If the brakes are soft on the 190 or 260. something is not right. Mine are just fine. The quality and type of the Brake Pads plays a large part in braking performance here as it usually does on many cars. When i bought my first MG ZT I was disappointed with the brakes. The second one bought had much better braking characteristics I prefer. I looked at the Brake Pad Brands.. the better braking second car had Mintex. I fitted Mintex to the first car and both cars had same preferred braking I require. Brembo pads on another also very good. Apart from branding. they looked identical to the Mintex Pads. So identical I wouldn't be surprised if they were made new on the same production lines. Only the boxes and branding were different. Even the packaging inside was identical. The rear Calipers on the ZT 260 are far more substantial than the 190 for obvious treasons. They are the same Calipers as fitted to the front wheels on my son's Lotus.
I'd happily own either, though the interior of the MG is more 'Aston' than 'Astra' compared to the Monaro. The Dreadnought supercharger conversion takes the MG up to 400bhp as well...
Theres 3 main reasons the MG ZT is more appealing IMO. Firstly they can be had for around £2-3k less than the 5.7 Monaro, secondly the engine is easier and cheaper to tune, and finally...........THE NOISE. The note coming from the ZT is one of the best V8 soundtracks you'll hear, especially once you've installed a set of after marked pipes. The monaro is very quiet considering it has another 1100cc's. But thats just my take. Both cars are still very nice overall.
That Monaro does look like ALOT of fun round that track. However, the i think the ZT has a charm all its own. Not really fair to compare them both, they are in many ways very different cars.
Regarding the comments here about brakes on these MG ZTs, here's my experiences. If the brakes are soft on the 190 or 260. something is not right. Mine are just fine. The quality and type of the Brake Pads plays a large part in braking performance here as it usually does on many cars. The front calipers on both 190 and 260 are identical to those fitted to certain BMW models about at the same time .., early 2000s. They are fitted trailing on the 260, leading on the 190. When i bought my first MG ZT I was disappointed with the brakes. The second one bought had much better braking characteristics I prefer. I looked at the Brake Pad Brands.. the better braking second car had Mintex. I fitted Mintex to the first car and both cars had same preferred braking I require. Brembo pads on another also very good. Apart from branding, new in box they looked identical to the Mintex Pads. So identical I wouldn't be surprised if they were made new on the same production lines. Only the boxes and branding were different. Even the packaging inside was identical. The rear Calipers on the ZT 260 are far more substantial than the 190 for obvious treasons. They are the same Calipers as fitted to the front wheels on my son's Lotus.
that mg v8 could make more them 260 bup either with turbo on or superchagred on etc then it have more power then the chevy vett 4liter v8 compared to 3.5liter v8
Weirdly Those cars are both out of production MG ZT V8 - April 2005 Vauxhall Monaro - Late 06 - Early 07 Vauxhall Has Now Released The VXR8 Which Is A 4 Door Saloon Version Of The Monaro
@118DEC118 I wouldn't it doesn't have a limited slip diff.. if it did it probably wouldn't be far off the Monaro which does have an LSD.. as for the Mustang that's just pants!
I had a look at the Monaro when I when I was having my Vivaro van serviced, its such an awesome car, if i had the money i would buy one straight away. However why compare a 5.7 litre 330 bhp 2 door coupe with a 4.6 litre 260bhp 4 door saloon? The Monaro has 70 bhp more power and weighs 100kg less, the outcome is obvious its all about power to weight.
