Month: December 2011

After spending time driving around the UK at Christmas, Mike Humble wonders if the Golf truly does lead where others merely follow. And comes to an unsurprising conclusion. Simply the […]

Despite a gloomy economic outlook for 2012, these are exciting times for car enthusiasts, with the best cars at your fingertips for surprisingly little money. Enjoy the best new, used […]

Well, that was an amazing year, and one we’re unlikely to forget for quite some time to come. And true to form AROnline looks back at the high- and low-lights […]

Words: Keith Adams Photography: Gerard Brown It’s an amazing event, with a scale that’s hard to comprehend. The ERA London to Cape Town World Cup Rally recaptures the spirit of […]

Richard Aucock 40 years ago this month, Sir Alec Issigonis, creator of Britain’s best-selling motoring icons, retired The creator of the original Mini, the Morris Minor, the Austin Maxi and […]

Words: Robert Leitch Photography: Richard Porter The latest pictures to emerge of the Flight Shed demolition show that everything of worth has gone. The overclad external walls remain, but the […]

Keith Adams What a shame. ‘What an absolute crying bloody shame, and a missed opportunity’. It’s all I could think after sitting through 90 minutes of prime-time car-based television adventuring […]

By Gemma Hawtry – or –  Stupid mode (well & truly): ON. Those petrolheads (sic) that follow the green side of things will have noticed some depressing stories of late. […]

Keith Adams After eight days and well over 2000 votes, you have voted the Range Rover Evoque as your British Car of The Year for 2012. In eight days of […]

Keith Adams Given the general love for Bangernomics motoring – preferably with a British flavour – around here, it might seem more than a little odd that an R56-generation MINI […]

William David In-car entertainment systems to keep children happy In daily life there are few situations more trying than a dispiriting car journey that stretches hour after hour. Having to […]

Alan Weston, Liverpool Echo Agency workers at Jaguar Land Rover’s Halewood car plant today described their shock at being told they were losing their jobs the day before Christmas Eve. […]

Keith Adams Without doubt, 2011 has been a momentous year for AROnline, and one that at times I thought it was never going to make it through. We had unending […]

One of Britain’s leading car rental firms will soon be running the MG6. Avis Rent a Car has taken delivery of 100 MG6 GTs and MG6 Magnettes. It is the […]

Following on from Mike Humble’s essay of Daewoo ownership in the early years, he also explains about some of the truly shocking tactics the rival brands and dealers used in […]

One car that marked a milestone in the long and chequered history of BL Cars Ltd was the Rover 200 range of 1984. Another collaboration with Honda akin to the […]

Keith Adams HRH Prince Andrew the Duke York visited MG Motor UK at Longbridge last Friday. He was given a guided tour of the impressive research and development centre, based […]

Keith Adams The news that Victor Muller personally filed for bankruptcy at a Swedish court this morning comes as no surprise to me. Saabs have that effect on people – […]

If you’re a car nut, then you won’t be mourning, too much, the passing of former Czech president Vaclev Hável. Or, for that matter, Kim Jong Il. It’s Saab that […]

 MIKE HUMBLE recounts the tale of the Daewoo Nexia 1.5 GLi and how even after 16 years, he still twitches and shakes recounting the most miserable motoring experience to date. […]

Keith Adams It’s your chance to choose the AROnline British new car of the year 2012 Without doubt, 2012 has been another interesting year for the British car industry. Manufacturing […]