On June 20, 2011, MG Motor confirmed that the saloon version of the MG 6 will carry the Magnette name for the UK and Europe.
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At the media launch held at the historic Goodwood Circuit, MG Motor displayed the new 2011 MG 6 Magnette alongside examples of the earlier ZA and ZB Magnettes to reinforce the continuity of the brand.
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In the original photo-book insert for The Who's album Quadrophenia, a ZA or ZB Magnette is the car pictured with its window being shattered and then flipped over on its roof.