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Rover 2000 TC and Volvo 144 S - two cars - one thought: safety!

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Created on November 15, 1966

Reading time 13min

Written by:

Heinz Kranz

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Volvo 144 S (1966) - im Vergleich mit dem Rover 2000 TC von 1966

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Rover 2000 TC (1966) - Motor, Interieur und Kofferraum

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Volvo 144 S (1966) - Motor, Interieur und Kofferraum

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Rover 2000 TC (1966) - Skelett und Fahrwerk

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Volvo 144 S (1966) - Skelett und Fahrwerk

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Volvo 144 S (1966) - mit dicken Gummiauflagen auf den Stossstangen

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Summary

In 1966, hobby magazine compared the safety-oriented Rover 2000 TC and Volvo 144 S saloons. In the spirit of "our ideal car is the safe car", tester Heinz Kranz was enthusiastic about the two vehicles. The restored and newly edited original test looks back to 1966 and the two rivals from Volvo and Rover.

This article contains the following chapters

Safety bodywork first priority!
Rover chassis with a twist
Volvo and Rover with safety steering
What they cost ...
Technical data Rover 2000 TC
Technical data Volvo 144 S

Estimated reading time: 13min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The announced test of the Rover 2000 TC was already on its way to the printers when we unexpectedly had the opportunity to take a closer look at the new Volvo 144 S. The new Swedish model surprised us with exactly the same basic safety concept that had impressed us so much in the Rover. The new model from Sweden surprised us with exactly the same basic safety concept that had impressed us so much in the Rover. This was reason enough for us to call off the Rover test in order to compare the Rover with the Volvo. In the search for the ideal car for our readers, we found a double hit, which we would like to demonstrate here with satisfaction.

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