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Contents: Road Tests – Jaguar XJR (A cat like no other cat before it, the XJR sedan sharpens its claws with a supercharger without sacrificing a whit of Coventry class); Toyota Avalon XLS (Toyota’s new sedan competes with Detroit on a playing field that Motown created: the most cubic feet of space for the dollar); A3 – The Woman’s Team (An all-female crew chases the America’s Cup: “Do you call her the ‘helmswoman’ or ‘helmsperson’?’ “We call her Jane”) First Drives – Acura NSX-T (Acura lifts the lid on its ultra-talented 2-seater and shows off an automatic transmission with some Tiptronic-like tricks up its sleeve); Pontiac 300GPX 335 (Ken Zino offers an early glimpse into the 1997 Pontiac Grand Prix under the influence of a 300-bhp-version 3.8-liter V-6); Pontiac 3800 Firebird Coupe (Today, it’s a $350 upgrade, but this 200-bhp V-6 is the engine that the base-level F-cars have been waiting for) Features – Ford GT90 (Ford brought its prize stud – a 720-bhp, 235-mph supercar – to the fair (it was a show star in Detroit), but will it bring the GT90 to market?); Long-Term Wrapup: Volvo S50 Turbo Superwagon )It ran with the Touring Sedan pack in England, and it survived a year with our clan too); Salon: Old Number One (Everybody (and everything) has to start somewhere, and here’s how MG got started (and what it got started with)); Owner Survey Questionnaire (Calling all owners of Stealth/3000GT, 300ZX (1990 or newer), Saturn (all) and Camry (1992 or newer) models); The $15,000 Sports Car (This is what happens when 10 Road & Track staffers cut loose with a fictitious car-buying budget of $15,000) Technical – How We Test Cars (Guns N’ Neurosis: Kim Reynolds on radar gun and optical testing, and how wonders like traction control cars make him crazy) Columns – Miscellaneous Ramblings (An international auto show with a Midwestern accent: Detroit finds its fete with a world-class display of automobiles); Side Glances (There will always be an England, and if Peter Egan has his way, there’ll always be a breath of England in the cars Down Under); Ampersand (John Lemm puts the Detroit show highlights into the limelight, a Porsche 911 Turbo bows in Geneva, and Alfe bows out of the U.S.); About The Sport (Ported, polished and running a richer mixture, About The Sport expends its coverage of competition, speed duels and dirt) Departments – People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Road Test Summary; Reviews; Time & Place; Technical Correspondence; Tech Tidbits; Showcase; Market Place; PS
Issue: April 1995
Condition: Very Good