MG MGS5 Essence 62 EV Beta
Price
- RRP
- $52,990
- Price basis
- Plus on-road costs
Battery & charging
- Battery
- 62 kWh
- Range
- 450 km
- Energy use
- 17.1 kWh/100km
- Peak AC charging
- 6.6 kW
- Peak DC charging
- 150 kW
Range in the real world
Estimates from the official figure using typical losses: about a quarter off at motorway speeds or in cold weather, and around half when towing. Your range will depend on speed, hills, weather and load.
Charging times
- Wall socket (10 A), 0–100%
- about 30 h 30 minadds about 10 km an hour
- Home wallbox (7 kW), 0–100%
- about 10 h 30 minthe car takes 6.6 kW · adds about 35 km an hour
- 50 kW fast charger, 10–80%
- about 1 h
- Hyper charger (150 kW+), 10–80%
- about 30 min
Estimates from the battery size and the car’s peak charging rates. Fast charging slows as the battery fills, and in the cold, so real sessions vary.
Running costs
| Per 100 km | Per year | |
|---|---|---|
| Charging at home | $14.44 | $1,730 |
| Public fast charging | $22.99 | $2,760 |
| Petrol car, for comparison | $24.85 | $2,980 |
At the official energy use (real-world use is usually higher), home power at 40c/kWh, public fast charging at 90c/kWh and road user charges of $76 per 1,000 km, over 12,000 km a year. The petrol car uses 7 L/100 km of 91 at $3.55 a litre. Your power plan may be cheaper, especially overnight.
Performance
- Motors
- Single motor
- Power
- 150 kW
- Torque
- 350 Nm
- 0–100 km/h
- 7 sec
- Drive
- Rear-wheel drive
Practicality
- Body
- SUV
- Seats
- 5
- Boot
- 453 L
- Boot, rear seats folded
- 1,441 L
- Towing (braked)
- 750 kg
- Towing (unbraked)
- 750 kg
- Kerb weight
- 1,755 kg
- Length × width × height
- 4,476 × 1,849 × 1,621 mm
- Ground clearance
- 164 mm
- Spare tyre
- Repair kit only
Safety
- ANCAP scores
- Adult 90% · Child 86% · Pedestrians and cyclists 82% · Safety assist 79%
- Energy rating (RightCar)
- 6 out of 6 stars
Ownership
- Warranty
- 7 years / unlimited km
- Battery warranty
- 7 years / unlimited km
- Roadside assist
- 7 years
- Fixed-price servicing
- $899 for the first 3 years
Extends to 10yr/250,000km when every scheduled service is done at an authorised MG dealer (registered from 1 Jul 2025)
Specifications from the NZ Autocar price database, checked against each maker’s NZ site, ANCAP and RightCar. Confirm with the dealer before you buy.