Give them a chance, these have been cooked up in fairly short-order from the
existing 25, 45 and 75 saloon bodyshells. New shapes, and particularly
purpose-built sports models ('convertible' in the UK means a saloon with the
top cut off and two girders welded underneath, the result being even less
sporty than the saloon), take money they haven't yet got. If everyone
chooses to wait for a new sports car there never will be one. The
popularity of the much-maligned Metro/Maestro/Montego took the planners by
surprise in the mid-80s, this time MG Rover are planning on some 25% of
total production for these derivatives.
PaulH.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tab Julius <tab@penworks.com>
To: Kai M. Radicke <kmr@pil.net>
Cc: MG List <mgs@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2001 12:38 PM
Subject: Re: MG X Cars
> Specs and interior aside, the exterior's enough to make you wonder if
> there's now some law of physics governing possible car body types.
Doesn't
> the X30 look like a VW Golf or one of those Hyundai things? And the X10
> and X20 look like other anonymous creatures on the road? If they really
> want to revive the line, they need to start thinking outside the box. And
> there seems to not be a convertible between them (not counting the MGF).
>
> I'll still take my 20th century B, but out of the new stuff, only the MGF
> would have a chance. But if I was going to spend those kinda bux, I'd
give
> heavy thought to a Saab Viggen...
>
> - Tab
>
>
> At 11:05 PM 1/30/01 -0500, Kai M. Radicke wrote:
> >http://www.pistonheads.com/fastcars/mg/
> >
> >Quite stunning actually... nothing like being able to buy a hot hatch
right
> >off the showroom floor! ;-)
> >
> >Kai
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