Top Gear

Featured in this Issue:

Ferrari 360

Aston Martin Vantage DB7

Eddie Jordan

Damon Hill

Alfa Romeo GTV V6

Alfa 156 2.4 JTD

Alfa Romeo 156 2.5 V6 Q-System

Audi A8 & A6 Diesels

Audi A8 4.2 Quattro

BSA Gold SR

BMW 328 Ci

BMW Z3

Bentley Continental R Mulliner

Daewoo Nubira

Daihatsu Cuore Auto

Daimler Chrysler Concept Cars

Ferrari 360 Mondena

Fiat Bravo 155 20v HGT

Fiat Seicento Citymatic

Ford Mondeo 1.8 Zetec

Honda Civic Coupe VTi

Kawasaki W650

Mazda Premacy

Mercedes CLK230

Mercedes E240

Nissan Primera 1.8s

Peugeot 406 V6 Coupe

Peugeot 406 LX

Royal Enfield Bullet 500 Deluxe

SEAT Ibiza 1.8 VT

Toyota Avensis 1.8GS

Vauxhall Astra CD 1.6i 16v

Vauxhall Vectra 1.8LS

Volkswagen Lupo 1.4

Volvo C70 .5T

First Steer

• BMW Z3 Roadster (3 pages)
• Daewoo Nuira (1 page)
• Mazda Premacy (1 page)
• Alfa Romeo GTV V6 (2 pages)
• Alfa Romeo 156 JTD (1 page)
• Bentley Continental R Mulliner (1 page)
• Mercedes E-class (1 page)
• Nissan Primera 2.0 CVT (1 page)
• Michelin Pax Tyre System (1 page)
• SEAT Ibiza (2 pages)
• Audi A8 V8 TDi & A6 TDi (1 page)

Group Test

• Nissan Primera 1.8S Nouvelle vs Ford Mondeo 1.8 Zetec vs Vauxhall Vectra 1.8LS vs Peugeot 406 1.8LX vs Toyota Avensis 1.8GS

Coupe Comparison

• BMW 328Ci vs Peugeot 406 V6 Coupe vs Volvo C70 2.5T vs Mercedes CLK 230 Kompressor

City Twin Test

• Fiat Seicento Citymatic vs Daihatsu Cuore Automatic

Tests

• Aston to Italy – It’s a dirty job, but someone’s got to do it. We drive the new 420bhp Aston Martin Vantage all the way down to Italy for a blind date…
• Conceptual DaimlerChryslers – From the stable that gave us the Prowler and the Viper, here’s a new breed of more eco-friendly concept cars
• Hello Longterm R6 – Can we handle Yamaha’s mental two-wheeled 600cc screamer? We’ll see…

Features

• Hitching with Eddie Jordan – The highs and lows of being a Formula 1 team owner are food and drink to the Irishman. And he’s been having a feast recently…
• Silverstone vs Brands – We interview the two sides in the battle for the British Grand Prix and try to sort out who’s trying to do what to whom and why
• Modified Motors – Some people like to extract the ultimate performance from their motors with add-ons. But some take it a bit too far. Like these mad modders
• Operation Deepcar – we investigate a disturbing series of car frauds in which the victims lost money, their cars and even the place that they lived in
• War and Peace – An annual gathering of mental military vehicle fans turns Kent into the Western Front for several days each year. And it’s happening soon…

Regulars

• Ride On – Achieving that post-war like look wit the BSA Gold SR, Royal Enfield Bullet and Kawasaki W650
• Headroom – 100 years of Fiat, Audi at Goodwood, Rubeans Barrichello, a flaying saucer diner and more
• OverDrive – Jeremy Clarkson – Shock, horror, JC has very little to complain abut, but that’s the problem: car makers are doing their job too
• SecondSight – Quentin Willson – QW goes to extraordinary lengths to praise the extraordinary lengths that Volkswagen will go to in order to keep itself moving up the league table and keep its customers happy
• RacingLines – Tiff Needell – A professional through and through, TN wanted as much time as possible to select the right four Grid Girls for Silverstone, but wasn’t a night in a hotel taking things a little bit too far?
• SideLight – Anthony ffrench-Constant - Guest Columnist – believes that cars should be treated like exhibits in an art gallery, and saved from the Philistine tamperings of customers. He’ll never be welcome in Essex…