This was the last Rover ever co-developed with Honda, ending a partnership that began with the Triumph Acclaim in 1981.
Lead trim: 1.4 16v (103 PS, 1999–2005) · up to 147 hp
Rover 400 / 451995–2005
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FactThis was the last Rover ever co-developed with Honda, ending a partnership that began with the Triumph Acclaim in 1981.
The second-generation Rover 400 Series, codenamed Theta or HH-R, launched in 1995 as a hatchback and later a saloon, and the Rover 45 into which it was facelifted in 1999. It was based on the Honda Domani, released in Japan in 1992 and sold as part of the European Honda Civic range in five-door form, and it was the final collaborative model between Rover and Honda, ending a partnership that began with the Triumph Acclaim in 1981. Power came from 1.4 and 1.6-litre K-series engines, a 1.6-litre Honda D-series SOHC for the automatic only, and Rover's 2.0-litre T-series petrol, as well as a 2.0-litre L-series turbodiesel borrowed from the larger 600 Series. The 45, styled by Peter Stevens, was repositioned and priced to compete with the Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra rather than the Mondeo and Vectra, and gained a 1.8 K-series and a 2.0 KV6 from the Rover 75 (saloon only) in place of the T-series four. From 2001 a re-engineered hot hatch version was sold as the MG ZS.
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Trims & Figures
12 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.4 16v (103 PS, 1995–1999) | 1995–1999 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 102 hp | 94 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.4 16v (103 PS, 1999–2005) | 1999–2005 | 1.4 L Inline-4 | 102 hp | 91 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.6 16v Hondamatic D16Y3 (115 PS) | 1995–2000 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 113 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 1.6 16v manual (111 PS) | 1995–2004 | 1.6 L Inline-4 | 109 hp | 107 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 16v Stepspeed (117 PS) | 1999–2005 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 115 hp | 118 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 1.8 16v manual (117 PS) | 1997–2005 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 115 hp | 118 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 16v manual (136 PS) | 1995–2000 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 134 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TD (101 PS) | 1999–2005 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 100 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TD (105 PS) | 1995–1999 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | 155 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TD (113 PS) | 2002–2005 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 111 hp | 192 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 TD (86 PS) | 1995–1999 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 85 hp | 125 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
| 2.0 V6 Stepspeed (149 PS) | 2000–2004 | 2.0 L V6 | 147 hp | 137 lb-ft | — | FWD | — | — |
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