Automóviles Rover (1986-2000): libros - historia y modelos

A comprehensive history of the company and a guide to its products. Centring on the period of the official existence of the Rover Group, the book also examines the events leading up to its formation in 1986 and its controversial aftermath, following its dismemberment in 2000.

With over 250 historical and original illustrations, the book covers:
- The beginnings of Rover and its place in British Leyland
- Land Rover's expansion in the 1980s and how it led to the foundation of the Rover Group
- Rover under British Aerospace and the sell-off to BMW
- Rover's struggle under German management and BMW's disposal of the Group
- The aftermath of Rover's collapse - MG Rover, Land Rover and MINI.
- The Rover Group cars - covering the Leyland legacy cars, Honda derivatives, the Rover 75, the vehicles behind Land Rover's success and other key models.

Grande sœur de la mythique Mini, l'Austin Metro a connu un immense succès européen dans les années 1980. Plus qu'une simple citadine moderne, elle est aussi un symbole. Lancée en 1980, elle marque le nouvel élan de l'industrie automobile britannique, après des années d'errance.
Ingénieuse, fiable, réussie esthétiquement, la Metro va permettre au groupe British Leyland-Austin Rover d'éviter le naufrage redouté et de renouer avec la croissance.

L'arrivée de modèles sportifs MG puis la sortie d'une version à cinq portes font de l'Austin Metro une incontestable réussite commerciale. Cette dynamique est couronnée par la 6R4, une incroyable version à quatre roues motrices, destinée aux rallyes.
Restylée et équipée de nouveaux moteurs, la petite Metro connaît une seconde carrière dans les années 1990, sous le patronyme de Rover 100, avec un positionnement plus haut de gamme.

Sa route s'achève au terme d'une incroyable carrière de dix-huit ans. Avec plus de deux millions d'exemplaires produits, l'Austin Metro-Rover 100 sera un des plus beaux succès de l'industrie automobile britannique du XXe siècle.

• Richement illustré, cet ouvrage est consacré aux voitures Austin Metro des années 1980-1998.
• Retrace en détail l'historique et l'évolution de la Austin Metro, MG Metro et Rover 100.
• Ce tome de la collection "La voiture de mon père" n'est pas seulement une source d'information profonde pour le propriétaire, mais aussi un guide d'originalité concis.
• La technique, les variants, les modifications et les versions spéciales sont décrites d'une manière détaillée.
• Contient plus de 200 photos d'époque, souvent inédites.

This comprehensive and readable book covers the Rover models built on the R8 platform, including the Rover 200 and 400. The book begins with the transitional period after the demise of BL and the advent of first Austin Rover and then Rover as well as the early collaboration with Honda to develop a new series of cars.
The author also examines the development of the successful K Series engine as well as the collaboration with Peugeot to develop diesel engines from 1992.

The book goes on to explore the various models in detail, including the five-door and three-door Rover 200s, the Rover 200 Cabriolet, the Rover 400 saloons, the Rover 400 Tourer and the Rover 200 Tomcat coupé.
Written by an acknowledged authority on Rover cars, this book provides the reader with everything they need to know about the development of this important series of cars at a critical moment in British motor manufacturing history.

The Rover 800 grew out of a pioneering collaboration between Rover in Britain and Honda in Japan during the 1980s.
This book tells the story of how the two companies worked together to produce the Rover 800 and its cousin, the Honda Legend.
For those who remember the big front-wheel-driver Rover with affection, this book sets out the full history looking at the design and development of all models: saloons, Fastbacks and Coupes; the Sterling in North America; comtemporary aftermarket modifications; Police usage and export variants.

There is a helpful chapter on buying an owning a Rover 800 and the book is illustrated with 250 colour and black & white photographs.

From the moment of its launch in 1998, the Rover 75 caught the public's imagination. Here, at last, was a car that felt like traditional Rovers and had been designed in Britain.
Rover 75 and MG ZT charts the evolution of the models from the early 1990 onwards including full production histories and comprehensive specification details.

Topics covered include:
- The development and production of the Rover 75 under BMW in the 1990s
- Becoming the MG Rover Group - from BMW to Phoenix Venture Holdings
- Expanding the Rover 75 with Longbridge Rover Saloons and Tourers
- The MG models of the new millennium - the ZT and ZT-T
- Monogram 75, the five-millionth Rover
- A facelift for the cars with the new V8 engines
- Moving production to China and the end of the MG Rover Group.