1994 Rover 820 Si [R17]
1994 Rover 820 [R17] in Knowing Me, Knowing You with Alan Partridge, TV Series, 1994-1995 Ep. 1.7
Class: Cars, Hatchback — Model origin: 
![1994 Rover 820 Si [R17]](/i028833.jpg)
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Vehicle used by a character or in a car chase
Comments about this vehicle
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◊ 2006-07-05 13:58 |
![[Image: alanpartridgerovervites.1527.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is257/alanpartridgerovervites.1527.jpg) ![[Image: alanpartridgerovervites.1527.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is91/alanpartridgerovervites.1527.jpg) ![[Image: alanpartridgerovervites.1527.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is139/alanpartridgerovervites.1527.jpg) "It's three days before Christmas, and I drive the Rover Vitesse Fastback to the Royal Norwich Hospital. You can't park here, I've got special permission, because I'm distributing a large box of second-hand toys to the sick children." Never has there been such a perfect match between a character and a car since Sean Connery's Bond and the Aston Martin DB5 in Goldfinger. Alan's car featured in the "Knowing Me, Knowing You" Christmas special: "Knowing Me, Knowing Yule, with Alan Partridge". He receives it from the local Rover dealership in exchange for frequently plugging the brand during the show. He replaces it with a 2.5 litre V6 Sterling model in "I'm Alan Partridge" a couple of years later. ![[Image: alanpartridgerovervitesu.7735.jpg]](http://pics.imcdb.org/0is139/alanpartridgerovervitesu.7735.jpg) "The good thing about the automatic transmission on these things is you don't have to do those tricky hill starts." -- Last edit: 2009-05-19 19:39:26 |
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◊ 2010-01-03 01:53 |
Nissan Micra K10 and an Isuzu Trooper also in there. |
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◊ 2012-08-14 02:49 |
Right - I've only just managed to see this episode for the first time recently. There are a couple of things I notice about this.... 1. The Rover isnt actually a Vitesse. Its an 820Si as indicated on the right-hand side of the boot lid, the 'Vitesse' badge is located on the left-hand side of the bootlid and incorrectly placed. 2. The later mk2 2.0 Vitesses (As Partridge's car) never came as an auto, it was never an option. The 820i/Si did have that option not being sports cruisers or whatever. I get that this is called a Rover Vitesse Fastback and the 'Vitesse' name is referred to (When Alan gives a scale model to the BBC controller, the car is actually a Renault Safrane as made by scale model car makers 'Vitesse' though referred to as a Rover Vitesse) |
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◊ 2012-08-24 21:11 |
Also no rear spoiler and it seems no front fog lights Don't think that gold is a Vitesse colour either. -- Last edit: 2012-08-24 21:12:15 |
