British car brand MG returns to Singapore

[DACH]

Shocking News!!!

 

British car brand MG returns to Singapore

http://www.straitstimes.com/lifestyle/motoring/british-car-brand-mg-returns-to-singapore

 

The ZS compact crossover is the first MG model to return to Singapore. 

Classic British car brand MG, now owned by Chinese automotive giant SAIC, is back in business in Singapore, after an absence of nearly 15 years.

It has appointed Simply Cars - a used car trader and parallel importer of popular German brands since 2006 - as its agent.

The company first revealed plans to bring in MG cars back in 2014. It is finally happening now.

The first model to debut is the MG ZS compact crossover and an initial batch of 20 cars has arrived.

The ZS sold in Singapore is made in Thailand, but imported from Britain, where the MG factory makes changes to the car's exhaust system to make it comply with Singapore's Euro 6 emission standards.

The ZS - MG's second sport utility vehicle - is powered by a turbocharged 1-litre three-cylinder engine (made in Zhejiang, China), with a six-speed automatic gearbox transmitting 111hp of power and 160Nm of torque to the front wheels.

The car's zero to 100kmh acceleration is 12.4 seconds and its top speed is 180kmh. The speedometer is UK-spec (UK Standard for Professional Engineering Competence), so its mph digits are more prominent than its kmh digits.

The front end of the ZS looks a little like the previous Mazda CX-5, but the MG is much closer to the Honda HR-V/Vezel in size and wheelbase.

Two versions of the ZS are available - the basic Excite version and the better-equipped Exclusive. The latter has additional features such as xenon headlights, a 360-degree camera system and a Garmin navigation system - all of which are fitted in MG's Thailand factory.

The Exclusive version is also retrofitted in Singapore with leather upholstery and electrically adjustable front seats.

The ZE Excite is priced at $113,000 with a "guaranteed certificate of entitlement", while the tag for the Exclusive is $120,000.

The basic model has an open market value (OMV, or approximate car cost before taxes) of about $19,000, so it is eligible for 70 per cent financing.

Simply Cars senior director David Ng says that he plans to open a dedicated MG facility at the Leng Kee Road motor belt "by the end of this year". In the meantime, he has tied up with two workshops to offer a five-year/100,000km warranty for the new MG ZS.

The next MG to be introduced in Singapore will be the MG3 hatchback, a compact five-door with the same 1-litre drivetrain as the ZS. It is scheduled to arrive next month.

[Hamburger]

so bottom line is angmo chia made in thailand but went to briton for a cruise and  then sold here.

engine spec is sinpore friendly though.

[DACH]

Somehow this ZS SUV looks like a Mazda CX-5...

[Spring]

MG was a legendary British car brand in the old days n their 2door MG convertible was a highly desirable car so good to see this brand back in business though I'm not sure what heritage it will carry with the owners now being the Chinese.

[BanCoe]

MG was a legendary British car brand in the old days n their 2door MG convertible was a highly desirable car so good to see this brand back in business though I'm not sure what heritage it will carry with the owners now being the Chinese.

They should have struck to their old classic convertible or roadster designs maybe and maybe it would automatically attract the old die hard fans based similarly like the Mazda Miata/RX designs

[DACH]

MG was a legendary British car brand in the old days n their 2door MG convertible was a highly desirable car so good to see this brand back in business though I'm not sure what heritage it will carry with the owners now being the Chinese.

 

Look at the past MG cars launched in the China market in the recent years, the British heritage has probably gone.

 

Compared to the Indians, the Chinese still has a lot to learn from them to improve these foreign marques they bought over. 

Just look at Jagaur LandRover vs MG.

 

But the Chinese did a good job for Volvo. 

[Mockngbrd]

Good luck

[Toeknee_33]

Tough sell at those prices, when it is essentially a China-made car. UK reviews of it aren't great too.

[Neutrino]

My first car was an MG.

Not a sports car but the MG 1300.

 

Great car it was and I enjoyed driving it until the sub frame came away from the body - a not unknown problem with the MG 1300

 

I think the car shown here is white or cream but it's the same colour as the car I had.

https://www.mgownersclub.co.uk/mg-guides/saloons/mg-1300-saloon

[Watwheels]

 

The ZS sold in Singapore is made in Thailand, but imported from Britain, where the MG factory makes changes to the car's exhaust system to make it comply with Singapore's Euro 6 emission standards.

 

This shipping back & forth and modified exhaust to meet emissions means gotto pay extra for shipping and exhaust cost.

 

For the exhaust system the easiest way to reduce its amount of gas emissions is to reduce the piping size of the exhaust manifold...which also reduces the power. Although not by a lot but it's kinda silly in terms of costs just to meet emission standard.

[ER-3682]

The brand no more appealing here....China Made engine....good luck...This factory bought over MG/Rover,but so far the Cars they produced,not even popular in China...I remember they make a Rover 75,known as Roewe 750...also cannot sell well in China.

[Soya]

Look at the past MG cars launched in the China market in the recent years, the British heritage has probably gone.

 

Compared to the Indians, the Chinese still has a lot to learn from them to improve these foreign marques they bought over.

Just look at Jagaur LandRover vs MG.

 

But the Chinese did a good job for Volvo.

Think the PRCs would've been better off juz counterfeiting MG and call it EmGee instead of actually paying $$ for it. At least less negative baggage associated w the badge...