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236 MG 6 Magnette DTi (1st Gen) (2013) VX 63 GLX

MG 6 Magnette (1st Gen)DTi (2010-16) Engine 1849cc S4 DT

Registration Number VX 63 GLZ (Worcester)

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The MG6 is a mid-size car under the MG marque, built by Chinese carmaker SAIC Motor, derived from the Roewe 550 and hence distantly related to the Rover 75, sharing its front subframe. It was initially announced in April 2009 at the Shanghai Auto Show as a hatchback, and in October 2010 at Shanghai Expo as a 4-door saloon model.

The five-door hatchback, known as the MG6 GT, went on sale in the United Kingdom in May 2011, the saloon, known as the MG6 Magnette, went on sale on 16 July 2011. A diesel model joined the range at the end of 2012.

For the MG 6 GT, three levels of trim are available with increasing levels of equipment and trim; S, SE and TSE. These all share the same mechanical specification, although the TSE gains 18" wheels over the standard 17".

The launch models are available with the petrol TCI-Tech 1.8-litre engine, available in two states of tune, 133 bhp (99 kW; 135 PS) and 158 bhp (118 kW; 160 PS) (with turbo), the latter being available from launch in China and as the only engine option at launch in the UK. In 2012 the petrol engine was joined by a 1849cc S4 DTi-Tech engine

The MG 6 was facelifted in 2015, receiving a range of minor exterior and interior changes including a 75kg reduction in weight. In the UK, the main change was the improvement in efficiency for the diesel model, and the withdrawal of the petrol version. The facelifted model can be identified with a new front bumper design.

In the UK sales have been slow with only 15 units in October 2011, only seven registrations for the MG brand as a whole were recorded in November (of which three were presumably TF roadsters). In December 2011, car rental company Avis UK Ltd announced that it would be running 100 MG 6 GT and Magnette in its rental fleet and took delivery of these cars. For 2012, MG sold 782 cars in the UK. Initial UK production was projected in the range of 2000 to 3000 per annum

 

The first generation MG 6 was replaced by a second generation five door liftback for 2017 model year, now made exclusively in Nanjing, China

 

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