Thursday 18th July 2002

MG Tweak ZT Range

Broader appeal thanks to a diesel engine and some bolt on bits

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[gnomesmith]

Sound marketing, the Rover diesel engines are generally under rated, they are gutsy and accept modification with alacrity.

Rover are certainly pulling out all the stops to make their mostly elderly range sell and drag them towards profitability.

They have surprised many industry critics, more power to their elbows.

[mondeoman]

Ummmmmmm - MG - soft supsension - NAH!!

They're supposed to be "sports" cars, thats the brand image. CHange that and they'll be back to where they were in the 80's - dullardsville.

[gemini]

sparkley paint effects and boot spoilers! Great looking estate could get even better?
Im thinking of having 2.2 children and a dog just so I can justify owning one!

[Alex]

If you want soft suspension, buy the Rover!

[gnomesmith]

Don't knock them for reacting to customer demand, if customers want the MG image but have a bad back then let them have soft suspension, the more they sell the more they can invest in new projects and the more likely we are to get some good cars to fly the flag.

[CarZee]

quote:Don't knock them for reacting to customer demand, if customers want the MG image but have a bad back then let them have soft suspension

absolute balls, I'm afraid....

Duluting the brand is something they can ill afford to do at this stage.. the problem with MG/Rover has been that only greys have been buying them.. that's all changing now and to bugger that up to acomodate a few old blokes would be a tragedy.

[gnomesmith]

If you say so, sure you're a greater authority on balls than I'll ever be.

[CarZee]

quote:If you say so, sure you're a greater authority on balls than I'll ever be.

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