Jaguar S-Type vs Rover 75 Review (2000)

[@davidvanhansen]

The Rover 75 is a timeless car.

[@derekbradbury749]

I dive a Rover 75 estate automatic. Eighteen years old. Top car. Richard Woodley top designer.

[@donmontague4107]

I could never bring myself to get an estate version of such a beautiful car. Absolute travesty, sorry. Might as well get an estate version of a Jaguar Mark X or a Bentley Continental.

[@anthonyperkins7556]

I'd take the Rover 75 everytime because it doesn't have Ford's influence on it and is posher comfortable and more refined

[@rarevhsuploads4995]

In 2019 both cars can be had for under £1000 & I've opted for a Rover 75 Connoisseur. The S-Type is attractively styled on the exterior but a little plain inside, I felt more luxurious & comfort was afford on the 75 interior. Both are nice cars & I see significant numbers still on the road. They were both used as official government cars during the New Labour era but Jaguar X-Type & Vauxhall Omegas were more common.

[@ascelot]

And in 4 years time, 75 has gone up in price.

[@karigrandii]

Rover 75 looked so much ahead of its time in 2005 facelift it still looks amazing in 2017 and will for the next 10 years looks expensive

[@patrickbateman6885]

Um no the Jag is better and the Rover looks old

[@howard81]

The Rover has aged like a fine wine and only gets better with age. The Jag hasn’t aged quite as well (especially the interior) but it’s still a lovely looking car.

[@Hattonbank]

The 75 interior was better styled than the S Type, the latter only got to the mark with the 2004 refresh with a new interior. I’m not bused, I worked on the materials purchase for the Jag interiors at the time. 75 was very underrated

[@Andrei608]

Yea looks really good www.google.com/search?q=rover+75&client=firefox-b-d&sxsrf=ALeKk034QGsXetgFcYT6pPtmIIegZhw5Tw:1624028102878&tbm=isch&source=iu&ictx=1&fir=wISWCRBTNLlzZM%252CyOs3Ky_CPcTsxM%252C_&vet=1&usg=AI4_-kQKcuMv9qC_XIQC9ter-4xklUaL9g&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjFhrWRuKHxAhU6AWMBHUkmCfYQ9QF6BAgMEAE&biw=1920&bih=955#imgrc=w3kUgYz93SqHLM&imgdii=Q5jMByFhUFv_pM Front and the back, that red and chrome looks really classy . I like blue,greenish too and the silver one

[@Kerring]

I think the S-type nose could be alright if they flipped the grille horizontally. Have to agree it looked more modern than the 75. Clear headlights and nice rims could do 75 good for the appearance. :)

[@TheLegendKillerClaud]

Rover they made great cars! Also great trucks Land Rover I have a 75 and I'll keep it till the end

[@pauldumitrescu1955]

Claudio Macías Me too, Rover 75 is a good car. I prefered this model to a Volkswagen.

[@pelell1898]

I love Jags too but I also love the Rover. Time has actually not been as kind to the Jaguar as it has to the Rover with many criticisms of its styling and engineering. As for not comparing the two? Don't believe a word of it. The Jag has a lot of Ford based parts in it too including the motor as stated. The Rover is a classy car and looks it which was the intention in its design. It still looks good today some 15 years after its release in my opinion. I own both marques so don't prefer one over the other. Most Rovers now have actually worn the years at least as well as the equivalent Jaguars (if not better) and this may be because they attracted an older clientele which looked after them better, or shock horror, they were actually reasonably well built! As for comparisons of the Jag with BMW and Mercedes, well they didn't manage to be better when new so are not likely to be now. The Rover also has many BMW components in it too, but I wouldn't probably compare it to one of those, but it does have a much nicer interior than any Benz of the period. It's horses for courses and what you like, but the Rover is better than many of its detractors would have you believe.

[@ericgeorge5483]

+pel ell Brilliant unbiased review....Breath of fresh air on here. As for me, I'd go with the Rover, coss its a prettier car, lol

[@UGLEIV]

Or, it was until the "facelift" ruined it!

[@ericgeorge5483]

UGLEIV Agreed it was better looking before it had a little re-style, but still looked great compared to rivals.

