MG6 to go on sale on Dec 22nd!
Santa may have come early this year for Chinese MG fans with the MG6 set to launch on December 22nd!
The MG6 is the first MG in years, and rides on the same platform as the Roewe 550, and will also share the same 1.8 and 1.8T engines.
The 22nd Dec will see the MG6 launch in five different flavours, these are:
- Standard 1.8DVVT (manual)
- Comfort 1.8DVVT (精英版）(tiptronic 5 speed)
The 1.8T will come in three different configurations:
- Standard 1.8T (manual)
- Comfort 1.8T (精英版）(tiptronic 5 speed)
- Luxury 1.8T (tiptronic 5 speed)
A spec sheet for the MG6 has already been released to the internet, although its only for Chinese readers at this point, we might translate it soon*:
AROnline are also saying that MG are going to be the next Alfa Romeo:
Alfa Romeo and MG – two of the Automotive Industry’s most historic and iconic, but often troubled, sporting marques – have much in common at the moment. The two brands have probably the most active and dedicated global Owners’ Clubs networks of any OEMs and, while MG enthusiasts have just been celebrating the marque’s 85th Anniversary this year, Alfisti will be celebrating Alfa Romeo’s 100th Anniversary in 2010.
Alfa Romeo and MG have both chosen to mark their respective anniversaries with the introduction of an important new model which will play a major role in determining whether or not each marque survives and thrives long enough to enjoy similar celebrations in the future. SAIC Motor launched the MG 6 at last month’s Guangzhou Auto Show and Alfa Romeo has just confirmed that the new Alfa Romeo Giulietta (formerly referred to as the Milano) will be launched at the Geneva Motor Show next March.
However, while a spokesman for MG Motor UK Limited has said that the MG 6 ‘marks the start of one of the most exciting periods in the 85 year history of the iconic MG brand’ and recently appointed Sales and Marketing Director, Guy Jones, described the launch as ‘a milestone day’ for the marque, the comments made by Fiat Group Automobiles S.p.A. (FGA) CEO, Sergio Marchionne, about the current performance of Alfa Romeo which coincided with the Giulietta’s official World Preview last week, give cause for rather less optimism about Alfa Romeo’s future.
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Maybe I’m missing it somewhere – but I don’t see the 0-100 speeds listed on the image..anyone else?
I didnt see it either. I like the color scheme – What is Birmingham Orange? Is it the same color as the local council vans?
Interesting that it’s absent! Also when these days even a Toyota Yaris has a 6 speed gearbox what’s with the 5 speed units?
Toyota still use 4 speed in the RAV4, Honda still use 5 speed in China, Peugot are still 4 speed as are Ford with the Focus (Mondeo/Smax are 6 speed though) Nissan use a mixture of 6 speed and 4 speed. It looks like in its price category the MG6 is using the standard norm for its segment/price bracket, whilst more expensive cars (Teana, Qashqai, Lacrosse, Regal etc etc) have moved onto six speed boxes.
Go to the UK and you get a 6 speed manual standard on a Toyota Yaris 1.33. What I’m saying is that if this car is going to be successful in Europe it’s going to have to match the competition. At the moment it doesn’t seem to be even able to match smaller cars!
5 speed is enough
http://v.youku.com/v_show/id_XMTM4NTIxMjEy.html
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Here’s a review of the 1.8 DVVT http://www.markeaandrews.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/SCMP_-_MG_6.pdf