They were pretty decent cars that had a lot of luxury but suffered from the build issues which I myself am sure is what killed Rover in the end.
The car was built on the same platform as the Honda Legend.
In the early 90's they had a Vettesse model of the 800 series that produced 200hp from a 2 litre powerplant (rover engine). It was commonly used by the British Constabulary as a chase car.
Of course the 2.7 litre v6 model was right from the Honda Legend.
The coupe was also a very good looking car.
Of course the problem with British cars is that they were built like American cars and priced like german cars.