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History

MG had stopped producing sports cars in 1980 when British Leyland closed their Abingdon plant near Oxford, although the MG badge was used on badge-engineered hatchbacks and saloons between 1982 and 1991. In 1992, the company restarted production of the classic MG B as the limited-edition RV8, and positive reaction (and the success of new-parent BMW's Z3) led the company to develop the MG F. It was revised and renamed using the historic TF name in 2002, but future production plans were in doubt following the collapse of the MG Rover Group in 2005. The completion of Nanjing Automobile Group's MG factory in Nanjing saw production being restarted in March of 2007. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... 1963 Jaguar E-Type, a classic sports car 1963 Chevrolet Corvette was based upon European sports cars A sports car is an automobile designed for performance driving. ... The British Leyland Motor Corporation (often abbreviated to simply BL), was a Britain in 1968. ... Abingdon is a market town in Oxfordshire, England and is one of the towns which claim to be Britains oldest continuously occupied town. ... This article is about the city of Oxford in England. ... 1967 MGB GT The MGB was Britains best-selling sports car. ... 1967 MGB GT The MGB was Britains best-selling sports car. ... For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). ... The BMW Z3 was the first modern mass-market roadster produced by BMW, as well as the first BMW model assembled in the United States. ... MG Rover was the last British-owned mass-production car manufacturer in the British motor industry. ... NACs logo The Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation (Yuejin Motor Group Corporation, Chinas oldest car maker, founded in 1947) is a state-owned enterprise with 16,000 employees. ...

Mark I

The MG F was launched in the autumn of 1995 by the Rover Group, making it the third all-new car to be launched in its first full year since the BMW takeover. It was powered by a 1.8 L K-Series 16-valve engine, the basic having 118 hp (87 kW) while the more powerful VVC (variable valve control) had 145 hp (101 kW). Rover Special Projects oversaw the development of the F's design and before finalising the styling bought-in outside contractors to determine the most appropriate mechanical configuration for the new car. MGA Developments produced the initial design concept (It was actually a scaled-up version of the Honda Beat), before Rover's in house design team refined and productionised their concept under the leadership of Gerry McGovern. An interesting feature of the F was its Hydragas suspension, a system employing interconnected fluid and gas displacers which provided a surprisingly compliant ride but which could be tuned to provide excellent handling characteristics. The MG F quickly shot to the top of the affordable sports car charts in Britain and remained there until the introduction of the MG TF in 2002. For other uses, see BMW (disambiguation). ... The Rover Group K-Series engine is an engine built by MG Rovers MG Powertrain division. ... In automotive engineering, an engine is referred to as multi-valve (or multivalve) when each cylinder has more than two valves. ... VVC (Variable Valve Control) is an automobile variable valve timing technology developed by Rover. ... The Honda Beat is a mid-engined two-seat convertible kei car produced from in May 1991 to February 1996. ... Hydragas is a type of automotive suspension system used in many cars produced by British Leyland and its successor companies. ...

Mark II

The MG F underwent a facelift in Autumn of 1999 and gave the car a revised interior as well as styling tweaks and fresh alloy wheels designs. There was also the introduction of a base 1.6 version and a more powerful 160 hp (119 kW) variant called the Trophy 160, which had a 0-60 mph time of 6.9 seconds. It was only produced for a limited time. An automatic version with a CVT called the Steptronic was also introduced. The MG F continued to sell well in spite of the sale of the Rover Group, which was announced in March 2000. Land Rover was sold to Ford, while the MG and Rover marques were sold to the Phoenix consortium for £10. In spite of competition from the likes of Mazda MX-5, BMW Z3 and Audi TT, the MG F still proved fairly popular. CVT may stand for: The Hull classification symbol for a training aircraft carrier, in the United States Navy. ... Land Rover was the name of one of the first British civilian all-terrain utility vehicles, first produced by Rover in 1947. ... “Ford” redirects here. ... The Mazda MX-5, also known as Miata (IPA: /miαrÉ™/ or /miαtÉ™/) in North America and Roadster (IPA: /ɺ̠odosɯta/) in Japan, is a sports car built by Mazda in Hiroshima, Japan, since 1989. ... The BMW Z3 was the first modern mass-market roadster produced by BMW, as well as the first BMW model assembled in the United States. ... The Audi TT is a sports car produced by Audi since 1998 in GyÅ‘r, Hungary. ...