[@UGLEIV]

The fascinating thing is how well it still looks compared to a 1999 Ford Mondeo, Vauxhall Vectra etc. They all look really bad today, and the interior makes them a car you wouldnt want a ride in if you can help it.

[@ericgeorge5483]

UGLEIV Looking at it like that, I completely agree when compared to the rivals at the time. The 75 is much, much nicer.

[@LittleMissEvreythin]

Im 19 and have always had a soft spot for the 75, don't let anyone say its just an old people's car 😂. My household has both Daimlers, a jag and rovers and I do think rover and jaguar are not in the same category. But then again, my rover 800 has been all over Europe with us and has incredibly high milage compared to the the jag of a similar age, and I am still using it daily.

[@01dtmv3]

i just turned 18 and bought an ‘03 S-Type, not the the type of car i wanted, because the one i wanted wasn’t available, but i fell in love with the Jag, now it’s my daily driver !

[@rovercoupe7104]

Brilliant. I like your style. M.

[@donmontague4107]

Yeah I was in my late teens or early twenties when I started loving the 75's styling. I think it's more for people with taste than with age, and it makes me wonder what critics would rather drive instead in the same price bracket. The only other 21st century car I've seen that looks as good or better is the Crystler 300C. And the only cars that rival in style are in fact Jaguars (and arguably Mazeratis). Probably the critics prefer a fecking Toyota Avensis!

[@stuartlawsonbeattie1411]

I have always loved Jaguar over Rover, even though I have had 4 Rovers and 4 Jags, but in comparison to the S Type and the X Type, the Rover 2.5 SE or Connoisseur V6 is the better car. The Jags have far more "Fordy" cheap and tacky Mondeo parts as well as suffering "Rust" on ther sills as I have witnessed many X and S types literally falling to bits. Good on Rover for setting the bar here and this review is very lisleading as I think the drivers were in their early thirties which typified them as shallow, vain and image conscious!!! As I said the Rover is the better car 100%

[@no15minutecities]

zzzzzzzzzzzzzzz money man....

[@donaldtucker4914]

Rovers much underrated in my opinion, especially the 75 but the head gasket concerns with petrol models always put me off having one as a daily driver. Just bought a cheap s type 3.0 and, though over 20 years old, it is such a joy.

[@Deltic55-mw4bo]

4:31 you can hear when Richard's hammond heart breaks because he's from Birmingham

[@animesis]

and 16 years later there are Rover 75's all over the road and they often receive compliments of being a classic, the S-type, not so common and are not considered a classic, just another Jag

[@Beyonder1987]

ive not seen a single Rover anywhere. It's extinct as Mr Beans car

[@UGLEIV]

I see them from time to time, and considering more S-types were sold where I live than 75s it do not bode well for the build quality of the S-type.

[@StephenButlerOne]

Beyonder I see a lot of 400/600s and 75s still. But I had a 420sli for a while in the 00s so I guess I just see them easier.

[@rarevhsuploads4995]

I see quite of few of them still around in 2018 with most being in good condition. In another five years they might start vanishing as the mass extinction point is reached.

[@wclifton968gameplaystutorials]

I used to see a few Rover 75s about 5 years ago although waaaaay less common now but these days I see more S-Types which is the opposite 5 years ago when I saw none.

[@GRAHAM5020]

In all honesty the Jaguar S -type was aimed at the BMW 5 series and Mercedes E-class and was bigger and more expensive than the Rover 75. The biggest petrol engined 75 at that time was the 2.5 V6 and the smallest engine in the S-type was a 3.0 V6. The X -type Jaguar was more a direct rival the the 75, where it would be a much more even comparison.

[@GRAHAM5020]

Back in 2000, the V8 engined 75/ZT was not available, the 2.5 was the largest petrol 75.

[@UGLEIV]

But there was a 2.5V6 for the S-type at least in Europe and it was despite being more powerful not any faster than the 75s 2.5V6. Funny that part of power to weight!

[@tommcmahon14]

Simon Hopkins I thought the v8 75 used the standard Rover V8?

[@joeyxcorvusy]

Most accurate comment.

[@kieranpearson-price7030]

Rover 75 all the way!

