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News : Rover Tomcat record-breaking run to be re-enacted

17 April 2022 Mike Humble 4

The Rover 200 & 400 Owners Club and Rover Coupe Owners Club are teaming up to  commemorate a historic event that took place 30 years ago at Millbrook. You could […]

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Review : Rover Streetwise

27 September 2019 Keith Adams 5

Streetwise was conceived to entice younger buyers back behind the wheel of Rover products, and cash in on the boom in leisure-orientated vehicles. It might not have been a hit […]

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Unsung Heroes : Rover Streetwise 2003-2005

27 September 2019 Craig Cheetham 47

We take a sideways look at some of the UK’s most forgotten home-built cars. The Rover Streetwise was years, almost decades ahead of its time. Didn’t know that, did you?  […]

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News : Rover 75 DVD gets the green light!

17 March 2019 Mike Humble 7

You may recall a while ago we posted about the possibility of a DVD being produced based on the times, trials and tribulations of Rover’s swansong – the R40 – […]

Car Reviews

Tested : Retro Rover vs Retro Jaguar

29 December 2016 Keith Adams 46

The NEC Motorshow in 1998 was a vitally important event for Rover and Jaguar. Both companies launched brand new cars – and, in both cases, they were designed the way they were […]

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Review : An evening with the Rover 75

15 March 2015 Keith Adams 1

It’s always good to revisit old friends – either to remind you of great times gone by, or to maintain and renew an important relationship. So, when Mike Humble offered […]

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Unsung Heroes : Rover 420 Tourer

18 February 2012 Mike Humble 56

AROnline takes a another look at the decent metal which once adorned the highways and by-ways of our green and pleasant land. Mike Humble again, snatches the keys to one […]

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Unsung Heroes : Rover 2300 and 2600

13 February 2012 Mike Humble 86

Mike Humble once again, casts a spotlight onto the many cars that seemed commonplace on the UK roads in this ever popular section. The Rover 3500 SD1 is without a doubt, a legend and […]

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Unsung Heroes : Rover Metro/114 GTa

6 February 2012 Mike Humble 84

AROnline takes a another look at the cars which once littered the streets of blighty which now are vanishing fast. We love the Rover Metro/100 and the mildy-sporting GTa proved […]

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Unsung Heroes : Rover 620ti

27 January 2012 Mike Humble 49

We take yet another look at the cars which once littered the highways and by-ways of the UK. This one is often regarded as a talented machine which was handsome, refined, […]

Rover

Unsung Heroes : Rover 213/216

20 December 2011 Mike Humble 86

One car that marked a milestone in the long and chequered history of BL Cars Ltd was the Rover 200 range of 1984. Another collaboration with Honda akin to the […]

Car Reviews

Tested: Rover 25 1.4iXL

28 July 2011 Matthew Hayward 3

Rover 200 was launched in 1995 to great acclaim; in 1999 it received a comprehensive makeover to become the 25. How did it stand up in 2004’s competitive market? Roger […]

Car Reviews

Tested: Rover Commerce

28 July 2011 Matthew Hayward 2

Rover goes niche finding again. My on-off love affair with the Rover 25 is on again. And surprisingly, my admiration for the model’s been re kindled after driving the ‘Uriah […]

Car Reviews

Tested : Rover 800 Coupé

25 July 2011 Keith Adams 1

THE Rover 800 Coupé proved once and for all that the talented styling team at Gaydon really could turn a sow’s ear into a silk purse – compare the gawky […]

Car Reviews

Tested : CityRover Mk2

24 July 2011 Keith Adams 7

The CityRover Mk2 is probably the world’s only new car have never been launched, nor have any new dealers sell it. The original might have had its detractors, and for […]

Car Reviews

Tested : CityRover

24 July 2011 Keith Adams 0

They say that curry is the most popular food in the UK now; MG Rover hoped to repeat the phenonemon in automotive terms with its new baby… However, Roger Blaxall […]

Car Reviews

First Drive : Rover 75 V8

25 November 2004 Keith Adams 1

Since the moment the MG ZT 260 V8 was launched, Rover fans have been clamouring for their own version of this car… Geneva 2004 finally saw their wishes fulfilled, with […]

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