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The sharpest minds in the business know that constantly reinventing the wheel - especially one that's still proving a smashing success - isn't the only path towards continued dominance.
So for its latest electric contender, the general tack that MG appears to have taken seems quite simple: More of the same.
Thus arising is a bigger name (or number) with a not-so-fresh-face. Modelled largely after - and larger than - the runaway success of the MGS5 EV, the MGS6 EV now lands as the biggest SUV ever by the brand here, bringing familiar charms and looks into an upsized and upmarket package.
The MGS6's resemblance to its smaller sibling is the clearest when it's facing you head on. Those split head lights are an immediate tell, as is the manner in which the leading lines on the front end appear to converge at the car's nose.
Still, it's not a full copy-paste job. In contrast to the MGS5's preference for curves, there is a stronger emphasis on sharpness and angularity here (à la the MG4 EV) that lends itself well to the overall visual impression of the MGS6, considering its larger dimensions. Helping to ensure that you don't mix the two siblings up from the rear as well is a fatter, full-width light bar with vertical lashings, in favour of the MGS5's racing-flag motifs.
Admittedly, you wouldn't call the MGS6 boldly-styled - especially not against the newer-age Chinese crowd with its eye-watering range of design inspirations, ranging from oceanic mammals to T-Rexes.
Still, there's a self-assured finesse to which it conforms to conventional expectations of a large SUV, with its clean, boxy lines, large wheels, and unpainted fenders.
There are its sheer dimensions too - it's over 4.7 metres long and over 1.9 metres wide. You'll consequently find that it boasts grandiosity in presence that well matches MG's grander ambitions for market success - a quality aided further by the Stratford Gold coat of the test unit. In short, don't mistake its more conservative outlook for an inability to impress.
Perhaps unsurprisingly, the MGS6's interior experience mirrors that of its exterior: Stylish, modern, and larger-than-life, if a bit conservative.
You get vibrant, high-definition digital displays serving as your instrument cluster and infotainment touchscreens, and while these aren't the largest on the market, they're logical to operate and responsive, marking a significant step up over the fiddly and outdated digital setups on earlier MGs.
The MGS6's interior is also a genuinely pleasant space that brings together expensive feeling materials and robust fit-and-finish. While you don't get the same spread of eye-catching features seen on other Chinese makes (wraparound ambient lighting, fridges, etc), the soft-touch materials are undeniably one notch higher than what we’re used to seeing from the brand.
Ditto for the combination of Alcantara and vegan leather lining the seats. If you find the carbon fibre-mimicking trim on the centre console a bit garish and out of sync with the MGS6's milder demeanour, opting for the beige interior swaps this out for wood - which should burnish the upmarket ambience of the cabin even further.
Even more remarkable is the fact that build quality remains high even when you move rearwards, where the same soft-touch materials and quilted patterns remain, and where the switches for the cabin lights and windows feel solidly put-together.
Standard kit is impressive too, including a relatively powerful 50W wireless charging pad up front, a high-definition heads-up display and ventilated front seats.
The MGS6's real strength, however, lies in its wholehearted deference to tactile controls. Nicked straight from the MGS5 is the same tray of full-physical buttons beneath the infotainment touchscreen, with a pleasing symmetrical layout split down the middle for controlling climate control (both temperature and fan speed!) and media volume.
You won't have to dive into menus to adjust where the cold wind blows either, with the conventional air vents. Considering that even a handful of legacy carmakers have left such sensibilities in the dust, MG's dogged insistence on retaining them here - no frustrating capacitive or touch-slider drama - is a refreshing and very praiseworthy old-school nod to its European roots.
Furthermore, space in the second row is fantastic by all metrics.
The MGS6's 2,835mm wheelbase and flat floor mean legroom for days, its unsloped roofline translates to good headroom, while its wide body means even three adults can sit comfortably abreast. That's already putting aside the fact that the cabin feels exceptionally airy by way of the large windows and standard panoramic sunroof (this one thankfully comes with a fabric sunshade).
Things get even more impressive when you consider it's not just a full load of passengers, but also a full load of cargo (groceries and the like) that you can stuff into the MGS6.
Its cavernous 674-litre boot proved its might one evening, when - transporting large boxes between houses and with our hands full - we were able to test out the kick sensor for its automated tailgate, which swung quickly into action time and again, before easily swallowing everything that needed to be thrown in.
For smaller items (and tighter parking spaces that make activating the tailgate impossible), there's an 86-litre frunk for good measure.
Rounding off the package confidently is how the MGS6 drives too.
While units sold here fall prey (unsurprisingly) to local taxes with their Singapore-special power cap, there's actually a decent amount to work with still. The car's output of 109kW (146bhp), for starters, has been 'maxed out' to sit just beneath the Category A power ceiling for EVs. Putting the halo-wearing Cyberster aside, the MGS6 also boasts the highest torque figure of 350Nm in the entire local MG lineup, a top honour it shares with the much larger and heavier M9 (though that gets far more power).
What that means is that the MGS6 still has it in itself to zip away quickly and silently from the rest of the pack when the lights turn green - even without punching it into Sport mode. Power doesn't taper off as quickly as you might expect either, and at highway speeds, it's still effortless to pilot. It'd be foolish to hear someone used to Singaporean traffic complain otherwise.
Built atop of the same platform as the MGS5, the MG4, and even the Cyberster, the MGS6 gets a single-motor that sends all of its power to the rear wheels. And while it inevitably trades some of the agility of its smaller siblings for cushiness, it's still quite a joy to be at the helm of.
Even with the car's tweaked output, you feel like the MGS6 is being pushed from behind rather than pulled along, making powering out of light bends more delightful than in your average large SUV.
Furthermore, there's decent accuracy to its light steering, the brakes feel progressive (it also helps that unlike many EVs, the regen braking here is set to its lowest level by default), and the excellent all-round visibility helps mask the car's size on the road to take the stress out of driving.
The entire experience is let down slightly on rough tarmac, where the MGS6's ride feels a bit lumpy and unsettled - but for the most part, refinement and comfort levels are up there with what you expect from a large-ish SUV, especially at higher speeds.
Couple that with the MGS6's commendable real-world range, and what you get is an excellent all-rounder of an electric SUV.
Powered by a 77kWh NMC battery, MG claims that the car can manage an official 530km in mixed conditions on a full charge - a figure which we got fairly close to achieving, since our driving patterns would have returned just over 500km.
And while the MGS6's peak DC charging rate of 144kW doesn't scale the dizzying heights boasted by other SUVs (sister brand's IM 6 SUV is a good case in point), a 10-80% recharge can still be achieved in 38 minutes - over a quick lunch break, in other words.
The launch of the MGS6, serendipitously, comes off a bumper year for MG in Singapore, its record performance driven undoubtedly by the timely arrival of the MGS5.
With the brand already established in the compact electric SUV scene, the MGS6 feels like the logical next step - one that finally brings MG into mid-sized SUV territory, and also confidently makes its ambitions to stake a leading position in the electric space manifest.
And while the MGS6 doesn't have the hyper-futuristic, bedazzled aura that many electric SUVs are gunning for in 2026, what it offers instead is perhaps something even more alluring: An unmistakable sense of sensibility; the very anti-thesis to pushing the envelope, or infusing new technologies, just for the sake of.
All at a rather alluring price point too (it's retailing for under $200,000 at the time of writing, inclusive of COE). Competitively positioned, more than competent by most metrics, and thoroughly satisfying, this bigger electric SUV might prove to be a bigger deal still for MG.
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