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Hya,
Ik heb die autocar hier (nog) niet .... maar wel dit pers bericht van MG-R zelf over de SV :
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Release embargoed until 11.00 hours, October 22, 2002
NEW MG XPOWER SV REVEALED AT THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW
MG has today revealed its new high performance sports car named the MG XPower SV. Following development of the original X80 concept, the MG has been radically evolved, is lighter and has increased levels of power with up to 965bhp. So extreme is the performance that all models will be marketed under the MG Sport & Racing XPower brand.
The exterior styling of the two-seater MG sports car owes much to the demands of airflow management required for competition cars. These elements give the car an aggressive and overtly sporting stance implying its potential for high performance. Targeted at the premier driving enthusiast, the new MG XPower SV will become the icon of the MG brand with opportunity for both road and track exploitation.
Peter Stevens, MG Rover Group’s world renowned product design director, previously with McLaren, Lamborghini and Lotus, has been appointed managing director of a new company specially formed to produce the MG XPower SV.
As part of the project’s weight reduction objectives, all body panels are made from lightweight carbon fibre. The flat underfloor and inbuilt front and rear diffusers manage the aerodynamic airflow for high-speed stability. Suspension geometry has been designed in collaboration with Steve Randle, responsible for the dynamic set-up of the McLaren F1 road car.
Rollover protection is provided by a tubular structure designed to comply with current FIA competition specifications. A rigorous development programme including high-speed stability tests at the Nardo circuit in Southern Italy saw the MG XPower SV regularly exceed 200mph (320km/h).
The MG XPower SV is a part of a unique range of products, which will ultimately be available with some of the most extreme levels of road performance ever offered.
MG XPower SV
The MG XPower SV range starts with a car powered by a 326bhp 4.6-litre quad-cam V8 engine. Weight is forecast at 1450kgs, which will provide approximate performance figures of 0-62mph (0-100km/h) in 5.0 seconds and a top speed of around 170mph (273km/h). More specification details will be released during the spring of 2003.
MG XPower SV Club Sport spec
Nearly 70 years ago, MG produced the K3 Magnette – an ultra high-performance supercharged road and track racer. K3 was commissioned and produced for the enthusiastic owner who wanted to drive to a race, compete, win and drive home again.
In keeping with this tradition, the XPower SV Club Sport proposition will allow customers to either buy a complete XPower model ready for road and track or to enhance the specification of their car with competition derived parts.
The XPower SV Club Sport features a more powerful 5.0-litre V8 with 410bhp, a 0-62mph (100km/h) of c4.4 seconds and a top speed limited to 195mph (314km/h).
The car on show at the British International Motor Show is the MG XPower SV Club Sport spec, in this case powered by a special 465bhp Sean Hyland tuned 5.0-litre quad-cam V8 engine. A top speed in excess of 200mph (320km/h) and a 0-60mph (0-100km/h) time of c4.2 seconds is possible. Engines with much higher stages of tune, even with factory approved nitrous oxide injection kits, will be available to produce extreme power outputs.
Typical of the way in which a prospective customer might specify their XPower SV, this car is fitted with Sparco carbon shell racing seats, a cabin-installed spare wheel, custom helmet storage cubbies, four point electrically-locked harnesses and Motec racing instrumentation. Some of the specification of this car will be carried over to the production specification of MG XPower SVs.
MG XPower SV UK prices will start at £65,000.
Commenting on the project, Peter Stevens said: "I’ve been working with a small team of experts and enthusiasts to ensure we produce an MG car that will deliver the ultimate in driving exhilaration. The MG XPower SV is a car with appeal to passionate sports car drivers who will relish its extraordinary racetrack performance characteristics.
"MG is all about having fun, extending the boundaries of excitement and generating visual entertainment for a wider audience. The MG XPower SV delivers this objective in a forceful manner, demonstrating the immense potential for MG."
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Cheers,
Dennis
Ik heb die autocar hier (nog) niet .... maar wel dit pers bericht van MG-R zelf over de SV :
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Release embargoed until 11.00 hours, October 22, 2002
NEW MG XPOWER SV REVEALED AT THE BRITISH INTERNATIONAL MOTOR SHOW
MG has today revealed its new high performance sports car named the MG XPower SV. Following development of the original X80 concept, the MG has been radically evolved, is lighter and has increased levels of power with up to 965bhp. So extreme is the performance that all models will be marketed under the MG Sport & Racing XPower brand.
