Rover 220 GSi 1993

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Brand Rover
Model 200
Generation 200 (XW)
Engine 220 Turbo (200 Hp)
Doors 3
Power 200 hp
Maximum speed 235 km/h
Acceleration from standstill to 100 km/h 6.5 sec
Fuel tank volume 55 l
Year of putting into production 1993 year
Year of stopping production 1995 year
Coupe type Hatchback
Seats 5
Length 4220 mm.
Width 1680 mm.
Height 1390 mm.
Wheelbase 2550 mm.
Front track 1475 mm.
Rear (Back) track 1470 mm.
Minimum volume of Luggage (trunk) 352 l
Position of engine Front, transversely
Volume of engine 1994 cm3
Max power in 6100 rpm.
Torque 237/2100 Nm
Fuel System Multi-point injection
Turbine Turbocharging
Valvetrain DOHC
Position of cylinders Inline
Number of cylinders 4
Bore 84.5 mm.
Stroke 88.9 mm.
Compression ratio 8.5
Number of valves per cylinder 4
Fuel Type Petrol (Gasoline)
Wheel Drive Front wheel drive
Number of Gears (automatic transmission) -
Number of Gears (manual transmission) 5
Front suspension Wishbone
Rear suspension Helical spring
Front brakes Ventilated discs
Rear brakes Disc
ABS yes
Steering type Steering rack
Power steering Hydraulic Steering
Fuel consumption (economy) - urban 11.1 l/100 km.
Fuel consumption (economy) - extra urban 6.2 l/100 km.
Fuel consumption (economy) - combined 7.9 l/100 km.
Kerb Weight 1215 kg.
Max. weight 1615 kg.
Tire size 195/55 ZR15
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[pete2783]

Ah, from the days when a 200 hp front wheel drive really was too much! I loved these. Over-powered for the chassis and alarmingly under-braked in standard form.

My favourite R8 was the 216 GTI with the Honda D-series engine. Pretty good cars in their day... and before Rover was well and truly butchered by BMW.

No idea how you'd get the licence for these now.... most likely impossible! I believe the Rover name is currently owned by JLR but only to protect the Land Rover brand.

I could go on for hours about Rover... the UK government should have made more effort to keep this company going. Bizarrely, I have heard that it was actually in pretty decent financial shape when it was sold... and how valuable would it be to the UK now... in an age where our current government tells us we are an under-productive country?! Sure, we have car manufacturing in the UK today... but how much of it do we actually own?!!

Alas, Rover is lost.. and thanks to recent memories is only remembered as a bit of a joke... makes me sick.

 

[JKgo]

I believe the Rover name is currently owned by JLR but only to protect the Land Rover brand.

...A long and complicated story, this. Back in the middle of last decade a chinese car maker Shanghai Auto (SAIC) tried to buy the whole thing off Ford who in turn got the brand off BMW. The deal fell apart, and now Rover name belongs to Tata, who got it as a package deal. Funnily enough, modern MG-branded sedans are made by SAIC, sold as... Roewe in some markets. Guess where that name comes from.

 

[pete2783]

... Rover name belongs to Tata...

You are, of course, correct and it is a story I'm all too familiar with. It is Tata who now owns JLR but my point was that the Rover brand has been attached to the Land Rover marque since Ford used the first-refusal right to acquire the name from BMW when they sold it... the idea being to protect the Land Rover brand.

 

[JKgo]

You are, of course, correct and it is a story I'm all too familiar with. It is Tata who now owns JLR but my point was that the Rover brand has been attached to the Land Rover marque since Ford used the first-refusal right to acquire the name from BMW when they sold it... the idea being to protect the Land Rover brand.

...And BMW walked away with what they wanted, MINI. Once, a life time ago, I went to a "Outdoor Life Style" expo. They had rows of SUVs and 4x4 on display, and among them was a "new" LR Defender. And it had a BMW straight six under the hood, lifted from a 3 series sedan. I was laughing pretty hard at that. Ah, BMW and their handling of Brit makers. You could make a movie out of the whole shebang. Surely it's a goldmine of juicy stories...