MG Tries Crossovers Again with All-New CS Concept for Shanghai Auto Show

China-owned MG Motors is returning to this year's edition of the Shanghai Auto Show with a new interpretation of a compact SUV. We'll remind you that MG premiered the Icon study at the same event last year, but whereas the former had three doors and a retro-flavored styling with references to older models of the British brand like the MGA and the MGB GT, the new CS has five doors and more contemporary details. Read more »

Allegedly Official Photos of MG's New CS Crossover Concept Surface Online

In the UK, MG currently sells one model, the MG6, but they will also be adding the MG3 supermini and the VW Golf-sized MG5 hatch to their range, according to the automaker's official website. It also lists the Icon crossover concept under the Models section hinting at the fact that they're considering such a vehicle.

However, if a report from China's Autohome is to be believed, they've had a change of heart with the styling direction for it. The Icon concept was a retro-inspired vehicle, drawing heavily on the MGB, a car from the better part of the company's history, but now with the new CS crossover, they've gone for something completely different and much more modern-looking.

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Futuristic MG Midget Concept Created by Design Student During Internship at SAIC

More than six years after China's Nanjing Automobiles acquired the once-famed MG brand only to be incorporated itself in SAIC Motor's portfolio a couple of years later, the British carmaker is still struggling to find its way and re-enter the global scene.

At last month's Beijing Auto Show, we saw MG providing a glimpse into the future with the Icon, a study for a small crossover coupe.

Another proposal for a future MG model comes from a design student of the Coventry University in the UK, who created a sports car concept during his internship at SAIC Design.

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MG Icon Scoops Best Concept Award at the Beijing Motor Show, Do You Agree?

Neither the sharp lines of the Lamborghini Urus SUV nor the sculptured body of the Mercedes-Benz Concept Style Coupe managed to convince a panel of judges at the Auto China 2012 in Beijing when it came to picking out the 'Best Concept' of this year's show. Instead, most votes landed upon the new MG Icon small crossover.

The awards were announced by U.S. car magazine Autoweek, which plans to present MG with an engraved trophy at a later date.

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MG's Beijing Show Icon Concept Previews a Small Crossover that Could Enter Production by 2014

Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC), the Chinese owner of the MG Motors brand, is eyeing the Nissan Juke and the small crossover segment with a new concept study named the Icon that was officially revealed today at the 2012 Beijing Auto Show.

The British company's first ever SUV concept was created by the MG global design team headed by British director Anthony Williams-Kenny who says he took inspiration from some of the most well-known MG models of the past such as the MGA and the MGB GT.

“The MG brand has a unique set of values and heritage and allows us to offer individual design values to our products," said Williams-Kenny. "The MG Icon represents our vision of a modern MG and we feel that the small SUV canvas demonstrates MG’s capacity for progressive design with respect for its long heritage."

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New MG Icon Concept Crossover to be Unveiled at the Beijing Auto Show

These are the first official sketches of a new concept model from MG named the Icon that will make its world premiere at next week's Auto China Show 2012 in Beijing.

The Icon is said to preview an upcoming compact crossover model that will be launched in China within the next two years. Some of the car's styling elements are loosely inspired by the fixed-roof MGB GT built between 1965 and 1980.

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