MG, a very under estimated brand

[jeffgolding]

Hi,
I have the new 2025 HS PHEV TROPHY this is our third MG, my wife has the MG 4 I had the first version HS PHEV and now I am in the 2025 model,
I am totally satisfied with it it looks and drives beautifully and as for economy I am getting 4.9 mi/kWh and 90 miles on pure electric driving, I haven’t even started the ICE yet, I love it, admittedly I am a gentle driver , light right foot and generally within the speed limit and regen on 2, but I am certainly not on hypermiling. How is everybody else getting on with the PHEVs? jeff

 

[keith1966]

Hi Jeff, this is my first mg and I’m now three weeks into ownership and I’m really delighted with the car. I had one on a 24 hour test drive before purchase and that experience really sold the car to me, I was looking at Audi q3 and Volvo xc40 and after driving the phev it blew me away. I’ve done about 500 miles in my car but I’ve been leaving it on hev as I’ve read that the engine needs to be run in for the first 900 miles, so once I reach that I shall switch to pure electric and get my 3p per mile motoring. Do you know if there’s any way that I can stop the car charging at 80% overnight via the car or the app? I am using a granny charger but have had a proper Ev plug fitted with its own 16amp breaker which is then wired into the consumer unit where there is another breaker.

 

[Black estate]

I’ve just brought a secondhand MG5 on a 21 plate as a Work runner
I did own a 72 plt one as well
Were capable car brand and no mark up

 

[jeffgolding]

Hi Jeff, this is my first mg and I’m now three weeks into ownership and I’m really delighted with the car. I had one on a 24 hour test drive before purchase and that experience really sold the car to me, I was looking at Audi q3 and Volvo xc40 and after driving the phev it blew me away. I’ve done about 500 miles in my car but I’ve been leaving it on hev as I’ve read that the engine needs to be run in for the first 900 miles, so once I reach that I shall switch to pure electric and get my 3p per mile motoring. Do you know if there’s any way that I can stop the car charging at 80% overnight via the car or the app? I am using a granny charger but have had a proper Ev plug fitted with its own 16amp breaker which is then wired into the consumer unit where there is another breaker.

I am pleased you are enjoying it, its a beautiful car, I think the power management lets you set 80% but the general school of thought is it doesn’t really matter to go to 100% I do ! If you decide to go for a charging point I can thoroughly reccomens the OHME, it fully integrates with Octopus and it works everything out for you. Jeff