Blog : Three’s a charm
Peter Brightwell It all actually started with a slightly moth-eaten blue Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 that my mother was toying with the idea of trading in for a brand new car. […]
Peter Brightwell It all actually started with a slightly moth-eaten blue Vauxhall Corsa 1.2 that my mother was toying with the idea of trading in for a brand new car. […]
The latest addition to the MINI family is the Paceman John Cooper Works. The 140mph sporting derivative of the Austrian-built Countryman/Paceman will be shown to the public for the first […]
Benjamin Adams Well, it’s been a sad few days here in Blighty for the ‘geeks’ – first losing Sir Patrick Moore and then Alex Moulton CBE. I daresay the mean […]
MG Motor UK is spicing-up the appeal of its slow-selling ‘6 with the arrival of the new BTCC Edition in the run-up of its diesel powered mid-range saloon and hatchback, […]
‘Stat’s the way to do a winter service Mike Humble Bangernomics – the thinking person’s mode of transport. Chewing and messing on outside your house till late at night or […]
Andrew Elphick Some cunning investigation has procured the (rather unsurprising news) that Jaguar does not intend to to put its C-X75 supercar into production. In echoes of 1988’s British motor […]
Hydragas suspension was one of the quiet achievements pioneered and refined by British Leyland – and yet, it never received the praise it deserved. KEITH ADAMS briefly explains how the […]
Creative engineer, designer of world-renowned bicycles and innovative suspension systems used widely in BMC’s front-wheel drive cars, has died aged 92. Doctor Alexander Eric Moulton CBE, passed away at his […]
Keith Adams First thing’s first. I’ve always had a soft spot for the nuova ‘nuova’ Fiat 500. I still remember the first time I saw one in the metal – […]
Coupés are a cyclical phenomenon. They’re fashionable purchases, and when people want them – they really want them. And when not – you end with a dearth of them. We […]
Since 2005, Chrysler’s big RWD 300 sedan has been synonymous with hip-hop culture, Dub wheels and the last gasps of the true American auto industry. The reality is that it’s […]
Mike Humble When you think of British trucks, the same names automatically come to the forefront of your mind: ERF, Foden, Leyland and Seddon Atkinson. All but one (Leyland) are […]
David Cameron has paved the way for Essex to host London’s fourth international airport in the Thames Estuary – and a Chelmsford man has a £25bn plan to make the […]
Mike Humble By now, I should be over those horrific events of 2005. Most people that worked the trade knew in their heart of hearts that MG Rover could not […]
AROnline and its merry band of readers seems to have adopted the Dacia Sandero as one of its own. As Britain’s cheapest new car weighing in at just £5995, it […]
Once, twice, three times a breakdown I have lost count the numbers of times that many people (including myself) bang on about servicing your car regularly and correctly in order […]
I like the Vauxhall Astra Sports Tourer. It’s an honest car, that’s well-made, well-designed and which performs well on the UK’s motorway network. And over the months, I’ve really grown […]
Mike Humble Clive Goldthorp’s recent article about the closure of his local Honda dealer spurred me on to think about the state of play in general with regard not just to fringe marque […]
The Jaguar XFR-S has been unveiled at the 2012 Los Angeles motor show, and it’s going M5, RS and AMG hunting. The new British super-saloon receives the same engine as […]
Current mileage 12,101 Claimed economy 62.8mpg Actual economy 48.1mpg One of the joys of living in a multi-vehicle household is that there’s always work to do on one of the […]
Words: Clive Goldthorp Photography: Simon Davies/Pegasus Photographics and Honda (UK) My local Honda dealership, Two Mills Honda Limited, ceased trading two weeks ago – just as my wife and I were […]
Mike Humble The other day I was bimbling along in my cocooned world of Rover’s patented leather and walnut when I was overtaken by a Hyundai i40. ‘What’s the fuss […]
Simon Weakley It has been said on AROnline many times before that MG Motor UK is not doing enough to promote the MG6 to a wider public. Sales have therefore been, to […]
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