Rover
(1905 - 2005)
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A wide variety of car companies have already been working on the turbine car. They promised a future with simpler drives and powerful vehicles. Prototypes and even small series were created. Rover was also a pioneer, building several turbine cars and even considering series production. This article summarizes the turbine years at Rover and forms the start of a small series that will then go into more detail about individual cars.
The Rover P4 was called "Auntie" at the time, not because it was slow and talkative, but because it was reliable and likeable. Carefully designed, it was built for 15 years and became one of the most successful post-war cars in Europe. To this day, the Rover P4 has not lost its appeal as a vehicle, as this driving report with a Rover 100 proves. Many pictures, a sales brochure and a sound sample complete the article.
The Rover was never a car for fashionistas, rather it appealed to the "old British gentleman". This image seemed to secure Rover's immediate post-war future. And so they set about developing the Rover P-4, which was to be the main source of sales for the British car manufacturer for many years. This report tells the story of this important model and shows it in historical illustrations and the original sales brochure from the time.
The Rover 3-Litre or P5, launched at the end of the 1950s, was by no means particularly exciting; it was far from extravagant. This would also have defeated its purpose. As a sedan chair for the well-to-do, it impressed with its reliability, discretion and willingness to fulfill its crew's every wish. In addition, it had innovative mechanical features, all of which were aimed at maximizing travel comfort, as this test report shows.
It was often referred to as the poor man's Rolls-Royce, but of course Rover's luxurious three-liter was not for those on a tight budget. As the company's first self-supporting saloon, the Rover 3 Litre combined tradition and modernity in both design and technology. This was well received, as the model, also known as the P5, was built for 15 years. This vehicle report describes the development history and technical features and shows the Rover P5/P5B in historical and current images as well as in contemporary sales literature.
With the P6, known as the Rover 2000, Rover created a truly innovative and durable saloon, which was named the first "Car of the Year" in 1964. No wonder the car still has many fans today, especially as a version with two carburetors (TC). This article tells the story of the Rover P6 and shows a 2000 TC in many pictures.
The first generation of the Range Rover was built over a quarter of a century ago. During these years, it has undergone a major transformation, although not necessarily from an ugly duckling to a magnificent swan, as it was elegant from the very beginning. However, customers' expectations of comfort had an impact on many design details and, above all, equipment elements. This comparison is between an early Range Rover from 1974 and a late model from 1990, which beautifully document this development. Many photos and original documents as well as sound samples round off the driving report.
The Range Rover, the forefather of the modern SUV in Europe, only had two doors when it was launched; it would be hard to imagine the Cayenne or the M-Class having this today. But it took the Swiss Peter Monteverdi to make the luxury off-roader a success in Europe with four doors. One of the early four-door vehicles went to heavy metal guitarist Tony Iommi and has survived to this day. This report tells the story of the four-door Range Rover and shows one vehicle each from production at Fissore and at the Solihull plant, supplemented by historical photographs, a rare original sales brochure and audio samples.
The Austin Metro had everything it needed to be successful. Nevertheless, it could not overtake the classic Mini that it was supposed to replace. We have driven the English road flea in the rare "Moritz" version and show it in many photos, and show it in current and historical pictures, as well as in the sales literature of the time.
From 1976 to 1986, Rover built the SD1 saloon with a 3.5-liter V8 engine and later also smaller drive units. Shortly after its launch, the car was voted Car of the Year, but manufacturing defects soon tarnished the reputation of the modern family and business car. Thanks to quality improvements and continuous model maintenance, the SD1 was nevertheless a success, with around 300,000 units sold. This driving report focuses on the fastest variant, the SD1 3500 Vitesse with fuel injection from the second-to-last year of production. However, the entire history of the SD1 is covered, illustrated with historical and modern pictures of the various models.
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