Tests and Reports

In issue no. 8 / 1968 the German motor magazine Auto, Motor und Sport reports about the ROVER P6BS in a short article entitled "Dream Rover". The report complains that "the only regrettable thing about the promising new Rover prototype is that the project had long since died when the management agreed to introduce it to the press".

⇒ The short article is still worth reading.

In March 1968 the British journal Motor published an article entitled "The experiment that escaped" - a report on the experimental vehicle now called 'ROVER/ALVIS BS'. The report gives many details about the development and the construction of the vehicle.

⇒ Please find the article here.

In the same issue of the British automotive magazine Motor, under the title "One-off Dream", you will find a test of the experimental car, here called 'LEYLAND ROVER Experimental Car'. The article reports about the test drive in Scotland.

⇒ You will find the article here.

In January 1969 the British magazine Motor Sport reported in an article entitled "The Best Yet - A Rover Experimental Sports Car" - among other cars about the ROVER P6BS. The report is interesting because it tells about the driving behaviour of the car and the author classifies it in the circle of super sports cars of that time. With surprising results ...

⇒ Here you will find the part dealing with the ROVER P6BS.