Is this the New MG TF?15th April 2010
 AutoExpress' Vision of a new TF Is this the all-new TF? No, I doubt it, its just AutoExpress up to
their usual Photoshopping antics, however there may be some truth in
there somewhere!
What is for sure is that SAIC
will be thinking about the replacement for the TF. Although its age, it
still more than holds its own against the MX-5, which is really its sole
remaining competitor in its market segment.
My
personal feelings are along the lines of the following; The TF will be
replaced in the next few years with an all-new platform which will
revert to the engineering-friendly front engined, rear wheel drive
layout. This will allow more flexibility in the engine department and
perhaps allow for the engineering of a folding tin-top as well, as the
engine won't be in the way!
The TF Platform though
I wouldn't be surprised to see it live on with a complete overhaul and
rebody as an MG Midget. The new TF would be a bit larger than the
current model and the Midget would shrink as much as it possibly could
do on the TF Platform.
Even though the TF dates
from 2001 and parts of it back to 1995! The platform is very much
competitive, even if the car is perhaps showing its age a little. It would make sense to reuse the platform for a Midget to sit under the TF
in the MG line up.
You can read what AutoExpress think here, but I would, to be honest, take what I say and they say with a pinch of salt as I certainly don't know what MG are doing, but I doubt Auto Express do either! 'The return of MG' - AutoExpress
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