
Raise a glass to : 30 years of the Range Rover Vogue
Celebrating the achievements of one particular trim level in the Range Rover’s small line-up could be a bit tenuous, to say the least. However, as David Morgan reckons, it is […]
Celebrating the achievements of one particular trim level in the Range Rover’s small line-up could be a bit tenuous, to say the least. However, as David Morgan reckons, it is […]
Why so much interest in Y-reg MINIs? The R50- and onwards-generation of MINI rather neatly dovetails with AROnline in many ways. We appeared at the same time in 2001, started out […]
MG Rover and Iran is an interesting might-have been. After extracting Powertrain from BMW in 2000, MG Rover set about turning the operation into a stand-alone business, supplying K-Series engines […]
Here’s an intriguing documentary on the early years of the Hyundai Motor Company, and how former Austin-Morris Managing Director, George Turnbull, spearheaded the creation of this car manufacturing giant in […]
For Classic Car fans this was a busy weekend, with the Practical Classics and Restoration Show in Birmingham and the relatively new Retro Classics in Stuttgart – two major shows […]
Keith Adams tells the story of the AR18, a short-lived proposal to replace the Rover 800 with an altogether more adventurously-styled saloon and two-door coupe. AR18/R16: The missing Rover Back in […]
Welcome to the AROnline MINI 2001-2007 Buying Guide. Replacing the classic Mini should have been a tall order, but BMW managed the job in style in 2001 – and, as Keith Adams explains, […]
Here, at AROnline, we like events dedicated to all kind of British cars. Each March the British Cars & Lifestyle show is held near the small Dutch town of Rosmalen. […]
The Chrysler 180 might not have been a stellar seller in Europe, but it had enough potential to be considered as a suitable basis for a new mid-sized saloon down under. […]
Keith Adams unearths another fascinating might-have-been from his BL files. Here is the story of Project Gimbal, a feasibility study into a collaboration with General Motors. This document spells out […]
The Triumph-Morris TM1 was the last throw of the dice for the ill-fated SD2 platform, and the overall concept was extended to replace both the Morris Marina and Triumph Dolomite […]
AROnline‘s historian-in-residence Ian Nicholls delivers his verdict on the relationship that was BMW vs Rover between 1994 and 2000… The standard work on the downfall of Rover is End Of The […]
The Rover M- and T-series engines were unsung heroes of the Rover Range. Robert Leitch tells their full story. […]
Heath Robinson strikes The Mini was an enduring success for the British Motor Corporation and then British Leyland – and the sheer number of markets the Issigonis Brick was exported […]
Andrew Elphick reports back from the 2018 Geneva Motor Show, and gives this not-so-vintage show both barrels. There were some highlights, but only if you looked hard enough. I will […]
Keith Adams tells the story of Rover Special Products and why this small group sprung into life and managed to create some very innovative products in its short and productive […]
Rover offered one of the fullest ranges of cabriolets on the market – starting with the Mini, through the Metro/100 and onto the R8 (as well as the convertible MGF […]
Following on from the pleasingly successful Rover Story DVD which was filmed last year, Producer John Clancy and I had a catch-up ‘phone call to see how things were getting on. During this […]
Rover Special Products was one busy department during the early 1990s, and proof positive is the Montego Lifestyle SUV from the MGA design consultancy. Keith Adams shares previously unpublished photographs […]
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