2024 MG3 (inc. 0-100 & braking) review: Has MG killed Toyota’s hybrid dominance?
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- čas přidán 4. 07. 2024
- The all-new MG 3 has arrived and Paul Maric gets behind the wheel of the 2024 MG 3 Essence hybrid to see if it has the goods to take on Toyota’s hybrid offering with the Yaris Hybrid.
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Intro: 00:00
Exterior: 01:26
Interior: 03:06
Infotainment: 04:18
Safety Tech: 06:37
Practicality: 07:25
On the Road: 10:08
Driver aids: 17:15
Performance: 19:18
Verdict: 22:38
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Opinions on the brand aside, a light hybrid with 155 kW for sub $30k is quite impressive. Time will tell if the reliability holds up though…
It can deploy 155kW of power for just over 1 minute. After that it is back to an anaemic 70kW!
@@RodneyW Yep another CZcamsr took the hybrid on the hills out of Sydney and he was not impressed! On top of that the hybrid apparently uses more fuel on the highway than the non hybrid MG3 while using the more expensive 95 octane fuel!
@@RodneyWTrue, but save your licence.
This MG's pulg in hybrid has been sold in China market for many years,pretty reliable though
@@gregb1599its a city car, take a yaris do the same it would be struggling even climbing hills
Can someone else tell my wife that 70mm is huge
I've been telling her for years 😅
That is front design is *FUGLY*
Forgetting that they are total s..tboxes (and still more expensive than they warrant) the only positive thing about the old one was that it looked ok. This has a face like a bucket full of smashed crabs.
60k's in reverse. Not bad.
On You-Tube there are always negative comments about Chinese cars. Yet in the showroom there are only sales.
Naturally, in a cost of living crisis, the cheap items will sell out first.
Nope, sales are dropping, especially for the EVs. Are you a bot?
@@JBrezicPhotographyEveryone likes BMW 😂 But it is unreal that everyone can buy one.
showrooms? They are in ports collecting dust
@bigglyguy8429 every article and stat I've seen has shown EV numbers growing year on year, month on month.
A really good review. The demonstration of the power delivery issues from the hybrid drivetrain was very clear. The old MG3 had one thing going for it. Price. The new MG3 is now as/more expensive than a Suzuki Swift or Mazda 2 and almost as expensive as a Yaris Hybrid. While it's much better than the old MG3, it is not as good as any of the Japanese competitors - or the Kia Picanto, which is now a lot cheaper.
Pretty arrogant by MG
Wow, Mazda and Toyota are really unexpensive in your country, a decent equipped yaris is near 25k€ in italy.... publicized for 22 but with interest, in reality, you will pay more than 25 and you really can't pay it cash, i haven't found a seller that won't insist to made you open a toyota finance service... the mg3 comfort in 21k still i think toyota is the best, but prices are really going insane for a car under 4mt that was under 20k just 2 years ago.
@@stefanomacchi1977 Maybe we get slightly cheaper cars, but house prices in Italy are much, much cheaper than in Sydney or Melbourne! (Italy is the one country in Europe that I'd like to go to live).
So you buy a hybrid MG3 to save money on fuel, but then you have to use the more expensive 95RON? Wow, that makes heaps of sense.
latestvtoyota does require 95 as well
Exactly 👍🏽
When did Toyota hybrids start requiring 95?
@@fluroflash2803 do you have hands to google Toyota au website? And you have eyes to read through the latest specs. Go to do that.
It has 360 camera but rear seats don't even split! 😅
MG cars dont split....amongst other shortfalls....sadly
software and electronics is cheap nowdays. Building split seats requires actual work...
@@linustw I own the MG4 and MG ZS EV, both have split seats.
Oh boo hoo
ça va arriver.
The styling is very early 2000s, reminds me of our old Honda city in some ways. Not a modern look I would have thought
I hope MG will come to the Bulgarian, Lithuanian, Latvian and Estonia markets by 2025.
No.
@@dnajournal4321 Hell yes! Without a presence in those four markets, MG Motor Europe can’t survive forever, despite these markets only accounting for 0.8% of the total UK+EU+EFTA volume.
@@DaveDVideoMaker
Send me Estonian wife. I will send you a Chinese MG representative.
A class review 😊some others take Note 📝 .Many thanks.
Gday paul, when do you reckon we’ll get a dmax review from you?
