M O D E L S :   T h e   M G F   M k I I

The MkII or the second version of the popular MGF came on the market while BMW was still 'running' the Rover company. In that, rather dark period, not much money was put in the review of the F. Some minor changes must revive the sales figures, without being a direct oponent of the Z3.

From the outside, someone who knows a thing 'bout F's can see the difference between both models.
1) The windscreen surround is painted in the colour of the body, before it was shiny black.
2) Front and side indicators are clear or smoked, before they were amber coloured *
3) New alloys for 1.8MPi and VVC were launched.

* changing to clear/smoked indicators is a popular upgrade for MkI-owners.

The interior is dramatically changed, maybe because owners and possible owners weren't that happy with the plastic-ish MkI interior. The inserts in the door are now in two pieces, one of the pieces is available with an alloy look. An alloy surrond can be found around the gearstick. The console looks completely different, as do the dials. On the MkI, the dials were creamy and stylish, now the are silver and with a digital part. Mirrors are electrical adjustable and the steering wheel's height is adjustable as well, something that wasn't seen on the MGF MkI.

SPECIFICATIONS (Manufacturer's Data).

P e r f o r m a n c e
1.6 i
1.8 i
1.8 i Stepspeed
1.8i VVC
Trophy160SE
Maximum Power
112Ps (EEC) @ 6250 rpm
120Ps (EEC) @ 5500 rpm
120Ps (EEC) @ 5500 rpm
145Ps (EEC) @ 7000 rpm
160Ps (EEC) @ 7000 rpm
Maximum Torque
145Nm (EEC) @ 4700 rpm
165Nm (EEC) @ 3000 rpm
165Nm (EEC) @ 3000 rpm
174Nm (EEC) @ 4500 rpm
174Nm (EEC) @ 4500 rpm
Maximum Speed
116 mph
120 mph
118 mph
130 mph
137 mph
0-60 mph
9.3 secs
8.5 secs
9.5 secs
7.2 secs
6.9 secs
30-50 mph
8.3 secs
6.8 secs
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6.5 secs
6.4 secs
50-70 mph
9.0 secs
7.2 secs
6.9 secs
6.6 secs
F u e l   E c o n o m y
1.6 i
1.8 i
1.8 i Stepspeed
1.8i VVC
Trophy 160SE
Urban ( Imp. mpg / litres'100km)
28.2 / 10.1
26.2 / 10.8
23.4 / 12.1
25.0 / 11.3
25.2 / 11.2
Extra Urban (Imp. mpg / litres'100km)
48.6 / 5.8
49.0 / 5.8
42.6 / 6.6
47.6 / 5.9
48.8 / 5.8
Combined (Imp. mpg / litres'100km)
38.4 / 7.4
37.1 / 7.6
32.8 / 8.6
35.7 / 7.9
36.3 / 7.8
CO2
177
182
206
189
190

AVAILABLE COLOR OPTIONS

- Old English White
- Anthracite
- Tahiti Blue
- Solar Red
- Alumina Green
- Sienna Gold
- British Racing Green
- Nightfire Red
- Platinum Silver