Rover 75

Rover 75

The Rover P4 series is a group of mid-size luxury saloon cars produced by the Rover Company from 1949 until 1964. They were designed by Gordon Bashford.

Their P4 designation is factory terminology for this group of cars and was not in day-to-day use by ordinary owners who would have used the appropriate consumer designations for their models such as Rover 90 or Rover 100.

Production began in 1949 with the 6-cylinder 2.1-litre Rover 75. Four years later a 2-litre 4-cylinder Rover 60 was brought to the market to fit below the 75 and a 2.6-litre 6-cylinder Rover 90 to top the three-car range. Several variations followed.

These cars are very much part of British culture and became known as the 'Auntie' Rovers.[3] They were driven by royalty including Grace Kelly and King Hussein of Jordan whose first ever car was a 1952 75.

The P4 series was supplemented in September 1958 by a new conservatively shaped Rover 3-litre P5 but the P4 series stayed in production until 1964 and their replacement by the Rover 2000.

General Data

Make
Rover
Model
75
Model Code
P4
Production / Sales Year(s)
1949 - 1953
Country of origin
United Kingdom

Body work and dimensions

Body type
Saloon
Doors
4
Number of seats
5

Engine

Engine Type
in-line
Cylinders
6
Engine Displacement (cc)
2103
Engine Displacement (cui)
128
Engine (l)
2.1
Engine HP
75
Engine PS
76
Engine KW
56
@RPM
4200
Fueltype
Gasoline
Unless noted otherwise, DIN rated horsepower and torque is given.

Transmission

Transmission Type
Manual
Number of gears
4

Chassis

Engine position
Front
Drive Train
Rear Wheel Drive

Performance (Factory Claim)

Top Speed Km/h
129
Top Speed MP/H
80

Credit Photography and text

Technical Specifications
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Text Source
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