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MG5 EV Long Range 2022 Review

The UK’s best value electric vehicle now has more range and safety tech

James Morris by James Morris
25th October 2021
in Electric Vehicles, Reviews
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1. Intro, Price, Options and Verdict

  • 1. Intro, Price, Options and Verdict
  • 2. Design, Comfort and Storage
  • 3. In-Car Entertainment and Controls
  • 4. Performance, Running Costs, Range, and Safety
  • 5. Key Specifications
89 / 100 Overall
£29,540 inc VATPrice as Reviewed
Pros
  • Incredible value
  • Now with decent 250-mile range
  • Practical load-lugging ability
Cons
  • Unexciting looks
  • Functional but cheap interior trim
  • No towing rating
Verdict
The MG5 EV Long Range takes electric driving a step closer to the mainstream, with a very usable range and an incredibly keen price. The estate car practicality remains, while MG Pilot provides enhanced safety with modern features, including adaptive cruise control. Still the best value electric vehicle on the UK market, only better.
Range (WLTP): 250 miles Top Speed: 115mph 0 to 60: 7.3sec Cost/Mile (@14p/kWh): 3.4p

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Introduction

When the MG5 EV arrived at the end of 2020, it blew us away with the value for money it offered. But its 214-mile range was still a limitation. Now, less than a year later, MG has released an updated version with a bigger battery called, imaginatively, the MG5 EV Long Range. It is only £1,400 more than the original model and has some other upgrades too.

Price and Options

The headline improvement with the MG5 EV Long Range is that the battery has been upgraded from 52.5kWh to 61.1kWh. Otherwise, the drivetrain is the same, with a 154bhp motor driving the front wheels. The other new addition is MG Pilot, MG's safety and assistance package. Modern safety features were an area where the original MG5 EV showed some of its budget status. With MG Pilot, it gets much closer to more expensive competitors, and now offers adaptive cruise control as standard plus automatic main beams.

In other respects, however, the MG5 EV Long Range isn’t so different from the original version. The two trim levels remain the same, with the standard Excite and an Exclusive option for £2,500 more. But even the basic trim has some decent features. Excite still includes front and rear electric windows, sat-nav, a parking camera and that adaptive cruise control. The Exclusive trim adds leather-style seats, with the front ones heated, electric driver's seat adjustment, and rain-sensing wipers. The Exclusive also adds keyless entry, so you can press the button on the door to unlock and lock. The folding mirrors are Exclusive-only too.

The 16in alloy wheels are the same as before, though, and standard on all cars. The basic paint colour is white, but for £545 extra you can have black, blue or the silver of our review car. For £695 you can have a red tri-coat paint job, which is the most striking option.

Even though the UK grant has dropped a bit, the basic MG5 EV is still available for £25,095. The Long Range starts at £26,495, including the grant, which is incredible considering how much more practicality it has than the entry-level Renault Zoe, for a grand less. The Exclusive costs £28,995. Putting that in perspective, you can pick up a VW ID.3 Pro for £560 less with 14 miles more range, but that's without any options chosen whatsoever, less performance, and some missing features the MG5 has, such as the parking camera.

1. Intro, Price, Options and Verdict

  • 1. Intro, Price, Options and Verdict
  • 2. Design, Comfort and Storage
  • 3. In-Car Entertainment and Controls
  • 4. Performance, Running Costs, Range, and Safety
  • 5. Key Specifications
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James Morris

James Morris

Editor With over 25 years’ experience as a technology journalist and a life-long love of cars, Dr James Morris initially saw the potential for electric vehicles when he became one of the first people to drive a Nissan Leaf back in 2011. He presently owns a Tesla Model 3 Performance and a plug-in Mercedes C350e Estate. He loves how automotive design and gadgetry combine in EVs, making them both fun and technically fascinating at the same time. Alongside being editor of WhichEV, he contributes to Forbes.com on electric vehicles and is Pathway Director of the Masters in Interactive Journalism at City, University of London.

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