Rover P5 vs Rover P6 - Classic British Luxury Showdown!

Welcome to the ultimate classic Rover twin test! In this video, we pit two iconic British luxury saloons against each other: the stately Rover P5 and the sleek Rover P6. Both cars hold a special place in British motoring history, but which one takes the crown? Watch till the end for a full verdict!
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[@ClassicsWorldUK]

P5 or P6 - which would YOU choose? Also if you're an SD1 fan, don't worry - P6 vs SD1 is coming soon...

[@rob5944]

Why oh why can't we make cars anymore? We've proven it the past with beauties like this.

[@dandare1001]

Either would be nice, but maybe the P5, by a smidgeon. I didn't realise that they came out in 1959 and 1963. They were really modern.

[@StuartEmerson-y6c]

Stately, solid , tremendous and glorious. Say it again why don’t you! 😂

[@stephendavies6949]

Thanks for this, chaps. Two great British cars. Love 'em both! But if I had to choose, it would be the P5B: "Peak Rover" as you guys might say.

[@DaveP668]

My first memory is sitting in the middle arm rest of my grandfather's P5 when I was about 3. He only had the 3.0, but he always said it pulled a well built Cheltenham caravan with no fuss. He sold them both to buy a holiday home and had to make do with a Fiat 500!

[@Pietervdv]

About to finish restoration of a P5B Coupé myself.

[@ClassicsWorldUK]

Good man!

[@mikeheard4859]

I was lucky enough to own both cars, frankly although powered by the same Buick designed V8 the two cars were completely different animals to drive, the P5 was a joy to drive and was great on a long journey provided you were driving in a relatively straight line, because it was a fairly heavy body it did tend to rock and roll when one attempted to corner a little too fast, the P6 was a different animal all together especially if you were lucky enough to have a manual version as mine, it was great fun and you could go heavier into corners without the same rock and d roll as the P5, it was a totally different drive and explains why the police used them especially when they were chasing villains, l can’t choose between them so would settle for owning both if l could afford to keep them now

[@grandtrousers]

I am extremely fortunate in owning a very late (49th from end of production) P5B Coupe which is nearly finished it's recommissioning. I can't wait to actually drive it 😁

[@ClassicsWorldUK]

Enjoy it!

[@Rjhs001]

Definitely the P6. Don't get me wrong, I absolutely love the P5...but oh the P6. Even today, so many years later, it is a thing of beauty, elegance and technical innovation.

[@tug1345]

You should do a road test between the Rover P5 vs Humber Super snipe or Imperial

[@3ducs]

That P6 is quite nice, though the pumpkin interior let it down. I'm an American, I test drove A 2000TC when I was looking for my first car. Also tested a Frog Eye Sprite, a Volvo 544, finally bought a 1965 Alfa Romeo Sprint Normale. The Rover handled wonderfully, a fantastic car to drive. Rust was an issue, but then it certainly was on the Alfas I bought in years hence.

[@Phiyedough]

Yes, that interior would be OK in a Mini but the P6 needs something more classy.

[@56bandit]

P5B for me, my dad had one new in 1969. He also had a P6 V8S and I’ve owned a P6 V8 and a 2200SC. All good cars and much better than all the junk being built today.

[@philiptidmarsh]

I think that is a very fair review. I have owned a P5B Saloon for 30 years, which was my Mum and Dads neighbours car for ten years before this, however I have always hankered after a P6 3500S.I think the answer probably is to own both but then I also would love an SD1....

[@paulnash7663]

I bought a Rover P6 V8 in the 70s, what a great car ! WOW do I miss it to this day.

[@ranjanaluwihare1511]

Love these both! When Rover was Rover! 👏🏽

[@mr-wx3lv]

Dad had the 3 litre six p5. I remember how comfortable it was. But he never ventured into the V8 unfortunately...

[@alunhoskins4513]

P6. My GP had one and the local Traffic Police used them too, a very impressive piece of kit. Quick too.

[@justinlinnane8043]

great video !! really excellent chat with bucket loads of knowledge and good chemistry !!!

[@ClassicsWorldUK]

Glad you enjoyed it, many thanks!

