Pricing to be believed?

[DrTom]

The SE is the model with cloth seats rear camera etc - the Trophy is the model with leatherette seats 360degree cameras etc - both long range.

Comparing the prices to the ones quoted at Bristol St Motors, the Luscombe one look like after grant has been applied.

Guess we will know for sure when MG get round to releasing prices and spec.

 

[biffo]

From twitter

 

[thatsnotmynaim]

 

[DrTom]

Same thing on Facebook - but still no official price and when we could order one.

Nothing on the main MG web site

 

[AdamMGEV]

What does the Trophy connect give you over the Trophy? I can't see any difference

 

[biffo]

What does the Trophy connect give you over the Trophy? I can't see any difference

Is it not the full version of the App vs the Lite version?

There is a section on this page called MG iSMART that compares full vs Lite features

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[JoOLS]

What does the Trophy connect give you over the Trophy? I can't see any difference

Luscombe shows this. I'm guessing Google Maps gives you most of this? e.g. Android Auto/Apple Car play

 

[AdamMGEV]

Luscombe shows this. I'm guessing Google Maps gives you most of this? e.g. Android Auto/Apple Car playView attachment 5472

Ye to be fair I'd only ever use Android Auto so not worth it for me if that's it.

 

[thatsnotmynaim]

Google or anything else will not give you over the air updates of your cars software / firmware.

The rest is tinsel but maybe nicely integrated, i.e. in driver dash as well as on infotainment...
I also read remote control of car from app, presume check / lock doors, maybe set delayed charging times etc.. I'd want the connect, but not fussed about the other bits..

 

[thatsnotmynaim]

I downloaded the app and it’s main screens look like this :-

 

[JimB]

Luscombes show prices as SE £28,495, Trophy £30,995, Trophy Connect £31,495. All...'from' and must be after government grant.

 

[thatsnotmynaim]

I'm guessing connection / app will also allow to find closest chargers maybe with realtime status or at least it may be up to date as new ones going in each day / week.
Also an important one but not clear if it's there, pre-hesting of car whilst plugged in before you leave..

 

[biffo]

Luscombes show prices as SE £28,495, Trophy £30,995, Trophy Connect £31,495. All...'from' and must be after government grant.

The price for the SE looks consistent with MG’s Twitter post

“…priced from £28,495 on-the-road (after Plug-in Car Grant)”

 

[JimB]

Luscombes show prices as SE £28,495, Trophy £30,995, Trophy Connect £31,495. All...'from' and must be after government grant.

..and all specs 'subject to uk spec changes'.

 

[biffo]

I'm guessing connection / app will also allow to find closest chargers maybe with realtime status or at least it may be up to date as new ones going in each day / week.
Alo an important one but not clear if it's there, pre-hesting of car whilst plugged in before you leave..

Pre-heating looks to be a feature on all versions of iSMART

 

[thatsnotmynaim]

Pre-heating looks to be a feature on all versions of iSMART

View attachment 5475

That's great to know, so mainly FW, is that worth it, how often did the old one need it? Our I-Pace seems to get updates every couple of months which usually adds something extra.

 

[DrTom]

Think you may find that the over the air updates on the Trophy Connect only applies to the infotainment system and not the whole car.

 

[thatsnotmynaim]

So would neither or both get car fw?

 

[DrTom]

Not sure whether any of them are capable of car FW updates but either way it would only apply to the Connect model. None of the others have over the air updates I believe.

 

[DrTom]

Having said that, everything I have seen seems to state "Subject to UK Spec Changes" whatever that means.

Suggest it means that MG UK have not confirmed the spec of the UK models and dealers etc are quoting the European spec.

Who knows ???