MG EX4 LITMUS TEST
Auto Express|September 27, 2023
Does MG's new EX4 Concept have what it takes to excite an experienced BTCC driver? We ask Daniel Rowbottom
Alastair Crooks
MG EX4 LITMUS TEST

IT'S 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.

Yet to really drum up some attention, MG decided to create a special one-off show car for this year's 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.

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 - despite how good the standard car is. That's why MG asked Northamptonshire-based engineering firm RML - the people behind the SWB, an homage to the Ferrari 250 GTO - to collaborate on the project.

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