i think he'll love it. Its just what he likes.. its very un-pc. Big V8, RWD, perfectly balanced for great handling...

 

i think he'll love it. Its just what he likes.. its very un-pc. Big V8, RWD, perfectly balanced for great handling...

I think he will like it however he is bound to have a dig at it at some point simply because it's an MG Rover...

 

Aslong as it doesn't beat him up like the SV did

 

Well lets hope that MG-R do not shoot themselves in the foot again and knowingly supply a car with a faulty gearbox (like they did with the SV) or anything else thats broken or hanging off :yikes:

 

Yes....rather embarrasing that eh?!

 

I wonder if they've given Clarkson the ZT-260 or the yet-to-be-released ZT-385?

After all, if the 385 is going to be at the NEC in a few weeks time, why not give J.C. the really big boys toy?

And whilst MG-Rover are at it, give him a SV-R as well, so they can give it a proper blast round the track and get a decent time

 

or give him the 965 and dont tell him...

 

And whilst MG-Rover are at it, give him a SV-R as well, so they can give it a proper blast round the track and get a decent time

I though it was the SV-R he drove before with the broken gearbox ? the one that gave him a whack on the head . . he does deserve it sometimes . . . :lol:

cheers, :beer:

 

Nah, twas the standard SV.

 

Was that the prototype JC tested?

Am i correct in thinking that the press are not allowed to drive one, until customers start getting theirs?

Rob

 

Nah, twas the standard SV.

It was an SV-R but a development one. It only had the 5 speed gearbox out of the standard SV instead on the 6 speed gearbox for example.

 

Hopefully they will give him the top of the range flagship in the best monogram colour available 8)

 

It was an SV-R but a development one. It only had the 5 speed gearbox out of the standard SV instead on the 6 speed gearbox for example.

Thanks for confirming that . . .

cheers, :beer:

 

Well lets hope that MG-R do not shoot themselves in the foot again and knowingly supply a car with a faulty gearbox (like they did with the SV) or anything else thats broken or hanging off :yikes:

I was under the impression that the SV was fine until the Top Gear drivers got hold of it. They are well known for breaking the cars they test. At least the SV was able to be driven away afterwards. A lot of the other stuff has to be trailered, they are so damaged.

 

I remember when TOPGEAR broke a very rare Jaguar that was worth something like half a million, maybe more, and the guy who owned it was very, very peeved! :devil:

 

He better give it a very good report or he will have the Cambridge Mafia to answer too.................. LOL

 

Was so funny when they played the clip of Clarkson hitting his head in slow-mo Over+Over again ha ha ha

 

Was so funny when they played the clip of Clarkson hitting his head in slow-mo Over+Over again ha ha ha

Good ol' SV. One of the few cars to bite back at the abuse it was being given. :lol:

 

I thought he was quite nice to it

I couldnt help thinking.. now if i had 75k burning i whole in my back pocket, i would buy a C4S.

I do love the SV, i cant wait to see it on the road, it must have an amazing presence.

They should have priced it lower (probably not possible), just so there wasnt an "ohh look honey for the same money i could have Porsche"

Im well pleased they have a waiting list though, it feels like MG are now part of an exclusive club, where potential buyers have to put their name on a list... and wait

Rob

 

They have dropped the price!
it's around £65k for the entry SV,£82.5k for the SV-R

Rick

 

They haven't dropped the price, it always was £65k for the entry model.

 

so wheres the 75k come from?

 

No idea, probably straight off the top of some journalist's head.

To be honest, the only problem the SV really has is that even at £65k it seems a little overpriced for what it is. Sure, if I had £65k lying around I'd buy one, but then I'm an MG-R enthusiast. MG can't just sell cars to enthusiasts, they need to attract new customers to the brand in order for it to grow. The SV gave quite a good account of itself on TG, if it had been priced a bit lower, they wouldn't have been comparing it with cars like the Porsche and the M3.

 

75K was a figure i had fixed in my head, thats why it was wrong

But you got the general idea of my babbling.

Rob

 

Why do all these journalists and amaturist 'know it alls' keep saying MGR havent produced one new car since B*W ownership when the SV has been created?

Or do i explain it myself when i state that they are amatures :lol: