The carbon fiber-bodied MG XPower Sport Veloce, based on the less aggressive X80 concept, was designed by Peter Stevens (responsible, among others, for the McLaren F1 and Jaguar XJR-15) and is underpinned by a platform from Qvale's Mangusta.
Powered by Ford's 4.6 liter 4-valve Cobra V8, the standard SV made 320 horsepower with an advertised top speed of 165 mph when new.
Roughly 82 of the rear-wheel drive MG coupes were built and sold to consumers before a lack of sales forced MG to stop production. At around £75,000 when new, it's easy to see how that could happen.
Based on the 305-horse 3.7 liter V6 model, the DUB package supplies the V6 Stang (coupe, convertible, or glass-roof coupe) with 20-inch TIS rims wrapped in Pirellis, a Roush appearance package, special striping, and the DUB logo embroidered on the headrests.
The first example of this series, teased above, will be auctioned to the highest bidder on Saturday, April 3 at the Barrett-Jackson event in Palm Beach, Florida.
Using the 2009 Mustang as a base, Roush Performance has developed its second aviation-themed pony car, the P-51B which is named after the legendary World War II fighter plane. As with the previous P-51A Mustang that was introduced at the 2007 SEMA Show, the new P-51B packs a heavily modified ROUSHcharged 4.6-liter V8 engine that puts down 510 horsepower and 510 lb.-ft. of torque. Among the changes for the 2009 Mustang 'fighter' are a secondary sheave FEAD, the addition of the ROUSH 6-piston brakes, a ROUSH vent pod gauge and new Cooper RS3 ultra-high performance tires.In terms of styling the 2009 P-51B continues Ford factory Vapor paint finish combined with yellow and red checkerboard accents that pay tribute to pilots of the 357th Fighters Group, Eighth Air Force ETO (European Theater Operations).
"The 2009 ROUSH P-51B is really the closest thing we can do to truly match the performance and styling of the fighter plane," said Jack Roush. "Just like the airplane, the P-51B Mustang has the power to outrun most anything, can turn like virtually nothing else, and will make those other 'pilots' have second thoughts before engaging in a skirmish," he added.
ROUSH says that production of the Mustang P-51B will be limited to just 51 numbered vehicles in the 2009 model with prices set at $65,800 (including destination fees and gas guzzler taxes) a piece. The few available options include a ROUSH trunk tool kit, enhanced ROUSH resonator exhaust and an Escort Passport 9500ci radar/laser defense system.
Ford tuning specialist Roush Performance has introduced a new supercharger kit for the 2005 - 2009 Ford Mustang GT models. The new TVS2300 ROUSHcharger utilizes Eaton’s new Twin Vortices Series technology and is available in various packages. For those of you willing to fool around a bit, Roush offers an uncalibrated version of the supercharger that can push output anywhere from 510 to more than 700Hp. This kit costs $5,899 and it includes a cold air intake system, unique fuel rail with 52 lb.-hr. injectors, a dual 60 mm electronic throttle body, all hardware, brackets and instructions. -ContinuedFor owners of an existing ROUSHcharger system, the tuning company offers an upgrade kit for $4,999. This particular kit includes several of the same components mentioned above but utilizes as many of the installed ROUSHcharger components as possible to reduce the upgrade cost.
