Driving a Group B Metro 6R4 review - the loudest street legal car I've experienced. Nearly 40 years ago Austin Rover made an entry into the notoriously mad WRC Group B rally competition with a heavily reworked MG Metro. The 6R4 was a mid-engined V6 full time 4WD monster that bore barely any resemblance to the popular British city car.

It was banned from competition almost as soon as it entered WRC (Group B became too lethal and the category was outlawed). In this episode of TLBS Jonny meets 6R4 owner Dan Ellmore and gets to experience what a 6R4 is like on British roads.

Thanks for stopping by The Late Brake Show.

The homologation process meant only 200 6R4s had to be sold to the public. You could order them in either Clubman trim (250bhp) or International trim (400bhp). Either way the mighty Metro was built around a completely bespoke 3.0 V6 n/a motor that was never seen in any other vehicle. To find out the whole backstory on 6R4 and Jonny's day behind the wheel why not become a subscriber on Patreon?   / thelatebrakeshow  

Thanks to owner Dan Ellmore, who has his own channel for the Autoplas 6R4:    / autoplasmetro6r4v6  

Thanks also to https://www.6r4.net/ and Adrian Flux insurance for insuring Jonny on the car.

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Jonny Smith
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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:15 Dan's garage
2:00 Rolled a few times
3:05 Cold start up
3:40 Brief 6R4 history
5:55 'I bought it without ever rallying anything'
6:35 1988 Birmingham Super Prix
6:55 Driving it - DEAFENING
8:28 0-60...
9:15 Engine bay
9:53 Different V6
10:45 Scary running costs!
13:09 On the road
13:50 Tony Pond spec
14:50 Forza Horizon 6R4 download code
15:43 What Metro parts it uses
18:50 More famous in rallycross than WRC
19:30 JONNY DRIVES
22:18 How do you buy a 6R4?
23:10 Under the bonnet
24:20 Jonny driving contd
27:15 Verdict


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