The Rover 75 6 Light Saloon is a saloon (sedan) with 4 doors and a front mounted engine which delivers the power through the rear wheels.
It's powered courtesy of a naturally aspirated engine of 2.1 litre capacity. This unit features overhead inlet, side exhaust valve gear, 6 cylinder layout, and 2 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 75 bhp (76 PS/56 kW) of power.
The engine delivers its power through to the wheels via a 4 speed manual transmission.
The Rover 75 6 Light Saloon weighs a claimed 1410 kg at the kerb.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 4/5 seater sedan/saloon | ||
| Number of doors | 4 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2807 mm | 110.5 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | 1300 mm | 51.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (rear) | 1397 mm | 55 inches | |
| Length | 4350 mm | 171.3 inches | |
| Width | 1600 mm | 63 inches | |
| Height | 1651 mm | 65 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 200 mm | 7.9 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.55 | ||
| Kerb weight | 1410 kg | 3109 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 51.1 litres | 11.2 [13.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | naturally aspirated petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | Rover | ||
| Engine code | |||
| Cylinders | Straight 6 | ||
| Capacity | 2.1 litre 2103 cc (128.333 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 65.2 × 105 mm
2.57 × 4.13 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 0.62 | ||
| Valve gear | overhead inlet, side exhaust (oise)
2 valves per cylinder 12 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 76 PS (75 bhp) (56 kW) |
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| maximum torque | |||
| Specific output | 26.6 kW/litre 36.2 ps/litre 35.7 bhp/litre 0.58 bhp/cu in |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | wet sumped | ||
| compression ratio | 7.25:1 | ||
| Fuel system | 1 carburettor | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | |||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 4 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 350.5 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Normal | ||
| Compressor | N/A | ||
| Intercooler | None | ||
| Catalytic converter | N | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | |||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | |||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 53.93 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 PS/kg 39.66 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.04 kW/kg 53.19 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.05 bhp/kg 0.02 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 25.21 kg/kW 42.11 lb/bhp |
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| fuel consumption | |||
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | longitudinal | ||
| Drive wheels | rear wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | N/A | ||
| Steering | |||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I. | ||
| Rear suspension | LA.SE. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | 5.50 x 17 | ||
| Tyres rear | 5.50 x 17 | ||
| Brakes F/R | Dr/Dr | ||
| Front brake diameter | |||
| Rear brake diameter | |||
| Braked area | |||
| Gearbox | 4 speed manual | ||
| Top gear ratio | 1 | ||
| Final drive ratio | 4.70 | ||
| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 145024 | ||
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| RAC rating | 15.8 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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1949 Rover 75 6 Light Saloon added 2006-08-09. Last modified 2013-02-28. |
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