The MG ZT (and Rover 75 derivative) were powered by a combination of MG Rover's own petrol and LPG K-Series and KV6 engines as well as Ford's Modular V8 and BMW's M47 diesel engine. The latter was designated M47 R to identify the unit as an MG Rover special, having been modified by MG Rover's engineers for transverse installation, with ...

The new RWD platform – designed from the outset to meet the demanding requirements of MG Sport and Racing’s forthcoming ZT 385 – also plays host to the lower powered ZT 260, conceived as more affordable, but no less entertaining practical British muscle car.

MG Rover Group has applied to the Guinness World Records for the World's Fastest Estate car / Station Wagon record. The MG ZT-T, codenamed X-15, reached a top speed of 225.609 mph (360.9 km/h) at the August 2003, 55th annual Bonneville Speed Week Nationals, on …

Feb 26, 2005 · The British automobile manufacturer MG returns to DTM to battle it out with Audi, Mercedes-Benz and Opel. MG will contest the eleven rounds of the most popular international touring car series with two MGs ZT, powered by a Zytek V8 4.0-litre engines.

MG TF XPower 500 – A 500PS race derived XPower concept for the MG TF designed to accommodate the brand new engine XP 20 used in the race car MG Lola EX257 with the Garrett turbocharger and an anti lag system which achieves 500PS.

Only about 700 MG ZT-T 260 V8 cars were ever produced. A former MGB V8 owner himself, Philip reports that his ZT-T is a great driving car with a very willing engine. The car is as comfortable cruising at 85mph as it is idling in the driveway.

Dec 2, 2021 · Labelled the MG ZT XPower 500 Extreme, this wide-arched, fat-tyred, Prodrive-built one-off, pictured here being driven by David Vivian for evo 034, featured a supercharged, 4.6-litre Ford V8...

Sep 17, 2017 · The most powerful version of the rear-wheel-drive MG ZT spent a long time in development – and, in the end, it didn’t make it into production, as time ran out for it. Wearing the coveted chassis number one, the ZT XPower 385 is another of those fascinating might-have-beens that never saw the light of day.

The MG XPower ZT 500 comes after the revelation of an equally powerful MGF XPower 500, but this time the power is produced from a muscular V8, producing 500Ps and combined with a brutal 400 lb. ft of torque.

Feb 24, 2017 · Dreadnought MG ZT. Hiya all I'm a bit of a motorsport nut and hopefully this going too be more racing events this year. There's a few cars that I want too see and this is one of them in action.