2024 MG5 Review: They didn't want us to review this...
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MG didn't want us to review the MG5 - but why?..
No seriously, why? This thing is awesome! You get a fully loaded small sedan with a 7 year unlimited kilometer warranty, and surprising performance to boot. Well, its most likely because the MG5 misses out on some of the latest Active Safety Technology that would award it 5 stars. But considering it still has the passive safety technology (i.e. full suite of airbags, crash modelling, etc.) we can overlook that at it's CHEAP pricepoint! Let's talk about one of Australia's cheapest new cars in today's review!
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READ OUR REVIEW OF THE MG5 HERE! www.carsauce.com/car-review/2024-mg5-review
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TIMESTAMPS:
00:00:00 Intro & Price
00:01:21 Sponsor: WiperTech
00:01:54 Exterior Impressions
00:05:35 Exhaust Sounds
00:05:43 Boot Space
00:06:19 Interior Impressions
00:10:10 Back Seats
00:11:22 Driving Impressions & Specs
00:15:53 0-100km/h test (performance testing)
00:16:39 Final Thoughts
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It has low speed AEB only, similar to the Picanto which I'm trying to decide between, it only works up to 50km/h I believe. Not the best for highway bank ups.
The rear, especially the tail lights, actually look like a W205 C Class sedan.
Ooh yeah I can see that!
it is. here in Indonesia, some owner converted the logo and some badges with Mercedes badges 😂 but actually, it acceptable for non car guy as a Mercedes from the looks but a funny/disgusting thing for real car guy 😅
@@TheWahyuwirawanlol ricers
Grille looks Black Series inspired
The front end looks very inspired by the CLA
They didn't want car reviewers to review this as active safety is all thats talked about by reviewers and have been talked about by every media under the sun.
Important to mention but I get your point
those extra safety features are useless anyway. They just add it for extra price tag and for dumb useless drivers.
@@tonikaku433 I just bought a 2024 MG5 Essence and it *not* having those features was it's biggest bonus over every other sedan (also being $20k cheaper). My work vehicle has all that crap, driving down a windy road with proximity alarms constantly going off while your brakes are primed to give you whiplash at the slightest touch is a special kind of hell.
Remember the Hyundia Excel in the late 90s $13990 drive away was far from perfect but sold like hot cakes and some are still on the road today here in Australia.
Amazing format. Love this format of review and love how you've grown the channel from the early days. Keep it up!
Thank you!
No wonder why MG is now in the top 5 car brands in Australia. Good cars at a great price
Have you guys tasted these cars for years or you are getting the price as the point on it?
good cars hahaha
@@boxoffisa3 years owning mg hs after replacing old bmw x1, money well spent.
Lol mate wait at least 20 years before saying that. I rather spend 40k on a camry knowing that thing can last me 20+ years with little to no issues
@opticgamer1014 sorry, but I usually change my car every 5 years or so.
well i splashed out back in September 2023 paid under $30,000 for the turbo both me and my wife cant fault the car one bit. i agree with the review its a good car for the money i am getting on a run 5.4lit to 100km so the fuel use is very good. i would have no problem at all getting another one of these. if you can drive you should not need all the new safety features you break when you need to and use your own eyes for traffic around you
And if anything it just distracts you with all the bleeps and blops going off everywhere.
How are you getting on with it so far? Do you feel like slow driving and daily commuting in traffic is a bit of a drag?
What fuel takes for this car?
@@gorannovakovic9743 The turbo version needs 95, I think the base version can get along on 91.
Thailand there is a new minor change called #MG5PRO but it is still with 1.5 n/a engine. I am waiting for 1.5 turbo engine to buy. Because I consider the n/a engine too slow for me.
