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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; automatics introduced toward end of run (bound to be rarest of all), but 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 OHC).''' 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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− | ''Manufacturing location:'' Longbridge, England | + | ''Manufacturing location:'' Longbridge, West Midlands, England |
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| ''Marque:'' [[MG]] | ''Model:'' [[MG ZT]] | | ''Marque:'' [[MG]] | ''Model:'' [[MG ZT]] |
Latest revision as of 10:21, 14 May 2014
MG ZT 260. 2003–5 (prod. 883 incl. Rover 75 V8). 4-door saloon, 5-door estate. F/R, 4601 cm³ (V8 OHC). 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, West Midlands, England
Marque: MG | Model: MG ZT
q.v. Rover 75 V8
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