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2 October 2020 From the club desk... In This Issue... The Fifth Estate X marks the POWER!! Current Evolution Roger, the Cabin Boy… If I were a rich man… As the editor of an MG Owners’ Club magazine, I am feeling somewhat of a fraud this month. The fact is I no longer own an MG. The only MG in Brake Fluid the family is the ZR and even that is not on the drive these days. Both my MGs have been sold, call it a mid-life crisis, but the upshot is that I am Beefing up the Boef… now trying to figure out what’s next. COVID-19 has a lot to answer for, I Sales Success. think. Anyway, that’s me below passing the baton to the new owner of my MGB GT, a young man who along with his now wife bought my last Merchandise MGB GT from me ten years ago. You’d have thought he’d have learnt 2021 Club Update not to buy from me then! Contact Us Anyway, this month we have a new section from Neil Wallace with salty tales of the life on boats. With Winter approaching and all those jobs to Send us an email for more information be done on your MGs, the technical article on brake fluid may well be of about the club’s activities or to join us. interest. Angie Haughton - Area Secretary Sadly, however, with the increasing levels of new cases the committee [email protected] have decided to cancel the remainder of 2020 with respect to club Neil Wallace - Candles Charity & Tours activities and we continue to live in hope that 2021 will bring a fresh start [email protected] to club activities...we live in hope. In the meantime, stay safe and let us have your updates! Mike Haughton - Merchandise & MGCC [email protected] Martin Williamson Martin Williamson - PR/Newsletter [email protected] Steve Brace - Treasurer [email protected] Volunteers: Neil Kennedy, Richard Hayes, and Matt Brookfield. Visit us on the web at: www.westcheshiremgoc.club Cover photo: by Steve Brace 3 Keith Davis & Son Ltd Parsonage Garage Family run, customer focused business, committed to providing value for money and traditional honest service & repairs on all modern and classic cars. Worked in the motor trade since 1971 and established in Aldford since 1993. Work undertaken on all makes & models - modern or classic. Traditional servicing methods used combined with modern diagnostic technology. Classic car enthusiast and MGB owner for many years. Maintenance, repairs and MOT testing undertaken on all classic cars including MGs. Parsonage Garage, Middle Lane, Aldford, Chester, CH3 6JA 01244 620 399 or 07714 157200 [email protected] citroen-specialist-chester.co.uk 4 ALL NEW MG5 EV IS JUST THE BUSINESS • MG turns over new leaf with unique All New MG5 EV • All New MG5 EV is a fully electric C-segment SW • Big boot, big range, small price tag • Two versions available from just £24,495 (after Plug-in Car Grant) • 214 mile range and 80% rapid charge in just 50 minutes • 0% BIK tax in 2020/21 • Huge load capacity, designed with fleet buyers and SMEs in mind • Covered by MG’s famous seven- year warranty • MG has a range of three electric cars suitable for everything and everyone • 2021 will be MG’s tipping point, with over 50% of volume expected to be EV or PHEV OVERVIEW 0-60mph in just over eight seconds, with leaf with Europe’s first SW EV. With a big THE UK’s fastest-growing car brand is a 52.2kWh Lithium-Ion battery pack that boot, a big range and a small price tag, taking a bold step into a brand new area can be charged from zero to 80% in just we really believe that MG5 EV is a real of the market with All New MG5 EV, on 50 minutes using a rapid charger. MG5 breakthrough in terms of value-for- sale from October 2020. EV has a WLTP approved combined money, practical EVs in the UK”. The newcomer is a unique offering in range of 214 miles in normal day-to-day BACKGROUND Britain’s EV market, offering the use. This rises to 276 miles if the car is One of the reasons why many EVs flexibility and practicality of a capacious used solely for urban driving, as feature SUV styling is their ability to estate car with great driving dynamics confirmed by the WLTP City driving cycle. accommodate battery packs and and absolutely no exhaust emissions. Prices start from just £24,495 after the additional motors within the footprint of MG5 EV is the perfect addition to MG’s Plug-In Car Grant (currently £3,000) and a relatively small car, which results in a rapidly expanding electric car portfolio, users will benefit from 0% Benefit-in- ‘body on top’ stance. alongside MG ZS EV and the new MG HS Kind tax during the 