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Contents: Two steps forward in technology, one step back in time. Rotary-engine admirers have been waiting to see (and hear) what Mazda was planning for its Wankel-powered sports car. The new twin-turbo RX-7 may capture the spirit of the Sixties, but the car’s mechanical heart is deep in the Nineties) Features – Bof! Zap! (An animated low blow to the highbrows: Stan Mott takes a cartoon blast at the impolite side of polite society); Long-Term Introduction: BMW 325I (With a cross-country run under its beltline, our newest long-termer is already a seasoned traveler); Summer And Smoke (Peter Egan’s pictorial account of heat and passion at the Chicago Historic Races at Road America in Wisconsin); Salon: 1931 Bugatti Type 54 O-Uhilk-Bodied Roadster (A tale complete with mystery, controversy and, of course, great beauty); Cars I Should Have Owned (Rob Walker looks back in bemusement on the missed-it-by-that-much automobiles that he has passed by) Road Tests – Mercedes-Benz 500SEL (With so much size, interior space, comfort and luxury going for it, the new M-B S-class puts most condos to shame); Toyoto Paseo (The entry level meets the exit line: Toyota mints a car for the enthusiast who wants to keep his head high and his payments low); Old And New: Camaro vs. Mustang (A 1970 Boss 302 Mustang, 1969 Z-28 Camaro and 1992 equivalents: The battle continues) Driving Impressions – Pontiac Trans Am Convertible (This top-down V-8 tourer displays a remarkable talent for attracting attention and making new friends); New For ’92 (Four to the fore: taking a few turns around the block with some of the most interesting highlights of the new model year: Audi 1000 – one of the most pleasant surprises of the season; Honda Civic – in its 20th year, looking and acting younger than ever; Volkswagen Golf and Golf VR6 – the V-6 wait is over (and worth it); Mercedes-Benz 400E – M-B adds horsepower helper to the 300E) Competition – Hungarian Grand Prix (Return to Senna: After Nigel Mansell’s dashing hat trick, Ayrton Senna finds his way back to the top of the podium); Belgian Grand Prix (McLaren gave the rest of the field its 1-2 punch, but the buzz on pit lane centered around Michael Schumacher) Columns – Side Glances (When the road is long and the driver is weary, no state is safe from The Old License Plate Game, not even Alaska); Miscellaneous Ramblings (What can you say about a luxury tax that could cost more to implement than it collects in revenues); About The Sport (Galmer Engineering’s G9100 – the CART car designed specifically to deliver the Indianapolis 500 to Al Unser, Jr.) Departments – People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Road Test Summary; Time & Place; Ampersand; Market Place; Tech Tidbits; Technical Correspondence; PS
Issue: December 1991
Condition: Very Good