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Date: 29th May 1984
Service: CEEFAX
Region: N/A
Original Broadcast Channel: BBC2
Current Page: 263
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P263 CEEFAX 263 Tue 29 May 21:27/38 1/4 Edited by Ian Royce O Ford has announced the latest addition to its Fiesta range, the sporting XR2. An engine previously used in the XR3, the 1597cc CVH unit fitted wijh a Weber twin-venturi carburettor, takes the XR2 to a claimed top speed of 112mph. A five-speed transmission is fitted as standard. The new XR2 goes on sale from June 7; prices have yet to be announced. Conversion specialist Avon has turned its attention to the Toyota Celica and has produced an attractive convertible XT coupe. The conversion adds about £2400 to the standard price. More
P263 CEEFAX 263 Tue 29 May 21:27/06 2/4 Edited by Ian Royce O Renault is attempting to catch up with the Japanese in the "van car" market with its Espace. It is the result of collaboration with Matra - an association which produced the lacklustre Rancho - but will not reach Britain until next year. Saab has unveiled its first all-new car for 17 years, the 9000 Turbo 16. It is strikingly more rounded than the current 900 models, but shorter, wijh more room inside. The two-litre, 16-valve engine is used. Although an addition to the range, it could be the general look of Saabs to come. More
P263 CEEFAX 263 Tue 29 May 21:32/44 3/4 Review by Stuart Sykes OMG & AUSTIN HEALEY Haynes SPRIDGETS by Chris Harvey £14.95 Harvey sketches the history of the Midget/Sprite from the days of "the poor man's D-Type" to their current survival in enthusiasts' hands. Starting wijh the "Frogeye" - so named because of its protruding headlights - in 1958, he shows how BMC corporate thinking dictated the cars' development Strong on the link between family cars and their sporty contemporaries, Harvey also charts American-inspired changes in a richly-detailed study that will delight the dedicated fan.
P263 CEEFAX 263 Tue 29 May 21:36/11 4/4 Review by Stuart Sykes OMG & AUSTIN HEALEY Haynes SPRIDGETS by Chris Harvey £14.95 This absorbing study has one very large plus and a small but definite minus. On the credit side, Harvey does not shrink from contemporary road test reports ("square-ended blob", said Small Car in 1963) and comes up with useful and entertaining anecdotes. But given its general quality and its price, the book should have enjoyed better proof-reading: the pleasure of text and photos is diminished by an unacceptable number of misprints.