The exterior styling of the two-seater MG sports car owes much to the demands of airflow management required for competition cars. These elements give the car an aggressive and overtly sporting stance implying its potential for high performance. Targeted at the premier driving enthusiast, the new MG XPower SV will become the icon of the MG brand with opportunity for both road and track exploitation.
Peter Stevens, MG Rover Group’s world renowned product design director, previously with McLaren, Lamborghini and Lotus, has been appointed managing director of a new company specially formed to produce the MG XPower SV.
As part of the project’s weight reduction objectives, all body panels are made from lightweight carbon fibre. The flat underfloor and inbuilt front and rear diffusers manage the aerodynamic airflow for high-speed stability. Suspension geometry has been designed in collaboration with Steve Randle, responsible for the dynamic set-up of the McLaren F1 road car.
Rollover protection is provided by a tubular structure designed to comply with current FIA competition specifications. A rigorous development programme including high-speed stability tests at the Nardo circuit in Southern Italy saw the MG XPower SV regularly exceed 200mph (320km/h).
The MG XPower SV is a part of a unique range of products, which will ultimately be available with some of the most extreme levels of road performance ever offered.
MG XPower SV
The MG XPower SV range starts with a car powered by a 326bhp 4.6-litre quad-cam V8 engine. Weight is forecast at 1450kgs, which will provide approximate performance figures of 0-62mph (0-100km/h) in 5.0 seconds and a top speed of around 170mph (273km/h). More specification details will be released during the spring of 2003.
MG XPower SV Club Sport spec
Nearly 70 years ago, MG produced the K3 Magnette – an ultra high-performance supercharged road and track racer. K3 was commissioned and produced for the enthusiastic owner who wanted to drive to a race, compete, win and drive home again.
In keeping with this tradition, the XPower SV Club Sport proposition will allow customers to either buy a complete XPower model ready for road and track or to enhance the specification of their car with competition derived parts.
The XPower SV Club Sport features a more powerful 5.0-litre V8 with 410bhp, a 0-62mph (100km/h) of c4.4 seconds and a top speed limited to 195mph (314km/h).
The car on show at the British International Motor Show is the MG XPower SV Club Sport spec, in this case powered by a special 465bhp Sean Hyland tuned 5.0-litre quad-cam V8 engine. A top speed in excess of 200mph (320km/h) and a 0-60mph (0-100km/h) time of c4.2 seconds is possible. Engines with much higher stages of tune, even with factory approved nitrous oxide injection kits, will be available to produce extreme power outputs.
Typical of the way in which a prospective customer might specify their XPower SV, this car is fitted with Sparco carbon shell racing seats, a cabin-installed spare wheel, custom helmet storage cubbies, four point electrically-locked harnesses and Motec racing instrumentation. Some of the specification of this car will be carried over to the production specification of MG XPower SVs.
MG XPower SV UK prices will start at £65,000.
Commenting on the project, Peter Stevens said: "I’ve been working with a small team of experts and enthusiasts to ensure we produce an MG car that will deliver the ultimate in driving exhilaration. The MG XPower SV is a car with appeal to passionate sports car drivers who will relish its extraordinary racetrack performance characteristics.
"MG is all about having fun, extending the boundaries of excitement and generating visual entertainment for a wider audience. The MG XPower SV delivers this objective in a forceful manner, demonstrating the immense potential for MG."
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Cheers,
Dennis
You can go fast ... but I can go anywhere.
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Järv
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Hey?...heb jij die autocar site gevonden??
Die kon ik niet vinden namelijk.
'k kwam toen zelf op http://ewa1.com/newmag.html
en heb die 2 daar maar besteld (single copy sale).
't is wel een beetje prijzig, maar ach 't is de eerste keer dat ik iets met creditcard op internet bestel.. dus dat moet gevierd worden
Cheers,
Dennis
Die kon ik niet vinden namelijk.
'k kwam toen zelf op http://ewa1.com/newmag.html
en heb die 2 daar maar besteld (single copy sale).
't is wel een beetje prijzig, maar ach 't is de eerste keer dat ik iets met creditcard op internet bestel.. dus dat moet gevierd worden
Cheers,
Dennis
You can go fast ... but I can go anywhere.
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Tommer
Hi Dennis,
Welke verborgen schatten heb je nog meer op deze site staan?
Echt interessant die artikels over de getune-de auto's en zeker de SV.
Ik had het artikel ondertussen al via iemand uit Ierland te pakken gekregen, maar als ik geweten had dat jij het ingescand had, had die man die moeite niet hoeven te doen.
Cheers,
Tom (een 416Si owner meself!)
