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Full choke and a wide open throttle were found the best combination for cold starting, which keeps the starter motor busy for several seconds. Once running, the engine is quick to warm up.

Standing-start acceleration times are within a second of those of the earlier car up to 70mph, but from rest to 90mph took 35.6sec – a full three seconds slower. Top gear maximum speed is slightly lower than before, with a best of just over 100mph, as compared with 105mph.

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Them were the days, eh?

Love reading these old road tests from back in the day... fascinating!  Autocar, you should put ALL your old tests online, not just a few... well okay maybe that's a lot, but many more than are currently available at least!

 Oh and on a related topic you should also make your road tests easier to differentiate when searching for them online - the drop downs give no indication of the age of the test or often the model - e.g. it's impossible to know from the drop downs whether an Audi A3 roadtest is on a 3 door, 5 door 'Sportback', convertible... would be nice if they were better labelled.

 Okay, finished whinging!  Sorry... love your work reeeeeally!  ;o)