Its rear suspension traced back to BMW's Z1 roadster, borrowed for Rover's last-ever big saloon.
Lead trim: 1.8 manual (120 PS) · up to 256 hp
Rover 751998–2005
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FactIts rear suspension traced back to BMW's Z1 roadster, borrowed for Rover's last-ever big saloon.
Rover's last large saloon, a large family car on the Rover R40 platform with a saloon by Richard Woolley and, from July 2001, an Ian Callum-designed estate called the Tourer. It debuted at the Birmingham Motor Show on 20 October 1998 and was built at Cowley for a year before production moved to Longbridge in Birmingham in 2000, after BMW sold Rover to Phoenix Venture Holdings; all production ended in 2005 when MG Rover Group entered receivership. It was front-wheel drive with Rover's K-series 1.8-litre four and the quad-cam KV6 in 2.0 and 2.5-litre forms, plus a BMW-supplied 2.0-litre M47R common-rail turbodiesel that Rover Group and Steyr engineered for transverse mounting. In 2002 the 2.0 V6 gave way to a low-pressure-turbocharged 1.8, and from 2003 a rear-wheel-drive V8 with a Ford 4.6-litre engine was sold; there was also an extended-wheelbase model. Transmissions were a Getrag 283 five-speed manual and a JATCO five-speed automatic, with a four-speed automatic in the V8. Front MacPherson struts and a rear suspension derived from BMW's Z-axle on the 1988 Z1 were used. MG Rover launched the badge-engineered MG ZT and ZT-T in 2001, and the 75 was even offered in Mexico, the first Rover sold in the Americas since the Sterling.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1.8 T automatic (150 PS) | 2002–2005 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 159 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 1.8 T manual (150 PS) | 2002–2005 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 148 hp | 159 lb-ft | — | FWD | manual | — |
| 1.8 automatic (120 PS) | 1998–2005 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 118 hp | 118 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 1.8 manual (120 PS) | 1998–2005 | 1.8 L Inline-4 | 118 hp | 118 lb-ft | — | FWD | manual | — |
| 2.0 CDT automatic (116 PS) | 1998–2005 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 114 hp | 192 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 2.0 CDT manual (116 PS) | 1998–2005 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 114 hp | 192 lb-ft | — | FWD | manual | — |
| 2.0 CDTi automatic (131 PS) | 2002–2005 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 129 hp | 221 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 2.0 CDTi automatic LWB (131 PS) | 2002–2005 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 129 hp | 221 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 2.0 CDTi manual (131 PS) | 2002–2005 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 129 hp | 221 lb-ft | — | FWD | manual | — |
| 2.0 V6 automatic (150 PS) | 1998–2002 | 2.0 L V6 | 148 hp | 136 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 2.0 V6 manual (150 PS) | 1998–2002 | 2.0 L V6 | 148 hp | 136 lb-ft | — | FWD | manual | — |
| 2.5 V6 automatic (177 PS) | 1998–2005 | 2.5 L V6 | 175 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 2.5 V6 automatic LWB (177 PS) | 2002–2005 | 2.5 L V6 | 175 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | FWD | automatic | — |
| 2.5 V6 manual (177 PS) | 1998–2005 | 2.5 L V6 | 175 hp | 177 lb-ft | — | FWD | manual | — |
| 4.6 V8 automatic (Ford, 260 PS) | 2003–2005 | 4.6 L V8 | 256 hp | 302 lb-ft | — | RWD | automatic | — |
| 4.6 V8 manual (Ford, 260 PS) | 2003–2005 | 4.6 L V8 | 256 hp | 302 lb-ft | — | RWD | manual | — |
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