MG Motor UK IM6 Interior Layout & Technology
What is it like on the inside?
It's not very inspiring in here. You get a steering wheel, a ginormous 26.3in display, a second 10.5in touchscreen beneath it and… not a lot else. You could say there's elegance in simplicity, but the design team must've had plenty of free time to kill on YouTube. Which you can do on the screen, incidentally.
Let's start with the switchgear: there's barely any. Hazards, windows, door-releases, stalks for the drive selector and wipers, and a pair of (nasty) scrollers on the wheel. Everything else is digitised. Including the air vents, which – of all the modern automotive fubars – might be the worst of the lot. Ugh.
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We're not fans of the interface: it's like a pirated copy of Tesla's system, with far too many menus on account of there being far too many functions on it. MG will say that customisability (you can add shortcuts to the main screen for the stuff you use most) gets round that problem and you'll no doubt get familiar with it after a while, but you spend so much time fiddling with it you inevitably lose focus on the road. Not good enough.
There's also a Tesla-aping display that shows you other vehicles in your immediate surroundings. It's not 100 per cent accurate, so think of it as an aid rather than an excuse to ignore your blind spots. Rear visibility is cack, although there's a rear-facing camera to make up for it.
The IM6 is another of those that will bombard you with warnings. Bring ear plugs. It's up against some well-made stuff. Is quality up to scratch?
The colourscape is pretty dour (there's a white alternative if you prefer) but everything seems to have been glued and stitched with precision. Leather abounds, and holy macaroni are those carpets plush. You're not meant to drive barefoot, but oh boy if you could…
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There are some plastics that let the side down, and the steering wheel looks a little plain for a £50k car. You could say that about the styling in general, to be honest.
And what about space? That's this car's forte, right?
Sure is. At almost five metres long there's bags of room to stretch out inside, with those up front treated to very comfy seats – the driver's one has a massage function as standard. Centre console storage isn't up to much and the stowage space beneath it hasn't got much of a lip, so items down there are at risk of slipping underfoot if you turn too quickly. That main bin is climate controlled.
Anyone in the back is reliant on the front seats being jacked up for maximum foot room, but the rear bench – although rather flat – is reasonably padded, and it feels airy back here because of the panoramic sunroof.
The boot is a colossal 665 litres, with space under the flat floor and a 32-litre frunk. So if this doesn't cover a trip away your next move is to hire a motorhome. The boot release button has been integrated into the logo. Neat!
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