A heavily modified MG ZT-T V8, known as the X-15, broke the speed record for a non production estate car on the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah in September 2003, achieving 225.609 mph. The rear wheel drive platform developed from the front wheel drive Rover 75 platform was first used in the MG ZT 260, introduced in 2003, ahead of the Rover 75 V8. The record was set with an MG ZT-T. The MG ZT 260 was a rear wheel drive model.
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Source Wikipedia: Rover 75Lead paragraph, MG Rover Grouptier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, MG Rover Group
After owner BMW sold Rover, the 75 was manufactured by the new MG Rover Group at their Longbridge site in Birmingham
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Source Wikipedia: Rover 75Lead paragraph, Longbridgetier 2Quote, Lead paragraph, Longbridge
After owner BMW sold Rover, the 75 was manufactured by the new MG Rover Group at their Longbridge site in Birmingham
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Flats, Utah, U.S., in September 2003,
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Flats, Utah, U.S., in September 2003,
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manufactured from 1998 to 2005 by the British Rover marque
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following the MG ZT 260, introduced in 2003
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a four-door saloon car and a five-door estate car.
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a four-door saloon car and a five-door estate car.
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