To be a person, we must talk about human design, and we must also talk about "car design" when selling cars. Among The Chinese brands, MG's brand "car design" has always been the most clear, young and sporty. From the MG6 of the Benchmark Civic to the first sneaky MG5 for young people, MG has become the brand that understands young people the most. MG's new compact SUV, MG ONE, integrates smart tags into MG's blood. Coupled with the people-friendly price of 107,800 yuan, MG ONE has received the attention of a wider range of young people. After opening the booking, 3,000 orders were made in one week.
So, what exactly is MG ONE relying on to make a breakthrough in the Chinese brand SUVs that are now more and more inward?" After driving the MG ONE to the mountains, I found the answer.
Spelling design? This time MG finally got the hang of it!
MG ONE is available in two versions, α and β, and this test drive is mg one-α. The car as a whole continues the MG family's compact sporty design style, and uses a more exaggerated visual effect of the radioactive grille and intake design, with a black and orange body, the overall full of combat.
More exaggerated rear wings and lower surrounds are also used at the rear of the car, and the design is more in line with the current market understanding of young models.
And the interior is a big plus for MG ONE. MG ONE adopts a more high-tech "triple screen" design, in the central control screen, the left side of the dashboard, plus a touch screen that integrates the functions of headlight control, door lock, rearview mirror adjustment and so on. Even the temperature control under the central control screen, double flashing lights and other functions also use touch buttons, to the greatest extent to remove the physical buttons, knobs, so that the entire dashboard is more simple, the cabin full of technology.
However, this design is not conducive to blind exercises. For example, to unlock the car door, you must first click the screen to activate, and then look at the screen and press the unlock button. Many people in the test drive would rather open the main driving door to unlock it, and do not like to use the touch screen, which is a more opinionated configuration.
In addition to the triple screen, the most amazing thing about MG ONE is the control stick on the multi-function steering wheel, which is designed to resemble a gamepad, with clear feedback, convenient operation, and a personal experience that is more convenient than buttons and touch. I had always thought this design was a gimmick, but I didn't expect MG ONE to punch me in the face with the experience.
As for the intelligent experience, the functions of the Roselle intelligent cockpit are quite complete, and with the blessing of the Snapdragon 8155 chip, voice recognition, touch screen control, etc. are quite smooth. The previous article has been described in detail, and it will not be repeated here.
Compared with the previous MG, more emphasis is on the strengthening of the sports atmosphere, MG ONE is obviously more in place in the polishing of details and texture, and has made MG ONE's own characteristics. This will become the core advantage of MG ONE to achieve market breakthroughs in China's increasingly homogeneous SUV market.
The 1.5T+CVT debut has surprises, smooth and sporty
As a brand that focuses on sports, the MG ONE has not disappointed in the driving texture.
Previously, MG has been using a powertrain of 1.5T+7DSG, and this time MG ONE has replaced the powertrain of a new 1.5T+CVT. Because it is the debut of this powertrain, I have always had doubts about its power performance. And this test drive completely dispelled these doubts, and even a little surprise.
On paper, the MG ONE has a maximum horsepower of 181 hp and a maximum torque of 285 N·m, a parameter that has reached the leading level of its class. In actual experience, mg one's smoothness and acumen left a deep impression on me.
The MG ONE has a normal mode and a Super Sport mode that can be turned on by pressing a button on the steering wheel, for a total of two power modes.
Driving in normal mode on the city road, MG ONE will show a relatively smooth and comfortable style, the engine will reduce the speed to reduce fuel consumption, there is no obvious turbo lag problem, there is no shifting setback, and the smoothness is quite good. The throttle is also quite linear, and there will be no sudden movement when it is opened.
In this mode, the steering wheel is very light, and there is almost no vacancy, which is very easy to drive on the city road, but it is easy to have excess shaking on the highway. In addition, the texture of the MG ONE chassis is also very good, there will be no excess shaking in the car over the speed belt, coupled with good sound insulation, the driving texture has reached the middle and upper level of the same level.
A little surprise to me was MG ONE's Super Sport mode. After opening, the MG ONE personality changes greatly, the engine will be very active to reduce the gear ratio, pull up the speed, there is no CVT transmission speed meat problem, the first half of the throttle response will be significantly more acute. The feeling is that the power in the front and middle sections is very abundant, a little throttle can speed up, and the power is on call.
In addition, the steering wheel will also become slightly tighter, and the road sense feedback will also be improved. Although it is still slightly lighter for me to drive a German car, this brisk steering wheel feel, keen power response, coupled with the driving confidence brought by mg one's more solid, sporty chassis tuning, driving MG ONE on the mountain road has a kind of thrill of which to play.
Although limited by the displacement and CVT gearbox, the MG ONE rear acceleration is more general, zero hundred acceleration is only 8.1s, but MG ONE's smart power tuning, so that the whole car is full of driving pleasure and exhaust roar pleasure, this style is believed to be able to meet the taste of young people.
The only small regret is that MG ONE has some details to work on. For example, the color of the plastic trim panel of the door panel is similar to the black plastic primary color, as if it has forgotten to spray paint. It feels like a rough wall suddenly crammed into a well-decorated house, lowering the overall texture. In addition, the backrest angle of the rear row is also relatively straight, and the comfort of the rear passengers is more general, and even the situation of instability when sleeping will occur. I hope that in the future, these details can also be strengthened, so that the texture of the whole car can be further improved.
Summary: MG ONE has achieved the ceiling level of a 100,000-yuan compact SUV in terms of intelligence and sports. If you're after driving pleasure and space isn't your first need, this car is a model you can't get around.
Although the MG ONE is not the brand's flagship model, but this new MG ONE, we see a change in mg. MG ONE has thrown off the traditional brand baggage of MG from the intelligent ecology and product design style, found its own brand ideas, and made products that are more in line with the needs of Chinese young people. Create a more modern and more technological MG brand image.
It is believed that MG ONE will also become a new starting point for mg brand, and at the time of comprehensive innovation and upward development of China's automobile industry, it will become a bridge for MG brand communication with China's younger generation, so that MG brand can penetrate into a wider range of young people and lead MG to become an international Chinese automobile brand.