MG RV8 (1992-1995)毫克rv8(1992-1995)
The MG RV8 is one of the stranger chapters in British motoring history.镁rv8是陌生的英国汽车历史篇章. Just as we like to ponder how it would be if dinosaurs walked the earth today, a similar thought might have been running through the collective consciousness at Rover?s Special Projects division in the early nineties.正如我们喜欢思考,如何将如恐龙走路地球今天类似的思想可能被集体意识贯穿于罗孚?收盘专项师在20世纪90年代初. To be fair to these enthusiasts, they only had a shoestring budget and a keen sense of historical rectitude to work with, but it seems the fruit of their labours has become something of a forgotten venture.平心而论这些玩家仅在有限的经费和敏锐的历史青莲工作,但似乎劳动果实已经成为一种遗忘的招数. Powered by a hulking 3.9-litre V8 many saw the RV8 as the car the MGB would have become had it not been left to wither on the vine.马力的庞然3.9公升V8的rv8由于看到许多的矿业将成为汽车如果没有留下枯萎的藤蔓. Emerging on the heels of the MG Metro, Maestro and Montego, the RV8 would probably have been welcomed were it spectacularly inept due to the fact that it was a two-seater roadster with retro styling.对新兴的镁清远新城、名家和蒙特哥,rv8的大概是它受到欢迎是因为无能急转直下,这是一个双座位跑车与复古造型. That it was merely reasonably ill-sorted didn?t deter those clamouring to put down a deposit at the Birmingham Motor Show in 1992.它只是合理恶意分拣雾化?笔放下阻止那些热衷于伯明翰汽车展存款1992. As a used purchase, the MG RV8 will certainly guarantee a degree of exclusivity as well as nodding appreciation from the sort of gentleman who smokes a pipe and calls the local bobby whenever they see a suspicious looking foreigner.作为用于申购镁rv8一定程度的保障,以及独家点头赞赏那种从那位烟管,并呼吁当地一波比每当见到一个可疑外国人看. If the automotive equivalent of Hugh Laurie is your thing, the MG RV8 will certainly appeal.如果您是汽车相当于搜出继而事情,一定会上诉rv8毫克.
HISTORY历史
Some time after the earth cooled, dinosaurs died out and the general public realised the MG Montego was not the way forward, a germ of an idea was hatched at Rover Special Projects based at the Gaydon test facility in Warwickshire.地球冷却一段时间后,恐龙死光了,市民不知道该毫克蒙特哥路胚芽的想法是一种在漫游孵化专项测试设施设在gaydon沃里克. Heading up this nucleus of 30 or so engineers was a gentleman called Steve Schlemmer, a man with an eye on what was happening up the road at the British Motor Industry Heritage Trust.这个标题核心是一个30岁左右的工程师史蒂夫schlemmer所谓君子,一男子看发生何事起来道英国汽车业文物信托. The sheer unmitigated awfulness of the MG Maestro had provoked much wringing of teeth and gnashing of hands at BMIHT and rather than merely petition their local MP, they decided to manufacture entire MGB body shells in Faringdon, thus keeping the MG dream alive.单纯的镁awfulness大师曾激起很大的水费和牙齿切手、而非仅仅在bmiht当地国会请愿,他们决定制造弹体在整个矿业faringdon,使镁梦活着.
Recognising that they?d never have the systems in place to build an entire car, the fruits of BMIHT?s labour were appropriated by Schlemmer and his ?Adder?他们认定?四从未有系统地建立一整车果实bmiht?被挪用的劳动和他的schlemmer?加法? (think parochial Cobra) team.(觉得狭隘眼镜蛇)队. Work started in 1990 and resulted in the car being offered for sale at the end of 1992 priced at a heady £26,000.To put this into perspective, a 4.0-litre TVR Griffith retailed for £24,802.工作始于1990年,并导致轿车出售,售价在1992年底的2.6万英镑,振奋人心.推行这种观点,一个4.0公升零售右格里菲斯为24802英镑. Take up was slow, due in no small part to a decidedly lukewarm press reception.承担缓慢,归功于一个军火库温吞记者招待会.
