What was this MG that I saw yesterday?

What was this MG that I saw yesterday?

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5678

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6,146 posts

226 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Spotted this on the A34 yesterday.



The front clearly showed an MG badge. In case it isn't clear, it's a 4 door saloon, a touch smaller than an E90 3 series. Didn't look offensive, fairly generic if anything.

ewenm

28,506 posts

244 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Can't see the pic as I'm at work, but at a guess, the new MG6.

Cyder

7,045 posts

219 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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The new MG6


5678

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6,146 posts

226 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Cyder said:
The new MG6

Ahh there we go!

Didn't look as good as that so I'm assuming it was just a cooking model.

Dracoro

8,660 posts

244 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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Just looks like a generic Insignia type thing. Yawn.

Currently they have no marketplace, this gives them freedom to make something genuinely different. They don't have to worry about playing safe causing a drop in sales (as they have no sales in the first place).

A start would be RWD, it's an "MG" so meant to be "sporty" (haha) so why not make it RWD to try and get some enthusiast buyers something cheap to go for.

5678

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6,146 posts

226 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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The Crack Fox said:
Actually, I think it is the forthcoming saloon version of the impending MG6 hatchback, MG told me it was coming soon here.
Yes, this was definitely a saloon.

Chris71

21,535 posts

241 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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That must have taken a very wrong turn in Shanghai.

STW2010

5,713 posts

161 months

Monday 24th January 2011
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The Crack Fox said:
Actually, I think it is the forthcoming saloon version of the impending MG6 hatchback, MG told me it was coming soon here.
Good use of car there!

aw51 121565

4,771 posts

232 months

Tuesday 25th January 2011
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I've got pics of MG04 NAC on the M5 near the Worcestershire border/A38 turnoff... A ZT with a chinese driver. Hmm.







Pics to follow.

harry010

4,423 posts

186 months

Tuesday 25th January 2011
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Cyder said:
The new MG6

looks like the C6 to me... well a bit anyway.. but I have been up for many hours now...

MG CHRIS

9,077 posts

166 months

Tuesday 25th January 2011
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Dracoro said:
Just looks like a generic Insignia type thing. Yawn.

Currently they have no marketplace, this gives them freedom to make something genuinely different. They don't have to worry about playing safe causing a drop in sales (as they have no sales in the first place).

A start would be RWD, it's an "MG" so meant to be "sporty" (haha) so why not make it RWD to try and get some enthusiast buyers something cheap to go for.
rwd apart from the f and tf when was the last time an mg was rwd it was in 1981 with the mg bgt and that basicly the same as the first ones out. They need to sell well in china so competing with kia, hyundai and other asian cars. If the made them different then there will be only a small market place for them however if they make them like well white goods ie kia ceed type car people will buy them. Give them time to first sell cars in china then hopefully mg will bring out more sportier models.

kambites

67,460 posts

220 months

Tuesday 25th January 2011
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Well the RV8 was sort of a new car.

Ish.



And the SV was sort of an MG.

Edited by kambites on Tuesday 25th January 18:38

Bowler

905 posts

210 months

Tuesday 25th January 2011
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MG CHRIS said:
RWD? Apart from the F and TF, when was the last time an MG was RWD? It was in 1981 with the MG BGT and that basically the same as the first ones out.
Post edited into (a better form of) English....


Do tell us about the[b]RWD[/b} MG SV, which IIRC was made between '03 and '05?


???


Dracoro

8,660 posts

244 months

Tuesday 25th January 2011
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MG CHRIS said:
Dracoro said:
Just looks like a generic Insignia type thing. Yawn.

Currently they have no marketplace, this gives them freedom to make something genuinely different. They don't have to worry about playing safe causing a drop in sales (as they have no sales in the first place).

A start would be RWD, it's an "MG" so meant to be "sporty" (haha) so why not make it RWD to try and get some enthusiast buyers something cheap to go for.
rwd apart from the f and tf when was the last time an mg was rwd it was in 1981 with the mg bgt and that basicly the same as the first ones out. They need to sell well in china so competing with kia, hyundai and other asian cars. If the made them different then there will be only a small market place for them however if they make them like well white goods ie kia ceed type car people will buy them. Give them time to first sell cars in china then hopefully mg will bring out more sportier models.
They can do what they like in China. However, if they want to sell here, it needs to be good (it won't be I bet).

Anyway, for someone with an MG moniker, I would have thought you'd remember the not long departed MG ZTV8 which was RWD. Plus, as mentioned above, there was the failed MG SVT.

MG CHRIS

9,077 posts

166 months

Tuesday 25th January 2011
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Oh yea forgot about thoese two really like the sv aswel not so keen on the zt v8 bit of a waste of time in my opinion havent seen one on the road. I been working on the mg zs today, timing belt, water pump, inlet manafold gasket, two new tyres was going to do discs and pads but could'nt be arsed so sorry brain not working after a long day.

PoleDriver

28,614 posts

193 months

Tuesday 25th January 2011
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MG CHRIS said:
Dracoro said:
Just looks like a generic Insignia type thing. Yawn.

Currently they have no marketplace, this gives them freedom to make something genuinely different. They don't have to worry about playing safe causing a drop in sales (as they have no sales in the first place).

A start would be RWD, it's an "MG" so meant to be "sporty" (haha) so why not make it RWD to try and get some enthusiast buyers something cheap to go for.
rwd apart from the f and tf when was the last time an mg was rwd it was in 1981 with the mg bgt and that basicly the same as the first ones out. They need to sell well in china so competing with kia, hyundai and other asian cars. If the made them different then there will be only a small market place for them however if they make them like well white goods ie kia ceed type car people will buy them. Give them time to first sell cars in china then hopefully mg will bring out more sportier models.
The 260's were RWD too!