The MG HS PLUS EV has entered runout with the Excite model now on sale for $34,990 driveaway (save approx $11,000 and over 20%). The Essence model is also on sale for $37,990 with similar savings.
These as plug-in hybrid models with a fairly small electric range of 63km, but good fuel economy of just 1.7L/100km. Performance of 119kW, 250Nm and 0-100km/h in 6.9s.
You can search MG price history here at The Beep.
Those people are probably approaching the time they need to replace it anyway.
So their resale just tanked :(
Isn't all cars?
From what I read you'd be pissed if you bought it today.
you'd be pissed if you bought it
Would take me more than a few drinks to buy one.
they're (along with a few other makers) clearing their stock in ahead of some ANCAP rating changes in early 2025 (think it's March)
Expect to see more deals from MG and a few others before then
MG has a long history of producing reliable cars and is a respectable Britis…. I mean Chinese car company.
Funny because when it was a British company it was still shit. I know it’s fun and easy to have a go at the Chinese, but it’s hypocritical and ironic that 60-70% of the things in your household are probably made there. Rather than complaining as a society about Chinese made goods, why don’t people get off their ‘white collar service’ high horse and invest in manufacturing in this country to the ‘standards’ Ozbargain people demand.
Spoiler: you’ll have to pay $100k plus for the same care produced here but hey I’m sure you’ll fork that out because Nathan made it instead of Lim.
Sadly a lot of the time now when it says made in Australia it means poorly made… sucks how times have changed :(
What's something made in Australia that sucks?
It's like the American rednecks and hillbillys complaining about China and then doing all their shopping at Walmart where everything is made in China.
So, buy at your own risk then….this price is sinking faster then ev market
Possibly, but this price is only 3k more than the petrol version. So I don't think cheapening EV components would bring it down too much.
Note. This isn't very efficient, it uses 8L/100km or so if the battery isn't charged https://www.carexpert.com.au/car-reviews/2023-mg-hs-plus-ev-… and you need to force it to EV mode of you don't want the engine to run above.40km/he.
This.
The advertised economy if 1.7L is based on a charged battery. So unless your driving patterns is almost entirely short trips and you can charge it constantly, you will get nowhere near it.
Oh and to make it worse that electric range of 63km is on the fantasy-land NEDC test cycle, in the real world you'll get less
The reviewer said they were getting 6 to 6.5L/100km. The 1.7L figure is likely to be valid on short low speed trips.
I neutral rolling down a hill with the AC on?
I like phevs but be aware their stated fuel efficiency depends on driving with full charge often. It's not the efficiency achieved by driving in standard hybrid mode when the battery is low. It's kind of meaningless imo.
The issue with these Chinese cars racing to the bottom for price is current owners are getting shafted on re-sale value
until you think these cars are at their price floor you might want to hold off…
otherwise these are really good value
True words. Short term gain, long term pain.
The fact that their government put tariffs on Australian exports in retaliation to just a comment, now their economy is in real strife and need the world to prop them up via their sole, most advantageous industry.
And we fall for the trick. Theyve even banned EVs from their underground parkings.
They sure have capitalism worked out to their benefit
Australian Government did the same on some of their products, we would be a copy of China if the politicians would get away with it
The same thing happened with flat screen TVs, everyone who bought one early on was shafted but that is how it goes.
BUT in this case there is more than one dynamic going on.
There is technological change with cheaper technologies rapidly evolving.
Then there is the emergence of China as the dominant car manufacturer with vast mass production which is pushing down prices.
Legacy auto is doomed without tariffs and other protections.
You MUST use 95 fuel in this car.
Nobody buying an MG would ever put 95 fuel in thier car. I'd say people who buy MG cars are using e10 or 91 IF your lucky that is.
Yeah hard ask for a budget car. Meanwhile I'm putting 91 in my BMW X1.
X1 also budget car my friend
It's for two bob snobs. Gotta have that badge, nevermind how terrible the car is.
Well I mean the E10 around my area is 94.
It's not for performance reasons it's emissions. 95 has fewer pollutants than 91/E10 in Australia
I'm pretty sure E10 is the cleanest fuel out of the three mentioned…. that shit has up to 10% ethanol in it. And the RON number shouldn't affect the level of pollutants in it either.
What happens sifbyou put 91
Go boom
A lot of people put 95-98 in their MGs out of preference, even in the lowest models that say 91+.
The larger models state a minimum of 95, and I think the more recent smaller ones, MY23+, also state minimum 95 now.
Not saying everyone listens and quite a few people have found no reasonable difference in performance/mileage in their situation.
Hodl ?
Oh no.
With all these chinese price reductions you'd have to think it's also going to impact the competition at some point.
electric range of 63km,
After one year what is the range
If driving up a steep hill what will this be able to get up to?
Models on sale are 2022 year batches. Manufactured 2years back??
Wow, that's no good production ( no pun intended) :)
Will be under 30k by end of year as it will be a my23 model still
How come this model isn't listed on Redbook?
Also, halogen headlights. lol.
It's to warm up the road in case there's snow
Nice looking body on this car imo.
One thing to beware of with any PHEV is future taxation. There was already a plan (now defeated) to tax PHEVs at 2c/km while EVs get a 2.5c tax. As this vehicle drives on petrol most of the time that means double taxation.
It's unknown whether this tax or something similar like it will be revived.
I hope so. Everyone should be paying their fair share.
Seems good value,Any comparable same size plug-in model?
My colleague bought a demo with 10k mileage for 31k 3 months ago. This car does not retain value
Aren't all EV's dropping in price though? Except maybe Toyota plug in hybrids.
I think you mean kilometreage. We don't use miles in this country, what do you think this is England?
6.9 seconds - nice.
Yep made in Australia is better just look at the current state of houses being built /s
A hybrid… running premium fuel? When engineers and marketers design something by committee! How silly can they be!
You'd be pissed to have bought that car in the last few weeks