MG Comet review, road test

Can MG’s mould-breaking EV redefine the concept of an urban hatchback? We put it through our instrumented tests to find out.

Published on Jul 19, 2023 08:00:00 AM

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With the Comet in Eco mode and max level of regenerative braking, we conducted our tests primarily in the city with some highway sections as well. The MG returned a rather impressive efficiency of 11.17km per kWh, which extrapolates to a range of 193km. In Normal and Sport, where performance is livelier and top speed is higher, expect the range to be a lot lower.

By default, the instrument cluster shows a range of 200km on a 100 percent charge or a 2:1 range to state of charge ratio, which can be a bit misleading. This is very unlike modern EVs, which display predicted range based on drive modes and driving style.

At 193km, its range is impressive, but outright performance isn’t.

In terms of charging, MG has skimped the provision of DC fast charging to save costs stating that “90 percent of EV owners prefer home charging”. This hampers the Comet’s usability though as public AC fast chargers are relatively limited, and to charge the battery from 20-80 percent, it takes a little over 3 hours, with the vehicle accepting charge at around 3.3kWh. With MG’s portable charger that connects to a 3-pin 15-amp power socket, it takes almost 5 hours to charge its battery from 20-80 percent.