David Byron III
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Group test Audi 100CD C3 vs BMW 525e E28 and Ford Granada 2.8GL Mark II, Saab 900 Turbo
The big capacity of the engine gives it good mid-range pull but the transmission is reluctant to kick-down at higher revs so best...
Giant test Citroen SM 2.7 vs BMW 3.0 CS E9
By contrast the BMW is almost conventional and certainly far less complicated. It has basically the same Karmann-built integral steel chassis/body as the...
Bullitt and Steve McQueen’s Ford Mustang 390 GT vs Dodge Charger 440R/T
Recently, news spread across the internet that the Bullitt Charger had survived, after being discovered in Tucson in a sad state in the...
Global test Porsche 924, Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV vs Lotus Eclat Type 84 and Mazda RX7 Series 3
From top: clean rims; frees pinning rotary gives a unique character; TWR bodykit conceals purity of 924-inspired shape; bland dash but supportive seats....
Giant test Peugeot 504GLD vs Citroen CX 2200D and Mercedes-Benz 240D
STYLING, ENGINEERING Although the 504 diesel has been re-engined in its 1977 form, the body remains as that peculiarly Peugeot shape that is...
Group test – Audi 100L5S vs Citroen CX Athena and Peugeot 505Ti
Group test - Audi 100L5S, Citroen CX Athena, Peugeot 505Ti. Quality not quantity. Soaring fuel prices have hit the big car market but we...
Group test Ferrari 512BBi Boxer, Porsche 911 Turbo 930 vs Lamborghini Countach and Aston Martin Vantage
Vantage’s taut damping keeps two-ton car’s light gearbox and power steering body under control. In fact, the makes it quite nimble handling. Aston engine...
Lancia Beta 2000ES, Citroen CX 2400 C-matic, Saab 99 and Princess 2200HLS – tested
Clockwise, from left: clear dials; fine cabin quality; neat saloon spawned Combi-Coupe hatch; early car's chrome; slant-four is longitudinally mounted. The suspension valving...
Visit to Philip Young
Mick from the cockpit. The beautiful Oxfordshire hamlet of East Hendred is not a place that you’d expect to be associated with epic rally...
Peter Browning tells how the rising costs of BMCs famous Comps Department
The P6 had potential, but P45s were on our desks by the time we got back to Abingdon. “We pinned our...
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