MG XPower SV-R
Specifications
The story behind this collectible...
- A Prius stops beside the XPower at a traffic light. The Prius says; I get 60 miles per gallon. What do you get? I’m getting laid, the XPower answered. -
What do you get when you have the chassis made in Italy, the entire carbon fiber bodywork formed on the Isle of White, the 5.0 liter V8 from a Mustang shipped from America and have everything married in a six-man shed in England? Exactly. A really unwise car.
The windows don’t open all the way, the ABS comes and goes and the meters sometimes go, just like the average English car manufacturer, on a strike! Starting price at the time? 75 thousand pounds. We also heard the Germans laughing and not worrying at all. The last time they did that, they were introduced to the Spitfire. In any case, it sounds the same and consumes a kilo of fuel per minute at top speed (!). Was it such a success again? Where 40,000 were planned, a total of 82 were built, of which only 26 were left-hand drive. Very successful for the smart collector!
And then back to the engine; MG presented the car with a power output between 330 and 960 HP. Yes, you read that right. The ‘entry-level’ got 330 HP, the SV-R got 400 HP and for the Clarksons among us, MG supplied a nitro kit. Shut up and take our sterling pounds, sir!!
Ours? As you are used to. The only and first delivered MG XPower SV-R in the Netherlands. It is also engraved in your entry list, in case you do not feel special enough in this MG with anabolic cure. British Racing Green with dark brown cognac leather, aluminum and carbon fiber details. That makes it look chic again, right neighbor? Do you want to bring your car week calendar from 2003 to life? With us he is in Naarden. Clear for takeoff, see you soon!
