it was the 75
http://forums.mg-rover.org/mg-zt-rov...e-ebay-146524/
whilst the marketing guys made big noises about how great a rehashed old rover motor was compared to fiat and bmw's the same people also told us the sv could have 1000hp!!!
only recently have modern diesels been outputing 200bhp from a 2.0 from the factory, granted back in 2006 alpina tuned the BMW variant to 200bhp with a hybrid turbo (needed 2,000rpm to get going) injectors, intercooler etc, but similar to stock boost levels and ultra clean emissions.
The fiat JTD only made 180bhp with twin turbo's in the day.
Ford could only dream of it back then, as could the French, even the rather brilliant 2.2hdi with its twin turbo's did 170bhp, the same motor went on to feature in the mondeo 155bhp and revised into the jags.
Only today with piezo injectors, 2000bar common rails and the latest gen turbo's are we seeing 200hp/2.0ltr on the sporty diesel models out the factory...
So when rover say in 2005 they could get 190bhp from a rehashed old motor and still make emissions, no doubt still an 8-valve head, and given all the marketing bs they fed in the past, I have trouble believing them!!!