Rover 200

Rover 200 Series Rover 25
Rover 25 2002
Overview
Manufacturer	Rover
Production	1984 - 2005 (2008 - 2011) 1984 - 1989 (Rover 200) 1989 - 1994 (Rover 200 MkII) 1994 - 1999 (Rover 200 MkIII) 1999 - 2004 (Rover 25 MkI) 2004 - 2005 (Rover 25 MkII) 2003 - 2005 (Rover Streetwise) 2008 - 2011 (MG 3 SW) (China)
Assembly	United Kingdom: Longbridge, Birmingham
Body and chassis
Class	Small family car (C)
Layout	Front-engine, front-wheel-drive
Chronology
Predecessor	Austin Maestro
Successor	MG 3

Rover 200 (SD3)
Rover 213 SE
Overview
Production	1984–1989
Body and chassis
Body style	4-door saloon
Related	Honda Ballade
Powertrain
Engine	1.3 L Honda EV2 I4 (petrol) 1.6 L S-Series I4 (petrol)
Transmission	3-speed Honda automatic 4-speed ZF automatic 5-speed Honda manual
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,450 mm (96.5 in)
Length	4,156 mm (163.6 in)
Width	1,623 mm (63.9 in)
Height	1,378 mm (54.3 in)

Rover 200 (R8)
Rover 200 Series Mk2
Overview
Production	1989–1995
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback 2-door coupé 2-door cabriolet 5-door estate
Related	Honda Concerto Rover 200 Coupé Rover 400 (R8)
Powertrain
Engine	1.4 L K-Series I4 (petrol) 1.6 L K-Series I4 (petrol) 1.6 L Honda D16A6 I4 (petrol) 1.6 L Honda D16A8 I4 (petrol) 2.0 L M-Series I4 (petrol) 2.0 L T-Series I4 (petrol) 1.8 L PSA XUD7 TE I4 (turbodiesel) 1.9 L PSA XUD9 A I4 (diesel)
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,550 mm (100.4 in)
Length	4,220 mm (166.1 in) (hatchback, cabriolet) 4,370 mm (172.0 in) (estate) 4,270 mm (168.1 in) (coupé)
Width	1,680 mm (66.1 in)
Height	1,400 mm (55.1 in) (hatchback, estate) 1,390 mm (54.7 in) (cabriolet) 1,370 mm (53.9 in) (coupé)

Rover 200 (R3)
Overview
Production	1995–1999
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback
Related	Rover 400 (HH-R)
Powertrain
Engine	1.1 L K-Series I4 (petrol) 1.4 L K-Series I4 (petrol) 1.6 L K-Series I4 (petrol) 1.8 L K-Series I4 (petrol) 1.8 L K-Series VVC I4 (petrol) 2.0 L L-Series I4 (turbodiesel)
Transmission	4-speed automatic 5-speed manual CVT
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,500 mm (98.4 in)
Length	3,970 mm (156.3 in)
Width	1,690 mm (66.5 in)
Height	1,420 mm (55.9 in)

Rover 25
Overview
Also called	Chinese markets ('06-'08): Roewe 250 (hatchback) Roewe 350 (sedan)
Production	2000–2005
Body and chassis
Body style	3-door hatchback 5-door hatchback
Related	Rover 45 Rover Streetwise MG ZR MG 3 SW
Powertrain
Engine	1.1 L K-Series I4 (petrol) 1.4 L K-Series I4 (petrol) 1.6 L K-Series I4 (petrol) 1.8 L K-Series I4 (petrol) 1.8 L K-Series VVC I4 (petrol) 2.0 L L-Series I4 (turbodiesel)
Transmission	5-speed manual 6-speed automatic CVT
Dimensions
Wheelbase	2,500 mm (98.4 in)
Length	3,990 mm (157.1 in)
Width	1,690 mm (66.5 in)
Height	1,420 mm (55.9 in)

The Rover 200 Series, and later the Rover 25, are a series of small family cars that were produced by British manufacturer Rover from 1984 to 2005.

There have been three distinct generations of the Rover 200. The first generation was a four-door saloon car based on the Honda Ballade. The second generation was available in three or five-door hatchback forms, as well a coupé and cabriolet (in relatively small numbers). Its sister model, the Honda Concerto was built on the same production line in Rover's Longbridge factory. The final generation was developed independently by Rover on the platform of its predecessor, and was available as a three or five-door hatchback. Just before the sale of Rover in 2000, and following a facelift, the model was renamed and sold as the Rover 25, and the MG ZR was based on the Rover 25 with mechanical changes to the suspension. Production ceased in 2005 when MG Rover went into administration. Production rights and tooling for the model, but not the Rover name, now belong to Chinese car manufacturer Nanjing.

The original Rover 200 (sometimes referred to by the codename SD3) was the replacement for the earlier Triumph Acclaim, and was the second product of the alliance between British Leyland (BL) and Honda. Only available as a four-door saloon, the 200 series was intended to be more upmarket than the company's Maestro and Montego models, which the 200 Series came in between in terms of size. It was launched on 19 June 1984, at which time there was still a high demand for small family saloons, with many manufacturers selling this type of car under a different nameplate to similar-sized hatchbacks. For example, Ford was selling the saloon version of the Escort as the Orion, the saloon version of the Volkswagen Golf was called the Jetta, and Vauxhall would soon launch an Astra-based saloon called the Belmont. The Rover 200 Series, however, was not based on a hatchback.