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MG SV Coupe (2004-2005) review

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Parkers overall rating: 4.5 out of 54.5

At a glance

Price new £65,788 - £82,988
Road tax cost £415
Insurance group 45
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Fuel economy Not tested to latest standards
Range 246 miles
Number of doors 2
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Available fuel types

Petrol

Pros & cons

PROS

Dramatic looks, great performance, very rare

CONS

Expensive to maintain, only a handful around on the used market

Written by Parkers Published: 6 June 2019

Overview

The SV is a brute of a car. It resembles an Aston Martin that got in with the wrong crowd and its muscle-bound form stalks roads and race tracks looking for a rumble. It sports plenty of race car fittings including carbon-fibre bodywork to help it look and feel the part, and it’s able to give a pretty good account of itself in a head-to-head with most other sportscars.

Not a car for the shy and retiring.