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27/04/2010
New MG Zero: Full Marks For Design
A new hatchback called the MG Zero has MG fans Rejoicing.
Aimed at the likes of the Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo, the Zero has been designed and engineered in Britain.
The Car is the first mark of just how serious the firm is about building a family of new cars for a global audience.
At around four meters in length, the Zero offers clues to the future design direction of the brand, as well as a taste of future technology.
Showcasing a number of innovative features, the car's bold interior has clean and simple lines and includes high contrast colours on the door trims and dash. The car uses the latest technology touch screens to allow occupants to interact with the world around them and features a striking 'floating console' design around the driver.
The Zero forms the centre piece of the first big showing for a new family of MG cars since the brand was acquired by Chinese firm SAIC.
Road ready machines lining up alongside the Zero include the new MG6 – while dream machines include an all electric car from sister brand Roewe , which insiders tell us will help provide electric power to MG cars in the coming years.
Technical details for the Zero remain scarce, however the car is expected to cost around £15,000 when it arrives in the UK next September.
Plans to build this car in the UK are well advanced. The firm is already preparing the old MG Rover factory at Longbridge in the West Midlands to be ready.
(LB/GK)
Aimed at the likes of the Ford Fiesta and Volkswagen Polo, the Zero has been designed and engineered in Britain.
The Car is the first mark of just how serious the firm is about building a family of new cars for a global audience.
At around four meters in length, the Zero offers clues to the future design direction of the brand, as well as a taste of future technology.
Showcasing a number of innovative features, the car's bold interior has clean and simple lines and includes high contrast colours on the door trims and dash. The car uses the latest technology touch screens to allow occupants to interact with the world around them and features a striking 'floating console' design around the driver.
The Zero forms the centre piece of the first big showing for a new family of MG cars since the brand was acquired by Chinese firm SAIC.
Road ready machines lining up alongside the Zero include the new MG6 – while dream machines include an all electric car from sister brand Roewe , which insiders tell us will help provide electric power to MG cars in the coming years.
Technical details for the Zero remain scarce, however the car is expected to cost around £15,000 when it arrives in the UK next September.
Plans to build this car in the UK are well advanced. The firm is already preparing the old MG Rover factory at Longbridge in the West Midlands to be ready.
(LB/GK)
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