RDX60 Car Online

sydneymj · 21st November 2006, 12:16

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/secret_...sid=300&page=1

Thankfully this car will never see the light of day....

Malcolm

tourerfogey · 21st November 2006, 12:26

Pic 5 of the car in silver looks pretty good to me.

M47Rman · 21st November 2006, 16:05

I agree. Pic 5 looks good to me too. I have seen some other pictures/sketches of this car in other publications, and I think it would have made a good alternative to the blob like and amorphous Golf et al. However I am HUGELY biased, so I would say that!
Andy

driverjgp · 21st November 2006, 17:47

Pic 5 I want I want I want

JP53 · 21st November 2006, 18:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by driverjgp

Pic 5 I want I want I want

It looks a bit like the 1 series BMW only nicer. In the first 4 pictures it looks awful but the last one is ace

Simon · 21st November 2006, 18:55

Pick 5 reminds me of a Vauxhall Sigma.

Which is not a good thing if you ask me. Because, although I do kind of like the Sigma, a Rover should not look like a Vauxhall.

IMO for a 45-type car (mid-size family hatchback) the prototype looks a bit too big. I think they would have been better with a shorter bonnet and perhaps a shorter wheel base. From what the article says and from the pictures, the entire car looks like it would swamp the majority of all mid-sized hatchbacks currently in production. I don't think this car in it's current guise would have done Rover many favours....

Rob Bell · 22nd November 2006, 16:08

I've seen a prototype that is much closer to picture 5 - but trust me, it'll still curdle milk at 50 paces

Failure to launch RD60 probably lead to the company's demise in 2005. But launching RD60 in that form would probably have killed the company - perhaps even sooner...?

If only Peter Steven's team's favoured design could have won through...

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tourerfogey Banned Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Pic 5 of the car in silver looks pretty good to me.

21st November 2006, 16:05	#3
M47Rman Avid contributor 2001 Rover 75 saloon 2.5 KV6 Conn SE Automatic Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Peterborough Posts: 186 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I agree. Pic 5 looks good to me too. I have seen some other pictures/sketches of this car in other publications, and I think it would have made a good alternative to the blob like and amorphous Golf et al. However I am HUGELY biased, so I would say that! Andy

21st November 2006, 18:55	#6
Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Pick 5 reminds me of a Vauxhall Sigma. Which is not a good thing if you ask me. Because, although I do kind of like the Sigma, a Rover should not look like a Vauxhall. IMO for a 45-type car (mid-size family hatchback) the prototype looks a bit too big. I think they would have been better with a shorter bonnet and perhaps a shorter wheel base. From what the article says and from the pictures, the entire car looks like it would swamp the majority of all mid-sized hatchbacks currently in production. I don't think this car in it's current guise would have done Rover many favours....

22nd November 2006, 16:08	#7
Rob Bell Gets stuck in ZT-T CDTi + Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: London Posts: 561 Thanks: 7 Thanked 10 Times in 7 Posts	I've seen a prototype that is much closer to picture 5 - but trust me, it'll still curdle milk at 50 paces Failure to launch RD60 probably lead to the company's demise in 2005. But launching RD60 in that form would probably have killed the company - perhaps even sooner...? If only Peter Steven's team's favoured design could have won through...