As far as the Acura Legend/ Sterling was concerned, these cars were
jointly developed, and it is not strictly correct to say that the latter
was just another version of the former. If you saw a Green Integra with
a Rover badge, I am surprised; there was an Australian market version of
the five-door Honda Quint sold as the Rover Quintet.
Nowadays, MG and Rover are part of the BMW family; Honda ties are
slipping away, although relationships at engineering level at least are
still quite friendly.
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From: J. Adrian Barnes
To: Robert Allen
Cc: David Knowles; MGs List
Subject: Re: Midget based on Honda Civic? Not actually true....
Date: 15 October 1997 16:03
It does seem that the British car industry has had a love affair with
Honda.
The Sterling (850? whatever came here to the US) was an Acura Legend,
and I
saw an ad for a Rover not too long ago that had picture of a green
Integra with
a Rover badge. And I heard rumor after rumor, reading in the various
car mags
(Car and Driver, Motortrend, etc) that Honda and Rover (or whoever owns
the
badge) were working on developing a new MG, complete with spy photos....
So
there has to have been something to it...but what do I know? :-)
adrian
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