Watch out, Chery Tiggo 4! MG ZS Vibe returns for 2026 to reclaim title of Australia’s cheapest small SUV Watch out, Chery Tiggo 4! MG ZS Vibe returns for 2026 to reclaim title of Australia’s cheapest small SUV

MG Motor Australia has presented the return of its introductory ZS ‘Vibe’ lustrous grade for 2026, with pricing for the minute SUV now starting from a low $22,990 driveaway.

The bullish trace drop implies that MG will officially reclaim the title of Australia’s cheapest minute SUV, after shedding bragging rights to the Chery Tiggo 4 Urban (currently $23,990 driveaway) in October, 2024.

However pricing for MG’s minute SUV shake-up is handiest expected to final till the 28th of February — afterwards, the MG ZS Vibe ought to return to a driveaway trace of $24,513, in step with the MG site.

Chery’s lower trace Tiggo 4 has dominated the minute SUV segment since its H2 2024 inception, with its sensible entry trace miniature question having fun with a key role.

Last year, the Tiggo 4 noticed an remarkable enhance in gross sales of 950.5-percent, shifting 20,149 items to hold the title of Australia’s most in vogue minute SUV, as properly as its cheapest.

In disagreement, the MG ZS noticed an 11.6-percent dip in gross sales year-on-year, shifting 20,000 items to beget out the year as Australia’s second-most-standard minute SUV. Simplest 149 deliveries separated the 2 Chinese language front-driven SUVs in 2025.

For 2026, the MG ZS Vibe will beget its 1.5-litre naturally aspirated four cylinder, paired with a CVT and front-force.

The Vibe produces 81kW and 140Nm, which implies that Chery’s introductory Tiggo quiet has the efficiency edge bragging rights with 108kW/210Nm.

Usual equipment on the 2026 MG ZS Vibe involves:

• 16-skedaddle Alloy Wheels
• 10.25-skedaddle Infotainment Conceal
• Reverse Digital camera
• Push Button Birth
• Wired Apple CarPlay® and Android Auto™
• MG Pilot Safety Suite
• Four-Speaker Audio Machine
• Two front USB Ports
• Cloth Interior
• Halogen Headlights with LED Daytime Operating Lights

All MG ZS items moreover function a five-fundamental person ANCAP safety ranking, as develop all Chery Tiggo 4 items.