Whoop-dee-doo. More "badge engineering" from a British carmaker. Sorry if
I manage to contain my enthusiasm.
Really, I suppose it's good that they're trying to get the marque back in
the public eye, but wake me up when they announce a real MG.
MGMagnette@aol.com had this to say:
>MG badge to head up Rover range
>Rover is planning MG-badged versions of its 25, 45 and 75 models which
>will feature a power boost of 'at least 50bhp' and a package of styling
>revisions and suspension upgrades.
>
>British racing car maker Lola is the most likely candidate for the new MG
>engine and chassis developments, while the styling will be the
>responsibility of Peter Stevens, designer of the McLaren F1 and Subaru
>Impreza P1, who was recently appointed product design director at Rover.
>
>Rover boss John Towers told a recent dealer meeting that elements such as
>sporty grilles, lowered, stiffer suspension, fat tyres and widened wheel
>arches will all be part of the MG package.
>
>The company expects the lure of the new models to be so strong that up to
>30 per cent of its family car sales will be wearing MG badges by the
>middle of next year - although it has yet to reveal dates for when the
>exciting new versions are due on sale.
>
>Rover predicts its overall sales will reach 200,000 worldwide buy the end
>of this year.
>
>
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>Another website annouced that ALL ROVER DEALERS WILL ALSO BE MG DEALERS BY
>JANUARY AND THIS IS WHEN THE NEW MG BADGED ROVERS WILL BE LAUNCHED.
>
>
>--Your loving cut and paster--- John
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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