Rover 216 - Honda Concerto crossover review

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So, what was the Honda Concerto like to drive? Perhaps this video will explain all to those who missed out on what was a truly breathtaking car. In fact, it explains all that you need to know, period. As explained in my last video, the Honda Concerto was brought about via a collaboration between Honda and Rover in the late 1980's. Although both manufacturers shared the same designs, features and characteristics, that's where their similarities pretty much ended. Enter the Rover 200 - Honda Concerto crossover range, although the same looking car, both Honda and Rover went about fitting it their own way, only that Honda did it much better. Much, much better. To begin with, ignore the grey car in this video, the Rover 214, because it's trash. It's garbage actually, just absoulte garbage. Twin Cam engines just don't cut it in the real world and they never do. By the looks and comments alone, it's an underpowered, gutless unit. Despite that, the engine design was revolutionary for its time, indeed making it a "long lasting unit." Kind of like an incredibly strong, steel shell, if you will. They don't make engines like this anymore. Over to the red car, the Rover 216. This is it, this is the one. This was the car where Honda and Rover, the best of Japanese and the best of British car manufacturing, came together. The problem with some Japanese cars is that you don't always get that emotive feeling when driving like you usually do in some European cars, something that soothes <b>...</b>

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Honda, Concerto, exi, Rover, 200, 214, 216, Top, Gear

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