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By Jonathan Crouch

MG's electric cars continue to improve. Jonathan Crouch looks at the family-sized S6EV.

Ten Second Reviewword count: 39

The S6EV is MG's very first properly family-shaped lower mid-sized electric model. If you like the value proposition that Chinese makers offer but want it with a little more European flavour, this could be your car in this segment.

Backgroundword count: 153

Once a budget brand selling only compact models, Chinese maker MG now has a more complete line-up than many of its European rivals. With affordable combustion and electric cars at one end and the executive IM5 and IM6 designs and Cyberster sports car at the other. All MG was really lacking was a product in between these two extremes - a full-sized yet affordable family model: the S6EV is that car. As the name suggests, it's electric - essentially an extended version of the more compact S5EV launched in Spring 2025. Which was itself an extended version of the brand's first really credible modern era compact model, the MG4. All three cars share the same Modular Scalable Platform, but the S6 builds more power, space and luxury into it as it aims to offer a really credible class alternative to lower mid-sized EV strong sellers like the Skoda Enyaq and the Volkswagen ID.4.

Driving Experienceword count: 276

The S6EV has a bigger 77kWh NMC battery that we wished MG had fitted to top versions of the small S5EV when we tried it recently. The larger cell pack would certainly fit because both cars share the same Modular Scalable Platform originally developed for the MG4. Here though, it's propelled along with considerably more grunt, the mainstream 'SE Long Range' and 'Trophy Long Range' variants sharing the same single rear-mounted motor that can put out as much as 241bhp, with 350Nm of torque, taking the car to 62mph in 7.3s en route to 124mph. More importantly, range is rated at 329 miles. As the MG4 proved, the MSP chassis can also accommodate a twin motor layout and the S6EV gets it, in its flagship 'Trophy Dual Motor' form. Here, there's a potent 356bhp, with 540Nm of torque, cutting the 62mph sprint to just over five seconds. But the extra drivetrain weight cuts range to 301 miles. The Dual Motor version runs most the time using only its rear motor, engaging the front motor only when traction is limited or the driver calls for full power. You'll have lots of settings to play with; five drive modes - Normal, Sport, Comfort, Custom and Snow. And five brake regen settings, including a 'one-pedal' option that slows the car almost to a stop off-throttle. MG also claims class-leading braking power, having partnered with Continental to add an integrated braking booster system that can stop the car from 62mph to a standstill in just 36-metres. For town use, the proper multi-link rear suspension set-up should provide a supple ride. And the rear-driven powertrain delivers a tight 11.1-metre turning circle.

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