quote:Originally posted by Vario-Rob:
Do excuse a newbies potential ignorance here but surely there must be some mention of what the Qvale has turned into over in Great Britain.
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Nice balanced chassis and of course all of the advantages of the V8. Unlike the truly awful TVR’s I hasten to add but that is another story.
-snip-So when I look at the SVR I can’t help but think that this car is still in part one of the last living vestiges of De Tomaso
No doubt I will be told where I a going wrong
hi Rob,
As I understand it, MG bought the rights to the car, took off the ugly bodywork and put on something completely different. I would have been much prouder to call MG's version of the Mangusta a DeTomaso than I would be to call the original one (if you can follow that convoluted sentance through...) The SVR is an attractive looking car that apparently handles rather well and has the aforementioned V8. The Mangusta's fault lies with its styling. It just doesn't do anything for me. If I were to shell out that kind of $$ I would want a car that excites me, and the Qvale Mangusta doesn't do that for me.
Change the styling a-la MG SVT and you are getting a lot closer...