Drago
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Indeed. At the time the Saff Coss and frenetic Cav/Calibra turbos were the only everyday cars that got a sniff of 200 ponies.
30 years on and my Missus drives a modest family car with 448 BHP, but back in the Rover 800s day there was talk of banning the Lotus Carlton for having a then biblical 377 ponies in a four door. Amazing how quickly the outrageous becomes every day.
But indeed, the T series turbo was a stoating engine. Similar performance to the 2 litre Cossie mill, but a lot less likely to grenade and didnt need a rebuild every 3rd Tuesday. The 600 turbo was an extremely capable Q car.
I was a fan of 80s and 90s Rovers. Such a shame the firm was asset stripped by BMW who wanted LR tech and patents for tje X5, and then used as a piggy bank by the Phoenix 4. What they did on a shoestring was remarkable, and continuing investment in the manner of the old British Aerospace owners could easily have kept it viable. Still, it is what it is.
30 years on and my Missus drives a modest family car with 448 BHP, but back in the Rover 800s day there was talk of banning the Lotus Carlton for having a then biblical 377 ponies in a four door. Amazing how quickly the outrageous becomes every day.
But indeed, the T series turbo was a stoating engine. Similar performance to the 2 litre Cossie mill, but a lot less likely to grenade and didnt need a rebuild every 3rd Tuesday. The 600 turbo was an extremely capable Q car.
I was a fan of 80s and 90s Rovers. Such a shame the firm was asset stripped by BMW who wanted LR tech and patents for tje X5, and then used as a piggy bank by the Phoenix 4. What they did on a shoestring was remarkable, and continuing investment in the manner of the old British Aerospace owners could easily have kept it viable. Still, it is what it is.
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