MG XPower is a British

United Kingdom

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 automotive brand created by MG Rover Group

MG Rover Group

MG Rover was the last domestically owned mass-production car manufacturer in the British motor industry. The company was formed when BMW sold the car-making and engine manufacturing assets of the original Rover Group to the Phoenix Consortium in 2000....

 in 2001 and now owned by MG Sports and Racing Europe

MG Sports and Racing Europe

MG Sports and Racing Europe Limited was a British automotive company based in Eardiston, Tenbury Wells in Worcestershire. The company was founded by William Riley, who acquired assets of the MG Sport and Racing subsidiary of MG Rover Group after its demise, with the intention of restarting...

, based in Tenbury Wells

Tenbury Wells

Tenbury Wells is a market town and civil parish in the north-western extremity of the Malvern Hills District administrative area of Worcestershire, England. The 2001 census reported a population of 3,316.-Geography:...

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Overview

The MG XPower brand was created by MG Rover for their motorsport

Motorsport

Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...

 subsidiary, MG Sport & Racing Ltd. in 2001. The MG XPower brand was subsequently used for the MG XPower SV

MG XPower SV

The MG XPower SV is a sports car which was produced by MG Rover. Manufactured in Modena, Italy and finished at Longbridge, UK, it was based on the platform of the Qvale Mangusta, formerly the De Tomaso Biguà.-History:...

 sportscar in 2002.

William Riley bought the rights to the MG XPower brand from the administrators in 2008, following the collapse of MG Rover in 2005.