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MG is looking to replace its TF sports car and the new MG6 Concept may preview the new model

MG is looking to replace its TF sports car and the new MG6 Concept may preview the new model

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With all the commotion of this week’s New York Auto Show, it’s easy to forget that April is also the month of the Shanghai Auto Show. One of the local highlights planned for the upcoming event has just been previewed, the MG6 grand tourer concept.

While most Chinese carmakers have so far concentrated on small, economical cars, a stylish grand tourer may be enough to get Western markets excited about Chinese built cars, which are improving in quality and design exponentially.

Not much is known about the new concept but the images depict a svelte four-door coupe, with a fastback profile and a very aggressive look.

All the MG models currently on sale, either in China or some parts of Europe, have been based on older MG and Rover designs. This appears to be the first uniquely designed vehicle to wear the MG badge in more than a decade and it’s a sign that there may be some promising things to come from the restored brand. More details should be revealed closer to the concept’s unveiling towards the end of the month.
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  1. ma_Mike avatar Mike Posted: 4/7/2009 3:06pm PDT

    Why should MG replace a sportscar with a sedan? I'd love to see MG return to the 'States(even built by Chinese), but to most Americans (and I'm sure many Brits and people elsewhere), MG is remembered fondly as providing simple, affordable sportscars, not upscale, overpriced sedans.
     
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  2. ma_NC2010 avatar NC2010 Posted: 4/7/2009 4:01pm PDT

    I would expect that their market research indicates that the folks outside China with the fond memory of MG and the ones that now have the money to spend (baby boomers), want an upscale sedan, not a bear bones sports car. And, of course, to be a success in the Chinese, it likely needs to be an upscale sedan.
     
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  3. ma_WizardsLore avatar WizardsLore Posted: 4/7/2009 8:47pm PDT

    maybe the idea is to create a stable of cars that will entice people in from the bottom up and keep them in the marque as they get older. so developing a bare bones sportscar or even a replacement for the 2.0i woudl bring in the youngers ones who can also then move onto the sportswagon above when they get older !
     
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