MG5 aka MGZS to be resurrected?

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MG seem to have been going through their portfolio of old cars that they bought from MG-Rover during the unpleasantness which ended with the death of Britains last mass car producer. The MGZS, aka, the MG5 was shown off a couple of years ago at the Beijing Auto Show, from what we heard it was only put there to gauge public interest to see if people really were interested in having the Honda Civic-Rover mash up in production.

Now according to one Chinese language media report late yesterday, MG are about ready to put the MG5, aka MGZS into production, which means that there might actually be a demand for this car in China.

We cant deny it, the MG5 does look good, but it is basically a 2000 Honda Civic underneath. From reports, it appears that the MG5 will be getting a rather basic 1.5l and 1.5l CVVT engine, or possibly the 1.8l and 1.8T from the Roewe 550, a far cry from the MGR days when the MG5 got a whopping 2.5 V6 (as well as a 2.0l, 1.8l and a 1.6l) but we expect that Chinese consumers will be happy with a 1.5, especially if a turbo is bolted on, which might just happen.

Apparently, SAIC are also keen to use the MG5 platform for their own upcoming Roewe 350 which is also set to see the light of dayat the Shanghai Auto Show.