Retro Steeds

Posted on 24/09/2010 by Sam Skelton

Rover and Jaguar have always been a well-matched pairing - from the days of the 'S' Type-driving baddie being chased by a succession of police P6s and SD1s, right down to the Rover 800 which in Sterling guise served as a poor man's XJ in the 90s. Both are typically British too - the stereotypical Brit John Steed had both an SD1 and a super XJC in the New Avengers. So it's apt that both marques have created retro saloons in the same field. Sam Skelton compares the two to see which is best. Words: Read more [...]

A Roving Report

Posted on 17/05/2010 by Sam Skelton

Rover's largest cars may have been aspirational products when new, yet the last two decades have seen them depreciate badly, and many become scrapped as they reach the level at which they cannot depreciate further. With the earliest 75s beginning to reach this position, now is perhaps a good time to ask if history has been kind to the best of mainstream British. Sam Skelton pits three big Rovers against each other to find out if history should regard them well, and ultimately which he'd most like Read more [...]