The minimum number of units sold to the public for homologation purposes is 200. It is believed that approximately 220 Twin Plenum cars were built. I owned one about 25 years ago and regret selling it.
Rover 3500 Vitesse Twin Plenum (SD1) specs
Car type | 4-door saloon |
Curb weight | 1440 kg (3175 lbs) |
Introduced | 1986 |
Origin country | United Kingdom |
Views | 15.6k |
Performance
0 - 100 kph | 7.3 s |
Top speed | 223 kph (139 mph) |
Powertrain specs
Engine type | V8, 16v, twin zenith carbs |
Displacement | 3.5 l (216 ci / 3532 cc) |
Power | 218 ps (215 bhp / 160 kw) |
Torque | 304 Nm (224 lb-ft) |
Power / liter | 62 ps (61 hp) |
Power / weight | 151 ps (149 bhp) / t |
Torque / weight | 211 Nm (156 lb-ft) / t |
Transmission | 5 speed manual |
Layout | front engine, rear wheel drive |
3500 Vitesse Twin Plenum competition
Yaspaa 15y ago
Twin throttle bodies sit on the plenum chamber instead of one. 200 examples, the picture above being one of them.