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Test MG B - stiff breeze (ZQ)

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Created on October 14, 1971

Reading time 10min

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«AR»-Test-Team

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MG B (1971) - auch nach vielen Baujahren hübsch anzuschauen

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MG B (1971) - die Front blieb über die Jahre fast unverändert

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MG B (1971) - glattflächige Karosserie, auch nach Jahren noch modern

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MG B (1971) - die 1970 neu eingeführten Modifikationen umfassen unter anderem ein Sportlenkrad mit gelochten Speichen

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MG B (1971) - bequeme Einzelsitze mit guter Polsterung

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MG B (1971) - Sparsamer Motor trotz Zweivergaseranlage und 96 SAE-PS

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MG B (1971) - Kofferraum und Ersatzrad

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Summary

In the fall of 1971, the AR test team took on the MG B, a very popular model with over 250,000 units already built at the time. The conclusions reveal the character of the vehicle: "As an uncompromising two-seater, it appeals to young or young-at-heart drivers who place little value on comfort and high performance, but enjoy the wind blowing, the engine whirring and the car following the course more or less exactly on bad roads. Although the MGB of today has made progress compared to the first version, it still embodies the typical characteristics of the old English sports car school, which has fewer and fewer followers. It's actually a shame that we've become so "soft", because it's precisely vehicles like this that bring some color into the increasingly uniform image of the ever more perfect but also ever less individual everyday cars."

This article contains the following chapters

Convertible with two seats
Well equipped
Economical four-cylinder engine
Overdrive for two gears
For good roads
Summary
Keyword assessment of the MG B
Test results and technical data

Estimated reading time: 10min

Preview (beginning of the article)

A touch of the England of wind- and weatherproof gentlemen surrounds the object of this report. Ever since the 1962 London Motor Show, the MG B has been the latest addition to the long family tree of the world-famous English sports car brand MG. Five years after its appearance, it was flanked by a six-cylinder MG C version, which disappeared from the production program in 1970. At the same time, the MGB underwent changes to its body and interior. The car presented itself as a two-seater with a four-cylinder front engine of 1.8 liters and 96 SAE hp, a driven rear rigid axle and a fully synchronous four-speed gearbox with overdrive. Two body versions are available, namely a convertible and a coupé with the additional designation GT.

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