Rendered Speculation: Will a new Roadster spearhead MG's return to America?
 

<p>Filed under: <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/convertibles/" rel="tag">Convertible</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/sports/" rel="tag">Performance</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/china/" rel="tag">China</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/uk/" rel="tag">UK</a>, <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/category/rumormill/" rel="tag">Rumormill</a></p><a href="http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2010/04/2014-mg-tf-roadster-will-mg-make-a-us-comeback-with-this-car.html#more"><img vspace="4" hspace="4" border="1" align="right" alt="" src="http://www.blogcdn.com/www.autoblog.com/media/2010/04/mgustf.jpg" /></a>Inside Line has a rendering of that still-in-the-works <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/02/15/rumormill-chinese-owned-mg-planning-tf-roadster-successor/">successor to the MG TF</a>. It isn't exactly a shock, as it looks much like a slightly evolved version of the current and soon-to-be-dead MG TF. The real revolution will be what the body rests on and what powers it - Chinese owner SAIC is reportedly still playing around with platform possibilities, but it doesn't look like the company is any closer than before to finding a partner for that aspect of the project.<br />
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The roadster's motivation will be thanks to an engine in front turning the wheels in back, just as God intended. <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/14/report-all-new-mg-roadster-in-the-works-with-gasoline-diesel-a/">Powerplant options</a> are said to be a small <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/make/gm/">General Motors</a> diesel, a conventional V6 and an in-house hybrid. The natural question posed is: where is the four-cylinder? Who knows, maybe SAIC plans to skip that step and pwn the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/model/mx-5">Mazda MX-5 Miata</a> with its <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/14/nanjings-first-clean-sheet-mg-gets-tested-better-to-drive-than/">revelatory handling chops</a>. No matter which they choose, if the body in the illustration can be trusted, it will be handsome enough to make the attempt. No hurries on a decision - we still have three years before it goes into production, and we've heard promises of MG's revival in the States before, so we're not holding our breath.<br />
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[Source: <a href="http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2010/04/2014-mg-tf-roadster-will-mg-make-a-us-comeback-with-this-car.html#more">Inside Line</a>]<p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/20/rendered-speculation-will-a-new-roadster-spearhead-mgs-return/">Rendered Speculation: Will a new Roadster spearhead MG's return to America?</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Tue, 20 Apr 2010 14:29:00 EST. Please see our <a href="http://www.weblogsinc.com/feed-terms/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href=http://blogs.insideline.com/straightline/2010/04/2014-mg-tf-roadster-will-mg-make-a-us-comeback-with-this-car.html#more>Read</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/20/rendered-speculation-will-a-new-roadster-spearhead-mgs-return/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/19446353/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2010/04/20/rendered-speculation-will-a-new-roadster-spearhead-mgs-return/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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