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CityRover
Small hatchback built in a little over 9,000 units.
Still being researched: identification guide, full specifications. Everything shown is checked against the cited sources. Know more? Send us a source.
Photo: Tom Ellis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Contents
01Overview
At a glance
- Built
- Not yet verified
- Years
- 2003–2005
- Engine
- four-cylinder, in-line · 1,400 cc / 1.4 LFactory: 1.4 L
- Power
- 63.4 kW / 86.2 PSFactory: 85 hp · converted
- Top speed
- Not yet verified
- Body
- Not yet verified
- Designer
- Not yet verified
- In this archive
- Not yet verified
- Surviving
- Not yet verified
Sources and any conflicting figures are in the sections below.
Why it matters
The CityRover was Rover's return to the small-car sector after the Rover 100 (Metro) ended in 1998. It was a rebadged, India-built supermini.
How rare is it?
Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.
Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.
Photos
Exterior, interior and detail photos with their licences.
Rover CityRover (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Tom Ellis · CC BY-SA 2.0
Rover CityRover (Wikimedia Commons search)
Photo: Vauxford · CC BY-SA 4.0
02Production & history
Production
Every figure says what it counts.
No production figures recorded yet.
History
The CityRover was based on the Tata Indica, a car the sources say was designed by the IDEA concern and built in India. It went on sale in late 2003. Auto Express tested the 1.4 Sprite, priced at £7,895, and found the engine lively but the build quality poor.
In December 2004 Rover said it would cut prices by up to £900 and drop the Sprite trim from April 2005. Rover claimed the CityRover was bigger, had more power and topped its class for acceleration and top speed.
Variants
How each version differs from the standard CityRover.
No variants documented yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
03Specifications
Technical specifications
Engine
| Engine manufacturer | Peugeot (former 1.4-litre unit, per S1)1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Engine family | Not yet verified |
| Engine code | Not yet verified |
| Layout | four-cylinder, in-line1 Independently researched |
| Displacement | 1,400 cc / 1.4 LFactory: 1.4 L1 Independently researched |
| Bore | Not yet verified |
| Stroke | Not yet verified |
| Compression ratio | Not yet verified |
| Fuel system | Not yet verified |
| Power | 63.4 kW / 86.2 PSFactory: 85 hp · converted2Auto Express gives 84bhp (S2, 'the 84bhp engine'). S1 gives 85bhp. |
| Power at | Not yet verified |
| Torque | Not yet verified |
Transmission & drivetrain
| Gearbox | 5-speed manual1 Independently researched |
|---|---|
| Gears | 51 Independently researched |
| Driven wheels | Not yet verified |
Chassis, body & dimensions
| Chassis | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| Front suspension | Not yet verified |
| Rear suspension | Not yet verified |
| Brakes | Not yet verified |
| Steering | Not yet verified |
| Body construction | Not yet verified |
| Wheelbase | Not yet verified |
| Length | Not yet verified |
| Width | Not yet verified |
| Height | Not yet verified |
| Front track | Not yet verified |
| Rear track | Not yet verified |
| Kerb weight | Not yet verified |
| Dry weight | Not yet verified |
Performance
| Maximum speed | Not yet verified |
|---|---|
| 0–100 km/h | Not yet verified |
| 0–60 mph | 11.9 s2Reported in S3 as part of Rover's claims. |
| Fuel tank | Not yet verified |
“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.
04Colours & options
Factory colours & interiors
Original paint and trim, with the number of cars in each where a source gives it.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Factory options & codes
Codes are shown exactly as written by the manufacturer.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
05Individual cars
Chassis register
Every documented car, with its colours, history and where it is now. Open a row for the full record. Known chassis are not automatically authenticated originals.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Competition history
Every race result of the individual cars, in date order. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Auction & sale history
Documented public sales of the individual cars. Click a chassis number to open its full record in the register.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
See one in person
Museums where an example of this car can be seen.
No example is documented on public display yet. Have a source? Contribute it.
06Reference
Identification guide
How to tell an original from a replica or later conversion.
Not yet documented. Have a source? Contribute it.
Sources
Each number links to the exact facts it supports.
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1
On test: Rover CityRover (2003-2005 model) Level C MSN Cars UK · 2004-05-01
- a former Peugeot 1.4-litre unit
- 1.4-litre 4-cylinder
- 5-speed manual
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2
Rover to cut CityRover prices Level C What Car? · 2004-12-21
- The 85bhp 1.4-litre petrol
- takes the car to 60mph in 11.9 seconds
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