MG MG5: range, price, specs and where it is sold
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The MG5 badge covers two different cars, which is the main thing to know about it. In China, Thailand, Australia and much of South-East Asia and Latin America the MG5 is a petrol four-door saloon — the second-generation AP32, launched in China in 2020, 4,675 mm long on a 2,680 mm wheelbase, with 1.5-litre naturally aspirated and turbocharged engines; MG Australia quotes 119 kW for the 1.5 turbo with a seven-speed dual-clutch gearbox. Several markets sell that saloon as the MG GT.
In Europe and Britain the MG5 was instead a battery-electric estate, the MG5 EV or MG5 SW EV, derived from the Roewe Ei5 and built at Zhengzhou. It went on sale in Britain in September 2020 and was marketed there as an electric estate car. Battery packs were 50.3 kWh net and 61.1 kWh gross, rated 320 km and 400 km WLTP, with a 135 kW motor on the 2021 facelift. Thailand sells that same estate as the MG EP and, since 2023, the MG ES. The estate is no longer listed in MG's European range.
The saloon is built at SAIC's Pukou plant in Nanjing and at Laem Chabang in Thailand. Thailand took the saloon in July 2021, the Middle East in October 2021, Mexico, Indonesia and Vietnam in 2022, the Philippines in 2023, Australia in June 2023 and Malaysia in October 2024.
Key facts
| Name in Chinese | 名爵5 “MING-jweh woo” 名爵 is MG's Chinese brand name — 名 'renown' plus 爵 'noble rank'; 5 is the model number |
|---|---|
| Brand | MG |
| Body | Saloon, segment C |
| Powertrain | Offered with more than one powertrain |
| Launched | China 2020; export 2021 |
| Headline output | 119 kW |
| Battery | 50.3 kWh or 61.1 kWh |
| Dimensions | 4,675 × 1,842 × 1,473 mm, wheelbase 2,680 mm |
What it is called where
The same car carries different names in different markets. This is the crosswalk, so a reader who knows one name can find the other.
| Market | Name | Note |
|---|---|---|
| China | MG5 (名爵5) | four-door saloon |
| Australia | MG5 | saloon |
| Thailand | MG5 | saloon |
| Export markets | MG GT / MG5 GT | the saloon's name in several markets |
| European Union | MG5 EV / MG5 SW EV | a different car: the electric estate derived from the Roewe Ei5, built at Zhengzhou |
| United Kingdom | MG5 EV | the electric estate, on sale from September 2020 |
| Thailand | MG EP / MG ES | the Ei5-based estate is sold in Thailand under these names, not as the MG5 |
Range
| Range | Cycle | Variant |
|---|---|---|
| 320 km WLTP | WLTP | MG5 EV estate, 50.3 kWh net |
| 400 km WLTP | WLTP | MG5 EV Long Range estate, 61.1 kWh gross |
| 501 km NEDC | NEDC | Roewe Ei5, 2021 facelift, China |
Price
| Where | Price | Note |
|---|---|---|
| China | CNY 67,900 as of | MG5 2026 model year, listed from CNY 6.79万 on MG's Chinese site |
| Australia, MG5 Essence, drive-away | AUD 29,990 as of | |
| Thailand, MG5 saloon starting price | THB 629,900 as of |
A Chinese sticker price is not what the same car costs abroad: tariffs, specification and local taxes all differ. The price translator converts it at a stored rate and says so.
Where the MG5 is sold
| Market | Status | Since | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| China | Sold | 2020 | |
| Australia | Sold | June 2023 | |
| Thailand | Sold | July 2021 | |
| Mexico | Sold | March 2022 | |
| Indonesia | Sold | March 2022 | |
| Malaysia | Sold | October 2024 | |
| United Kingdom | Withdrawn | September 2020 | the electric MG5 EV estate was sold from September 2020 and is no longer in MG's European range |
| Germany | Withdrawn | the MG5 EV estate is no longer listed in MG's pan-European range | |
| France | Withdrawn | ||
| Spain | Withdrawn | ||
| Italy | Withdrawn | ||
| India | Never sold | not part of JSW MG Motor India's range | |
| United States | Never sold | MG does not sell cars in the United States |
Crash-test results
No NCAP result is recorded for the MG5. That means no published result was found on a testing body's own site — not that the car was tested and failed, and not that it was never tested.
MG MG5: questions people ask
- Is the MG5 a saloon or an estate?
- Both, depending on the market. The MG5 sold in China, Thailand and Australia is a petrol four-door saloon. The MG5 EV sold in Britain and Europe was a battery-electric estate built on a different car, the Roewe Ei5.
- Where is the MG5 built?
- The saloon is built at SAIC's Pukou plant in Nanjing and at Laem Chabang in Thailand. The electric estate was built at Zhengzhou in Henan.
- What is the MG5 called in China?
- MG5, written 名爵5 (Míngjué 5, 'MING-jweh woo'). 名爵 is MG's Chinese brand name.
- Can you still buy an MG5 EV in Britain?
- Not new. The electric estate was sold from September 2020 but is no longer part of MG's European range; MG's small electric offering there is now the MG4.
Related
Sources for the MG MG5
- MG Motor Australia, MG5. Read . Australian saloon: 1.5 turbo, 119 kW, seven-speed dual clutch
- MG Motor Australia, Latest Offers — drive-away pricing. Read .
- SAIC MG (China), MG5 2026 model year. Read . Chinese starting price of CNY 6.79万
- MG Sales (Thailand), MG Thailand model range and prices. Read . MG5 saloon, and the MG EP and MG ES estates
- Wikipedia, MG 5. Read . generations, plants, dimensions, market launch dates, MG GT naming
- Wikipedia, Roewe Ei5. Read . the MG5 EV estate: battery sizes, WLTP ranges, Zhengzhou assembly, MG EP and MG ES names