The MG Metro 6R4 (6 cylinder R rally 4 wheel drive) was a pure out and out competition car that retained a couple of panels from the original Metro body, but enough to clearly identify it as a Metro.

Like Peugeot 205T16, Lancia Delta S4 and Ford RS200, the Metro 6R4 selected mid-engined and 4WD layout for optimum balance and roadholding. The V6 was mounted longitudinally behind the cockpit.

Even back in the 1980s, Austin-Rover’s Metro must have seemed an unlikely candidate for World Rally Championship honours. But although the MG-badged Metro 6R4 – like its Group B rivals from Lancia and Peugeot – bore a passing resemblance to the road car whose name it bore, beneath the skin it was an entirely different animal.

The MG Metro 6R4 was a highly-modified rally version of the brand's staid Metro subcompact hatchback. A three-liter, four valve, twincam V6 was installed in the rear of the car - behind the front seats - and four-wheel drive was fitted to best compete against the wild Group B …

2016年1月15日 · The MG Metro 6R4 was an incredibly exciting car to drive but it really needed a longer life if we were ever to get the best from it. When Group B rally cars were banned from the world stage, the 6R4 simply ran out of time.

2023年3月23日 · Wales-based Motorsport Tools (MST) is reviving the MG Metro 6R4 for 2024 as a high-performance rally recreation, with around 450bhp on tap from an Audi-supplied V6.

2021年2月4日 · In full competition trim, the three-litre engine produced an impressive 410 bhp. As a reference to the V6 engine and four-wheel drive system, the new Group B racer was dubbed the MG Metro 6R4. In order for the car to meet the homologation requirements, a run of 200 examples had to be produced.

Driving a Group B Metro 6R4 review - the loudest street legal car I've experienced. Nearly 40 years ago Austin Rover made an entry into the notoriously mad W...

Bringing back the iconic Group-B machine. Brand new road registered 6R4, V6 engine, 4×4 Sadev sequential gearbox & diffs, full carbon fibre body panels based on the original classic. Hand built in Wales.

2021年1月28日 · The MG Metro 6R4 is one of the unsung hairy-chested heroes of the legendary Group B rally era. It was co-developed by the Williams Formula 1 team and unlike its Group B turbocharged rivals, the 6R4 was fitted with a naturally-aspirated V6 capable of over 400 hp sending power to all four wheels – the name “6R4” stands for “6-cylinder ...