VW working on developing the thinking man’s MG6

Shanghai VW, Spy Shots | Ash | August 23, 2011 at 10:41 pm

MG have lead the way in many different areas, be it gas based suspension, radical small car designs, two seater sports cars and we can even thank their parent company for bringing us the Rover Streetwise which started the craze of jacking up a hatchbacks suspension, cladding it in black plastic and calling it a crossover vehicle. Where MG leads, others follow, so it comes as no surprise to learn that another company has a fastback design in mind that looks rather like the current MG6, what is surprising is that the company is Shanghai Volkswagen.

Renders of what is being called a Lavida hatchback were posted to various automotive websites earlier today and claimed that the hatch version would launch in early 2012 and would likely be on show at the Guangzhou Auto Show later this year. The Lavida is currently available in China in sedan form only, but if news reports are true then the fastback could be on the market in early 2012. Engines for the Lavida are currently 1.6, 2.0L and 1.4TSI.

Ash

Ash came to China at 18 on a whim and never left. Some 10 years later he collected a degree and a family along the way and now focuses his time on watching the Chinese car industry develop. He has witnessed the market change from being minor backyard market in to the world's biggest and most important market for all car manufacturers. You can contact or connect with him via Linkedin by clicking the 'Website' link.