• AMERICAN MANUFACTURERS AT RECORD LOSSES Gary Ross 7 • HYUNDAI: New Excel John Ellegard 11 • TOYOTA CAMRY: hits the sport market Gary Ross 12 • DATSUN'S NEW SUNNY: Clayton bound? Gary Ross 17 • VAN NOT SO ORDINAIRE: An eight-seater car Brian Woodward 20 • QUICKIES Staff 23
TESTED: DRIVEN
• TOYOTA CELICA: The escape hatch Brian Woodward 26 • AUDI 4+5: Best Audi yet Brian Woodward 34 • MAZDA 323: Big news from Ford's partner Pedr Davis 42 • NISSAN SKYLINE: Double-ton four door Brian Woodward 56 • ISUZU GEMINI: isn't it boring? Barry Lake 62 • MAZDA 323S: shades of Cooper S Gary Ross 63 • SKODA: Memories, memories John Mellor 68 • PORSCHE RAGTOP: For fresh air freaks Richard Laurence 73 • SUBARU GLF COUPE vs DATSUN PULSAR COUPES: Budget and bite-sized. Barry Lake 77 • TOYOTA CROWN: Used Jap-location Special Writer 101 • RILEY REDWING: Days of future past Pedr Davis 114
FEATURES
• CALENDAR GIRLS: On all the best walls Dev Dvoretsky 39 • TYPE WAR: Technology goes battle Dev Dvoretsky 48 • TOKYO MOTOR SHOW: The show of the decade Pedr Davis 50 • FIDDLERS: Ford bares the future Staff 71 • AIR CONDITIONING: The industry, in part Brian Woodward 79 • HOLDEN BUILT BY GIRLS: in 8 minutes Barry Lake 81 • SHOCK ABSORBERS: The shocking truth Barry Lake 82 • CHINESE VAN: It's in the money Special Writer 84 • VOLVO'S ALICE: Image reinforcement Staff
POSTER
• THE MANTA: Specifications fit for a king Graham Monro 66
MOTORSPORT
• FORMULA ONE ROUNDUP: The Year of the kart Barry Lake 96 • AUSTRALIAN GP: How the flock was shorn Barry Lake 106
REGULAR DEPARTMENTS
• LISTEN: Hear Car Sound Brian Woodward 89 • HACK: The company car Brian Woodward 111 • MOTORFAIR: New Products Gary Ross 117 • USED CAR PRICE: They're back! Staff 118 • HINDSIGHT: just a knowledge Staff 120 • BOOKS: Good reading Barry Lake 126 LETTERS: Encapsulated controversy You 128 • TAILPIECE: The final word Staff • JUST WORDS 104 • BEHIND THE WHEEL 112 • POINT OF VIEW 112 • AMERICAN REPORT 116 • ENZED 125 • RAT O'TOOLE 127