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After 76 years of making sports cars, it's hard to make something dull.

WHERE we come from, a car is not made to drive you to the super-market. A car is made to drive you to ecstasy. That the ecstasy happens on the way to the supermarket is incidental. This attitude about driv-ing led us in our early years to build sports cars. Over the first quarter of this
After 76 years of making sports cars, it's hard to make something dull.
Spider. And our mid-engine Fiat X1/9. But as we got into the family car business we didn't leave this attitude behind. As a result, our sedans drive quite unlike other sedans. There's a tightness, and a quickness, and a way they sit on the road that's uniquely Fiat. How can a sedan feel like a sports car you ask? Only one way. Build it like one. Both the 131 Sedan and
century, they became a legend around the racing circuits of Europe. And to this day, we still build sports cars. Our classic convertible, the 124
the 124 Spider have 5-speed synchromesh transmissions. Both have twin overhead cam engines. Both have double-barrel carburetors. Both have front disc brakes. And both are a very special experience to drive. After 76 years, we don't know any other way.
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Renato Bellote dirige o 1998 BMW Z3 M Roadster

One of the few luxury sedans in the world that wouldn't be laughed off the Nürburgring. The BMW 530i. The Ultimate Driving Machine.

One of the few luxury sedans in the world that wouldn't be laughed off the Nürburgring. The BMW 530i. The Ultimate Driving Machine.
In the heart of Germany there is a race course called the Nurburgring. An awesome giant of a track, generally acknowledged t'o be the most arduous test of both cars and men. Yet, few cars—and certainly no luxury sedans—have achieved a more impressive record on the Nurburgring than those built by the Bavarian Motor Works in Munich, Germany. Luxury sedans? Yes. But lux-ury sedans built by racing engineers. German engineers who believe that extraordinary performance is the only thing that makes an expensive car worth the money. PERFECTED ON THE RACE TRACK. While it is, of course, feasible to develop an acceptable automo-
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bile in the relative vacuum of the test track and the laboratory, it is virtually impossible to simulate the perfection demanded by motor racing. And the BMW 530i is a direct reflection of this cache of engineer-ing intelligence. Its suspension—independent on all four wheels—is quick and clean through the corners; its steer-ing sharp and accurate. Its four-speed manual trans-mission (automatic is available) slips precisely into each gear. Its acceleration comes up smoothly, with the turbine-like whine so characteristic of the justifiably renowned 3-liter BMW engine. And, while it provides all the luxury one could sanely require, the interior of the BMW 530i has been assiduously planned to facilitate
total, precise control at all times, under all conditions. Engineered to include the driver as one of the func-tioning parts of the car itself—the human part that completes the me-chanical circuit. So successful is this integra-tion of man and machine that the editors of Motor Trend magazine write, ''The reaction to a BMW is always the same. The first time driver takes the wheel and after a few minutes no other automobile will ever be the same again.'' If the thought of owning such a car intrigues you, call us anytime, toll-free, at 800-243-6000 (Conn.1-800- 882-6500) and we'll arrange a thorough test drive for you. THE ULTIMATE DRIVING MACHINE. Bavarian Motor Works, Munich, Germany.

Rory Reid drives 2020 MINI John Cooper Works GP at The Thermal Club Race Track

This is the shape of trucks to come.

THIS IS THE SHAPE OF TRUCKS TO COME
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Renato Bellote dirige a 1989 Chevrolet Bonanza Deluxe

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