Would love to see a comparison between this and other cars in its class like the Swift Hybrid. Especially on aspects such as city driving and highway driving comfort and engine revs at 100kmh. 👍
Must need the software update the UK ones got as the gearbox seemed way less clunky in their reviews
Ottimo video BRAVO
Since you have reviewed this why not the 2024 Hyundai Sonata. Its not an SUV either.
the rear is amazing, absolutely beautifully well drawn. front is a bit sketchy. but can live with its design.
Paul just convinced me again...I'm keeping my 2010 Prius....😁
Hi nice videos!!
At 7:35 there is a usb port for dashcam!!!
Is there another car with this feature?
在中国，每辆新车都有这个USB接口，有些还是Type-C的
fuel economy is close to toyota corolla so impressive. cheaper as well as those go for over 30K now without the array of cameras as this car. servicing is cheaper on the toyota. both do not offer wireless carplay/android but kia strangely does. but probably paul is right, go for the petrol version. fuel won't stay at $2/l forever.
I am happy to see someone tested it in extreme conditions and showed how it performed in real life.
Unlike petrol engines, which can consistently deliver their peak power, in many electric cars, the peak power can be 2 or 3 times their normal power. However, this peak power only lasts for a few minutes before overheating. Manufacturers don't typically mention in ads whether the power is peak or constant and how long it lasts (5 seconds? 30 minutes? 2 hours?).
The 145 kW wouldn't last long since the battery is only 1.8 kWh. As for the generator, I'm not sure, but I think I saw somewhere that it's only 45 kW. We know that at speeds less than 60 km/h, only the electric motor pushes the car (the petrol engine only works as a generator and doesn't engage to wheels before 80 km/h). So generally, at low speeds, you have a maximum of 100 kW from the electric motor, and if the battery runs out, you only have around 45 kW max (limited by the generator).
However, I understand that this hybrid systems are not designed for the track where you can constantly use its 145 kW. It is useful for running on electric at low speeds to avoid the drawbacks of the petrol engine and gearbox and for running on petrol at high speeds to avoid the limitations of the battery. Some peak performance is available for a short time when needed (overtake).
This phev thing has been sold in Chinese market for many years in numerous model,pretty reliable though
Looks like they styled on the older Peugeot 208 or 308 in the front and ta lights
Im not expecting to see any of these on the road tbh, unless its a rental.
You have to be mental to spend 30k on one of these
mental rental!
Some of the commenters here appear to fit into that category.
Looks a bit like the previous generation of the Yaris. Interesting how it has rear disc brakes when most if not all other cars in this segment only have drum brakes. Pity it doesn’t at least have a space saver tyre.
I'm driving a mg loan car atm, gearbox has a mind of its own! Let's down the whole car!
how does it run out of battery? doesn't it get recharged by the petrol subsystem ? isn't that meant to be the main benefit of a hybrid?
Easy. It recharges the battery when you decelerate and uses charge when accelerating. Given that the electric motor appears to supply 50% of the total power output and the battery is small, if you spend too much time using the throttle heavily, it appears it can fully discharge the battery. In other words, it is depleting the charge quicker than it is recharging it. It will recover of course but for performance driving clearly you will run out of battery charge at times.
@@peterj5751 hello, can u please explain me better how it charges, i don ' t understand much about this technology, juste ordered it and still waiting, but i wanted to know more untill i'll drive it, so it cherges only when decreasing? i will use it more in the city with small velocity, like 50,60, so how can i act for having it charged most of the time? thank u for your kind answer
@@ghisalaura7123 cars like this use the normal petrol motor and the electric motor together to accelerate the car. How much of each depends on a whole lot of things including the power demanded and the state of charge of the battery. But ultimately if you demand full power you are draining the battery. When you are decelerating it is recharging the battery and it will depend on how it’s programmed to how it recharges the battery when cruising at steady speed. Obviously this particular car is set up in such a way that you can drain the battery if you drive it very hard around a track like they did here. It will recharge itself quickly enough when you stop driving with a heavy throttle and it is probably not any problem in normal driving.
The front design is too complicated when it comes to cleaning. Noisy cabin at speed and that gear change leaves a lot to be desired. That said, for 30K not too bad for a general run around.
Torsion bar or torsion beam rear suspension?
Sorry, meant to say that!
Can do a review 2000 1.8 Toyota e120 or Fielder
Sunglasses holder! Where do I buy...?
Isn't highlighting the fact it has AEB the same thing as saying it has airbags? or seatbelts? or ABS etc
Not all cars have it
@@sarkplex It's federally mandated now. I think all cars have it
Is there a charge/save mode for the hybrid system?
