Rover 75

Rover 75
Rover 75
	Rover 75 Connoisseur SE
Overview
Manufacturer	Rover Group (1998–2000); MG Rover (2000–2005);
Also called	MG ZT; Brilliance B8;
Production	1998–2005
Assembly	United Kingdom: Cowley, Oxford (Plant Oxford: 1998–2000); United Kingdom: Longbridge, Birmingham (Longbridge plant: 2000–2005);
Designer	Richard Woolley (saloon); Ian Callum (Tourer)
Body and chassis
Class	Large family car
Body style	4-door saloon; 5-door estate
Layout	Transverse Front-engine, front-wheel-drive; Longitudinal Front-engine, rear-wheel-drive (Rover 75 V8);
Platform	Rover R40
Related	MG 7; MG ZT; Roewe 750; BMW 3 Series (E46);
Powertrain
Engine	Petrol; 1.8 I4 18K4F; 1.8 T I4 18K4T; 2.0 V6 20K4N; 2.5 V6 25K4N; 4.6 V8 2L2E; Diesel; 2.0 I4 M47R;
Transmission	Manual; 5-speed; Automatic; 4-speed (V8); 5-speed JF506E (I4 & V6);
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,746 mm (108.1 in) (saloon, estate); 2,946 mm (116.0 in) (limousine);
Length	4,747 mm (186.9 in) (saloon); 4,791 mm (188.6 in) (estate); 4,950 mm (194.9 in) (limousine);
Width	1,778 mm (70.0 in)
Height	1,424 mm (56.1 in)
Kerb weight	1,370–1,600 kg (3,020–3,530 lb)
Chronology
Predecessor	Rover 600; Rover 800;
Successor	Roewe 750 (for Rover 75); MG7 (for MG);

The Rover 75 is a large family car which was manufactured from 1998 to 2005 by the British Rover marque. There are two body styles—a four-door saloon car and a five-door estate car. Initially built only with front-wheel drive, a rear-wheel-drive variant with a V8 engine was later sold. There was also an extended-wheelbase model. In 2001, MG Rover launched a badge engineered variant, the MG ZT. A coupé concept was built, but did not receive further development.

Rover 75s were manufactured by the Rover Group at Cowley, Oxfordshire, for one year. After owner BMW sold Rover, the 75 was manufactured by the new MG Rover Group at their Longbridge site in Birmingham. The Rover 75 debuted at the Birmingham Motor Show, with deliveries commencing in February 1999. As the last large Rover saloon, production of all models ended in 2005 when MG Rover Group entered receivership.