The British Are Back!
If their Cyberster model wasn’t proof enough that they have returned to form, this new MG should really turn heads! The MG EXE181 is an all-electric hypercar concept that pays homage to MG’s land speed record cars of the 1950s – most obviously, the EX181!
A single-seat alternative to hypercars like the Rimac Nevera and Pininfarina Battista, it will become the world’s most aerodynamically efficient automobile ever – if it reaches production!
The MG EXE181 comes with a quad-motor powertrain capable of rocketing from 0-100km/h in just 1.9 seconds! Elon Musk promises his new Roadster can reach 100 km/h in less than a second, but we highly doubt it!
Although MG is tight-lipped on technical specs, we can safely assume a combined output in excess of 1,000 horsepower; and a top speed that would crack 400km/h, as it draws heavy influence from the 1959 MG EX181 land speed record car!
Like that ‘50s speedster, this concept is a sleak, teardrop-shaped machine, but with plenty of 2020s style. Looking like it jumped out of Vision Gran Turismo, there’s a huge glass canopy, and Ford GT-like LED lights. Sitting extremely low to the ground, the squeeze tight driving position is a single-seat Lamborghini Egoista design, with a yoke incorporating a large touch screen, and no passenger slots in sight!
The nose and underside of the car is very Aston Valkyrie-like, with air funnelling underneath the front and through the back via the long tail. Along with aerodynamically-engineered wheel covers, front fenders, and active wing flaps, the drag coefficient is just 0.181Cd – better than the Volkswagen XL1’s 0.199!
As this is a speed demon just like all MG’s EX land-speeders, the 181 naturally has parachutes built in! There are also Dodge Tomahawk Vision GT-style aero flaps on the rear, that deploy under heavy braking along with the parachutes. The same can’t be said of Koenigsegg, Bugatti, and Pagani!
2024 marks the 100th year of the British MG Brand, so it’s no surprise that they have unveiled such a stunner to celebrate. It’s less production model and more headline grabber – mission accomplished!
