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Welcome to the Silent D Motor Show. I'm your host Silent D. Today we're

having a bit of a British Sports Car showdown, with not just 1, not 2, but

3 classic iconic British Roadsters. Big thanks to Webb's of Weybridge for

providing the cars. They specialize in hire and sales of classics, today we'll

focus on the self drive rental part of their business, making it achievable for

pretty much anyone to drive a classic for a day or for the weekend without

having to worry about the hassle that comes with actually only one. Let's say

hello to Mark Webb, co-owner on the company, and then we'll start off with

the MG B.

Produce from 1962 to 1980, so almost 20 years the MG B is very common and the

most affordable of the bunch. It's also the least sporty with its 1.8 litre

engine. However this car also came with a

six-cylinder and V8 too. How they fit a V8 in this thing I don't know, but that

must be a fun car that I love to try one day. Even with the smaller engine, this is

still a very enjoyable ride. Perfect if you just want some air in you hair in a

no-fuss easy to ride convertible. But let's go spend more time on the next

cars as things are only about to get more exciting!

Yeah, you just wanna rev it a bit more. Use the idle adjuster. We're good to go!

Produced by Triumph from 1965 to 1967,

the TR4A IRS featured, as the name implies, Independent Rear Suspension - IRS.

Meaning that each wheel on the rear axle can move vertically independently for

better handling, like illustrator here. Quite uncommon at the time, normally it's

just one solid axle across like this, or even more common on old cars (and even

less desirable) is a leaf spring setup like this. Ok, there's your free rear

suspension educational briefing. You're welcome! And now back to the road!

See, this is the way to take a convertible in England, is just to go with the rain.

Go with it. People say does the roof leak? Say well when it's not there yeah.

So again, 4-speed. Pretty straight forward to drive.

Quicker. Sportier.

It's definitely quicker. But it also feels like a sports car. Yeah, it's feels

way sportier compared to the MG B. A much more sportier wibe compared to the MG B. So if you're after

something a little bit more.., with a bit more feedback and a bit more

vava voom. Then TR4A is the one to go for, definitely.

So sportier car, stronger engine at 2.1 litre and at least in my opinion a lot more fun to

drive, as Mark's about to correctly point out - this car makes me happy!

So what do you think of the drive on this one, compared to the MG B? So much fun to drive. Yeah! Completely different level.

You seem a bit happier in this one actually. Yeah. I think this suits you so far.

He's right!

But the show must go on! Now on to the next and we definitely saved

the best for last the Austin Healey.

The Austin Healey 3000 was produced from 1959 to 1967. Its inarguably by far the

best-looking. It's also the most powerful, rocking a 3 litre straight-six engine.

So it's 3 litres, so the biggest engine out of the bunch, and I can feel

this way more torquey. Yeah, there's a lot more torque. It's a lot more torque through the range

as well, the rev range, and yeah just the bigger engine, the sportiest sound,

with the side exhaust as well, it all adds up.

It's it's a bit trickier to drive

than the other two, I'd say. That's why it's better to start with the MG B...

And then it's got overdrive as well, if you flip the switch,

and then you can purr along the motorway, 65 mile an hour, quite happily!

What an amazing day!

Thank you so much Mark! No, thanks for coming by. And thanks to you for watching. If you're in

England, you live here, if you're going on holiday, then make sure to check out this

company - Webb's of Weybridge - and you too can drive these three British Sports

Cars or any other other cars in their fleet. Also let me know in the comments

below which one you like the most and don't forget to subscribe so you don't

miss the next episode. Bye now!

For more infomation >> MG B vs. TRIUMPH TR4A vs. AUSTIN HEALEY 3000 - Duration: 7:24.

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MG to keep ZS title for new SUV, rather than use XS - Duration: 2:40.

MG to keep ZS title for new SUV, rather than use XS

MG has decided to call its forthcoming new SUV model the ZS, despite considering branding it the XS in the UK.

The firms Dacia Duster rival has been named the ZS – echoing a previous line of MG saloon cars – in China, but the firm has been planning to change the title for the UK market. Matthew Cheyne, the firms head of sales and marketing, told Autocar that MG "did consider calling the new model MG XS, but that it "decided to follow the global brand strategy and keep with MG ZS".

There had been suggestions MG had decided against the XS name after discovering JLR owned a patent on the moniker. MG declined to comment on this.

Autocar has contacted JLR for comment on the matter, but has yet to receive an official response.   MG is set to launch its Dacia Duster rival in the UK on the 31 October.

The model will be a tweaked version of the Chinese MG ZS, with a retuned chassis to suit the UKs road characteristics.

Cheyne has previously told Autocar that the ZS will add new engines to MGs range, with hybrid and electric versions both in the pipeline. These could also be used in the next-generation MG 3 supermini, although that models UK debut is a long way off.

The brand is pushing hard to boost its global presence and revealed a concept halo car called the E-Motion EV at the Shanghai motor show.

Insiders said the electric model could make production in 2020, priced from less than £30,000, although no technical details have been released for its powertrain.