Rover 2000 (P6)
Rover hid advanced suspension, four disc brakes and a repair-friendly skeleton under very calm saloon styling.
Rover 2000 P6 Series I · Rudolf Stricker · CC BY-SA 3.0
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More than a set of wheels.
Rover introduced the 2000 on October 9, 1963 after more than five years of work that had originally allowed for a gas turbine. Its strong base unit carried the loads while the doors, wings, bonnet, boot lid and roof were bolted on. An all-new overhead-cam four, de Dion rear suspension and four disc brakes made this a sharp break from the older P4 and helped the P6 win the first European Car of the Year award for 1964.
Look a little closer.
Rover could replace many outer panels by unbolting them from the strong skeleton—almost like changing armour plates.
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A gas-turbine-shaped saloon
The P6's early layout was planned with Rover's gas-turbine experiments in mind. When a production turbine was not ready, the same spacious base design accepted a conventional engine. The surviving T4 connection explains why the engine bay and unusual front suspension were arranged so differently.
Source: Motor Sport · A fine British sports saloon, November 1963 ↗The body was not the skeleton
The central base unit, bulkheads and deep sills carried the loads. Exterior panels arrived late on the assembly line and could be unbolted after a collision. That separation of structure and skin was both a production idea and a repairability idea.
Source: National Motor Museum · Rover 2000 ↗Where these facts come from
Selected facts checked for this edition. Some source pages link to broader model families. Last reviewed 2026-10-02.