The MG EX-E was a concept car

Concept car

A concept vehicle or show vehicle is a car made to showcase new styling and or new technology. They are often shown at motor shows to gauge customer reaction to new and radical designs which may or may not have a chance of being produced....

 produced by Austin Rover Group

Austin Rover Group

The Austin Rover Group was a British motor manufacturer. It was formed in 1981 as the mass-market car manufacturing subsidiary of British Leyland...

 and presented at the Frankfurt Motor Show in 1985. The EX-E was a mid-engined sportscar inspired by the Ferrari 308

Ferrari 308

The name, Ferrari 308, refers to a 3 liter 8-cylinder Ferrari sports car. There were two different Ferrari 308 models:* Ferrari GT4, a Bertone-styled 2+2 V8 successor to the Dino* Ferrari 308 GTB/GTS, a Pininfarina-styled 2-seat version of the GT4...

 and designed by Roy Axe

Roy Axe

Royden Axe was a British car designer.-Career:Axe started his career in 1959 with the Rootes Group where he progressed first to "Chief stylist" and then to "Design director"...

 and Gerry McGovern

Gerry McGovern

Gerry McGovern is Design Director for Land Rover and Range Rover, leading the company's Design Studio at Gaydon, Warwickshire, creating concepts and new models. A strong advocate of design's relevance to brand equity, he is a member of the Land Rover board of Management.- Background :McGovern was...

. The car's drivetrain and chassis were derived from the mid-engined MG Metro 6R4 rally car. The EX-E concept car did not lead to a production version, although Gerry McGovern did go on to style the later, smaller MG F

MG F

The MG F and later the MG TF are mid-engined, rear wheel drive roadster cars produced from 1995 onwards. The MG F was the first all-new car to bear the MG marque since the MG MGB, produced from 1962 to 1980...

 sportscar.

The car is now preserved in the Heritage Motor Centre

Heritage Motor Centre

The Heritage Motor Centre is a British motor museum and research centre, located adjacent to the Jaguar Land Rover Gaydon Centre near Gaydon in Warwickshire, England. The centre is open to the public, and houses a collection of important vehicles, celebrating Britain's motoring heritage...

, Gaydon

Gaydon

Gaydon is a parish and village in Warwickshire, England, close to Leamington Spa. In the 2001 census, the parish had a population of 376.The village is at the junction of the B4100 and B4451 roads, a mile from Junction 12 of the M40 motorway, and is two miles north-east of Kineton.-Motor...

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