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Cut-price Chinese family SUV gets a massive makeover: 2025 MG HS pricing locked in for GWM Haval H6 and Mazda CX-5 rival with Toyota RAV4-crushing hybrid HS due next year

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2025 MG HS
2025 MG HS
John Law
Deputy News Editor
3 Sep 2024
3 min read

The 2025 MG HS has been released in Australia with a competitive starting price of $33,990 drive-away up to $40,990 for the flagship.

MG’s second-generation HS has a big task on its hands, that is to get the brand's mid-size SUV to perform as well as the popular MG3 hatch and ZS small SUV.

It enters the competitive mid-size SUV segment in three trim levels — Vibe, Excite and Essence — with a petrol engine to start with and two hybrid options due early next year to challenge the Toyota RAV4, GWM Haval H6 and Mazda CX-5.

The price is up $4000 from the HS run-out pricing but for that you get all-new underpinnings, engine and much sharper MG3-like design. Inside, a pair of generous 12.3-inch screens support a digital driver’s display and multimedia touchscreen.

The new HS is physically bigger, measuring 81mm longer, 14mm wider and riding on a 45mm longer wheelbase. The new car sits 21mm lower for a sleeker appearance, with crisp ‘Shard’ rear lighting signatures elevating the looks.

Starting with the Vibe, it includes metallic paint, dusk-sensing LED headlights, 18-inch alloy wheels, adaptive cruise control, auto wipers, keyless entry and push-button start, tyre pressure monitoring, a six-speaker sound system, cloth upholstery and six-way power adjust driver’s seat.

For $3000 more, the mid-spec Excite adds 19-inch alloy wheels, perforated synthetic leather upholstery, navigation, fog lights and 12 months of MG’s iSmart connectivity system.

At the pointy end, the Essence gains a panoramic sunroof, rear privacy class, a power tailgate, front parking sensors, wireless phone charging, eight-speaker audio, 10-way power adjustable driver’s seat with memory, seat heating and wireless phone charging for $40,990 on-the road.

All HS trims use a new 1.5-litre turbo-petrol four-cylinder that develops 125kW and 275Nm, increases of 6kW and 25Nm over the old car.

2025 MG HS
2025 MG HS

The HS drives the front wheels through a seven-speed dual-clutch automatic, helping the HS to reach 100km/h from rest in a claimed 9.6 seconds.

There’s no more 2.0-litre turbo AWD but a plug-in hybrid (as before, but with a punchy 223kW) and new full-hybrid option, details of which are yet to be confirmed, will join the line-up in the first quarter of 2025.

The MG HS has not yet been evaluated by an independent safety testing body such as ANCAP or Euro NCAP, though it is equipped with a long list of safety features, including auto emergency braking (AEB) with junction detection, lane-keep assist and driver-attention monitoring across the whole range. It also features seven airbags.

2025 MG HS
2025 MG HS

MG has recently updated its warranty terms to an impressive 10 year/250,000km guarantee and that applies to the new HS. Examples will arrive in dealers later this week.

2025 MG HS pricing

All prices listed are national drive-away

Variant

Price

Vibe petrol

$33,990 (+$4000)

Excite petrol

$36,990 (+$5000)

Essence petrol

$40,990 (+$7000)

John Law
Deputy News Editor
Born in Sydney’s Inner West, John wasn’t treated to the usual suite of Aussie-built family cars growing up, with his parents choosing quirky (often chevroned) French motors that shaped his love of cars. The call of motoring journalism was too strong to deny and in 2019 John kickstarted his career at Chasing Cars. A move to WhichCar and Wheels magazine exposed him to a different side of the industry and the glossy pages of physical magazines. John is back on the digital side of things at CarsGuide, where he’s taken up a role as Deputy News Editor spinning yarns about the latest happenings in the automotive industry. When he isn’t working, John can be found tooling around in either his 2002 Renault Clio Sport 172 or 1983 Alfasud Gold Cloverleaf.  
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