Rover P5

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The Rover P5 is a British executive saloon car produced in the 1950s–1970s, known for its refined styling, comfortable ride, and use by government officials including UK prime ministers.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rover P5 canonical 2
Rover 3 Litre 1
Rover 3½ Litre 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf British car ⓘ
executive car ⓘ
saloon car ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Rover 3 Litre ⓘ
linked to: Rover P5

Rover 3½ Litre ⓘ
linked to: Rover P5
assemblyLocation Solihull, England ⓘ
linked to: Solihull
bodyStyle 4-door coupé ⓘ
4-door saloon ⓘ
brakeType disc brakes (front) ⓘ
category classic car ⓘ
class executive car ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designer David Bache ⓘ
engineType Rover V8 petrol engine ⓘ
linked to: Rover V8 engine

inline-six petrol engine ⓘ
era 1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
generation P5 Mark I ⓘ
P5 Mark II ⓘ
P5 Mark III ⓘ
P5B ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer Rover Company ⓘ
marketSegment upper-middle-class buyers ⓘ
notableFeature comfortable ride ⓘ
luxurious interior ⓘ
refined styling ⓘ
notableUse official car of UK government ministers ⓘ
official car of UK prime ministers ⓘ
notableVariant P5B Coupé ⓘ
P5B Saloon ⓘ
linked to: P5B Coupé
P5BEngineDisplacement 3.5 litre ⓘ
P5EngineDisplacement 3.0 litre ⓘ
predecessor Rover P4 ⓘ
productionEnd 1973 ⓘ
productionStart 1958 ⓘ
successor Rover SD1 ⓘ
suspension independent front suspension ⓘ
transmission automatic gearbox ⓘ
manual gearbox ⓘ
usedBy Edward Heath ⓘ
Harold Wilson ⓘ
Margaret Thatcher ⓘ
wheelbase approximately 2.8 metres ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Rover → notableProduct → Rover P5 ⓘ
Rover P4 → successor → Rover P5 ⓘ
Rover V8 engine → usedInVehicle → Rover P5B ⓘ
linked to: Rover P5
Rover P5 → alsoKnownAs → Rover 3 Litre ⓘ
linked to: Rover P5
Rover P5 → alsoKnownAs → Rover 3½ Litre ⓘ
linked to: Rover P5