*unhelpful comment* not as nice as my Peril *ends unhelpful comment*
I grew up with Rover cars in all their guises as most of my family worked for them (some still do and the others have been "trawled" and picked up by BMW) at the Cowley and Longbridge plants. I loved my metros, appreciated my 25 and I adore my Peril.
These seem to look like all the other cars on the road - it's as if nobody has any imagination anymore. Everything looks alike and Rover, at first glance, have gone down that same road.
I don't deny for one second that Rover needed a replacement for the Metro - they were great cars. A tad small for my needs these days but they were super little "first" cars. Hopefully this one will grow on me.
As for the second one - not keen at all. Rover have got enough 4x4's as it is without this one coming into the frame too.