Iconic: The British-designed MG6 will have a top speed of 132mph
Iconic, affordable British sports car brand MG is heading back into showrooms, but under Chinese ownership.
The British-designed MG6 will be the first new MG to come through the gates of the Longbridge factory, Birmingham, since the MGF was launched in 1995.
Following the scandal of the MG-Rover collapse and the Phoenix Four five years ago, MG is owned by the Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SALC).
Powered by a 1.8-litre turbo-charged petrol engine, MG6 will have a top speed of 132mph.
It's set to go on sale from November, priced between �15,000 and �18,000. It will have an early public showing from June 4 to 6 at the MG Live! event at Silverstone, organised by the MG car club.
'We strongly believe that the loyal fans of the MG brand should have the first opportunity to see the new MG6,' says Guy Jones, sales and marketing director of MG Motor UK.
The main problem is that this was the car that once oozed affordable sports car appeal. Now, this five-door hatchback model looks rather bland and boring. It lacks any real sense of identity.
It'll have to raise its game if it wants to make its mark.
Trouble finding a parking space? Park-Up.com is launching a revolutionary space-finding application or 'app' for the iPhone this week.
Motorists who enter a location into their handsets will be directed straight to the best car park or roadside parking spots in the vicinity.
It tells you how much it will cost to park and the times local parking regulations are in force.
The system will initially be available only in London, but Park-Up is expanding to cover Brighton, Bristol, Sheffield, Manchester, Liverpool, Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Bradford and Milton Keynes later this year.
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