Ian Elliott In the recent thread about 2-litre Itals/Marinas, the subject of V8-engined Marinas was brought up. If I have rambled about this in any previous AROnline submission, I apologise, but here goes: Stuffing V8s into small, unsuspecting family cars is a long-practiced amusement of the hot-rodding fraternity, and the more unlikely the starting point, the ...

Another look into the dodgy world of car dealers in Sales Talk with Mike Humble: A couple of tales of the regarding the motor trades most loathed customer - the messer!  The 75 and the Black Rat: Just as turf accountants have their own language and tick-tack gesticulations, the motor trade has its own list of slang ...

Keith Adams To celebrate the tenth anniverary of the launch of the Range Rover L322, the company has unveiled three anniversary editions... one of which is named named after a certain borough in London.  The Westminster, the Autobiography and the Supercharged Autobiography. Given a new Range Rover is due to be launched later this year, they're ...

Keith Adams Another MINI London-district themed hits the road with the arrival of the Highgate convertible. Following hard on the heels of the Baywater and Baker Street editions, the new MINI adopts a name from the ciy that's hosting the Olympics in 2012. The car comes in flip Ice Chocolate metallic paint with matching hood, although a ...

The aquisition of production rights for the Maestro by Etsong intended to signal the beginning of a new venture. However, it was the First Auto Works (FAW), who took over the Etsong project. This was not their first ex-BMC>Rover product... Etsong, first Following the ill-fated Bulgarian adventure, the Maestro/Montego found a new home in China. Etsong is an important ...

AROnline takes a another look at the cars which once littered the streets of blighty which now are vanishing fast. We love the Rover Metro/100 and the mildy-sporting GTa proved that power isn't everything when cheeky charm is in abundance. Mike Humble grabs the keys... The little bounder As cute as a Labrador puppy yet just as simple ...

It's 20 years since the astonishing XJ220 burst on to the scene - and today it still has more road presence than any other supercar of its era. With a top speed of 213mph, it was briefly the fastest car in the world. It's still up there, today. Supercat at twenty! The XJ220 remains the fastest Jaguar ever ...

Bladon Jets, the pioneers of breakthrough micro jet engine technology, today announced the opening of its Engineering Centre in Coventry.  The new centre houses advanced manufacturing and development facilities to help the company prepare its innovative products for volume production. The Engineering Centre was formally opened by Ratan Tata, chairman of Tata Sons, which is an ...