My copy sent to The Sunday Times for my motoring column of 14 May 1989 (below) was a lament for the MG EX-E shown as a prototype but never made. MG Rover was in decline but the MG’s example was followed by Nissan with the 200SX.. EX-E is included in a full account of MG, model by model, MG Classics, Books 1, 2,and 3.
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MG gave away secrets to Japan. Four years after the sleek EX-E prototype was shown at Frankfurt, I tested a Nissan 200SX. Austin-Rover was broke in 1985 and EX-E rests a museum piece at Gaydon, milk spilt in the dog days of British Leyland. A reminder of how inept politicians were at trying to run industry.
EX-E was not forgotten at Nissan.
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