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Rover 600 Saloon (1993-2000) review

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Parkers overall rating: 2.5 out of 52.5

At a glance

Price new £15,525 - £22,825
Road tax cost £345
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Fuel economy Not tested to latest standards
Range 386 - 701 miles
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Available fuel types

Petrol

Diesel

Pros & cons

PROS

Value; quality; Rover values

CONS

Ride is unsettled; poor rear legroom

Written by Parkers Published: 6 June 2019

Overview

The Rover 600 is the sister to the British-built Honda Accord saloon. It uses a mixture of Honda engines (1.8, 2.0 petrol, 2.3) and Rover units (2.0 petrol turbo and turbo diesel). It employed subtle design details (a posh chrome grille, quality trim) to impart traditional Rover values. This strategy worked up to a point and the 600 was bought by middle management traditionalists, but it failed to approach up to rivals such as the BMW 5-Series in terms of refinement, ride quality or prestige.