Month: September 2012

Mike Humble Well, there I was wandering out of Sainsburys* in Godalming when I spotted something rarer than a four-leaf clover – an MG6 was swinging into the car park, looking […]

Simon Brown tells the unfortunate story of his fault-prone, badly-built TF and MG’s resolute inability to honour its warranty. My MG TF was number 790 built 20 May 2009. I […]

Andrew Elphick As you may have noticed on AROnline, were proud of Britain and British engineering. Staunch supporters of the underdog too. So when a British team of engineers breaks […]

Keith Adams The Paris motor show has been a bi-annual affair for some time, so it’s a very special event on the calendar for the major manufacturers, even if the […]

Keith Adams AROnline’s motor show coverage isn’t complete without its traditional gallery of the girls who unstintingly and tirelessly modelled alongside the shiny new metal. Given that Paris is the […]

The much-previewed Jaguar F-type has finally been unveiled, and it’s hoped it will bring a new and younger customer into the fold. The gorgeous styling was previewed by last year’s […]

Words: Clive Goldthorp Photographs: BTCC Media Office A 20-car Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship (BTCC) grid rolled into Northamptonshire’s Rockingham Motor Speedway last weekend for Rounds 22, 23 and […]

Keith Adams Although the F-type isn’t revealed officially until the Paris Motor Show, it already feels as though we know all there is to know about Jaguar’s exciting new two-seater. […]

The Ford Cortina celebrated its launch 50 years ago on prime-time TV with a feature on the BBC’s One Show. Presented by comedian and actor Alexei Sayle (above), the feature […]

Ian Elliott Seeing that photograph on the new ‘cycle-heading’ that you have on the AROnline Home page of the four luminaries associated with SD1 is a bit poignant now, because […]

Ant McGowan’s MG6 is piling on the miles, and it’s still going strong. However, one or two niggles are eroding his confidence in the car. Is the honeymoon over? MG6 […]

Keith Adams Mike Humble’s recent rant about his brush with incompetent drivers, and attitudes on the roads in the UK, was certainly food for thought – and it asks more […]

Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC) said it has appointed former Nissan designer Martin Uhlarik as head of its European design centre. SAIC also said it is investing £1.5m ($2.42m, €1.9m) […]

Beauty with brains behind it… The Morris Marina was to be the bright white Knight of the recently created British Leyland Motor Corporation when it hit the market in 1971 […]

Steven Ward and Andrew Elphick cordially invite you to join them at the 2012 Paris Motor Show… Bonjour Paris! Bursting with confidence following the success of Andrew Elphick’s and my […]

Mike Humble The terminology of ‘legend’ is often thrown around ‘willy nilly’, as ‘twer, with little thought towards the true meaning of he word. Family and friends, who know me […]

Nigel Garton Of course, this ‘leaked’ image of the Jaguar F-type is probably not leaked at all – and the nearer we get to the Paris Motor Show, the more […]

Mike Humble My daily commute to work should, in theory, be a stress free and enjoyable trek and to be fair, most of the time it is. Residing in leafy […]

The first pictures of the new McLaren P1 have been revealed. While officially a design study, it’s a thoroughly good preview of what the British company’s new hypercar will look […]

Mike Humble Once upon a time, life was so much simpler wasn’t it? You got your electric from the electric board, your gas from the gas board and yes… you […]

Mike Humble Ask many a seasoned truck or bus engineer the simple question ‘who made the best large diesel engine?’ and more than likely the answer without delay would be […]