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X80 production cancelled?
Apparently, the X80 is no longer going into production!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Instead, it's chassis, engine and powertrain etc. will be going into a one-model racing series (a-la MGF Trophey Cup). Apparently, MG feels the money developing the model would be best spent on the replacement small and medium sector vehicles (R25/ZR; R45/ZS).
If you ask me, the X80 was virtually ready! Why would they call off the car now? OK, they got critisism over the appearance of the car at it's debut in Frankfurt, but they lead us all to believe that they were going to make some adjustments to the exterior, and launch about a year later than originally planned. This only leaves the ZT385 and 260 using the V8. I thought the CBIH collaboration was going to allow for economies of scale, not shutting down a car's development entirely!
What are MGR up to? I totally can't understand why this decision has been made! Did MGR not think that the car was going to be the Porsche-beater that they claimed it would be? Is this decision going to have repercussions? Why did they bother marketing and hyping for the car, like on their web-site, and in the letter which they sent some of us less than a week ago?! And why bother with a one-make series if the car isn't going to be available to the puclic! They say they want to save money, yet they are going to continue spending it on an event which is likely to get very little publicity, and have no tie-in to a publicly-available product!
Since the CBIH collaboration deal, all we have seen so-far is the 75 being shipped off the China to be badged as "Brilliance" and not "Rover", and now this!
I'm not being sceptical, and I don't think I am having a rant or anything, but something's afoot!
Can anyone confirm or deny this news?!
I'm feeling a bit annoyed and deflated at the moment! We need some POSITIVE news from Rover, not more cut-backs and compromises!
Apparently, the X80 is no longer going into production!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Instead, it's chassis, engine and powertrain etc. will be going into a one-model racing series (a-la MGF Trophey Cup). Apparently, MG feels the money developing the model would be best spent on the replacement small and medium sector vehicles (R25/ZR; R45/ZS).
If you ask me, the X80 was virtually ready! Why would they call off the car now? OK, they got critisism over the appearance of the car at it's debut in Frankfurt, but they lead us all to believe that they were going to make some adjustments to the exterior, and launch about a year later than originally planned. This only leaves the ZT385 and 260 using the V8. I thought the CBIH collaboration was going to allow for economies of scale, not shutting down a car's development entirely!
What are MGR up to? I totally can't understand why this decision has been made! Did MGR not think that the car was going to be the Porsche-beater that they claimed it would be? Is this decision going to have repercussions? Why did they bother marketing and hyping for the car, like on their web-site, and in the letter which they sent some of us less than a week ago?! And why bother with a one-make series if the car isn't going to be available to the puclic! They say they want to save money, yet they are going to continue spending it on an event which is likely to get very little publicity, and have no tie-in to a publicly-available product!
Since the CBIH collaboration deal, all we have seen so-far is the 75 being shipped off the China to be badged as "Brilliance" and not "Rover", and now this!
I'm not being sceptical, and I don't think I am having a rant or anything, but something's afoot!
Can anyone confirm or deny this news?!
I'm feeling a bit annoyed and deflated at the moment! We need some POSITIVE news from Rover, not more cut-backs and compromises!