One thing to remember is that MG's have always be sporty variants of the parent company, or certainly as far as saloons are concerned.
I even believe that the Maestro's etc. of the 80's were as true MG's as the saloons have ever been, although many will disagree. I ofcourse feel that the 'Z' cars are infinitely better than the cars of the 80's and a better attempt, don't let anyone try to tell you that the modern MG saloons, the 80's cars included, are not true MG's, they are. If these aren't true MG's because they are not built at Abingdon or some other ridiculous reason, then we need to ask about the MG Magnette ZA, ZB and Farina's also the 1100's, and umpteen other cars. Who questions whether modern Jaguars are true Jags because they are not made at Coventry anymore, or the Aston Martins because they are not hand-made or made at Newport Pagnell, you can't have one rule for one brand and another rule for another. Also don't let people tell you that badge engineering is a bad thing because MG Rover does it, all other manufacturers do it and no-one minds, personally I consider MGR to be doing an incredible job and I for one am very proud to have been born on the same island as these incredible people who are turning this company around into a world beater.
I even believe that the Maestro's etc. of the 80's were as true MG's as the saloons have ever been, although many will disagree. I ofcourse feel that the 'Z' cars are infinitely better than the cars of the 80's and a better attempt, don't let anyone try to tell you that the modern MG saloons, the 80's cars included, are not true MG's, they are. If these aren't true MG's because they are not built at Abingdon or some other ridiculous reason, then we need to ask about the MG Magnette ZA, ZB and Farina's also the 1100's, and umpteen other cars. Who questions whether modern Jaguars are true Jags because they are not made at Coventry anymore, or the Aston Martins because they are not hand-made or made at Newport Pagnell, you can't have one rule for one brand and another rule for another. Also don't let people tell you that badge engineering is a bad thing because MG Rover does it, all other manufacturers do it and no-one minds, personally I consider MGR to be doing an incredible job and I for one am very proud to have been born on the same island as these incredible people who are turning this company around into a world beater.