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Fastlane Autocare offers rover diagnostics, rover car repair, rover car servicing and rover car auto electrical services as well as tyres, suspension and much much more in the North West! If you have got a Rover vehicle, we’re here for all your repair needs across the North West. We offer a full range of services and repairs and although many garages have stopped servicing and repairing Rover vehicles, we have not! Nor will we! Our commitment and promise to rover owners is that we will always be just a phone call away for Rover servicing and repairs in the North West. We also repair and service MG TF, MG ZR, MG ZS and the MG ZT from when Rover owned MG. Still much loved vehicles and still a joy for us to keep them on the road for you to enjoy!
Review on the Rover 220 turbo coupe “1992-96”
“Gorgeous styling, rocket performance, poor handling”
The Rover 200 Coupé was launched on 6 October 1992, at the Paris Motor Show. It was given the project code name 'Tomcat' when in development. The range was revised in 1996, with new engines, and was renamed Rover Coupé. Production ceased in 1998.
It was based on the Rover 200 Mark II. The lines of the 200 Coupé resulted from a completely new monoside and front and rear roof panels, new front and rear bumpers and a deep front spoiler extension with large intake grille.
The Rover 200 Coupé was equipped with a specially shaped split glass roof system with a central T-Bar. The twin panels could be tilted or detached independently, and the bar itself could also be removed and stored in the boot in a special protective cover. The glass was an advanced, semi reflective material, coated with titanium. Transmission of solar heat was restricted to only six per cent, eliminating the need for a sun blind.
The interior was designed to accommodate four people, with rear seats individually styled. With the application of burr walnut veneer and quality fabrics, the interior was in the Rover traditions of elegance and refinement. Optional leather trim was also available. The Rover 200 Coupé featured infra-red remote central door locking as standard. It also saw the application of ultrasonic alarm system developed originally for the Rover 800 range, giving both perimetric and volumetric protection.
At launch, three were available: a Honda D-Series 1.6-litre engine (111PS / 109HP / 82Kw), and two Rover 2.0 T-Series engines; a naturally aspirated version producing (136PS / 134HP / 100Kw) and a turbo version (200PS / 197HP / 147 Kw). All versions had manual transmission as standard, with an automatic option only with the 1.6 version.
In 1994, changes were introduced to the 200 Coupé range, most obviously with a chrome grille being added to bring in line with the rest of the 200 series. Cost saving changes were also seen, such as a reduction in the amount of leather used, ignition barrel light removed and dash light dimming deleted. The alarm system received several changes to keep up with current security requirements.
In 1996, Rover announced revisions to the Coupé, with the range also losing the 200 model name. All new, models were introduced to replace the previous models. The Coupé 1.6 was now fitted with Rover Group's own K-Series 16 valve double overhead camshaft power unit instead of the previous Honda unit. The 2.0 and Turbo models were replaced by the 1.8 VVC Coupe. Production ended in 1998.
The top of the range 220 Coupé Turbo's performance came from the T-Series 2.0 litre 16 valve engine with turbocharging producing 200PS / 197HP / 147 kW at 6,000rpm and 236Nm / 174lb⋅ft at 2,100rpm. It was the fastest ever production Rover at the time. Suspension was uprated and anti-lock brakes were standard with vented discs at the front and solid disks at the rear wheels. Standard tyre size was 195/55 R15 which we stock should your rover need new tyres in the North West, we offer in garage and mobile tyre fitting services for Rover cars.
A specially developed version of the established 'Torsen' torque sensing traction control system previously only applied to four-wheel drive and some rear-wheel-drive, was developed to help optimise handling. It was standard on the 220 Turbo Coupé, and optional for the first year of production on the naturally aspirated 220 version. Critics at the time reported that the handling was marred by the power being rather clumsily transmitted through the front wheels. As a result, the handling dynamics fell short of its rivals.
As publicity for the Coupé's launch, a group of volunteer Rover employees prepared two special Land Speed Record cars and after an aborted run in August, broke 37 UK Land Speed Records on 26/27th September 1992 at the Millbrook Proving Ground, Bedfordshire. These included a flying 5 km average speed of 156 mph (251 km/h) and a 24-hour average speed of 138 mph (222 km/h). 36 of these records remain unbroken. The record breaking was referred to as "The Tomcat Affair", in reference to the project's development codename.
Top speed was 234km/h and it could accelerate from 0 to 100km/h in 6.6 seconds. Average fuel consumption was 8.4lt per 100km.
Dimensions are: Length 4,270mm, Width 1,680mm, Height 1,370mm. Weight is 1,180kg.
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