MG has teased the subsequent era of its HS petrol and plug-in hybrid SUV forward of its imminent reveal, although we already knew what it’ll appear to be.
The brand new MG HS reveal will happen on the Goodwood Pageant of Pace on July 11, 2024 at 7pm AEST, earlier than the mannequin launches in Australia in August.
Whereas this teaser is sort of revealing, we’ve already seen patent submitting pictures out of Europe that present the new HS seems to be little greater than a calmly restyled Roewe RX5.
This mannequin debuted in China in 2022, and its exterior styling has been saved intact for the MG aside from a revised entrance finish to carry the mid-sized SUV extra consistent with the likes of the MG 3.
SAIC Motor typically rebadges Roewe and LDV/Maxus merchandise as MGs in markets like Southeast Asia and the Center East, although Australia has till now missed out on such rebadges.
Not solely is the HS set to be a Roewe RX5, an upcoming massive, three-row SUV set for an Australian launch is prone to be a model of the Roewe RX9.
The brand new HS will proceed to supply each petrol and plug-in hybrid powertrains, although native specs have but to be confirmed. The petrol is anticipated to reach first.
The RX5 is obtainable with two completely different plug-in hybrid powertrains in China because the D5X DMH and eRX5, respectively.
The D5X DMH, launched this yr, contains a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine with 110kW and 235Nm, mated with a 145kW/350Nm electrical motor, MG’s ‘Devoted Hybrid Transmission 2’, and a 21.4kWh lithium iron phosphate (LFP) battery.
It provides a claimed 135km of electrical vary on the CLTC take a look at cycle.
The eRX5 additionally contains a turbo 1.5-litre 4, albeit with 138kW and 300Nm, mated with a 12.3kWh LFP battery, a 180kW/270Nm electrical motor and a 10-speed computerized transmission.
It provides a claimed 61km of vary on the NEDC take a look at cycle, down 2km on the outgoing HS Plus EV.
Complete system outputs are 183kW and 570Nm – down 6kW however up 200Nm.
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MG HS patent submitting pictures -
The brand new HS has already been spied testing regionally, with petrol fashions displaying up in authorities approval paperwork.
Paperwork be aware the petrol MG HS vary can be provided in 5 variants: three listed as having a 1.5-litre turbocharged engine and a dual-clutch computerized transmission, and two with a 2.0-litre turbocharged engine and a nine-speed torque-converter computerized.
In China, the RX5’s turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine produces 138kW of energy and 300Nm of torque – 19kW and 50Nm greater than the outgoing HS 1.5T – and is mated to a seven-speed moist dual-clutch computerized transmission.
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There’s no 2.0-litre turbo at present obtainable within the Chinese language RX5 lineup, although SAIC Motor provides such an engine – full with a nine-speed auto – in different merchandise just like the MG 7 sedan that’s additionally set for an Australian launch.
The MG 7’s 2.0-litre produces 192kW of energy and 405Nm of torque, up 24kW and 45Nm on the two.0-litre within the outgoing HS.
The RX5 measures 4655mm lengthy, 1890mm broad, 1664mm tall and rides a 2765mm wheelbase. That makes it 81mm longer, 14mm wider, and 21mm taller than the present HS on a 45mm longer wheelbase.
Obtainable options in China embrace a alternative of 24.6-inch or 27-inch display screen arrays, an influence tailgate, and power-adjustable and heated entrance seats.
There’s additionally a full suite of lively security and driver help expertise obtainable together with adaptive cruise management, autonomous emergency braking, blind-spot monitoring, lane-keep help, rear cross-traffic help, and a surround-view digital camera.
It’s unclear how a lot of a value rise will include the bigger, extra highly effective new-generation mannequin.
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Present MG HS -
At current, the MG HS begins from $29,990 earlier than on-road prices, whereas the HS Plus EV is priced from $49,690 drive-away.
The HS is the least in style member of the present MG lineup in Australia, regardless of the mid-sized SUV phase being Australia’s largest by quantity.
To the top of Could, MG has offered 1404 examples this yr, down 63.1 per cent on the identical interval final yr.
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