Cool wall with a difference - I will post up a selection of MG's for you to choose from in various categories.
This is the big one. Here are your four MG two seater Sports cars of the last twenty years to choose from. The question is simple - which is the coolest?
First up we have the
MG RV8. When Rover wanted to revive the world famous brand of MG they decided to create what was destined to become the ultimate MGB. They decided to update the immensely successful MGB roadster on which production had been stopped since 1980 and the MG RV8 was born.
It was launched in October of 1992 at the Birmingham motor show to go into production on the 31st of March of 1993. The MG RV8 was aimed at the die-hard enthusiast who had anxiously been awaiting the rebirth of the MG trademark logo.
Your next choice is the
MGF. The best selling of the four and the best selling in it's class over it's production. When the MGF was launched on the 8th March 1995 to worldwide acclaim, the MGF heralded the return of MG to volume two-seat sports car production, the impact it made on the press and public was significant.
Autocar were impressed with the new car and it showed in their road test verdict of the 1.8i version: “It would have been so easy for Rover to stick an MG badge on the nose of a mediocre car and once more rely on the marque’s image to do the selling. This has not happened. Rover has instead created what is, in all probability, the world’s most complete and affordable open two-seater.
The MGF was created using novel design and a very considerable degree of ingenuity on the part of engineers whom with little or no budget from Rover management. What the car has achieved and its longevity is a testimony to the success of the work of those engineers. The main innovation was the location of the engine behind the seats to create a mid-engined layout. This layout provides the optimum for weight balance and delivers excellent handling, and the MGF certainly has excellent handling.
Next up we have the
MGTF. The TF, continuing the trend set by the MGF, was the best selling car in it's class right up until the demise of MG-Rover in April 2005. The renamed MG TF evoked memories of its 1953 forebear, but only the nameplate was common. The new car was totally contemporary – and unlike many facelifts, the results of Peter Stevens’ work were totally successful, stylistically.
Although based upon the MGF, the TF is very considerably different from it. From the high performance twinned projector headlamps in the aerodynamically redesigned front, to a steel spring suspension with precise damping control. Therefore the TF provides a very different experience to the MGF, it is harder edged and more involving, although the 2005 model year cars were softer riding.
The collapse of MG Rover on 8th April 2005 was a major event and had very wide implications. At this time MG Rover were in the final stages of a collaborative deal with Shanghai Automobile Industrial Corporation (SAIC) of China, and shortly prior to the collapse SAIC had bought the rights to most of the MG Rover cars and K series engines. In July 2005 Nanjing Automobile Corporation (NAC) of China bought the bulk of the remaining assets of MG Rover from the Administrators. In May 2007 they held a re-launch of a lightly altered MG TF at the Longbridge factory.
Mechanically all cars used a Chinese manufactured 1796cc N series engine, a development of the original Rover K series engine previously fitted, but now made in China and updated to be EU4 compliant. A single power specification applied with 135ps power and 165Nm torque, which was mated to a PG1 5 speed manual gearbox, essentially identical to the previous MG Rover PG1 gearbox, but again now made in China.
The final choice is the
MG SV . The MG SV was the pet project of the MG Rover senior management to create a halo model for the modern MG range. It was a complete departure from all previous model MGs with the only possible comparable model being the 1930’s K3 Magnette.
The cars was a 2 seat closed coupe of considerable performance and technological content, developed from the Qvale Mangusta, which in turn was developed from the De Tomaso Bigua. Fifty SV SV-R were produced and cost between £65,000 and £85,000.
This is the big one so take a second look at all four before you decide, but don't forget to vote
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