The front suspension was engineered wide specifically to fit a gas turbine engine that Rover ultimately never installed.
Lead trim: 2200 SC (2,205 cc single-carburettor four, 98 bhp) · up to 184 hp
Rover P6 2000P6 · 1963–1973
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FactThe front suspension was engineered wide specifically to fit a gas turbine engine that Rover ultimately never installed.
The Rover P6 series, named the 2000, 2200 or 3500 depending on engine displacement, is a saloon car produced by Rover and subsequently British Leyland from 1963 to 1977 in Solihull, and was the first winner of the European Car of the Year award; 322,302 were produced. Announced on 9 October 1963 just before the Earls Court Motor Show and marketed first as the Rover 2000, it was a complete "clean sheet" design intended to appeal to a larger number of buyers than earlier models such as the P4. It was advanced for the time, with a de Dion tube rear suspension, four-wheel disc brakes (inboard at the rear) and a fully synchromesh transmission, and its unibody design featured non-stressed panels bolted to a unit frame, inspired by the Citroën DS. The front suspension was designed to leave as much width as possible for the engine compartment so that Rover's gas turbine engine could be fitted; the turbine was never used, but the compartment was wide enough for the Buick-derived Rover V8, available from April 1968. The car's primary competitor on the domestic UK market was the Triumph 2000, released one week after the P6.
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Trims & Figures
7 published trims in the catalogue. A blank is a figure not recorded, not zero.
| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 (1,978 cc overhead cam four, 104 bhp) | 1963–1973 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 104 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2000 TC (1,978 cc twin-carburettor four, about 110 bhp) | 1966–1973 | 2.0 L Inline-4 | 110 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2200 SC (2,205 cc single-carburettor four, 98 bhp) | 1973–1977 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 98 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2200 TC (2,205 cc twin-carburettor four, 115 bhp) | 1973–1977 | 2.2 L Inline-4 | 115 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3500 (3.5 L Rover OHV V8, automatic) | 1968–1977 | 3.5 L V8 | — | — | 10.5 s | — | — | — |
| 3500 high compression (3.5 L Rover OHV V8, 184 hp) | 1971–1977 | 3.5 L V8 | 184 hp | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3500S (3.5 L Rover OHV V8, four-speed manual) | 1971–1977 | 3.5 L V8 | — | — | 9.0 s | — | — | — |
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