they made a coupe 75 concept http://www.aronline.co.uk/index.htm?rover75coupef.htm so it is a fair bet that had all gone well a coupe ZT would have arrived in due course

 

What a stunning car that is, seriously!!

I can't believe they didn't put more resources into making coupe versions, especially for the Zed range! Would have sold a lot more cars in coupe form, as I know a lot of people (as well as myself) don't like 4/5 door cars.

It is such a shame they didn't make this

 

Did that prototype ever get auctioned off? Would love to find out if it ever escaped after Rovers demise!

 

It is still sitting in the visitors centre at Longbridge, now with MG badges front and back

 

come on Roewe or whatever its called... MG7C goowan....

 

The past is the past. But there's no reason why they couldn't develop an MG6C - based on the Roewe 550/MG6 4 Door.

Give it AWD and you'll have a winner, albeit in small numbers.

 

A 45 Coupe would have been a lovely car I reckon but sales wouldn't have been sufficient enough to warrant it (not that that usually stopped them, mind!) plus the HHR was priority for replacement so it wouldn't have made sense to build a new bodystyle off a platform with a short life expectency.

The 75 Coupe, on the other hand, was a huge wasted opportunity.

 

I think they should have had coupe variants for the Z range though, as that is a sporty brand so the coupe would have sold a lot imo as it makes the car look sportier!

So I wonder why they didn't build coupe versions when the original Z's were first released? Not enough money or just simply didn't think it was worth considering?

The 400/ZS just wouldn't have suited a coupe styling IMO.

I think it might have, just like a 3 series BMW. Maybe.

 

i hope SAIC make the MG7 or roewe 750 in coupe guise i for one would happily buy one

 

Considering the Roewe 750 and MG 7 will be replaced by new models in something like 2-3 years time I don't see that happening.

 

The 400/ZS just wouldn't have suited a coupe styling IMO.

 

I'm sure I'm not the first and certain that I won't be the last to sigh 'if only...'

That coupe is a truly stunning car. Just imagine what a sportier ZT variant would've looked like.

 

Yeah exactly, would have blown BMW and the likes out of the water!

A Coupe would have fitted in very well but MGR's R&D budget was always tight and I guess developing a new bodyshell wasn't economical. They would have been far better off designing a new bodystyle off the 25 or 75 as they were more competitive and lucrative at the time.

Yeah true, well the 75 coupe would have been amazing if they thought about it then. If only they spent the money on making the 75/ZT coupe earlier instead of wasting what little money they had on the MG SV and the City Rover.....

 

Ive got a few 45/ZS Coupe mockups I saved from a few years back. Think they look very smart!

 

I agree I think a 45/ZS coupe would have looked great, after all the 200 wedge wasn't meant to be be a coupe but it made a very good looking car in the end.

It would be great if MG made a ZT coupe, maybe they could use the ZT RWD platform to create a MG6 Coupe. :bgrin:

 

They look great

theres a rover 600 image too which looks good.

Shame that only the 200 and 800 got the go ahead. 75 and TF coupes look mint IMO!!

 

5 door coupe FTW!!

 

Speaking of the MG7,does anyone know if any western countries will ever see these cars sold ? As mentioned, if I could get the MG7 with the Rover 75 interior Id sign up for one straight away.
From the picture Ive seen out of China, they look pretty good.
There is a company online in China selling the Roewe 750s and MG7s as well as tractors,vans etc.I was hoping SAIC might use their Ssangyong dealership network to sell MG cars over here in Australia but nothing has been heard yet.I see Geely are selling there cheap Great Wall 4wd cars here now.

 

The TF Coupe was stunning. The seats, in particular, and the overall cherry red interior was superb.

 

There were roumours at one time of a ZS with a retractable hardtop roof .. or was that just unfounded rumour?

 

ANYTHING would have been money better spent than the SV. That entire project was an ego **** for Kevin Howe and wasted both time and money and gained absolutely nothing for the company.

 

A ZR convertable would have been nice

 

How about a ZT convertible? Supposedly the original 75 program allowed for a convertible later on.

 

That Green MG ZS Mock-up is the Sex, very worthy 200 Coupe Replacement !!!

 

Something I read somewhere many years ago about some flexibility in the design to allow for a convertible (possibly an in depth Rover article I read which I lost many years ago mentioning things like the the Freelander MPV). Wish I knew more but even if true it would cost too much money to bring to fruition.

 

Would have done well though imo. Or maybe even a ZS convertible. Not a ZR though, that would have been stupid.

 

I don't know shammy.. look at the past 205 and VW golf and the present Audi A3 convertables and you can see a ZR rag top would have looked good..