(Updated on 21 November 2025 with confirmed Irish-market details)
Introduction to the 2026 MGS6 EV
MG has been making great-value cars for some while now as it looks to establish itself in the marketplace, yet recent developments - such as the Cyberster - show that this company wants to push into the premium realm.
So, hot on the heels of the smaller MGS5 electric SUV comes this: the MGS6 EV. It's ostensibly a C-segment car, so priced to compete with the Kia EV3 and Renault Scenic, yet its sheer physical size and capabilities mean it's more obviously going head-to-head with the mighty Volkswagen ID.4.
Pros & cons of the 2026 MGS6 EV
Pros:
• Massive cabin
• Premium feel to materials within
• Very quiet on the move
Cons:
• Ride needs some polishing
• Could maybe do with more range
• Dual-motor model available
Exterior & design of the 2026 MGS6 EV
• Smooth bodywork like the MGS5 EV
• Big for this class of vehicle
• Inoffensive styling
Like any self-respecting EV, the MGS6 has a smoothed-off, slippery shape that's great for cutting through the air with the utmost of aerodynamic efficiency (its coefficient of drag is an impressively low 0.27), if not so hot for making the new S6 visually stand out among a crowd of its peers.
It's not ugly, of course, and it wears the corporate look of other MGs, like the IM cars (not available in Ireland as yet) and the smaller S5, complete with sleek LED front light signatures and a full-width bar of illumination at the back.
One good thing is that MG has kept the roofline high all the way to the tailgate, maximising interior space, and the last point to note is that the base car has 19-inch wheels, while all higher-grade cars run on 20s. We're assuming that Irish-market cars will be specified in largely the same way as the UK models we tested.
Dimensions of the 2026 MGS6 EV
Length: 4,708mm
Width: 1,912mm (excluding mirrors)
Height: 1,672mm
Wheelbase: 2,835mm
Paint colours for the 2026 MGS6 EV
There are six colours available for the MGS6 EV, including Arctic White, Urban Grey, Cosmic Silver, Dynamic Red and Pearl Black, alongside the distinctive Satin Gold finish pictured here.
The only solid finish is Arctic White, while the remaining shades are all either metallic or tri-coat options.
Interior, practicality, tech & comfort of the 2026 MGS6 EV
• Two digital screens are neatly integrated
• Material quality sees significant upswing for MG
• Vast inside in all seats
If the exterior of the MGS6 could possibly veer towards being a bit anonymous, the interior is a much-improved effort from the Chinese manufacturer.
Material quality has been greatly improved across the board, as has the attention to detail in terms of how some features (such as the air vents) have been incorporated into the overall design.
Neither practicality nor ergonomic correctness are compromised by the MG's shift towards more premium fittings, so this cabin can be considered an enormous success for the manufacturer.
Getting comfortable in the driver's seat
In the upper-grade model we drove (equivalent to the 'Exclusive' version in Ireland), the driver's seat was fully electrically adjustable and had a fine range of movement.
The steering column is manually moved, and this is no major drawback as there's a healthy amount of reach and rake adjustability.
The seats up front are fine, although they could be a tad more supportive, and a major boon is excellent visibility out of the MGS6 in all directions for the driver.
Infotainment and technology
There's a 12.8-inch central infotainment touchscreen, complete with Android Auto and Apple CarPlay connectivity, and a 10.25-inch configurable digital instrument cluster in the MGS6, and in the main these are both perfectly acceptable for the way they operate and for their graphical clarity.
MG keeps a handful of physical shortcut buttons below the central display to control various climate functions, which is good, but there's otherwise a dearth of switchgear in the interior.
Depending on spec, other tech features include a head-up display for the driver, an 11-speaker uprated sound system for audiophiles, a 50-watt wireless and cooled smartphone charging pad up front, and a number of USB and power sockets in the car's cabin - most notably, in the under-tunnel storage area up front. There's another two USB-C ports in the back for rear-seat passengers.
Practicality around the cabin
The door pockets and glovebox of the MGS6 EV are of a decent size, but the biggest storage area is the huge, lidded cubby beneath the central armrest.
Due to the design of the dashboard and the lack of any transmission in what was once its tunnel, an under-dashboard storage area is created up front, while there are four cupholders in the MG in total: two fixed items in the front console area, and then another two which are revealed when the rear armrest is dropped down.
Rear-seat passenger space
Room in the back is a real strong point of the MGS6 EV, because its long body and 2.8-metre stretch between the front and rear wheels - plus a completely flat floor inside due to the electrical underpinnings - result in acres of rear-passenger space.
Head- and legroom are both mighty generous in the MG, while there's enough of a gap between the base of the front seats and the floor for people behind to comfortably put their feet.
