Rover

V8-powered P6 with the Buick-derived 3528cc aluminium engine. V8 weighed same as the four-cylinder unit. 184bhp gross with 114mph top speed and 0-60 in 10.5 seconds. Initially automatic only then 3500S manual from 1971. De Dion rear suspension and four-wheel disc brakes. The sports saloon that replaced the Jaguar Mk2 in police service. Around 80000 V8 models produced.