The European version of the MG3 supermini that will go on sale in the UK this summer has been revealed at the Shanghai motor show.
The MG3 is a more heavily stylised than the Chinese version of the car, drawing more extensively on the looks of the critically acclaimed MG Zero concept on which it is based.
"It was important to us that the design shone through," said MG UK sales and marketing boss Guy Jones. "We plan to fight for sales with the likes if the Vauxhall Adam, Citroen DS3 and Mini." As a result of this, buyers will be offered "substantial" interior and exterior customisation options.
Jones declined to give an indication of price for the car, saying it was still being set, but insiders suggest it will start from around £10,000 and rise to £16,000.
It will be sold as a five door, and only with the firm's 104bhp, four cylinder petrol engine and five-speed manual initially. There will be three trim levels: TS1, TS2 and TS3.
"The share of sales for diesels of autos is small, so we see no rush to go there," said Jones, who confirmed the higher two trim levels wil be generously equipped compared to its rivals, as with the MG6.
The car in display in Shanghai does not have a visible interior, however. MG insiders have confirmed it will feature a more upmarket look than the cabin fitted in the Chinese market car.
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Craig england,
Your abuse of me says more about you than about me. At least I can spell "unfortunately".
Without wanting to take this
Without wanting to take this too far off the intended topic - I believe that you have revealed more about yourself by posting an unnecessarily negative comment that wished the 100's of British workers at Longbridge (and those Brits based at Shanghai) out of a job. You also wished that the MG brand would 'fail miserably'.
Finally, knowing that you have nothing to add to the reasoned discussion about a new British car, you ran some kind of spell check on me?!
craig england wrote:Without
For what it's worth I feel bad about wishing my fellow Brits out of a job, but they are just working for a company that doesn't give a damn about this country other than simply plundering our heritage in order to make money.
You do have a bit of a cheek referring to "a reasoned discussion" when you insulted me by calling me a moron (you have never met me and have no idea who I am, or how intelligent I am, yet feel qualified to judge me based on one comment on the internet). If you want to call somebody else a moron you really need to get your own house in order first.
Oh, and I didn't need to do any sort of spellcheck. I know how to spell "unfortunately". And you call me a moron? Ha!
Fair enough, I apologise for
Fair enough, I apologise for calling you a moron.
I think we can both agree to disagree on the new MG3.
I like the direction of MG under SAIC ownership and you dont, unfortunately haha.
Racist?
Kowalski99,
I drive a VW Passat. My wife drives a BMW X3. We have three Korean televisions and a Korean washing machine, and various Japanese and German products. I have no problem with foreigners or foreign products. I DO have a problem with a Chinese company buying a classic, much loved British name then manufacturing a completely different car in their country, using their parts, by their workers, then shipping them here to be assembled by British people who are supposed to feel lucky for the privilege.
I have owned three MGs - 2 Midgets and an MGB so I know what an MG looks like. This ain't it.
If you think my opinion makes me racist, go to Birmingham and ask the people who lost their jobs following the demise of MG Rover what they think.
Unfortunatly, comments like
Unfortunatly, comments like that from Martin is what happens when every moron in the country has access to a laptop and the internet. Its not always a good thing you see haha.