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Month: February 2014

Car Reviews

First Drive : Nissan Qashqai

25 February 2014 Keith Adams 27

The Nissan Qashqai is the pride of the North East. Since its launch in 2007, it has been an enduring success that has increased its sales year-on-year, not only re-energising […]

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AROnline News

News : Derek Ketteringham to call it a day / Updated

24 February 2014 Keith Adams 42

Keith Adams (Mike Humble has been able to obtain and compile a stock list for AROnline, which has now as been added to the end of the story). Derek Ketteringham, the […]

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Opinion

Blog : MG – is it ready for prime time?

24 February 2014 Keith Adams 45

Richard Truett Not long ago, in this very space, I put forth the proposition that MG’s current lineup would fail in the United States. I said these modern MGs don’t […]

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Opinion

Blog : Car manufacturing – how British is British?

24 February 2014 Keith Adams 32

We had an interesting selection of cars at AROnline Towers this weekend. I swapped my Dacia Sandero Access for an MG3, kindly lent at the last moment by the nice chaps […]

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Opinion

Blog : Car manufacturing – how British is British?

24 February 2014 Keith Adams 36

Keith Adams We had an interesting selection of cars at AROnline Towers this weekend. I swapped my Dacia Sandero Access for an MG3, kindly lent at the last moment by the […]

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BMC 1100/1300 (ADO16)

BMC 1100/1300 : Concepts and prototypes

23 February 2014 Keith Adams 23

While the 1100 was an Issigonis concept from the outset, it took Italy’s Pininfarina to give the car its undeniable style. This page was contributed by Declan Berridge

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AR16/17

Essay : Rover 75 revisited

22 February 2014 Keith Adams 11

What would Rover produced during the 1990s without Honda or BMW to influence the situation? Inspired by Roy Axe’s AR18 prototype photos, AROnline‘s very own engineering genius Robert Leitch cooks […]

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Concepts and prototypes

MGF Prototypes : First and last

20 February 2014 Keith Adams 30

Keith Adams Originally posted 26 March 2011 It was strange seeing MGF prototypes PR1, PR2 and PR3 for the very first time on a recent visit to Longbridge. I had seen them […]

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Evoque

News : High-power Evoque set for launch in Geneva

18 February 2014 Keith Adams 24

The Range Rover Evoque Autobiography will be launched at the Geneva Motor Show and it promises to be the most focused version yet, with more power and sharper responses – […]

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Opinion

Blog : Dacia proves that MG Rover missed a trick

18 February 2014 Keith Adams 34

Six months ago, I blogged about how the arrival of Dacia in the UK and the Sandero’s killer entry-level list price was going to prove, one way or another, that […]

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Opinion

Blog : Dacia proves that MG Rover missed a trick

18 February 2014 Keith Adams 34

Keith Adams Six months ago, I blogged about how the arrival of Dacia in the UK, and the Sandero’s killer entry-level list price was going to prove, one way or […]

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Jaguar Land Rover

News : Land Rover Discovery XXV edition

18 February 2014 Keith Adams 15

Land Rover has unveiled a new Discovery XXV Special Edition as a celebration of the 25th Anniversary of the original model’s launch. First introduced in 1989, the Discovery’s combination of contemporary […]

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Jaguar Land Rover

News : Jaguar Land Rover looks to fill 1700 vacancies

18 February 2014 Keith Adams 4

Jaguar Land Rover has now begun recruitment for the 500 new jobs at its Solihull manufacturing facility as part of a 1,700 jobs recruitment drive. The plans, announced last September, will […]

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Drive Story

Drive story : Приключение: Лaдa к Чернобыль (Adventure: Lada to Chernobyl)

16 February 2014 Keith Adams 19

We had been planning this one for months – and several times during the run-up, we thought it wouldn’t come off… But despite the worries and setbacks, our plan to […]

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Your Cars

Your Cars : Tony Turner’s Rover 25 GTI

16 February 2014 Keith Adams 12

Tony Turner continues the story of  his Rover 25 GTI with ‘one or two issues’… Rudi goes into rehab Sorry – I know it’s daft but all my cars get […]

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MINI

News : MINI Graduate Programme places up for grabs

13 February 2014 Keith Adams 1

Recruitment for a brand new graduate programme with 13 places available across the MINI UK production network is now underway. The UK Graduate Programme will welcome applicants in variety of […]

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Alec Issigonis

History : The Road to Perdition – Part One

13 February 2014 Ian Elliott 6

In Part One of this fascinating series, which originally appeared in Vehicle Engineer, AROnline Contributor Ian Elliott applies his insider knowledge to spelling out the exact sequence of mergers that led to […]

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Opinion

Blog : Back to Birmingham

12 February 2014 Keith Adams 13

Keith Adams According to Autocar India, Jaguar Land Rover is expanding its operations in India, with a view to increasing local production. I can’t help but think that this feels like […]

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Opinion

Blog : Back to Birmingham

12 February 2014 Keith Adams 13

Keith Adams According to Autocar India, Jaguar Land Rover is expanding its operations in India, with a view to increasing local production. I can’t help but think that this feels like […]

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DS Automobiles

Blog : Autoroute or route nationale? Let the DS5 decide

10 February 2014 Keith Adams 1

Keith Adams I’ve been a fan of big Citroens for as long as I can remember. It’s a passion that dates back to a Matchbox Citroen SM bought for me, […]

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Opinion

Blog : MG’s making an SUV? Good!

9 February 2014 Jack Yan 106

Jack Yan I have to admit to becoming a bit bored of those crying foul now that MG will launch an SUV, one which seems to have some parallels with […]

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AROnline

Obituary : Anthony Crook 1920-2014

4 February 2014 Keith Adams 10

Keith Adams Anthony Crook, the former racing driver and owner of Bristol Cars has died, aged 93. Crook was best known in recent years for the way he ran Bristol […]

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Opinion

Blog : Badge snobbery?

2 February 2014 Alexander Boucke 38

Words and photography: Alexander Boucke As long as I can remember – and a bit longer still – my family and I have always and exclusively driven British-built cars. These were, […]

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