The primary footage of the brand new MG S6 EV have surfaced forward of the automobile’s official unveiling after it was included in the newest group of Euro NCAP crash assessments.
It bears a powerful visible similarity to the smaller S5 EV, with low-set headlights and slender triangular daytime-running lights up entrance, and a light-weight bar spanning the width of its rear finish.
Inside, it seems to get an identical digital instrument panel and steering wheel to the S5, although little else will be seen within the photographs printed by Euro NCAP.
The protection physique lists the automobile’s kerb weight as 1908kg and confirms it’s two-wheel drive. It most definitely has a single rear-mounted motor, consistent with the S5. It’s doable that it could use the identical motor because the S5, which places out 228bhp and 258lb ft – adequate for 0-62mph in 6.3sec, although this is able to probably be slower within the S6 as a result of of its additional weight.
Inside house, a power of the S5, is prone to be additional improved within the longer S6.
It stays to be seen whether or not the S6 may even obtain a bigger battery than the S5, whose 62.1kWh pack yields a variety of 288 miles. Most of the S6’s rivals, together with the Renault Scenic and Nissan Ariya, supply greater than 300 miles.
It will likely be priced between the S5 and the brand new MG IM6, which begin from £28,745 and £47,995 respectively, the IM6 being positioned as a premium mannequin to rival the likes of the Tesla Mannequin Y.
As for the S6’s crash take a look at outcome, it was awarded a full five-star score by Euro NCAP, with a 92% rating for grownup occupant safety and 85% for baby occupants.
