Archive for November, 2011
News : Drivers being put at risk by metal thieves
Daily Telegraph David Millward What had once been thought of a problem confined to the rail network is now spreading to the entire transport infrastructure, MPs were told at Westminster. Norman Baker, the local transport minister, said: “This problem transcends the railway. It has affected motorways, the coastguard and the telecoms industry. The level of [...]
November 30, 2011
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Project 75 : Part 1, getting a firm grip on things
Mike Humble has now been a Rover 75 owner for 72 hours, has the honeymoon period ended or does it still look promising? As I draw the living room curtains each morning before leaving for work, the early morning sunshine glances off the chrome grille and bumper insert of the 75, it’s a nice sight [...]
November 29, 2011
· Mike Humble · 16 Comments
Blog : Kerbcrawling in North London…
Keith Adams and Mike Humble …and this one’s a bit special It’s the smell that hits you first when you walk through the front doors of Derek Ketteringham’s place in North London. And it’s an odour I never thought I’d smell again – the unmistakable combination of rubber, engine oil, car brochures and the slightly [...]
November 28, 2011
· Keith Adams · 57 Comments
Project 75 : Joining the club
Words and pictures: Mike Humble After selling on for a small profit, the SAAB has gone to live in deepest Kent – So not being a person to think for too long, a surprise replacement now resides at Swiss Towers. Well, the SAAB has moved on to pastures new and yes, I do kind of [...]
November 25, 2011
· Mike Humble · 57 Comments
Blog : MG6 is doing the business
Keith Adams Okay, so we kicked up a storm about the MG6 – both in terms of marketing, and nationality. So, I’m going to neatly sidestep this issue in this blog and concentrate on the product itself. I’ve been hacking around in the MG6 for a week now, and my early impressions regarding its improvements [...]
November 25, 2011
· Keith Adams · 150 Comments
News : McLaren Production centre opens
Keith Adams For anyone who’s in any doubt that the UK remains at the absolute pinnacle of automotive engineering, here’s a glimpse into McLaren’s new production centre. The McLaren MP4-12C might have been on sale for a little while now, but the Ricardo powered supercar’s production site has only just been opened to the public [...]
November 24, 2011
· Keith Adams · 24 Comments
Video : Jaguar XKR-S at Nürburgring
Keith Adams We love the Jaguar XKR-S at AROnline. It’s a British car that we can all be very proud of, both in terms of straight line performance (it’ll do 190mph derestricted) and handling – and will keep most supercars in sight no matter how tough the going gets. Obviously, it’s spent rather a lot [...]
November 24, 2011
· Keith Adams · 17 Comments
News : EuroNCAP latest – 4 and 5-stars for the Brits
Euro NCAP’s fifth and last launch of 2011 presents the results for 14 new cars, with the MG6, Jaguar XF scoring four stars. But the Range Rover Evoque stole the show brilliantly for the Brits by scoring a full five stars straight out of the box. The MG6′s four star rating is a creditable result [...]
November 23, 2011
· Keith Adams · 59 Comments
Blog : Back in an MG6
Keith Adams Back at Longbridge yesterday to pick up an MG6 saloon, as I’ve yet to sample one first hand. Was greeted by PR man Doug Wallace, and had a quick chat about the company’s current position, some of the future plans, and asked a few of your questions. First thing’s first, it’s obvious that [...]
November 22, 2011
· Keith Adams · 129 Comments
News : Toby Silverton leaves Bristol
It has been announced today that Toby Silverton, the Managing Director of Bristol Cars, is stepping down in order to concentrate on his aviation businesses. Toby Silverton said: “I am profoundly optimistic about Bristol’s future. The next-generation technology, engineering resource and investment that Bristol now has access to will ensure that the new cars live [...]
November 22, 2011
· Keith Adams · 16 Comments
Blog : Broken bones, roads and Rover, part II
Keith Adams Anyone who doesn’t know how far I’ll go for my passion for old cars, consider this. When I heard that a friend was going to leave his 1991 Rover 216SLI (with GTI engine) in deepest darkest Romania after the RatRod 2011 rally, seasoned travel addict Andrew Elphick and I decided what we needed [...]
November 21, 2011
· Keith Adams · 4 Comments
News : MG5 in Guangzhao no-show
Keith Adams Despite the arrival of undisguised cars shown exclusively to China Car Times last week, the MG5 proved elusive at this year’s Guangzhao Auto Show. The website had shown the vitally important new car, praising its styling – although AROnline‘s readership was more reserved. CCT’s Ash Sutcliffe writes, the MG5 is quite possibly the [...]
November 21, 2011
· Keith Adams · 43 Comments
Blog : The rules of scrap club
Steven Ward Following a life time of buying really daft and/or crap cars (new and old), I’ve established a few rules which I now live by when it comes to running my own personal transport. As you’d expect from a sad old anorak like me, these rules are tough and require serious will power and [...]
November 20, 2011
· Keith Adams · 30 Comments
The Rivals : Enfield Automotive 8000
The fuel crisis of 1973 led many into believing the end of the petrol engined car was a near certainty – including Greek millionaire Giannis Goulandris, who oversaw fledgling UK carmaker Enfield Automotive’s entry into the EV market with the 8000. With 8bhp and a top speed of 40mph it probably wouldn’t cut the mustard [...]
November 19, 2011
· Keith Adams · 25 Comments
News : Jay Leno is nearing a milestone
‘I took delivery of the Volt on 12 December last year,’ Jay Leno said in a telephone interview before appearing Tuesday at a Chevrolet event held in conjunction with the Los Angeles auto show. ‘And I’ve never had to put gas in it yet.’ The comedian and late-night television host said he had put about [...]
November 19, 2011
· Keith Adams · 8 Comments
Advert of the week : Saab 900 T16S
Keith Adams Only one aircraft manufacturer makes cars Spare a moment for poor old Saab. Over the past three years, the once-proud company has endured a humiliating fall from grace that makes MG Rover’s seem like a pleasant walk in the park. First there was the confusion over its buy-out, then the on-off-on affair with [...]
November 19, 2011
· Keith Adams · 40 Comments
News : MG5 unveiled on CCT
Keith Adams China Car Times has published the first clear images of the MG5, after months of rendered speculation across the Internet. The car will be officially launched on Monday morning at the Guangzhou Auto Show. Ash Sutcliffe writes now if you’ve bought a compact car from a major auto maker in the past year [...]
November 18, 2011
· Keith Adams · 90 Comments
Video : The Liver Run
Keith Adams I’ve seen this before on TV – the famous Liver Run, where two Rover SD1 police cars need to transfer a live human organ for transportation in a very limited amount of time. The journey takes place on 8 May 1987, and starts at Stansted Airport, and the traffic officer needs to drive [...]
November 18, 2011
· Keith Adams · 39 Comments
Blog : AROnline’s winter tips
Here at AROnline we know you lot – our loyal readers – aren’t daft. Far from it, in fact. However, you guys are bound to be the ones asked ‘What do I do?’, when the nation’s driveways resemble an iced bun in a few weeks’ time. So here’s a quick get out of jail free [...]
November 17, 2011
· Keith Adams · 43 Comments
News : MINI racer Marcus Allen – 50 days to raise £50k!
AROnline’s regular readers may recall that, when our former News Editor, Clive Goldthorp, stood down from that role last July and became Contributing Editor, he did so in order to devote more time to developing the career of a talented young Racing Driver and that we were hoping to announce more details of the project shortly afterwards. Well, after [...]
November 17, 2011
· Clive Goldthorp · One Comment
