Archive for May, 2004

News : May 2004

Pictures of the 2004 MG ZR appear on the ‘net early… 2004 MG ZR, looking mean and moody: will it sell as well as its predecessor? The truth can now be told: the pictures below appeared on the internet on the 14th May 2004 out of the blue. They were indeed the genuine article, and [...]

First drive : MG ZT 260 V8 (Mk2)

Launched in November 2003, the MG ZT 260 V8 heralded a return of the rear wheel drive V8 super-saloon to the MG Rover fold. It has been lauded by all who have driven it, including us, but how does the Longbridge bruiser stack up under closer scrutiny? Phil Mitchell on wheels… MG ROVER has to [...]

Car of the month : May 2004

The Austin-Rover website has been live for sometime now, and yet the Maxi has never featured as Car the Month… May 2004 finally sees this oversight put right… Regassed and revived… The Maxi is seen by many as the final flowering of the Issigonis concept, and it has to be said that it is one [...]