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Quote: Originally Posted by Steve I never knew the 2.5 was up to 240bhp. Shows how much I was paying attention. Still, it's nice to see it happening at last. I hope it does well. The version on the mg-uk website has been corrected and also mentions a Longbridge built version of the MG-7 I would paste the text in here but the Flash website can not be copied and the html version has no news section

Quote: Originally Posted by Windy The version on the mg-uk website has been corrected and also mentions a Longbridge built version of the MG-7 I would paste the text in here but the Flash website can not be copied and the html version has no news section Quite " It is anticipated that MG7 models for the UK will be built at Longbridge but pricing and specification for these has yet to be finalised" WHOOPPPPEEEEEEEE Well...

I agree - NAC's veil of secrecy is gaining them few fans. The reason car manufacturers come up with concept models to guage customer reaction, get people excited about the marque and to show a future vision. Even in the dark days when MG-Rover sales were spiralling out of control and the company was going to the wall, they launched two concept cars: the MG GT and the Rover 75 Coupe. Paul Stowe made the comment on his blog recently that...

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian To be fair, there aren't many manufacturers that spell out their future model plans. Jaguar haven't? We only know about the XF - what else have they revealed? Have Ford? Have Vauxhall? Have Peugeot? Have Nissan? Have Renault? I don't see why NAC-MG should, as it isn't the industry norm. Yes, I'm as keen as anyone else to see things moving along, but I think back to that fateful day 2.5...

Quote: Originally Posted by Patrickb Good to see that the Chinese Government controlled press say the cars produced by a Chiniese government owned car company are so good! But aren't almost all Chinese produced cars made by JVs that are at least 50% controlled by Chinese Govt-controlled companies? Was it just me, or was there a noticable absence of any comparisons to the MG7's Roewe twin?

To be fair, there aren't many manufacturers that spell out their future model plans. Jaguar haven't? We only know about the XF - what else have they revealed? Have Ford? Have Vauxhall? Have Peugeot? Have Nissan? Have Renault? I don't see why NAC-MG should, as it isn't the industry norm. Yes, I'm as keen as anyone else to see things moving along, but I think back to that fateful day 2.5 years ago when MG looked like it...

I never knew the 2.5 was up to 240bhp. Shows how much I was paying attention. Still, it's nice to see it happening at last. I hope it does well.

Quote: Originally Posted by Steve I never knew the 2.5 was up to 240bhp. Shows how much I was paying attention. Still, it's nice to see it happening at last. I hope it does well. hmm, call me cynical, but I wonder if that's a typo?

Quote: Originally Posted by boxwellm Paul Stowe made the comment on his blog recently that NAC had no new model plans. Some would say that this would tally with the a silent NAC-MG. It's a difficult one: the same individual who told us about exiting plans for a load of new models and the return of the Austin brand then drops the bombshell that there are no new models in the pieline. IMO NAC does need to set the record straight on this one.

Quote: Originally Posted by SteveChilds hmm, call me cynical, but I wonder if that's a typo? My stats say 2.5 V6 177BHP