CarBuyersNoteBook

MG TF

Under SAIC’s ownership, the line of British-built MG roadsters has been brought back to life, beginning with the currently-available TF LE-500, and before long to be joined by an updated version of the TF 135. Those familiar with MG’s UK operations will remember the TF 135 model name, and the vast majority of the car itself, from 2005, when MG was still MG Rover, before it was bought out by the Chinese.

The car returning to the British market is for the most part the same and will feature a 1.8L 16-valve K-series engine rated at 135hp (100kW). A different model, an 85th anniversary edition, will also be joining the TF lineup soon, getting an upgraded suspension treatment with Bilstein shocks, shorter springs, new anti-torsion elements and upgraded anti-roll bars.