December 2002

MG wins achievement, designer awards

14 December 2002: The MG Rover Group has won the Autocar award for Outstanding Achievement and its designer Peter Stevens the Autocar Designer of the Year.

According to Autocar Editor Steve Fowler, the company is unveiling new models 'at a rate that has astounded industry pundits and customers alike'.

The judges said Peter Steven has 'shaped MGs for Le Mans', and produced a corporate look for MG's saloon cars. His current piece de resistance is the MG XPower SV, 'combining TVR muscle with Porsche quality'.

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