 Standard had not been able to acquire a license for the Rover SD1's more modern engines and thus had to rely on their existing technology.The 2000 featured higher ground clearance for the Indian market; but low quality, high price, and low performance combined to end the car after only about three years.Hopes had been high, with the Ministry of Industry claiming that the 2000 would be successful enough that the black market price of imported luxury cars would go down.