Monday 18th March 2002

USA: Autoweek on the MG TF

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[B10]

The journalist was trying very hard not to like the car. Pathetic article really, however it is a trait of many UK jouralists to knock anything British, just because it is, rather that if it is substandard.

[PetrolTed]

Was the journo British?

[Terminator]

quote:
but still light enough to elicit a scream of “Yeah, baby,” as you fling it around secondary roads.

Having spent many a day at British Sports Car Shows in the US of A, I'd say he sounds distinctly American..

[McNab]

Autoweek is American, but (strangely) the author used the word "motorway" which is exclusively Brit. Maybe he's their European contact - or maybe a British ex-pat.

Nasty scathing crummy article though. It's not a bad motor and it deserves better. There are times when I wish the American psyche would disappear up its own jacksie, but I suppose we musn't be upset by ignorance.

[PetrolTed]

I must confess that MG's marketing has totally won me over! I used to adopt the scathing hairdresser's car attitude towards MGs, but now that they're British again I feel quite defensive of them and my reaction to them on the road is different too!

[Terminator]

Ok, done some investigating and he's a Yank. I found direct dial numbers for his offices in London and Los Angeles, and his email address

[Roadrunner]

It's good some of you support the british car companies like Rover I guess, although personally I think the mgf's are girlie poo*.


*technical term

[CarZee]

Indeed - MGF = babbage, but MGTF = Far more interesting

Wonder if they've put a gear linkage in the TF which is made from metal rather than Farleys Rusks..

[Roadrunner]

More interesting from Rover in the futre has to be the v8 ( Mustang / Ford ) lumps being shoehorned into their euroboxes.

[kevinday]

Why not shoehorn the V8 into the MGF and make a decent mid-engined car out of it. I have driven a race-prepared F and it was pretty good, just lacking in power!