No, the battery is too small. But I think that in sport mode, the petrol engine will keep running to charge the battery. I just tested it once, needs to be comfirmed.
I would buy one if they were $6000 cheaper.....and they would still be making a profit. We all know they are making these cars in China for under $10k.
Did you review the last mg3?
cant review something not even worth buying
That is quite the interior for that class. The exterior will need a little time to grow on people though.
I’m sure there will be a bunch of these delivering Uber eats and didi taxi services. As long as it’s cheap to run they will sell plenty.
Why I love my Evoque, one button on the steering wheel to switch off all the safety rubbish
What is the actual kmpl
This car has obviously not been engineered very well at all.
With all the negatives you mention here I’m glad I talked Mum into the Mazda 2 for around the same price.
30k for this little hybrid car has to be joke. Crazy how cars price went up so high now days. Back then in 2019, we could’ve got Jazz/Fit R/S for just 20k which had so much leg and head space. Maybe time for Australia to bring some Japanese Kei cars on road.
K -car is not safe for driving at a speed over 80km/h. The k-car is actually a PROBLEM of Japan, but they're struggling to work it out.
That was 5 years ago!!! Do you remember how much houses cost back then? Inflation!
Lol and that price was bottom of the barrel with zero tech
If it was 30k for a small hatchback, then its a joke. But 30k for a small hatchback hybrid is impressive for today's inflated market. While I agree that I miss the good ol' days of small and affordable cars. In reality, safety, regulations have gotten wayyy stricter in past 5 years making small cars just not feasible, K-cars specifically. (Also FYI, the Jazz is being replaced as the Brio in Southeast Asia, and you DO NOT want a car that's 10 years back in tech and safety).
@@acde9355 You won’t loose control on now days kei cars.
Do these things run a Yaris NZ series engine copy / knockoff / pirated version?
No, way more advanced!
@@simonbates5939 yes so much more advanced, they run a carby
@@caljeff2427 The Chinese are like 2 generations ahead of the Japanese in my opinion. They can't even make a decent EV
@@simonbates5939 in EV'S maybe. anything with pistons they don't have a chance.
@@caljeff2427 Just like kodak, nokia blackberry etc
MG should have made it a 3 speed manual column shift like the 68 Ford I learnt to drive on.
You should now review the new Suzuki Swift Hybrid, I think the Swift would be a good comparison
very nice
Great small car
For that price I’d buy a Toyota.
Well...
Love the older MG's , though i never owned one... Got great British classic car shows around my area yearly.
China owns MG now. They're under a tariffs regime now here in the US
interesting vehicle, but I'm thinking that the next generation will be a big step up and resolve many of the issues.
now we just wait 10 years for it
Normally, one year for the facelift to fix that crazy non split rear seat! And retune the engine so it runs on 91 octane! This does not have a turbo
Looks pretty good for that price.
Another great review. Everybody seems to be ignoring the Chinese factor though! Remember COVID...
U mean the virus that created in the lab that financially backed / released by the US?
Oh please... that's "thousands" years ago! Move on dear!
That 3 speed has tall gears
The people who don't like it, won't buy it. Everyone else will buy one. Why wouldn't you? Compared to the cheapest Yaris this car is loaded.
yeah but I owned a near new yaris 1.5 in 2006, owned it for 5 years and hardly lifted the bonnet. It was bullet proof. I sold it to a neighbour's daughter, who since passed it on to one of her friends. It is now almost 20 years old and I still see it driving round the neighbourhood without any fuss - only apparent sign of age is some paint fade. I bet there won't be any series one/two MG3s running around Oz in 20 years time.
@@johnphaceas7434 Comparing 2006 Toyota with modern standards is the most boomer thing ever
@philipchouliaras5879 well you're wrong there buddy. I'm 100% GenX. And my current cars are Italian, both 20 plus years old, not cheap Chinese rubbish that'll be in the scrapper in under 10 years. The ONLY reason folks buy MGs is because they are cheap. They'll sell a shed load, but they will still be crap.
@@johnphaceas7434 your car parts were also made in china LMAO. grow up
@philipchouliaras5879 you are totally clueless. My 1981 Alfetta ws built at Portello in Milan and my 2002 156 GTA was built at Pomigliano in Naples, while its engine was hsnd built in Modena. Neither have any components from China.
