quote:Originally posted by Charlie McCall:
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...
My impression was that once MG worked it over it didn't even keep it's ties or name to Detomaso or Mangusta. Is that correct? My impression was that MG was using it as a last ditch effort to bring some interest into the company. It is kind of a shame because the new MGF probably would have had enough marketablility if they would have spend the recources pushing it instead of funding a new project. MG suffered from never improving there car (until their new car). It has been a 1950's technology roadster all it's life. It is what attracted some people but I feel it was also it's down fall. Now they want to make a leap into something far different then where they came from. It did not seem like an apropriat direction from the company. Now I think they are using the difribulators on MG/Rover again.