2008. The West Surrey Racing (WSR) team enjoyed 'works' status for several years and initially ran cars with a two-litre version of the Rover KV6 engine, later switching to four cylinder JUDD engine which was heavy modified K-Series which had a capacity of 2.0 Litres (the largest production K series engine was 1.8 Litres). Ex WSR V6 cars have appeared in other hands, and a 'junior team' was run in during 2002. MG BTCC drivers to date have been: What the press said "Drive a ZS180 back to back with a Golf V5, probably the sportiest of the line, and the Rover (based car) stomps all over the Volkswagen, its steering, chassis and engine beating the German into submission over the sort of lumpen road surfaces that make up the British B road" "Of all the cars transformed by Rover's engineers, this motor is perhaps the most remarkable, as it turned the originally rather dowdy 45 into a fire breathing super saloon" "When young lads start lusting after what's basically a rebodied and reengineered Rover 45, it's obviously something special. It is no exaggeration to claim that the MG ZS 180 was the biggest surprise of the lot when the new range was launched in summer 2001." "At first glance it might appear to be a simple case of badge engineering, but the transformation from ageing Rover 45 to exciting MG ZS is a lot more than simply swapping metal monikers. Beneath the wire-meshed MG nose and bespoilered tail lies a lot of skilful engineering by Longbridge’s finest." References External links Head Tec The first ZS club in the world for the MG ZS. Rover400-45.info - Online community for owners of post-1995 Rover 400/45s and MG ZS theMGZS.co.uk - Online Forum dedicated to the MG ZS. ZS, MG Sport compact cars Cars introduced in 2001 Cars discontinued in 2005 Front-wheel-drive vehicles Sports sedans Hot hatches pl:Rover serii 400#MG ZS