Looklike Mazda 2 having a baby with Toyota Vios
The only question that needs answering is the reliability
A huge step up from the previous generation and styling will hook in younger buyers, however people should consider the new Suzuki Swift hybrid for better reliability.
ok, but the price is a little bit different :|
I was thinking of buying one but NO 60/40 split back sear puts me off immediately and I will not be buying until they change this.
This has been moaned about since the release in Europe. MG Europe has said to be working on a split seat with the factory. They said hopefully later in the year. So maybe check in with your local MG dealer later in the year for updates.
The price pushes it close to MG 4 territory, especially with government rebates for EVs.
In my country, this will probably completely kill the MG4. Sales of the MG4 last November 466 and 622 in December. May 2024? 18! I believe the MG3 even with its flaws will now push those numbers to zero!
Ok so it's got a long warranty, AA and ACP and it's cheaper than a Vw Polo. But good grief,
3sp auto
No split folding rear seat
Seats don't fold flat
No reach adjustment
No adjustable boot floor
I thought the Chinese flaunt copyright laws and would copy good ideas from something like a 2009 Polo but no, they haven't.
Lmao remember in 2019 where you could get a Cerato GT for a couple of grand more 😮
😂what's that video title in the first place, same as saying, "Will the sun rise west
We will see after 15 years how many these are running
@user-cs9if4bq1v to lazy too type corectly
Should phev but i think it would be more expensive, but this is already a killer for the price compared to other cars here in the Philippines
A MASSIVE step up from the previous MG3.Look forward to getting into one
of these on a future trip when I hire it.
Yaris hybrid from Etsy
That styling looks like a Hyundai from 15 years ago. Fugleee
Agreed
Automotive CatFish.
One of the worst front end on a car lol but if it's cheap does it's job who cares really
Looked in the mirror lately
This car has a flat bottom steering wheel.....but no 'track mode' option 🤷
Another Australian CZcamsr (Productreview cars) did a very thorough test on the hybrid including testing its performance on both flat and hilly conditions and he said it had good performance on the flat, but the hills it really struggled! The other major problem is that around town its very economical, but at highway speeds it actually uses more fuel than the non hybrid model! Add that the hybrid needs 95 octane and unlike some other hybrids that use a turbo, this is naturally aspirated with an Atkinson cycle, while the non hybrid uses 91! That is crazy!
Very good piece of info. On paper, the power train configuration looks weird.
Does the petrol only MG have a 3 speed transmission as well?
CVT
3 speed auto? Good grief, that takes me back to the cars of my late father in the 1970's.
Falcon XD ute.
Chrysler Valiant ute.
Statesman Caprice HX
Valiant Charger.
Holden Kingswood.
Mitsubishi Sigma.
😅
The 70's live!
Most new EVs has 1 gear. So back to 1890s
You are hilarious. The 3-gear system and the ones from the 70s are worlds apart, using new technology. Just look at Toyota. Some cars are marked with 2 gears-does that mean you'll laugh at Australia's favorite, Toyota? If the badge were swapped to Toyota, would you then call it a perfect new technology? Let me tell you, Japanese cars are now lagging behind. You must have heard about the recent scandal where Japanese car manufacturers falsified the airbag deployment times, right?
Except it’s not. Most CVTs are classed as 1 or 2 gears because they can vary the transmission. This 3 speed is a Trimatic - a GM product from the 70s last seen in the VL Commodore. They probably used it because it’s cheap and due to SAIC working with GM
@@MecTecher But the VL Commodore was a 4 speed auto transmission.
@@MecTecheryou don’t actually think it’s a Trimatic, do you?
why are MG's cars getting uglier? The old MG HS and MG3 looks so much better than the current versions...
and don't even get me started on the MG4...
lol 3 speed, and here I thought the 90s 4 speed in the previous model was already ancient enough, apparently not for MG 😂
It's essentially like 3rd, 4th and 5th gears. It doesn't need 1st and 2nd as the electric motor covers that bit.
In normal day to driving it's fine.
May I ask, why do you only test the lane keeping assist systems at 70? The highway speed of 100 or 110km/h would be better as that’s where you’d be using it wouldn’t you?
The steering wheel looks like the same shape used in the Austin Allegro (never released in Australia).
3 speed auto. Thats really weird. I’d love to talk to the powertrain team to hear their logic.
Wow
Sinewaves?