A lot of the time these passive safety systems respond sooner than required to allow for driver correction and are therefore annoyingly obtrusive and get switched off, making them a redundant feature. The costs involved in these systems are better used in increasing occupant safety, rather than the spec sheet.
stick a merc badge on the front,probably more reliable than the 3 prong
test drove this last week when it came to WA. Loved it to the maximum, only complaint is the weird cruise control knob, like..... the positioning dont make sense to me at all and the increase/decrease is difficult when driving. but the digital interiors and no dials at all is a huge selling point compared to its competitors who are still using dials
READ OUR REVIEW OF THE MG5 HERE! www.carsauce.com/car-review/2024-mg5-review
At this price, the MG5 doesn't have to be perfect. Just an a very good affordable first car of people on a budget.
Doesnt have to be a first car. Most people dont want to spend 60 to 100 k usd anymore
The MG5 Scorpio is basically a facelift model and if they bring it to Australia it'll be a big seller. It's technically a sportier variant with 135kw tune. It also looks like they've upgrade the interior significantly with switchgear from the MG4 EV. Plus it has MG Pilot. Even if it were slightly more expensive I think it'd be a hit. They've got a walkthrough here: th-cam.com/video/AoRKXS_U904/w-d-xo.html
Hi, great video, I've been debating weather to buy one of these, primarily for work purposes.Want a bit of fun, going to and from work,sounds good to me👍
I'd happily swap the 360 cameras, electric seats and the sunroof for radar cruise. It'd be interesting if they could make it even better looking with a hatch version.
Awesome review!
Nice review guys. It gave me 'Car Wow' style vibes.
I got mine 2 days ago and thats my first car,this video really helped me, thank you 🙏🏾!
Some night shots would be really appreciated of exterior and interiors mate!! Cheers!!
We’ll take that on board! Often filming at night makes the car look terrible because of the camera settings (mainly ISO) but we can give it a go haha
Hope thye launch this at similar price but in UK, 30K translates to 17K GBP, this will sell and sell so much that MG wouldn't know what to do with that money.
Wish mine had exactly the same interior and equipments like the one you drove in the video 😂
Very nice review boyss
This car looks so much better than most sedans having a higher price bracket.
Did you test the 6 speaker sound system? Is it any good?
I did a test drive the lower grade but almost similar. That was so comfortable. But 2 problems. One the signal handle was on the left side not right, like ford cars, that made me frustrated every time instead of signal I turn wipers on. The second problem was the location of the air vent in the middle of the car that was so low and for a tall driver like me with 190cm my knee was freezing. That was a deal breaker for me. But I totally liked the drive and I think it is worth buying it.
Just put a throttle control and itll be all good. 2 mins to install
Hounding i20 front, hyundai ionic 6 middle and the rear end of a merc. Love it
Ls=ack of active safety tech means less distracting beeps and alarms when im driving. thats very appealing and i hope theres a few more companys who adopt this method. for that purpose alone im considering getting one.
Can a cool watch company please sponsor Matt, I reckon he needs a saucy watch for the drive reviews!
Would love to see you review the Honda Civic eHev
I'm about to get one, after owning a 2020 Kia Cerato GT my absolute BIGGEST hate for the car is how many near accidents (being rear ended) because of the EAB being waaaay too sensitive! It brought back PTSD of driving with my parents in the car panicking that we were going to hit something! I've had it trigger because of parked cars sticking out alittle too much, motorbike food delivery guys cutting in front of me and a speed hump in a shopping centre with reflective paint!!?? Wtf! I'll gladly give up those Nanny safety features
Wow, well, I never even knew this existed, it must be the MG4 getting all the limelight.
It does look like a Merc up front and a Civic at the back, they could be a bit more individual, like they did on the MG4, other than that, this is great for the price
When I first saw this car in gray car at an upscale mall in Jakarta, I was under the impression it was a Masarati. I wondered sins when people in Jakarta buying Maserati. However, upon seeing the car for sale, I realized it was actually an extreem affordable MG 5 GT. It was hard to believe that such a stylish car was available at such an affordable price.
tot i was the only one who noticed that it looked like a Maserati(Gray and Red). Got the red turbo variant and planning to change front grill to a Maserati like looks. Yeah it's cheap but who gives a sht.
