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Contents: Road Tests – 1995 Volkswagen GTI V6 (Forget Prozac; VW’s pocket-rocket offers a full dose of driving fun effective immediately upon pressing the accelerator); 1995 Lexus LS 400 (It’s bigger, quieter and quicker; the sequel to the LS 400 blockbuster has the critics cheering and the competition hissing); Flying The Coupes (The sky’s the limit in our luxury-coupe showdown among the Cadillac Eldorado, Lexus SC 400 and Lincoln Mark VIII) First Drives – Jaguar XJ Sedans (The pride of Coventry takes a giant leap forward with sleek new styling and a couple of drastically improved powerplants); Chevrolet Cavalier Z24 (Chevy’s popular coupe gets a lesson in civility, but thanks to the Quad 4 engine, it retains its wild personality); Volvo 960 (No more staying home on Friday nights for this Swede; Volvo has given its flagship dashing good looks and a sportier personality); Mercedes-Benz E300 Diesel (Mercedes-Benz makes short work of blending luxury with diesel, creating a car ideal for the long (nonstop) haul); BMW 840CI (The match of the year is not Michael and Lisa Marie, it’s the union between Bimmer’s 5-Series V-8 and the 8-Series body); Geo Metro (High aspirations have resulted in a significantly improved car with more personality, more interior space and fewer stops at the gas station); McLaren F1 (The objective: to build the world’s greatest production sports car; the result: the world’s greatest production sports car); Not Quite Cars: Honda Odyssey, Toyota RAV4, Chevrolet Tahoe (A minivan from Honda, a mini-ute from Toyota and a GM 4-door) Features – Salon: Ferrari 250TR (Phil Hill takes a nostalgic drive back into time behind one of the wheel of one of his favorite race cars, the 1959 Tesla Rossa) Competition – NASCAR rival On Bricks (Novelist Bob Judd reports on the inaugural Brickyard 400 where the drama rivaled that of his latest best-selling thriller); Midyear Fi Analysis (The death of Senna, the return of Mansell and the rise of Schumacher; Rob Walker examines the first half of the F1 season) Technical – S’no Foolin’ (We evaluate five types of tires in the wet, the dry and the snow to see what’s the best way to get a grip) Columns – Miscellaneous Ramblings (The Editor-In-Chief reports on the honoring of an American legend; Phil Hill reports on the passing on an Italian one); Side Glances (Peter Egan makes his case against stupid laws, especially the one that tells him to go 55 mph on his 176-mph motorcycle); About The Sport (The Eagle Talons continue to soar in the SCCA World Challenge, thanks to the Archer brothers); Inside Formula 1 (Michael Schumacher and Benetton run into all kinds of trouble with the FIA while Berger runs away with the German Grand Prix); Inside Indy Car (Bobby Rahal lets go of Honda power, Scott Goodyear grabs his first win of the season and Nigel Mansell remains empty-handed) Departments – People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Ampersand; Reviews; Technical Correspondence; Tech Tidbits; Time & Place; Road Test Summary; Showcase; Market Place; PS
Issue: November 1994
Condition: Very Good