Receiving a test drive invitation from mg5 Scorpio again seems to be more worth looking forward to than the last time, because unlike the previous static appreciation and field test, this time we have to test drive it on the open road and have a car experience closer to the daily life to see how it performs.
2022 MG5 Scorpio
Body: Compact sedan, length 4695mm, width 1842mm, height 1480mm, wheelbase 2680mm, fuel tank volume 50L, luggage compartment volume 401L, curb weight 1330kg
Engine: L4, displacement 1490mL, turbocharged, maximum power 133kW (181PS) / 5600rpm, peak torque 285N·m/1500-4000rpm, fuel label 92, emission standard country VI
Drivetrain: 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, front-mounted front drive
Chassis: Front McPherson independent suspension, rear torsion beam suspension, electronic power steering, front ventilated disc rear disc brakes, tire size front and rear 215/50 R17
Driving performance: 0-100km/h acceleration time 6.9s, maximum speed of 200km/h, NEDC comprehensive fuel consumption 6.1L/100km
Pre-price: 102,900 yuan - 117,900 yuan
First of all, let's briefly review the static characteristics of mg5 Scorpio, in the price range of about 100,000 yuan, although we can not call it a performance car 100%, but we can completely describe this car as a personalized product with sports characteristics.
In particular, seeing this beautiful "passion lemon" again, with the back-sliding design, the blackened kit made of tungsten steel, the split headlights similar to the scorpion tail shape, the double spoiler and the four exhausts at the tail, will still feel eye-catching.
Today, our focus is on road driving, after all, the last site test drive project was too limited, and the real ability of mg5 Scorpio can only be regarded as a kind of snooping, so today can be said to be a new understanding and understanding of this car.
First of all, looking at the power part, the MG5 Scorpio is equipped with a 1.5-liter turbocharged engine, the maximum power is 181 horsepower, the maximum torque is 285 Nm, the book data is conspicuous enough, and on the basis of matching the 7-speed dual-clutch transmission, the official 100 km-kilometer acceleration is within 7 seconds - 6.9 seconds.
Most of the time you will feel that the car's throttle is responsive, the gearbox's gearbox is relatively fast, and the throttle is relatively easy to step on, so that the driver feels that the initial stage of the engine is very powerful, that is, low torque is very good, but why use "most" to describe? Because such performance is limited to the same gear range, or when there is no need to downshift.
Accelerating from a standstill, in addition to the excitement of the sound, the MG5 Scorpio provides a pushback feeling that is enough for models in this price range, but when accelerating midway, even if I set the driving mode on the Super Sport, the gearbox downshift will take about half a second.
After all, as a family car with certain sports attributes, comfort is still considered in the first place, to give the passengers on the car an adaptation process, and at the same time in the previous field test experience, it is not difficult to find that if the car gearbox works for a long time, it will also enter the overheating protection state in advance, so for reliability, such a tuning method is easy to understand.
Looking at the chassis and suspension system, after a long-distance comprehensive road experience instead of just passing a deceleration barrier on a flat field, I also have a new interpretation of this part, because the MG5 Scorpio has certain athletic properties, you can feel the engineers in the intentional shaping of the performance of the car driving experience and atmosphere, the suspension of the road sense is clearer, from the road surface of the fine bumps are almost unreservedly transmitted to the cockpit, this, the experience of the rear passengers will be more profound.
But this bump does not come from the kind of toughness we understand for performance cars or small steel cannon models, because when passing through long-wave roads, the ups and downs of the body are still relatively large, and there will be excess shaking at the rear, which shows that the filter effect of the rear torsion beam suspension is still weaker than the McPherson suspension in front.
However, it is worth affirming that the roll inhibition effect of the medium speed bend is still relatively good, and the MG5 Scorpio seat is more comfortable, the front sports seat is actually very soft, and the wrapping is also good, the rear head space is not affected by the design and feel depressed, and the seat back angle is more reasonable, the seat cushion length is long enough, so the long ride will not feel too much discomfort for a long time.
MG5 Scorpio is relatively neat to drive, the rigidity of the body and chassis is not bad, so the steering system is more active for the lateral movement of the vehicle, and the steering force can also be adjusted in three gears in different driving modes, but most of them are light, although the rear of the car will have a certain shaking on the undulating road, but the following ability is not bad.
So in summary, I think in the MG5 Scorpio, you can experience the entry-level driving pleasure, after switching to manual mode, the power performance is definitely better than the general positioning of the family car, the steering is flexible and brisk, the chassis has some sports atmosphere, as long as it is not pushed to the limit, almost can be more relaxed, at this time look back at the price of this car, perhaps you understand what is called entry-level driving pleasure.
The author of this article is a kick car gang Lu Yu