Rover SD1
Magazine road tests and mentions
CAR Magazine, March 1976
Scoop!
Rover on the hop in Holland
CAR Magazine, April 1976
World Exclusive : Rover's nick-of-time machine
The long-awaited replacement for the Rover 2200/3500 is here at last. Pilot production has begun and the final countdown to a summer release is underway
CAR Magazine, November 1977
Newcomers
Six shot Rover
CAR Magazine, August 1979
Newcomers : Touch of class for a Rover called S
Air conditioning for the 3500
What Car? September 1979
News
Rover 2500s and 2600s are becoming more popular in Europe.
What Car? September 1979
First Impressions : Rover V8S
Spiralling oil prices and accelerating motor fuel tax levels are hardly a fitting background to the launch of another large-engined luxury car, but the latest executive Rover has arrived.
CAR Magazine, September 1979
Giant Test
Rover V8-S v Saab 900 Turbo v Renault 30TX
CAR Magazine, May 1980
Plight of the lame ducks
Steve Cropley on the crash of the big cars - and the surprising return to favour of the Rover SD1
CAR Magazine, December 1980
Newcomers : Rover 2600S
For '81, Rover revamp their big saloon with better taste and comfort the keynote
CAR Magazine, January 1982
Rover Recital
After six years Rover have reached their finest - and final - form with the SD1
CAR Magazine, June 1982
Newcomers : Rover turbo burning oil
Rover chose Italy for the debut of the smooth, frugal SD Turbo diesel, BL's first oil-burning car
CAR Magazine, September 1982
Giant Test
Rover 2000 v Saab 900GLS v Austin Ambassador HLS
CCC Magazine, September 1982
The right stuff?
Rover's macho 3500 rally weapon may have been designed as a marathon runner, but its potential as a sprinter is the real suprise
CAR Magazine, December 1982
Dorchester Daredevils
It's image, both the power and the Park Lane kind, that Austin Rover chase with this slick new pair - MG Metro Turbo and Rover Vitesse
CAR Magazine, February 1983
Newcomers - Rover Vitesse
Never mind the frills, feel the power as Rover turn their soft SD1 into a fire-breathing BMW destroyer
CAR Magazine, August 1983
Giant Test
Rover Vitesse v BMW 528i
Photos, brochures, adverts and magazine pages
