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Contents: 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
Issue: May 1995
Condition: Very Good