MG IM6 information & reviews

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

That would be a novel idea, a salesperson actually being knowledgeable about the EVs they are selling

They must be new.

 

[rgledhill]

No need to go for the Affinity scheme for serious discounts... though I think the dealer supplying this supplier is playing cute by signing people up for the scheme as MG Owners Club members somehow and then delivering it once the 3 months is up...

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[rgledhill]

I also saw an IM6 in Oxfordshire a couple of days ago - a 25 plate, so must be an MG fleet/demo car.

 

[WonkoTheSaneUK]

MG are taking both IM models & the Cyberster Black concept to Everything Electric Farnborough in a couple of weeks. Doesn't look like there will be test drives though.

MG to Showcase Next-Generation EVs at Everything Electric FARNBOROUGH 2025 - Everything Electric

MG Motor UK at Everything Electric FARNBOROUGH 11–12 October 2025, will unveil its latest electric innovations including the Cyberster Black design concept.

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[MikeJS]

Bjorn''s figures work out at just under 200 miles on the 120kmh (74mph) test
And 260 miles on the 90kmh (56 mph)

Obviously mentions it was about 4/5° c when he tested which has been the same as my morning commute this week.

I think the ranges being published at the moment are disappointing and take the shine off of the car. The 260 miles at 56mph in 5 deg is not much better than my 2012 Ioniq 5 AWD which will do around 220 in those conditions. Especially considering the claimed 313 (combined).

 

[salty]

I think the ranges being published at the moment are disappointing and take the shine off of the car. The 260 miles at 56mph in 5 deg is not much better than my 2012 Ioniq 5 AWD which will do around 220 in those conditions. Especially considering the claimed 313 (combined).

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Your never gonna get the claimed range. And that goes for any manufacture. EV or ICE.
They are done in absolute perfect conditions. Which in the real world it's definitely not. You'll soon adapt to the range.

 

[LenEV2016]

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Your never gonna get the claimed range. And that goes for any manufacture. EV or ICE.
They are done in absolute perfect conditions. Which in the real world it's definitely not. You'll soon adapt to the range.

To be fair there is getting the range, getting near the range and really poor range.less than 200 miles at a constant 74 mph at 4/5° is pretty abysmal from a 100kwh battery, the fact that during Bjorns test the efficiency didn't show above a certain number even though it quite clearly was tells a story

 

[salty]

Fair enough, although i still don't take "tests" to much to heart. I'll still make me own mind up. If I'd took notice of the negatives about the MG4/X Power or even EVs in general which we know exist. I wouldn't have got mine.
But I did, and I'm really enjoying it.
S'pose if you really want a particular car, you'll take your chance.

 

[LenEV2016]

Totally agree, I actually blame a lot of the reviews with the "look out Tesla" headlines.
It's not really a direct comparison the IM cars are considerably bigger and heavier and have batteries that are a quarter as big again.

We need more EVs on the market before we start playing them off against each other and then there really will be direct competitors.
the more new EVs the better

 

[rgledhill]

It does depend massively on the car - on our Hyundai Kona (2019 original), I would hit the 292 miles of WLTP every time from Spring to Autumn, sometimes over 300 in good conditions. I'd never see less than 240 miles even in Winter at motorway speeds, and this was with a 64kWh battery. 4-4.5mi/kWh was the norm.
The IM5 and 6 do seem pretty inefficient, particularly given the slippery shape, though hopefully the single motor ones will be quite a chunk better.
Our Megane e-Tech struggles to get to 200 miles with a 60kWh battery, despite a laughable WLTP about the same as the Kona!

 

[LenEV2016]

It does depend massively on the car - on our Hyundai Kona (2019 original), I would hit the 292 miles of WLTP every time from Spring to Autumn, sometimes over 300 in good conditions. I'd never see less than 240 miles even in Winter at motorway speeds, and this was with a 64kWh battery. 4-4.5mi/kWh was the norm.
The IM5 and 6 do seem pretty inefficient, particularly given the slippery shape, though hopefully the single motor ones will be quite a chunk better.
Our Megane e-Tech struggles to get to 200 miles with a 60kWh battery, despite a laughable WLTP about the same as the Kona!

Strange re the Mégane a family member of mine has one and does a daily commute of 15 miles (30 return) mix of 30,60 & 70mph roads, driven at the speed limits, been averaging 4.1/4.2 over the summer so 240-250 miles, worse they have seen in the winter is 180-195 miles.

 

[rgledhill]

They must be mainly lower speed roads then - I struggle to get more than 3.4mi/kWh under most conditions, and only 3.1mi/kWh on the motorways, and I normally get decent efficiency from the cars I own.

 

[LenEV2016]

They must be mainly lower speed roads then - I struggle to get more than 3.4mi/kWh under most conditions, and only 3.1mi/kWh on the motorways, and I normally get decent efficiency from the cars I own.

Majority of the journey is national speed limit single and dual carriageway and 30 in our village and 30 in the town they work in so mainly faster roads

 

[MikeJS]

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Your never gonna get the claimed range. And that goes for any manufacture. EV or ICE.
They are done in absolute perfect conditions. Which in the real world it's definitely not. You'll soon adapt to the range.

That is not the point. I have been driving EVs for over 10 years are know well what to expect. However, my Kona under promised and over delivered in summer. The real point here is just how much worse the IM6 is than the claimed.

 

[MikeJS]

We need some range info on the Long Range model…..

 

[LenEV2016]

We need some range info on the Long Range model…..

That's what Teslabjorn drove on his range test and got the poor figures

 

[salty]

That is not the point. I have been driving EVs for over 10 years are know well what to expect. However, my Kona under promised and over delivered in summer. The real point here is just how much worse the IM6 is than the claimed.

To be honest, I've no idea.

 

[LenEV2016]

To be honest, I've no idea.

Well you should! I expect the top monthly contributor to have the answers

 

[MikeJS]

That's what Teslabjorn drove on his range test and got the poor figures

Is it?If that was true it would be a disaster. However, at the start he clearly refers to 0-60 as 3.5 sec and 751 hp so that is not the LR!

 

[rgledhill]

That's what Teslabjorn drove on his range test and got the poor figures

No, he drove the dual motor bonkers version, not the single motor long range version, which should be around 5% (or so) more efficient, based on my experience with the difference between single and dual motor Polestars.