The one in question is an MG Metro 6R4 rally icon; one of the most extreme racing cars produced during the fearsome Group B era of 1980s motorsport and one of just nine works-team vehicles.

THE most powerful rally car ever built is set to go on auction for an eye-watering price. The 1987 MG Metro 6R4 'Clubman' is one of only 200 made - and it could be yours for just £240K.

The original Metro 6R4 made its World Rally Championship competition debut ... an electric powertrain for those vehicles. Source: MST Cars, Piston Heads, MST Cars ...

The MG Metro 6R4 was imagined by Austin Rover Motor Sport Chief, John Davenport, in collaboration with top engineering brains. He wanted a rally car to compete in the ‘Group B’ category of the ...

So, when Nicky Lindon from 6R4.net said that ... this American muscle car fare on one of Europe’s most spectacular driving roads? Subaru Impreza 22B STI (1998): a rally-inspired icon It might ...

In March 1985 the 6R4 took its first win, at the Gwynedd Rally, and by October the 200 cars required to homologate the super-Metro for the World Rally Championship had been built. Unfortunately ...

There is never a time when I am not fantasizing about the wonderfully weird MG Metro 6R4. It’s easily the coolest car ever to be sold ... quite dismal in World Rally competition.