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thought that was just a reflection Didn't notice the wing mirrors Or was it the backlit numberplate that did it for you
that's awesome! A stroke of genius from the Chinese!MG 6 released soon! Success at last for MG?
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thought that was just a reflection Didn't notice the wing mirrors that's awesome! A stroke of genius from the Chinese!
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The only thing MG about this car is the badge.
Soldato
I agree it looks good. If its a reasonably built car at a good price it would be a good alternative to the Korean market.
Bit worrying that they felt the need to dress the stand girl in body armour - its not that bad
Soldato
In terms of something like the old Nissan Primera and some toyota's it looks 'OK'..
The interior seems 'ok', the styling is as odd as other hum drum cars, although those alloys do ming hard.
As an MG though, it seems to fall way short, no OTT sporty looks etc..
The interior seems 'ok', the styling is as odd as other hum drum cars, although those alloys do ming hard.
As an MG though, it seems to fall way short, no OTT sporty looks etc..
Soldato
A stroke with the ugly stick, more like.
Soldato
The saloon looks ok. That orange thing is horrid. I'll reserve judgement for if/when I see one.
Ever driven one? You'd find they're actually a hoot, although obviously RWD would be much more fun.
And now it's been mentioned, those alloys do ming hard! Damn Chinese.
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And the fact that's it uses a modified platform based on the 75, and will be powered by an engine heavily based on the Rover K-series. Oh and it'll eventually be built at Longbridge.
Yeah, just the badge.
Soldato
Is it me, or does it look a tiny bit like an X6 from this angle?
Edit: the rear half, that is.
Before I read your post I looked at that picture and thought the same.
Shame the X6 is an eyesore too.
Shouldn't we just the MG brand die alongside Rover?
Good points, I'll be watching to see if they actually 'fixed' the K series engine, but reports in China have been good so far.
SAIC have released the 'new' headgasket they used to help rectify the issue to market now, so people with the K series in older MG/Rover vehicles can fit it, maybe it'll last longer than the original and the MLS gasket that's floating around at the moment?
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What does a Rover 75 or a Rover engine have to do with being a proper MG car? Some would say that the Rover MGs weren't MG at all either.
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No, no. I agree with you completely. Regardless they are part of MG's history though and therefore to say that this car has only the badge related to MG is just incorrect.
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It's ******* hideous.
Hopefully this car is a hideous failure. Anyone who orders/tries to buy one should be tied in a sack and thrown into a deep pool of water.
Hopefully this car is a hideous failure. Anyone who orders/tries to buy one should be tied in a sack and thrown into a deep pool of water.
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I actually think it isn't that bad looking. As far as cars go, there are many many uglier ones out there.
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Well if the AutoCar review is to be believed then this car has nothing to do with the Rover 75 chassis at all. Reading the review suggested that the only part from rovers of old is a bit of the subframe.
No I won't, but I may be driving a 25 year old car ...or older though
I think that saloon MG looks ok actually, the hatch thing the thread was about is awful though, looks dreadful. Which is a shame since it's based on a platform that actually looked rather good, I think the Rover 75 looked good myself and the MG ZT looked very good, especially the MK1 variant.