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Unsung heroes : Rover 620ti

We take yet another look at the cars which would once litter the highways and by-ways of the UK. This one is often regarded as a talented machine which was handsome, refined, well built and astonishingly capable when driven hard. Mike Humble explains all - and gets emotional. Ladies and gentlemen of the jury... The Rover 620ti The quiet hooligan As ...
News : MG enters BTCC for 2012

MG Motor UK has announced it will enter the 2012 BTCC Series with a two-car team of MG6 GTs, which will run in the MG KX Momentum Racing team and piloted by double BTCC champion Jason Plato and BTCC rising star Andy Neate. The cars will be prepared by Triple Eight Race Engineering, one of the ...
Events : London-Cape Town, day 21-24

Day 24 Victoria Falls It is simply not possible to drive the full length of Africa without being in someone’s rainy-season. But if you try it in line with our time-table, it might just be possible to do it without exercising a windscreen wiper. Last night it truly rained, torrential torrents overflowed the guttering. This region ...
Drive story : MINI Coupé 1.6T John Cooper Works

Coupés are cramped, impractical, noisy... and a whole lot of fun. That's the whole point of them, yes? MINI obviously thinks so, and has introduced a crackerjack Coupé to prove it. Keith Adams takes one up to Yorkshire and experiences something even more cramped and noisy. Coupés, trains, and the Coopermobile It's fair to say that AROnline readers ...
News : MG’s finance deals appeal

MG Motor UK has announced a new finance package for the MG6 series, finally moving closer to a competitive deal for many buyers. The offer, which runs until 31 March 2012, bundles a low deposit and a low 3.7% APR together with a five-year deal, to place the MG6 GT S at £249/month. In combination with ...
The commercials : Leyland T45 Freighter

Leyland's medium weight Freighter was the company's bright new hope of the 1980s, combining two previous ranges into one - and putting in a strong performance in what became the fast growing sector up to 17 tons GVW. Mike Humble takes up the story. The Boxer is beaten by a new middleweight Even those unaware of trucks are ...
Blog : Is MG in the UK about to turn the corner?

Keith Adams I must admit that the eternal soap opera that is BMC and its descendents never ceases to amaze and impress with its capacity to turn up new and exciting twists. As we all know, the drama should have ended - in 2005 - but, instead, it followed an exciting new tangent... in the Pacific ...
News : MINI Bayswater and Baker Street unveiled

Two new MINI special editions have been unveiled, and continue the marque's obsession with London – kicked off by Austin Rover back n the 1980s, with the launch of the Mayfair and Picadilly. The Baker Street and Bayswater go on sale on 1 March in 100 global markets where the marque is sold. Each is ...
Blog : Classic cars – time for an overhaul

Keith Adams A recent online discussion about old cars, the tag 'classic' was applied to a car I was discussing; more specifically, that the motor in question, a Peugeot 205 Gentry was 'not a classic'. Considering I never said it was - but actually think these cars are quite special - I was more than a ...



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