[@allanarmstrong4333]

Kieran Pearson-Price yes to the junk yard.

[@mebsrea]

I wish we could get them here in the States. A V8 75 is definitely a future classic.

[@StephenButlerOne]

Just imagine, mind 90s, you tune in for topless news or topless darts, and you get a hamster reviewing a jag.

[@janecullen6017]

I think its a bit unfair I love my Rover diesel It is a brilliant and is quit quick and pulls away rather well too, But because the Rover has a Stigma and the Jaguar, well its the name isn't it Jaguar and the way people pronounce it . Think people underestimate the Rover . The Rover 75's are being scraped and soon there will only be a few and they will become rare . I have own a Daimler and a XJ6 and I think my Daimler was better than my Jag I also owned a v12 xjs but to me my xjs was nothing at all like my xj6 . Anyway I still own my Rover SD1 and my Rover 75's

[@mark261166]

I am now driving my second S-Type and I love them. My current car is a 2005 Sport and it drives like a dream. Hand on hart, I find the look of the car better than most modern saloons. It is almost 13 years old and the interior is as good as most new cars, and so is the spec.

[@tonycypriot9401]

I do think this was a slight unfair comparison for the price and size of the Rover 75 is more in line with a Jaguar X type than the S. Given the Rover 75 came as an estate car of which no doubt comparisons would've been made with the Jaguar X type estate, this was I have to say a flawed argument. Perhaps comparing the S type with the Rover 75 limousine would've been a fairer comparison, nonetheless I'd of opted for the Rover providing it was the diesel BMW engine.

[@neonskyline1]

I've had 0ver 35 cars, all types, from a 50 robin to a new discovery, the best car i had was a used Rover 25, I gave it to my father in law cos i couldn't sell it, it's still great, i have a Rover 75 CDTi 2003, it's had a few suspension problems but nothing else (they don't like bumpy roads) it's my second, i've also had a lovely Sterling, The 75 has a unique design, that's why a lot of people don't like them, along with scaremongering about them, yeh, you'd rather drive a ford Focus or an Astra lol

[@julesviolin]

So much ignorance about the 75ZT range!Ok so 15 years has gone by since that Hammond review. What I can tell you is the Jag S type and other models of that era are disappearing to the pearly gates rapidly whereas the 75 lives on. Problem with S type is rusty sills and chassis members which doesn't happen with the Rover.

[@99ron30]

Both of them are good and nice cars if you buy a good one. The x type is mondeo based so good aswell but seem to have more problems with corrosion underneath.

[@99ron30]

The Bentley Bentayga and afew of the recent Mercedes swooping body shapes, owe alot to these two cars.

[@ericgeorge5483]

Hardly a fair comparison with the Jag in a completely different class, so its a crap review. However. I have been in both as a passenger and the Rover gets over the bumps better so I'd go with that. As for the Jag ITS HIDEOUS.

[@AUTOHAUSEUROPA]

So you compare the 1.8 to the 3.0 ?! 🤩

[@trackingcalin1988]

I will drive my rover all my life

[@bigrab09]

Until the head gasket goes

[@AKADEMIKparty]

Not if he's smart enough to get a diesel

[@UGLEIV]

If he has a KV6 then the headgasket isnt a problem, and if you tackle it yourself even a K-series isnt that expensiv to put right.

[@risting-pc-service5150]

i is good car rover 75 disel 2002 bmw engine manual 85kw ? i found in good condition for 2400 eur ?

[@gadrian58]

I've had three Rovers with the K series engine and not one of them had any head gasket issues, despite many people like you claiming I would have. Even though one of them, a 414, I had for 10yrs and it was still going strong when I sold it to by my current 45 which I had for 3 years now.

[@stratac30]

Ironic really because the Rover 75 turned out to be a far better car than the early Jag S types, even the motoring press at the time favoured the Rover, however I can see where the Taxi drivers are coming from, the Rover looks like you should be smoking a pipe whilst driving it where as the Jag has more youthful appeal. Note English Taxi drivers, now days they’re mainly from an immigrant background in London.

