Category: Rover
-
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Rover 200 BRM
The Rover 200 BRM is one of the boldest special editions of the 1990s: British Racing Green paint, a bright orange grille, red leather and a rev-hungry VVC engine. The eccentric colour scheme was not random—it was designed to connect a modern hot hatch with a remarkable racing past. 1. The orange nose copied a…
-
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Rover P6 3500S
The Rover P6 3500S looked like a restrained executive saloon, yet beneath its formal body sat an aluminium V8, a de Dion rear axle and one of the most unconventional suspension layouts fitted to a British production car. Here are ten details that reveal why the manual V8 P6 was so much more advanced than…
-
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Rover Metro GTi
The Rover Metro GTi represented a remarkable second life for Britain’s familiar supermini. A modern K-Series engine, revised styling and interconnected suspension turned the ageing Metro into an entertaining early-1990s hot hatch. The Rover-era Metro retained the compact original shell beneath smoother styling. 1. It was a major re-engineering, not just a rebadge The 1990…
-
10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the Rover 800 Vitesse Sport
The Rover 800 Vitesse evolved from a refined Honda-linked executive car into a genuinely muscular British fastback. Its story spans V6 power, turbocharged four-cylinders and one of Rover’s most effective 1990s sporting saloons. The first Vitesse relied on smooth Honda-derived V6 power. 1. It was born from Rover’s Honda partnership The 800 shared development roots…