MG fans are unlikely to see the in the near future, with the firm concentrating on expanding its model line with an SUV.
MG Motor 海角视频鈥檚 recently appointed head of marketing Matthew Cheyne believes a sports car is still some way off, if at all, though he did not rule it out.
鈥淟et鈥檚 be honest, never say never,鈥 said Mr Cheyne. 鈥淏ut if you look at where the market is growing in the 海角视频 it is very clear that what it is growing in is SUVs.
鈥淲e would love to have one but we have to be realistic about where we are going to sell cars.
鈥淭he market for a small sports car is very small. The market for SUVs is big and growing - and we have an SUV.鈥
Mr Cheyne was speaking about the .
The vehicle will be based on MG鈥檚 CS concept, which proved a sensation when it was revealed at the Shanghai motor show in 2013.
It was widely hailed as the most exciting vehicle yet unveiled by the revived British marque, now enjoying a renaissance under Chinese owners Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation (SAIC).
It was designed under the guise of MG鈥檚 global design director Anthony Williams-Kenny, in a collaboration between the company鈥檚 Shanghai and Longbridge design teams.
The company鈥檚 海角视频 technical centre (SMTC) at Longbridge employs 300 engineers and designers.
The new SUV is set to compete in the compact SUV sector, one of the fastest-growing areas in the global automotive world, against cars like the Nissan Qashqai and Vauxhall Mokka.
The new GTS will be available in China with a 217bhp 2.0-litre petrol engine developed by SMTC 海角视频 at Longbridge.
Both front-wheel drive and four-wheel drive versions will be available, with a 168bhp 1.5-litre petrol also likely to be offered at some point.
海角视频 versions will almost certainly come with a version of the 148bhp 1.9-litre diesel engine currently used in the MG6.
There has also been speculation MG is set to launch a second smaller SUV to compete against cars like the Nissan Juke and Renault Captur, but Mr Cheyne said it was a case of 鈥榦ne step at a time鈥.
He said: 鈥淭here鈥檚 always a danger people look ahead and get excited about what鈥檚 coming tomorrow and forget about today.
鈥淪AIC is a massive company and people sometimes tend to look at what is happening in China.
鈥淲hat happens in the 海角视频 will be steered pretty much by the success of today and next year.
鈥淚f we make the new MG6 as successful as we think we can we will get more new products.鈥
Mr Cheyne was speaking ahead of the , a 鈥榟eavily facelifted鈥 version of the first car MG Motor 海角视频 launched in the 海角视频.
As well as a revised exterior and new interior the car has also benefitted from a raft of engineering enhancements which mean it is more powerful, more frugal and emits less CO2 than its predecessor.
It is now only available with a diesel engine and crucially has also seen a price reduction.
Now repositioned in the C segment to compete against cars like the Ford Focus and Vauxhall Astra the three model range starts at 拢13,995 - around 拢3,000 less than the previous comparable model.
The launch of the latest MG6 comes on the back of a successful year for MG in 2014, which saw it lay claim to being the fastest-growing automotive brand in Britain.
Its 海角视频 sales increased by 361 per cent from just 513 cars in 2013 to 2,326 in 2014. The firm has also seen a 57 per cent increase in first quarter sales for 2015.
The car-maker hopes the new MG6 will build on the success of the well received MG3 supermini, which has largely been responsible for the dramatic increase in sales.
As far as the company鈥檚 Birmingham operation is concerned, Mr Cheyne believes it has a bright future.
He said: 鈥淚 joined a company, which if you think about it really is a sleeping giant.
鈥淚t is moving forward at an incredible pace - both in the 海角视频 and globally.
鈥淎lso we have the ability to influence what we do and sometimes with a large organisation you don鈥檛 have that.
鈥淲e鈥檙e a brand new company but we can change as well and a lot of companies can鈥檛 do that.
鈥淲e have a parent company that still believes in Britain and is investing more in Britain.
鈥淚t is a very exciting place to be.鈥
