Moderator Curtis Jacobson Portland Oregon (4576 posts) Registered: 10/12/2007 02:16AM Main British Car: 71 MGBGT, Buick 215 |
MG EV?
Press release appears here: [www.autoblog.com] My thoughts? I like the wheels, but I think MG (SAIC) needs to rethink their front badging because it looks like they're trying to rip-off VW. I like electric cars a lot, but this show car doesn't seem very clever. Hardly any details are included in the press release but I see they've loaded enough batteries to bring total weight to 2376#, yet only achieved a 50 mile range. Volkswagen's "eUp!" already provides ~90 mile range to UK and European buyers. It has a more powerful motor and it's a little bigger too, with four doors and a curb weight of 1511#. If I lived in England, I'd certainly go test drive the VW. I didn't find much more info on the MG (SAIC) website, here: [www.saicmg.com] - Your thoughts? |