2016 MG GS SUV pricing revealed
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14 June 2016
The MG GS is on sale now priced from £14,995 to £20,995. It undercuts the Nissan Qashqai, which costs from £18,545.
Read our review of the 2016 MG GS Exclusive DCT here
MG's first SUV comes in three trim levels: Explore, Excite and Exclusive, costing £14,995, £17,495, £19,495 respectively. MG's first automatic gearbox is available in top-spec Exclusive trim for a total price of £20,995.
The GS has a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine.
Despite undercutting the Qashqai's starting price by around £4000, MG insists that the GS will not be a budget version of the competition, but an alternative to class leaders such as the Kia Sportage, which costs from £17,320.
MG acknowledges that the SUV and crossover segment is the fastest growing in the world, and hopes that the new model will act as a catalyst to help dramatically increase its sales volumes. Initial sales of 700-800 in the first year and 1000 the following year are the manufacturer's target.
The GS was styled under the stewardship of MG design boss Anthony Williams-Kenny, in a collaboration between MG's Shanghai and Longbridge design teams. He explained the brief behind the new car's styling, saying: “The world is changing quickly in terms of what we expect from a product, so our goal is to bring the most up to date design trends to our own.
"With MG’s first SUV, we wanted to design a car that would fit in with the MG family and have a slightly different look, of confidence and dynamism, that sets it apart from the other models.”
The GS adheres closely to the look of the well-received CS concept of 2013, with a highly contemporary look featuring a clear family resemblance to the recently introduced MG3, MG5 and MG6.
Key styling elements include a simple grille featuring the traditional octagonal Morris Garages badge, a heavily adorned two-tone front bumper, trapezoidal headlights, sheer surfacing, structured flanks, blacked-out pillars and an angled tailgate.
At 4500mm in length, 1855mm in width and 1675mm in height, the GS is 73mm longer, 46mm wider and 8mm lower than the Volkswagen Tiguan.
Autocar has already driven the Chinese-spec GS, and MG has assured us that the chassis, engine, handling, specs and interior will all be different to the Chinese model. While earlier speculative reports suggested the new SUV was based on the same platform as the latest Ssangyong Rexton, MG says the GS rides on a new scalable SUV architecture developed in partnership with SAIC.
MG has only confirmed the 1.5-litre engine that produces 168bhp and 184lb ft engine for the GS, but others are planned to follow, according to officials from SAIC’s UK engineering headquarters. The in-house-developed turbocharged 2.0-litre four-cylinder petrol engine delivers a class-competitive 217bhp and 258lb ft of torque.
On the initial GS model, drive is channelled through a manual gearbox, or the standard six-speed dual-clutch automatic gearbox. Buyers will be offered the choice of either front-wheel drive or four-wheel drive. In four-wheel-drive guise, the new MG is claimed to accelerate from 0-62mph in “around eight seconds”. However, more detailed performance and fuel economy claims are yet to be made public.
A diesel variant of the GS is also planned. It's earmarked to receive the same turbocharged 1.9-litre four-cylinder unit already offered in various MG models, where it delivers 148bhp and 258lb ft of torque.
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Beastie_Boy
I've only ever seen one 'new' MG
7 February 2014
Not a bad looking car to be honest, shame they don't sell more.
wilsonlaidlaw
Suspension Development
7 May 2016
Wilson Laidlaw
michael knight
stumpy
7 February 2014
Cobnapint
What's an MG daddy..?
7 February 2014
blissity74
Some factual inaccuracies
7 February 2014
The speculation is that the MG SUV is actually based on the underpinnings of the Ssangyong Korando which SAIC retained the rights to. For proof of this look closely at the front & rear doors of the camouflaged MG - they are the same as the Korando.
Suzuki QT
Hmmm ...
7 February 2014
Gerhard
MG does not build cars
27 August 2015
superstevie
Let's hope that 1.0 engine
7 February 2014
pauld101
at the foot of the Magic Oak Tree by the Wobbly Dum-Dum Tree...
7 February 2014
Gerhard
Your lack of knowledge is
27 August 2015
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