[@davidbradd9875]

This review does not go far enough to compare both vehicles. Running costs such as maintenance, repair, insurance, reliability should also become a factor to consider. Whilst some issues could not be judged at the time eg how reliable the car is over time but the cost of parts and labour in the service cycle can be. Fuel economy is also a factor that as not been addressed.

[@lotusjaggarage2989]

David Bradd it was from year 2000 after both cars hit the market

[@adamw2911]

To be fair....most car reviews tend to look at the 'now' rather than whats coming. This is why the motoring press absolutely love their BMWs and Alfas whilst they tend to pan the Lexus and Honda.

[@cristianocarrilloso3343]

JagAll The Way!

[@dcarbs2979]

If I'd seen this new as a teenager, I'd never thought I'd own either, let alone both. Not owned the Rover (V6) long enough to tell yet, but I think the Jag has it for me.

[@hermanmunster3358]

You can hardly compare the two for performance, when the smallest engine on the Jag is a 3lt V6. And the largest engine on the Rover is a 2.5lt V6. So the Jag is naturallly gonna trump the Rover in terms of performance. Incidentally, U never heard it mentioned which engine the Rover had in this test. If it was the 1.8, then the cheapest Jag is going to be nearly twice as big. Engine size aside, they are probably comparable in terms of build quality, fit, and finish, bearing in mind that the Jag is just a tarted up Ford Mondeo.

[@comiteolympiquedemocratique]

The X-Type was based on the Mondeo, the S-Type was based on the Lexus LS/ Ford Thunderbird.

[@Nthstar]

@@comiteolympiquedemocratique you mean Lincoln LS

[@comiteolympiquedemocratique]

@@Nthstar yes. Didn't see I made such a mistake 🤦🏼‍♂️

[@dcarbs2979]

Actually the largest engine for the 75 is a 4.2 V8, for which they change to RWD. (V6 and smaller are FWD).

[@hermanmunster3358]

@@dcarbs2979 Like rocking horse shit though, especially now, so almost impossible to compare.

[@matteostangh7570]

Rovel 75

[@yuno_clem6586]

Jag > all

[@DingKong]

The years have been a lot kinder to the Rovers aesthetics

[@ash7990]

Well this is quite an unfair comparison to be fair. It was even admitted it in the video......and then they went ahead with the comparison anyway! The Jaguar S type and Rover 75 are in different classes. The S type is considerably bigger - longer overall, longer wheel base, wider and taller. It also has bigger engines than the Rover.

[@pauldumitrescu1955]

Can't compare a jaguar engine with a BMW!!! Got the 75!

[@trackingcalin1988]

I think they sold more 75's than S types from 1999 to 2006

[@panispanis3271]

Rover❤️

[@ChrischrosBelgium]

Hello everybody, I need help and advice; I am about to buy a new second hand car. It must be a diesel with an automatic transmision (diesel or lpg or another gas but no petrol because it's just to expensive). I'm doubting between the Rover 75, the jaguar x- type, the S-type, or even the mg zt. I can buy them between 2500 euro's and 4000 euro's. But recently I've seen a Lancia Thesis parked close to my work and it was really nice; So any advice? Thanks in advance!!

[@DerKontrabass]

You like the same cars with me, nice! What finally have you bought?

[@Kerring]

Totally agree with the first guy, the 75 (or at least, ZT) is awesome for longer trips, and initially felt like an old lady's car. S-type has a nicer interior but the unfavorable look of something... Korean?

[@neilsmith6092]

What do these kids know ? They’re both brilliant cars I’ve owned both. Quality 👍🇬🇧

[@the-boring-car-guy]

As soon as I heard Hammond say the taxi driver is called James...

[@dermudejoe5678]

Rover 75 forever! And I also own a new BMW 5series, but I love the Rover :)

[@thrunsguinneabottle3066]

Ruchard. The original Rover 75 was NOT pre-war. Rover history should be taught in schools. A comparison with the X-type might have been a better match than the S-type.

[@eslemaltan1874]

china lie did not know the value of the rover for sale in turkey could do if he gets the support of sales very comfortable using all have underestimated the rover rover rover we love

[@davarosmith1334]

Well I took a s type jag in my 75! Left him like a pile of shit!

