MG’s new seven-seat Hyundai Santa Fe and Toyota Kluger-challenging QS is up to $15,000 than cheaper rivals…for now

MG has priced its fresh seven-seat SUV, and it’s coming for the Toyota Kluger and Hyundai Santa Fe.

Known as the QS, MG’s fresh mannequin looks to lift a huge carve of a increasing family SUV market in Australia. The QS will doubtless be accessible in two clear tidy phases: the Excite front-driver immoral mannequin, and AWD Essence range-topper.

For a limited time, MG is offering introductory pricing which undercuts key market rivals by as a lot as $15,000. The immoral mannequin Excite will start for a limited time at $46,990 pressure-away, while the AWD Essence offers enters at $50,990 pressure-away.

MG’s introductory driveaway prices undercut rivals corresponding to the $62,410 (MSRP) Toyota Kluger, $Fifty three,000 (MSRP) Hyundai Santa Fe and $55,200 (MSRP) Mazda CX-80 by bigger than $15,000, $6000 and $8000 respectively.

The highly competitive pricing puts the QS in competition as Australia’s cheapest big SUV, being outpriced handiest by Chery’s Tiggo 8 Legitimate Max, that will per chance well fee $38,990 driveaway till June 30 (normally $43,990 DA).

It’s value noting this pricing is for a limited time handiest, till Could perchance per chance furthermore 31. Following the terminate of the month, MG’s internet plot indicates strange driveaway pricing will climb around $6000 for the Excite, and almost about $10,000 for Essence, taking it past $60K.

Under the skin, the MG QS is a linked to its global market Roewe RX9 sister automobile. It uses a 153kW/360Nm 2.0-litre turbocharged petrol four-cylinder and 9-breeze computerized.

There would possibly perchance be concept that a PHEV variant of QS would possibly perchance per chance well come within the break — an RX9 fling-in hybrid is already sold in out of the country markets.

Dimensionally, the QS is one amongst the biggest in segment, out-sizing the Kluger measuring 4983mm long, 1967mm extensive and 1778mm huge. Boot residence is somewhat competitive, with 203 litres within the support of the third row and 517L with five seats in residence.

The combined common gasoline consumption for the QS Excite is listed at 8.4L/100km (WLTP), while the AWD QS Essence uses a claimed 8.8L/100km (WLTP).

Both QS trims come customary with Wi-fi Apple CarPlay and Android Auto, energy tailgate, and big alloy wheels — 20-plug for the Excite and 21-plug for the Essence. MG backs the QS with its long 10-365 days/250,000km warranty.