Weird, Rover don't seem to be dead...

Remember that this is Auto Express. The Daily Star of the motoring press.

Have you seen the pics of them? The 75 looks bloody nice - much nicer than the Audi's that the designer seems to have used for inspiration (not sure if it's a Richard Woolley job). The rear has some Maserati-style light clusters, the big radiator grill at the front looks great and there's a nice flowing detail line through the side of the car. The 45 looks alright too - some similarities to the new Golf but they've done a better job again IMO.

As for revival, rather suprisingly, it looks like SAIC might still be in the running:

What's your justification for that statement?

The constant "spy shots" "inside info" or "sneak previews" of future cars that have little or no base in reality or truth. The low-rent, tacky, sensationalist writing style... need I go on?

Hmmm, most of the Spyshots I see do actually appear. What would you recommend as a good 'motoring magazine'?

whats with the HUGE gap between bonnet and bumper? like what i see though, a complete overhaul of the designs has got to be better than a few chav body kits!

I thought they had quite a good rep ?

They're often first with the scoops, and I don't recall any that turned out to be bollocks :)

Evo.

Hey, the Chinese have stolen Audi's grille design!

More blatant copies.

David

.. and done a better job of it... I thought SAIC only recently got involved in Rover, just before the end, so since that new design is already at prototype stage I would have thought it likely to be a British design?

Bigus