MG Extender Reviews

The small-car segment is stagnant at the moment and consumers are starting to wonder where the replacements for the ageing Toyota Corolla, Mazda3 and Hyundai i30 are, amongst others. Well, some are coming, others may not, and Kia may just have the answer you seek.

ANCAP has released a raft of new scores for eight new models which have landed in Australia this year, with some notable new entrants falling short of the maximum five-star rating.

The Toyota RAV4 hybrid topped sales charts again in November, but it isn’t likely to take the number one spot from the Ford Ranger this year.

MG has just launched its new mid-size SUV, and we've lived with it now for a month to find out everything you need to know about this Kia Sportage, Mazda CX-5 and Chery Tiggo 7 Pro challenger.

MG has doubled down on its price cuts for the MG4 electric small car.It has slashed about $10,000 off the price of the Excite 64kWh variant, with a new national drive-away price of $34,990.It applies to 2023 models and follows a similar discount in September to 2023 versions of the base Excite 51kWh variant.That deal catapulted the MG4 above fast sellers like the Tesla Model Y and BYD Atto 3 in the sales charts.The 51kWh model is currently priced at a national drive-away price of $32,990 for 2024 variants.The 64kWh version comes with a significantly bigger battery that delivers a claimed driving range of up to 450km, or 100km more than the smaller capacity 51kWh variant.MG Motor Australia’s CCO Giles Belcher said, “MG saw an incredible response to the pricing offers on the MG4 in October. Our dealerships across the country were able to help Australians switch to EV driving with the MG4. These price offers finish at the end of the year and will never be repeated.”These discounts make the two MGs the cheapest electric cars on the market.It also puts it on par or less than most petrol and hybrid vehicles.A Toyota Corolla Hybrid starts at about $36,000 and the cheapest Mazda3 starts at $32,990, drive-away — it even gets close to the brand's cut-price hybrid, the MG 3 Essence ($30,490 drive-away in Vic).Another sweetener on the deal is all MGs are now covered by a 10 year/250,000km warranty and seven years of capped priced servicing.All versions - beside the performance orientated XPower - use a single rear-mounted electric motor that makes 125kW/250Nm in the 51kWh version and 25kWh extra or 150kW in the 64kWh and 77kWh examples.The bigger battery version also benefits from faster charging, with a max DC rate of 140kW compared to just 88kW in the base version. Both can only take up 6.6kW via an AC charging point.The two Excite variants are fairly basic inside with manually adjustable cloth-wrapped seats, 17-inch alloy wheels, a synthetic leather-trimmed steering wheel and a 7.0-inch digital driver display and 10.25-inch central multimedia screen with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto.The discounted versions also miss some safety tech such as blind-spot detection, rear cross-traffic alert and emergency lane keep assist, which comes standard on more expensive versions./mg/mg4

Our best look at MG's QS Toyota-Kluger challenging large SUV before you're meant to see it.

MG's parent company announces second-gen solid state tech before its first-gen batteries are even on sale.

The MG ZS Hybrid+ Essence is the flagship model of the initial new-generation ZS line-up, priced from $36,990 drive-away to position it above the Excite. The ZS is already the best-selling small SUV in Australia and MG hopes that this new hybrid option will expand its appeal.

MG already confirmed it’s working on a ute, but before that arrives the company will unleash a wave of new models in 2025. 

MG could be about to shock the electric vehicle market in Australia, introducing a model with up to 800km of driving range.