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Contents: Road Tests – Mercedes-Benz C36 Meets BMW M3 (Two of the strongest European players in the game lead with two of the best cards in their hands); Seven Sensible Sixes (V-6 variety: the Chrysler Cirrus, Ford Contour, Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Mazda 626, Toyota Camray and VW Passat); Fab Fours (A 4-cylinder face-off: the Honda Civic EX, Mazda Protegee ES. Nissan Sentra GLE, Plymouth Neon Sport and Toyota Corolla DX) First Drives – BMW 318ti (A cute German hatchback with ABS, dual airbags and a nifty engine for under $20,000? Isn’t the “people’s car” moniker already taken?) Features – Dean Batchelor, 1922-1994 (Paying tribute to a former Editor of R&T who brought style and grace to our magazine, and was a good friend too); Long-Term Introduction: Porsche 911 Carrera (Rusz’s Rapture: Our Senior Editor is in heaven, and the rest of us aren’t far behind); Salon: Alfo Romeo Guilia TZ (This Kamm-tailed Alfa scored wins at the Nurburgring, Sebring, the Alpine Rally and the Targa Florio); Owner Survey: Acura Legend, 1991-1993 (The father of Japanese luxury cars in America can boast of everything but loyal customers) Competition – Formula 1 Wrapup (Rob Walker’s look back in amazement at a season of triumphs of the deserving and tragedies of nearly unfathomable darkness) Technical – Name That Tuneup (Yeah, they tell you it doesn’t need a tuneup until 100,000 miles, but bring it in at 98,500 just to be on the safe side) Columns – Miscellaneous Ramblings (Our Editor reflects on good times gone by, spent with Donald Healey, Aviator, Motor Engineer, Cornishman and Friend); Side Glances (Oh, the weather outside is frightful, but our car buying’s been insightful, we got a Cherokee ready to go, let it snow, let it snow, let it snow); About The Sport (Peter Egan, Chris Beebe, Bruce Livermore and a 1968 VW Westfalia microbus starring in “Woodstock III: The Runoffs At Mid-Ohio”); Inside Formula 1 (Dancing with Damon: Michael Schumacher becomes Drivers World Champion by a single point and a random act of racing); Inside Indy Car (Who’s gonna take the PPG Cup this year? It’s too tough to call, but you can’t rule out Little Al and Big Roger…Penske, that is) Departments – People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Ampersand; Reviews; Road Test Summary; Tech Tidbits; Technical Correspondence; Time & Place; Showcase; Market Place; PS
Issue: February 1995
Condition: Very Good