2025 MG HS review: 0-100 & POV test drive

[@Donster888]

Good initial review mate, it would be interesting to see your take on the PHEV when it hits our shores

[@jihooncha-vs4om]

It's scary because it's a Chinese car brand. My personal information is precious.

[@dingus2218]

styling update certainly brings it into the modern era. I still wouldn't buy one but it's scary how quick Chinese cars have come in a short period of time

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@dingus2218 Yeah I agree, these brands are evolving very fast. And seem to be taking in feedback/improving important areas.

[@abraham4961]

How patronizing.

[@UCMpDwp7VEfKXRH3NyAW7kuj]

👍good video of review

[@shadow0669]

Is there a sunroof ??

[@bazinga615]

Good honest review again. From your initial walkaround.... First thing I noticed. Petrol cap was not well aligned against the rest of the panel. It looks it does not sit flush. Secondly the poor paint mis-match of the rear bumper with the rest of the car. Inside, the drivers screen doesn't look centred and sits to the left of the steering wheel - OCD triggers galore! I feel the attention to detail is not as good as it could be.

[@mrkring1526]

Of course the plan is to pump these out at all costs

[@mrkring1526]

Great videos mate, just can't bring myself to buying one of these. I feel like they creep in price with other established car makers despite being here for 5 Mins. Look at the Haval H6 GT. Nearly $50k for the top of the range one is a joke.

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Thanks. Yep, I can understand that. For me, if it's cheap then some areas are forgivable. Like with this, it starts from only $33,990 drive-away for the entry Vibe. That's pretty darn cheap for this segment. Don't expect much back at resale though.

[@YZJB]

@@drivingenthusiastaustraliayep, cheap at purchase but not cheap over its whole life

[@wheresmycheese8511]

​@@YZJB10 year warranty though

[@gregj7916]

Cassette Deck apartment housing alley around the 5 minute mark... any chance of a video on how ancap differs from other testing regimes...

[@timfordfalconxf7714]

shes no merc shes no falcon Shse no Mazda 3 ( i got a 2023 mazda 3 sedan with the little 2.0 in it ) BUT you know what they getting better. Not fan on todays massive grills on cars. BUT for a big grill car this looks allright

[@sanakhvi]

I'm surprised at how slow it is from 60 to 120 ^^'

[@acde9355]

It seems the tyres can't cooperate with the engine's performance.

[@YZJB]

Interesting they’ve actually developed their own engine for this. The old one had GM-SAIC engines, same family as what was used in the last of the 1.4L turbo Astras. And a variable geometry turbo! Very rare in a petrol engine, that was exclusive to Porsche only a couple of years ago. Still wouldn’t buy one.

[@HSENX]

Is that DSG? DCT?

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@HSENX Yes, but now with wet clutch pack not dry.

[@Catchingcars]

Are you part of the Pdrive team? The videos are exactly the same! 😂 Good Video though

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@Catchingcars Yes, I created PD but left last year. This is my new channel 👍

[@Catchingcars]

@@drivingenthusiastaustralia thanks bro! i'm subscribing here too!

[@MrToddness]

Will there be a 2L turbo option, too?

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@MrToddness Plug-in hybrid is coming soon.

[@simonr23]

did your channel used to have a different name? this video seems like a channel i used to watch in 2020. cheers.

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Yes, I used to run PerformanceDrive/PDriveTV. This is my new channel. I left PD in July 2023. Thanks for finding!

[@crez1988]

hey mate, im based in syd. If u need a 24 camry hybrid to do testing and review let me know, happy to lend u mine.

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Thanks for the offer mate. I'll keep it in mind. Awesome real-world economy in those, especially for its size, and decent performance.

[@crez1988]

@@drivingenthusiastaustralia it's a really good all rounder. In city driving you can easily get close to the claimed 4.2L/100km fuel effeciency on a regular basis.

[@john39759]

why the display is flickering all the time ?

[@Gdsamplify]

refresh rate vs fps of the camera

[@mahcooharper9577]

Looks better than the old one but there's just something about it that seems underdone... And the idea of a Chinese DCT (wet clutch or not) is faintly terrifying. "Face Occluded - performance reduced"... Would make me so cross if my car flashed up a message like that haha By the way, am I the only one that hates digital tachos?

[@kayra.cs11]

is it have ambiance lights?

[@ivanlucian2005]

NO

[@tonybennett638]

You little beauty 👍

[@electricdiesel1993]

Rather push an MG ZT TURBO than drive an MG HS FWD

[@tonybennett638]

Don't like big brother...a sticker over the front windscreen camera and 90% good so its back to 2015 compliance.

[@Drzeq]

"Face occluded, performance degraded" at the beginning of the first 0-100 test - WTF? :O

[@JimboF84]

What does that even mean?

