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British Leyland PG1

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British Leyland PG1 is a manual gearbox from British Leyland. The Society has 2 vehicles on file with it, 2 with a source we opened and 0 still leads.

Lotus

VehicleYearsShift patternGearbox sourceMembers
Lotus Elise Series 1 (111)
1.8L K-series 5-speed
[1]		1996-20005 speed, reverse bottom rightVerified
Lotus Elise Series 2 (K-series, Rover PG1)
1.8 K-series (base 120 bhp and 111S VVC), 5-speed
[2]
Applies to: All K-series S2 cars
2001-20055 speed, reverse bottom rightCorroborated

Research notes

Caveats and conflicts (1)
  • Wikipedia Lotus Elise infobox also says "5-speed Rover PG1". Service notes dated 1996, series ran to 2000.

References

  1. Service manual. Lotus Elise S1 Service Notes (A111T0327J, June 1996), section FH.1: "The unit is supplied by Rover, and is designated PG1, with Rover publication RCL 0124ENG". [link]
  2. Forum. SELOC wiki 'Rover PG1 gearbox' application table lists Elise S2 and S2 111S under the PG1. [link]
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