Fancy seeing the new MG6 with What Car?

Fancy seeing the new MG6 with What Car?

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Garlick

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40,601 posts

255 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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The chaps at What Car? magazine have asked me to forward PHers details of their forthcoming MG6 preview, and I am happy to oblige.

If you fancy taking a look at the new MG then take a look at the link here:
http://www.whatcar.com/car-news/meet-the-new-mg6-w...

It looks like a great day, but sadly we can't enter frown

_Batty_

12,268 posts

265 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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it was at Goodwood confused
looked very smart, but interior was very average. am i right in saying its a heavily reworked k-series in it?

N Dentressangle

3,449 posts

237 months

Kentish

15,169 posts

249 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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I really do want to say something nice about the styling but I'm struggling.

I have photos of the car in other mags, the earlier concept was much better looking IMHO.


farrendahl

1,248 posts

189 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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And emailed. Although I do have to ask if anybody knows why MG looked to the Proton Gen 2 for styling insperation? In certain pictures the two cars very much look like they share design language, hopefully it looks better in the flesh.

cheadle hulme

2,491 posts

197 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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I guess the idea is to test things here before retooling up for the domestic (ie chinese) market. Can't see the target UK market moving from their Hyundai or Kia tbh.

SparkFox

2,725 posts

180 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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It was at MG Live! this year. I thought it looked quite smart personally, may have a couple of photos lying around somewhere.

I think it could benefit from a bigger-engined and sportier model. The re-worked K-series lump may put the head gasket crowd off though.

Alfa numeric

3,128 posts

194 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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I went to the Alfa Giluietta clinic What Car? did in the summer and it was a fun evening.

Kentish

15,169 posts

249 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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cheadle hulme said:
I guess the idea is to test things here before retooling up for the domestic (ie chinese) market. Can't see the target UK market moving from their Hyundai or Kia tbh.
I can't either (and I'm pro MG).

Kia and Hyundai cars are quite nicely styled these days, the MG6 just doesn't appeal. It's target price is also a fair bit more than the Kia and Hyundai cars.

They could have been for more daring with the styling, I think that would have be the only way to attract people who would otherwise go for the better priced more adventurously styled, long warrantied rivals.

Steve Evil

10,749 posts

244 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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Front wheel arch forwards in that shot it looks a little like a Monaro, the rest of it is horrid.

Perra

779 posts

190 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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I think the Prius roofline does it for me! wink

MattOz

3,973 posts

279 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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I see one most days in my home town. Guess one of the workers/managers brings it home each night. Looks feckin' awful! wink

weezb

3,264 posts

179 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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N Dentressangle said:
Oh dear indeed.

I'm going to initially be kind and suggest that colour does it no favours, if anyone is handy with photoshop could they play around with the colours? I'd suggest black may be more flattering (yeah a black marker and obliterate it).

Right that's me shifted away from kind smile , it's just a layman's opinion but the car sits too high, the bonnet is either too long or the windscreen/A pillars sweep too early, there's very little flat area on the roof before it sweeps again, I also don't think it works as a hatchback and may well look better as a saloon.

Apart from that it's magic.

Edited by weezb on Thursday 6th January 16:15

Garlick

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40,601 posts

255 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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Better in a darker colour with bigger wheels perhaps?



I did say perhaps......

weezb

3,264 posts

179 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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Garlick said:
Better in a darker colour with bigger wheels perhaps?



I did say perhaps......
yes that's quite a difference

G0ldfysh

3,315 posts

272 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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weezb said:
Garlick said:
Better in a darker colour with bigger wheels perhaps?



I did say perhaps......
yes that's quite a difference
And hides the rear boot line, which on the gold hatch above makes it look like it has wheels from a tesco shopping trolley fitted.

Oxygen Thief

1,748 posts

200 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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Garlick said:
Better in a darker colour with bigger wheels perhaps?



I did say perhaps......
Looks 100 times better in that photo.


marcosgt

11,316 posts

191 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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The bronze car's hardly a flattering angle.

I'll withhold judgement until I've seen one in the metal, but the red car looks better and the 'fastback' roofline makes a change.

M.

Garlick

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40,601 posts

255 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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Another one:



Looks a bit 'Primera' here?

CraigyMc

17,861 posts

251 months

Thursday 6th January 2011
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I like how they are using their target market to test drive the demo car: