MG3
The MG3 is due to go on sale in the UK in mid-2013 and promises to be tuned for UK tastes, with plenty of configurable options. Engine will be limited to 1.5-litre NSE engine in 107bhp form. Don’t expect bargain prices.
Blog : Is the MG3 the new beginning?
Keith Adams After months – nay, years – of waiting and speculating about every aspect of its make-up, the MG3 has been revealed in European market form. Well, we say Euro-market form, but really that means the UK, as currently we’re the only EU market that you can buy a new, British-engineered MG in (yes, [...]
May 4, 2013
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News : European spec MG3 shown at Auto Shanghai
MG unveiled the European version of the MG3 supermini. It’s said to be inspired by the MG Zero concept car, although it’s little more than a light refresh of the original MG3, which was unveiled at the 2010 Beijing auto show. Both the original and the latest Euro MG3 are the work of the design [...]
April 21, 2013
· Keith Adams · 88 Comments
News : UK-specification MG3 spotted in Birmingham
Keith Adams The UK-specification MG3, which has yet to break cover, has been spotted wearing its camouflage by Austin Memories creator, John Baker. It appears to be heading back to the Longbridge factory following a bout of on-road testing. It takes a keen spotter to notice the new body-side moulding (below), tailgate spoiler, and larger [...]
March 4, 2013
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News : MG3 will be assembled in the UK
Keith Adams The UK-designed and engineered MG3 will be assembled at Longbridge in an arrangement that mirrors production of its bigger brother, the MG6. A source close to the factory has confirmed to AROnline that the supermini, which has been on sale in China and in left-hand drive markets around the world since 2011, will [...]
November 18, 2012
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Blog : MG3 – seems to have what it takes
Keith Adams Progress at MG Motor UK seems painfully slow to the casual observer. Joe Public still isn’t aware that MG is selling new cars in the UK and, as a result, the ’6, despite a sterling performance in BTCC, continues to sell in penny numbers. However, the new models are coming – the first is [...]
November 7, 2012
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News : MG3 Crossover in the showrooms now
Ash Sutcliffe The MG3 hasn’t officially launched yet, but according to China Car Times, that has not stopped dealers from sending out pictures of the cars as they sit on showroom floors. The MG3 Crossover will come as a 1.5-litre vehicle with the same AMT gearbox as the regular version; a 1.3-litre will not be [...]
August 7, 2011
· Keith Adams · 36 Comments
MG Motor UK : MG 3 Customer Clinics begin at Prodrive Kenilworth
Clive Goldthorp MG Motor UK Limited’s latest round of MG6 VIP Track Drives were not the only activity which the company was organising at Prodrive’s Test Track in Kenilworth this week. A select group of Dealer representatives and Motoring Journalists were invited to attend a Customer Clinic for the MG3 supermini. The MG3, which went [...]
May 26, 2011
· Clive Goldthorp · 55 Comments
China Watch : MG3 prices revealed
Keith Adams The MG3 finally goes on sale in China and has been priced competitively in order to make a big impact in a crowded marketplace. The 1.5-litre hatchback is offered in several trim levels and is priced between £6800 and £9600. More information to follow… [Source: PC Auto]
April 6, 2011
· Keith Adams · 25 Comments
China Watch : Chinese MG3 launch draws closer
Adam Sloman The MG3′s launch is looming in China as the media get to grips with the follow up to the MG ZR. The build up to the Chinese launch of the MG3 continues with the car coming under the scrutiny of the local motoring press. Small MGs have always been popular, with the Metro [...]
February 24, 2011
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MG3 : Making a low-key debut at Auto Guangzhou 2010
Words: Clive Goldthorp Photographs: Ash Sutcliffe/China Car Times SAIC Motor, MG’s parent company, has given the brand’s second all-new model, the B-segment MG3, what was a reportedly low-key debut at Auto Guangzhou 2010. The MG3 has been styled by the MG Global Design Team led by Tony Williams-Kenny at MG Birmingham and, as anticipated, bears [...]
December 20, 2010
· Clive Goldthorp · 67 Comments
MG ZERO Concept : UK debutant wows the crowds at the MPH Show
Words: Adam Sloman Photographs: Simon Davies/Pegasus Photographics Joining the UK-spec MG6 on the MG Motor UK stand at the MPH Show was the MG ZERO Concept, which, according to Guy Jones, the company’s Sales and Marketing Director, ‘shows the direction for the smaller range of cars to follow MG6.’ Small MGs from the MG 1300 of the [...]
November 15, 2010
· Adam Sloman · 8 Comments
MG ZERO Concept : British design stars at Auto China 2010
Clive Goldthorp SAIC Motor has, as anticipated, officially unveiled the MG ZERO Concept car at Auto China 2010 in Beijing today. The Birmingham-based MG Global Design Team, led by British MG Design Director Tony Williams-Kenny, developed the MG ZERO Concept and the car now looks set to become one of the stars at what has rapidly become a [...]
April 23, 2010
· Clive Goldthorp · 30 Comments
China Watch : New MG3 images hit the Internet
Ash Sutcliffe, China Car Times, 12th April, 2010 Pictures of a future MG3 were released onto the Internet earlier today, sparking rumours of possible engine combinations for the MG3 which will officially be on show at Auto China 2010 in Beijing later this month and will probably go into production during the summer. The Roewe 350 went into production last [...]
April 16, 2010
· Clive Goldthorp · 51 Comments
