Convertible (an open-air pair of pumped up ponycars), 1995 Mitsubishi Eclipse GSX (“X” marks the spotlight generation for the second iteration of Mitsubishi’s all-wheel-drive sports coupe), 1995 Nissan Maxima SE (no more ‘4-door sports car”? Our little secret; the new softer, quieter Maxima is also quicker and more nimble) Features – Pizazz At Palexpo (Our photo essay of the 64th Geneva automobile show. We can only hope that we look this good when we turn 64), Saleen Mustang R-R-R (a 576 bhp Ford Mustang for the street? What are you – some kind of comedian? Steve Saleen meets Tim Allen), 4WD Bushwackers (soin’ the dunes in a Land Rover Defender 90, an AM General HUMMER, a Toyota Land Cruiser and a Jeep Wrangler), Salon: World War II Jeep MB (a fond salute to the WWII conveyance that, on June 6, 1944, became the most popular vehicle in all of France), LOong-Term Introduction: Honda Civic del Sol VTEC (when Honda added the VTEC cocoa butter, we decided to spend a year in the sun), Long-Term Wrapup: Dodge Intrepid ES (R&T’s workhorse with wanderlust – 40,000 miles on the clock – is finally put out to pasture), Centre International de I’Automobile Museum (it owns no cars, but it regularly attracts a crowd of cars that attracts a crowd of car lovers) First Drives – Opel Omega (the Cadillac of Opels (or is it the Opel of Cadillacs?) makes its European debut and is decclared fit for a wreath and crest), Saab 900S & 900SE (the second generation of the bread and butter Saab is now bred and buttered in 3-door and turbo-versions), Mitsubishi 3000GT Spyder VR-4 (sell the kids (it’s adult fun), sell the house (it’s pricey), and sell tickets to the retractable-hardtop show), Not Quite Cars: Land Rover Discovery & Toyota Mega Cruiser (two new ways to enjoy the great outdoors (or secure the DMZ perimeter) Technical – Technology Update: Gasoline, Octane and All (these fuelish things, distilling truths, detonating myths and just knocking around) Columns – Miscellaneous Ramblings (race courses, golf courses and a six-course meal. Our Editor shares conversation and cuisine with Migel Mansell), Side Glances (Peter Egan welcomes car awareness into acceptance as cultural literacy and automotive books into the literature of culture), About The Sport (you can race big and expensive (the Ferrari 348 Challenge) or small and affordable (Competition Package Neons), Inside Formula I (Round One. The Brazilian GP is a somber moment for Ayrton Senna and a samba occasion for Michael Chumacher), Inside Indy Car (a checkered flag in Australia welcomes Michael Andretti back to Indy Car in a stormy opener to the 1994 season) Departments – People & Places, Letters to the Editor, Years Ago, Ampersand, Technical Correspondence, Tech Tidbits, Time & Place, Road Test Summary, Reviews, Showcase, Market Place, PS
Issue: June 1994
Condition: Very Good