MG Expected to Bring New GT Concept to Life
MG, the classic British sports car firm which no longer sells cars in North America, has come up with a concept car intended
MG, the classic British sports car firm, has dug into its past and produced a concept car intended to whet the appetite of automotive enthusiasts around the world. (Photo: MG Rover Group) |
America's love affair with the open-topped, lightweight sports car can be traced back through a lineage of British machines such as the Austin-Healey 'Bugeye' Sprite, and the Triumph TR-series, but it was MG's low-horsepower, minimalist TB and TC models of the mid-to-late '40s that provided levels of excitement few other vehicles could.
Today, MG offers a wide variety of vehicles, from the zippy ZR hatchback and ZS
While the next generation TF roadster is still a few years away, engineers and market analysts at MG wanted a model to bridge the waiting period. (Photo: MG Rover Group) |
While this array of performance-tuned cars represents the bulk of the MG range, only one model has preserved the heritage of the "Octagon" and its two-seat roadsters -- the mid-engined, Miata-sized TF, a car that captures the essence of MG's glory days.