Rare Rides: The Obscure 1984 Frazer Tickford Metro, Aston Martin's Hatchback

Ever wonder what would happen if a division of Aston Martin decided to create a luxury sports hatchback for a select few wealthy customers? Wonder no more — it’s Tickford Metro time.

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Rare Rides: The 1985 MG Metro 6R4, a BL Rally Car Experiment

Ever wanted a rally car from 1985 which is brand new and pieced together from an old hatchback? Well now’s your chance. Let’s take a look at the MG Metro 6R4.

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Rare Rides: This Midas Gold From 1998 Is Grey

Every once in a while, a car surfaces from the vast internet that truly deserves the title of “obscure.” It happened previously with a beautiful Gordon Keeble, and now Rare Rides is proud to present another very obscure British two-door.

It’s a Midas Gold, obviously.

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  • Kevin I charge almost exclusively at home with a Level 2 charger. On rare occasions I use a Level 3 charging station, but mostly just to top up a bit on a longer trip over 150mi. For true long range trips we use my wife's Pilot instead.
  • YellowDuck wow that grey interior certainly is....grey. Like everywhere. I wonder what trim level you need to spec to get the black and tan?
  • Ajla With conventional CVTs, drivability is one thing (although most FWD-based 9speeds aren't exactly amazing in the first place) but I think the biggest concern is reliability.Reliability would be the concern on this engine as well. 134hp/L is a little higher than what you get in an M340i. Then add in relatively new variable compression technology. How is it going to hold up on a steady diet of the lowest-priced 87-octane and 12 month oil change intervals?
  • SCE to AUX Those are impressive numbers. I would ditch the Midnight trim as well; I don't like black wheels.I've had a several good Nissan/Datsun experiences (direct and indirect), and I'd consider a Rogue next time around.As for the CVT, I was surprised at how responsive a lowly Versa Note was on a test drive years ago. I'd say it was second to an EV.
  • Kwik_Shift Mitsu Mirage is a rebranded Nissan Micra with a smaller engine.