As the back doors open nice and wide, getting into and out of the S6's second row is not problematic, while a full-length panoramic sunroof (standard on the Exclusive) helps to flood light into the back of the car to make the ambience all pleasant and airy.
There are also two adjustable air vents in the rear.
Fitting child seats to the MGS6 EV
There are two ISOFIX mounting points in the MGS6 EV, which are on the outer two positions of the second row of seats. Getting even bulky child chairs in there should be no problem, thanks to the sheer amount of space on offer in the back of the S6, and the car scored well in this discipline in the Euro NCAP results, scoring 85 per cent for child occupant safety.
Boot space in the MGS6 EV
A whopping 674-litre boot looks like a real boon for the MGS6 EV, until you realise that the company quotes the volume from floor to ceiling - and not up to the load-area cover, like most manufacturers.
Still, it's a good space in there with all seats in use and it's easily accessible once the powered tailgate has whirred out of the way.
Drop the 60:40 split-folding rear bench down and a highly commendable 1,910 litres of room is liberated, while storing your electric charging cables won't be an issue as the MG has a front boot as well.
It's rated at 124 litres in single-motor models and a slightly lower 104 litres for the all-wheel-drive variant, which loses capacity under the nose due to the fitment of a motor on its front axle.
Towing with the MGS6 EV
All models of MGS6 can tow 1,500kg of braked trailer and precisely half that weight unbraked. There's therefore no advantage in picking the all-wheel-drive model here, as it can't lug any more mass than the single-motor S6.
Safety in the MGS6 EV
The MGS6 EV has already garnered the top five-star rating in Euro NCAP, recording high scores across the board of 92, 85, 84 and 78 per cent for, respectively, adult occupant, child occupant, vulnerable road users and safety assist.
It achieved such high marks because it comes with seven airbags as standard and has a body made of 81 per cent high-strength steel, while MG also democratises safety: a fulsome suite of advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS) is standard equipment across the board.
So ADAS items like adaptive cruise control, rear cross-traffic alert, blind-spot detection and traffic jam assist, all of which can often be expensive extras on some cars, are fitted to even the base model of the MGS6.
Performance of the 2026 MGS6 EV
• Single- and dual-motor versions
• Regular car has 244hp, 0-100km/h in 7.3 seconds
• Dual-motor ramps things up to 362hp
There are two options of powertrain for the MGS6 EV family. The first mounts a single 180kW motor on the rear axle of the vehicle, resulting in 244hp, 350Nm and a 0-100km/h time of 7.3 seconds, which is respectable for a car knocking on the door of two tonnes as specified.
The all-wheel-drive flagship, however, also has a 119kW motor on the front axle of the MGS6. The peak output isn't quite sum-of-its-parts, mind, as the car tops out at 362hp. However, ably backed by 540Nm and only just weighing the wrong side of 2,000kg, the MGS6 AWD can run 0-100km/h in a hot-hatch-like 5.1 seconds.
Driving the Single-Motor Long Range on UK roads
Our first impressions of the MGS6 EV are very positive, with the caveat that the ride quality can sometimes lose its composure.
Initially, though, on smoother road surfaces and travelling at a steady 80-100km/h, the car was super-quiet, really assured and remarkably comfortable. It felt like it was going to challenge the best-in-class in this regard.
But while mechanical refinement remained strong throughout our test drive - you rarely hear any noises from the tyres, the wind flowing past the MG's passenger cabin, or the suspension doing its work in the wheel housings - the ride quality could sometimes deteriorate in the wake of sharper bumps in the road.
While never appalling nor outright uncomfortable, there's a lack of polish to the way the S6 deals with large compressions of its springs that is particularly noticeable on pockmarked urban streets. Like many a modern car, this tendency fades away with more speed under the MG's tyres.
The handling is decent, too. From the off, the steering of the MGS6 is weighty, as if to coerce the driver into thinking they're piloting something sporty. And while body and wheel control are very good on twisting roads, ultimately there's a lack of playfulness in the S6's chassis which denies it the chance of being entertaining for a keener driver. Not that they're the target audience.
When it comes to speed, we really don't think the all-wheel-drive variant is necessary. The 350Nm of torque available in the rear-wheel-drive MGS6 is more than adequate for keeping up with day-to-day traffic flow, while both the judgement of the accelerator pedal and the regenerative brakes are superb.
We did try the all-wheel-drive model, and it was very swift, but it didn't add much else to the driving experience.
Range, battery, charging and running costs of the 2026 MGS6 EV
• Just one battery pack offered - 77kWh
• Rear-wheel-drive model can get beyond 500km
• The all-wheel-drive version is less efficient
The MGS6 is offered with one competitively large battery pack, which gives the car admirable - but not class-leading - official range. Real-world efficiency seems OK on the rear-drive version, but charging times aren't anything spectacular.
