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Auto news; MG X-Power SV-S WRC Drop top version of the British MG X-Power supercar exclusively unveiled.
It’s the British supercar set to raise the roof! This is the MG X-Power SV-S WRC - and Auto Express is the first and only magazine to get up close to the newcomer.

Set to be officiallly unveiled in January next year, the car you see here is an early development prototype - but as you can see it already looks stunning in neon orange paintwork.

Based on the MG X-Power SV-S we drove in issue 1,016, the WRC (William Riley Convertible) retains the coupé’s supercharged 5.0-litre V8 engine but replaces the roof with a manual cloth hood. This means the open top SV-S gains very little weight, even with the chassis strengthening required after losing the fixed head. 

There’ll also be a non-supercharged SV-R version and, later, a fibreglass-bodied variant - set to cost less than half the Kevlar-bodied SV-S pictured here!

The SV-S WRC is our issue 1,032 cover star, so make sure you pick up your copy when it hits the shelves tomorrow to get all the details on this amazing newcomer - as well as a scoop on what’s coming next from the UK maker!

We’ve also got scoops on the new Mercedes Gullwing and the BMW X1 junior-SUV, as well as the story on the hot new Fiat 500 Abarth esseesse. Don’t miss it!