This K3 finished 4th overall at the 1934 24 Hours of Le Mans — and walked away with the Index of Performance award for its efficiency.
Median 68 hp across 11 similar cars
Lead trim: K3 KC 1087 supercharged six (120 bhp at 6,500 rpm)
MG K-Type Magnette K3K3 · 1933–1934
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FactThis K3 finished 4th overall at the 1934 24 Hours of Le Mans — and walked away with the Index of Performance award for its efficiency.
The K3 (1933–1934, 33 units) was the racing variant of the K-type on the short chassis (94 in), with the 1087 cc KC engine supercharged (a Powerplus supercharger at first, later a Marshall one, mounted prominently in front of the engine below the radiator) making 120 bhp at 6500 rpm, and preselector gearboxes. It won the 1100 cc class in the 1933 Mille Miglia (Capt. George Eyston and Count Lurani), took an outright victory on handicap in the Ulster RAC Tourist Trophy (Tazio Nuvolari, average 78.65 mph), and finished 4th overall and won the Index of Performance at the 1934 24 Hours of Le Mans (Roy Eccles and Charlie Martin, chassis K3027, now in the Simeone Foundation museum). Works and customer cars could be bought for £795; the great names of racing (Sir Tim Birkin, Whitney Straight, "Hammy" Hamilton) drove them, many replicas have been made from K1 and K2 models, and the K3 raced well into the post-war period.
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| Trim | Years | Engine | Power | Torque | 0–60 | Drive | Gearbox | MSRP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| K3 KC 1087 supercharged six (120 bhp at 6,500 rpm) | 1933–1934 | 1.1 L Inline-6 | 120 hp | — | — | RWD | — | — |
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This K3 finished 4th overall at the 1934 24 Hours of Le Mans — and walked away with the Index of Performance award for its efficiency.
MG never wasted a chassis: unsold K1 saloon bodies were later fitted with newer N-type engines and resold under yet another name, the MG KN Magnette.
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