MG6 is Names a Class Winner in the Towcar Awards 2016

BIRMINGHAM, UK -- Sept. 25, 2015: Yesterday (Thursday 24 September), the MG6 S scooped the ‘Under £17,500’ class winner award at the Caravan Club Towcar of the Year event.

During rigorous testing, that took place in July at the Millbrook Proving Ground, the MG6 wowed judges and was named winner of its class. Judges comments were: “This keenly-priced, front wheel drive MG surprised a few judges with its ‘more-than-capable’ towing performance around the challenging Millbrook course. It boasts a generous 100kg noseweight limit and impressive boot space. The hill start was very good for a front wheel drive car.”

For this year’s competition, which is in its 33rd year, 43 cars were split into seven price classes and two weight categories. The classes were vehicles priced: under £17,500; £17,500 - £22,000; £22,000 - £26,000; £26,000 - £30,000; £30,000 - £40,000; and over £50,000.

Manufacturers were invited to submit, for testing, any vehicle that was capable of towing a trailer over 750kg and on sale on 1 October 2015. The cars entered were pushed to their limits in a series of tests. Five expert drivers assessed each car’s towing characteristics including acceleration, braking and the ability to cope with demanding hill starts. A further two driving judges performed mid-range 30-60mph and 40-60mph acceleration tests on each vehicle. An additional two judges then evaluated each entrant’s usability in terms of everyday caravanning, for example would it carry a set of awning poles and is the caravaner required to get on the floor to connect the caravan electrics.

Matthew Cheyne, MG’s Head of Sales and Marketing, said: “We are absolutely over the moon that the MG6 has been recognised in these prestigious awards. With around 1.7 million people making up the caravanning community in the UK, we can only hope that when people go shopping for their tow car they will consider the MG6; especially now it’s award winning!

The results of the competition were announced at The Caravan Club Towcar of the Year Awards ceremony, held at the Royal Automobile Club in London.

The iconic British MG brand can trace its history back to 1924 and is world famous for making stylish cars that are fun to drive and own and are sold at remarkably affordable prices. Modern MGs, which are designed, engineered and finally assembled in Longbridge, Birmingham, continue this long and rich MG tradition.

Two cars currently come off the Longbridge assembly lines: the MG6 and the MG3 with several models planned for the immediate and longer-term future.

The MG6 is a medium-sized fastback offering fantastic dynamic handling, high levels of interior comfort and a tremendously spacious cabin area with a cavernous boot. The MG6 won the 2014 Auto Express Driver Power Best Handling Award.

The MG3 is a new generation supermini which brings fun and style to this sector of the market at very affordable prices. The 1.5-litre petrol-powered car can also be personalised, so owners have the option of giving their car their own style-statement.

MG was voted the fourth best manufacturer in the UK in the Auto Express Driver Power Awards in 2015. MG was the fastest growing brand in Britain in 2014 as shown by official figures issued by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. Currently MG has the fastest growing network of dealers in the UK as sales continue to surge.