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Revisions to Wheels (Australia) March 1996

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Added issue year:
1996
Added issue month:
March
Added contents:
news
ESPERO SCOOPED
First pictures of Daewoo's new mid-size sedan.
Hyundai's 'Celica-bashing', Lantra-based coupe
MAGNAFIED
More shots and info on the big, new Mitsubishi.
BMW rebores its V8s for improved torque delivery
NEW FORD FALCON UTE
Mid-year launch for the EF-look facelift.
Lamborghini's F50-beater
GENERAL ELECTRIC
GM first on scene with purpose-built, batteries-included zero emissions car;
Jackie Stewart returns to F1
NZ NEWS
Nissan Maxima is Car of the Year.
Chris Amon honoured

features
FASTER! FASTER!
KB flings Australia's supercars around Lang Lang, accelerating at Full Geronimo until the laws of physics step in (MM)
Ferrari F40, Lamborghini Diablo VT, Porsche 911 Turbo, BMW M3R, Lotus Esprit S4S, Mercedes-Benz AMG C36, Audi A8 quattro, TVR Griffith 500, BMW 540i LE, Mazda RX-7 SP, HSV Senator 215i, Toyota Supra/AVO, CSV Corsa 5800i
FUZZY LOGIC
The world’s most famous beards jiggle excitedly at the prospect of doing weird stuff with fast cars (Andy Wilman)
MOTOWN 1996
Tokyo? No go. Frankfurt? No danks. Geneva? Non event. Detroit? Ah... now you’re talking (PR)
WHAT IS FORD 2000?
You've heard the record and bought the T-shirt. Now find out what the lyrics mean (PR)
F1 PREVIEW
All the teams throw their car keys into the middle of the floor. Slowest driver to react gets the Minardi (Russell Bulgin)
DUTTON RALLY
'Quick - follow the bloke with the beard and goggles.' Just one of the secrets of success in this most social of motor sporting events (PM)

road reports
ROTARY CUB
Mazda's RX-01 should be the 'affordable' RX-7 replacement if only they can remember where they put the bag with all the money in (Sam Mitani)
MERCEDES-BENZ E320
Unterturkheim pulls a starting new face which will lure more Benzophiles than it'll scare off (AM)
JEKYLL 'N' HYDE
Two Japanese coupes, Toyota Supra and Soarer/Lexus SC, doctor and devil, are opposite sides of the same Toyota coin (BH)
ISUZU DESEO
A spacy-looking one-off it may be, but word is that GM's radical 4wd concept will spawn the next Holden Jackaroo (Iain Robertson)
COMPARO
BMW 328i -v- Mercedes-Benz C280 -v- Saab 9000 Griffin -v- Volvo 960 (MM)
DRIVELINES
Daihatsu Centro (MM)
Subaru Impreza WRX Rallye (BH)
Peugeot 306 XSi (JC)

departments
OVERSTEER
Angus MacKenzie
LETTERS
Well, waddaya say?
AT LARGE
Peter Robinson
INFOBAHN
Adam Porter
CUL DE SAC
Wonderful, weird
TO & FROM
Steve Cropley
COCK & BULL
Michael Stahl
TEN TENTHS
Peter McKay
DIRTY WHEELS
George Ambrose
RETRO
Graham Howard
Maserati 250F
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Updated contents:
news
ESPERO SCOOPED
First pictures of Daewoo's new mid-size sedan.
Hyundai's 'Celica-bashing', Lantra-based coupe
MAGNAFIED
More shots and info on the big, new Mitsubishi.
BMW rebores its V8s for improved torque delivery
NEW FORD FALCON UTE
Mid-year launch for the EF-look facelift.
Lamborghini's F50-beater
GENERAL ELECTRIC
GM first on scene with purpose-built, batteries-included zero emissions car;
Jackie Stewart returns to F1
NZ NEWS
Nissan Maxima is Car of the Year.
Chris Amon honoured

features
FASTER! FASTER!
KB flings Australia's supercars around Lang Lang, accelerating at Full Geronimo until the laws of physics step in (MM)
Ferrari F40, Lamborghini Diablo VT, Porsche 911 Turbo, BMW M3R, Lotus Esprit S4S, Mercedes-Benz AMG C36, Audi A8 quattro, TVR Griffith 500, BMW 540i LE, Mazda RX-7 SP, HSV Senator 215i, Toyota Supra/AVO, CSV Corsa 5800i
FUZZY LOGIC
The world’s most famous beards jiggle excitedly at the prospect of doing weird stuff with fast cars (Andy Wilman)
MOTOWN 1996
Tokyo? No go. Frankfurt? No danks. Geneva? Non event. Detroit? Ah... now you’re talking (PR)
WHAT IS FORD 2000?
You've heard the record and bought the T-shirt. Now find out what the lyrics mean (PR)
F1 PREVIEW
All the teams throw their car keys into the middle of the floor. Slowest driver to react gets the Minardi (Russell Bulgin)
DUTTON RALLY
'Quick - follow the bloke with the beard and goggles.' Just one of the secrets of success in this most social of motor sporting events (PM)

road reports
ROTARY CUB
Mazda's RX-01 should be the 'affordable' RX-7 replacement if only they can remember where they put the bag with all the money in (Sam Mitani)
MERCEDES-BENZ E320
Unterturkheim pulls a starting new face which will lure more Benzophiles than it'll scare off (AM)
JEKYLL 'N' HYDE
Two Japanese coupes, Toyota Supra and Soarer/Lexus SC, doctor and devil, are opposite sides of the same Toyota coin (BH)
ISUZU DESEO
A spacy-looking one-off it may be, but word is that GM's radical 4wd concept will spawn the next Holden Jackaroo (Iain Robertson)
COMPARO
BMW 328i -v- Mercedes-Benz C280 -v- Saab 9000 Griffin -v- Volvo 960 (MM)
DRIVELINES
Daihatsu Centro (MM)
Subaru Impreza WRX Rallye (BH)
Peugeot 306 XSi (JC)

departments
OVERSTEER
Angus MacKenzie
LETTERS
Well, waddaya say?
AT LARGE
Peter Robinson
INFOBAHN
Adam Porter
CUL DE SAC
Wonderful, weird
TO & FROM
Steve Cropley
COCK & BULL
Michael Stahl
TEN TENTHS
Peter McKay
DIRTY WHEELS
George Ambrose
RETRO
Graham Howard
Maserati 250F

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