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Month: April 2013

Archive

Archive : Quality with a sniff

28 April 2013 Keith Adams 27

Motor, 4 June 1983 Robots and new production line techniques are helping to ensure the improved quality of Austin Rover cars. Howard Walker reports. You won’t see many white coats […]

Opinion

Blog : Mike puts the boot into garage chains

28 April 2013 Mike Humble 63

Mike Humble I was wondering to myself just the other day what was I to do with three days off on the trot… However, no sooner had I returned home from my last day at […]

Honda

Review : Honda Civic 1.6 i-DTEC

27 April 2013 Keith Adams 19

AROnline has spent the past ten years and more supporting the British car industry, which is looking healthier than ever. We don’t give enough credit to Honda for investing in […]

Opinion

Blog : Immigration

26 April 2013 Ian Nicholls 46

Ian Nicholls With the recent death of Lady Thatcher and this week’s local elections, it has been a time of strong political debate. Recently,  I watched a party political broadcast […]

AROnline News

News : Jason Plato consolidates BTCC lead

24 April 2013 Keith Adams 18

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 […]

MG

News : MG unveils CS SUV Concept at Auto Shanghai

23 April 2013 Keith Adams 46

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 […]

MG Motor UK

News : European spec MG3 shown at Auto Shanghai

21 April 2013 Keith Adams 89

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 […]

Drive Story

Drive Story : Triumph TR8 across America

21 April 2013 Keith Adams 30

Florida red eye Richard Truett I’m on the verge of being sacked at work. It’s just days from my 52nd birthday and I’m getting married in less than three months. There’s […]

Events

Events : Preview – The Rover Sports Register Diamond Jubilee Rally

20 April 2013 Keith Adams 11

Biggest Rover event since 2004 The Rover Sports Register Diamond Jubilee Rally, jointly organised with the Rover P6 Club, is intended to be the most comprehensive gathering of Rovers since […]

Not Their Finest Hour

Essay : Not their finest hour – Ward Bros & ACE Ltd

19 April 2013 Mike Humble 16

Mike Humble Ward Brothers of Lepton near Huddersfield at one point ran a medium sized coach business operating a mixed range of services including Continental holidays. To say their choice […]

Car Reviews

First Drive : Nissan LEAF

18 April 2013 Keith Adams 52

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 […]

Car Reviews

First Drive : Jaguar F-Type

17 April 2013 Keith Adams 40

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 […]

AROnline News

News : MINI sets up production in India

17 April 2013 Keith Adams 24

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 […]

Jensen

News : Cropredy Bridge welcomes Spencer Haze

17 April 2013 Keith Adams 6

Renowned consumer journalist, TV broadcaster and artist James Ruppert (Bangernomics, Autocar, The Independent, London Evening Standard) teams up with Jensen Centre of Excellence, Cropredy Bridge, to unleash the only automotive-focused, […]

Car insurance

Advertorial : Tips on how to drive safely in windy conditions

17 April 2013 Keith Adams 10

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 […]

AROnline

Events : Report – Techno-Classica Essen 2013

16 April 2013 Alexander Boucke 8

The 25th Techno Classica in Essen, Germany, shows that the European classic car scene is in full swing now. It handsomely broke last year’s record for the number of visitors, […]

Events

Events : Report – Pride of Longbridge 2013

16 April 2013 Mike Humble 29

Words and photography: Mike Humble and John Lakey As everybody who resides in Blighty will know, we’ve had some truly shocking weather as of late. The laws of physics dictates that […]

Jaguar F-Type

News : Jaguar F-Type is just the beginning…

16 April 2013 Keith Adams 13

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 […]

MGB/MGC

Blog : To MGB or not to MGB – that is the question!

12 April 2013 Mike Humble 12

Mike Humble Ever said those fatal words “yeah, I can do that, no problem” and wished you hadn’t? It’s something we all say, all get burnt with and never ever seem […]

AROnline

News : BTCC MG6 test for top MINI Challenge driver

12 April 2013 Clive Goldthorp 2

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 – […]

Pride of Longbridge 2012 - more than 1000 vehicles attended the show
Events

Events : Preview – Pride of Longbridge 2013

11 April 2013 Keith Adams 24

Updated, Keith Adams The annual Pride of Longbridge  event is now the UK’s pre-eminent classic car event for lovers of ‘The Firm’s’ vehicles. This year it takes place on 13 […]

Events

Events : Preview – Techno-Classica Essen 2013

11 April 2013 Alexander Boucke 2

This year the Techno Classica can celebrate the 25th anniversary as one of Europe’s leading classic car shows. Each and every year this show has been a feast for classic […]

AROnline News

News : Detroit Electric gets recharged

11 April 2013 Christopher Sawyer 9

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 […]

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