Official Press Release: MG 7 Series launched in China | Thread profile

Quote: Originally Posted by forehead Pity that engine wont be able to be sold in Europe beyond 2008. Euro 5 comes in 2009 so all cars produced for the EU will have to meet that standard. I would have thought MGR had got their engines to at least Euro 4 so its hardly a big leap in the 2.5 years 'Lotus' have been working on ...

MG 7 Series launched in China Nanjing MG has officially launched the MG 7 series in China. The new saloon, built at a state of the art production facility in Nanjing, retains the character of the former British-built MG ZT in terms of both design and quality. The models introduced to the Chinese market include three 1.8-litre variants of the MG 7, and a flagship version, named the ...

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

Quote: Originally Posted by SteveChilds hmm, call me cynical, but I wonder if that's a typo? That's the torque figure

Quote: Originally Posted by SteveChilds hmm, call me cynical, but I wonder if that's a typo? No, you are not cynical. The official Chinese MG7 website says it has 130kW, which is 177bhp. If Automotive PR wants to employ a fact-checker, look no further...

is that a kind of full-width "patch" in the roof lining to avoid having to produce a new one for the LWB variant?

Quote: Originally Posted by Ian Senior is that a kind of full-width "patch" in the roof lining to avoid having to produce a new one for the LWB variant? I suspect that a standard lightweight roof lining is very far from being strong enough to hold up the air conditioning vents and lighting units! Even if it could...

Damn shame that: I got all excited when I read about 240bhp... Ah well. I'm pleased to see the link in the roof lining, which is presumably there to hide the interior mounting for the pulse-jet I plan to bolt onto the roof of my one. 240bhp? Pah! 2,400bhp - now that would be far more like it.