First car to roll off the line at Longbridge in 6 years!

[Atrox Moris]

Good car to drive, though. Better than an new Octavia, for example.

Have you had the chance to drive the new MG yet? How'd you find it?

 

[ScottiB]

does it remind anyone else of the old Rover 3500?

 

[Minstadave]

Looks better than I expected to be honest, interior looks pretty tidy.

 

[Lashout_UK]

Have you had the chance to drive the new MG yet? How'd you find it?

I haven't, yet, but my colleague did. Rated it very highly, for what it is! He gave it 4/5.

I'll reserve judgement until I drive it myself. It appears to be a genuinely sporting car, by all accounts!

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/MG-6-18-Turbo-2011-CAR-review/

 

[DM]

I haven't, yet, but my colleague did. Rated it very highly, for what it is! He gave it 4/5.

I'll reserve judgement until I drive it myself. It appears to be a genuinely sporting car, by all accounts!

http://www.carmagazine.co.uk/Drives/Search-Results/First-drives/MG-6-18-Turbo-2011-CAR-review/

I see they are still colour blind then in that review too.

 

[Lashout_UK]

Haha - the red one looks a little better:

 

[DM]

It just makes me wonder, when its the do or die car for a company they go and give the press the worst, most unflattering looking thing they found in the back of the paintwork gone wrong factory.

 

[Atrox Moris]

It just makes me wonder, when its the do or die car for a company they go and give the press the worst, most unflattering looking thing they found in the back of the paintwork gone wrong factory.

Obviously it's an attempt at being hip and trendy in a bright colour that exudes vibrancy and rejuvenation for this once "sporty old man" marque (I should write marketing bull****). Like Ford did with the orange Focus ST.

 

[DM]

Obviously it's an attempt at being hip and trendy in a bright colour that exudes vibrancy and rejuvenation for this once "sporty old man" marque (I should write marketing bull****). Like Ford did with the orange Focus.

No doubt you are right, but Ford can afford a slip up, this lot its their bread and butter car, you would think surely that you want to give yourself the best shot you got surely so go with a nice bright blue and some decent wheels.

Even that red one looks better dont it.

 

[Mr_Sukebe]

The old marketing adage is that you're aim to be first to market, if not then better, if not then cheaper. So in this case, someone's designed something that's so hideous that it resulted in the workers vomitting on it, that is probably no cheaper than something from Korea.
Just how long do they expect Longbridge to stay open for when they offer that?

 

[merlin]

This doesn't look a half bad car to me - I'm struggling to find anything lolworthy about it - at all.

Tbh I can actually see these things selling quite well.

 

[Atrox Moris]

This doesn't look a half bad car to me - I'm struggling to find anything lolworthy about it - at all.

Tbh I can actually see these things selling quite well.

I guess it'll boil down to whatever is available in a similar price range of 15-19k.

Personally I really liked the old Rover 75. I would like to see SAIC bring the 750 to the UK. But the engines available are ancient and they don't get the diesel that was available during BMW ownership of the brand.

 

[Skeeter]

Mission: Make 'a car'

Mission Complete.

I expect these will sell well, especially to older people who just want a nice old reliable Rover.

 

[Hxc]

They appear to have ditched the chronic alloys for the UK... it's not meant to be a bad car at all. Very generic looking, mind.

See a last of the line 75 around quite often, very good looking car still, imo.

 

[Firestar_3x]

I guess it'll boil down to whatever is available in a similar price range of 15-19k.

Sounds like quite a competitive market segment / price point to me.

 

[ubersonic]

I just can't see anyone in their right mind wanting one of these things.

I can't see anyone in their right mind paying extra for a Rover 75 with an MG badge on it but they did it... ^^

 

[petriodet]

it looks reasonable nice competitive price.
title confused me a bit,
i was expecting a car to have rolled of a bridge.

 

[DM]

Sounds like quite a competitive market segment / price point to me.

Thats right, cant see too many people having that thing over a base Mondeo, the performance figures aint exactly electrifying for the MG are they.

 

[Atrox Moris]

Just doing some wiki'ing for Roewe cars.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roewe_550 <<< MG 6 based on it.

Seems to be that the MG 6 will be a feeler for the European market. Could see the 250, 350 and 750 coming later rebadged as MGs for the European market (already been an MG 750 release in Chile: http://www.mgmotors.cl/index.asp). Unless SAIC make an attempt to buy the Rover name.

 

[lordrobs]

Yea it is starting at 15k, thats cheap, well actually its dear, because i wouldnt give 4 quid for one of them

That was just the magazines opinion on where the prices needed to start wasn't it?

I don't see this selling very well. In this sector people want:

What they perceive to be a car from a quality manufacturer - VAG has sewn that up quite nicely at this price point with where they have positioned Skoda over the last decade or so.

Something with a good warranty - The Korean brands and Vauxhall have this licked at this price point. MG can give 10 years warranty, it won't make any difference because people won't be confident that it will even be around in 2 years time.

Or something that is "just a car" - New Focus looks to be a cracker for those who don't care if they drive the same car as half the population.

As for selling it as a "sporty cheap hatch"... that might pick up a few sales, as many as things like the Proton Satria Neo and how many of those do you see around?