Metro 6R4 (look-a-like) on ebay
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It ended up in both the Ecosse C2 racer in NA form and in the Jaguar XJR-11 in turbo form.
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I'd heard that the prototype engine was a cut down V8 in the very very begining but it was a bespoke one in the end that ended up being turbo'd for the XJ220?
From here, first source I found withing 10 seconds of looking: http://www.6r4.net/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=4
Having rejected the Honda V6 (Austin Rover then shared a great deal of engineering development with the Japanese manufacturer), the only other obvious solution would be their own tried & tested 3.5 litre Rover (formerly Buick) V8 engine. Being that bit too bulky to fit in the back of the Metro, the decision was taken to cut out two cylinders and (literally!) weld it back together - hey presto, a 2.5 litre Rover V6! Fitted with a purpose made crank, Rover Vitesse racing internals and Weber carburettors it produced a healthy 250bhp - ideal to test the car until the final engine was ready.
I have read the rest, as I was going from memory as I already said. Once again, going from memory, I think the 250bhp models were the club models, and the 400+ bhp were the works versions.
Pretty sure they made a purpose made block soon after.
I laughed at the response I got, as some ways he's right
Why should I stick my nose in when I see something I think may be misleading/dishonest.
They've rebadged it, you fool!
Also, seems like other than the title, which was designed to get attention, the advert was straightforward.
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Thing is I cry to myself when I read they sold em all off for 16k...
we need more rules that necessitate homologation models6to be manufactured.
we need more rules that necessitate homologation models6to be manufactured.
From here, first source I found withing 10 seconds of looking: http://www.6r4.net/site/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3&Itemid=4
Having rejected the Honda V6 (Austin Rover then shared a great deal of engineering development with the Japanese manufacturer), the only other obvious solution would be their own tried & tested 3.5 litre Rover (formerly Buick) V8 engine. Being that bit too bulky to fit in the back of the Metro, the decision was taken to cut out two cylinders and (literally!) weld it back together - hey presto, a 2.5 litre Rover V6! Fitted with a purpose made crank, Rover Vitesse racing internals and Weber carburettors it produced a healthy 250bhp - ideal to test the car until the final engine was ready.
I have read the rest, as I was going from memory as I already said. Once again, going from memory, I think the 250bhp models were the club models, and the 400+ bhp were the works versions.
Pretty sure they made a purpose made block soon after.
I laughed at the response I got, as some ways he's right
The test car was nothing like the end car. Both Clubman and Works cars ran the same engine with different settings, Group B demanded all the cars had to be the same. The 200 cars were NOT fitted with a Rover V8 with 2 cylinders cut off, it is a myth and it is wrong.
£16k back in 1986 or whatever would have been a lot of money though. I remember reading the RS200s were sold off silly cheap too
Not really it wasn't. For context my father paid £15K for his SD1 Rover Vitesse in 1983, so in relative terms they were a steal as you could get them for closer to £12K as I recall and the RS200's were a bit more I think but still incredibly cheap. I used to drive past the Reliant factory in Tamworth often and remember seeing them all lined up coming off the lines there.
There are many stories about numbers too, how Ford 'might' have used different number badges on the same car when FISA came to have a nose at the 200 production run, sort of wheeling the car around back, putting on a different plaque and bringing it around front again.
Wow... 6R4 and RS200 together
Ive been in the RS200 but not the 6R4 as it has no MOT due to emissions (it's running mad octane petrol so needs to use it all first as it's mad money!). He also has other rally cars, these are just the Group B's he has so far.
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