Category: MG
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MG ZT 260 and Rover 75 V8: History and Buying Guide
UNUSUAL CARS MODEL GUIDE The MG ZT 260 and Rover 75 V8 transformed a front-wheel-drive executive platform into a rear-wheel-drive V8 saloon and estate. Both used a 4.6-litre Ford modular engine and a five-speed manual gearbox, but their characters differed: the MG was overtly sporting, while the Rover retained a quieter luxury appearance. Quick answer:…
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the MG Maestro Turbo
The MG Maestro Turbo was an outrageous final development of Austin Rover’s family hatchback: very fast, aggressively styled and produced in tiny numbers. MG Maestro Turbo. Photo via Wikimedia Commons; see source page for licence details. 1. Tickford completed the cars Austin Rover supplied MG Maestro bodies that Tickford converted with turbo hardware, bodywork and…
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the MG Metro 6R4
The MG Metro 6R4 was Britain’s most extreme Group B rally car: a mid-engined, four-wheel-drive machine that shared little beyond its name and roofline with the city car in the showroom. Its career was short, loud and endlessly fascinating. MG Metro 6R4. Image via Wikimedia Commons; see source page for licence details. 1. The name…
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10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About the MG XPower SV-R
The MG XPower SV-R was one of the boldest cars ever to wear an MG badge: a carbon-bodied, Ford V8-powered supercar assembled through a trail stretching from Italy and the Isle of Wight to North America and Longbridge. It looked like nothing else, cost more than a Porsche 911 and arrived just as MG Rover…