[@Drzeq]

@@JimboF84 I guess that the camera couldn't identify the face so it decreased the performance of the car. Ridiculous.

[@Catchingcars]

The Assistance tech should be easy to turn off like push and hold one button to acces assitance tech and disable it is extremely annoying, frustrating and dangerous to go looking for it in menus each time... 14:00 face occluded performance degraded are you kidding me... 😅

[@351tgv]

Gees our Sydney roads especially where you in Mascot heading east then north on Dowling / Eastern Distributor are absolute shit, even North Sydney (luna park) road is crap, then heading back to Mascot down Lauchlan St (where Toyota dealership is) yeesh, I travel on those roads most days and yeah yeesh. As for this car, dual clutch? even wet design? no thanks. Look at how much turbo lag there is from that awful 1.5L turbo petrol, guess SAIC still cant figure it out.

[@capitanandy2535]

L&G the new dustbin!!!!!😂

[@thatsgoodcofffee]

Thanks for the review 👍. Just my opinion only, i would personally stay away from front wheel drive SUV's, especially one with a turbo. Naturally aspirated front wheel drive SUV's are bad enough with traction on acceleration (in the wet forget it). Even naturally aspirated all wheel drive SUV's are far superior in my opinion. Maybe i just have a heavy right foot 🦶🙂

[@canilkerayvazoglu4951]

No panoramic sunroof?? Are you kidding me??

[@angusnz7910]

What was that remark about your face and reduced performance the car gave at the end lol

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Lol, yeah I don't know. A bit weird. The engine felt the same though. I did a few runs off-camera with the Vbox and it seemed to offer consistent performance.

[@YZJB]

@@drivingenthusiastaustralia it will mean the performance of the driver monitor system is reduced, not the engine lol

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@YZJB Ah ok. Thanks

[@YZJB]

@@drivingenthusiastaustralia I’ve spent a lot of time working with Chinese OEMs tuning ADAS systems, so I’ve become used to the sometimes odd wording in these cars

[@Paradoxical124]

You can actually hear how restricted the engine is.

[@watch3r9]

is the intercooler air2water?

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Water-to-air, yes. Technically MG calls it a "water charge air cooler".

[@jimmyp1433]

Another car wheelspinning its tits off despite being slow af. Imagine trying to pull out into traffic in the wet.

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

Yeah the new wet DCT offers heaps better response than the old setup, but you're right. It's probably gone too far the other way by engaging too quickly. At the end of the day I don't think regular SUVs like this should have a dual-clutch gearbox in the first place. They are great for performance but a normal torque converter system is way smoother and better suited to this style of vehicle in my opinion.

[@mrkring1526]

Agreed.. It's not a Porsche 911 GT3 RS needing PDK. Just use a good ZF 8 speed etc ​@@drivingenthusiastaustralia

[@351tgv]

@@drivingenthusiastaustralia - even a CVT would be better than dual clutch even if its wet design style one. Actually a CVT with that type of turbo lag from the engine would be way smoother.

[@YZJB]

@@mrkring1526 ZF 8 speed is for longitudinally mounted engines only. There is no transverse/FWD ZF 8 speed.

[@driftinsider3392]

Nice car but it terribly slow even for 2020 standards...

[@sidjyothi]

I think with the new MG3 and this MG HS, MG are big time in Australia now

[@TheHayabusa09]

'Boneless front wiper..'!! Is that a poor English translation from Chinese? @01:19

[@primeanomalous4275]

“Face occluded performance degraded” 😂 😂what a big f*k you from the car “ you shall not pass “ !!

[@drivingenthusiastaustralia]

@@primeanomalous4275 Lol

[@Azureecosse]

MG - More Garbage.

[@kylosolo6128]

Lost all interest as soon as I heard "dual-clutch transmission"

[@sammytsang7479]

Reason being?

[@HandsomeBeef]

Where’s the harm? They confirmed in all reviews that the DCT is a huge improvement from the last gen. If your concern is with the transmission’s reliability, who cares!? It’s a 10 year warranty.

[@182dexter]

​@@HandsomeBeef10 years is maybe for some light bulb. but not for all components. it is a consumable part and there is probably a 1-2 year warranty on it. and if something happens they will say that you drove badly and that is why it broke down earlier.

[@HSENX]

Is that DSG? DCT?

[@kylosolo6128]

@@HandsomeBeef The jerkiness alone of the DCT is a deal-breaker, let alone the reliability concerns. It's not a Porsche, it's not quick, 0 reason to have a DCT for a car like this.

[@deankamaruddin8211]

chinese dct are crappy.geely dct statrs behaving after 1year of use