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Rover 75 Serien ’Sabotere’ Bilen Allerede Ved Dens Introduktion I 1998 Rover 75 serien ’sabotere’ bilen allerede ved dens introduktion i 1998. Den blev I 1993 præsenterede Richard øjensynligt opfattet som en alt for Woolley tre designforslag til truende konkurrent til de afløsning af Rover 600, Rover 800 traditionelle BMW’er. og Rover 800 Coupe. Kun afløseren for Rover 600 kom i produktion – Efter de stramme tider under som Rover 75. British Aerospace’ ejerskab af Rover var det et større kulturchok for alle Her ses en skalamodel i ler under niveauer hos Rover at man pludselig bearbejdning på grundlag af under BMW’s ejerskab kunne CAD/CAM udvikling, arbejde uden den ustandselige budgetkontrol og besparelser alle vegne. Ved BMW’s overtagelse havde man meldt ud i pressen, at man havde fuld tillid til Rover’s evne til at udvikle og fremstille attraktive biler uden større indblanding fra BMW’s side. Udmeldingen blev mødt med skepsis, men løftet blev holdt og fra samt en model i fuld størrelse far februar 1994 var BMW’s 1994. Kun få detaljer blev ændret indblanding udelukkende af inden den gik i egentlig produktion. økonomisk art. Rover 75 var den første bil hos Som nævnt lå der hele tre forslag til videreudvikling: En model kaldt ”Flagship” skulle afløse Rover 800, en model kaldet ”Eric” skulle afløse Rover 800 Coupe og den tredje ”Core” skulle Rover, der efter mange års smalhals afløse Rover 600. skulle udvikles uden snærende økonomiske bånd. Det stor dog hurtigt klart at Rover ikke magtede at udvikle tre biler BMW havde på dette tidspunkt parallelt, og da BMW skulle betale overtaget Rover og samarbejdet licens til Honda for den fortsatte med Honda var afsluttet. produktion af Rover 600 var det Rover var langt fremme med logisk at denne skulle udskiftes udvikling af Rover 75, og alligevel først. ”Core” blev omdøbt til ”Isis” forsøgte BMW’s topledelse at og målet var at udvikle en bil der i endnu højere grad signalerede ønskede ny moderne udformning og Rover’s gamle traditioner og dyder. nye materialer. Kampen stod mellem ’hjerte’ og ’hjerne’. En anden del af logikke var at den ikke var den helt store forskel på Det lykkedes dog at forene de to størrelserne mellem Rover 600 og retninger med det mål at gøre Rover 800; kun muligheden for en interiøret venligt og komfortabelt. V6 motor talte for Rover 800. Men Man valgte at lade det traditionelle da Rover var tæt på færdiggørelse af træ – højglans lakeret valnød finer - egen KV6 motor var det også logisk indgå som en integreret del af at denne skulle følge med over i den instrumentbordet og ikke som kommende bil. tidligere blot som dekoration. En helt ny platform BMW’s ledelse blev præsenteret for ”Isis” og blev meget begejstrede. Det fremadrettede projekt kom til at hedde Projekt RD1. Da Rover allerede var langt fremme i udviklingsforløbet var det naturligt at basere bilen på Richard Woolley’s udkast, som næsten ikke blev Man vurderede at det skulle være ændret. Som han udtalte ved standard i alle modeller; modellen præsentationen: ”Der eksisterede kunne ikke bære en discountudgave udelukkende ét design, kun én ler af instrumentbordet blot for at model og kun én glasfiberudgave. spare lidt penge. Reaktionen fra alle i Sædearrangementet blev rost i høje udviklingsafdelingen var en spontan toner for dets klasse, men den var jubel og applaus ved den første måske for lidt plads ved interne præsentation. Også BMW’s bagsæderne, der umiskendeligt og Rover topledelser var så kunne føre sine aner tilbage til imponerede at de ikke så nogen Rover’s P6 med separate ’lænestole’. grund til yderligere ’keddelflikkeri’; designet var nærmest perfekt. Var der enighed om det ydre design var enigheden om interiøret, specielt udformningen af instrumentbordet meget lille. Der var nærmest to ’skoler’; den traditionelle der ville føre Rover’s traditioner tilbage fra P6 videre i opdateret form, og den anden der Af mere eller mindre uransagelige bortset fra at der manglede lidt grunde skifte projektet kodenavn til plads til et differentiale. R40 – et skift man efter sigende ikke skal lægge for meget i. Rygtet var ikke opstået af ingenting; naturligvis havde man undersøgt Rover’s ambition mulighederne for at anvende fælles konstruktioner, f.eks. fra BMW’s 5- Rover’s ambition var at fremstille serie der på dette tidspunkt var på verden bedst kørende vej ud. forhjulstrækker, ikke at der havde været noget galt med Rover 600, Hvor samarbejdet med Honda men ambitionerne var nu endnu tidligere havde dikteret wishbone hørere. Bl.a. handlede det om forhjulsaffjedring var den nye karosseriet stivhed, der direkte religion McPherson. påvirker bilens køreegenskaber, en disciplin BMW havde været førende Der var en større diskussion om med i mange år. baghjulsaffjedringen, og BMW blandede sig mere og mere i Rover havde i BMC tiden udviklet et udviklingen, men forsinkelser til meget stift karosseri i projektet følge. Rover undersøgte et