The 75 V8 Saloon is a road car from Rover, with rear wheel drive, a front located engine and a 4 door saloon (sedan) body style.
The Rover 75 V8 Saloon's engine is a naturally aspirated petrol, 4.6 litre, single overhead camshaft 90 degree V 8 cylinder with 2 valves per cylinder. In this application it develops 256 bhp (260 PS/191 kW) of power at 5000 rpm, and maximum torque of 410 N·m (302 lb·ft/41.8 kgm) at 4000 rpm.
The engine drives the wheels via a 4 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed kerb weight is 1680 kg.
Maximum speed claimed is 229 km/h, which is 142 mph, official fuel consumption figures are 18.3/10.5/13.4 l/100km urban/extra-urban/combined, and carbon dioxide emissions are 319.0 g/km.
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