Keith Adams from AROnline has written the following:

Although the spotlight was firmly on the Icon in Beijing, the show also saw the launch of MG’s BTCC special editions, as well as the ‘RedLine’ series of modifications, intended to strengthen the marque’s sporting identity. MG, which is still a very young company in China, is pushing hard to bolster its youthful image.

The MG6 has been tweaked for the 2012 model year, with efficiency and price reductions across the range.

Fuel economy has been improved, with an official combined figure of 37.7mpg, which is 2.1mpg better than before. Emissions have also been reduced, with the 1.8-litre petrol engine dropping from 184g/km to 174g/km. This puts the MG6 into road tax Band H, saving £70 in road tax in the first two years of ownership.

MG is offering zero percent finance on entry level MG6 models. The new finance package is one of the most flexible on the market, giving lots of options to customers who want to get behind the wheel of the award-winning MG6.

Under the MG finance scheme on MG6 GT models in S trim, customers can select the amount of deposit they wish to make, as long as it is a minimum of 40 per cent of the £15,455 on-the-road price.

The MG6 that will contest the 2012 Dunlop MSA British Touring Car Championship has made its public debut during the annual season launch at Silverstone.

The car, which will be run by Triple Eight under the MG KX Momentum Racing banner, was revealed in the Silverstone pit lane before taking to the track for tracking photos during the morning media launch in the hands of Jason Plato.

British Touring Car supremo Alan Gow believes the new NGTC regulations have made it possible for MG to return to the series.

MG has announced it is returning to the category with a works assault run by ex-Vauxhall factory team Triple Eight Race Engineering, with double champion Jason Plato and Andy Neate on the driving strength.

Gow introduced the NGTC rules ahead of the 2011 season in an effort to cut costs and attract more teams to the BTCC. He believes NGTC was key in MG's decision.

MG is back to selling cars, and now it has announced it will enter the 2012 British Touring Car Championship with two race-prepared MG6 GT cars.

The team – known as MG KX Momentum Racing – has enlisted double BTCC Champion Jason Plato and Andy Neate, who drove for Team Aon last season.

Jason Plato won the championship with Vauxhall in 2001 and Chevrolet in 2010. Since starting in BTCC he has amassed 68 career wins and more fastest laps and podium finishes than any other driver in the history of the BTCC.

MG has received approaches from teams wanting to race its new MG6 model in the British Touring Car Championship, this week's AUTOSPORT magazine can reveal.

The launch of the MG6 Magnette saloon and the fast-back GT in the UK has resulted in a number of outfits contacting MG Motor UK about touring car racing, according to its sales and marketing director Guy Jones.

AUTOSPORT understands that these include high-profile teams seeking a factory deal and privateers wanting to exploit the cost-effective NGTC rules.

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