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Contents: Preview Test – 1982 Honda Accord (Climbing the ladder of prestige) Road Tests – Chevy Cavalier vs. Pontiac J2000 (A family feud between J-cars); Street-Legal 320i Turbo (Finally, Bimmer lovers can put the 2002iii to rest); Ferrari Mondial (A long-legged, high-gloss profile piece); VW Golf GTI (Is it true that Europeans have more fun? You betcha) Driving Impressions – 1982 Celica (Toyota’s “image” econocar) 1982 First Drive – Ford Ranger (Entering the midi-truck era) Adult Toys – Golf GTI Turbodiesel (Yes, Virginia, there is a fun-to-drive diesel); Turbo Chevette (Mini-GT/guerilla fighter) Features – Car Words, Part II (Completing your glossary); Subcompact Stereos (Great sounds for the smallest of cars); An LN7 At Bonneville (Everyone was startled, even Ford); 1982 Buick Century (Special spy preview); Creative Financing (Dealing in the money markets of the ’80s); Retrospect: 1949 Buick Super (Spirit of the postwar renaissance); AC Ghia 3000 (British-style street sleeper) Technical Features – Kent Racing RX-7s (Hottest rotaries in America); Cars & Cameras, Part 1 (Get that professional touch) Departments – Editor’s Report (Performance image for the 320i); Readers’ Report (Capt. Scirocco & friends); Detroit Report (’83 Mustang/Capri mods); International Report (A 4-door Ferrari?); Running Report (Vital stats); Free Wheeling (Washington update); Auto Report (Costs of gasoline explained); Motor Trend Marketplace (Classifieds); Competition Report (Ford racing, home and abroad)
Issue: November 1981
Condition: Very Good