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| − | '''MG ZT 260. 2003–5 (prod. 883 incl. [[Rover 75 V8]]). 4-door saloon, 5-door estate. F/R 4601 cm³ (V8 SOHC).''' MG Rover, on a shoestring budget, sourced a new V8 engine from Ford and, in order to get it working, changed the standard 75 platform to rear-wheel drive. Prodrive did the initial work; MG Rover brought it in-house. Hairy, raw car, in line with MG image, and with few visual cues to signify the larger engine other than badging and four exhausts. Facelift one year in, in 2004; production came to an end in 2005, with no Chinese equivalent. | + | '''MG ZT 260. 2003–5 (prod. 883 incl. [[Rover 75 V8]]). 4-door saloon, 5-door estate. F/R 4601 cm³ (V8 SOHC).''' MG Rover, on a shoestring budget, sourced a new V8 engine from Ford and, in order to get it working, changed the standard 75 platform to rear-wheel drive. Prodrive did the initial work; MG Rover brought it in-house. Hairy, raw car, in line with MG image, and with few visual cues to signify the larger engine other than badging and four exhausts. Facelift one year in, in 2004; automatics introduced toward end of run (bound to be rarest of all), but production came to an end in 2005, with no Chinese equivalent. |
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| | ''q.v.'' [[Rover 75 V8]] | | ''q.v.'' [[Rover 75 V8]] |
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| | + | ==Off-site link== |
| | + | *[http://www.mgownersclub.co.uk/mg-zt-t-260.html MG Owners’ Club: MG ZT and ZT-T 260] |
Revision as of 10:06, 29 March 2008
MG ZT 260. 2003–5 (prod. 883 incl. Rover 75 V8). 4-door saloon, 5-door estate. F/R 4601 cm³ (V8 SOHC). MG Rover, on a shoestring budget, sourced a new V8 engine from Ford and, in order to get it working, changed the standard 75 platform to rear-wheel drive. Prodrive did the initial work; MG Rover brought it in-house. Hairy, raw car, in line with MG image, and with few visual cues to signify the larger engine other than badging and four exhausts. Facelift one year in, in 2004; automatics introduced toward end of run (bound to be rarest of all), but production came to an end in 2005, with no Chinese equivalent.
Manufacturing location: Longbridge, England
Marque: MG | Model: MG ZT
q.v. Rover 75 V8
Off-site link
