Rover 600 (based on Honda Accord)

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The Rover 600 is a mid-size executive car produced by Rover in the 1990s, developed from a Honda Accord platform but styled and trimmed to reflect Rover’s own upmarket British character.

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Rover 600 2
Rover 600 (based on Honda Accord) canonical 1
Rover 600 (sport variants) 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf automobile model
high-performance variant
alsoKnownAs Rover 600 Series
assemblyLocation Cowley, Oxford, England
basedOn Honda Accord (fifth generation)
linked to: Honda Accord
bodyStyle 4-door saloon
class D-segment
collaboration Rover–Honda joint venture
designer Rover design team
dieselEngineOption 2.0-litre L-series turbo diesel engine
driveType front-wheel drive
engine 2.0-litre turbocharged T-series petrol engine
engineSupplier Honda
Rover
interiorCharacter upmarket British styling
introducedAt 1993 London Motor Show
layout front-engine, front-wheel-drive
manufacturer Rover
market United Kingdom
continental Europe
marketSegment compact executive car
modelYears 1993–1999
notableTrimLevel GSi
SLi
Si
Ti
notSoldInMarket United States
performanceVariant Rover 620ti
petrolEngineOption 1.8-litre Honda petrol engine
2.0-litre Honda petrol engine
2.0-litre Rover T-series petrol engine
2.3-litre Honda petrol engine
platform Honda Accord platform
powerOutput approximately 197 bhp
predecessor Rover 400 (HH-R predecessor in size class context)
linked to: Rover 400
productionEnd 1999
productionStart 1993
safetyFeature anti-lock braking system (ABS) on some trims
driver airbag (on later models)
stylingInfluence Rover 800
successor Rover 75
targetPositioning more upmarket than Honda Accord counterpart
transmissionOption 4-speed automatic gearbox
5-speed manual gearbox
trimMaterials leather (on higher trims)
wood veneer
wheelbase approximately 2.7 metres

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Rover notableProduct Rover 600
linked to: Rover 600 (based on Honda Accord)
Rover collaboratedOnModel Rover 600 (based on Honda Accord)
Rover Group notableModel Rover 600
linked to: Rover 600 (based on Honda Accord)
MG ZT predecessor Rover 600 (sport variants)
linked to: Rover 600 (based on Honda Accord)
Rover 600 alsoKnownAs Rover 600 Series
linked to: Rover 600 (based on Honda Accord)