Content by Tuareg in September, 2025

IM5 performance would be my next car if I was upgrading today but not in black!

Maybe it's a case of some not being able to adapt to small changes in life? Saw lots if that during covid, the screaming, shouting, throwing toys out of prams because large swathes of the population couldn't handle spending 5 seconds to put on a surgical mask and then created all sorts of...

I love the fact that there are so few manual controls. Just a matter if being open minded to learn something new and very simple.

Maybe better to use a plastic trim removal tool, cost peanuts.

There's nothing to 'survive' as nothing will happen.

Good point. MG will collapse, I'm quaking in my boots. Been there, done that in the software industry, came across lots of self proclaimed 'gurus' who were always trying to find problems in any software they could get their hands on. I made mistakes employing some of yjem and then had to...

Yep, thousands of MG4s wil be deemed unroadworthy and banned from public roads overnight :ROFLMAO: Back in the real world, some with issues in their lives (such as isolation, terrible childhood etc) will try anything to get 'attention', paricularly 'challenging' a large organisation or someone...

I bought mine new, no test drive, no vibes. The internet magnifies any issues for all sorts of products, only those with a complaint tend to post on forums not those who are very happy and I'm convinced most don't have any issues. If it's used then just take a test drive. Awesome machines...

Well done, amazing car. Just charge it and drive it, don't over analyze it.

This is a small Mediterranean island with limited resources, so no, the roads here aren't like those in the UK, they are much worse. However, there's much, much less traffic and life here is fantastic if you integrate with the locals, which most Brits don't, most I know have been here at least...

So far I have no issues with the software on my Xpower. Looking forward to what MG have on offer in 4-5 years time, will be my first port of call.

Some sort of stone/object damage, normal wear & tear, no big deal.

Never had a problem on highways, done a few 100km out and 100km back trips, car behaves like any other car with the very odd tone from LKA but maybe only 2-3 in 200kms, a very slight sensation on the steering wheel. Very stable, quiet and smooth.

Who owns who? If you own the car, charge as and when needed ans use as needed. If the car owns you then spend big chunks of your life graphing soh , cell values etc. Your will constantly be avoiding using your car as it was intended and........it will be worth exactly the same anyway on resale.

Not 'converting' anything, just pointing out some very basic errors which some will then use and blame MG for some sort of bugs where in fact it's the usual user errors and then we have pages of nonsense to clog up the forum as has happened umpteen times before. Discrediting someone who pointed...

"As the vehicle is charging, it will show blue lights around the charging area, green when it is fully charged. When all of the lights have gone off, this confirms the battery equalisation has taken place" Wrong. As the vehicle is charging, it will display blue lights when preparing to charge...

Sounds like as the OP mentioned that the dealer missed an oil change, so can't blame MG for this failure. The casings will be well within their design envelopes to handle the power and torque of these motors. It could also have well been a faulty part from the factory, happens to all makes and...

OPD is awesome, use it most if the time.

No, I don't understand your 'confusion', I give up lol

ah, I just realised that these are your first posts, enuff said, just 'sayin based on lots of experience!

why would you leave car unlocked until the next day? That surely would invalidate your insurance policy. I think you're actually insulting yourself lol

Don't lock it until you've done what you want to do inside the car. I really can't see the issue? It's not as if the battery is going to be run down by the radio/screen/interior light, they won't affect it for hours and even then not buy much at all, even if the head/tail lights are on, they're...

Get out of car, close door, press door button, job done, couldn't be any easier, no keys required.

My energy costs bugger all, all day long, €0.04 per kw, so €2.56 (£2.22), so theoretically to charge from 0-64kw, a full 'tank'. I charge when I need to top up.

Same here. I own the car, the car doesn't own me, something many seem to forget and sleep walk into.

Zero issues with mine. I never read those surveys, I test drive a car, make sure it has decent warranty and buy if I like it. Same with 'reviews', never bother with them any more, always biased with personal agendas when I did read them years ago.

Where is 'here'?

It cost me £600 for a set of 4 Pirelli 185/55 R15 (with the protection rib) for my Peugeot 205 1.9 GTI in 1989 from a tyre shop in Ispwich. That was the best price anywhere, although it was quite a 'rare' tyre (with the rib) in those days. Tyres are much cheaper in real terms today!

Not at all, just like stone chips are much more possible on the front of the car during these winter condtions and nothing to do with the manufacturer or warranty cover. Any damagae to do with paint/clear coat will only be covered by warranty if the damage is coming from behind the paint...

Probably got hit with lots of stones that are put on the roads in the UK with salt in the winter. That will compromise the clear coat and paint layers allowing corrosion. Amolicied by cars passing ghe ogher way on ghe driver's side.

How many Australians drive across Australia? In fact how many even drive out of yheir own state? The average number of kms driven daily in Australia is around 40km, about the same as in the US. UK and Europe in general is around 35kms. Range is an absolute non-issue for almost everyone, it's...

I'm waiting for my car to be immobilised lol. I'm sure SAIC must be trembling in their boots :ROFLMAO:

At the lights, with my foot on the brake, just flick on the e-brake. When the lights go green, just press the electron pedal and off I go.

Just get it, brilliant car and best value/performance by a long way. Get in, power the car on and drive away towards endless fun. Mine has also been flawless. Defintely have MG at the top of my list when it comes for a change in a few years, of course will see what else is available then that...

As I said earlier, lots of 'issues' are in fact user error not RTFM.

That's because most DON'T have that issue at all. Those without the issue (or any others) don't tend to comment on forums. That's the unfiortunate truth about any social media, it's all about venting about issues, whether caused by user error (mostly) or by a manufacturing design. Few will...

Agree.

Is someone is 'blinded' by brake lights then maybe they should have an eye examination and even maybe not have a driving license at all.

Average incomes and taxation are also a lot less in China and manufacturers always price their products to what that market will support.

It's nothing to do with a problem making any software enhancements, that would be very easy to do. It's all to do with marketing and sales. If a manufacturer kept enhancing products that are already sold and in the market with features on newer models, it would severly impact new sales. Sure, a...

why do you have your location set to 'Eu' if you are in Israel?

You are in Israel, so different laws in your country.

It feels perfectly normal and is very useful in stop go slow moving traffic. Otherwise, you simply put the foot on the brake while in 'N' and select 'D'. If you don't want to creep forward, flick the e-brake on when you are at stop lights etc. takes 2 seconds, easy, no issues at all.

You're not 'lucky' at all. A few have been unlucky but the majority have a car functioning as advertised, myself included, that isn't 'luck' at all.

Two people I know fairly well (one in UK, one in Germany) have had lots of issues with their cars, one an Ioniq 5 and the other a Cupra Born, far too many software/sensor issues. They are adamant that they won't be buying any Hyundai or VW group car again after their experiences and they paid a...

Love my Xpower, only had it since February but it's been fault free. Defintely consider MG for my next replacement car in around 5 years time. Can't beat the performance and driving quality for the money. The IM5 performance looks fantastic, can't wait to see its equivalent in 5 years time.