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crazymonkey
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not sure how they class that as a sports car  |
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whoever said dogs were man's best friend....obviously never heard of cable ties
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...and a link for those who'd rather not add to the Daily Fail's ad revenues: clicky.  |
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That's just nasty  |
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v8ian
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FUGLY
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Atmo V8 Power . No slicks , No gas + No bits missing . Doing it in style.
Austin A35van, very different------- but still doing it in style, going to be a funmoble
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 Seriously... Maybe I was too naive to burst out in excitement think "oh they make it again!" MGB now a SUV!? Whoa... I can see where the design's comeing from, though.  |
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MrSpeedy
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I just did a little bit of sick in my mouth. Sorry, but it looks like Leepu designed that on the workshop floor! Maybe I'm just a sentimental old fart, but I fail to see how the MGB could've (should've) grown into that. Have some 'modernised' MGB's instead    |
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g40jon
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looks like a mini that has been fed steroids! The idea of a modern day mgb is probably not a bad idea, but to make it an suv seems a bit odd
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For the Chinese market, an SUV is the best possible idea. That's what people want to buy.
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I'm definitely not going to buy one, but it's probably what sports car buyers of the 60s and 70s would buy today (a 'lifestyle' car that helps them stand out as 'sporty'). They've managed to get a surprisingly large amount of original MGB styling cues into a car that isn't anything like one. Bearing in mind the lack of family resemblance in the current line up (MG6 Magnette below) the new MGB is a massive step in the right direction.  Also, if I were in the market for a trendy slightly-retro MPV type thing (which I'm not!) then I might choose the MGB over a Mini Countryman, Juke, Rav 4 or Qashqai. |
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Last Edit: Apr 24, 2012 9:11:04 GMT by rmad
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I'd definitely get the Juke. It looks so crazy, it's got future-retro written all over it!
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Last Edit: Apr 24, 2012 9:21:09 GMT by dbizzle
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Apr 24, 2012 10:55:11 GMT
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I'd definitely get the Juke. It looks so crazy, it's got future-retro written all over it! Same here. Best looking of the current line up. I like them.  |
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Apr 24, 2012 11:33:04 GMT
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Puke would've been a more fitting name.............. Sorry... 
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bortaf
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Apr 24, 2012 12:07:21 GMT
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What's with all the negative vibes peeps?? HOLY SHEET JUST SEEN THE PICS DAM THATS FOOKING wibblepoo!!! carry on ;D One the posative side, i'm off to finish off the MGBgt i've been on for 4 months and i feel a whole lot better about it than before i saw those pics  Front end looks like a bini, somone got handed the wrong pics when stealing styling cues. Hey actually this is cool i like the negativity can we do it more often ;D |
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Apr 24, 2012 12:09:13 GMT
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See, with moderns you don't compare them to any old car which may have the same name. After all the Dodge Charger now has 4 doors for a start...
Compare that to what the alternatives are in the current market. It'll be up against the Mini and a bunch of other sports crossover vehicles,
I kinda like bits of it, I'm now sure if its just the rendering or if some of the material finishes are a bit Ripspeed looking if you know what I mean. how well it will all work together i reserve judgment until I see one in the flesh.
But I won't be buying one for like 20+ years anyway ;-)
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1937 Austin Street Rod - 1941 Wolseley Not Rod - 1956 Humber Hawk - 1957 Daimler Conquest - 1966 Buick LeSabre - 1968 Plymouth Sport Fury - 1968 Ford Galaxie - 1969 Ford Country Squire - 1969 Mercury Marquis - 1970 Morris Minor - 1970 Buick Skylark - 1970 Ford Galaxie - 1971 Ford Galaxie - 1976 Continental Mark IV - 1976 Ford Capri - 1976 Rover V8 - 1994 Ford Fiesta
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Apr 24, 2012 12:34:15 GMT
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DAM THATS FOOKING wibblepoo!!! Hey actually this is cool I like the negativity can we do it more often ;D |
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MrSpeedy
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Apr 24, 2012 12:51:01 GMT
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See, with moderns you don't compare them to any old car which may have the same name. After all the Dodge Charger now has 4 doors for a start... But......... the new Charger does resemble the original and shares a few styling cues. It does look like a modern progression from the old 'muscle car' styling of old. (well, it does to me anyways) Same with the Mustang. Even the first of the BMW Mini's looked like the original (not even gonna start on the countryman!!) I understand the point your making, but not the best example to illustrate it, as I think the Dodge and Ford cars are a reasonable homage to the styles of old. The MG above shares very little with a 'B'. I'm struggling to see any reference at all tbh. If they'd called it something else then it would sit a lot better. I do see the market place for it, and amongst it's peers it'll look quite reasonable, but, it is not a sports car and that's what the MGB was/is. The use of the name 'Magnette' on the other hand doea have some relevance, as the original Magnette was a larger well appointed saloon car and whilst the new one bears no physical similarites, it does share the same purpose at least edited for duff keyboard errors |
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Apr 24, 2012 13:31:47 GMT
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It's not called the MGB though, it's the MG Icon. As Rmad says, compact SUVs are definitely the new sportscars. It makes sense, because you're not allowed to drive fast on the roads anymore, but you can pretend that you might drive offroad one day! In Australia compact SUVs are about 25% of the new car market, which is just crazy for a type of vehicle which I don't consider to have any meaningful purpose. All they really are is a hatchback wearing platform shoes, they're not designed for off-road work at all.
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Apr 24, 2012 14:09:15 GMT
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The MG above shares very little with a 'B'. I'm struggling to see any reference at all tbh. Apart from the front and rear lights, the rear window area and the 'overriders' you mean?  I found these pictures to back me up, but I'd spotted the references straight away.   |
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bdtd
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Apr 24, 2012 14:21:08 GMT
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I quite like it.
It's got an Evoque vibe going on.
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