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News : New flat pack truck for the developing world

Keith Adams — Fri, 17 May 2013 14:54:14 +0000

John Slavin A British company has come up with a novel solution to transport problems faced in the developing world – by designing a flat-pack truck. Called the ‘OX,’ it can be shipped to Africa in cargo containers for assembly without specialised tools or skills. Construction from start to finish takes three workers approximately 11.5 [...]

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Advertorial : How to reduce risk while driving

Keith Adams — Wed, 15 May 2013 07:29:29 +0000

The freedom of the road can be an empowering thing, but driving will always involve a certain amount of risk. According to government statistics, an average of 10 people are killed in road accidents in the UK every day, and 100 are seriously injured – and 95% of these accidents are due to driver error. [...]

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News : Our most popular cars are Britain’s most endangered

Keith Adams — Tue, 14 May 2013 15:52:16 +0000

Keith Adams The cars that form the backbone of AROnline are some of the fastest disappearing motors on British roads. New research into the top British family cars by Honest John Classics reveals that many of UK’s once-popular family cars are on the most endangered. The Austin Metro is typical. It was once a common [...]

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News : ‘Longbridge tunnel’ Mini goes to auction

Keith Adams — Mon, 13 May 2013 06:35:59 +0000

Keith Adams The Mini Clubman so famously rescued from the Longbridge tunnels in 2012 – making it the final ‘new’ example of its type to leave the factory – will be going on sale at Silverstone Auctions on 27 July. The car, which has an interesting history goes to auction, and its owner, Steve Morgan [...]

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News : JLR opens new R&D facility in the Middle East

Keith Adams — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:38:52 +0000

Jaguar Land Rover further enhanced its Middle East test programme by opening a new engineering test centre in Dubai, UAE, to conduct extreme hot weather vehicle research, development and testing. With temperatures in the desert typically reaching 48 to 50 degrees Celsius in the summer months, the new 11,120sq ft facility in the Al Barsha [...]

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News : Plato loses BTCC lead at Thruxton

Keith Adams — Fri, 10 May 2013 17:01:18 +0000

Words: Simon Thompson Photographs: BTCC Media Office Hampshire’s Thruxton circuit hosted the third meeting of this year’s Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) last Bank Holiday weekend - the track, which uses the former World War II airfield’s perimeter road, has a reputation for not only being one of the fastest circuits in the UK but also one of the [...]

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News : April sales are great for UK manufacturers

Keith Adams — Tue, 07 May 2013 15:57:46 +0000

Keith Adams The UK motor industry continues to buck European market trends by improving further throughout the year. New car registrations have risen 14.8% in April to 163,357 units, the best April performance since 2008. Registrations over the first four months of 2013 increased 8.9% or more than 60,000 units, to 768,555 units. The best-selling [...]

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News : CMC to restore ‘barn find’ flat-floor E-type

Keith Adams — Fri, 03 May 2013 21:58:50 +0000

A 1961 Jaguar E-type ‘Flat Floor’ roadster which has lain dormant in a garage for more than 30 years is to be restored by Classic Motor Cars Limited (CMC) of Bridgnorth. This car was the 60th to leave the production line and is one of the earliest 3.8-litre right hand drive E-types left. The car, [...]

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News : Jason Plato consolidates BTCC lead

Keith Adams — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 17:16:03 +0000

Words: Simon Thompson Photographs: BTCC Media Office The second Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) meeting of the season saw the teams head to the East Midland’s Donington Park track for Rounds 4, 5 and 6 last weekend. MG KX Momentum Racing’s success at Brands Hatch, which saw Jason Plato jump straight to the top [...]

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News : MG unveils CS SUV Concept at Auto Shanghai

Keith Adams — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 18:50:01 +0000

The arrival of the MG CS Concept is tangible evidence that SAIC Motor has serious global plans for the British marque. It’s a concept that hints at the next-generation model to be released by the company – and, although there’s no indication if it will go on sale in the UK, the Chinese company has [...]