[@EmpirioN1]

Jag all the way. :)

[@ryandb598ch7]

But not that jag

[@pauldumitrescu1955]

What about consume, Jaguar 15l/km? I got them both... Big fan of english cars!

[@zsb707]

Fan of English cars but not a fan of English language ...

[@metalman4141]

You with your silly mates helped to killed off MG rover

[@cbcdesign001]

I owned an S Type, it was a beautiful car, smooth, quick, very comfortable and stylish. The Rover 75 looked nice inside but always struck me as a wannabe Jag and just couldn't match the cat for performance or prestige.

[@Mrdogface12]

Jaguar for me any day.

[@garypowell1540]

Always worry about a guy who wishes to go to Blackpool, and be happy that he is sitting at the back. Unless of course, you are the kind of guy that also wants to go to Blackpool.

[@leovaughan1902]

Well 19 year's on we know who won jag I've hade 2 s-typs and a mg zt that's a rover 75 and jag was nice lot's of blind spot's on both cars

[@CKYFARMGUY]

Why is The Doctor trying to sell me a car...?

[@essex1ned]

i bought myself a 1999 s type 3.0 v6 jag for £420, alot of car for little money.

[@SirMrShanks]

Still have it?

[@rovercoupe7104]

The Rover, I think, looks more pleasing than the S type. M.

[@MeTube3]

Rover 75 was a fine car but BL/Rover had lost the public hearts and minds by then. It was too late. Having experienced both the Rover and the Ford (Lincoln LS based reskinned car) I would have the Rover any day of the week.

[@utubeleplague]

"I'd rather being seen in a Jaguar than a Rover" As IF anyone cared about what car you're driving.

[@Clavinovaman]

Ultimately, whether you prefer one or the other is academic as neither car really set the market by storm. Both suffered major flaws and weaknesses, whether it may be performance (R75), marketing (both), packaging (R75), build quality (Jaguar)... However, it was the main concept of the cars that were the biggest faux pas. Heritage is only a strength if people remember or hold any importance to what a company _used_ to be.

[@MsDolar123]

A few days ago I have seen Jaguar S-Type and I was convinced it was Rover until I saw letters J-A-G-U-A-R on the back of the car.. Now I see this comparison.. Its amazing how cheap the car similar to Jaguar can be..

[@Brad96]

Two English taxi drivers! I cant believe my eyes

[@mummy_begum]

I like the s type more

[@thedublinkitchen9680]

My god a taxi man says 75 doesn't have power all they do is drive at 30 miles an hour in 5th gear.?

[@theheaterguyryan5052]

This is not a proper test really of course the is better why did they not compare the 75 to a mondeo the jag has a bigger engine

[@andrewkennah5424]

Hammond AKA Swiss Tony

[@nikolac290v7]

Si , erano auto fatte come si deve , Rover , un vero peccato.

[@billybellend1155]

The jag looks like a retro mess. The interior on these early S-types were very poor. One is an upmarket Ford the other is a downmarket BMW.

[@dcarbs2979]

BMW is about as downmarket a you can get. I'd prefer a Trabant!

[@zsb707]

@@dcarbs2979 Dude, you're trippin' ...

[@tiagomota5653]

na minha opinião o rover 75 é o menhor

[@LogitechXibanga]

menhor?

[@RoobehTunes]

oh no real people

[@keithforshaw999]

I've owned an SE S Type Jag for the last 2 yrs. take it from me, the Rover 75 is not a patch on the Jag, I can't believe they are being compared. The 75 should be compared against the Mondeo or Astra and they should be using BMW or Merc to compare the S Type with. This whole S Type/Rover 75 comparison is a joke!!

[@erichadaway2980]

Keith Forshaw h

[@chehau997]

bravo jaguar

[@boydhughes8135]

I like my Jaguar better.j.s.

[@colinmccaughey418]

Both these cars were a ford con s type mazda x type mondeo both discontinued resisiduallls horriffic

[@rafaeloreirorodriguez5278]

Is biased, the comparisons starting with the drivers. You won’t ever get a fair evaluation by choosing 2 young lads that can’t even afford their graves. When it was aired would be better if both drivers had more than enough for 5 or 10 generations, both motor enthusiasts and know the burden, pros and cons of being perceived by wath they have not ho they are. Now that would allow fair comparisons as the weight of ordinary egos would be heavily mitigated the ego, peacock factor.

