MG RV8 launch in 1992
As we reach the 30th anniversary of the launch of the MG RV8 model in 1992, we reflect on how the model was received by the motoring press. s a new MG model, the RV8 was part of the essential effort to keep the MG brand alive in the years after the closure of MG Plant at Abingdon.

RV8 articles and reviews in the motoring press near the RV8 launch
A checklist prepared by Dr Gavin Bailey from the collection of press reviews he has assembled. A few of the front covers are on display in the righthand column of his report. More

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MG lives!
Autocar magazine with its pre-launch article on the MG RV8 in October 1992. More


We drive the new MG
Car magazine with its test of the new MG RV8 in November 1992. More

RV8 at the NEC show

RV8 attracted a great deal of interest at the show.

MG RV8 Press Pack
Pub 4405 dated 1992 with 28 full colour pages. More


Memorable RV8 photo
Used in RV8 publicity material