MG TF (2002)
| MG F / MG TF | |
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MGF Racing
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer |
Rover Group (1995–2000) MG Rover (2000–2005) MG Motor (2007–2011) |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Roadster |
| Body style | 2-seat convertible |
| Layout | Transverse Mid-Engine, Rear-Wheel Drive |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
MGB MG RV8 |
| MG F | |
|---|---|
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer | MG (Rover Group, later (MG Rover) |
| Production | 1995–2002 |
| Assembly | Longbridge, Birmingham, UK |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Roadster |
| Body style | 2-seat convertible |
| Layout | Transverse Mid-Engine, Rear-Wheel Drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.6 L K-Series Straight-4 1.8 L K-Series Straight-4 1.8 L VVC K-Series Straight-4 |
| Transmission | 5-Speed Manual CVT |
| MG TF | |
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| Overview | |
| Manufacturer |
MG MG Rover) (2002–2005) MG Motor (Nanjing, later SAIC Motor) (2007–2011) |
| Production | 2002–2005 2007–2011 |
| Assembly |
Longbridge, Birmingham, UK Pukou, Nanjing, China |
| Body and chassis | |
| Class | Roadster |
| Body style | 2-seat convertible |
| Layout | Transverse Mid-Engine, Rear-Wheel Drive |
| Powertrain | |
| Engine | 1.6 L K-Series Straight-4 1.8 L K-Series Straight-4 1.8 L VVC K-Series Straight-4 1.8 L N-Series engine |
| Transmission | 5-Speed Manual CVT |
| Chronology | |
| Predecessor |
MGB MG RV8 |
The MG F and later MG TF are mid-engined, rear wheel drive roadster cars that were produced by MG from 1995 until 2005, and by MG Motor from 2007 until 2011. The MG F was the first car to bear the MG marque since the MG MGB that was produced from 1962 to 1980. Production of the MG TF paused in 2005, when MG Rover went into receivership, and resumed in 2007 under the company's new owners Nanjing of China.
MG had stopped producing sports cars in 1980 when British Leyland closed their Abingdon, Oxfordshire plant, although the badge of MG was used on badge-engineered hatchbacks and saloons between 1982 and 1991. In 1992, the company (by this time Rover Group) restarted production of the classic MGB as the limited edition RV8, and positive reaction led the company to develop the MG F.
It was revised and renamed using the historic TF name in 2002, but production was halted, following the collapse of the MG Rover Group in April 2005. However, after Nanjing Automobile Group acquired the rights to the MG TF, the completion of the new factory for MG in Nanjing saw production being restarted in March 2007.
The MG F was launched in the Northern Hemisphere autumn of 1995 by the Rover Group, making it the third car to be launched since the takeover by BMW. 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 143 hp (107 kW). Although popular across Rover's model range, when fitted to the MGF the K-series engine was plagued by head gasket failure, often attributed to the more complex nature of cooling a mid-engine car. Rover did little to address this, with owners frequently having to meet the cost of expensive repairs themselves early in the life of their vehicles. 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.
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