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Old 08-13-2004, 12:52 PM   #1
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Default What ever happened to rovers sterling line

That was a great car. Expensive interior and a honda 2.7 v6 it was a fun car
Do they still make them in europe......
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Old 08-13-2004, 12:56 PM   #2
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Originally Posted by Saabrules
That was a great car. Expensive interior and a honda 2.7 v6 it was a fun car
Do they still make them in europe......
Nope - replaced by Saab last I heard... those Saabds make bloody great daily drivers.. you should check out some of our Saab topics..
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Old 08-13-2004, 01:11 PM   #3
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Originally Posted by RC45
Originally Posted by Saabrules
That was a great car. Expensive interior and a honda 2.7 v6 it was a fun car
Do they still make them in europe......
Nope - replaced by Saab last I heard... those Saabds make bloody great daily drivers.. you should check out some of our Saab topics..
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Old 08-17-2004, 02:18 PM   #4
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The same happened with the Rover Vitesse. Can you post something about this cars please? (such as max. speed, bhp or so).
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Old 08-17-2004, 03:22 PM   #5
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Rover Vitesse SD1 3.5 V8 was c.190hp not sure of 0-60 but I'd guess 8/9 secs and top speed of 130-140mph

Rover Vitesse (Rover 800 shape) was a 2.5 or 2.7 V6 (Honda enlarged the CC of that particular engine in maybe 1987/1988 I think - same engine as the Honda legend of the same time) the 2.7 was 177hp, 0-60 about 8.5-9 secs and top speed was quoted at about 135mph

Thats from memory mind you, and it was a long time ago...
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Old 08-19-2004, 12:25 PM   #6
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Originally Posted by TransAm2001
Rover Vitesse SD1 3.5 V8 was c.190hp not sure of 0-60 but I'd guess 8/9 secs and top speed of 130-140mph

Rover Vitesse (Rover 800 shape) was a 2.5 or 2.7 V6 (Honda enlarged the CC of that particular engine in maybe 1987/1988 I think - same engine as the Honda legend of the same time) the 2.7 was 177hp, 0-60 about 8.5-9 secs and top speed was quoted at about 135mph

Thats from memory mind you, and it was a long time ago...
Thanks. My cousin had a babysitter whose boyfriend had a Vitesse and because of that I was interested. And by the internet there is not much information.
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