Description
For Sale: 2004 built 2009 Registered MG X-Power SV-R , The 2004 Motor Show Launch Car
A fantastic opportunity to own a unique piece of British automotive history. Very rare car anyway but this is the launch vehicle displayed on the MG Rover stand at the 2004 NEC Motor Show and MPH show, the ultimate expression of Peter Stevens and his MG design team’s forward thinking and innovation.
Designed with a desire to create an uncompromising muscle car. Part built at a factory in Modena with an Italian chassis, Ferrari suspension, Maserati heating system and a cammed Ford Mustang Engine and then finished in a purpose built factory in Birmingham
The SV-R is already vanishingly rare, with only around 40 X-Power SV-Rs ever produced. As the factory show car, this particular example represents the absolute zenith of that brief.
I bought the car 6 years ago having first viewed it at the NEC motor show as the launch car on the MG stand in 2004 and have wanted it ever since. It was not registered until 2009 hence the 2009 registration and the MG09 SVR registration that I got for it.
It was registered specifically to use in the MG’s 75th Anniversary parade with Prince Phillip.
When I bought the car it had approx 7000 miles on the clock it now has 11800 miles with a constant clean MOT history and serviced every year at Retro Sports Cars. When I first bought the car I had it professionally detailed and ceramic coated by Byron at Top Wrapz in Birmingham who is amazing. It had a full Gtechniq Ultra Black with EXO Overcoat with a 9 year guarantee at a cost of nearly £2000. I also transported the car to a specialist company in Kent who fully cleaned and protected the chassis and all items using only the best materials over a week-long process and then got it transported back to me.
Over my time of ownership it has only ever had 99 octane fuel and used in good weather it has been used as the stand car at various events being that Salon Prive or for Peter Stevens in a design talk with Julian Thomson at Bicester. It has also over the years been featured in lots of Magazines and articles.
The car was also borrowed by Drivetribe and a video of the car can be seen on Youtube but I cant link to it on here but can be easily found on there.
Current mileage is 11800 and the car is in amazing condition and a joy to own what is a very very rare car with very limited numbers made.
Genuine reason for sale. My wife is working in America for 10 months a year and my son has moved to Australia so I am going to slow down and spend some time travelling to see them.
Key Highlights:
Provenance: Official 2004 SV-R Launch Car shown at the NEC Motor Show Stand.
Engine: 5. 0-litre Ford cammed V8
Bodywork: Lightweight carbon-fiber composite body panels finished in: MG colour Dusty Blue
Interior: Recaro leather and Alcantara racing seats with full instrumentation and unique show-car presentation plaque.
Transmission: 5-speed manual gearbox.
Mileage: 11800 miles from new.
Condition & History: Maintained to an exceptional standard as part of a private collection. The carbon bodywork is in fantastic condition, and the mechanicals have been fastidiously looked after to ensure the high-output V8 performs exactly as Peter Stevens and the X-Power team intended. Accompanying the car is a comprehensive history file detailing its unique provenance, media appearances, and factory build records.
The MG SVR is already a collector's piece, but its status as the official Motor Show launch car elevates this specific chassis into investment-grade territory.
Price: £62, 500
Location: Midlands UK
Contact: the details below using the button below
Serious inquiries only. Viewing by prior appointment
