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"E have got nothing against the
; MG Rover 75 Tour- i er. Refined, comfort able and self-assured
; Meldrew-chic fash ion, the 75 caters
in its own Victor ■
ic audience. An audience who are
very well to a specif
; a good deal closer to their three score years
• and 10 than that of the MG ZT-T, the hot ver sion which uses the 75 Tourer as a base. This target market
_ geriatric chariot. Therefore the MG
would look at three score years and 10 as a probable custodial sen tence for being caught in possession of a Class A
ZT-T had to undergo quite radical surgery. Facing some stiff oppo sition from BMW, Audi and Alfa Romeo, the ZT-T would appear to be hobbled from the
start. The 75 could never be
moulded into anything stylish, sexy or svelte, so MG has taken a prag matic view and.turned the ZT-T into some thing of a beast. Sur prisingly, the transfor mation works. Park a ZT-T next to
the ZT-T fulfils a valu able role in terrifying other road users yet being able to transport a Labrador safely. Like the Volvo 850 T5
and the Audi S2 before it, the estate version seems to work even bet ter than the saloon, using the philosophy that if you are going to be silly you might as well go the whole hog and be really daft. The extra length of
some formidable and well-established opposi
tion. Like the four-door
version, the ZT-T looks a class bigger than it really is, which gives the car some driveway stature over rivals like BMW’s 3 Series Tour ing, the Audi A4 Avant and Alfa Sportwagon. It should even swal
the estate car also loses the saloon’s lugubriously downturned rump, mak ing the ZT-T look even more purposeful. The ZT-T’s model
to transport a grandfa ther clock mind you: there is only 45mm of extra rear overhang which means that the load bay is restricted to 2,060mm in length. So, the ZT-T is not
Do not go expecting
fashioned fun. It seems a far more serious propo sition than the majority of its rivals, offering a mean image and serious overtaking presence. Why be a flyweight
the quickest, it is not the most capacious and it is certainly not the pretti est sporting estate out
low a little more lug gage, thanks to boxy dimensions that disguise a slightly smaller 1,222- litre capacity with the seats folded down.
an Alfa Romeo 156 Sportwagon and the two
cars look like chalk and cheese. The 156 will undoubtedly appeal to the urban aesthete who is out to make the world a prettier place, while
range reflects that of the ZT saloon. While there are plans for some horri fyingly powerful ver sions, MG knows that headline grabbing flag ship models may build the brand, but it i the cars with broader appeal that put the money in the bank, and the ZT-T 160 and 190 models that constitute the current ZT-T range will have to earn their keep against
I 97 <R) 01 <Y> K ^ L B 00 <W> I « 0 9 BMW 530 SE Diesel Silver. AIC
there. What it does offer is a
pair of good engines, sound build quality, sparkling value and a decent helping of old
contender when there is only one heavyweight champ? Getting a B for aptitude and an A star for attitude, the ZT-T has the force of person ality to muscle its way into the sports tourer big league. The only question is
whether you have got the front to match.
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Vauxhall mounting challenge with the
Olympus by Andy Enright
snow-draped winter resort, August sees the full extent of man’s impact on this high mountain playground very
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much exposed. Ski-lifts march across boul
der-strewn hillsides, bulldozed pistes scar the slopes, and every aiguille, couloir and cirque is churned to oblivion by 4x4s - hundreds of them. The Vauxhall Frontera
•ALD’ISERE in sum
mer is not a pretty place. Unlike the softly
appropriately, purely cosmetic. Underneath these colour fin ishes, which Vauxhall insists
mirror the colours of the Olympus IS All-In-One SLR camera series, we get the usual second-generation Frontera
recipe. The choice is limited to
Olympus special edition would have needed David Bailey s touch to look good here. Still, if Vauxhall had chosen
three-door Sport variants with either the 2.2-litre 16-valve or the 3.2-litre V6 petrol engine or a five-door estate with a rugged 2.2-litre DTI 16-valve turbo-diesel unit. It is no great secret that the
the ubiquitous sunny beach resort to launch the car, few would have realised quite what the Frontera was capable of. In Olympus guise, the Fron
tera is offered in either star sil ver or midnight black paint finishes, the tie-in with the camera manufacturer is,
Olympus looks pretty similar to the clunking first generation cars, but is a whole lot better in a number of ways. On the road, the Frontera
Olympus benefits from Vaux- hall’s constant quest to improve roadholding, high-speed stabili ty and steering response. Do not, however, expect to
Frontera was not particularly good when it was first released. Like the Vectra, it was
be able to throw the Frontera around like a car. Vauxhall’s desire to keep its mud-plugger competitive off tarmac means a slightly stiffer ride that does not take kindly to would-be Schumachers. Refinement is better than
underdeveloped and off the pace set by rivals. Constant fettling has rectified things sig nificantly, although one cannot help but feel that a more radi cal restyle would have under lined these changes better in the eyes of the buying public. As it stands, the Frontera
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gets some brighter trim finish es than the standard car. All variants get twin airbags, six- speaker stereos, two large cup- holders and a tilt-adjustable
steering column. As far as pricing is con
cerned, expect to pay between around £17,500 and £18,500. Despite the mild prettifica-
you may expect too. With bal ancer shafts fitted to both 2.2- litre engines and liberal use of sound insulation, the Frontera can handle long journeys with out leaving you suffering from
shellshock. The interior emphasis is on
functionality rather than fash ion, although the Olympus
tion that the Olympus model brings, the Frontera still has enough honest qualities to appeal. Big, tough and better than you would give it credit for, the Olympus is not the first | place many buyers would turn to when considering which 4x4 to plough £18,000 into. If you are looking for an
urban style statement, the Frontera fell from favour some time at the end of
1995.More Val Singleton than Val D’lsere. | However, if you want some
thing big, tough and unpreten tious, it makes surprising
sense.
