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Default CHAPTER 16 - Interior Specifications

6/1/2011 - Section finished

INTERIOR SPECIFICATIONS



Both the 75 and ZT are an extremely comfortable place to be! The retro styling and comfortable seating arrangements make each journey to the shops or a trip across europe equally enjoyable.






The Rover 75 has a typically wood style range, ranging from real wood, to fake laminated plastic effect wood whilst the ZT has a more sports car feel with painted effects and semi bucket style seats.


The semi bucket seats where also found on the Rover 75 Contemporary SE in full black leather on the mk2 / facelift cars.


It is not uncommon for owners to swop them over to mix and match specifications or to upgrade them.

Rear leg room in these cars is often critised heavily, and again, was no doubt part of BMW's plan to ensure the 75/ZT didnt effect 3 series sales at the time.



The car is perfectly comfortable for 4 adults on long journeys, however 3 adults in the rear is not especially comfortable due to the large transmission tunnel that comes the length of the car and makes feet placing of the middle passenger slightly uncomfortable. It should be noted however that 3 children in the rear is NOT a problem thus making the 75 and ZT a perfect family car.

The interior never changed in the car whenever the cars where facelifted (eg the mk2 cars), so all cars feel and look the same on the inside, however the specification and materials vary greatly across the range. Only small difference in the mk2 Rover 75's was on the steering wheel airbag, which was changed from a badge shaped in the traditional rover shape badge, to a circular one similar to the ZT. this is show below.

Classic, Club and Connoisseur are the typical ranges. Each range also has a S.E. version, which stands for Special Equipment which usually ment optional extras such as Xenons or Sunroof or a Personal Line interior, which consisted of different colours not offered as standard due to expense.

Unfortunatly is is very difficult to pin down the specific equipment across the range due to the variety of customers orders and orders, and many owners have discovered their cars do not match the spec that the car spec name on their log book shows.






A general guide of Rover 75 optional extras are as follows that where not always dependant on car spec level and year of manufacture. This guide has been gathered up based on AVERAGE information.

Check below for EVERY detail regarding parts and fit of what Club, Classic and Connoisseur relate to, or ZT and ZT+ and ZT SE. Again all credit to "Reebs" for gathering this information together.

This is the guide for the Rover 75 - https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=22249

This is the guide for the MG ZT - https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...170#post527170

The above should explain in detail everything about the cars, but remember they are a guide and are not 100% guaranteed!

These following optional extras could be added when purchasing the car new also, and its not unusualy to find them fitted to a lower spec car.

Cruise Control
Traction Control
Electric Sunroof
Sat Nav (Hi-line inc TV & Low-line)
Dipping Rear View Mirror
Parking Aid
Powerwash Headlights
Hi-line Instrumentation (Message Centre Display)
Symphony Radio/cassette Upgrade inc 6 CD Changer
Harmon Kardon Speaker Upgrade inc Subwoofer

Dash board, there are two variants of the dash clocks, commonly refered to ask the I.P.K. pack. The top of the range is a digital display showing faults, MPG, average speed and such.

The basic IPK shows faults, lights and switches etc. Below is the basic I.P.K. pack, spotting the digital dash I.P.K in cars is very easy as it does not look like this and also on the light switch gear on the left is a button with a small picture of a computer on it.




Interior materials.

There has been a VAST selection of materials available for both the 75 and the ZT regarding specification of interior colours and materials. You could even order "personal line" interiors which are very rare indeed and command a premium in the second hand market.



Both cars where available with such a range that it would be impossible to describe them all, however a club member "Reebs" has pretty much managed to gather up the entire list of colours for both cars and has added the information.





Please click this link below to visit the hugely detailed thread rather than myself repeat it here and also it gives credit to "Reebs" for doing such a good job to begin with!

https://www.the75andztclub.co.uk/for...ad.php?t=37734
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