The British marque MG has shown interest in making an electric MX-5 contender. The Chief designer of MG Motors, Shao Jingfeng, confirmed this via an interview with Drive. MG Motors has been a subsidiary of the Chinese automobile manufacturer SAIC since 2011 and finally, they decided to return to its roots and make a purely British roadster.
The roadster will be based on an entirely new platform which has been under works since 2014. Furthermore, it will have a powerful electric motor powering all the wheels.
“I will make [the] MG brand closer to history because the brand stopped for several years, and for customers [building SUVs] doesn’t answer, ‘who is MG?’ So, we need to get back to the beginning,” Jingfeng said in the interview.
Many projects have been brewing in the MG factories and while a sedan and crossover models have been released, there is a lot more to come. MG introduced the E-Motion Concept last year which shows the company is serious about their growth.
Mr. Jingfeng made no comment on the name of the car, release date, or the price of the electric MX-5 contender.