Please do a 2023 JMC VIGOS PRO review 😅
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Legend
Been using mg5 blue essence since 1 month
Honestly no complaints
First time viewer, impressive car for the price you're paying. The headlights are very similar to Hyundai's I30 or their previous gen Elantra though.
Front wheel drives always under steer when pushed hard, there are no exceptions (assuming the same tyres are fitted front and rear).
Rear wheel drive oversteer. 😮
Seems like a really nice car
The 2.0 ltr turbo in the mghs excite x and essence x is so much more powerful but the 1.5 turbo is good in its own right but nothing on the 2.0tr the mg 5 looks sweet and the price point with the 1.5 turbo is really decent nothing to get upset over at all
SAIC, can we please have Roewe iMAX8 for the Australian market?
Looks much like a Mercedes classe A doesn’t it ??
Definitely a lot of Mercedes vibes with this one 😁
Incredible value for money with sleek good looks
It's a very "handsome" car.
I got mine in Brighton Blue Essense Edition.
I am from Manila, the Philippines.
I was thinking about shortlist this car. Everything changed after I had read ANCAP rated this car Zero star. I wish MG can upgrade the safety perforamce to address the issues ASAP!
The front end reminds me of my Mazda 3.
Can you guys do a car review on 2023 Kia Rio GT Line ? Cheers !
Sadly, the 2023 Rios are the last.
A hint of AMG shape in the front grille don't you think?
I’d rather live without all the mod cons. Nice car. I’d like one
Looks like a CLA at the front, C-Class at the rear and Audi on the inside
MG should sell this in the UK
Only wish this is a hatchback or has an estate variant.
In India there was a cheapest car in the world called nano. IT FAILED COZ IT RECIVED A TAGLINE CALLED CHEAPEST CAR, WHICH MAKE THE OWNER FEEL POOR . THIS IS THE SAME REASON WHY MG DOESN'T NEED ANYONE TO REVIEW IT COZ YOU ITSELF TAGGED IN CHEAPEST CAR.
This car needs manual gearbox - CVT and DCT aren't refinement enough. Around the world this saloon is selling like MG 5 GT and is available with manual at least in base model. And that is exactly perfect MG 5 GT you can buy.
The MG GT is a bit fat.. the Mg 5 is 200 kg lighter. The MG5 is 1260kg.. that light .. that’s really good.
Wis we got it here in the UK
You lucky bastard you got a turbo option, us Indonesians only deal with CVT and N/A 1.5 lt. mate............
How's the build quality? Any MG I've been in recently feels like it's made from old Milo tins.
No rattles or squeaks, door did feel a little ‘tinny’ but can’t say I’m surprised at this price
you mean the Zero amount of MG you have ever been too? Now, what is that armchair of yours made out of mate? Chinese plastic?
@@chriswording8638 Comparing the build quality of a car to an armchair says a lot about the buyers of MG's
@@chriswording8638 not sure where you come from, but I don't remember Australian plastic, UK plastic, Indian, Thai, Viet plastic ...any better than Chinese made plastic? You have a problem you can sit on a rock.
Show de bola , top review
Awesome review boys! Could you imagine the day when kids start tuning these Chinese cars? 😂 am I bad for wanting to see one of these bagged and fully kitted with JDM parts
Some CN manufacturer needs to start a successful motorsports division like N or GR and win WRC or WTCC. Then we'll start to see Chinese pocket rockets.
CDM 😂
@@paulklp8262 Like Lynk & Co?
@@paulklp8262 You mean Lynk & Co 001?
@@paulklp8262It has already happened with Lynk&Co in WTCC
I would be cautious buying the Essence trim as I'm not sure how well the DCT will hold up, it took VAG a few good years to sort out the premature wear/shuddering
Wouldn't it be covered under the warranty ?
