Rover 75 Review - Should You Buy Britains Last Car?

The 2.0 and 2.5-litre KV6 engines used in the 75 were full in-house Rover designs that replaced the Honda V6 engines found in the Rover 800, etc. They are reliable and rarely gives issues, but are very thirsty and have 3 cam belts to change! I have a 2001 Connoisseur SE with the 2.5 V6 and it is a wonderfully smooth car that soaks up the miles in comfort and ease. I’m really not sure if it’s possible to find anything modern that would match it. Love the video, and great to see a 75 review that does the car justice!

I think the 2.5 v6 is the best engine. I own 3 zts and all have the v6. Never an issue with them. Great cars

I bought "Britains last car" in Feb 2006, a platinum gold Facelift 2.5 L Club (Australia) and it has been a 16 year, and often torrid (i.e., expensive), love affair that has no end in sight (thank you Rimmers). I have no regrets.

I’ve had my pre facelift Rover 75 1.8T Connoisseur for 20 years, not failed an mot yet, parts are easy to get and it’s an enjoyable drive.

I like the vibe of this video, pride in a great British car mixed with sadness they no longer exist. I hope we see Rover cars on the road for a long time yet.

No V6 honda engines in fitted to the Rover 75 (Code Named CB 40) only the Rover KV6 2.0 litre & 2.5 litre and 1.8 K Series of course. I designed some of the Body Press Tooling for these back in 1996 in Cowley Oxford. The Tool & Body Design Department closed in 1998. Design Engineers no longer needed 😳😥

I like the look of the 75 But always think that the Bonnet never looks shut properly.

I think you should change the title to include the words "mass produced", because I spent almost all of this video thinking "it said Britain's last car... But what about Bentley? Bentley's are the single most British thing ever produced. Or Aston Martin? Rolls-Royce! MORGAN for goodness sake!". Only then at the very, very end of the video did you mention the words "mass produced" and I could finally feel at ease. Other than that, this was a really great video, cheers!

I bought a used 75, Cowley built, diesel, in connoisseur top spec trim. It has been very reliable, only the clutch needed to be replaced and I knew that was coming when buying it in 2019 from its first owner.

Own one. Made my MOT! Heated seats, Android Radio unit, leather, cruise control and a timeless design. Love to have something not everyone has.

That's an excellent tribute and I have to saw owning both a Rover 75 and Jaguar S-Type the interior of the rover feels much more special and well built

It is sad to know that the Rover 75 was the last British car. Apart from the latest one, which is the McLaren 765LT Spider.

I owned a 2.5 litre V6 for over 12 years. It was a very good car. Better than most cars that I have driven and that includes many popular makes and models. It was completely reliable and on a motorway run at 70mph returned 50+ mpg. Servicing costs were also very, very reasonable. A very comfortable car that easily held it's own and then some against anything comparable in it's class.

Great video! As a fellow owner of a silvergrey Mark II (with black leather seats and dark wooden dash in my case), it's nice to see someone else who prefers it. Also great to have some beautiful shots of 'my' car. It truly feels like a special occasion to settle into the wonderful classic interior every time I drive it. Lovely tribute video! All the best from the Netherlands

Very underrated car and a victim of the circumstances it was launched in to. Sadly, there will never be cars like this again. Leather, walnut and opulent interiors are a thing of the past replaced by gaudy touchscreens and minimalist design.

Awesome tribute.... To a car I adore... I was they guy with vw who was interested in the swap... Nice work on the video, keep it up... The visuals and content does it justice.... Plus loving the shirt, added spice to a majestic interior 👍🏽😎

Facelift was a huge improvement over the original. I think today's youth with their Dark Academia intrest would had loved this 75. It does have some obscure charm. Still, never liked it as much as the 800, the 600 and the first 400 and 200 coupe. They were just better cars then the Fords and the VW's they competed with, the 75 on the other hand was taking up against BMW 3, Mercedes C and Audi A6 and that was the big mistake. Still I agree on the interior, it is the premium over the jaguar S type interior.

Got an MG ZT which is diesel and drives flawless .Only got 75k on the clock and while i brought it up to scratch the car is brilliant. Best car i ever purchased. If i need anything then Rimmer Bros is awesome for parts.

My Dad's got a Black 2003 Connoisseur Diesel 80k on the clock , I'm an ex BL mechanic and AA Patrol, I've always loved them as soon as they were released. I used to love winding up Jag drivers " Is that a Rover 75"... I will take it on after Dad and cherish it . Ps I can only recall probably two I attended broken down in 33 years, apart from a flat battery, and I can even remember the faults Sticking fuel pump the small scavenge one under the bonnet, and a V6 that just came out of a garage after cam belts changed and it had snapped the belt !!

What Rover 75 has a Honda engine? The diesel is a BMW unit and the 1.8 K-series and KV6 2.5 V6 are both Rover units, can't think of any other units except the 4.8 V8 Ford unit.