MG 6 Slated

[Departed 32016]

Originally Posted by payner75t

have you actually sat in /driven an mg6??
don't believe what you read the quality is as good as a 75. to me, even after owning a 75 i feel the plastics and build quality of the 75 is ok at best , my citroen is just as good if not better.
the test is , would i replace my 75 with an mg6 , no, but thats because it's bigger than what i would want next.

it probably is as good as the 75- but thte 75 has been round for 13 years now and other car makers have got a lot lot lot better! The thing is they didn't start this car from scratch... it's based upon a car thats been in production for about 5 years. I think it was a mistake to use the n series engine, but they must have plenty of stock of it and want to use it. remember it is a launch car- but lets face it- worse co2 and fuel consumption out than 3 litre petrol straight 6 bmw 3 series!

[Robson Rover Repair]

Originally Posted by kieranswood

it probably is as good as the 75- but thte 75 has been round for 13 years now and other car makers have got a lot lot lot better! The thing is they didn't start this car from scratch... it's based upon a car thats been in production for about 5 years. I think it was a mistake to use the n series engine, but they must have plenty of stock of it and want to use it. remember it is a launch car- but lets face it- worse co2 and fuel consumption out than 3 litre petrol straight 6 bmw 3 series!

Thats the thing, dont to a T.

Its a fair review, and I think sums up the mg6. A good start, and a car that will bought with the heart, not the head. Which sadly is NOT what the average buyer wants.

Had they launched with a 1.8 diesel eco base engine even ffs they would have been sorted.

[e668ecp]

Originally Posted by payner75t

have you actually sat in /driven an mg6??
don't believe what you read the quality is as good as a 75. to me, even after owning a 75 i feel the plastics and build quality of the 75 is ok at best , my citroen is just as good if not better.
the test is , would i replace my 75 with an mg6 , no, but thats because it's bigger than what i would want next.

Yes I have and the switch gear is rubbish. The switchgear in the BMW engineered Rover 75 is light years ahead of the MG 6 and much better than my neighbours Citroen C6 and C5!

[e668ecp]

Originally Posted by kieranswood

it probably is as good as the 75- but thte 75 has been round for 13 years now and other car makers have got a lot lot lot better! The thing is they didn't start this car from scratch... it's based upon a car thats been in production for about 5 years. I think it was a mistake to use the n series engine, but they must have plenty of stock of it and want to use it. remember it is a launch car- but lets face it- worse co2 and fuel consumption out than 3 litre petrol straight 6 bmw 3 series!

The Roewe 550 started production IIRC in late 2008. It is based on RDX60 with some Rover 75 underpinnings. Yes the N-series was a big mistake

[AURORA MG]

Many of the reviews on the Autocar page don't seem bad though!

[MangoMan]

Personally I think they are being un-fairly biased because it has the MG Badge.

I bet you if it was a Kia, Fiat or a Hyundai, or something like that I bet it wouldn't have been so scathing......

Motoring journalists will always diss MG/Rover - it's fashionable to do so!

Actually they should have just ditched the MG badge and called it something else... It would have done better!

[Banjo]

Originally Posted by MangoMan

Personally I think they are being un-fairly biased because it has the MG Badge.

I bet you if it was a Kia, Fiat or a Hyundai, or something like that I bet it wouldn't have been so scathing......

Motoring journalists will always diss MG/Rover - it's fashionable to do so!

Actually they should have just ditched the MG badge and called it something else... It would have done better!

Absoulutely right - I have read Autocar for years and it has been cool towards British products for years. Nail a German badge on anything and they think it is great. Autoexpress tends to be similar, there is hardly a week that goes by without them testing or retesting a BMW. However, to be fair, they were quite positive regarding the MG6. Perhaps the N series is not the most high tech motor in the world, but they do have modern engines on the way. However waiting another couple of years to launch the new MGs in Europe would have let the name fade further from the man in the street's memory.

[Departed 32016]

I wonder if the n series still has a lumpy tick over like the k?

[e668ecp]

Originally Posted by kieranswood

I wonder if the n series still has a lumpy tick over like the k?

Same engine just euro 5

[geofftl1000r]

Originally Posted by e668ecp

http://www.autocar.co.uk/CarReviews/...CI-TSE/256964/

Spot on from Autocar... what were SAIC thinking of when they put in the gruff K-series (oops sorry N-series or is that a TCI-Tech) haha. The interior is cheap and tacky and the switchgear dire. They should have looked at the Rover 75/MG ZT to see how to do classly quality interiors. The Skoda Octavia beats this car hands down which I never thought I'd be saying.

The MG6 is well below par and will not sell very well. The depreciation will be horrific. They have well and truly ****** up

I don't think an MG should have a boring electric motor of an engine. Since I have never driven one I will hold my view until I do. One man's 'gruff' is another mans 'character'.....