The MG F and MG TF were two-seater, mid-engined, rear-wheel-drive roadsters sold under the MG marque by three manufacturers between 1995 and 2011. The F, unveiled on 8 March 1995 and on sale that September, was the first new model designed as an MG since the MGB of 1962 to 1980, and came with a 1.8-litre engine of 120 bhp. MG had stopped producing sports cars in 1980 when British Leyland closed the Abingdon plant, and through the 1980s the badge went onto performance versions of Austin Rover hatchbacks and saloons. A total of 77,269 MG Fs and 39,249 MG TFs were built, and the model, by then heavily outdated, ceased production for a second and final time in 2011.
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The MG F and MG TF are two-seater roadster cars that were sold under the MG marque by three manufacturers between 1995 and 2011.
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The model, by then heavily outdated, was not a sales success and production ceased for a second and final time in 2011.
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The F and TF have a rear mid-engine, rear-wheel-drive layout with a two-door convertible design.
History
The final product, the MG F, was finally unveiled on 8 March 1995, and went on sale in September that year with a 1.8-litre (110 cu in) 120-brake-horsepower (89 kW; 120 PS) engine, and was joined several months later by a 145-brake-horsepower (108 kW; 147 PS) VVC (Variable Valve Control) version.
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BMW owned Rover Group and manufactured the model from 1995 to 2000.
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BMW broke up Rover Group in 2000, divesting the Rover and MG passenger car businesses to a management buy-out who formed the independent MG Rover business.
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MG is a British automotive marque founded by Cecil Kimber in the 1920s, owned by Chinese automobile manufacturer SAIC Motor since 2007.
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