VIEWING THE NEW MG 6, SALTMARINE CARS, DUNGANNON - 11TH AUGUST 2011

  

We got a text message from the Regional Secretary of The Rover 75 and MG ZT owners club at 3.30pm stating that if we wanted to see the new MG 6 to meet with him at Saltmarine cars at 7pm.

We left home at just after 6pm followed by another club member in his recently purchased Rover 75.  Following a fuel stop we hit the M1 and had an uneventful trip to Dungannon.  We arrived just before 7pm.

The club secretary and his wife arrived shortly after.   We chatted outside for a while to see if anyone else would arrive before having a look around the 2 cars that were on display in the forecourt, then we headed into the showroom to look around.

Once inside we received a very warm welcome from the sales team before being left to browse around the cars.  On display downstairs there was a  MG MAGNETTE 1.8 TURBO in GRANITE GREY and a MG 6 SE 1.8 TURBO IN REGAL RED.

We all gravitated toward the Magnette and spent a long time looking around it, checking under the bonnet, checking out the boot space and testing out the front and rear seats.

Before heading upstairs to see the cars on display up there I took a few photographs of the advertising in the showroom.  

By the time we were ready to go upstairs another club member had arrived, bring the total to 4.  Not a bad turnout given that we were only given a few hours notice.


When upstairs we were all drawn toward the Pitch Black MG 6 Turbo so much so that we all walked past the Platinum Silver car, barely giving it a second glance.

The men left no part of this car untouched, every square inch was examined and scrutinised.

The photograph below shows the LED rear lamp cluster

The following photographs show the fuel economy figures, prices and specifications and features.

The photograph below show the 17” twist alloy wheels

As we were leaving I just had to get a photograph of our 75's and MG ZT's out on the forecourt under the used car sign.

Before we departed we had a chat with the salesman who told us that there would be an official launch night where we would be able to test drive the car.  He also gave us MG branded tax disc holders, pens and brochures.

MY OPINIONS

The first all-new MG to out of the Longbridge factory gates in 15 years,  designed and engineered in the UK.  

• A nice car but it didn't make me go "wow"
• To me it shows resembles to Mazda, Toyota and Ford Focus.
• The front is dominated by the new style octagon MG badge.
• Looks much better in real life than it does in the brochures or adverts.    
• The interior is a little plain and dull, lacks the wow factor.
• The seats (front and rear) are very comfortable. 
• The cabin is spacious with plenty of leg room in the front and rear.
• A large boot, however the high rear end would make loading anything large or heavy difficult. 

I think it's fair to say that the general consensus was that it's a good car, however it might be over priced given the current economic climate.  With the rising fuel costs the MG 6 could struggle to make a real impact on the market, however that should change with the launch of a diesel version.


It saddens me to say this, but I think the old MG ZT was a more interesting and a nicer looking car.  I also think that give the current economic climate that they will have difficulties selling these cars.