MG Reviews

GWM Haval Jolion Ultra Hybrid vs MG ZS Essence Hybrid+ 2026 comparison review

By Byron Mathioudakis · 11 Jul 2025

The hybrid small SUV segment is on fire, with Chinese brands changing the value landscape in a big way. Two of the most compelling are the MG ZS Hybrid+ and the GWM Haval Jolion Hybrid, and they're battling out here in flagship Essence and Ultra guises respectively. Amusingly similar in overall dimensions and specification, they diverge dramatically inside, on the road and at the petrol pump.

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MG QS 2026 review: Essence

By Andrew Chesterton · 07 Jul 2025

The MG QS is the Chinese brand's first three-row SUV in Australia, meaning it will do battle with seven-seat favourites like the Kia Sorento and Toyota Kluger. In the MG's corner is space, and lots of it, a stacked equipment list and the longest warranty period in the country. But will that be enough to challenge the main players in this segment?

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MGS5 EV 2025 review

By Laura Berry · 03 Jun 2025

The small electric SUV segment is growing fast in Australia, and MG has just launched a model that could not only undercut more established rivals, but even beat them on the road.

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MG HS 2025 review: Super Hybrid - Australian preview drive

By Andrew Chesterton · 28 May 2025

The MG HS Super Hybrid will soon replace the HS +EV as the new plug-in hybrid du jour for the Chinese brand in Australia. It promises more range, more power, more efficiency and a drivetrain designed for Australian roads and conditions. Those are big promises, so we put a prototype version to the test to find out how it lives up to them.

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MG ZS 2025 review: Essence Turbo

By James Cleary · 30 Mar 2025

MG continues to firm up its position as a mainstream player in the Aussie new-car market. The ZS small five-seat SUV has proved a hit with local buyers and a more urgent Essence Turbo variant has been added to the line-up. James Cleary spent time with it to determine if it should be on your new car short list.

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MG ZS 2025 review: Essence petrol

By Laura Berry · 13 Mar 2025

The new-gen MG ZS petrol variant recently landed in Australia and we've tested it to find out what it does well and not-so-well

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MG MG4 2025 review: XPower long-term | Part 2

By Andrew Chesterton · 23 Feb 2025

The MG4 XPower is outrageously powerful, blisteringly fast and looks as though it has just driven off a Fast and Furious set. And this all-electric powerhouse is priced about the same as a petrol-powered hot hatch. But while it has the go-fast stuff covered, what's it really like to live with everyday? We put the XPower to the long-term test to find out.

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MG ZS Hybrid+ 2025 review: Essence

By Emily Agar · 15 Feb 2025

Increasingly, Australian buyers have fewer options to choose from if they want a brand new car for less than $40,000, especially in the small SUV segment. Enter the new MG ZS Hybrid+ Essence which combines a healthy features list with a reasonable price tag. But does affordable equal value?

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MG HS 2025 review: Essence long-term | Part 3

By Dom Tripolone · 06 Feb 2025

MG now has a genuine challenger in its stable to some of the most popular vehicles in the country.

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MG MG4 2025 review: XPower long-term | Part 1

By Andrew Chesterton · 19 Jan 2025

There's no doubting the MG4 XPower's impressive power and acceleration, but mystery still swirls around the cut-price performance EV. Is it a proper hot hatch? Or just a surprisingly potent city-friendly EV? Is it the best bang-for-bucks electric option in the market? Or rather a basic-feeling commuter with the grunt dialled up? To find out, we've put Andrew Chesterton behind the long-term wheel.

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