The popular 200/400 range (R8) was replaced by two separate designs car ranges. The 200 replacement was a smaller car, a reworking of the R8, pitched at the Escort market... The new 400, however, was an entirely new car, and one which Rover felt confident enough to price in Mondeo/Vectra territory. The hi-tech Japanese design boasted an advanced specification sheet, and Rover's upper management had a strong belief that it was good enough to sell in huge numbers.
The development story
Read how the Anglo-Japanese relationship became strained during the development of the HHR - and how its sales never lived up to expectations. |
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Buy parts from Rimmer Bros
If you you're after anything for your Rover 400, 45 or MG ZS - or any other MG Rover-era car, Rimmer Bros' online purchasing website has everything you'll ever need... |
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2004 MG ZS Gallery
The 2004 ZS pictured, and it is good to see that a car can be transformed with some slabs of plastic (more pictures to be added at the offical launch date).... |
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2004 Rover 45 Gallery
Rover's 45 for 2004, featuring a new interior.... |
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Rover 45 Tourer
Pictures of Colin Corke's professionally executed and fascinating Rover 45 Tourer.... |
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Rover 45/MG ZS tests and drive stories
The underdog of the MG Rover range, but well regarded by those who understood it - here we test a pair of examples... |
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Picture gallery
Images used to sell the car.... |
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Rover 425
This one-off car was created in 1996 as a toe-in-the-water exercise to see if the public agreed that there was room for an upward expansion of the HHR 400 range. |
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MGs for a new millennium: from X to Z...
When Phoenix bought Rover from BMW for £10, many were sceptical about the company's chances, but within months a new range of MG-badged Rovers was announced... Most surprising of the lot though, was the enormously talented Rover 45-based MG ZS |
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