I've found a modern Rover that I actually like. HELP!

[Flibster]

Originally Posted by Will

The ZT260 is RWD is it not? In which case it does make it very tempting!

Certainly is. Couple of problems with that though, the transmission tunnel means there is no place to put your left foot anymore.

But you get a 260bhp v8 instead of a Rover K Series...

Originally Posted by Zirax

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/specs/...px?deriv=27407

And it kills the environment as well.

Another plus to it's appeal.

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

Depends what you mean by that, because NONE of the running gear comes from Rover.
The engine is from Ford, the 'box is a Tremec, the suspension is entirely BMW as Rover didn't have the money to design their own and the brakes are AP items.
Astonishing cars and the tuning potential/cost ratio is IMHO unbeatable.

The bit you see most of is mainly Rover though... the interior. Although the BMW stereo system is a bit of relief...

Originally Posted by A Place of Light

Had Rover stayed afloat, there was going to be a ZT385 model too!

Mmmmm....

[A Place of Light]

Originally Posted by Flibster

The bit you see most of is mainly Rover though... the interior. Although the BMW stereo system is a bit of relief...

I know what you mean, basically the image the car projects. Personally I don't care what other people think about what I drive as I buy my car for me, so the badge snobs can go do one,
I think the interior os pretty good TBH. Oodles of leather and, while not upto the standard of the Germans, it's pretty tasteful IMHO.
The supercharger kit you found is probably the same as Gibbo fitted to his Saleen, so depending what end pulley you chose you would be looking at somewhere between 520 and 600 bhp (these engines are good for upto 650bhp on standard internals).
Let's see what the badge snobs think when your oh-so-Rover outdrags them in their M5's

Originally Posted by Flibster

Mmmmm....

Agreed.....with even more cpaitals