@@sturoe7361 yep for sure it would but would you be willing to buy a vehicle with a potential known issue as big as a prematurely wearing clutch? That affects your resale value and if you like to hold onto your car's you're looking at $$ to have a clutch replaced outside of warranty.
Odds are you'll need to take it to MG themselves so that they can calibrate the friction points of the DCT with their in-house Diagnostic equipment.
@@jeremytjong2595 surely we need to see how it lasts ,saying that all DCT boxes need regular servicing ,the problems are often caused by poor maintenance. Not that I am any sort of expert mind you .
Since the first time I read the spec sheet for this car (3 weeks ago) I was absolutely in love. This car is an excellent first car, and genuinely, I'm quite impressed they managed to fit a DCT into one of the cheapest sedans on the market. Me personally though, I won't drive an MG, I love my Volvo too much.
Australians have a soft spot for Commonwealth cars.
mg is chinese
Does anyone have information on problems from other countries on this model? It's been released in China for almost 2 years now. I've not found anything online yet.
dont understand why in europe we dont have this version of mg5, we get that family style sports tourer
The Euro MG5 is actually a rebadged Roewe Ei5 Estate
dont like it tbh@@asingularbowlofsoup8816
I hope they put this engine in the upcoming MG3.... add some x power branding and it could be a decent warm hatch.
I see some Bentley Conti from the rear 3/4
I usually have whinges about most cars in reviews. But this is truly a goldilocks car, even has an electric driver’s seat and I can check the tyre pressure.What is the aircon like.. I like if it gets really cold when you adjust it for that, and is the fan at high speed too noisy and feel elcheapo ?. Does it alert you when to top up the wipers reservoir.😊
The tail lights are more Peugeot
My first thought too
oh wow thats a lovely car, looks nothing like the MG5 we have in the UK ? ours are all 'estate' cars ( dunno what you call them in the land of Oz ?)
We don’t have this in UK our MG5 is an estate car
Just checked the price in Indonesia the price is in Australia dollar $ 39.000 to $ 41.000 no turbo One of the cheapest new cars you can buy, I like the looks
Ordered! Can't flippin wait to get it
I drove one for two weeks. It was a rental with less than 20k km. It was absolutely the worst POS I have driven in my life. I have owned over 30 vehicles since 1984, and this one is the worst. Absolutely terrible transmission. The throttle response is also terrible. It's either all or nothing. If you want to accelerate to pass another car, nothing happens for at least a second before the car starts to accelerate. It's just plain dangerous. It is supposed to be Chinese luxury with leather seats, but everything else is hard plastic. It rattles and squeaks worse than a cheap subcompact with 100k miles.
u r a troll here to demonize this car on purpose. i have owned this car for half a year. it ticks all boxes for small family daily use.
Tail design looks like Peugeot 508 ( 2016)
looks like a tesla model 3 from the front and mercadies c class from the back. With a honda civic si lip spoiler.
Wouldn't mind buying these for $15k used in 3 years for the kids first cars.
What are some cheap cars to buy in Australia rn?
I'm coming there next year for my bachelor's
@@thatguy4noreason With high petrol prices, you can buy a 3 year old used Camry Hybrid with 80,000km for $40k right now. Used car prices should drop to realistic levels in 2024.
@@utube9487 dwag, the hell's wrong in stralia.
40k for Camry with 80k on odo.
I hear VW golfs were 15k there.
Like I'd be spending shit load of money on my college itself so, any great car under &15-20k you know?
