The West Surrey Racing team, whoꦑ run the works MG in the British Touring Car Championship, were out last week at Thruxton testing with a new four cylinder engine.

Though MG have not confirmed any i𒆙nvolvement in the 2004 British Touring Car Championship, and driver Warren Hughes has left the squad, WSR were at Thruxton testing with other BTCC teams.

Previously the MG has used the six cylinder KV6 motor, as race developed by Advanced Engine Research, and though it has been described as 🍰the 'sexiest sound in the British Touring Car Championship,' it looks like that powerplant's future is limited.

The K2000𒆙 four cylinder engine is a race evolution of the ubiquitous K Series engine, drawn out to a 2 litre capacity by Engine𒅌 Developments Ltd, John Judd's motorsport engineering company.

The K Series is an exceptionally light unit, so if MG do decide to take part in the Britishဣ Touring Car Championship they could well have an advantage against the seemingly all-conquering Vauxhall Astras and the threat of the Honda Civic Type Rs.

Young gun Colin Tuღrkington was behind th🐷e wheel for the test, and the driver who notched up his first BTCC victory last year in an MG was very happy with the new motor.

"It's ⭕great to get back in the driving seat and put the car through its paces. The MG ZS was already a very good handling car, but this has improved it even further," Colin explains on West Surrey Racing's website🅷.

WSR engineered a solution to get the K2000 into the MG ZS Touring car in six weeks, and WSR team boss Dick Bennetts was pleased with the results. "We were very encouraged by this first run with the engine having completed over 200km with no problems," he told his website.🌜 "The main advantage the K2000 gives us over the KV6 is a substantial weight saving and engine bay packaging."

Due to its construction, the K2000 is a featherweight powerplant and the teꦐam at Engine Developments have been working on the uni♉t through last year.

"We have been working on♍ this project for some timeꦜ as we have a great deal of interest in the engine's potential in various categories of motorsport," John Judd explains.

The K💖2000 motor certainly has good provence as it currently has a 100% race winning record having won its first race, the EERC Britcar endurance race at Thruxton in Sept๊ember last year.