[@metalman4141]

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[@mohjweely7363]

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[@metalman4141]

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[@metalman4141]

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[@punman5392]

Rovers are by old people for old people

[@tHeWasTeDYouTh]

ROVER IS DEAD JAG IS OWNED BY PISSHEADS

[@georgebelev1900]

Owned by Ford

[@gaelenski_]

George Belev It's not been owned by Ford for nearly a decade mate...

[@martf8014]

+George Belev lol no

[@vmyszojelen]

This Jaguar is soooo ugly

[@allanarmstrong4333]

ive owned both and had loads of probems with them. both nice lookers. but poor build quality.

[@unions100]

Rover !!! Don't make me laugh. Not a patch on jaguar . No matter how much you dress up the rover it will not even come close to the true british luxury stylish smooth looking JAGUAR,,, so there!

[@animesis]

You really should look into Rovers history if you think they dont have true British luxury and styling

[@hermanmunster3358]

unions100 The S-Type is no more than a Mondeo in a party frock, in all honesty. However, Jaguar does have a better image than Rover. That said, Rover did bring out some beautiful cars. The P5 and P6 were probably the most prestigious of recent history fir the company. And the SD1 could have been fantastic, if it were not for a bolshy Brummie workforce, and probably poor supply decisions. There are still a few cared for examples around, gladly.

[@project9320]

Not a Mondeo at all - it's a Lincoln LS.

[@hermanmunster3358]

Chris Searle Yes, you are right. Still just a tarted up Ford though, with a lot of Ford switchgear.

[@robrusso1arms]

ROVER... HAHA REALLY.....not even close JAGUAR all the WAY.....

[@matthewperris]

Both of these cars were duds.

[@lotusjaggarage2989]

The 75 looks ugly from the front and even though the s type looks derpy there is something that makes it so appealing

[@RaspberryCai]

pokejag04 garage the rover 75 is a much better looking car. The S type just looks wrong.

[@lotusjaggarage2989]

Raspberry Cai both brands are dead in a sense. I would take the back of the rover all day compared to the rear of the second gen s type. Same with the interior but the front just looks so good on the s type

[@RaspberryCai]

pokejag04 garage I'm probably very biased as I own a rover 75, so obviously I prefer it, but I've never liked the look of the S type for some reason, I think it's the bulbous lights.

[@rarevhsuploads4995]

Raspberry Cai they both look good. Can you give us a video upload of your 75?

[@ryandb598ch7]

Rover copy jaguar and jaguar copy aston martin

[@martf8014]

+RyanDB5 98 CH nah i would not say that jaguar copy aston martin.

[@animesis]

Rover existed as a car company about half a century before the Jag, made the worlds first jet engines -even tried fitting one in a car hah- They have much more history than Jaguar

[@lotusjaggarage2989]

RyanDB5 98 CH dord owned both aston and jag so of coarse the xk and db7 look similar

[@banpowel9784]

Rover 75? A pretend jaguar.......jaguar s class? The real mc coy

[@kenrichf.4098]

No-no.. Rov is a realy english car.

[@AdamH4882]

You don't see many of those nasty rovers on the road anymore thank goodness. They slowly died out! You get a lot of young dinlo's with the MG ZT trying to make it look good still, laughable but they can't help it i suppose.

[@didyanopfeifer1392]

The ZT is a beautiful car. It was designed by peter stevens which also designed the mclaren F1, Jaquar XJ and was former head of design at Mercedes Benz

[@letsdiscussitoversometea8479]

What would you say constitutes a *_non_* "nasty" car?? I think the Rover 75 is an extremely handsome car, with a plush interior, comfortable, quiet ride and is very well equipped. It's loved dearly by many car enthusiasts, and is very safe indeed. The MG ZT is also a cool sports saloon - particularly in Trophy Blue. They have a lot going for them if you ask me. They're also considerably more affordable than their rivals as well. An unregrettable purchase.

[@Brad96]

Two English taxi drivers! I cant believe my eyes