The best British car of the generation, shot down on takeoff – Reading Room – Motor

While paying the bills, BMW gave the English patient complete creative freedom. The engineering and design solutions of Rover in Munich, of course, were followed, but by no means dictated their will by order. Of course, curators from BMW pushed through some fundamental points. In particular, we are talking about a much higher body rigidity than was customary with the British, or, for example, the gaps between the roof and the hatch. All this in the end went only to the benefit of the car.

Unlike the same S-type, Rover 75 turned out to be a real British in spirit, but solid and solid in German. All in all, almost perfect…

What did he look like?

In one word, excellent. The Rover 75 is almost the perfect example of retrofuturism. The car does not mimic any particular model from the past, but offers a classic style rethought in a modern way.

English designer Richard Woolley seems to have put together all deliberately unfashionable solutions for the late 90s. A sloping trunk lid, an abundance of chrome, which was considered a relic of the past, smooth non-aggressive body contours, thin strips of moldings, rear-view mirrors on a separate leg. Together, all this merged in absolute harmony. It is surprising that even today the 75th looks almost as interesting as it did a quarter of a century ago. This sedan is timeless.

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