Archive for March, 2008

News : March 2008

News digest special Compiled by CLIVE GOLDTHORP TATA Motors acquires Jaguar and Land Rover Classic names are part of Tata deal Tony Lewin, Automotive News Europe 27th March, 2008 Tata Motors will get the right use three classic British auto-brand names as part of its £1.15bn deal to buy Jaguar and Land Rover. Included in [...]

Blogs : March 2008

30 March I love the Autobahn (Picture: Wikipedia) By KEITH ADAMS I’VE just returned from a delightful few days over in Germany, and once again, I find myself thanking whoever it was that’s responsible for the fact that they still have derestricted sections of Autobahn over there. I mean, if you think about it, with [...]

Car of the month : March 2008

Still regarded as Rover’s highest watermark since the P6, the Rover R8 fought a tough battle with the Escort and Astra for sales supremecy in the hatchback market in the UK during the early 1990s. Sadly, that momentum wasn’t maintained with the R8′s replacement… and taking a look at this one shows why – it’s [...]