Audi RS7 vs MG U9

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Audi RS7
Audi RS7

2020 price

MG U9
MG U9

2026 price

Summary

2020 Audi RS7
2026 MG U9
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Twin Turbo V8, 4.0L

Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded/Electric

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Fuel Efficiency
11.6L/100km (combined)

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Seating
5

0
Dislikes
  • Limited rear headroom
  • Rear legroom could be better
  • Cabin storage isn't great

  • Unknown on-road manners
  • Limited payload
  • Unproven brand in the ute market
2020 Audi RS7 Summary

If you’re looking for a sedan version of the RS 6 Avant, then you’ve come to the right place – sort of. See there is no RS 6 Sedan, but the RS 7 Sportback is the next best thing – you may even find it an even better thing because not only does it share RS 6 Avant’s outrageous engine and high-performance hardware, it’s also a sedan …but with a hatchback.

And if that kind of thing makes you happy, sit down – because the new generation RS 7 Sportback has just landed.

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2026 MG U9 Summary

Even amid the near-constant discussion of utes in Australia, 2025 has been a momentous year. We’ve already seen the arrival of the BYD Shark 6, Ford Ranger PHEV and Kia Tasman. Now comes the latest new contender looking to shake-up the establishment - MG.

The formerly-British-turned-Chinese brand has made no secret of the fact its Australian aspirations involve challenging Toyota, Ford and Mazda at the top of the sales charts. To achieve that it knew it needed a ute and needed one quickly.

Luckily for MG, it had a way to shortcut the development and get a new ute into the market in next to no time. It was called the LDV Terron 9, an upsized ute from the commercial vehicles division of SAIC, parent company to MG.

In a throwback to the days of ‘badge engineering’ (if you don’t remember, kids, google ‘Toyota Lexcen’ or ‘Holden Apollo’), the LDV swapped badges and became the MG U9. To be fair, there are some key technical differences that we’ll explain, but the majority of the two vehicles are shared, saving time and money to help MG enter the ute contest as quickly as it could.

The LDV arrived in Australia a few weeks before the MG, but the arrival of the U9 marks a key moment, not only for the ute market, but also the brand itself. MG Australia boss Peter Ciao admitted this is a watershed moment, when MG stops focusing on small vehicles like the MG3, MG4 and ZS and takes on the literal big boys of the car industry.

Before we dive into the details, it must be noted at this point the cars we tested were pre-production examples and while mechanically the same as the vehicles which will ultimately arrive in showrooms, the trim and equipment was not the final version.

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