Rover P5

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The Rover P5 is a British executive saloon car produced in the 1950s–1970s, known for its refined styling, comfortable ride, and use by government officials including UK prime ministers.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rover P5 canonical 2
Rover 3 Litre 1
Rover 3½ Litre 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British car
executive car
saloon car
alsoKnownAs Rover 3 Litre
linked to: Rover P5

Rover 3½ Litre
linked to: Rover P5
assemblyLocation Solihull, England
linked to: Solihull
bodyStyle 4-door coupé
4-door saloon
brakeType disc brakes (front)
category classic car
class executive car
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designer David Bache
engineType Rover V8 petrol engine
linked to: Rover V8 engine

inline-six petrol engine
era 1950s
1960s
1970s
fuelType petrol
generation P5 Mark I
P5 Mark II
P5 Mark III
P5B
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Rover Company
marketSegment upper-middle-class buyers
notableFeature comfortable ride
luxurious interior
refined styling
notableUse official car of UK government ministers
official car of UK prime ministers
notableVariant P5B Coupé
P5B Saloon
linked to: P5B Coupé
P5BEngineDisplacement 3.5 litre
P5EngineDisplacement 3.0 litre
predecessor Rover P4
productionEnd 1973
productionStart 1958
successor Rover SD1
suspension independent front suspension
transmission automatic gearbox
manual gearbox
usedBy Edward Heath
Harold Wilson
Margaret Thatcher
wheelbase approximately 2.8 metres

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rover notableProduct Rover P5
Rover P4 successor Rover P5
Rover V8 engine usedInVehicle Rover P5B
linked to: Rover P5
Rover P5 alsoKnownAs Rover 3 Litre
linked to: Rover P5
Rover P5 alsoKnownAs Rover 3½ Litre
linked to: Rover P5