@017matt You're correct in that - what I meant to say was that it should go against a similar -type- of car rather than just something else with a V8. Nice catch-out though :)
The MG has a rear end like they shrunk a Lincoln, a front end like someone tried to do a BMW and cocked it up, it resembles something that's meant to transport VIPs, not something you'd actually have fun behind the wheel of. The Holden it's based on has literally been sold around the world, in numbers that MG could only dream of today
How dare you come on here with actual valid hands on experience. Poor show. As an owner of both Vauxhalls and Opels in the past, plus company cars when supplied, there is little to chose between them for the non-pro amateur spanner man who looks after the well being of their cars. Never worked on a Vauxhall V8 would love to own a Carlton Lotus. I shall just have to creep about in my lowly MZ ZT V8 260 I guess. What a shame .. .. 🤣👍👍 OK, hold my hands up! I lied about the creeping about bit .. 🤣
They're really around the same height, and the Monaro isn't really a two-door sports car, it's a big family saloon in disguise. But yes the power to weight difference is rather big
True but not with the passage of more time. By the time the UK boys had fettled the original Buick V8 the engine it was a bit like "Triggers Broom" .. If you are not familiar with what that is about, look it up on RUclips. I defy you not to laugh when viewing "Triggers Broom". Only fools and horses ... .. 🤣👍👍 Honda fitted Rover L-Series Diesel engines to their diesel version of their Accord. That before developing their own oil burner. Lots of things like that in the Automotive Industry.
I don't understand this race. Sure they're both V8s but the Monaro is a low-slung two door sports car, whereas the ZT feels more like an executive car with sporting pretensions. At least stick the ZT against something like an S-type with a V8.
skaterkid901 it down to handling of the cars between the v8 rover 75/ mg zt and Vauxhall monaro. It also the torque of the ars and power from it. But the chevy v8 between natural aspirated and supercharged engine the rover v8 engine between turbo natural aspirated and supercharged. The more power the car had more faster the csr is and drift
Trouble with the vast majority of TV Motoring journalists like all the Clarkson wannabees, they judge cars on their ability to convert expensive rubber into blue smoke all crossed up stressed sideways on a deserted airfield or race track. Driven that way expect 7 mpg or less. Those journalistic measuring yardsticks are simply unrealistic for the most car users. Daily driver ownership reality of these cars is a whole different kettle of ball games. If I use my ZT260 V8 as a daily driver or long distance mile muncher, that hugely under stressed Modular V8 has much appeal. That is the point of this car. If I want to save on fuel, I use my MG ZT-T 1.8T where on a run, not driven for economy, 35-40 mpg is possible. No way anywhere near that on the V8. More like half those figures. Maybe a tad higher in actual fact. If fuel economy is a prime concern, avoid any V8.
One small, but significant problem; MGs are an amazing car when going well, but a serious headache when they're not. Excessively complex, and in need of some work in simple servicing
Puzzled by that blast from the past. As an owner of numerous MGs from the 1960s to date, my experience with many over all the years is the exact opposite of yours. Current daily drivers MG ZT 1.8T saloon, 1.8T ZT-T tourer and MG ZT 260 V8. All DIYer serviced and fettled.
573W1E Again.. Plus If Your In A Pub With ur mates And they say what car u got and you say ive got an MG they will probably respect u more than if you said Vauxhall then if you said vauxhall u would have to explain that its a monaro and they wouldnt understand and say eww its an aussie car SERIOUSLY THE ZT IS BETTER
I bet most people wouldn't even know it was a Monaro or what a 'Monaro' even is. Best way to explain it would be, "Its a Vauxhall that isn't shit". lol
MG is better!!yeah right!the monaro was miles better in every way possible!looks,performanc,style and handling!how many vauxhalls are on the road compared to the mg's!at the end of the day its a ROVER an old mans car!!i'd rather own a reliant robin!!rover i mean c'mon
The monaro has more power, a far better V8 growl, handling is terrific and after $5000 OR LESS put into it you can create a real beast. The MG has nothing, Fifth Gear prefers it, its the Stigs choice as a drifter and monaro sales are terrific WORLD WIDE. Facts say more than the cheap shots from you ever could.
