Sampling past models from an established automobile lineage is often an illuminating experience. A hands-on motoring history lesson that exposes its subject to the complete evolution of the breed.
You can pinpoint the areas in which the series got better, where it lost certain charms, or where it seemed to have adopted a completely new approach to life entirely, shunning the recipe that guided its predecessors. Supplied
It’s about as basic as you’d expect a car of that era to be. Four doors, a boot and a steering wheel. But there are many wonderful traits to appreciate from a 2021 perspective. Like the action of the four-speed manual ‘box, for example: far from vague and with a heartening “click” as each gear is engaged. The 1.
As a youngster, the design of this car’s front seats had always fascinated me, with its upper section that appeared hinged onto the body of the backrest. Kind of like those buckets in the BMW E36 M3. And now I was sitting in one. It’s an instantly fizzy drive, with a motor that’s only too happy to rev out. I love the driving position too, as well as the weight of the three-spoke wheel, which is not awfully precise but more or less goes where you point it.
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