ROVER ACCLAIMED

Press, Volume CV, Issue 30976, 4 February 1966, Page 11

ROVER ACCLAIMED

A N American magazine, ■‘ v “Road Test,” has named the Rover 2000 “the best designed and engineered car of the year.” The magazine is well known for its forthright opinions, and is one which does not accept advertising. “The unanimous consensus of the magazine’s staff is that the Rover 2000 is an outstanding' example of automobile design and construction emphasising safety, economy and roadability. It offers driving comfort and aesthetic appeal as well and must be regarded as a close approach to the ideal in transportation for many families,” the magazine says.

“ . . . There is no car in the world which competes directly with the 2000 in all its features and the one which comes the closest to it in benefits is almost 1000 dollars higher in price. Some of the Rover’s attributes are unique, being unavailable at any cost on any machine. “ .. . Although it is usual

for our testers to break road reports down into town, freeway and touring categories, this procedure is something of a waste of space in an article about the Rover. This car is equally at home in any situation.

“ . . . We commend Rover especially in an area which is becoming of more public concern and has always been a concern of this publication: passenger safety. Door locks, for example, have been made child-difficult, if not child-

proof. . . . Internal projections that could be hazardous in an accident have con-

scientiously been reduced or kept as far away as possible. Dash padding is soft and well

distributed and tops of the front seats, where rear seat passengers might be hurled, have been padded. The interior design contrasts

sharply with that found in most domestic cars which are

styled for eye appeal with

seemingly no regard for the possibility of a crash.”