TF

MG TF Mark I
Production	2002–2005

A facelift in 2002 saw the MG F rebadged MG TF, after the classic MG TF. The most significant mechanical changes were the abandonment of Hydragas suspension in favour of conventional coil springs, the new design of the air-induction system that along with new camshafts produces more power than in MG F engines, and the torsional stiffness of the body increased by 20%. Various cosmetic tweaks include a revised grille, redesigned front headlights, bumpers, side air-intake grills, rear boot, etc. The MG TF was the first car of its class to be awarded a leading 4-star safety performance from Euro NCAP. Image File history File links MG_TF_R_gruen_2005. ... The MG T series of cars (including the TA, TB, TC, TD, and TF) was a basic body-on-frame sports car produced from 1936 through to 1955. ... Hydragas is a type of automotive suspension system used in many cars produced by British Leyland and its successor companies. ... The European New Car Assessment Programme (Euro NCAP) is a European car safety performance assessment programme founded in 1997 by the Transport Research Laboratory for the UK Department of Transport. ...

Like the MG F before it, the MG TF outsold the rest of the competition put together in the UK every year throughout its production life. However, the Mazda MX-5 still remains the worlds best selling sportscar, production was suspended in 2005 when MG Rover collapsed.

Nanjing Automobile Group production

MG TF

Nanjing Automobile Group, which bought MG Rover's remaining assets during bankruptcy proceedings, restarted production on 29 May 2007. It aims to build 200,000 TF's a year at its Nanjing factory.^[1] Experts from the Longbridge factory were involved in building the new TF's in Nanjing.^[2] The company has also indicated its plan to manufacture the MG TF in Ardmore, Oklahoma,^[3] and Longbridge, UK, starting in early 2008.^[4] Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 523 pixel Image in higher resolution (1919 × 1254 pixel, file size: 295 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 2002 MG TF at Yate Car Show, Yate, Bristol, England. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 523 pixel Image in higher resolution (1919 × 1254 pixel, file size: 295 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) 2002 MG TF at Yate Car Show, Yate, Bristol, England. ... is the 149th day of the year (150th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2007 (MMVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. ... Location within the state of Oklahoma Coordinates: , Country State County Carter Government  - Mayor Bob Guerin Area  - Total 50. ...

Known problems

The K-series engine used in the F is well-known for its head gasket problems.^{[citation needed]} Although the pre-2000 MG Fs had Nylon dowels for locating the head to the block, these were updated in 2000 to metal. This stopped one cause of head gasket failure when the head would move very slightly against the gasket. A modified head gasket is available from Land Rover which can be retro-fitted to the older models to correct the problem. Different kinds of gaskets, #4 indicating a V4 head gasket. ...

MG F

In the 2005 model year updates, MG Rover added a low coolant sensor to the MG TF, which should virtually eradicate the problem from the car when coolant loss is at fault as the driver will be warned prior to any serious damage occurring. Destined to be introduced with the EUIV emissions compliant engine in late 2005 was a revised triple layer gasket and strengthened oil rail. The aim of the latter is to improve engine rigidity. But this was never introduced on the MG TF made by MG Rover Group as the company had gone bankrupt by the time of the planned launch.

In the MG TF which will be launched by Nanjing Automotive in 2007, the 'N' series engine (basically the aforementioned EUIV compliant K Series) will have these modifications as standard.

See also

• MG 7

The MG 7 is a sports saloon built by MG. Production started in early 2007[1]. The MG 7 is a successor to the MG ZT, which was produced by MG Rover from 2001 until the firm went bankrupt in April 2005. ...

References

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