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Not that it really matters as the point is that the all new MG HS PHEV only has a 2 speed gearbox

Its actually a huge difference from the MG4 and better in almost every single way, there are barely any hard plastics inside and does not feel cheap, I went on a training day yesterday and drove it

I am able to tell you the affinity prices, dm me

Yes, for the UK market, Volcano Orange has only ever been for Trophy and Xpower models, not SE, whereas in other markets like Australia Orange is available on all models

If it works the same as the MG4 did, give it a year and then an ER and performance version will come out,

Nothing regarding Affinity will be coming before April 1st, Also bear in mind you have to be a member of the MGOC for a minimum of 3 months before qualifying for Affinity

No finance offers or figures will be announced until the start of April for Q2, bulk of the stock is due to arrive in May, first demos due end of April

It actually is slight more powerful with the long range battery as opposed to the MG4 and has a quicker 0-60 time, The Picadilly Blue on the S5 is the old MG5 colour and the Silver is the same as the ZS and MG3 models

https://www.mg.co.uk/new-cars/mgs5-ev Officially announced with pricing It definitely isnt an estate, thats just a larger updated MG4 for the Chinese market at this time, The S5 EV has just been announced and is the replacement for the ZS EV

Looks to be a Chinese only model upgrade at this moment in time! If it is due to be launced in the UK then it isnt likely to be this side of the summer, based on other model rumours in the pipeline

Nothing says its FWD at all, why would it be? 90% of new EVs are rear wheel drive for better handling and efficiency.

The petrol engine has the 2 speed gearbox and the electric motor is a single speed, The old model HS PHEV had a 10 speed gearbox, however the new model only being a 2 speed, mainly runs as a range extender rather than to drive the wheels

With the all new HS PHEV, the engine has a 2 speed gearbox, in which the engine is only used to generate energy to run the wheels via the electric motor, the engine will only drive the wheels directly under extreme acceleration or completly empty battery, In HEV mode the engine is...

What brand of charger? I had an MG4 at one point that certain chargers weren't compatible with the car

There was actually an update to iSmart a few months ago, this is to allow auto unbinding, if you purchased a used car that was still bound to the previous owner, and you tried to bind yourself then it would send a notification to the previous owner to allow or deny the change, if nothing is...