[@angusnz7910]

P6B was the first and only car I managed to restore from bare nuts and bolts… easy I guess wide it’s a giant mechano set. Friends dad still has a P6B and today I’m still astounded how well it rides

[@wadegarret]

P5 for me but I'd be extremely happy with the P6 too!

[@dufushead]

Great Video about two of the best British cars of the 60's. Rover kept making the P6 V8 for the plod until 78, as they wern't keen on the SDi.

[@chalkyc]

Southampton to Norwich in under 3.5 hours in a P6 rover 2000TC happy days in the 1980s. Savings up for the V8 version! Your excellent review was the final nudge 😀

[@saxonuk14]

I adored the P6 as I was growing up. For me, it was a sad day when the SD1 replaced it. I like a car to be elegant, the P6 was in spades. The SD1 I thought was just flash. It was BL, where the P6 was Rover. One of my uncles had a P5, but I remember him talking about it being a tank of a car.

[@georgejohnson1498]

My perfect P5 would be a Three Litre six cylinder. My perfect Rover would be a P2 with a straight six and pre-1939 styling! Nice review. One of my uncles had a P6 3500S, so a manual gearbox in that. In many ways it was a really nice car, but for reliability he also had a Renault 4! Two very contrasted cars, but the Renault was so simple that with anual servicing it always started and chugged along. Best wishes from George

[@BernardSamson-hf6fc]

P5 Coupe for me every time!

[@grayfool]

Very different but both very, very good. My first car was a 1967 2000 P6. I still miss that car. I've always wanted a P5b Coupe though.

[@steves9905]

i looove that P6, or what we call a 3500S in the USA. that orange cloth interior is gorgeous. and love the chunky looks of both

[@davidvanhansen]

Rover, a class of its own.

[@nigelbond4056]

I love them both equally, but having learned to drive in a 3500 V8 SD1, that would always get my vote. 👏

[@-DC-]

P5 ❤ Just a wonderful piece of design

[@JohnEvans-zo7kk]

Brilliant cars both of them.

[@michaelstaley2241]

Probably the P5 5 , but very close , the p5 shone to stardom with Roger Moore in the man who hunted himself . 1970 film..

[@grahampayne3009]

Great Film and you will never look at a P5 quite the same afterwards.

[@coopdivi]

**haunted** -- but in the end, probably the same thing!

[@gregorylawson8346]

Great job guys. I do remember reading that Northumberland Police took delivery of the P6 V8 and nothing could out run them way back in 1968 , I think it was.

[@paulscountrygarage9180]

I have owned, here in Australia, P4, P5B and P6B. I currently own a ‘54 P4 90. I would definitely have a P5B again to sit alongside my P4 (funny enough, I did just this in the 1980/90’s but the P4 was a 100). The P6B, whilst a technical tour d’force, just didn’t work for me a well as the P5B did. All superb cars though.

[@markjones-vx3kp]

P6 does drive better I have a 35s which is so un got at ,truly amazing even now will sit at 100 all day

[@hermanmunster3358]

I love the P5, P6, and the SD1. But if I had to choose one, it would be the SD1 3.5 Vitesse Twin Plenum. But it would have to be close to Mint condition obviously, I'm getting too old for a project. I want to relax, and just enjoy the drive!

[@fasthracing]

Dad had a P6 3500 S. Wonderful car.

[@Nedchilvs]

The styling is like 'something else' . . He based parts of the P6 design on the DS.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

A really difficult one…….but, just for sheer technical brilliance, I’d go for the P6. What a remarkable car. However, the P5B coupe is a complete British icon of a car. Such as shame that Rover ended up failing so spectacularly……..

[@Nickcirrus]

Good review chaps

[@ClassicsWorldUK]

Much appreciated!

[@neillmorris1469]

Crunches through the P6 gears on every change

[@derekheeps1244]

Mercedes did not offer a V-8 in 1959 , although they did have a straight eight earlier in the 1950s . Their first post war V-8 was the M100 , introduced in 1963 , but that was a 6.3 litre unit with fuel injection and delivering 300 bhp . Their small V-8 did not come until the late 1960s and its main feature was reliability , something British manufacturers never offered .

[@philnorton9723]

P5B saloon. They seem to have forgotten about the Daimler 250 V8, and the Majestic Major when discussing period British V8s.