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News : European spec MG3 shown at Auto Shanghai

Keith Adams — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 20:10:12 +0000

MG unveiled the European version of the MG3 supermini. It’s said to be inspired by the MG Zero concept car, although it’s little more than a light refresh of the original MG3, which was unveiled at the 2010 Beijing auto show. Both the original and the latest Euro MG3 are the work of the design [...]

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First Drive : Nissan LEAF

Keith Adams — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 21:11:47 +0000

John Slavin The Nissan LEAF receives its first facelift, and although it doesn’t look much different, it receives a raft of changes that makes it more usable, and affordable, with an innovative battery leasing programme. Most importantly for AROnline readers, it’s made in Britain, adding a small but important chunk of output from Britain’s largest car [...]

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First Drive : Jaguar F-Type

Keith Adams — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 19:43:26 +0000

Honest John The Jaguar F-Type has finally arrived, more than 50 years after Jaguar launched the E-type to an awestruck world. And Jaguar is back to building sports cars, to complement its grand tourers and saloons. Just as the E-type’s separate passenger tub and engine frame were revolutionary in their day, the F-Type breaks new [...]

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News : MINI sets up production in India

Keith Adams — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:13:23 +0000

MINI is extending its international production network by additional local production plants for select MINI models. Cars will be rolling off assembly lines beyond Europe for the first time later this year. Local production for the MINI Countryman is currently being prepared at the BMW plant in Chennai (formerly Madras). The new MINI assembly facility [...]

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Advertorial : Tips on how to drive safely in windy conditions

Keith Adams — Wed, 17 Apr 2013 08:14:47 +0000

You know that feeling when it’s blowing a gale outside: the last thing you want to do is leave the house, but sometimes you just need to. So you cut a dash for the car and head off on your way. But driving in the wind can be dangerous, so once you’re on the road, [...]

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News : Jaguar F-Type is just the beginning…

Keith Adams — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:08:05 +0000

Honest John With the F-Type, Jaguar intends to offer a full range of models in order to broaden the appeal of its sports cars. The most likely extension to the line-up is a coupe. The original concept car – the Jaguar C-X16, revealed at the Frankfurt show in 2011 - had a hardtop. It would [...]

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News : BTCC MG6 test for top MINI Challenge driver

Clive Goldthorp — Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:27:37 +0000

Clive Goldthorp Total Track Limited, the company which administers and promotes the increasingly popular MINI Challenge, has just announced an innovative competition for all this year’s JCW Class drivers – the luck winner’s prize will be a full day’s testing in one of the Triple Eight Race Engineering-run MG KX Momentum Racing NGTC-specification MG6 GT [...]

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News : Detroit Electric gets recharged

Keith Adams — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 00:12:44 +0000

Christopher A Sawyer Take two ex-Lotus Engineering alumni, mix in a name from the birth of the auto industry in Detroit, and what do you get? A Detroit Electric sports car. Albert Lam, former Group CEO of Lotus Engineering and Executive Director of Lotus Cars, and Don Graunstadt, former head of Lotus Engineering’s US operations, [...]

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Events : Preview – Club Lotus Show and Festival

Adam Sloman — Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:04:41 +0000

The 30th annual Club Lotus Show and Festival takes place at Donington Park, back at its traditional dates of 20-21 April 2013. The show is the biggest and best attended indoor Lotus Show in Europe and regularly attracts over 5000 enthusiasts from all around the world. The show itself will be bigger than ever [...]

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News : MINI sells its 500,000th car in the USA

Keith Adams — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 22:59:04 +0000

It’s official: MINI has sold its 500,000th vehicle in the USA. A few days after the 11-year anniversary of its launch in the USA, and the introduction of the all-new MINI Paceman (the seventh model in the lineup), MINI USA welcomes its 500,000th new car owner. ‘This milestone is an incredible achievement for MINI, and [...]

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