Month: February 2015

Clive Goldthorp The third of Top Gear’s  “Ten Commandments for Proper Petrolheads” reads as follows: “Thou shalt own an Alfa Romeo.” Messrs. Clarkson, Hammond and May reckon that, “to be […]

Lindsay Chappell, Automotive News Europe Jaguar Land Rover is considering a North American auto plant to keep up with growing world demand for luxury vehicles. News of the possible expansion […]

Despite all the historical trauma of Leyland, our sole remaining builder of trucks is in American ownership but still producing plenty of vehicles for the home market and for export at […]

The reigning Constructor/Manufacturer Champions, Triple Eight Racing, have signed BRDC SuperStar Jack Goff on a one-year race deal to compete alongside 2013 Drivers’ Champion Andrew Jordan in the 2015 Dunlop MSA British […]

Launched back in July 2011, the Range Rover Evoque has scored a major hit with customers and has become Land Rover’s best seller, with global sales totalling over 400,000 – that’s not surprising given that the model’s unique, […]

Servicing is not something to take lightly, and yet sometimes there just isn’t time to fit it into my hectic life. Since my last trip to Paris, I picked up all […]

I know it’s early days, but my new Land Rover Discovery is really proving difficult not to like. With some spit and polish, it’s starting to look quite respectable, a […]

Jon Griffin, Birmingham Post Jaguar Land Rover is targeting potential new factories in Austria and Turkey as the fallout from acrimonious UK pay talks continues. The Midlands’ most successful manufacturer, […]

Mike Humble A prospect, in showroom speak, is the term for a customer who is potentially interested in a vehicle for sale. Regardless of this happening in an actual dealership […]

Craig Cheetham Okay, it’s confession time… Back in the summer, when I picked up the reins of AROnline from the legend that is Keith Adams, one of the first stories […]

Craig Cheetham A TWIN-TURBO Rover SD1 V8, believed to be one of only two survivors, has been unearthed in Lancashire. Currently offered for sale via eBay by a classic car […]

Mike Humble A wannabe E-type or a modern day XJ-S were just some of the comments that were banded around in my earshot when sampling the top of the range […]

Mike Humble Well… what a past couple of weeks, I can tell you. There’s been major heartache at work, and then my trusty PC decided to catch fire (honestly) after […]

I remember the hullabaloo in 2012 when it was announced that pre-1960 vehicles would no longer require an MoT test in order to be made legal for the road in […]

It started with an exasperated post in my own Facebook timeline, bemoaning the abysmal parking on my street (see below), and how people cheerily seem to enjoy partially blocking my […]

Craig Cheetham I’ll never forget the ridiculous level of excitement I felt, back in 1987, when I rode in a Metrocab for the first time… My home town, Stockport, was […]

1984 and all that… Craig Cheetham Much has been made in the news this week about the advent of driverless cars, following the announcement that the UK is the first […]

It had to happen. Just as I’d been singing the praises of my excellent Citroen Xantia Activa, then it decided to blot its copybook in the most obvious way. I […]

Craig Cheetham A bit of an anomaly, this one, being an R8-shape 416 on an N-plate. Given that the HH-R 400 Series debuted as an M-reg, it’s clearly one of […]

Since its launch in 2001, the ZR has had a cult following. However, today, good ones are getting fewer and further between. Although this one is DAVE DAWSON’s daily driver (at […]

The name’s Bond – James Bond. And I’ll be making sure the iconic Land Rover Defender goes out with a bang (oh, and what’s that Jag all about?)… Jaguar Land […]