Glen Tuohey because if you put the same roots supercharged on the rover 75 / mg zt v8 or turbo etc the rover has a 3/4liter v8 the other has a 5.7liter v8
The thing that annoys me about us the British public is that when a car company goes down the shitter, we support it more for some reason.. Like TVR, Triumph (cars), Jenson, and thousands of other greats!!... I bet the people here now saying "RIP Rover" etc. couldn't have given a fuck about it before so why cant we focus and talk about the stuff that exists now to make it stronger and conquer all as we used too.. ; )
The thing that annoys me about the brainwashed British Public is their ability to Big Up the products of Johnnie Foreigner every bluddy time. You are wrong in so many ways. Back in the early 1970s, when Auto Union, BMW, VW were in very deep financial dooddah, the German people supported their struggling car industry in every way and at every level. Same with the French and even the USA when their indigenous industry were having finance problems. How about that. The rest as they say is history. Come April 2005, when the much asset stripped by Johnnie Foreigner of the massive once asset rich Rover Group, leaving the remnants known as MG- Rover then were in dire need of rescue finance. unlike the Nations previously mentioned, the then Government turned their backs on the many thousands reliant on Longbridge and called in the receivers instead. Had that been a Public Sector money pit, funds would be provided. I have never voted for that shower ever since. I so doing changed the voting habits of a lifetime. We Brits have entrusted this Nation's longer term well being to too many types so obviously then and now no longer fit for purpose. Thus our decline is both assured and deserved. The damage is both ongoing and permanent as daily news reports confirm time and again/ To cap it all, I was pulled over by the Boys in Blue whilst driving my wife's MG ZS a while back.She attending her firm's late Christmas party in the small hours and did not want to risk driving just in case.... wise woman. Oh the shame. Not of being pulled over by the Police in their plain clothes car, but the car they were using. They after all only doing their job looking for late night drink drivers. I actually recognised the car as i had seen it pull over some yoofs in a French hatch a few days before and with that in mind decided to play with my good lady who does understand me some of the time, Tutt-tutting alongside me. I used the superb handling of the MG ZS to put some considerable distance between me and the Bibs' car which at one time followed so close could be accused of tailgating. Up comes a massive roundabout, my favourite and I used that to put even more distance between the two cars. No body else about and all within the speed limit. Two miles later the Bibs caught up and on went the Blue lights. They were check for the smell of alcohol on my breath and actually leaned in the open window to do so saying... "You were a bit brisk there sir!" Me thinks... you bet i was... All checked out, insurance MoT etc they bid us safe journey. What about the shame? That being the car they used .. a poxy grey BMW 3-series. Only in the UK sadly and getting worse. Last time I was pulled over by a British Cop car, it was a Daimler .. proper job.
Making this particular so called shoot out TV Show comparison pointless. Two very different goal post locations. As soon as I saw the show back then, I knew what the end result would be. I was present at Snetterton Track when a three TV car shoot out was being filmed by 5th Gear back around 2000. One car was the MG ZS 180. Jason Plato and Penny Mallory ( Rally Driver ) were involved with the filming and driving. Also there was a much younger and much slimmer Mike Brewer learning his TV show skills for the future. I took a shed load of images including one involving my MG Montego which they wanted to compare old and new MG saloons. I was very pleasantly surprised to hear Jason Plato state that the MG ZS was the best handling front wheel drive car he'd ever experienced. You could have blown me over with the proverbial. A Motoring TV presenter actually praising a British car! How about that.
why the heck would u race the Monaro against the MG V8 ZT??its a four door salloon against as 2 door Muscle car?? Its pointless. Top Gear had a better race with the Jaguar xk supercharged. man fith gear is crap. Tiff Needle is a tit aswell. We dont care about what your doing on the track we just want to see the car getting flung around and used like ti should.
what? the mg is one of the ugliest cars ive ever seen. its just a suped up rover, and when is that ever going to be good? monaro all the way, especially the supercharged 500bhp version
The MG is a posh 4 door saloon car and very understated, perfect all round.
The brakes are soft on the 260, but it is fun to drive. By the way, that's my ZT 260 Tiff's throwing around!
They seem soft on the ZT 190 v6 too! Are they suppose to be like that? I'm sure they've gotten worse since I bought the car.
@@mgrracing9435 The 260 and 190 share the same front brakes!
If the brakes are soft on the 190 or 260. something is not right. Mine are just fine. The quality and type of the Brake Pads plays a large part in braking performance here as it usually does on many cars.
