A revitalised MG Motor is closing in on the UK launch of the MG6 hatch after it revealed the first right-hand drive, production-quality car assembled in the UK.
The Focus-sized, five-door MG6 is officially on sale next January with deliveries scheduled for March and prices tipped to range between £16k - £20k. A four-door follows in early 2012.
See the pics of the UK-spec MG6
Part-designed in the UK, the MG6 will be powered by a 147bhp 1.8 turbo and is said to be capable of 120mph and 0-62mph in around nine seconds.
The engine is a third-generation version of Rover’s K-series, now re-named N-series, re-engineered with better cooling, lubrication and head gasket.
Chinese-owned MG Motor is shipping knockdown kits of the MG6 to Longbridge for assembly into finished cars.Read Autocar's exclsuive first drive of the MG6
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Re: MG6 gets UK launch
Sorry to drag this one up again but as usual with the doubters, you have it the wrong way around.
A car makes more bhp at the crankshaft (or flywheel) than it does at the road wheels, the car you are possibly refering to is the Rover 25 gti it had approx 148 bhp.
The MG ZR 160 had around 158/160 bhp at the crank, probably 12 to 15%ish less at the roadwheels like every other car on the road.
Re: MG6 gets UK launch
This is a bit of a cynical trick that some manufacturers do, by stating the BHP at the flywheel which is an untrue and an inflated figure.
Rover used to badge them up as 160bhp when in fact they tended to be about 140 ish at the crank under load.
Please understand I am not picking on Rover for this as its common practice amongst a few car makers.
Re: MG6 gets UK launch
Yes they are showing the MG ZERO Concept, and a TF, MG6 SE and MG6 TSE (basic and top of the range), engineers, sales and marketing etc are all there talking questions, I am going on Sunday, can't wait.
EDIT: January you can order MG6 and deliveries will be in March.