New MG3 caught on video in Spain

The MG3 – MG’s new supermini – has been caught testing in Spain ahead of a launch in the UK in early 2013.

MG doesn’t offer a great deal of choice for car buyers at the moment, but the MG range is set to expand in 2013 with the addition of the MG3 supermini.

The MG3 is already on sale in China, but MG are busy giving the MG3 a bit of a makeover to suit European markets, and a trio of UK plate MG3s have been caught out testing in Spain ahead of a UK launch at the start of the New Year.

Changes expected for the European MG3 include a new suspension setup to suit both drivers’ expectations and our roads and a new interior with higher quality materials which should make the MG3 a bit more appealing to European tastes.

Cosmetically, it looks like MG are playing with the front end of the MG3 with revised bumpers and a grill that looks a bit like it came off a Renault.

Under the bonnet there’s a 1.5 litre petrol engine with 107bhp (at least there is on these test cars) with a 1.3 litre petrol also expected to be on offer. Future offerings are thought to include smaller turbo petrols and, at some point, a 1.4 litre diesel.

The MG3 is expected to go on sale in the UK in early 2013 so it’s quite likely it will be on show at the Paris Motor Show in September.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y69AlsAwIaI

By Cars UK