Rover SD1 is a type of executive car that was made by British Leyland under the Rover brand. It was made by Rover companies from 1976 to 1986 and then replaced by the Rover 800. The SD1 car was sold with different names such as Rover 3500, Rover 2300, and Rover Vitesse. In 1977, it was named the best car in Europe. In "SD1", the initials "SD" mean "Specialist Division" and "1" is the first car created by the company's own design team. Sometimes, people use the term "SDi" instead of "range", but it's not correct. The SD1 is the last Rover made at Solihull. It was designed by engineers who used to work at Rover Company and it is the last Rover car with a Rover V8 engine. In the future, new Rovers would be made at the old British Motor Corporation factories in Longbridge and Cowley. These cars would mostly use parts from Honda.