{"id":49672,"date":"2023-10-06T11:50:25","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T11:50:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/highwaytale.com\/?p=49672"},"modified":"2023-10-06T11:50:25","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T11:50:25","slug":"mg-ex4-concept-car-gets-a-btcc-examination","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/highwaytale.com\/car-reviews\/mg-ex4-concept-car-gets-a-btcc-examination\/","title":{"rendered":"MG EX4 concept car gets a BTCC examination"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Does MG\u2019s new EX4 Concept have what it takes to excite an experienced BTCC driver? We ask Daniel Rowbottom<\/h2>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--11lee9im--\/f_auto,t_author-mobile@1\/v1570031548\/autoexpress\/alastair_crooks_headshot.jpg\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--SPLzKNnZ--\/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1\/v1696590217\/autoexpress\/2023\/10\/MG%20EX4%20concept%20car-9.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s no secret that MG is on a roll at the moment. The Chinese-owned British brand is enjoying record sales in the UK and across Europe thanks to an excellent line-up of family-friendly models, including the MG4, our Affordable Electric Car of the Year.<\/p>\n<p>Yet to really drum up some attention, MG decided to create a special one-off show car for this year\u2019s Goodwood Festival of Speed. Enter the EX4 Concept. To do this, MG took its all-electric MG4 and created a wild homage to one of the wackiest and most memorable rally cars of all time, the iconic Group B MG Metro 6R4.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--ceREtPNI--\/f_auto,t_related-embed-mobile@1\/v1689177341\/autoexpress\/2023\/07\/MG4%20XPower%202023%20review%20uk-21.jpg\">New MG4 EV XPower 2023 review<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Making a fitting tribute to what is one of the most beloved, if not successful, rally cars ever was quite a tricky undertaking, especially when using an EV as a base \u2013 despite how good the standard car is. That\u2019s why MG asked Northamptonshire-based engineering firm RML \u2013 the people behind the SWB, an homage to the Ferrari 250 GTO \u2013 to collaborate on the project.<\/p>\n<p>A few shadowy teaser images whetted our appetite in the days ahead of the big reveal, but when the covers came off, you could almost hear the collective intake of breath from fans of both MG and Group B rallying. The EX4 Concept, as with the MG Metro 6R4 that first appeared in 1985, retains hints of a road car but is totally wild throughout.<\/p>\n<p>Up front there\u2019s a huge splitter with towering end plates to channel air down the car\u2019s flanks, where you\u2019ll find ultra-wide boxed wheelarches and sill-mounted spats, plus a set of wonderful turbofan-style wheels.<\/p>\n<p>A massive back spoiler doesn\u2019t look out of place, given the other exterior modifications, such as the new rear diffuser. A body finished in white with bright lime green decals is a suitably conspicuous choice, too.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--qVnQsLBS--\/f_auto,t_content-image-full-mobile@1\/v1696590213\/autoexpress\/2023\/10\/MG%20EX4%20concept%20car-8.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>While MG would have drawn plenty of attention by restricting the EX4 Concept to a plinth on its stand, the firm wanted to run it up the famous Goodwood hillclimb, which is where BTCC driver Daniel Rowbottom comes in.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe turned up at Goodwood on Wednesday [the day before the event],\u201d he says. \u201cI had not seen the car, not even seen the images of it, and it blew me away. I was like, \u2018You know what? I can see a one-make series of this and it would look absolutely awesome\u2019.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>It wasn\u2019t just Rowbottom who was drawn in by the EX4 Concept\u2019s image. \u201cThe Cyberster was on the MG stand at Goodwood, which got a lot of attention, but once people were on the MG stand they turned 180 degrees and immediately ran after the EX4,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>The EX4 draws from the MG4 XPower road car, with a motor on each axle producing a combined 429bhp to give the MG a 0-62mph sprint time of 3.8 seconds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDriving the EX4 was an experience. It was very easy to light all four wheels up pretty much all the way down to turn one, which is always a crowd pleaser. I just love the whole attitude to the car. I think RML did a really good job,\u201d Rowbottom enthuses.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media.autoexpress.co.uk\/image\/private\/s--2ndlamRb--\/v1683626472\/assets\/partners\/powered-by-motorway_150x70.png\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"icon\" class=\"imgHideOnJavaScriptDisabled_40599x16lneilq49 polaris__image\" height=\"20\" src=\"\/public\/trustpilot-icon.png\"><\/p>\n<p>But while the MG Metro 6R4 of the mid-eighties could rely on a throaty 3.0-litre V6 engine to turn heads, the silent EX4 Concept only has visual drama. \u201cIt doesn\u2019t quite do the noise justice, but in terms of looks, I think it\u2019s a spectacle,\u201d he adds.<\/p>\n<p>MG might not have any plans to put the EX4 Concept into production, but as a race-winning BTCC driver, Rowbottom knows the car\u2019s motorsport potential. \u201cI really hope that they either do a one-make championship or maybe enter World Rallycross or do something with it,\u201d he says. \u201cI think the car in this context deserves that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Click here for our list of the best MGs of all-time&#8230;<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.autoexpress.co.uk\/mg\/361153\/mg-ex4-concept-car-gets-btcc-examination\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does MG\u2019s new EX4 Concept have what it takes to excite an experienced BTCC driver? 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