When i bought my first MG ZT I was disappointed with the brakes. The second one bought had much better braking characteristics I prefer. I looked at the Brake Pad Brands.. the better braking second car had Mintex. I fitted Mintex to the first car and both cars had same preferred braking I require. Brembo pads on another also very good. Apart from branding. they looked identical to the Mintex Pads. So identical I wouldn't be surprised if they were made new on the same production lines. Only the boxes and branding were different. Even the packaging inside was identical.
The rear Calipers on the ZT 260 are far more substantial than the 190 for obvious treasons. They are the same Calipers as fitted to the front wheels on my son's Lotus.
I'd happily own either, though the interior of the MG is more 'Aston' than 'Astra' compared to the Monaro. The Dreadnought supercharger conversion takes the MG up to 400bhp as well...
Yeah.. I'm not so 'excited' by the Monaro interior as Tiff is. Looks a bit dull to me. But what do I know. It is a great car though!
Pfft, Shove that Monaro. Keep the MG but stick the Dreadnought supercharger kit on it! MG Power all the way!
I still dream about owning a Monaro
Theres 3 main reasons the MG ZT is more appealing IMO. Firstly they can be had for around £2-3k less than the 5.7 Monaro, secondly the engine is easier and cheaper to tune, and finally...........THE NOISE. The note coming from the ZT is one of the best V8 soundtracks you'll hear, especially once you've installed a set of after marked pipes. The monaro is very quiet considering it has another 1100cc's.
But thats just my take. Both cars are still very nice overall.
Yeah.. wouldn't mind owning both tbh. Both are fantastic cars.
Just put a wortec exhaust system on the monaro,
That Monaro does look like ALOT of fun round that track. However, the i think the ZT has a charm all its own. Not really fair to compare them both, they are in many ways very different cars.
@TBS30STM - Call that depreciation?
Top of the range Volvo S80 V8 Executive: £47,000 in new in 2009, £23,000 less than one year later.
Might as well just set fire to your cash . lol
I would go for the MG anyway. It has more attitude. Have a Rover 416 that I love and find it very sad that they do not make MG/Rover any more.
A great loss.
Regarding the comments here about brakes on these MG ZTs, here's my experiences.
If the brakes are soft on the 190 or 260. something is not right. Mine are just fine. The quality and type of the Brake Pads plays a large part in braking performance here as it usually does on many cars. The front calipers on both 190 and 260 are identical to those fitted to certain BMW models about at the same time .., early 2000s. They are fitted trailing on the 260, leading on the 190.
When i bought my first MG ZT I was disappointed with the brakes. The second one bought had much better braking characteristics I prefer. I looked at the Brake Pad Brands.. the better braking second car had Mintex. I fitted Mintex to the first car and both cars had same preferred braking I require. Brembo pads on another also very good. Apart from branding, new in box they looked identical to the Mintex Pads. So identical I wouldn't be surprised if they were made new on the same production lines. Only the boxes and branding were different. Even the packaging inside was identical.
The rear Calipers on the ZT 260 are far more substantial than the 190 for obvious treasons. They are the same Calipers as fitted to the front wheels on my son's Lotus.
Holden have been making V8 sportscars/musclecars continually since about 1968.
your welcome!! :p
MG ZT FTW!!!
" *Winning* " As Charlie Sheen would say.
It’s not really fair comparing a big heavy 4 door MG ZT to a 2 door Monaro, and I’d take a 260 anyway and supercharge it
It certainly is nice when super charged :)
There both around 1650kgs
Thumb up if it's clear to u that the ZT looks infinitely smoother & sexier than Monaro
that mg v8 could make more them 260 bup either with turbo on or superchagred on etc then it have more power then the chevy vett 4liter v8 compared to 3.5liter v8
@@Jprincemassey It certainly could. :)
A Vauxhall?
A Yellow Vauxhall?
I dont think so mush!
260 all the way
Technically a Holden
@@d31zzz_ G'day mate.
