Earliest Diesel

Westonboy · 27th August 2019, 11:42

I notice that the earliest production cars appear to be petrol engined. Did the diesel engine only become available later. My diesel connie 163196 was built in February 2000, how early is that for a diesel. Any info would be most welcome.

timon · 27th August 2019, 12:12

It's not so early. There are 1999 diesel versions out there. They have probably been around from the start as the Dutch 1999 Rover 75 brochure has the diesel engine advertised.

Sonic ZS · 27th August 2019, 20:50

From memory, the diesels did lag slightly behind the petrols at launch. Most dealerships received a high spec 2.5V6 in Wedgewood and a mid spec 1.8 in Atlantic blue for their showroom launch events. I've got a feeling we didn't get diesels (or was it just the diesel autos ?) for a month or two after

marinabrian · 27th August 2019, 21:07

Mrs MB's leather interior came from a 1999 T plated Connoisseur SE diesel.

It still remains a nice place to be in her soon to be extinct 2004 Classicasseur SE

Brian

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timon Avid contributor Rover 75 Saloon Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Rotterdam Posts: 145 Thanks: 15 Thanked 25 Times in 22 Posts	It's not so early. There are 1999 diesel versions out there. They have probably been around from the start as the Dutch 1999 Rover 75 brochure has the diesel engine advertised.

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marinabrian MG ZT Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Newcastle Upon Tyne Posts: 20,151 Thanks: 3,565 Thanked 10,837 Times in 5,718 Posts	Mrs MB's leather interior came from a 1999 T plated Connoisseur SE diesel. It still remains a nice place to be in her soon to be extinct 2004 Classicasseur SE Brian