• BRAINY BMW 733i Barry Lake 7 • MERCEDES BENZ HITS WITH SUPER COUPES: the SECs Dev Dvoretsky 8 • FORD CORTINA'S STOPGAP REPLACEMENT John Mellor 10 • NISSAN SKYLINE ON THE NEAR HORIZON Peter Bellamy 12 • KIWI CAR MARKET BUOYANT John Ellegard 21 • TURBO THRUST: the demand for blowers John Mellor 22 • HOLDEN VH COMMODORE: Australia's Own Goes High-Tech Peter McKay 26 • EUROPE GETS ITS J-CAR ... and we're next! Dev Dvoretsky 32
ROAD TESTS/DRIVE
• USED CAR: Mitsubishi Sigma/Scorpion Special Writer 95 • FORD LASER SPORT v HOLDEN GEMINI ZZ: Comparison Barry Lake 98 • HOLDEN CDT GEMINI ... but this one will light up your life Barry Lake 100 • SUZUKI SIERRA: a spring in its step Barry Lake 122
FEATURES
• DUKES AINT HAP-HAZZARD: the star is a car Brian Woodward 38 • ACTION SHOW: Sydney's annual expo Barry Lake 42 • CALIFORNIAN CAPER: motoring in the US Barry Lake 50 • MOTOR'S GUIDE TO CAR SOUND: 30-page supplement Brian Woodward 57 • REQUIEM FOR A HEAVYWEIGHT: farewell to the Valiant John Mellor 88 • OHLMEYER'S 1904 JIGGER: a pioneer's buckboard Pedr Davis 102
POSTER
• ALFA ROMEO ALFETTA GTV Ray Berghouse photo 70
MOTORSPORT
• PIQUET STRIKES BACK: German Grand Prix Jeff Hutchinson 110 • HAPPY JACQUES: Austrian Grand Prix Jeff Hutchinson 114
REGULAR DEPARTMENTS
• HINDSIGHT Barry Lake 93 • BOOK REVIEWS Barry Lake 109 • MOTORFAIR Brian Woodward 120 • COLUMNS Various 126 • READERS' LETTERS You 132 • COMICS: Rat O'Toole Silvestro 135 • TAILPIECE Staff 136