SAIC Motor has used the Guangzhou Auto Show to
introduce the new MG6 plug-in hybrid. Set to become one of the company's first
new energy vehicles, the MG6 plug-in hybrid will be launched next year and it
has been designed to embrace elegance, performance, and valve.
MG didn't have much to say about the model but
confirmed the car will come equipped with a 12.3-inch digital instrument
cluster, an electronic shifter, and an infotainment system with internet
connectivity as well as a 10.1-inch display. The Chinese press release also
mentioned an automatic parking system and a "remote control driving
system" that will apparently allow drivers to control the vehicle at low
speeds through a mobile app.
Autocar reports the model is powered by a 1.0-liter
petrol engine that is backed up by an electric motor that produces 83 PS. MG says this setup will enable the car to produce a combined maximum
output of 228 PS and 622 Nm of torque. Little else is
known about the car but it will reportedly consume 1.5 L/100 km (156.8 mpg US /
188.3 mpg UK).
In the future, the MG6 plug-in hybrid will be joined
by an electric version of the ZS crossover. It will eventually be sold
alongside a production version of the MG E-Motion concept.
