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Contents: Road Tests – Jaguar XJ12 (There’s nothing more relaxing than watching a big cat stretch: Coventry’s V-12 sedan devotes an extra 4.9 in. to passenger comfort); Ford Mustang GT (When pushrod came to smoggy shove, Ford’s 5.0 liter V-8 had to go, but the sohc 4.6-liter Ponycar Express still delivers the mail); Indiana Jones Adventure Troop Transport (Ohio Simanaltis braves snaky roads, whiplash (caught himself with his own whip) and the eyes of Mara) First Drives – Chevrolet Camaro (With a 3.8-liter V-6, 5-speed manual transmission and 7.5-sec.-time to 60, we have a new ponycar class: the “pocketbook rocket”); BMW 750IL (Imagine being five minutes early to every appointment; imagine always taking the long way home; imagine a 322-bhp V-12 smoking jacket); Mercedes-Benz S600 (Moving mountains: Mercedes’ big-league V-12 sedan specializes in wish fulfillment and gets the Phil Hill seal of approval); Honda Civic HX CVT (Shiftless, seamless and sensible: Honda comes up with a Continuously Variable Transmission that even an enthusiast could love); Not Quite Cars: Acura SLX (Another of the Tiffany trucks from luxury carmakers gets its badging from Acura and its off-road credentials from Isuzu) Features – A New Daytona Rising (Direct heir to the Testarossa’s throne, the new V-12 Ferrari F555 owes even more to its great-grandfather, the legendary Daytona); Ford Indigo (It’s all dressed up and it has a wild way to get there (a 435-bhp 6.0-liter V-12), so all the Indigo needs is someplace to go); The Detroit/Los Angeles Auto-Show Express (John Lamm’s photo essay shows some future truths that are stranger than concept-car fictions); Pop (Art) Goes The Yugo (And all that time, it was trying to be a car: Art students experiment on the true nature of the Yugo in a traveling exhibition); Used Car Classic: BMW 3-Series, 1984-1992 (The sporty, stylish Everyman’s BMW is enjoying new popularity, riding a wave of affordability); Long-Term Tests: Porsche 911 Carrera And Oldsmobile Aurora (Exploring the cost of love with our 911 and graying gracefully with the Aurora) Competition – Ringside Report (Although it’s been downsized and sanitized, the Nurburgring is still a place where Old Stars charge and Young Lions paw); The Tire Rack SCCA Solo II National Championships (Two kinds of rolling thunder: the best autocross drivers in the U.S. and the worst weather) Columns – Miscellaneous Ramblings (In true R&T style, our Special Marketing Manager drives a GMC Suburban that could make many a sports car cower); Side Glances (For everyone who’s ever admired the efficient design of dropped-nut-swallowing induction systems: a loose primer on tools); Ampersand (Paul Frere drives a supercharged C-class; the sound barrier may fall as the new land-speed record goal; cast your vote for the next Z-car); About The Sport (European hands continue to sculpt the face of Indy Car racing; Jackie Stewart returns to F1 – as an owner – after 20 years away) Departments – People & Places; Letters To The Editor; Years Ago; Reviews; Technical Correspondence; Tech Tidbits; Time & Place; Road Test Summary; Showcase; Market Place; PS
Issue: April 1996
Condition: Very Good