We’re getting nearer to seeing the brand new MG 3 funds hatch in full.
An official picture of the 2024 MG 3 inside has been launched forward of its Geneva motor present reveal, and it intently resembles the MG 4 electrical automotive.
Based mostly on the picture, the brand new MG 3 will obtain a big digital instrument cluster and infotainment display screen which MG says will provide a “vast selection of linked companies”.
It seems the MG 3 will run the model’s most up-to-date infotainment system software program.
There are buttons for the local weather, navigation, and quantity management beneath the centre infotainment show.
The brand new MG 3 will obtain a brand new centre tunnel which encompasses a turn-dial transmission shifter, and buttons for the parking brake, in addition to drive modes. Two cupholders now reside in entrance of the transmission shifter.
There seems to be a wi-fi telephone charger and a small shelf forward of the shifter, whereas behind it sits a lined centre compartment and a centre console bin with a padded armrest.
The seats seem like lined in a mixture of leather-based and fabric materials with orange/pink stitching. The MG 4 has the same seat sample however provides blue stitching or pink stitching for the extra highly effective fashions.
In Europe, the MG 3’s petrol engine will probably be changed with a hybrid drivetrain. MG Australia has confirmed regionally the 2024 MG 3 will probably be out there with each petrol and hybrid energy.
MG claims its hybrid powertrain – which is but to be detailed – “delivers a class-leading mixture of effectivity, efficiency, and the aptitude for zero-emissions driving”.
It provides a four-cylinder hybrid powertrain within the ZS-based VS crossover in Thailand, which marries a 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine making 80kW and 142Nm with a 70kW/200Nm electrical motor and a 2.1kWh lithium-ion battery.
The hybrid crossover has a mixed energy output of 130kW, with claimed gasoline consumption as little as 5.8 litres per 100km.
Final week CarExpert snapped pictures of the MG 3’s lighter inside with off-white upholstery. It’s unclear if the MG 3 regionally will provide the sunshine inside, or solely black.
Within the again seat there are air vents on the rear of the centre console, plus map pockets on the seat backs.
The brand new MG 3 will lastly get autonomous emergency braking, necessary on all newly launched fashions in Australia from March 2023.
Different new security applied sciences we’re prone to see on the following MG 3 embrace visitors signal recognition, lane-keep help, and tyre-pressure monitoring.
In saying that, MG Motor Australia CEO Peter Ciao instructed CarExpert in 2023 the brand new mannequin is unlikely to earn a five-star ANCAP security ranking.
“It can undoubtedly be a hybrid and it’ll have much more security tools, too, but it surely received’t get a five-star security ranking,” Mr Ciao instructed CarExpert.
“It’s essential that MG Australia provides among the most reasonably priced vehicles within the segments we compete in and we need to proceed that with the brand new MG 3,” he added.
Pricing has but to be confirmed, but it surely’s anticipated to be barely dearer than the present mannequin, which opens at $19,990 drive-away.
Regardless of its age, the MG 3 has grown in recognition and held a whopping 43.3 per cent share of its section in 2023.
MG Motor Australia bought 15,430 examples of its compact hatchback in 2023. It outsold the Suzuki Swift (6914), Mazda 2 (5181) and Kia Rio (4067).
The MG 3 is at present the most affordable mannequin in Australia since Kia elevated the pricing of its just lately facelifted Picanto. It’s the one automotive in Australia to take a seat beneath $20,000, with the bottom Core at present out there at $19,990 drive-away.
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