[Mgs] Oh No, Not Again! The Triumph might upstage MG's return!

[Paul Root]

The front 3/4 view looks like a really bland new Thunderbird, with a 
different grill.

I know I'm a minority, but I liked my TR7.  Very modern compared to the 
B. And by
'80, though it was too late for them, build quality was up.

The MGTF  convertible and coupe are much better looking. I keep hoping 
that the
Oklahoma thing actually goes through.

There is also a fabulous show car that Nanjing put out before they 
bought MG. It
was called the tempest, and is meant to be a real successor to the A-H 
3000.  And now
they have that name too.   Could happen...



Aeseeyou at aol.com wrote:
> In an almost Deja Vu rerun of what happened when  the TR4 upstaged the MGB 
> and British-Leyland released the TR7 (TR8) before a new  MG could replace the 
> tired MGB (A "Bonehead" move which virtually killed off any  hope that B-L had 
> of taking back the lucrative import car market here in  the States, especially 
> the sports cars that had dominated the market since right  after WW2. 
> The TR7's and TR8's were a horrible flops! The public didn't like  the "wedge 
> look" and never accepted them. They sounded a death  knoll to the proud 
> British car empire that had been on  top for so many years! 
> But now Triumph seems ready to return once  again. And now it appears 
> possible that it might even upstage the  "floundering" Chinese built Nanjing MGTF. 
> Why? Because the Triumph will be  built and marketed by the Mega-wealthy PR 
> powerhouse, BMW...Remember the  impressive way that BMW "sold" the new Mini to the 
> nostalgic and extremely loyal  followers of the "old" Mini?  BMW never 
> skipped a beat. The same is  possible if BMW does a just fraction of the PR work for 
> the new Triumph that it  did before they released the "new" Mini. And now you 
> see the "new" Minis  everywhere!
> Beside which, the new Triumph really looks great! In fact it  looks like a 
> 21st Century TR4 ...the little roadsters pedigree is undeniable! To  read more 
> go  to:
> http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/news/autoexpressnews/210892/triumph.html     
> Hey, I'd buy one! And if they're anywhere near as dependable as the BMW Mini  
> the new Triumph should be a real threat to the Mazda MX5 or the Miata as the 
> MX5  is known here in the Colonies. And if they use the  BMW V-8 engine to  
> power them.....Wow! 
> Albert Escalante CCBCC-West Coast  
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