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11th June 1983, Page 4
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NOT SO many years ago the austere all-wheel drive vehicle was all that was available to cost-conscious farmers and the armed services, mainly because of performance capability. Today, all-terrain machines are being used increasingly by other agricultural trades, civil contractors and local government services whose responsibilities cover vast rural areas.

The biggest impact has beer, felt at the lighter end of the market: here, saloon-car comforts are now offered in addition to the ability to negotiate rough pastures.

CM has been taking a close look at a selection of cross-country vehicles to see how they perform, both on and off the road. We tested three vans, an automatic Bedford CF using Ferguson Formula transmission, a Ford Transit with a County conversion and a Freight Rover Sherpa, also with an allwheel drive, alongside the latest Land Rover 110 and a diminutive Suzuki SJ410 four-wheel drive variant.

They all covered our light van test route and the rough terrain proving ground at Chobham in differing styles. While all three vans gave comparable onand off-road performances, the 110's powerful 85kW (114bhp) V8 engine enabled it to devour the rough road course. For more, see CM next week. future developments like disc brakes and composite materials, Concept Cargo is a combination of mobile test bed and marketing tool. In next week's CM Graham Montgomerie looks at the detail design.

Euroscene looks at French flair on the buses. Commuters in the Paris area can get their employers to pay 40 per cent of their season tickets, and this will go up to 50 per cent soon. At the same time, car users may possibly face higher fuel taxes, so there is a genuine incentive to make maximum use of buses and the Metro. More about this imaginative scheme in next week's CM.

Frank Woodward turns his attentions to the EEC Regulations on driving hours. The 1967 White Paper on the subject, he reminds us, had some very sensible views; it's just a pity that when the legislation is laid before Parliament "the final result becomes a mess." Read what Frank has to say, in CM next week.

Plus all the latest news and views. You really can't afford to miss CM.

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