Metro 6R4-ugliest rally car ever??
12 March 2005, 04:55 PM
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Metro 6R4-ugliest rally car ever??
Bit sad i know but i'm collecting those rally car models 
anyway this weeks car is the MG Metro 6R4, now is it just me or is it one of the ugliest cars ever made?
definatley a case of function over form, not that it had much of a chance anyway, a flippin' Metro! were they mad!!!!
So any other suggestions for rally cars that have been seriously pounded with the ugly hammer
anyway this weeks car is the MG Metro 6R4, now is it just me or is it one of the ugliest cars ever made?
definatley a case of function over form, not that it had much of a chance anyway, a flippin' Metro! were they mad!!!!
So any other suggestions for rally cars that have been seriously pounded with the ugly hammer
12 March 2005, 05:04 PM
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The 6R4 was a great design, for a Normally Aspirated car, the problem was everyone else was running turbo's by the time the 6R4 was ready, so they got stuffed. Will Gollops Bi-Turbo 6R4 showed what could have been had Austin Rover and Williams Grand Prix Engineering understood what they were up against.
Ugliest and worst performing groupB car by far, Citroen BX 4TC, what a pile of poo!
Ugliest and worst performing groupB car by far, Citroen BX 4TC, what a pile of poo!
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12 March 2005, 05:15 PM
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The 6R4 was competitive; although it wouldnt have remained so as the NA engine was at the end of its development cycle rather than the beginning as its FI peers were.
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12 March 2005, 05:15 PM
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Originally Posted by freak
and a normal metro is nice is it
Originally Posted by gljam
not that it had much of a chance anyway, a flippin' Metro! were they mad!!!!
exactly
12 March 2005, 05:22 PM
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I don't care if it's ugly or not, Will Gollops old 6R4 twin turbo is by far the fastest accelerating thing I've ever been in. Not just head pinned to the head rest, but crushed into the headrest. 
How the hell the current owner drives it at 11/10ths up a hillclimb track I have no idea.
Ian
How the hell the current owner drives it at 11/10ths up a hillclimb track I have no idea.
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12 March 2005, 07:43 PM
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Having owned a brand new untouched 6R4 I can safely say the noise would always disguise it's looks which I personally thought were great anyway.
Not very garden friendly with power down on lock though.
Not very garden friendly with power down on lock though.
12 March 2005, 07:47 PM
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yep, developed by TWR, and its origins are in the Rover V8.
12 March 2005, 08:38 PM
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The Metro was never competitive for the job it was designed to do (compete in the World Rally Championship). In terms of horsepower it was by far the slowest "real" group B car, and its best WRC result was a third overall on its debut. However it did shine at national level and in the British Open series.
It started to come of age post Group B: the car was deemed a "safe" Group B car due to non-turbocharging and strong construction, and was accepted by the MSA for national rallies and rallycross. It has undergone continuous development since.
Worth noting too that the run-out batch of 6R4's (the 200 cars built for homologation) were sold for £16500 + VAT: less than a brand new Ford Granada Ghia at the time.
It started to come of age post Group B: the car was deemed a "safe" Group B car due to non-turbocharging and strong construction, and was accepted by the MSA for national rallies and rallycross. It has undergone continuous development since.
Worth noting too that the run-out batch of 6R4's (the 200 cars built for homologation) were sold for £16500 + VAT: less than a brand new Ford Granada Ghia at the time.
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Wonderfull cars, wonderfully sound too. I'm a huge fan.
http://home.planet.nl/~koper193/lanciadelta2_s4.jpg
Now thats ugly.
http://home.planet.nl/~koper193/lanciadelta2_s4.jpg
Now thats ugly.