2020-21 tax year, or All New MG5 EV bucks that trend. The Plug-in, which together are expected to 1% in 2021-22. model brings a brand new option to the account for over 50% of MG’s UK sales in Daniel Gregorious, MG’s Head of Sales & market that optimises its superior 2021. The brand is already the fourth Marketing, said: “All New MG5 EV is an aerodynamic properties and better most popular EV brand in the UK and the important addition to the MG range and handling, ideal for high mileage fleet latest model will further strengthen its helps us to take the next step in our drivers and those who value maximum position. Momentum and Growth plan, driving efficiency, internal space and Like all MG models, All New MG5 EV positioning MG as a high-tech EV leader, driving dynamics. comes with a 7 year/80,000-mile fully the go-to brand for mainstream and It’s a formula that has already gone transferable warranty as standard. It is affordable EVs. down well, with over 63,000 sold in powered by a 115kW electric motor “We now have a range of three plug-in other markets since 2018, its innovative (equivalent to 156PS), giving acceleration cars with something for everyone and battery layout allowing it to have more of with MG5 EV we’ve turned over a new of a conventional stance than many EVs. 5 detriment of passenger space. Rear seat passengers are very well catered for with ample head room and plenty of legroom, even when seated behind a tall driver. Those in the front can easily get comfortable thanks to the six-way adjustable driver’s and four-way adjustable passenger seats, with cloth upholstery on the Excite and leather- DESIGN CHARGING style upholstery on the Exclusive. The Thanks to its unique body style, MG5 EV With a range of 214 miles on the WLTP Exclusive also gets heated front seats looks like no other electric car. It sits cycle (rising to 276 miles for city use) and driver’s lumbar support. much lower than most, with the water- MG5 EV has the ability to match the cooled battery pack integrated into the driving requirements of most individuals, car’s chassis, giving it an extremely low while the ability to be charged from 0- centre of gravity and excellent dynamics 80% charge in 50 minutes using a CCS as well as a sleek, low-slung and connection makes it even more practical. aerodynamic appearance. A full charge at home using Type 2 fast It was designed from the outset to charging can be attained in around eight appeal to buyers in global markets, so it and a half hours. sports a classical silhouette - a smart, low PRACTICALITY -roofed tourer with a distinctive “kick” The large, versatile boot - the car’s true towards the rear of its swage line. It’s a USP - is accessed from a wide tailgate handsome car from every angle, but the opening. With the rear seats up and load rear three-quarter view is particularly cover in place there are 464 litres of boot pleasing, with a lean and low appearance space, or with the load cover retracted that proves how being battery-powered that extends to 578 litres with the rear doesn’t have to affect practicality. seats still in place. A total of five colours are available Drop the 60:40 folding seat back and the including two new choices – Piccadilly load capacity increases to an astonishing Blue and Westminster Silver. The others 1,456 litres. are tri-coat Dynamic Red, Black Pearl or But all that luggage capacity is not to the Arctic White. That smart design continues into the cabin, the centrepiece of which is an eight-inch colour touchscreen with smartphone mirroring capability, compatible with both Android Auto TM and Apple CarPlay TM. POWERTRAIN MG5 EV features a lively 115kW motor, which is equivalent to 156PS. The motor sends power to the front wheels, which gives the car very similar handling characteristics to those of a conventional large C-segment SW, but with a more assured feel thanks to its low centre of gravity. The battery pack, meanwhile, is mounted beneath the floor of the car and has a total capacity of 52.2kWh. 6 leather steering wheel, rotary gear selector, speed-sensing locking, three driving modes, rear parking sensors and follow-me-home headlights, as well as a 7-year warranty. The Exclusive version adds leather-style upholstery with heated front seats with six-way electric adjustment for the driver, one-shot electric rear windows, silver roof rails, electrically adjustable folding heated mirrors, smart keyless entry with push-button start, an automatically dimming rear view mirror, rain-sensing wipers and satellite navigation.