WHAT YOU GET 什么才叫 
The MG RV8 is little more than a beefed up MGB with a 3.9-litre engine and slightly less archaic suspension.镁rv8是多加强与矿业和3.9公升引擎和稍慢古老停牌. Anybody expecting it to rival a TVR Griffith in the handling stakes is likely to end up pondering their error from the comfort of a bush, but taken as it was supposed to be enjoyed, namely as a grand touring ?sporting?有人指望它的对手是叶格里菲斯在处理利害关系很可能会变成错误的安慰自己琢磨了布什但作为这个应该享有的,即作为一个旅游大?体育? car of the old tradition, the RV8 is a qualified success.传统的老车,是一名合格的rv8成功. The interior is well appointed with a nice blend of leather and wood, although taller drivers will find headroom limited.内政部也任命了皮革、木材尼斯交融,虽然高大司机会通行限制.
The styling is chunkily elegant, retaining the classic MGB lines with just enough of its own identity to ensure that it was never accused of being an unimaginative pastiche.chunkily是优雅的造型、留住经典矿业线刚刚够自己的身分,以确保不会有人被指为平淡无奇拼贴. The curves and bulges that accommodate that big V8 and the wider wheels and tyres are neatly integrated and the removal of the side quarterlight windows gives the car a clean profile when the hood is dropped.曲线和V8的骤增,可容纳大、有广泛的车轮和轮胎一体化、整齐的方quarterlight窗口给去除清洁车罩是降调时. This is helped by the fact that the hood stows flat, a trick which some manufacturers (step forward Jaguar and Aston Martin) still haven?t got to grips with today.这是事实,也帮方巾stows单位一些厂家的圈套(一步aston马丁和美洲虎)仍然天堂?笔必须正视.
One of the problems with developing on a shoestring is that ancillary parts need to be sourced from a number of manufacturers.其中一个问题是,发展中国家对配套零部件的微小须来自多个厂家. It?s a tribute to the guys at Rover that they managed to make Porsche 911 headlamps, the same CDO instruments seen in TVRs, Jaguar XJS door handles, column stalks from the Rover 800 and door mirrors and air vents from the Metro look complement each other so well.?收盘丰硕的家伙,他们在设法使罗孚保时捷911大灯,同一氧化镉文书tvrs看到,美洲虎xjs门柄、栏杆、800路从通风口从空门镜看新城等相辅相成.
WHAT YOU PAY 您付出
The RV8 may not have set the world on fire in its day, but history has been kind to it and it?s viewed by many as the ultimate incarnation of the MGB line.rv8可能没有确定的世界火的一天但历史上它一直以一种?许多人认为,最终收盘化身的矿业和路线. Couple this with a resurgence in MG brand equity and you?ve got a recipe for a sought after curio on your hands.这一对夫妇有回升毫克品牌资产,你呢?味得美味了追捧古玩您手中. As such, the RV8 enjoys some of the most bulletproof depreciation resistance of any modern car with few cars on the market for less than £12,000.因此,rv8享有的一些最防弹轿车折旧抵抗任何现代汽车市场与数少于12000英镑. Most examples will be low mileage examples and owned by enthusiasts who know their onions, so don?t expect to chance upon a hapless ignoramus who?ll let their RV8 go for peanuts.最典型、实例将拥有低里程爱好者敲出葱,所以鲍思?笔预期ignoramus机会当不幸者?让他们去当地rv8花生. With any car such as this, condition and history are much more pertinent to the car?s valuation than age, but given that the production run extended to a mere 2,000 cars, of which only 330 were sold in Britain, picking and choosing isn?t going to be easy.有车等,都是历史条件和更切合车?收盘估价不是年龄但由于生产经营扩展到仅两千辆,其中只有330名是模仿英国、采摘、选择肖国?笔坦途. Your best chance of finding an RV8 may well be to source one from Japan where 1,579 examples were exported to.你们最好机会找到一个rv8可能是一名来自日本的消息,以出口为1579例. Many of these subsequently migrated to Australia.许多这些后来移居澳洲.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR 寻找什么
Check the wire wheels for corrosion as the TV*?s alloys are particularly prone.检查电线腐蚀的轮子电视台*?收盘合金尤其容易. The windscreen wiper blades also foul the lower edge of the glazing rubber if not adjusted and this causes the windscreen rubber to become worn.挡风玻璃雨刮叶片又臭的下缘,如果不调整,这种玻璃橡胶事业橡胶成为挡风玻璃心魄. The engines are, by and large, fairly indestructible and many owners have found the RV8 runs more smoothly on a diet of Shell Optimax premium unleaded petrol.引擎,大体上许多车主发现相当坚不可摧的更顺利开办了饮食rv8壳牌玛斯溢价无铅汽油. Rust can be a problem, especially on the windscreen surround.锈病可一个问题,尤其在挡风玻璃环绕. If you?re buying an ex-Japanese model, rust can be more of an issue on ancillary parts, but the main body panels are all zinc coated.如果你?重新购买前日本模式,可以更锈了发行配套零部件但主体都是镀锌板. A far more important problem with Japanese market cars is that their distributor vacuum advance pipes emerge from the wrong side of the plenum chamber.更重要的问题是,与日本汽车市场的经销商管道真空提前走出对面全会厅. This causes the timing to be advanced all the time meaning poor throttle response and ruinous fuel economy.这使所有的时间可进油门响应时间含义和毁灭性燃油经济性差. Fortunately rectification is a mere five-minute job.所幸仅是整治五分钟的工作. Finally, it?s worth noting that there?s a small hole drilled into the lowest part of the exhaust between the silencer boxes.最后,?值得注意的存在?收盘钻一小孔,纳入最低部分之间的排气消声箱. For optimum exhaust flow make sure these remain unblocked by using a 1/8" drill bit.优化排气流量保持畅通,保证了用1/8"钻头.
