MG · 1985–present
MG EX-E
The MG EX-E is a concept car that was produced by MG and presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1985. The EX-E was a mid-engined sports car inspired by the Ferrari 308 and designed by Roy Axe and Gerry McGovern. The car's drivetrain and chassis were derived from the mid-engined MG Metro 6R4 rally car. The EX-E concept car did not lead to a production version, although Gerry McGovern did go on to style the later, smaller MG F sports car, which did contain subtle references to the EX-E in some areas of its design, most visibly its rear fascia and lamp clusters. It was also thought at the time that the car may presage a coupè version of the Rover 800 series which was a few months away from launch at the time of the EX-E's unveiling, however a more conventionally styled coupè version of the 800 would not appear until 1992. The car is now preserved in the British Motor Museum, Gaydon.
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Specifications
- name
- MG EX-E
- Manufacturer
- MG (Austin Rover Group)
- Production
- 1985
- Class
- Sports car
- Body style
- Coupé
- Layout
- M4 layout
- Engine
- 3.0L DOHC V6, 250 hp
- Transmission
- 5-speed manual
- Designer
- Roy Axe, Gerry McGovern
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Sources
- Wikidata — https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3841307CC0 1.0 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikipedia — https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MG_EX-ECC BY-SA 4.0 · Text © Wikipedia contributors; revision 1319138133 · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Wikimedia Commons — https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:1985_MG_EXE_Prototype_Heritage_Motor_Centre,_Gaydon_(2).jpgCC BY-SA 2.0 · Photo: Mark Brown from Hampton, New Brunswick, Canada · retrieved 2026-10-01
- Car Model Index — https://models.autoculturesociety.com/Compiled record. Sources that do not permit reuse are not copied; this index is credited instead.