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VEN 20-20 hind sight sometimes gets a little
blurred. The Renault Scenic is
viewed by most as the pioneering m in i-M P V ,
whereas the true trail- blazer, the Toyota Picnic, gels expunged from the collective memory. Renault was able to ride roughshod over rivals in that market and has proved equally adept in the 4x4 mini-MPV arena. The Scenic RX4 is a surprisingly capable
i choice, and in Expression form the price may raise an eyebrow. Whereas the rest of
the Scenic RX4 range kicks off at £17,700 for the Privilege version, the Expression weighs in at a far more affordable £16,500, punting it down
- to take a swing at cars I like the Skoda Octavia
! Ix l estate and the lower j echelons of Suzuki ; Grand Vilara-dom. , j In truth, we are reach- | ing a bit for viable rivals, I as to all intents and pur- 1
poses the Scenic RX4 is
1 so specialised it operates in a class of one. So, top place on the podium to Renault for ingenuity if
nothing else. Although it docs not do
too much to disguise its egg-shaped mini-MPV origins, the Scenic RX4 has more off-road ability than you may think, the
1 ground clearance lifting it out of lifestyle 4x4 estate territory and into ambi
tious lilts at targets like the Land Rover Free-
landcr. As Renault cheerfully
admits, this is not intend-
c ed to be a Land Rover: not a Defender, a Discov-
? ery or a Range Rover
anyway. There are two engine
options for the Expres sion, both shared with the Privilege and Privi lege Monaco trim levels, 1 so no hardship here.
j 1
by Jonathan Crouch Perhaps the diesel
makes most sense, par ticularly as it is the latest common rail 1.9-litre dCi 105 b.h.p. unit which successfully combines economy with decent refinement and reason able performance. Still, quite a few cus
tomers are expected to go for the 2.0-litrc 16v 140 b.h.p. petrol power plant - priced identically at £16,500 - mainly because it offers sprightly perfor mance figures. The Expression trim
level may suggest a stripped out, built-down-
lo-a-price special, but that would be way off tar get. Few entry-level cars in this price bracket come with air conditioning, alloy wheels, traction control, 60-wall stereos or electrically-heated and adjustable mirrors. Factor in fingertip
remote control for the stereo, remote central locking that central cool box and twin power points
and.you will quickly realise that this is no poverty-spec special. The Expression certainly forms a good impression
here. The Scenic RX4 has
confused British buyers, not used to a school runs and shopping specials suddenly coming on all GI Jane. Now that we are a little more accustomed to the concept, Renault has waded in with that great persuader, a low sticker price. If holding out brings
these benefits, pcrhnps we should boycott the magnificent Cliosport V6 for a couple of years until Renault puts the asking price through the floor. That is the only way
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T) FREELANDER 1.8 XEi; met red, FSH, 33,000 miles
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Rl FREELANDER 1.8 XEI;met blue, FSH, many extras, ' 44,000 mites ...................................................................
T) FORD Galaxy 2.3 Zetec Auto; silver, demo + I owner, FSH, A/C, 7 seats, 25,000 miles .....................................
I 00 (V) HONDA HRV 4WD Auto Red. I owner, FSH, 1
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, . „ , , , 32,000 miles...................................................................
I 99 <T) RENAULT Laguna RT Auto Estate Silver gold, '
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I 98 (R) SUBARU Impreua 2.0 GL, met green, I owner, FSH, 23.000 miles.......................................................................
95 (N) NISSAN Serena 2.0 SLX; met red, 2 owners, FSH, 55.000 miles.......................................................................
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