MG HS owner experiences

MG HS owner experiences

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ACCYSTAN

Original Poster:

833 posts

122 months

Monday 6th November 2023
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Does anyone own or driven a MG HS?
Ideally in exclusive trim.

Any thoughts, feedback, pros, cons, advice, recommend a good dealer for competitive pricing?


ACCYSTAN

Original Poster:

833 posts

122 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
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ICE is the petrol engine

Thanks for feedback

Prices on new 1.5 petrol Trophy versions are weakening, once they go below £20k on a 73 plate I might get one.

Didn’t consider the hybrid or electric version but maybe i should give it some thought.

Do you mind me asking how much was the hybrid and did you buy it brand new or pre reg?

The salesman told me the journey is the executive trim they just gave it a new name for the facelift.
He also said a replacement of all the current models including the HS, ZS and 3 are due next year although the HS replacement may drag into 2025.




ACCYSTAN

Original Poster:

833 posts

122 months

Thursday 23rd November 2023
quotequote all
ICE is the petrol engine

Thanks for feedback

Prices on new 1.5 petrol Trophy versions are weakening, once they go below £20k on a 73 plate I might get one.

Didn’t consider the hybrid or electric version but maybe i should give it some thought.

Do you mind me asking how much was the hybrid and did you buy it brand new or pre reg?

The salesman told me the journey is the executive trim they just gave it a new name for the facelift.
He also said a replacement of all the current models including the HS, ZS and 3 are due next year although the HS replacement may drag into 2025.




ACCYSTAN

Original Poster:

833 posts

122 months

Thursday 9th May
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Had one last week on hire

24 plate 1.5 petrol in SE trim

Pros
  • good rear legroom compared to rivals
  • good level of kit for bottom of the range SE trim including leather seats , parking sensors, 4 electric windows, folding mirrors, etc
  • gear box is nicely weighted and easy to live with changing up and down , much better than the grandland
  • 7 year warranty remains impressive
  • it appears well built, certainly not cheap and nasty and as good a fit and finish as a I found in the Ford Kuga
Neutral
  • average fuel economy, average 34mpg mixed local and motorway driving over 800 miles
Cons
  • not as good at cornering or going around bends compared to the Kuga, Alteca, Tiguan or even the grandland
  • heater controls are on touch screen! So annoying and fiddly to adjust when driving. You have a short cut button/switch on the dash to the heater menu but you still have to adjust on the screen
- boot is smaller than rivals and it’s not very big at all considering size of the car

Would I still buy one?
Not sure, it would have to be seriously cheaper than a Seat Alteca which is much nicer to drive and live with,
I think the Seat Alteca is the best value bigger SUV on the market, it’s considerably cheaper than a Tiguan despite being the same vehicle under the skin.

One thing is for certain, MG have improved their cars considerably and at a fast rate compared to the original offerings.
The next MG HS which is due out at the end of this year should be an impressive piece of kit.


Edited by ACCYSTAN on Thursday 9th May 21:17