The MG Concept 5 is one of a whole array of models that Chinese auto giant Shanghai Auto is planning for the marque and sister brand Roewe over the next five years, as it aims to sell 700,000 cars globally by 2015 - according to Inside Line. For Concept 5, read MG5, with this sportily proportioned five-door hatchback previewing a Golf-class car due out at the end of 2011, to slot beneath the slightly larger MG6.

The production version of MG's Concept 5 is code-named AP12 and rides on a version of today's MG6/Roewe 350 platform. It will be powered initially by the existing NSE gas engine range of 1.3- and 1.8-liter engines, but in 2014 it will be fitted with the new range of downsized engines that SAIC is co-developing with GM. Code-named SGE, these engines include 1.0, 1.2, 1.4 and 1.5 turbos developing between 115 horsepower and 162 hp. The 5 will be fitted with at least the 1.2 and 1.4 versions. A 1.9 diesel will also be offered for Europe. The MG5's chassis will consist of MacPherson struts up front and a twist-beam torsion axle at the rear.

A year later, the MG7/Roewe 750 sedan replacement appears some 15 years after the debut of the Rover 75 they're based on. A coupelike four-door, it uses GM's Epsilon platform and will be powered by 2.0 and 2.4 four-cylinder gasoline engines and a 1.9 diesel, all with dual-clutch transmissions - Inside Line said.

Source: Inside Line

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