Introduced in the wake of the original MX-5, the MG RV8 was a hit in Japan and remains a great modern-ish MGB alternative The ...

Derived from a vvv design, the engine first appeared in the Rover P5B of 1967, but continued in use through subsequent Rover models: P6 and SD1. Not only a favorite of kit car builders, the Rover V8 ...

There’s a flavor for everyone, whether it’s the MGB GT V8’s classy understatement or the glorious derangement of a TVR Chimera. Further, and again just like the LS, the fact that you could source a ...

Like TVR, Marcos was another British sportscar maker that kept coming back to the Rover V8 engine. We’ve picked on the 1992 Mantara as it was intended to be a turning point for the marque. With Type ...

TVR's prolonged fettling of the Rover V8 resulted in 340bhp, and as it weighed barely more than a tonne we're talking a big-cojones power-to-weight ratio. Some of these cars may have crashed.

TVR reworked its engines for greater performance but in the early ’90s pretty much the whole small-volume British sports car industry was using versions of the venerable all-aluminium Rover V8 ...

That’s five so far, here’s the sixth: The Land Rover Classic Defender V8 by Works Bespoke, called “the next chapter in the Classic Defender Story.” ...

The Rover V8 became the gem of some legendary sports cars, the MGB GT V8, MG RV8, Triumph TR8, TVR 350i, and Morgan Plus 8. It is also the reason that the Land Rover brand is the luxury sports SUV ...

Out went Ford engines and in came Rover V8 units – a smart and practical decision that helped elevate the company’s performance credentials. The old M Series cars were replaced by the wedge-shaped ...

The Rover V8 was used in various iconic cars, including Range Rovers, Land Rovers, TVR sports cars, and the Morgan Plus 8 roadster. 1960 Rare Blue Buick (Via Buick) The 1960 Buick Aluminum 215 V8 ...

The Rover-engined MG RV8 (front), Marcos Mantara (middle) and TVR Griffith offer relatively affordable V8 thrills At odds with the Marcos, the RV8’s seating position is actually rather high – more so ...