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75,900 yuan, which is the price of the top version of the new mg5. to be honest, i haven’t seen such affordable car prices for a long time. nowadays, new domestically produced cars can easily cost 20,000 to 300,000 yuan, which is true to the saying - i didn’t have the money to buy domestically produced cars before, but now i don’t have the money to buy domestically produced cars. the key point is that the top model of mg5 is equipped with a rare 1.5t engine in the same price range, with a maximum horsepower of 181ps. at this price and with this specification, as long as it has no major flaws when driving, it is a car worth buying anyway.

today, i want to give you an answer on how the mg5 drives. the test drive location is located in the enshi grand canyon in hubei province. there are endless mountain roads. some of the road sections have large ups and downs and are narrow, which poses a big challenge to the power and control of the vehicle. if you are not confident enough in your own products, mg will not choose to hold test drive activities here.

i have to admit, when i first started using it, i didn’t have much of a fondness for it. the main reason is that its seat cannot adjust the seat cushion elevation, and the steering wheel does not support front and rear adjustment, resulting in me not being able to find the most comfortable driving posture. specifically, in order to allow my hands to reach the steering wheel, i had to move the seat forward. in addition, the front seat cushion was short, which made half of my thighs hanging in the air, which was very uncomfortable. since i'm driving on mountain roads, i'm used to sitting more upright, which magnifies its shortcomings in sitting posture adjustment.

after a period of time to adapt to its sitting posture, my complaints gradually became less and less, and i found that this seat actually has a manually adjustable lumbar support hidden on the side, which can provide a little support and help me better the ground resists the cornering g value. but it still has to be said that as a car with sports as its selling point, the driver should be given a wider range of adjustment for the sitting position. after all, only when you sit firmly can you drive with more confidence. by the way, its rear seats are pretty good, the backrest angle is right, and the seat cushion can support the thighs.

when running in the mountains, abundant motivation will always make people more confident. the output of 181ps and 285n·m allows me to overtake slow cars relatively calmly and safely. according to official data, its acceleration from zero to 100 seconds is 6.9 seconds, but there are no conditions for actual testing this time, so i don’t know if they are bragging. but taking a step back, even if it is mixed with water, its power is obviously stronger than the small-displacement naturally aspirated rivals in the same price range. except for the top configuration of the new mg5, which is a 1.5t engine + 7-speed wet dual-clutch gearbox, the rest of the configurations are 1.5l engine + cvt gearbox. personally, i recommend the 1.5t as the first choice, because it is a car with such powerful power at a price of 70,000 yuan and has core competitiveness. the advantages of the 1.5l version compared to its opponents are not so obvious.

however, you can't expect a dual-clutch gearbox at this price to be able to sort out the power as tightly as a volkswagen. when you step on the accelerator deeply, there will be some hesitation, but once you get used to it, you can cooperate with it tacitly. this car does not have manual upshifts or downshifts, and there is no driving mode adjustment. it only has an s gear, but after it is engaged, it almost never actively keeps driving in a lower gear. instead, it delays the opportunity to upshift, which can be said to be half of s gear. , not enjoyable enough. fortunately, its ride comfort is acceptable. when following a car at slow speed several times, it never made any rough movements.

in terms of chassis, its overall style is tough and the road feel is very obvious. this kind of adjustment will make people want to drive fast, but on some rough roads, comfort and nvh will be affected. for example, i found that on cement washboard roads, i can sometimes feel resonance and the noise inside the car becomes significantly louder. if you have friends who have bought this car, you can try changing to higher-grade tires to see if there is an improvement.

as one of the few vehicles in this price range that focuses on handling, all mg5 series are equipped with the xds cornering dynamic control system as standard. when understeer occurs during cornering, xds actively brakes the inner drive wheels and requests the engine to slightly increase power torque depending on the actual situation, forming a yaw moment to assist steering and suppress understeer. there are many sharp turns on the mountain road this time, and i can really feel the xds working. however, don’t think that you will be invincible with it. we have to slow down when we need to. if possible, change to tires with better grip. the improvement may be more big.

in general, mg5 has shortcomings, but its advantages are not concealed. especially at the price of 70,000, its performance can be said to be the best in a hundred. if you buy a pure electric car at this price, you will indeed save money for transportation, but the use scenarios are limited. for example, the cruising range on highways is very short, basically saying goodbye to long-distance travel. if you buy another gas car, it may be more comfortable than the mg5. but the momentum and vitality are missing. in the mg5, you can still feel the spirit of the mg brand not to build mediocre cars. it may not be balanced, but it is unique enough.

in a way, the mg5 is inspiring. today's cars are becoming more and more the same and boring. for those who are just starting out and don't have a sufficient budget, they often can only buy some cars that are not exciting to drive - life is not exciting enough, and the cars they drive are not exciting enough. but the emergence of mg5 tells them that with more than 70,000 yuan, you can also have 181 horsepower, and can accompany you to the end when you want to have a blast, and you can occasionally fight against the boring life, not just a silent cry.

everyone has that stage, when you are not decent but full of motivation. when you finally become more comfortable, recalling the car that was also full of motivation, the corners of your mouth will unconsciously rise.