Archive for January, 2007

News : January 2007

MG 7 prototype spotted testing in Nanjing Spotted testing recently in, Nanjing, the home town of the new MG 7, this pre-production prototype clearly shows that few changes have been made to the existing design. Unlike Roewe’s 750, which features an all-new rear end and tweaked interior, the MG 7 appears to have made its [...]

Blogs : January 2007

30 January Doblò or quits… By CLAIRE SMITH UNLIKE some others on austin-rover.co.uk I seem to have slightly missed the point of CHPD in that I try and change my cars as often as I can but buying retail and less than two years old. Ouch. Depreciation. So after some stinkers and understanding how much [...]

First drive : Roewe 750E

WE’D been left waiting for a while… but after a hiatus of just over 18 months, production of the Rover 75 restarted. And to greet the re-invention, some style improvements were made – oh yes, and it’s now made in China. The Roewe 750E might look like a Rover 75, and could well feel like [...]

Car of the month : January 2007

Up-spec Metros like this are rapidly disappearing off our roads – claimed by a combination of rust, antipathy and Mini owners in need of updated motorvation for their prides and joys… Thanks to enthusiastic Metro fan Peter Melville, one 1986 Vanden Plas has been saved from the ignominy of the scrap yard, and has been [...]