Month: September 2015

Lighter, faster, more efficient and better value than before. On paper, it looks like Vauxhall has a class-leader on its hands. There’s a lot riding on the new British-built midliner – can it see off the opposition and live up to its promise? […]

For lovers of the might-have-beens of the British motor industry, who have a few quid in their pocket, the opportunity to buy this wonderful Ferguson Formula Triumph 2500PI Estate might […]

The British-built, latest-generation Vauxhall Astra has had its first public outing in the UK following its debut at the Frankfurt Motor Show earlier this month. It will go on sale here […]

Rover Special Products wanted to recreate the magic of the early-1980s by producing a spiritual successor to the MG Metro Turbo. The Metro SP was that car and it reached […]

I love a car caper. The thrill of arranging to buy something very cheap, unseen, and with the promise of questionable reliability can’t be beaten for a crap car fan, like me. Actually, I am being cruel on Richard, as I know his car’s going to be far from crap. […]

Once again Stanford Hall in Leicestershire hosted its big Mini show and AROnline was there. Although there were sporty and modified Minis on show, our pictures focus on the bread and butter models, that made up the bulk of the 5.5 million Minis made. […]

It’s not all about the cars on AROnline, you know. An awful lot goes on behind the scenes keeping our cacophony of clunkers shipshape for your reading delectation. Words and […]

In the first of this brand new section which gives us (and you, if you want to tell us your memories) chance to reminisce and stuff that isn’t solely about BMC>MG cars, Mike Humble shares a nostalgic tale about teachers and their cars… […]

Fans of the Rover 800 are coming together with the aim of forming a new owners’ club. The Rover 800 Owners’ Club will cater for all variants of what was once […]

The wraps have finally come off the Jaguar F-Pace at Frankfurt after months of pre-launch build-up – and the Audi Q5/BMW X3 rival looks set to make quite a splash if its good looks, and warm media reaction to its kissing cousin, the XE are anything to go by. […]

The latest addition to the MINI range opened its doors at Frankfurt – it’s now a conventional five-door estate, retaining the split doors at the rear of the old model, but with an altogether roomier interior, thanks to a 10cm increase in wheelbase. […]

Bentley executives confirmed to Autocar that the first year’s allocation of the Bentayga have already sold out. The car might have met a cool reception around these parts on stylistic grounds, but clearly it’s hit the ground running. […]

Vauxhall’s smart new British-made Astra Sports Tourer made its debut at the Frankfurt motor show. The new car, which is 200kg lighter than the old model and packs some interesting technology for the marker sector, is set to up production volumes at the Ellesmere Port factory outgoing model. […]

To celebrate the impending launch of the F-Pace at the Frankfurt motor show, the company decided to lay on a gravity-defying loop-the-loop run, which was officially accepted into the Guinness Book of World Records. […]

Jaguar Land Rover’s unending march to world domination continues with the arrival of the first Chinese-made Land Rover Discovery Sport at the Chengdu Auto Show. The new car appeared in prototype form, and China News Daily reports that it will go on sale in its home market in October with a price starting around 450,000 yuan (£46,300). […]

With around 2200hp available and weighing less than 80 tons, these locomotives, seemed to prove the point about the superior power to weight ratio of the diesel hydraulic over the diesel electric. The 2000hp Class 40 diesel electric weighed in at 133 tons. But the Western Region needed more power and this was to lead to the development of the ‘Westerns’.
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At £160,200 it takes over from the Range Rover as the most exclusive all-purpose car, combining an all-new W12 powertrain with usability and astonishing pace. The car was designed, and engineered in Crewe, and is also built there. The vital stats are impressive – a twin-turbocharged 6.0-litre W12 engine pushes out 600bhp and 663lb ft, and Bentley claims a 0-60mph time of 4.0 seconds, and a maximum speed of 187mph. […]

A few weeks have passed of Montego ownership, and as of yet there are no real regrets. One or two acts of heritage but no real regrets. It would be pointless trying to compare the outgoing Project Rover 75 with the Montego as they prime examples of their BMC>MG timeline. […]

For those who wish to quite literally have a blast in their Range Rover, Land Rover’s Special Vehicle Operations has designed and built its own in-house armoured model, the Sentinel. The […]

Ian Nicholls Question: What does the Lamborghini Miura have in common with the British Rail Class 55 Deltic diesel locomotive? Answer: They both appeared in the main title sequence of a classic […]

In 1976, the Rover SD1 was the pride of the British car industry. It was great to look at, excellent value, and stacked up well against all comers. It proved so good that it convinced the panel of the European car of the year to vote it their favourite car – awarding it the prize against strong opposition such as the Ford Fiesta. […]