The Mg 6'S Celebrating Its Tenth Anniversary, In Addition To Thus It's Throwing To A Greater Extent Than Or Less Shade At The Honda Civic

MG’s throwing to a greater extent than or less shade at the Honda Civic. You don’t believe me? Just stare at the header photo, too you’ll run across the Civic beingness overtaken amongst dirt beingness kicked upwardly its front end bumper past times the Chinese carmaker’s “Luxury Internet New Energy Coupe.” If the MG motorcar inwards enquiry looks familiar it should; nosotros know it ameliorate every bit the MG 6.

It’s difficult to fathom, but the MG six is celebrating its tenth twelvemonth already; fourth dimension flies when you’re overtaking fuccbois, nosotros guess. But fifty-fifty curiouser is that the MG six hither isn’t the “regular” 1.5 nosotros larn over here—it’s a 305-horsepower monster. Forget the Civic RS, it’s a Civic Type R killer all for simply 158,800 RMB ( P 1.161 million).

Okay, MG was supposed to unveil this hotted upwardly version at the Auto Shanghai end year, but everyone (including those who went in that place amongst MG Philippines) forgot nearly it. So, reckon it every bit a pleasant surprise that it’s managed to brand it from concept to showroom reality almost unchanged.

Known officially every bit the MG six 50T (as opposed to its master moniker, the eMG6 Trophy 305), this fastback pairs the turbocharged 1.5-liter 4-cylinder amongst SAIC’s Electric Drive Enit (EBU). Total output is, every bit mentioned, 305 horsepower spell torque is 480 Nm. It’s connected to a 10-speed intelligent electrical crusade gearbox, too 100 km/h arrives inwards less than six seconds—putting it squarely inwards Civic Type R territory.

 However, dissimilar its Japanese rival, this is every bit good a plug-in hybrid. With a 9.1-kWh lithium ion battery pack, it tin move on electrical mightiness solitary for upwardly to 51 kilometers, too endure on upwardly its accuse inwards simply 3.5 hours. Fuel mileage? H5N1 stonking 66.6 km/L.

While it’s mechanically simple—it retains the same front end MacPherson Strut too nurture Torsion Beam setup, it does larn an XDS system. If that sounds familiar, it should—it’s Volkswagen’s Electronic Differential Lock system, the same kind of affair yous notice inwards the Golf GTI. XDS improves the traction too treatment of front-wheel crusade models past times using the stability command organization to apply selective braking.

Aesthetically, it doesn’t await that different from the regular MG 6, but it does ditch the chrome for dark out elements, downward to the available 18-inch Halberd Sport wheels. Inside, it’s got amount digital instrumentation, a 10.1-inch infotainment screen, an Arkamys audio system, too yes, fifty-fifty an intelligent climate command organization that reaches the now-mythical N95 touchstone (eat your pump out, Geely).

While nosotros seriously doubtfulness that MG Philippines would convey inwards this hotted upwardly MG 6, hopefully they throw us a bone, too convey inwards a distich of units every bit to a greater extent than or less kind of limited-edition anniversary model or something. Cross your fingers, boys.