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2025 MG Cyberster.
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Cheaper Cyberster! New rear-drive MG Cyberster electric sports car is lighter, goes further and costs less. What’s the catch?

May 5, 2025May 5, 2025 John Mahoney 5774 Views 0 Comments Cyberster, mg, RWD

A new cheaper rear-wheel drive 2025 MG Cyberster 77kWh RWD has joined the MG roadster line-up in Australia. While lowering the price

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2025 MG S5 EV.
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2025 MG S5 EV arrives with BYD Atto 3-beating price! But it’s also more expensive than the ancient MG ZS SUV it replaces

May 2, 2025May 1, 2025 John Mahoney 9268 Views 1 Comment mg, mg zs ev, S5

The 2025 MG S5 EV has been priced for Australia and the good news is the new SUV is between

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2026 MG Cyber X.
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MG gets serious about hard-core off-road: Boxy 2026 MG Cyber X is an electric 4×4 rival for Land Rover, Toyota, Jeep and even Mercedes-Benz

April 25, 2025April 25, 2025 John Mahoney 7485 Views Cyber X, mg

MG has stunned showgoers at the Shanghai motor show with its all-new 2026 MG Cyber X concept. Essentially, a battery-powered

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MG ZS Hybrid+ Excite.
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2025 MG ZS Hybrid+ Excite Review: Updates to this affordable SUV mean the battery now stays charged, but it still left us feeling a little flat

April 19, 2025April 22, 2025 Bruce Newton 6301 Views Excite, mg, ZS Hybrid+

In the old days (last year), the MG ZS compact SUV was cheap and cheerful rental fleet fodder, but now

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IM Presented By MG IM6 at the Melbourne motor show.
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Now that’a a BIG statement! MG promises IM Motors electric luxury IM5 and IM6 will be the most “advanced cars anyone will be able to buy in Australia this year”.

April 15, 2025April 14, 2025 Bruce Newton 8737 Views IM Motors, IM Presented By MG, IM5, IM6, mg

MG is launching its IM Motors electric luxury sub-brand in Australia with two models, five variants and rhetoric that’s super-heated

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2025 MG HS PHEV.
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Made for Australia: New MG Super Hybrid PHEV system designed specifically for local driving conditions will debut within months

April 9, 2025April 9, 2025 Bruce Newton 6198 Views HS, mg, QS, super hybrid

MG is promising a big step forward via plug-in hybrid technology developed specifically for Australia when the PHEV version of

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2025 MG S5.
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MG’s new top seller? The 2025 MG S5 has made its local debut and it’s on the hunt for the BYD Atto 3 and Kia EV3!

April 7, 2025April 6, 2025 Bruce Newton 4284 Views BYD Atto 3, kia ev3, mg, MG S5

The vehicle that could replace the MG4 as the Chinese brand’s top-selling electric vehicle and therefore become one of Australia

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2025 MG U9.
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Global debut: Chinese PHEV ute avalanche continues with MG U9 dual cab 4×4 rival for BYD Shark 6, GWM Cannon Alpha and Ford Ranger PHEV

April 5, 2025April 10, 2025 Bruce Newton 5676 Views BYD, mg, Shark 6, U9

Leading Chinese car maker MG has joined the plug-in hybrid ute rush in Australia. Its contender to rival the BYD

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2025 MG4.
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It’s not the new MG4! New MG scooped in China might come to Australia but won’t replace existing MG4

March 25, 2025March 25, 2025 John Mahoney 8089 Views mg, MG4, MG5

UPDATE Noon 25/03/2025: MG MotorAustralia has moved to clarify the new MG4 unveiled recently in China may come to Australia

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Geely shipping vehicles to Peru.
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Hating on Chinese EVs from MG, BYD, Leapmotor, Geely and Xpeng? You might be a car-racist | Opinion

March 10, 2025March 10, 2025 Stephen Corby 6232 Views BYD, Leapmotor, mg, Xpeng

Would you buy an electric vehicle from someone with a gun to your head? You’ll think I’m being overly dramatic,

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