Rover P6

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The Rover P6 is a British executive car produced in the 1960s and 1970s, known for its advanced engineering, safety innovations, and distinctive styling.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rover P6 canonical 2
Paul McCartney’s Land Rover 1
Rover P6B 1

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf executive car
alsoKnownAs Rover 2000
linked to: Rover P4

Rover 2200
linked to: Rover 200

Rover 3500
assemblyLocation Solihull, England
linked to: Solihull
awarded European Car of the Year 1964
bodyStyle 4-door saloon
brakeType front disc brakes
chassisType base unit with bolt-on body panels
chiefEngineer Spencer King
class executive car
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
designer David Bache
engineOption 2.0-litre inline-four petrol engine
2.2-litre inline-four petrol engine
3.5-litre V8 petrol engine
fuelType petrol
introducedAt Earls Court Motor Show
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive
manufacturer Rover Company
marketedAs Rover 2000 in early four-cylinder form
Rover 3500 in V8 form
linked to: Rover V8 engine
marketSegment upper-middle-class buyers
notableFeature advanced safety cell construction
de Dion rear suspension
linked to: De Dion rear axle

front disc brakes
independent front and rear suspension
unitary body with bolt-on panels
notableFor advanced engineering for its time
distinctive styling
safety innovations
periodOfProduction 1960s
1970s
predecessor Rover P4
productionEndYear 1977
productionStartYear 1963
safetyInnovation designed passenger safety cell
styling distinctive three-box saloon design
successor Rover SD1
suspensionTypeRear de Dion tube
targetMarket professional and executive buyers
transmissionOption 3-speed automatic gearbox
4-speed manual gearbox
variant Rover 2000 TC
Rover 2200 SC
linked to: Rover 200

Rover 2200 TC
linked to: Rover 400

Rover 3500 V8
linked to: Rover 3500
wheelDrive rear-wheel drive

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

Rover notableProduct Rover P6
Helen Wheels namedAfter Paul McCartney’s Land Rover
linked to: Rover P6
Rover SD1 predecessor Rover P6
Rover SD1 marketPosition above Rover P6
linked to: Rover P6
Rover V8 engine usedInVehicle Rover P6B
linked to: Rover P6