Month: September 2013

Keith Adams Back in 2011, the Conservative Government began speaking bullishly about upping the UK motorway speed limit to 80mph. We’ve been limited to (a supposedly temporary) 70mph since 1965, […]

Three Range Rover Hybrid prototypes have progressed from the hot deserts of Uzbekistan to the high mountains of Kyrgyzstan as the Silk Trail 2013 expedition is poised to enter China. […]

The Ford Mondeo is celebrating its 20th anniversary and more than 4.5 million sales in Europe, including 1,400,000 in the UK. To mark the occasion, the company has released a […]

Keith Adams Last week, the November 2013 issue of What Car? hit the newsstands and that represented a bit of a landmark in magazine history. You see, that cover date […]

Keith Adams Regular readers might recall that over the years, AROnline and austin-rover.co.uk has taken part in a considerable number of banger rallies over the years. Our cars have been […]

The station wagon was a good looking addition to the Leyland P76 range, and one that didn’t see the light of day thanks to the closure of the Zetland plant […]

Keith Adams Over the years, Mike Humble has proved to be one of AROnline‘s finest assets. A fun read, with years of passion and trade knowledge behind him – and […]

The P76 was thoroughly evaluated for sale in the UK, with a view to be sold under the Vanden Plas marque name, but after consideration, the plan was dropped as […]

The P76 saloon look set for a successful run in Australia, and during its development programme, an estate version, pickup and this – the Force 7V coupe – were developed. […]

Keith Adams The Land Rover Freelander 2 has been with us since 2006 and yet still enjoys strong sales and a healthy following in the UK 4×4 market. However, just because […]

John Slavin The Jaguar XF has been a great success and, for that to happen, it’s had to compete with the likes of the BMW 5-Series and Mercedes-Benz E-Class. Both […]

Keith Adams Three super-low mileage Triumphs with less than 100 miles on the clock are up for auction on 28 September at East Anglian Motor Auctions. The trio, which are […]

I loved the Goodwood Revival – every last moment of it. There, I said it. Mind you, I do have a slight confession – before I’d made the pilgrimage down to West […]

Jaguar continued to be one of the dominant marques at the Goodwood Revival Meeting – in 2013, the company fielded more than 30 cars the the race programme, as well […]

Mike Humble A good mate and contact from a Thameside based DAF dealer who is up to speed with my book project called me out of the blue recently. Bradley […]

Replacing the Cortina was never going to be easy – it was a British icon, and a top-seller for more years than the company’s rivals care to mention. That led […]

Richard Truett Not long ago, I leaned over the wing, looked into the Stag’s engine bay and all I saw was an abyss. Nothing fit. Nothing worked. Nothing lined up. […]

The Frankfurt Motor Show is one of the key dates in the motoring calender as manufacturers get to show off their latest and greatest models. As always we will be […]

MINI may not have had anything new to show at Frankfurt, but there was certainly a buzz around it, given the impending launch of the F56. The hot topic of […]

Bentley could use a diesel engine for the first time in its history in the SUV which was recently confirmed for production – but will not try to challenge Range […]

Aston Martin celebrates its centenary in style at the Frankfurt Motor Show – and, although there was no all-new metal to show, it came out punching with new versions of […]