@@thatguy4noreason 2001 Lexus LS
@@thatguy4noreason used cars right now in Australia are garbage its not worth it, they are way overpriced and the care factor is non existent the used dealers will sell you rubbish on rubbish better to go brand new with brand new warranty and save yourself a world of pain. the MG3 is brand new under 20k. Of course its not as reliable as a toyota per say but brand new with 7 years warranty, at least you know you will be covered for any faults for 7 years
If you build a very good car to a very competitive price you have to save on something and losing the modern active "safety" features is a good idea. I already have many active features: multidirectional viewing system with a backup, stabilised omni-directional head, all-round sound sensing system with back-up, a pair of pedal actuators, a pair of steering and control input devices and to co-ordinate all of these devices, a hugely powerful central computer. This amazing system is available 24/365 but works best with 7 hours of standby time/day.
PS. With the money they save on irrelevant devices, can they please put in a bigger rear window. It looks effin' stupid. Oh, another thing, massive boot my arse. Get 440li in a Mazda 2 sedan!!
This car starts at 24k USD in Mauritius.
What’s the Cerato sedan base model going for? It’s probably a better option.
Agreed.
$2.5k more in base form….
I am surprised with the car prices. Everything has gone up double the original price, yet cars are still cheap relatively.
I reckon its a previous gen Honda Civic sedan copy.
It's interesting that MG always ends up copying its designs from merc or similar ones(bmw in case of mg Gloster)
It looks good with a roomy body and strong, punchy turbo performance on the road. The dynamics are well sorted too.
But most of these will spend a lot of there time around town and the turbo lag and hesitant DCT would quickly become annoying.
The lack of physical buttons for the ventilation controls and the lack of the most basic active safety tech is a big thumbs down from me.
The cheaper MG 5 Vibe model is absolute gutless with it's carry over MG 3 engine and transmission and takes over 14 seconds to reach100 kmh
This is more of nitpicking issue but the slimline number plate exposes the number plate holder directly underneath it on this test car.
the front end is trying really hard to be the son of AMG division
Picking mine up in 6 days. Can't wait
There are two common beliefs about car safety/1 Bigger cars are safer, 2 Newer generation cars, even if affordable, are safer than older, expensive cars. When you see comments about choosing an older, 100,000-kilometer Japanese car for your child's first car instead of a newer, larger one, are you serious?
When I learnt to drive, cars had cross-ply tyres, drum brakes without any power assistance and only very expensive cars had any form of power steering, and if performance was your thing you avoided power steer, it cost too much hp.
Air bags have pretty much negated the advantage of size, and anything more than abs is just gilding the lily.
The most important safety equipment in the car is the driver's brain, and so much of the modern safety technology seems to remove the use of that brain.
Yep. Nearly got this car. looks great. Not a SUV. Missing some safety assists which is a plus as I want to drive it. Unfortunately missing a EV version. Oh well.
id say they dont want ppl to review it so it gets less pr then their new eletric car >????????
dunno, DCT always puts it down for me :( other than that everything seems alright tbh
the taillights are a 90% copy of the Peugeot 508, 2016.
In the UK, the MG5 is a grotesque looking estate car.
The thing is about choice - giving people the choice to get only the essentials of what defines a car. For that, the MG5 did bloody well (assume it is reasonably reliable over time)
luca doncic do car reviews now?
Mercedes Benz CLS on the face, Totoya Corolla, Hyundai sedan body
Hmmm more i30 on the face
…MB tailight vibe too
Until you mentioned Hyundai, I thought they had ripped off the look of my 2017 Cerato.
Brother spent 25k on a used 2019 Toyota Corolla Hybrid with 47K on the odometer.
Yeah with less power. 118 horsepower compared to to this MG 160hp
…you brother made a smarter decision.
if Mazda 3 HB and Honda Civic HB has a cheap dupe, this will be it…
THIS CARS HAS A ZERO SAFETY RATING! IT'S A DEATH TRAP!
In what universe did we start talking about $25k-$35k cars being “good first cars”?
I never understood this either. ANY new car is not a good first car.
Especially while young it will have high interest and insurance costs. More likely mistake will be made as well. Go used.
Looks like mercedes benz amg a35 sedan.