[@DavidDavid-kl4ru]

I love the style and grace of the P5B coupe but admire the engineering and innovation of the P6. As much as i dislike automatics, aesthetics win the day I'd take the coupe.

[@ianjsallen100]

No no no my grandad has both and the one I remember the best was the P5 , but both are brilliant A buy gone age that is sadly gone ?.

[@LorenzoBeschizza]

The P6, was quick, but the P6 war 4:08 classy, chic, comfortable and sassy. Where has all those great classy British Cars gone 🤔🤔🤔

[@edwinblank58]

Always the P5

[@htimsid]

It would have to be both of them :)

[@ingvarhallstrom2306]

Rover didn't experiment with a "jet engine" but with a gas turbine engine. The difference is, in a jet engine the power goes to pushing the air in a "jet" backwards thus propelling the vehicle forwards. In a gas turbine engine the power goes to the wheels via a gearbox from the turbine axle propelling the vehicle forwards, with the "jet" consisting of mere exhaust gases.

[@ClassicsWorldUK]

*surrenders Physics GCSE*

[@benlambley7171]

P5 any day for me

[@stco2426]

As an almost everyday classic I think the P6 is hard to beat against anythiing. Be good to see it against the SD1, but I think the P6 would likely win that, too.

[@simonhodgetts6530]

Without a doubt the P6 would win on engineering. But oh, that lovely SD1 styling and interior!

[@dandare1001]

@@simonhodgetts6530 Yes, I love the interior on the SD1. Those plush velour seats and that really cool dashboard. The comfortable seating and ambience really reminds me of the Citroen CX, another lovely car of the period.

[@sdry1688]

During 63/64 you could have bought the P4 / P5 and P6 new on the same day.

[@johnwright3075]

Yeah I agree it’s the p6

[@tillyfoxtrotter]

The p5 was built to near Rolls Royce standards - the P6 was mass produced and no where near the quality. Not really a fair comparison.

[@iantelford3930]

As a child of the 70s i would have the sd1 all though the p6 is easier to find these days don't want a suv a proper car will do just fine 👍

[@jasonheaton-hy8es]

David Bache, son of Joe Bache footballer playing for Aston Villa and England

[@adamknopp6631]

Not sure I agree with your comment about space in the p6. I found the rear seats a bit cramped. I owned a 2000tc.

[@waregraham8335]

I own a P6B but have driven the P5B; I think the P6B is a superior car to drive and a bit easier to live with as a daily driver

[@adamtedder2344]

Rolls Royce not only offered a V8, but offered one 8 years earlier.

[@darrensmith6999]

2 Beautiful Cars :) How the hell did they end with the City Rover??? only in Britain):

[@KnowPorcelain1]

P5, P6 or SD1?, definately the P6

[@gadfly1]

Dint believe all the hype about the P5b, I've owned both the 6 cylinder P5 and P5b, the former is a true Rover, very silky smooth and almost silent, the V8 is disconcertingly noisy at speed and the uneccessary extra power is hairy at speed due to the lighter engine. If you want a sports car look elsewhere, that's not what Rover was about. The 6 cylinder P5 is really the superior car. The P6 is an oddball with weird styling and suspension.

[@hazelmcfaull2111]

P5 six cylinder not Buick engine.

[@garethhanna9173]

A great marque comprehensively destroyed by BL, Jaguar only escaped by the skin of their teeth.

[@ASI-l2w]

Should have included the SD1 !!!!

[@ClassicsWorldUK]

P6 vs SD1 is coming soon! ;)

[@wadegarret]

I had an SD1 Vanden Plas V8, it was a fantastic car to drive, unfortunately Alka Seltzers would have lasted longer in the rain than the body on an SD1.

[@alexpanting4177]

You cant get into a v8 p6 worth having for 5k 😂😂😂

[@Phiyedough]

I think the P5 is my all time favourite classic car of any make but so many were the V8 version that I would want to be different and have the 3 litre. I would not have an SD1 as a gift, it is the most ugly car Rover ever made.

[@scottpeter5704]

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[@simonedwards5070]

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[@scottpeter5704]

@simonedwards5070 faQ

[@ClassicsWorldUK]

Sadly KZbin decides the placement and length of ads, we've got no control over what they're for or if they're skippable!

[@BEGGARWOOD1]

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