The two Rover 400 derivatives together, and it is plain to see that the saloon version is the more successful of the two stylistically. Rover were keen to launch the saloon first, but market pressures meant that the 400 needed to hit the marketplace as soon as possible, and as a result, the saloon had to wait. Curiously, at the launch of the hatch, Rover stated to the press that the true launch would come later, with the saloon.&quot;