While it’s tempting to think of the early-90s Rover MG RV8 as a re-hash of the old MGB, in reality, … More

Like most legends, the MGB doesn’t match its myth. Never did. Even when it was new in 1962, the B … More

Thanks to The Open Road near Stratford Upon Avon, I was able to swap the 29bhp of my 2CV for 190bhp of … More

Manufactured between 1992 and 1995, the RV8 was essentially an updated take on the MGB, which first went on sale … More

After a decade of knocking out hatchbacks and saloons and spurred on by the success of the Mazda MX-5, MG … More

The MG badge had survived through the 90s adorning go-faster family fare, but the public wanted more – it wanted … More

Tested 16.6.93 A full 13 years after the MGB had faded from view, Rover revived the model with an intriguing, … More

Rover disinterred the MGB in 1992 to produce the RV8. It was something of an anachronism, but did what was … More

Take an MGB roadster, thoroughly modernise it, then fit the evergreen Rover V8 and what do you get? Well, for … More

It’s the MGB V8 that enthusiasts always dreamed of, but the RV8 is much more than a bigger engine. Conceived … More

After the disappointing and somewhat lacklustre six-cylinder MGC of half a century ago, followed by the welcome, if half-baked and … More

Take an MGB roadster, modernise it, then fit the latest Rover V8 and what do you get? The answer is … More

The MG RV8 is one of the stranger chapters in British motoring history. Just as we like to ponder how … More