Our verdict

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WISE BUYER MERCEDES-BENZ SL (R129) 1988-2002 Slick and ...

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RATINGS = Thrill-free zone = Tepid = Interesting = Seriously good = A truly great car = new entry this month. Cars in italics are no longer on sale. Issue no. is for our most recent major test of the

Resolutely unconventional, Porsche stuck to the rear-mounted engine for its fastest sports cars – despite experts claiming it was fundamentally unsound for good handling – and consistently outsold the