Rover 800 (based on Honda Legend)

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The Rover 800 (based on the Honda Legend) is a British executive car developed through a collaboration between Rover and Honda, combining Japanese engineering with European styling and refinement.

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Rover 800 1
Rover 800 (based on Honda Legend) canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf executive car
alsoKnownAs Rover 800 Series
linked to: Rover 800
assemblyLocation United Kingdom
basedOn Honda Legend
bodyStyle 2-door coupé
4-door saloon
5-door hatchback
chassisSharedWith Honda Legend (first generation)
linked to: Honda Legend
class executive car
collaborationPartner Honda
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designer Rover design team
engineConfiguration V6
inline-4
engineeringCollaborationWith Honda
engineeringInfluence Japanese engineering
engineType diesel engine
petrol engine
introducedAt mid-1980s
layout front-engine, front-wheel-drive
manufacturer Rover
marketedAs luxury saloon
marketedBy Rover Group
marketPosition flagship Rover model
marketSegment European executive car market
notableFeature combination of Japanese engineering and European styling
notableVariant Rover 820
linked to: Rover 800

Rover 825
linked to: Rover 800

Rover 827
linked to: Rover 800
platformSharingWith Honda Legend
predecessor Rover SD1
productionEnd 1999
productionStart 1986
segment D-segment / E-segment (Europe)
soldIn United Kingdom
continental Europe
some export markets
stylingInfluence European design
successor Rover 75
targetCustomer executive car buyers
transmission automatic transmission
manual transmission
wheelDrive front-wheel drive

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Rover notableProduct Rover 800
linked to: Rover 800 (based on Honda Legend)
Rover collaboratedOnModel Rover 800 (based on Honda Legend)