Wrightington, Lancashire, UK. 1st March, 2014. MG RV 8 2-seat sports/racer at the Inaugural Car Club Meet in Wrightington held in the car park of the Corner House Hotel.
MG RV8 3950cc Jun . Production 1993–1995. 2000 made 2-seat sports/racer 3,946 cc ( l) Rover V8 Subsequent to the launch of the Mazda MX-5 in 1989, MG (then owned by Rover Group) produced new body panels for the standard MGB body shell in 1992 to create an updated MGB model. The suspension was only slightly updated, sharing the leaf spring rear of the MGB. The boot lid and doors were shared with the original car, as were the rear drum brakes. The engine was the version of the aluminium Rover V8, similar to the one previously used in the MGB GT V8. A limited-slip differential was also fitted. The interior featured veneered burr elm woodwork and Connolly Leather. The engine produced 190 bhp (142 kW) at 4,750 rpm, achieving 0–60 mph (96 km/h) in seconds. Largely due to the rear drum brakes and rear leaf springs, the RV8 was not popular with road testers at the time. A large proportion of the limited MG RV8 production went to Japan – 1579 of the 2000 produced. Only 330 RV8s were sold initially in the UK. Several hundred (possibly as many as 700) of these cars were re-imported back to the UK and also Australia between 2000-2010 with a peak number of 485 registered at the DVLC in the UK. Several sources consider this a continuation of the MGB model.
Size: 3600px × 2400px
Location: Wrightington, Chorley, Lancashire, UK
Photo credit: © ZarkePix / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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