Weirdly Those cars are both out of production
MG ZT V8 - April 2005
Vauxhall Monaro - Late 06 - Early 07
Vauxhall Has Now Released The VXR8 Which Is A 4 Door Saloon Version Of The Monaro
does anyone know the link to the top gear review of the MG ZT V8 review ? I remember seeing it along time back on tv, wondering if its up here.
Correction, the VXR was a 2 door coupe version of the VXR8.
Word is that the coupe version will make another comeback in a few years time.
@118DEC118 I wouldn't it doesn't have a limited slip diff.. if it did it probably wouldn't be far off the Monaro which does have an LSD.. as for the Mustang that's just pants!
The Monaro is a bit quicker round that track, so the better car is the MG.
I would take the monaro for sure and put a aussi built twinturbo on it... Dreams!
I had a look at the Monaro when I when I was having my Vivaro van serviced, its such an awesome car, if i had the money i would buy one straight away. However why compare a 5.7 litre 330 bhp 2 door coupe with a 4.6 litre 260bhp 4 door saloon?
The Monaro has 70 bhp more power and weighs 100kg less, the outcome is obvious its all about power to weight.
I guess there's not much else to compare it to ?
@017matt You're correct in that - what I meant to say was that it should go against a similar -type- of car rather than just something else with a V8. Nice catch-out though :)
The MG has a rear end like they shrunk a Lincoln, a front end like someone tried to do a BMW and cocked it up, it resembles something that's meant to transport VIPs, not something you'd actually have fun behind the wheel of. The Holden it's based on has literally been sold around the world, in numbers that MG could only dream of today
fact of the matter is iam an apprentice in a garage and i see more vauxhalls then mgs and when we have an mg they r better to work on
Correction, it’s not a Vauxhall it’s a Holden my friend.
How dare you come on here with actual valid hands on experience. Poor show.
As an owner of both Vauxhalls and Opels in the past, plus company cars when supplied, there is little to chose between them for the non-pro amateur spanner man who looks after the well being of their cars. Never worked on a Vauxhall V8 would love to own a Carlton Lotus. I shall just have to creep about in my lowly MZ ZT V8 260 I guess. What a shame .. .. 🤣👍👍 OK, hold my hands up! I lied about the creeping about bit .. 🤣
You are so right!
I remember seeing this back in the day! Just a shame this is such a poor quality upload :(
The hot hatch mg might’ve lifted a twin spark for the common
Great observation.
They're really around the same height, and the Monaro isn't really a two-door sports car, it's a big family saloon in disguise. But yes the power to weight difference is rather big
Monaros have held resale value quite well in N.Z.
Mg all the way
In the real world.(where we all live).Is 1 1/2 Seconds that important?.Has anyone been on the M25 lately?.
P5 B had an american v8 too lets not forget.
True but not with the passage of more time.
By the time the UK boys had fettled the original Buick V8 the engine it was a bit like "Triggers Broom" .. If you are not familiar with what that is about, look it up on RUclips. I defy you not to laugh when viewing "Triggers Broom".
Only fools and horses ... .. 🤣👍👍
Honda fitted Rover L-Series Diesel engines to their diesel version of their Accord. That before developing their own oil burner. Lots of things like that in the Automotive Industry.
which one?
@bills7197 errrm? What?.. are you 5?
I don't understand this race. Sure they're both V8s but the Monaro is a low-slung two door sports car, whereas the ZT feels more like an executive car with sporting pretensions. At least stick the ZT against something like an S-type with a V8.
skaterkid901 it down to handling of the cars between the v8 rover 75/ mg zt and Vauxhall monaro. It also the torque of the ars and power from it. But the chevy v8 between natural aspirated and supercharged engine the rover v8 engine between turbo natural aspirated and supercharged. The more power the car had more faster the csr is and drift
why didn't mg rover use the cadillac northstar V8?
Why didn't they use a 5 cylinder 20 valve Turbo? . I guess any answer would have made a quicker car. lol
Can't you tell who is going to win from the first 30 seconds?
