About 797 examples wore BRM badges, a close-ratio, TorSen-differential hot hatch built to replace the aging Metro.
Lead trim: 1.1 8v manual (60 PS) · up to 143 hp
Rover 200 / 251995–2005
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FactAbout 797 examples wore BRM badges, a close-ratio, TorSen-differential hot hatch built to replace the aging Metro.
The third-generation Rover 200, unveiled at the London Motor Show in October 1995, and the Rover 25 it became when it was facelifted in 1999, built at Longbridge until 2005 when MG Rover went into administration. Codenamed R3, it was smaller than the Honda-based R8 it replaced, because Rover needed to replace the 15-year-old Metro, and it was the Rover Group's first new mass-market car designed in-house since the Austin Montego in 1984. It carried over the R8's front structure, heater, steering and front suspension, but gained a Maestro/Montego-derived H-frame rear suspension, a redesigned interior and a passenger airbag. It came as a three or five-door hatchback, priced like a small family car but sized between the Ford Fiesta and Ford Escort classes. Power came from K-series petrol engines, most notably the 1.8-litre VVC from the MGF, and the L-series turbodiesel. The 200 BRM LE, launched in October 1998 with the 145 PS VVC engine and a close-ratio gearbox with a TorSen differential, was built in a run of about 797 for the UK. The higher-performance variant of the Rover 25 was sold as the MG ZR. It was Britain's seventh-best-selling new car from 1996 to 1998.
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Trims & Figures
16 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1 16v manual (75 PS) | 2001–2005 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 74 hp | 70 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.1 8v manual (60 PS) | 1998–2001 | 1.1 L Inline-4 | 59 hp | 66 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 16v 103 manual (103 PS, 1996–1999) | 1996–1999 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 102 hp | 94 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 16v 103 manual (103 PS, 1999–2005) | 1999–2005 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 102 hp | 91 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 16v 84 manual (84 PS) | 1999–2005 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 83 hp | 81 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 8v manual (74 PS) | 1995–1999 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 73 hp | 86 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 16v Steptronic (110 PS) | 2001–2005 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 102 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 16v manual (110 PS) | 1999–2005 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 108 hp | 102 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 16v manual (111 PS) | 1995–1999 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 109 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 16v Steptronic (117 PS) | 1999–2002 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 115 hp | 118 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 16v VVC manual (145 PS) | 1997–2002 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 143 hp | 128 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 16v manual (120 PS) | 1997–1999 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 118 hp | 122 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TD 101 manual (101 PS) | 1999–2005 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 100 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TD 105 manual (105 PS) | 1995–1999 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 155 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TD 113 manual (113 PS) | 2002–2004 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 111 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TD 86 manual (86 PS) | 1995–1999 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 85 hp | 125 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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