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Revisions to Wheels (Australia) February 1996

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Added issue year:
1996
Added issue month:
February
Added contents:
news
SMALL TIME
Toyota’s new $15K small car, Nissan facelifts Micra and one Smart Mercedes
JEEP, LEXUS 4WDS
New 4wd from Jeep, old 4wd from Lexus. And a small but saucy Citroen
MERCEDES-BENZ BLITZ
Benz makes the 'V' sign with Viano people-mover and tests a glassy C class hatchback
RS4 > M3?
An Audi A4 to take on the BMW M3; Golf-size A3 hatchback snapped
DECAPITATION!
Diablo looses its head. Plus: a shiny Caterham
PHOTOGENIC NZ
Shooting Europeans in the Shaky Isles, legendary Landies and a sobering bomb
SHORT SUPPLY
Klever Koreans kapitalise and Holden's hot Europeans headed for New Zealand

features
CAR OF THE YEAR
Australia's most prestigious motoring award, in more detail than ever before (Honda Odyssey)
REAR ADMIRAL
The man in charge of rear-drive Fords, Ken Kohrs. on the future of our Falcon/Angus MacKenzie
MCLAREN F1 LM
It's tangerine and it's a dream - that will come true for only five of the filthy rich/Iain Robertson
WHO NEEDS 4WD?
To the Dog Fence in a Ford's Falcon Outback ute - almost child's play for.../Jeff Carter
ONCE WERE WARRIORS
Old race drivers often turn into TV 'experts' but what happens to their cars? You'd be surprised/Michael Stahl
NORTHERN EXPOSURE II
The record-breaking Alaska to LA odyssey in an overloaded Audi A4 2.6 quattro - part two/Paul Cockburn

road reports
RAG FOR RICHES
Aston's DB7 loses its roof but gains a snooty name - Valance. It‘s Frightfully pretty, though/John Lamm
HEEL OR TOE
Learn to behave or prepare for the pointed boot. That's the message for Rover as we drive its new 200/Peter Robinson
ON THE PROWL
We purred the world's only Plymouth Prowler through some swanky suburbs and watched the foccacia hit the footpath/Michael Stahl
COMPARO
Ford Laser Lynx -v- Honda Civic VTi-R -v- Nissan Pulsar SSS -v- Peugeot 306 S16/Mike McCarthy
DRIVELINES
Mitsubishi Pajero V6 3500/Michael Stahl
Nissan Prirnera/Bob Hall

departments
OVERSTEER
Angus MacKenzie
LETTERS
Come on, spit it out
AT LARGE
Peter Robinson
PRICE WATCH
Adam Porter
CUL DE SAC
Weird stuff
TO & FROM
Steve Cropley
COCK & BULL
Paul Cockburn
TEN TENTHS
Peter McKay
DIRTY WHEELS
George Ambrose
RETRO (Ford Model T)
Graham Howard

Cover image:
Peter Bateman and Roy Lawrence & Associates
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johna
edited Apr 11 '16 at 12:34 (UTC)
johna (35,463)

Updated contents:
news
SMALL TIME
Toyota’s new $15K small car, Nissan facelifts Micra and one Smart Mercedes
JEEP, LEXUS 4WDS
New 4wd from Jeep, old 4wd from Lexus. And a small but saucy Citroen
MERCEDES-BENZ BLITZ
Benz makes the 'V' sign with Viano people-mover and tests a glassy C class hatchback
RS4 > M3?
An Audi A4 to take on the BMW M3; Golf-size A3 hatchback snapped
DECAPITATION!
Diablo looses its head. Plus: a shiny Caterham
PHOTOGENIC NZ
Shooting Europeans in the Shaky Isles, legendary Landies and a sobering bomb
SHORT SUPPLY
Klever Koreans kapitalise and Holden's hot Europeans headed for New Zealand

features
CAR OF THE YEAR
Australia's most prestigious motoring award, in more detail than ever before (Honda Odyssey)
REAR ADMIRAL
The man in charge of rear-drive Fords, Ken Kohrs. on the future of our Falcon/Angus MacKenzie
MCLAREN F1 LM
It's tangerine and it's a dream - that will come true for only five of the filthy rich/Iain Robertson
WHO NEEDS 4WD?
To the Dog Fence in a Ford's Falcon Outback ute - almost child's play for.../Jeff Carter
ONCE WERE WARRIORS
Old race drivers often turn into TV 'experts' but what happens to their cars? You'd be surprised/Michael Stahl
NORTHERN EXPOSURE II
The record-breaking Alaska to LA odyssey in an overloaded Audi A4 2.6 quattro - part two/Paul Cockburn

road reports
RAG FOR RICHES
Aston's DB7 loses its roof but gains a snooty name - Valance. It‘s Frightfully pretty, though/John Lamm
HEEL OR TOE
Learn to behave or prepare for the pointed boot. That's the message for Rover as we drive its new 200/Peter Robinson
ON THE PROWL
We purred the world's only Plymouth Prowler through some swanky suburbs and watched the foccacia hit the footpath/Michael Stahl
COMPARO
Ford Laser Lynx -v- Honda Civic VTi-R -v- Nissan Pulsar SSS -v- Peugeot 306 S16/Mike McCarthy
DRIVELINES
Mitsubishi Pajero V6 3500/Michael Stahl
Nissan Prirnera/Bob Hall

departments
OVERSTEER
Angus MacKenzie
LETTERS
Come on, spit it out
AT LARGE
Peter Robinson
PRICE WATCH
Adam Porter
CUL DE SAC
Weird stuff
TO & FROM
Steve Cropley
COCK & BULL
Paul Cockburn
TEN TENTHS
Peter McKay
DIRTY WHEELS
George Ambrose
RETRO (Ford Model T)
Graham Howard

Cover image:
Peter Bateman and Roy Lawrence & Associates

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