antal ADO17, men konstruktionen var forskellige baghjulskonstruktioner med tiden blev noget udvandet på frem til BMW diktere deres Z-aksel grund af de evindelige besparelser. arrangement, der første gang blev For Rover 75 førte det frem til en gennemgående kardantunnel og kraftige tværstivere under motorhjælmen. Mange troede at Rover havde overtaget konstruktionen fra BMW, men det anvendt i BMW Z1 og senere i deres ville have varet meget 3-serie modeller. omkostningskrævende at ændre BMW’s bunddesign fra baghjulsdrift BMW blander sig til Rover’s forhjulsdrift, så rygtet er altså kun et rygte! BMW havde nogle meget klare meninger om hvordan Rover 75 Til gengæld kunne Rover’s skulle køre. Da BMW havde konstruktion rimelig enkelt ændres opbygget sit renomme på at fra forhjulstræf til baghjulstræk, fremstille ”the ultimate driving machine” med særdeles præcise BMW’s fokusering på meget små køreegenskaber, sportslige egen- detaljer, som de mente kunne skaber og potente motorer, blev påvirke kvaliteten, gik Rover folkene man nervøs for at sætte sit image på nerverne og skabte en hel del overgå til det engelske mærke. mistillid mellem parterne. BMW skulle sikre at Rover beholdt At annonceringen af R40/Rover75 sit eget stærke ’brand’ uden direkte var planlagt til at skulle ske på at konkurrere med de tyske Geneve Motor Show i foråret 1999 modeller, så BMW’s ledelse holdt ikke BMW’s ændringsforslag udtænkte en ny retning for Rover: tilbage, og med meget kort varsel pressede BMW så introduktionen Rover skulle være ’de ældre frem til at skulle ske på British gentlemens foretrukne bil’, hvilket Motor Show i Birmingham i betød at Rover skulle fremstille efteråret 1998. BMW ville vise bilen luksusbiler med den unikke til ’hele verden’ men det fik en lidt engelske stil – selv om ingen rigtigt negativ effekt, da man ikke var klar kunne definere hvad den indeholdt. til at levere bilen før måneder Rover skulle have et lidt varmere senere, og pressen spredte snart interiør der skulle forkæle brugerne, rygter om kvalitetsproblemer. og en blødere affjedring – i Nogen mener, at det ikke var en reel modsætning til BMW’s mere forsinkelse, men en slags sportslige modeller. præstationsangst som man også Med den nye strategi fulgte nye havde haft i forbindelse med salgskampagner og slogans: ”Relax introduktionen af MINI i 1997. – it’s a Rover” Rover fik ellers megen ros på Ikke altid enige Birmingham udstillingen, hvor Rover 75 blev præsenteret side om Parterne var (naturligvis) ikke helt side med Jaguar’s nye S-type. Hvor enige om hvordan en Rover skulle Jaguar blev mødt med skuffelse for se ud og køre, men da den der har den nye stil, blev Rover’s design pengene har magten kunne BMW fremhævet til skyerne. trumfe – også mere eller mindre ’ligegyldige’ - småting igennem. Introduktionen af Rover 75 med 1,8 liter / 120 hk K-motoren lovede F.eks. forsinkede en BMW ændring godt, men markedet fokuserede af Rover 75 soltaget projektet med naturligt også på den kraftigere KV6 flere måneder plus at det kostede motor i både 2,0 liter/ 150 hk og 2,5 mere end £1 million yderligere. Ikke liter / 177 hk versioner, hvor mindst det sidste gjorde ondt på sidstnævnte var fuldt klar i store Roverfolkene, der i mange år havde serier, i modsætning til de næsten arbejdet under meget stram håndbyggede motorer til Rover 800. omkostningskontrol. Tysk ’sabotage’ De kommende dage havde både aviser og forskellige magasiner Men så gik der politik i overskrifter i stil med: ”Rover i introduktionen. Det annoncerede krise” frem for flotte overskrifter i pressemøde blev udsat og da det stil med: ”Rover’s nye fantastiske endelig blev afholdt fremkom der luksusbil er annonceret”. nærmest chokerende udtalelser fra Rover’s tyske bestyrelsesformand Med sin udtalelse ødelagde Bernd Bernd Pischetsrieder. Pischetsrieder mere for Rover end han i sit værste mareridt ville kunne I stedet for at sætte fokus på bilen, forestille sig. fremhævede han at Rover var i dyb krise og at drastiske midler skulle Men da pressen endelig fik adgang tages i brug for at sikre til at køre i Rover 75’eren fik den ros produktionen i Longbridge. Der på næsten alle områder, ikke mindst skulle hurtige ændringer til for at for sin bløde, lydløse og sikre Rover på den lange bane, og omgængelige køreegenskaber. man forhandlede med den britiske regering om problemerne netop nu. Markedet vidste dog ikke helt hvad de skulle synes om designet; nogen Det var stærke ord, som nærmest var meget glade for retro-designet – underminerede de mange Rover andre var ikke. Der var også medarbejderes store og hårde spørgsmålet om størrelse; Rover 75 indsats med konstruktion og var for lille til at konkurrere med fremstilling af bilen. BMW’s 5-serie og for stor til at kunne sidestilles med BMW’s 3- Pressen reagerede med forbløffelse serie, så i virkeligheden landede den og de potentielle kunder følte sig en lige præcis der hvor BMW gerne smule usikre.
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