Rover SD1
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Background

The Rover SD1 is an executive car which was manufactured by British Leyland (BL) from 1976 until 1986 and marketed under the Rover marque. Sold with a variety of names, the code name "SD1" refers to the "Specialist Division" of BL, with the "1" denoting it as the first product of their in-house design team. A large five-door hatchback with fastback styling, the SD1 has a front-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout and was sold with various petrol engines, including the Rover V8, as well as a diesel engine.

Text adapted from “Rover SD1” on Wikipedia ↗ · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗ · retrieved 2026-07

Specification
Dimensions
4,740 × 1,770 × 1,380 mm
Still on UK roads
1,455
licensed vehicles · 2025
2014 ▲ 37% since 2014 2025

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