Description
2006 MG ZT-T 260 V8
Warranted 28, 000 miles from new
Estimate
£12, 000 - £14, 000
Registration No: GN06 LWC
Chassis No: SARRXXTGB4D000297
MOT: August 2025
Very rare and desirable V8, 4600cc Mustang engine example with five-speed manual gearbox, rear-wheel drive, and LSD
1 of just c. 88 Estate 260s produced according to MG owners club
Just 28, 000 miles from new
Only 1 former keeper
After a long wait, the rear-wheel-drive MG ZT made an appearance in September 2003. Completely re-engineering the standard ZT shell to accommodate Ford's superb modular Mustang 4. 6-litre V8 engine which produced 256bhp and allied to a five-speed Tremec TR-350 manual transmission. SE spec examples included a Harman Kardon sound system with a factory subwoofer and X-Power rear exhausts, really enhancing that V8 soundtrack. An AutoExpress report on the ZT 260s declared the Mustang engine cars as having ‘bags of torque, a well-engineered chassis, and an intoxicating soundtrack, making this one of MG Rover's strongest products’. Limited numbers were produced with 187 Mk1 (pre-facelift examples) and 374 Mk2 examples understood to have been produced, of which only 88 of both generations were estate variants.
Supplied new by Ford main agent SMC Ford Sittingbourne, with Ford agents purchasing some of the ZT 260s that remained available and unregistered. This ZT-T was manufactured in 2005, before being first registered on the 24th of May 2006, and would have cost a total of £29, 450 when new. Finished in the attractive colour scheme of XPower Grey paintwork, the interior is trimmed in Dark Grey and Black half leather and half Alcantara, along with a Black leather dashboard and a Grey roof lining. An extremely low mileage example having covered just 28, 000 miles from new, the ZT-T has been in the possession of just two registered keepers. Residing in Sittingbourne while in the first ownership, the MG covered approximately 18, 000 miles, before being purchased by the second keeper in 2007, covering a further 10, 000 miles subsequently.
Most recently in dry storage since 2016 (but still maintained), ‘GN06 LWC´ started readily, and both ran and drove well for the recent photography session. Benefitting from a new battery at the start of this year, the MG is supplied with a history file that contains the combined stamped service book and owner's handbook, a collection of previous MOTs, the original price list and sales brochure, an no advisory MOT certificate until January next year, and a current V5C document, as well as two keys. Presented very nicely, all Mustang engine ZTs are very rare, with the estate variants being exceptionally scarce. The 260 ZTs are undoubtedly becoming incredibly collectable!
