Rover P6

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The Rover P6 is a British executive car produced in the 1960s and 1970s, known for its advanced engineering, safety innovations, and distinctive styling.

All labels observed (4)

Label Occurrences
Rover P6 canonical 2
Paul McCartney’s Land Rover 1
Rover P6B 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf executive car ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Rover 2000 ⓘ
linked to: Rover P4

Rover 2200 ⓘ
linked to: Rover 200

Rover 3500 ⓘ
assemblyLocation Solihull, England ⓘ
linked to: Solihull
awarded European Car of the Year 1964 ⓘ
bodyStyle 4-door saloon ⓘ
brakeType front disc brakes ⓘ
chassisType base unit with bolt-on body panels ⓘ
chiefEngineer Spencer King ⓘ
class executive car ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom ⓘ
designer David Bache ⓘ
engineOption 2.0-litre inline-four petrol engine ⓘ
2.2-litre inline-four petrol engine ⓘ
3.5-litre V8 petrol engine ⓘ
fuelType petrol ⓘ
introducedAt Earls Court Motor Show ⓘ
layout front-engine, rear-wheel-drive ⓘ
manufacturer Rover Company ⓘ
marketedAs Rover 2000 in early four-cylinder form ⓘ
Rover 3500 in V8 form ⓘ
linked to: Rover V8 engine
marketSegment upper-middle-class buyers ⓘ
notableFeature advanced safety cell construction ⓘ
de Dion rear suspension ⓘ
linked to: De Dion rear axle

front disc brakes ⓘ
independent front and rear suspension ⓘ
unitary body with bolt-on panels ⓘ
notableFor advanced engineering for its time ⓘ
distinctive styling ⓘ
safety innovations ⓘ
periodOfProduction 1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
predecessor Rover P4 ⓘ
productionEndYear 1977 ⓘ
productionStartYear 1963 ⓘ
safetyInnovation designed passenger safety cell ⓘ
styling distinctive three-box saloon design ⓘ
successor Rover SD1 ⓘ
suspensionTypeRear de Dion tube ⓘ
targetMarket professional and executive buyers ⓘ
transmissionOption 3-speed automatic gearbox ⓘ
4-speed manual gearbox ⓘ
variant Rover 2000 TC ⓘ
Rover 2200 SC ⓘ
linked to: Rover 200

Rover 2200 TC ⓘ
linked to: Rover 400

Rover 3500 V8 ⓘ
linked to: Rover 3500
wheelDrive rear-wheel drive ⓘ

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 P6 ⓘ
Helen Wheels → namedAfter → Paul McCartney’s Land Rover ⓘ
linked to: Rover P6
Rover SD1 → predecessor → Rover P6 ⓘ
Rover SD1 → marketPosition → above Rover P6 ⓘ
linked to: Rover P6
Rover V8 engine → usedInVehicle → Rover P6B ⓘ
linked to: Rover P6