Obvious before the engines were started. Two very different cars and a foolish so called shoot out so typical of click bait TV now-days.
Trouble with the vast majority of TV Motoring journalists like all the Clarkson wannabees, they judge cars on their ability to convert expensive rubber into blue smoke all crossed up stressed sideways on a deserted airfield or race track. Driven that way expect 7 mpg or less.
Those journalistic measuring yardsticks are simply unrealistic for the most car users.
Daily driver ownership reality of these cars is a whole different kettle of ball games. If I use my ZT260 V8 as a daily driver or long distance mile muncher, that hugely under stressed Modular V8 has much appeal. That is the point of this car. If I want to save on fuel, I use my MG ZT-T 1.8T where on a run, not driven for economy, 35-40 mpg is possible. No way anywhere near that on the V8. More like half those figures. Maybe a tad higher in actual fact. If fuel economy is a prime concern, avoid any V8.
One small, but significant problem; MGs are an amazing car when going well, but a serious headache when they're not. Excessively complex, and in need of some work in simple servicing
Done a lot of work on mine myself. Really not as big a problem as you might think.
Puzzled by that blast from the past. As an owner of numerous MGs from the 1960s to date, my experience with many over all the years is the exact opposite of yours. Current daily drivers MG ZT 1.8T saloon, 1.8T ZT-T tourer and MG ZT 260 V8. All DIYer serviced and fettled.
573W1E Again..
Plus If Your In A Pub With ur mates And they say what car u got and you say ive got an MG they will probably respect u more than if you said Vauxhall then if you said vauxhall u would have to explain that its a monaro and they wouldnt understand and say eww its an aussie car
SERIOUSLY THE ZT IS BETTER
I bet most people wouldn't even know it was a Monaro or what a 'Monaro' even is. Best way to explain it would be, "Its a Vauxhall that isn't shit". lol
It’s a bloody Holden people.
With 4.6 and 5.7 litres respectively you’d expect at least 450 to 500 bhp
Not naturally, 320 is a push for a 4.6 V8.
@brettdude92 hahahaha fuckin hilarious! brilliant comment mate! =P
NO ITS MINE
So why the hell do you watch then....
top gear all the way
MG is better!!yeah right!the monaro was miles better in every way possible!looks,performanc,style and handling!how many vauxhalls are on the road compared to the mg's!at the end of the day its a ROVER an old mans car!!i'd rather own a reliant robin!!rover i mean c'mon
It’s not a Vauxhall it’s a Holden.
What the hell he used different lines, hardly fair. and Tiff is obsessed with sliding lol no wonder he never made it racing.
The monaro has more power, a far better V8 growl, handling is terrific and after $5000 OR LESS put into it you can create a real beast. The MG has nothing, Fifth Gear prefers it, its the Stigs choice as a drifter and monaro sales are terrific WORLD WIDE. Facts say more than the cheap shots from you ever could.
G-day mate.
I don't get how he could say the MG is better on paper and continue to say that the chevy has more horsepower and is lighter, fifth gear is crap...
Glen Tuohey because if you put the same roots supercharged on the rover 75 / mg zt v8 or turbo etc the rover has a 3/4liter v8 the other has a 5.7liter v8
What Chevy?
@@d31zzz_ then you buy a monaro vxr.
500 which has a supercharged 6.0 v8 and 500 bhp. Good buy mgzt..
The thing that annoys me about us the British public is that when a car company goes down the shitter, we support it more for some reason.. Like TVR, Triumph (cars), Jenson, and thousands of other greats!!... I bet the people here now saying "RIP Rover" etc. couldn't have given a fuck about it before so why cant we focus and talk about the stuff that exists now to make it stronger and conquer all as we used too.. ; )
The thing that annoys me about the brainwashed British Public is their ability to Big Up the products of Johnnie Foreigner every bluddy time. You are wrong in so many ways.
Back in the early 1970s, when Auto Union, BMW, VW were in very deep financial dooddah, the German people supported their struggling car industry in every way and at every level. Same with the French and even the USA when their indigenous industry were having finance problems. How about that. The rest as they say is history.
