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MG TF LE500 (2009)

How rare is it?

Six separate kinds of rarity – never combined into one number.

Each kind of rarity is rated separately and never combined.

Production

Every figure says what it counts.

Independent counts (e.g. engine and colour) are never combined into a calculated figure. Surviving examples are never presented as original production.

History

Nanjing Automobile bought the MG brand and other assets in 2005, after MG Rover collapsed. It then began producing MG sports cars in China.

The LE500 was a Longbridge-built TF. It carried a numbered LE500 badge, and the '500' refers to the number of cars in the series, not to power output.

The register's September 2008 announcement gave the car as a 1.8-litre 135 PS engine with a five-speed gearbox, but said many technical details were still to be confirmed.

Technical specifications

Engine

Transmission & drivetrain

Chassis, body & dimensions

Performance

“Not yet verified” means no source has been checked for that value yet. Nothing is estimated to fill a gap.

Sources

Each number links to the exact facts it supports.

1. 1
   MG TF LE500 (MGF register history) Level B The MGF Register (UltimateMG.com)

   • the number of cars in this series
   • directly descended from the K-series 135ps engine
   • 1.8 litre 135ps
   • 5-speed PG1 gearbox

   Accessed 2026-11-13
2. 2
   MG TF 85th Edition: 200 esemplari Level C

   • 500 first lot of 500 MG TF built after the reopening of the British plant (the autoblog.it article does not itself use the name LE500)

   Accessed 2026-11-13