Metro 6R4: The Failed Metro That Created a Supercar

The Car Nerd with Jason Hassett · Sep 3, 2026 · 37m

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In 1984, British journalists watched a rally car charge toward them on a cinema screen.

Then a real MG Metro 6R4 burst straight through it.

Behind the driver sat a Rover V8 with two cylinders literally cut off — because the real engine still didn’t exist.

Austin Rover had decided to turn one of Britain’s most ordinary hatchbacks into a Group B monster capable of fighting Audi, Peugeot and Lancia.

Williams designed the chassis. A former Cosworth engineer created a purpose-built naturally aspirated V6…