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MG Motor UK IM6 Review 2025
It's a wolf in sheep's clothing. If the wolf had written 'I am a sheep' on its forehead and not bothered with the clothing. Because while this electric SUV is being sold as an MG in the UK, it's not an MG at all.
What it is is an IM, a Chinese brand under the domain of MG parent SAIC. IM needed some clout to aid its push into new overseas territories, and MG wanted something to appeal to company car folk. Lo and behold, we've got this: the mutually beneficial 'MG' IM6 SUV, plus the 'MG' IM5 saloon.
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Both of these sit beneath the halo model that is the Cyberster, but above everything else in the MG line-up. Broadly speaking, their purpose is to appeal to business types looking to exploit Benefit-in-Kind rates that will stay in the single digits for EVs until 2030 at least. Thrifty.
MG has played around with the steering and suspension for Europe-bound cars and the infotainment is completely new, but that's about it. There is but one MG badge on the whole car; all 4.9 metres of it. That doesn't fill me with confidence. Will the plan work?
It just might. MG's gambit goes like this: hit people with big range, a tonne of interior space and tech gimmicks, then get them to sign the paperwork while they're still in a merry daze.
There are two versions of the IM6, both of which get a 100kWh battery. The entry Long Range version is rear-wheel drive and purports 388 miles of range, while a Performance variant adds a second motor for all-wheel drive – range for that drops to 313 miles. A Launch Edition adds air suspension and active damping.
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What's the verdict?
' The poor comfort levels and banal dynamics suggests MG had too big a job on its hands getting this anywhere near Europe-ready '
This isn't MG's finest hour by a long stretch. Not only is the IM6 not an MG, the attempts to convince us otherwise are so half-hearted that it makes you wonder how much effort was put into the car in the first place. The poor comfort levels and banal dynamics suggests MG had too big a job on its hands getting this anywhere near Europe-ready.
Sure, you get a big battery, the interior is commodious and it's festooned with appealing tech, but it takes more than range and space and software wizardry to make a car good. And when the touchscreen demands more attention than the windscreen, you know something's gone horribly wrong.
Despite all that, you could still make a case for the IM6 if it were a complete bargain. But it isn't; not compared to mid-size stuff, nor compared to bigger luxo players. The phrase 'tough sell' springs to mind.
