New Roewe i6
The next-generation MG 6 is expected to be based on the Roewe i6,
which was unveiled at the Guangzhou motor show.
In China, the i6 will have three powertrain options: a 123 bhp
1.0-litre three-cylinder petrol engine with 125 lb-ft of torque; a 1.5-litre
petrol unit also used in the MG GS, which produces 164 bhp and 184 lb-ft of
torque; and a plug-in hybrid option, which combines the 1.0-litre petrol unit
with an 82 bhp electric motor.
These engines are also likely to feature in the MG ZS small SUV,
which will also come to the UK after a London motor show launch in May 2017.
The current MG 6 is based on the Roewe 550, which arrived in 2008
using a shortened Rover 75 platform. By 2010, the saloon had morphed into the
MG 6 hatchback.
Reports suggest that MG may drop the 6 model name and use ZT
instead as it moves back towards a lettering system to define its cars.