REPLACEMENT PARTS 替换零件
Whilst many of the mechanicals are shared with cars like the Range Rover and certain TVRs, some of the MG RV8?s ancillaries are devilishly hard to get hold of.尽管很多都是跟车一样的机电范围和某些tvrs孚、部分镁rv8?收盘辅助都是鬼见愁找. Your best bet for sourcing such items is via either the MG Car Club or the MG Owner?s Club.你们最好是采购等项目全部透过毫克或微克汽车俱乐部老板?收盘俱乐部. They will be able to inform you whether that snapped air vent is a unique gold-dust item or one that can be replaced by pulling one out of an Austin Metro for 50p at your local breaker?s yard.他们可以告诉你是否是独一无二的黄金泄逾三成空气尘埃或一个项目,可以由拉甸新城的一出衰减为您断路器地方?收盘院子.
ON THE ROAD 在路上
Whoah!whoah! Steady on with that right foot.关于稳定与右脚. The MG RV8 can accelerate to 60mph in less than six seconds but you could also probably eat twelve doughnuts in less than half an hour.镁rv8至60mph加速不到6秒12,但你也可能流板吃不到半个小时. Neither are experiences you?d want to repeat on a regular basis.也不是你的经验吗?四要定期对重复. Although Rover replaced the MGB?s frankly catastrophic lever arm dampers with more modern tubular units, roadholding is still best described as interesting.虽然罗孚矿业取代?收盘坦白灾难性杠杆臂与阻尼管单位更现代、roadholding仍称为有趣. On anything less than billiard smooth tarmac there?s still a good deal of hop and skip from the back end and all of that V8 torque soon overwhelms the rear tyres.在停机坪上顺利少于桌球?收盘依然很大,箕斗合从后端全部扭矩,V8的后方车胎很快制伏. If you?re used to the grip levels of today?s roadsters a mental readjustment is required before a spin in the RV8.如果你?用来重新掌控程度吗?收盘roadsters心理调整前需在rv8自旋. The gearchange also takes some getting used to, the stick moving around only in vague approximations of up/down and left/right to select a ratio.gearchange也逐渐习惯了一些,木棒只含糊逼近走动起来/下来,左/右选择比例.
Other aspects of the RV8 are far happier.其他方面的rv8相距快乐. The unassisted steering weights up beautifully at cruising speeds and the brakes are beyond reproach.督导无人出绚丽的重量和刹车时巡航速度是无可非议. Wind intrusion isn?t bad at all and the response from that 3.9-litre V8, despite only having 187bhp to call upon, is nothing short of electrifying.肖国风入侵?笔不良反应,并在各3.9公升V8的,尽管只拥有187bhp呼吁,无异魔力. On it?s day it can be enormous fun.对吗?当日收盘可以极大乐趣. When conditions conspire against it, the RV8 should really be left in the dehumidified garage.在条件阴谋反对,rv8应该留在车库降湿.
OVERALL 总体
It?s a one-off, uniquely British story that resulted in a car that some will love to the core of its existence whereas others will deride with barely disguised contempt.?收盘一次性、独特的故事,英国的汽车,有的会导致爱情的核心,而其存在看穿别人嘲笑与蔑视. One thing?s for certain.一回事?某些收盘. A used MG RV8 will never be the safe, predictable choice.用一个毫克rv8永远安全,可预见的选择. There are enough Mazda MX5s on the road today.马自达mx5s有足够的道路. Reincarnate a legend and you?ll dine out on it for good?reincarnate一个传说,你呢?它为当地吃饭好?
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