Come April 2005, when the much asset stripped by Johnnie Foreigner of the massive once asset rich Rover Group, leaving the remnants known as MG- Rover then were in dire need of rescue finance. unlike the Nations previously mentioned, the then Government turned their backs on the many thousands reliant on Longbridge and called in the receivers instead. Had that been a Public Sector money pit, funds would be provided. I have never voted for that shower ever since. I so doing changed the voting habits of a lifetime.
We Brits have entrusted this Nation's longer term well being to too many types so obviously then and now no longer fit for purpose. Thus our decline is both assured and deserved. The damage is both ongoing and permanent as daily news reports confirm time and again/
To cap it all, I was pulled over by the Boys in Blue whilst driving my wife's MG ZS a while back.She attending her firm's late Christmas party in the small hours and did not want to risk driving just in case.... wise woman. Oh the shame. Not of being pulled over by the Police in their plain clothes car, but the car they were using. They after all only doing their job looking for late night drink drivers. I actually recognised the car as i had seen it pull over some yoofs in a French hatch a few days before and with that in mind decided to play with my good lady who does understand me some of the time, Tutt-tutting alongside me. I used the superb handling of the MG ZS to put some considerable distance between me and the Bibs' car which at one time followed so close could be accused of tailgating. Up comes a massive roundabout, my favourite and I used that to put even more distance between the two cars. No body else about and all within the speed limit. Two miles later the Bibs caught up and on went the Blue lights. They were check for the smell of alcohol on my breath and actually leaned in the open window to do so saying...
"You were a bit brisk there sir!" Me thinks... you bet i was...
All checked out, insurance MoT etc they bid us safe journey.
What about the shame? That being the car they used .. a poxy grey BMW 3-series.
Only in the UK sadly and getting worse. Last time I was pulled over by a British Cop car, it was a Daimler .. proper job.
A dab of oppo and I was away. The MG ZT is a bitch, and I spanked it.
MisterHughes 7 Years later and I still giggle at this.
That was an Rover 75 with an rubbish Ford engine and a Hot looking Omega Coupe. The GTo's grill let it look like an wannabe beemer
The Monaro is in its own league here
Making this particular so called shoot out TV Show comparison pointless. Two very different goal post locations. As soon as I saw the show back then, I knew what the end result would be.
I was present at Snetterton Track when a three TV car shoot out was being filmed by 5th Gear back around 2000. One car was the MG ZS 180. Jason Plato and Penny Mallory ( Rally Driver ) were involved with the filming and driving. Also there was a much younger and much slimmer Mike Brewer learning his TV show skills for the future. I took a shed load of images including one involving my MG Montego which they wanted to compare old and new MG saloons. I was very pleasantly surprised to hear Jason Plato state that the MG ZS was the best handling front wheel drive car he'd ever experienced. You could have blown me over with the proverbial. A Motoring TV presenter actually praising a British car! How about that.
personally I dislike Clarksons's biaised and rather stupid program - Tiff is better.
ZT V8 is a great car, pity they don't make them anymore.
why the heck would u race the Monaro against the MG V8 ZT??its a four door salloon against as 2 door Muscle car??
Its pointless. Top Gear had a better race with the Jaguar xk supercharged. man fith gear is crap. Tiff Needle is a tit aswell. We dont care about what your doing on the track we just want to see the car getting flung around and used like ti should.
Who gives a f*ck what other people think of your car aslong as you love it! The stunning Monaro detroys the unreliable MG
They look twice just like they look twice at French cars and think ... damn that really is ugly.
have you failed to notice mg rover collapsed in 2005? stop getting worked up.
lol
@brettdude92 childish
What crap, Would rather have the MG anyday. Way better interior than the vauxhall.
Holden.
@@kristianspencer1978 Same thing... Could call it an Opel 😂
what? the mg is one of the ugliest cars ive ever seen. its just a suped up rover, and when is that ever going to be good? monaro all the way, especially the supercharged 500bhp version
Vxr500, now worth £30k