Comparison of BMW 5 Series (E12) 525 and Rover 800 Coupe 825 Si (RS)

Attribute	Rover 800 Coupe 825 Si (RS) ×	BMW 5 Series (E12) 525 ×
General
Make	Rover	BMW
Model	800	5 Series
Generation	800 Coupe	5 Series (E12)
Modification	825 Si (RS)	525
Website	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rover_Company	https://www.bmw.com
Number of doors	2	4
Number of seats	5	5
Body type	Coupe	Sedan
Transmission	automatic	manual
Number of gears	4	4
Production from (year)	1996	1973
Production to (year)	1999	1976
Performance
Top speed (km/h)	210	193
Acceleration 0-100 km/h (s)	10.2	10.1
Combined consumption (l/100km)	8.7	10.5
Drive
Drive	Front wheel drive	Rear wheel drive
Position of engine	Front, transversely	Front,ongitudinal
Fuel	Petrol (Gasoline)	Petrol (Gasoline)
Max. power (hp)	175	146
Max. torque (Nm)	240	215
Fuel Engine
Number of cylinders	6	6
Cylinders arrangement	V engine	Inline
Valves per cylinder	4	2
Engine displacement (cm³)	2,497	2,494
Compression ratio	10.5	-
Max. power @ rpm (rpm)	6,500	6,000
Max. torque @ rpm (rpm)	4,000	3,700
Cylinder bore (mm)	80	86
Piston stroke (mm)	82.8	71.6
Fuel system	Multi-point injection	Carburettor
Valve control	Dohc	-
Fuel tank (l)	66	70
Chassis
ABS	+	-
Front wheel suspension	Double wishbone	-
Rear wheel suspension	Helical spring	-
Steering type	Steering rack	-
Power steering	Hydraulic Steering	-
Front brakes	Ventilated discs	Disc
Rear brakes	Disc	Disc
Tires size	205/55 R16	175/80 R14
Dimensions
Length (mm)	4,882	4,620
Width (mm)	1,730	1,690
Height (mm)	1,393	1,425
Wheelbase (mm)	2,766	2,636
Kerb weight (kg)	1,395	1,345
Gross weight (kg)	1,910	1,810
Minimum boot space (l)	445	440
Front track (mm)	1,487	1,406
Rear track (mm)	1,450	1,442
Ride height (mm)	-	139