Thursday 10th May 2001

MG Extreme!

450bhp MGF unveiled today!

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[Don]

An MGF with *serious* power. Can't be a bad thing....but could you actually BUY one.......(i.e. would MG ACTUALLY sell it to you?)

[hoganscrogan]

At last a british maker planning on rear wheel drive - V8 saloons - nice!

[dubbs]

Sounds good Ted but what in the hell is a ZT supposed to be - the article menitons them but what are they??

[PetrolTed]

It's the confusing name for the hot 25/45/75 - can't remember which.

[PetrolTed]

Thanks for that incisive comment Mr Trumpet.

[RobM]

crappy GLASS REINFORCED PLASTIC. Get it right. Edited by RobM on Friday 11th May 00:42

[Dave_H]

Call me Mr cynical trousers, but why didn’t this happen when BMW were in power?…..

[.mark]

I think BMW were only after 2 things. 1. The rights to the Mini 2. Making a shed load of money from Land Rover I imagine they had to 'pretend' to show an interest in the rest of Rover for a time to get backing from Mr. Blair too.

[mrtony]

It is widely accepted by cynics like myself that the F was kept low powered (the rather nice SuperSport version was never allowed to continue) as it would have competed with and eaten alive the higher specced Z3's.

[m coupe]

The MG ZT is based on the Rover 75.