Wheels – December 1994

NEWS
• FORD'S '97 PROBE
Ghia renders striking styles on Mondeo platform
• V6 FORD TAURUS
Australia bound right-hookers ready in '95
• MID-ENGINED MGD
First genuinely new MG in 15 years is a de?nite chance for Australia (MGF)
• WORLD MAGNAS
Diamante, Mitsubishi's familiar ?agship. to be solely Adelaide made
• DAEWOO
Built by Porsche, droptop Number One show car is based on 1.5i platform
• EXPORT CAMRYS
Toyota's $500m Middle East deal is Australia's largest ever
• VOLKSWAGEN SHARAN
Seven seat people mover to debut herein late '95
• RENAULT J-64
Top secret mini people mover is a '96 prospect
• HYUNDAI LANTRA SEDAN
Styled in the US, it leads a Korean quality push

FEATURES
• FLAVIO BRIATORE
Benetton's ?amboyant F1 boss remains a grand prix outsider/Mike Doodson
• THE TOP TEN OF '94
Wheels rates the year's best new and used buys, reprises the most dramatic photos... and draws up an all-time wish list
• THE MARVELLOUS COUNTING DOG
Miffy won biscuits with her arithmetic, and dribbled on the ?oors of Porsches/Peter Burden
• NEW FOR '95
Style, safety and value reach fresh peaks in next year's imports and Australian built models

ROAD REPORTS
• ASTON MARTIN DB7
Bondmobile for the '90s is a supercharged, not stirred, cocktail/John Lamm
• FORD LASER LYNX
Low volume, high impact three door goes, grips - and seats four/John Carey
• HSV SENATOR 215i
Re?ned and roomy luxo has proven grunt - and four speed auto/Bob Hall
• HOLDEN TIGRA
Opel built this double take coupe on a modest Barina base/Peter Robinson
• COMPARO
Audi 80 2.0E -v- Citroen Xantia SX -v- Saab 900S 2.0 -v- Volvo 440 GLT/Mike McCarthy
• AUDI R82
This station wagon in the de?nitive successor to the Quattro/Peter Robinson

DEPARTMENTS
• OVERSTEER
Angus MacKenzie
• ON LINE
Phil Scott
• LETTERS
Readers' views
• AT LARGE
Peter Robinson
• TO & FROM
Steve Cropley
• COCK & BULL
Michael Stahl
• TEN TENTHS
Peter McKay
• DIRTY WHEELS
George Ambrose
• BOOKS
Graham Howard
• PRICE WATCH
Adam Porter
• RETRO (Aston Martin DB4GT Zagato)
Graham Howard