| Rover 800 Series | |
|---|---|
_(cropped).jpg) 1991 Mk2 Rover 820i Saloon | |
| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | Austin Rover Group (1986–1988) Rover Group (1988–1999) |
| Also called | Rover 820 Rover 825 Rover 827 Rover Sterling[1] Rover Vitesse Sterling 825[2] |
| Production | 1986–1999 |
| Designer | Gordon Sked (1983) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Executive car (E) |
| Layout | Transverse FF layout |
| Related | Honda Legend (1st gen.) Acura Legend (1st gen.) |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor | Rover SD1 |
| Successor | Rover 75 |
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The Rover 800 series is an executive car (E-segment in Europe) range manufactured by the Austin Rover Group subsidiary of British Leyland, and its successor the Rover Group from 1986 to 1999.[3] It was also marketed as the Sterling in the United States. Co-developed with Honda, it was a close relative to the Honda/Acura Legend and the successor to the decade-old Rover SD1.[3]
- ^ Rover Sterling, www.rover800.org.uk Retrieved 10 April 2018
- ^ Sterling sales brochure, rover800australia.com Archived 1 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Retrieved 21 November 2017
- ^ a b "Rover 800 (1986)-(1999) history". Honest John. Retrieved 13 January 2018.