(foto's volgen later als de zon wat meer schijnt.)
Welke verborgen schatten heb je nog meer op deze site staan?
Echt interessant die artikels over de getune-de auto's en zeker de SV.
Ik had het artikel ondertussen al via iemand uit Ierland te pakken gekregen, maar als ik geweten had dat jij het ingescand had, had die man die moeite niet hoeven te doen.
Cheers,
Tom (een 416Si owner meself!)
(foto's volgen later als de zon wat meer schijnt.)
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Järv
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Hya,
hehehe ... dank je voor de complimenten
Ach ja .. als we wat tegenkomen gooien we het op het forum.
Dan heeft iedereen er wat aan.
Zeg ... die 416Si van je ... heb je daar nog wat leuks mee gedaan?
spoilers of wat dan ook?
Zo ja, waar vandaan? ... mijn 416Si is op het verlagen en wat kleine dingetjes na nogal standaard.
Cheers,
Dennis
hehehe ... dank je voor de complimenten
Ach ja .. als we wat tegenkomen gooien we het op het forum.
Dan heeft iedereen er wat aan.
Zeg ... die 416Si van je ... heb je daar nog wat leuks mee gedaan?
spoilers of wat dan ook?
Zo ja, waar vandaan? ... mijn 416Si is op het verlagen en wat kleine dingetjes na nogal standaard.
Cheers,
Dennis
You can go fast ... but I can go anywhere.
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Tommer
Niets mee gedaan voorlopig.
Een verlaging zie ik wel zitten en wat stickers van de ene of de andere site....
Verder had ik nog nooit van booskijkers gehoord, grappige uitdrukking.
Ik vind het alvast een prima beslissing om dat rood te houden.
Is veel persoonlijker dan grijs.
Daarbij komt nog dat de allerknapste 400 die ik ooit gezien heb (helaas alleen op foto) een rode was.
Omdat links naar andere forums hier gelukkig niet verboden zijn:
http://gallery.mg-rover.org/showphoto.p ... ss=&sort=1
Deze geeft me kippevel:
http://gallery.mg-rover.org/showphoto.p ... ss=&sort=1
net iets te laag voor mij, maar ik wil hem wel hoor:
http://gallery.mg-rover.org/showphoto.p ... ss=&sort=1
Een verlaging zie ik wel zitten en wat stickers van de ene of de andere site....
Verder had ik nog nooit van booskijkers gehoord, grappige uitdrukking.
Ik vind het alvast een prima beslissing om dat rood te houden.
Is veel persoonlijker dan grijs.
Daarbij komt nog dat de allerknapste 400 die ik ooit gezien heb (helaas alleen op foto) een rode was.
Omdat links naar andere forums hier gelukkig niet verboden zijn:
http://gallery.mg-rover.org/showphoto.p ... ss=&sort=1
Deze geeft me kippevel:
http://gallery.mg-rover.org/showphoto.p ... ss=&sort=1
net iets te laag voor mij, maar ik wil hem wel hoor:
http://gallery.mg-rover.org/showphoto.p ... ss=&sort=1
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Järv
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Shoot ... nog een met dubbele uitlaat ... komt er bij mijn ook zerkers te weten
Afgezien van de grill ziet die rover er dus inderdaad perect uit zeg ... Cool
Het nadeel van zulke plaatjes is dat het me in de toekomst zo verd*md veel geld gaat kosten .. hahahaha
Cheers,
Dennis
Afgezien van de grill ziet die rover er dus inderdaad perect uit zeg ... Cool
Het nadeel van zulke plaatjes is dat het me in de toekomst zo verd*md veel geld gaat kosten .. hahahaha
Cheers,
Dennis
You can go fast ... but I can go anywhere.
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Tommer
Je moet maar denken dat dat dan ook het fijnste exemplaar is dat rond rijd in Engeland en dus waarschijnlijk overal.
Ik weet het dat zoiets pakken geld kost.
De truk is om met weinig geld er toch iets moois van te maken.
Als de zon schijnt zal de jouwe er al sterk op gaan lijken, geloof me.
Zo'n dubbele uitlaat is wel vreselijk knap, maar lijkt mij alles behalve simpel te installeren.
Ik weet het dat zoiets pakken geld kost.
De truk is om met weinig geld er toch iets moois van te maken.
Als de zon schijnt zal de jouwe er al sterk op gaan lijken, geloof me.
Zo'n dubbele uitlaat is wel vreselijk knap, maar lijkt mij alles behalve simpel te installeren.
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Tommer
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