MG’s place in motoring history is assured, but what about its place in the future? Now owned by Chinese firm SAIC, a new model (above), was unveiled at the Beijing Motor Show last week and it’s quite a tidy looking hatchback. Imagine it as the ZR replacement and you won’t go far wrong, which means there’s plenty of potential for hot hatch derivatives. The car is called the MG Zero and has been developed by a Brit-led design team based in Birmingham. The interior features touch-screen technology and a ‘floating console’ instrument panel. It’s a pretty funky machine and there’s plenty to please die-hard MG enthusiasts. But the designers have also managed to give it enough of an edge to excite everyone else – and that’s no easy trick to pull off. Not surprisingly, the company is talking it up, calling the Zero “crucial to the development of the brand globally”. It’s expected to appear in production form 12 months from now and be on sale before the end of 2011. I don’t think there’s anyone in motoring who would begrudge MG a bit of success.
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