This car has a 5 door suv/sports utility vehicle body style with a front mounted engine powering all four wheels.
It is powered by a turbocharged engine of 2 litre capacity. This powerplant features double overhead camshaft valve gear, 4 cylinder layout, and 4 valves per cylinder. It has an output of 221 bhp (224 PS/165 kW) of power, and maximum torque of 360 N·m (266 lb·ft/36.7 kgm).
The engine drives the wheels via a 6 speed automatic gearbox.
Claimed weight at the kerb is 2115 kg.
It is claimed to attain a top speed of 186 km/h, or 116 mph.
Full specs
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| bodywork | |||
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| Body type | 6/7 seater suv/sports utility vehicle | ||
| Number of doors | 5 | ||
| Designer | |||
| dimensions & weights | |||
| Wheelbase | 2850 mm | 112.2 inches | |
| Track/tread (front) | |||
| Track/tread (rear) | |||
| Length | 4923 mm | 193.8 inches | |
| Width | 1930 mm | 76 inches | |
| Height | 1840 mm | 72.4 inches | |
| Ground clearance | 202 mm | 8 inches | |
| length:wheelbase ratio | 1.73 | ||
| Kerb weight | 2115 kg | 4663 lb | |
| Weight distribution | |||
| fuel tank capacity | 70 litres | 15.4 [18.5] UK [US] gal. | |
| aerodynamics | |||
| Drag coefficient | |||
| Frontal area | |||
| CdA | |||
| Powertrain | |||
| engine type | turbocharged petrol | ||
| Engine manufacturer | MG | ||
| Engine code | NLE | ||
| Cylinders | Straight 4 | ||
| Capacity | 2 litre 1995 cc (121.742 cu in) |
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| Bore × Stroke | 88 × 82 mm
3.46 × 3.23 in |
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| Bore/stroke ratio | 1.07 | ||
| Valve gear | double overhead camshaft (DOHC)
4 valves per cylinder 16 valves in total |
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| maximum power output | 224 PS (221 bhp) (165 kW) |
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| maximum torque | 360 Nm (266 ft·lb) (36.7 kgm) |
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| Specific output | 82.6 kW/litre 112.3 ps/litre 110.8 bhp/litre 1.82 bhp/cu in |
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| Specific torque |
180.45 Nm/litre
2.18 ft·lb/cu3 |
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| Engine construction | |||
| Lubrication | |||
| compression ratio | |||
| Fuel system | direct petrol injection | ||
| bmep (brake mean effective pressure) | 2267.6 kPa (328.9 psi) | ||
| Maximum RPM | |||
| crankshaft bearings | 5 | ||
| Engine coolant | Water | ||
| Unitary capacity | 498.75 cc | ||
| Aspiration | Turbo | ||
| Compressor | |||
| Intercooler | |||
| Catalytic converter | Y | ||
| performance | |||
| Acceleration 0-80km/h (50mph) | |||
| Acceleration 0-60mph | |||
| Acceleration 0-100km/h | 9 s | ||
| Acceleration 0-160km/h (100mph) | |||
| Standing quarter-mile | |||
| Standing kilometre | |||
| Maximum speed | 186 km/h (116 mph) | ||
| Power-to-weight ratio | Higher is better 105.94 PS/tonne (1000 kg) 0.11 PS/kg 77.92 kW/tonne (1000 kg) 0.08 kW/kg 104.49 bhp/tonne (1000 kg) 0.1 bhp/kg 0.05 bhp/lb |
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| Weight-to-power ratio | Lower is better 12.83 kg/kW 21.44 lb/bhp |
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| universal fuel consumption (calculated from the above) | |||
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| chassis | |||
| Engine position | front | ||
| Engine layout | transverse | ||
| Drive wheels | all wheel drive | ||
| Torque split | |||
| Steering | power assisted rack & pinion | ||
| turns lock-to-lock | |||
| Turning circle | |||
| Front suspension | I.MS. | ||
| Rear suspension | I.MultiLi. | ||
| Wheel size front | |||
| Wheel size rear | |||
| Tyres front | |||
| Tyres rear | |||
| Brakes F/R | VeDi/Di-S-ABS | ||
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| Gearbox | 6 speed automatic | ||
| Top gear ratio | |||
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| general | |||
| Carfolio.com ID | 798083 | ||
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| RAC rating | 19.2 | ||
| Insurance classification | No information available | ||
| Tax band | No information available | ||
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2023 MG HS RX8 Deluxe added 2024-01-20. Last modified 2024-01-20. |
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