Rover 400 / 45

Rover 400 Series Rover 45
1993 Rover 414 SLi (first generation)
Overview
Manufacturer	Rover
Production	1990–2005
Assembly	United Kingdom: Longbridge, Birmingham
Designer	Peter Stevens
Body and chassis
Class	Small family car
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Chronology
Predecessor	Rover 200 MkI (for R8) Rover 200 MkII (for HH-R) Austin Montego (for the saloon and estate/tourer) Austin Maestro (for hatchback)
Successor	MG 6

The Rover 400 Series, and later the Rover 45, are a series of small family cars that were produced by the British manufacturer Rover from 1990 to 2005. The cars were co-developed as part of Rover's collaboration with Honda. The first-generation 400 was based on the Honda Concerto, and the Mark II 400 (later the Rover 45) was based on the Honda Domani/Civic.

Honda petrol engines were used in some Rover models, while the market competitive Rover L-series diesel engine was used from the mid-1990s in Hondas, before they designed their own diesel engine.^[1]