|
19-08-11, 07:46 PM
|
#1
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Bolton
Posts: 1,852
|
SAIC/MG At Anglesey
I was marshalling Anglesey on Thursday and SAIC/MG were there testing a MG 6 Turbo, MG 6 Derv a Rowe 550 and 1 of only 2 MG Zero's in the country. I have to say i like the Zero its a lovely looking car.
Best part of the day for me was that in the lunch break i got to do 4 fast laps in the 1.8 Turbo powered MG 6 around the track and think it was on par with a ZS in handling it was slightly softer than the 180 but that didnt hinder it at all it held on well. The power wasn't a kick in the pants type affair it was very smooth and quick.
All in all my opinion has changed on these now having driven one and from what i was told by the guys who developed the ZS suspension who are doing the 6 aswell is that it get even better.
|
|
|
19-08-11, 07:49 PM
|
#2
|
promoted bloke!
Join Date: May 2008
Location: bournemouth
Posts: 16,800
|
__________________
------------------------------
------------------------------
|
|
|
19-08-11, 08:39 PM
|
#3
|
Site Owner
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Waterlooville, Hants
Posts: 24,097
|
Will we ever see any footage of this at all? Or just for their own archives?
__________________
------------------------------
------------------------------
__________________
Some useful links:
|
|
|
19-08-11, 08:45 PM
|
#4
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Bolton
Posts: 1,852
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by stamford
Will we ever see any footage of this at all? Or just for their own archives?
|
Just there own archives m8 we were not allowed to take any photos at all
|
|
|
19-08-11, 08:57 PM
|
#5
|
Site Owner
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Waterlooville, Hants
Posts: 24,097
|
That's a real shame, but at least you got a few laps which was good.
__________________
------------------------------
------------------------------
__________________
Some useful links:
|
|
|
19-08-11, 09:50 PM
|
#6
|
The Alan Gow of OBTCC
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Dundee
Posts: 8,557
|
MG Zero? Must have missed that?!?
__________________
------------------------------
------------------------------
__________________
------------------------------
------------------------------
__________________
------------------------------
------------------------------
__________________
2009 Forza 2 theMGZS.co.uk OBTCC 2nd Place Runner-up
2009/2010 Forza 3 theMGZS.co.uk OBTCC/Clio Cup 4th Place
2010 Forza 3 theMGZS.co.uk OBTCC/F500 Cup 2nd Place Runner-up
2011 Forza 3 theMGZS.co.uk OBTCC/Driver's Championship 3rd Place
2012 Forza 4 theMGZS.co.uk OBTCC/Driver's Championship 1st Place Winner
2012/2013 Forza 4 theMGZS.co.uk OBTCC/DTM Championship 3rd Place
|
|
|
19-08-11, 10:46 PM
|
#7
|
Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Posts: 880
|
Nice to hear they're on to something with the 6, it would be a shame if it handled any worse than the zed. Design not bad at all imho, only that people say dash material is poor quality. But in the end, many of today's models suffer from this to reduce costs. Sadly, under the bonnet it is normal nowadays to find a 1.8 because higher displacement means higher class and price range. You caught a glimpse of the derv maybe, any info?
The zero looks very good, must be appealing in person...
|
|
|
20-08-11, 02:12 PM
|
#8
|
2007 Focus ST2
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: Polomint City
Posts: 4,826
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Smokey
MG Zero? Must have missed that?!?
|
__________________
|
|
|
20-08-11, 07:20 PM
|
#9
|
Member
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Bolton
Posts: 1,852
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by zsserbia
Nice to hear they're on to something with the 6, it would be a shame if it handled any worse than the zed. Design not bad at all imho, only that people say dash material is poor quality. But in the end, many of today's models suffer from this to reduce costs. Sadly, under the bonnet it is normal nowadays to find a 1.8 because higher displacement means higher class and price range. You caught a glimpse of the derv maybe, any info?
The zero looks very good, must be appealing in person...
|
Apparently the engine is a 1.9 and its a joint design between SAIC/MG and a German company and they are expecting good figures from it i was told but they wouldn't say who it was.
The zero does look good in the flesh its over here for it to have some design changes for the European market. both are not expected to be released till lare 2012 early 2013 which is bloody silly imho
|
|
|
20-08-11, 10:31 PM
|
#10
|
Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Belgrade, Serbia
Posts: 880
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Alan.F
Apparently the engine is a 1.9 and its a joint design between SAIC/MG and a German company and they are expecting good figures from it i was told but they wouldn't say who it was.
The zero does look good in the flesh its over here for it to have some design changes for the European market. both are not expected to be released till lare 2012 early 2013 which is bloody silly imho
|
1,9 tdi is sounds like a good choice for the European market, especially if they develop it with vw or audi, people trust these motors a lot, they are fairly reliable and have some good figures, as said.
As for the zero, I hope they don't mess it with 15'' or even 14'' rims and smaller wheel arches like others do. I remember how ford ''verve'' study (new fiesta prototype) looked like, the production model is far from it:
http://www.google.com/search?q=ford+...2&ved=0CCQQsAQ
|
|
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
All times are GMT. The time now is 04:15 PM.
|