Techzle has been around for 30 years, which is why we look back every week at this week’s edition in 1990. As of today, Techzle 30 is in stores, but what exactly was in Techzle 30 thirty years ago?
News
The news of Techzle 30 from 1990 is dominated by French cars. For example, the upcoming renewed Espace was on the sensitive plate. At the time, it was on the agenda before 1991, but it would already show itself to the general public at the next Paris Salon. Although the article mainly talks about motor changes, history shows that Renault also had a major cosmetic intervention ready for the Espace. The MPV shook off the 1980s. Instead, the Frenchman got considerably rounder body parts that were often sprayed in color with the rest. In terms of motorization, Techzle already reports that a 3.0 six-cylinder is in the barrel. This block is good for 170 hp, with which the Espace can tear up to 200 km / h. Also, future sketches have been conjured from the top hat. The Citroën XM has to pay for it and gets, as we expected at the time, a sedan and station ass. The XM Break follows in 1992, the sedan has never been able to reach public roads. The range of Citroën looks very different in 2020: almost all models are now a lot higher on their wheels.
Tests
Hot hatchbacks: for years they left many a fanatic sweating. When one thinks of such cars from about thirty years ago, it is mainly the French who are mentioned with cars like the Peugeot 205 GTI. However, Ford also wanted to participate and had its Special Vehicle Engineering department work on the Fiesta. The result is this 133 hp Ford Fiesta Turbo. With the four-cylinder, the hot Fiesta sprints to 100 from a standstill in 8.2 seconds. And it can extend that sprint to 205 km / h. Most peppered Fiesta today gets 200 hp, takes 6.5 seconds for such a sprint and reaches a top speed of 232 km / h.
In a trio test we send three terrain executioners into the sandbox: Toyota Land Cruiser Customwagon VX of 125,000 guilders, a Beijing 212 of 24,200 guilders and the 44,795 guilders Jeep Wrangler Soft Top. The Land Cruiser turns out to be a big bear that comes from a good house, but is also too good for the mud. Soviet Beijing is an old-fashioned all-terrain monster, and the American is the trio’s sporty all-rounder. Toyota and Jeep still cling to the now iconic models, after thirty years in 1995 Beijing ended production of the 212.
160, 129 or 107 hp? That is the difference between the Volkswagen Golf GT60, GTI 16V and regular Golf GTI (second generation). The trio can prove itself in a trio test. Top speeds range from 189 to 219 km / h: all figures that are in the shadow of the current Golf GTI. It blows its predecessors with its 245 hp rigorously aside. Of course, the question remains whether the driving pleasure is the same in practice.
Reports
In a part of the 1980s, America still felt the consequences of the oil crisis, but in the early 1990s things went much better again. Superpower General Motors therefore announced that it intended to bring a whole range of new models to Europe. So great news and time for a closer acquaintance with what was in store for Europe. This is evident from the Chevrolet Corvette, Chevrolet Caprice Classic, Chevrolet Beretta, Pontiac Grand Prix, Buick Park Avenue and the Pontiac Firebird.
The Posterstory shows a true movie star, because the DMC DeLorean of course everyone knows only one thing. A final report is devoted to three-door cars. Techzle gets an elderly reader to test the entry and exit of different cars. Before normal cars are treated, but now almost all of them are extinct. The man namely gets into a three-door Mazda 323, Renault 19, Toyota Celica, Ford Fiesta, Opel Kadett and Fiat Uno. Wonderful nostalgia!
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