Hyundai i10-Audi A2-Toyota Yaris model body style combined. 🤔
It was a cheap tishbox, now its an expensive tishbox. Also, am I missing something....?? 5L/100km is woeful for a hybrid car of that size.
hmm i thought the same
I get that in our picanto which cost more than 6k less
@@rmjthompson yaris hybrid would smoke it
@@caljeff2427 How are you defining smoking it? Yaris Ascent Sport hybrid is 32k DA in NSW - 8k more than Picanto GT Line. At $2 a litre that’s a difference of 4000 litres of fuel, or at the 5.5l/100 the picanto achieves, 72,000km. That’s how far you could drive it before you drove a single km in the yaris. After that, the yaris is going to save you 1.5l/100 over the picanto, or about $3 per 100km. Hybrids are not cost effective against convention ICE cars. Yet.
@@rmjthompson i define smoking it as getting way better fuel economy than it
1 word;
Under whelming
Imagine how scary it is to pass trucks with this car. You never really know how much power you'll have
I was thinking this too, its the equivalent of an ICE car dropping a cylinder or 2 mid over take and leaving you in a very awkward and/or dangerous situation if you'll have enough road/time to finish the over taking, or pull back in behind the truck (if somebody else hasn't already filled the gap you just left).
Been driving it here for 5 weeks in the UK. If you hoon it about like a hot hatch you run into these issues as shown in the video. But in normal driving when you want to overtake something you have the full power as the battery doesn't deplete as between overtakes you are using low power so the battery charges.
So if you want a cheap hot hatch replacement this is definitely not it. But if you drive it normally and need a bit of poke for an overtake before settling back to normal driving this does an ok job. It feels more reassuring than a Yaris hybrid when overtaking.
Paul Cold??? I thought your surname was Maric.
GYAY OM PAUL !
This car has much more features than the top spec Camary😂
GO HOME 🇨🇳
I’d rather pay a tiny bit extra for a base model Yaris Hybrid and here’s why:
- Yaris CVT transmission is way smoother than the old 3 speed the MG3 uses. Iirc it’s the same 3L-30 Trimatic last used in the VL Commodore!
- Toyota known for reliability, can’t say the same for MG
- Better hybrid system for less fuel consumption and also happily takes 91, not 95
- Strong resale value because it’s a Toyota.
Don’t get me wrong - MG has improved significantly with the new MG3 however the price increase for the hybrid brings it close to its (much better) rivals. If this was $24,990 drive away it would sell like hotcakes.
*GYAY I’M PAUL* 🤣
One thing you can't review on this new car is reliability and build quality over time. I've heard negative things on MG's.
youve heard negative things for old MGs. The last 5 years MG ha effectively made brand new cars with brand new teams.
It is too soon to tell yet.
great little zippy city car thanks MG
lol 3 speed? is this the 1970s?
If anything sounds like you are the one stuck there?
@@philipchouliaras5879 na I was born in the 90s boomer
@@nickfelstead7559 and still you cant grasp the idea of a 3 speed transm. Yikes
@@philipchouliaras5879 ok boomer
I still prefer a Toyota hybrid car any day
Check out the comparative performance specs & you'll change you mind
It's funny another Australian CZcamsr did a review on the hybrid MG3, and apparently, it has great economy around town. However, at highway speeds, it uses more fuel than the non hybrid MG3! Add to that, the hybrid needs 95 octane, then yeah, the Toyota system is still better. The CZcamsr said the performance was great on flat ground, but around the hills, it was gutless. (Productreview Cars)
Toyota is King in market for obvious reasons!
I'd rather boost Rover 200 BRM than drive MG3
It's a city car. How does it go from home to the shops and work etc?
I would just by the petrol version, the hybrid version is not charming and does not worth that few thousands...
Mann comment section is plagued with Chinese bots 🤖
Not only the comments section… most unfortunately
Anything that starts with MG, I’m bypassing. One of the worst hire cars I’ve ever driven.
Fasted car i ever drove was a hire car
Everyone on here is ridiculous! My partner has the new mg3 hybrid trophy and what can i say the car is fantastic! Is in another league to the cars in its class. Averaging nearly 62mpg around town, quite and effortless to drive and goes like stink when you need it 2. Dealers have them on offer for £19,000 on the road. People actually need to go out and test drive these cars before judging them! There is nothing better out there for there for the money brand new and thats a fact..
What has this world come too honestly.
This car is what I would call much adoo about nothing. The complexity of a hybrid system with figures that are not impressive at all. They could've just made it a turbo charged small engine and that's it.
Price is two High.
Why are you disappointed that there is no full size spare wheel? It's called a space saver for a reason.
Also, if you're going to test how the luggage storage is, put the suitcase in properly. 🙄
It doesn’t have a space saver 🙄