Despite how easy it is to think the opposite, such statement isn’t necessarily an insult. Automakers are interested in making profits just as much as any other company, specially in times when the competition has become tougher than ever. Therefore, if they can pull off selling a vehicle which brings money without having required huge investments, generally it’s only a matter of time for it to reach the dealerships. MG, for instance, offers a bunch of other cars that were created with abstract missions like the aforementioned ones. But since it’s still struggling to make ends meet – and to adapt itself to working with the Chinese company who is making this possible (SAIC) –, developing a model using nothing but sure-to-succeed elements can’t be recommendable enough.
And what would those elements be? The biggest is GS’ very crossover body. The medium size is also interesting, because it brings nice profit margins without competition as tough as among compact of full-size categories. Making the creases strong and few is another one. Placing head and tail lights in high positions too, in order to make it look more imponent. Windows with ascending baseline, aiding to a nimbler style. Lower sections painted in black, so as to avoid a “heavy” feeling. Establishing visual connection between front and rear by repeating some style elements. If you used to think of multiple cars to give examples of all these styling resources, Morris Garages’ first crossover ever will work for you pretty much like a Greatest Hits album.
The Chinese automotive market has a very strange tradition regarding the release of new vehicles: most of the ones which are intended to be sold only there, or at least starting only there, emerge with very little official information coming from their makers – some don’t even have press events. Therefore, it’s not surprising that GS doesn’t have anything disclosed about its cabin yet. If you want to know more about it, you have to skip to the performance part. MG will equip it with a turbocharged 2.0 gasoline propeller, whose 220 cv and 35.7 kgfm are combined to a dual-clutch, six-speed automatic transmission and take the car from 0 to 100 kph in eight seconds flat. The company also states that its upscale trim levels will also feature an on-demand all-wheel-drive system.