Battery options and official range
There is one battery for all MGS6 EV models, which is a 77kWh unit that equates to 74.3kWh of usable capacity. It is a lithium-ion pack, but it's nickel manganese cobalt (NMC) instead of the more popular LFP make-up.
Opt for the single-motor S6 and the range is up to 530km. The price for the improved straight-line performance of the dual-motor AWD version is a reduced official range of 485km.
Real-world range and efficiency of the MGS6 EV
We drove the MGS6 single-motor car on 20-inch wheels for almost 130km on a mixture of country lanes, flowing country roads and high-speed dual carriageways (simulating motorway usage) as well.
The outside temperature was on the cold side, which doesn't help with battery efficiency, and exacerbating that we had the car's climate running at 22.5 degrees C, with its heated seats and steering wheel on. We didn't drive it exactly carefully across this 130km; consider it a brisk but not ludicrous spin in the countryside in wintry conditions.
In such circumstances, the MG averaged 20kWh/100km. This is not too bad for a high-riding, large vehicle with a kerb weight in excess of 1,900kg, although we'd expect you'd get more from it in warmer weather, and/or with more considered driving manners. Anyway, at 20kWh/100km, you can expect to go more like 371km to a charge, rather than 530km.
Charging up the MGS6 EV
As all three S6 variants use the same battery and have the same two maximum charging rates -7kW on AC and 144kW on DC - then these times account for the MG's entire line-up.
On a domestic wallbox, a 10-100 per cent charge would require 12 hours. Switching to a commonly found 50kW DC public unit, a 10-80 per cent battery top-up would need one hour and ten minutes.
At its fastest when hooked up to a 150kW DC charger, the MGS6 would take 38 minutes to go from 10 to 80 per cent state-of-charge in its battery.
Servicing the MGS6 EV
MG recommends an annual service schedule, or every 24,000km, whichever comes sooner. This applies to EVs as much as its hybrids and combustion cars, so the MGS6 EV ought to fall under the same schedule.
MGS6 EV warranty
All new MGs in this country are covered by a seven-year warranty, which has an unlimited-kilometres rate in the first 12 months, and then a 150,000km distance cap for years two to seven of the cover.
Irish pricing & rivals to the 2026 MGS6 EV
• Should be keenly priced in Ireland
• Supposed to be 'C-segment'
• Lot of car for the expected money
We're not sure yet how much the MGS6 will cost in Ireland, although the smaller MGS5's pricing bracket of €29,995 to €35,995 could give us something of a steer.
We'd expect the S6 to represent strong value on pure list-price figures when ranged up against its competitors, while the level of standard equipment ought to be generous on all variants too. Buyers will choose from Excite and Exclusive trim levels.
What's confusing is that we were presented the MGS6 EV as if it were a C-segment car, designed to go up against the likes of the Kia EV3, the Renault Scenic, the Skoda Elroq and maybe, at a push, the Ford Explorer.
But the MG's physical size and interior space make it feel a more natural rival for D-segment EVs, like the Skoda Enyaq and the related Volkswagen ID.4. That's why it could be perceived as a bargain if it ends up priced to compete against the former cars but feels like it could genuinely take on the latter.
Verdict - should you buy the 2026 MGS6 EV?
While we have some qualms about the ride quality, and we're waiting to see exactly what happens with the pricing and specifications of Irish-market cars, there's a lot to commend the MGS6 for.
It's perhaps not the most striking thing to look at, but it has a lovely and capacious interior, it drives capably in all the main regards and it has plenty of desirable kit fitted to it on higher trims. We look forward to sampling it on Irish roads sooner, rather than later.
FAQs about the 2026 MGS6 EV
Does the MGS6 EV have a 'frunk'?
Yes, both variants have storage under the bonnet, but the rear-wheel-drive, single-motor cars have a bigger space than the AWD dual-motor: 124 litres vs. 104.
Is the MGS6 EV all-wheel drive?
Only if you specify the range-topping dual-motor version. The single-motor cars have their electric motor mounted on the trailing axle, so they're rear-wheel drive - which makes them more interesting to drive than if they were front-driven.
Does the MGS6 EV qualify for the SEAI grant?
We'd be incredibly surprised if the MGS6 was priced beyond the €60,000 barrier in any of its forms, so we are confident in saying it will qualify for the SEAI grant.
Has the MGS6 EV been assessed for safety?
It has, picking up the full five-star safety award. The MGS6 scored highly in all four disciplines, and you can read its full Euro NCAP report right here.
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