• Sir! Putting pen to paper • Frontline From Infradig to Handlebars • Oracle Going international • With Might On Their Side Take a look at the German motor industry - and then ask yourself who came second • Family Motoring at 120mph Talbot's Sunbeam (transformed by Lotus power) goes hunting with Vauxhall's hairy Chevette 2300HS to prove that it's not all that quiet this side of the Channel • Scoop! Here Comes Panda! Meanwhile, down south, the Italians have been hard at it too: here's Fiat's not-so-coy new baby bear • Newcomers Delta The Delectable And on the Lancia side of the Turin fence, the covers are off the new Delta - a Ritmo transformed • Once Upon A Mini Back with the car that started it all: forget the tinsel - the basic Mini 850 is still the best • Supercat! And while we're with British originals, LJK Setright goes west - fast! - by Jaguar E-type 3.8 • Giant Test Alfa Romeo Alfasud Sprint Veloce 1.5 -v- Volkswagen Scirocco GLI -v- Lancia Beta Coupe Give the Alfasud 95bhp and just watch it carve up the coupe market • Frightfully Frankfurt Why the message of Germany's runaway success came home so clearly at the Frankfurt Show • Journey Down The Nile Now here's a nice little trek for your Range Rover... • Mini Test Peugeot 305GRD -v- Volkswagen Golf LD That's the way the diesel rattles • The Model Game A Lamborghini Countach S? A Porsche 917? Yes, and all your own work too • The Good, The Bad And The Ugly The new car guide like no other