NEWSFRONT • ALFASUD TWIN CARB: At last! Staff • BENZ 190: Cosworth's road rocket; Staff • FORD BARCHETTA: Cute (ugly. but interesting); Diane Parks • TAG-PORSCHE TURBO: Hyper-tech blaster; Jeff Hutchinson • SYDNEY MOTOR SHOW: New cars on display; Barry Lake • QUICKIES AND &: All the news that printed to fit; Staff
TESTS • TOYOTA CORONA v NISSAN BLUEBIRD: The gauntlet's down; Brian Woodward • BMW 520i: Almost brilliant; Barry Lake • DAIHATSU CHARADE DUET: Three for two; Yvette Polain • JAGUAR XJS: Fast as a fantasy; Brian Woodward
FEATURES • ISUZU PIAZZA: Holden's hope; Brian Woodward • JAMES HARDIE 1000: Punters' form guide; Will Hagon • CAR SOUND: No ear jokes; Brian Woodward • GM DISPLAY DAY: Old Chevrolets never die; Yvette Polain • OUT TO LAUNCH: The beginning of the end; Brian Woodward • ZAGATO: Designs past and present; Barry Lake • AUDI INTERVIEW: Piech, not Porsche; Lothar Behr • RENAULT AX: Louis Renault's little Ford; Pedr Davis
POSTER • PIQUET'S BRABHAM: Beaut BT52B; Jeff Hutchinson
MOTORSPORT • BRITISH GRAND PRIX: Prost's picnic; Jeff Hutchinson
REGULAR DEPARTMENTS • BOOKS: History of the Holden; Barry Lake • MOTORFAIR: Going broke in style; Brian Woodward • LETTERS: Your chance to get even; Barry Lake • HINDSIGHT: History as it happened; Diane Parks • BUYING A USED CAR: Lancia Beta; Andrew Mills • CAR PRICES: Going up; Andrew Mills • RAT O'TOOLE: Alice through the new car launch; Louis Silvestro • TAILPIECE: Expensive toys; Bill Taylor
COLUMNS • JUST WORDS: Having a high; Brian Woodward • BEHIND THE WHEEL: How fast? Barry Lake • ENZED: Fords abroad (but affordable?) John Ellegard • US REPORT: Chrysler‘s unemployment plan; Bill Taylor • POINT OF VIEW: Mitsubishi's new Jeep; Jim Sullivan