The MG GS is the first
sports utility vehicle
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There is no commonly agreed-upon definitio ...
(SUV) to be produced by
MG Motor
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at its plant in China. It was launched at the
Auto Shanghai
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Motor Show in April 2015.
About
![MG GS facelift China 2018-03-06](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/af/MG_GS_facelift_China_2018-03-06.jpg)
The GS was launched at the
Auto Shanghai
Auto Shanghai (), officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (), is a biennial international automobile show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show (Auto China) as China's yearly international automotive ...
Motor Show in April 2015, it closely resembles the MG CS Concept, that was shown at the same show in 2013.
The GS design was directed by Anthony Williams-Kenny, in a collaboration between Shanghai and Longbridge development centres.
The GS was launched in the United Kingdom in May 2016, at the
London Motor Show
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, with sales beginning later that year. It is assembled in
Lingang
Nanhui New City () is a planned city located in the Pudong New Area of Shanghai, China. It was formerly called Lingang New City (临港新城) until it was renamed in April 2012.
Construction began in 2003 and is scheduled to be completed in 20 ...
,
Shanghai
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,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
. A revised GS was launched in 2017 for the Chinese market. The revisions to the new model included a revised exterior styling with main changes to the front and rear bumpers.
In addition to the revisions made to the exterior, changes in specification to the Chinese models were made, such as direct running lights on all models. An updated interior also joined the changes, with improved materials and redesigned air vents similar to the interior of the new
MG ZS SUV
The MG ZS is a subcompact crossover SUV produced by the Chinese automotive manufacturer SAIC Motor under the British MG marque. Announced at the 2016 Guangzhou Auto Show in China, the MG ZS is the second SUV to be produced under the MG marque ...
, to bring it in line with the rest of the range.
Engines
Initial models are powered by two
petrol
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engines. The first is a 1.5 litre
turbocharged
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GDI
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Science and technology
* Gasoline direct injection, a type of fuel injection
* Graphics Device Interface, a component of Microsoft Windows
* Guanosine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor, a protein
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SAIC CUBE-TEC engine, producing , with of torque. The 1.5 litre CUBE-TEC engine was developed in conjunction with
General Motors
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and is commonly referred to as the
GM Small Gasoline Engine (SGE).
Also available is a 2.0 litre
turbocharged
In an internal combustion engine, a turbocharger (often called a turbo) is a forced induction device that is powered by the flow of exhaust gases. It uses this energy to compress the intake gas, forcing more air into the engine in order to pro ...
GDI
GDI may refer to:
Science and technology
* Gasoline direct injection, a type of fuel injection
* Graphics Device Interface, a component of Microsoft Windows
* Guanosine nucleotide dissociation inhibitor, a protein
Organisations
* Gabriel Dumont I ...
four cylinder petrol engine developing and . The engine was developed in conjunction with German car manufacturer
Opel
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. The 2.0L Engine is not available in the United Kingdom, but is available in other markets.
Chassis
The MG GS utilises a new scalable SUV platform developed with parent company
SAIC Motor
SAIC Motor Corp., Ltd. (formerly Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation) is a Chinese state-owned automobile manufacturer headquartered in Anting, Shanghai. Founded in 1955, it is currently the largest of the " Big Four" state-owned car manu ...
. The Roewe RX5 also makes use of this new scale able platform, and other SAIC products are expected to follow on the platform.
The GS has a wheelbase of and an overall length of . The GS comes in two derivatives, a
front-wheel drive
Front-wheel drive (FWD) is a form of engine and transmission layout used in motor vehicles, where the engine drives the front wheels only. Most modern front-wheel drive vehicles feature a transverse engine, rather than the conventional longit ...
and an
all-wheel drive
An all-wheel drive vehicle (AWD vehicle) is one with a powertrain capable of providing power to all its wheels, whether full-time or on-demand.
The most common forms of all-wheel drive are:
;1x1 : All unicycles Reflecting one axle with one w ...
set up.
All wheel drive is not offered in the United Kingdom, but is available in other markets such as China and Thailand.
CS Concept
![MG CS (2013)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/05/MG_CS_%282013%29.JPG)
The MG CS Concept was unveiled at the 2013
Shanghai Motor Show
Auto Shanghai (), officially known as the Shanghai International Automobile Industry Exhibition (), is a biennial international automobile show that alternates with the Beijing Auto Show (Auto China) as China's yearly international automotive ...
. The concept car is designed to slot into the compact SUV sector, one of the fastest growing areas of the global automotive market, where style and sports utility dominate fashion trends.
The CS concept is the result of a large investment into the brand by MG’s owner, SAIC. The CS previewed MG’s first production SUV, the GS. The CS was designed by a design team led by MG’s Global Design Director, Anthony Williams-Kenny between the Longbridge and Shanghai design studios.
The MG CS has many strikingly unique features, including the headlights which have a multi faceted ‘shard’ structure which refract light in different colours and shape from the side, but coalesce to form the iconic MG’s trademark octagon from the front.
A strong horizontal emphasis gives the side profile of the MG CS a distinctive, sporty style and youthful appearance. Creative design, style and charisma dominate the look of this latest MG. There has been much speculation about an MG SUV, and this model is expected to create a sensation among young, fashion conscious people. The MG CS concept will expand the global reach of the MG brand.
iGS
The MG iGS is a "smart driving" concept car developed by SAIC (Shanghai Auto) and premiered at the 2015 Shanghai Motor Show. It is based on the MG GS compact SUV. The "i" the name of the concept stands for "Information," "Internet," "Innovation," and "Intelligent." According to SAIC, the iGS can accomplish a set of tasks without a driver when traveling between 60–120 km/h: cruising, following and overtaking other cars, lane keeping and changing.
Remote and self parking are also said to be among the smart features. The MG GS IGS was independently developed by SAIC Motor and applied automatic control, artificial intelligence and visual computation. It frees the driver completely from the traditional people vehicle road closed loop, and has used a series of cutting edge technologies.
Advertising
A series of adverts were shown on television in the United Kingdom over the summer of 2016, based around the role of the car in a typical
nuclear family
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's (Mum, Dad, Jack and Polly) everyday life. The message behind the first advert was finding any excuse to take the GS out for a drive and take the family out for a pizza, the following adverts were more activity based. The adverts have acquired a cult status on
YouTube
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.
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