Rover P6

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The Rover P6 is a British executive car produced in the 1960s and 1970s, known for its advanced engineering, safety innovations, and distinctive styling.

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Paul McCartney’s Land Rover 1
Rover P6 canonical 1

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instanceOf executive car
alsoKnownAs Rover 2000 NERFINISHED
Rover 2200 NERFINISHED
Rover 3500 NERFINISHED
assemblyLocation Solihull, England NERFINISHED
awarded European Car of the Year 1964 NERFINISHED
bodyStyle 4-door saloon
brakeType front disc brakes
chassisType base unit with bolt-on body panels
chiefEngineer Spencer King NERFINISHED
class executive car
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designer David Bache NERFINISHED
engineOption 2.0-litre inline-four petrol engine
2.2-litre inline-four petrol engine
3.5-litre V8 petrol engine
fuelType petrol
introducedAt Earls Court Motor Show NERFINISHED
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Rover Company NERFINISHED
marketedAs Rover 2000 in early four-cylinder form
Rover 3500 in V8 form NERFINISHED
marketSegment upper-middle-class buyers
notableFeature advanced safety cell construction
de Dion rear suspension NERFINISHED
front disc brakes
independent front and rear suspension
unitary body with bolt-on panels
notableFor advanced engineering for its time
distinctive styling
safety innovations
periodOfProduction 1960s
1970s
predecessor Rover P4 NERFINISHED
productionEndYear 1977
productionStartYear 1963
safetyInnovation designed passenger safety cell
styling distinctive three-box saloon design
successor Rover SD1 NERFINISHED
suspensionTypeRear de Dion tube
targetMarket professional and executive buyers
transmissionOption 3-speed automatic gearbox
4-speed manual gearbox
variant Rover 2000 TC NERFINISHED
Rover 2200 SC NERFINISHED
Rover 2200 TC NERFINISHED
Rover 3500 V8 NERFINISHED
wheelDrive rear-wheel drive

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Rover notableProduct Rover P6
Helen Wheels namedAfter Rover P6
this entity surface form: Paul McCartney’s Land Rover