Tim_M
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I remember it well
It was built at a factory that had previously been renovated and tooled to make the Qvale Mangusta, pictured here. That car, in turn, evolved from the design of the De Tomaso Bigua concept car. There was a falling out with De Tomaso prior to launch, so the Qvales - Kjell and his son Bruce - launched the car under their own family name.
Both Qvales were business partners in the Bigua project, and Kjell had been the US importer of the original De Tomaso Mangusta. Bruce sold the Qvale factory to MG, and the MG X-Power SV was built using the drivetrain, electrical architecture, chassis, and interior modules of the Mangusta. The powertrain was a Ford Romeo-built 4600cc four-cam V8 similar to the engine in the Mustang SVT Cobra from the period. Here are a few Wikipedia photos of the Qvale.
Best,
Tim
Let's go on with curiosities, and another British one: MG SV X Power.
From 2004. V8 engine from Ford, 313 HP. The sport chic interior... I didn't know this one. Very few were made, before the brand collapsed. Photos: Car and Classic. Best, Nicolas ...
This one looks like a hodge-podge of other designs
Guess I am not surprised they collapsed.
I remember it well
It was built at a factory that had previously been renovated and tooled to make the Qvale Mangusta, pictured here. That car, in turn, evolved from the design of the De Tomaso Bigua concept car. There was a falling out with De Tomaso prior to launch, so th...
A most humble thanks Amanico.
If they put a blower sticking out of the top hood, now THAT we can all agree would have been EPIC!
The design of this one is a mess...
...and the interior is pure Ford (you make the call on that one) : )
Well I gave it another good hard look without coming to a different conclusion. The front grill area is busy but might be ok were it not for so many large vents. The hood vents
might be ok without the enormous side "shark" vents. The fender flares look to be from a larger car (especially the front ones!). The rear wing is a bit over the top and certainly has to be in the driver's rear mirror view. The back end has so many simila...
I saw one of these parked in Kilburn near my flat once..
I just stared at it for a while, because I was 100% sure at the time that they'd never built any apart from a prototype. I saw some really cool cars around there, like a Z8 and a Carrera GT, and a Mercedes Mclaren SLR.
I still remember it’s most famous owner…
Rowan Atkinson regularly reporting on his experiences in Evo Magazine, back in the day 😁👍🏻