MG HS vs Ford Puma

What's the difference?

VS
MG HS
MG HS

$33,990 - $45,990

2025 price

Ford Puma
Ford Puma

$17,950 - $25,450

2021 price

Summary

2025 MG HS
2021 Ford Puma
Safety Rating

Engine Type
Turbo 4, 1.5L

Turbo 3, 1.0L
Fuel Type
Premium Unleaded Petrol

Premium Unleaded Petrol
Fuel Efficiency
6.9L/100km (combined)

5.3L/100km (combined)
Seating
5

5
Dislikes
  • Beeping driver monitoring
  • Expensive servicing
  • No USB-C ports

  • Dreary dashboard presentation
  • No cheaper base-grade or manual options
  • Requires 95 RON premium unleaded petrol
2025 MG HS Summary

The meteoric rise of the Chinese-owned MG brand continues with the HS, a family-focused SUV stepping into the most hotly contested segment in Australia. 

When the first generation HS arrived in December 2019, it should have been MG’s big sales driver, yet it sat in the shadows of the cut-price MG3 hatch and ZS small SUV as they lifted the storied MG badge into Australia’s overall top-10 sellers.

The HS has so far been MG’s missing link and that’s down to the segment being full of such strong name plates such as the Mazda CX-5 and Toyota RAV4. The mid-size SUV has also been the focus of other strong value rivals that were better, namely the GWM Haval H6. 

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2021 Ford Puma Summary

S FAR as makeovers go, Hollywood has nothing on the transformation of Ford's small SUV.

Based on the Fiesta supermini only sold here in sizzling ST form, but using a stretched and widened version of its platform with heavily reworked underpinnings, the strikingly styled Puma is as charming – beguiling even – as its EcoSport predecessor was awkward. And we're talking about capabilities that are more than merely skin deep here.

We're not alone in our admiration – one respected UK publication awarded the Ford a 'car of the year' gong – and after nearly a month with our range-topping ST-Line V (for Vignale), we can understand why.

But the German-engineered, Romanian-made Puma is also a complicated proposition in Australia that requires some context, because it is certainly not for everyone.

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