MG’s glossy new Toyota Camry and Hyundai Sonata rival has been spied Down Underneath, forward of its native launch in October 2025.
Photos shared by CarExpert reader Lindsay present the mid-size MG 7 liftback in a parking zone in Canberra.
And for many who love paint colors, there’s excellent news – this analysis car is completed within the wealthy metallic inexperienced provided in China, suggesting this hue will probably be provided domestically.
The MG 7 can be provided with black, gray, white and crimson exterior finishes in China.
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What stays to be seen is whether or not the daring inside colors provided in China will even make their method right here.
It’s a bit arduous to inform because of the lighting, however the analysis car seems to have a darkish inexperienced inside. MG additionally provides a wealthy crimson inside, in addition to a extra conservative black.
“A number of the vibrant interiors are very vibrant. We’re working by way of that in the meanwhile, however I don’t assume we’ll launch a number of the vibrant ones that they’ve over there,” MG Motor Australia chief industrial officer Giles Belcher instructed CarExpert earlier this yr.
“With plenty of this stuff, they appear wonderful. However most individuals will find yourself defaulting to one thing smart, sadly.
“However a few of them do look cool. So at all times, we’ll have a look at it. We think about it. I feel we’ll have a go at a pair and herald a few alternate colors.”
The field of Kleenex on the rear parcel shelf offers us Toyota Camry Uber vibes, however the MG 7 gained’t be provided right here with the type of thrifty hybrid powertrain rideshare drivers love.
As a substitute, the MG 7’s sportier positioning will see it provided completely with petrol energy. We’ll miss out on the turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder petrol engine accessible in China and as a substitute get solely the bigger 2.0-litre turbo 4… however there’s a catch.
Authorities certification paperwork printed in June listing an influence output of 170kW from the MG 7’s 2.0-litre turbo-petrol engine, which is mated with a nine-speed automated transmission. These paperwork don’t listing torque figures.
In China, MG 7s with the two.0-litre engine produce 192kW and 405Nm however, unusually, the mid-sizer’s outputs fluctuate from market to market. Within the UAE, for instance, it produces 184kW and 405Nm.
The 170kW output suggests the MG 7 may produce the identical 370Nm of torque as MG HS mid-size SUVs outfitted with the two.0-litre engine in markets just like the UAE.
It’s not the one MG mannequin to be detuned for export markets, with MG QS massive SUV producing 153kW/360Nm – down from 178kW/392Nm within the associated Roewe RX9 in China.
The approval paperwork listing a pair of trim ranges for the MG 7, each using on 19-inch alloy wheels.
Accessible options in China, relying on the variant, embody an digital limited-slip differential, adaptive dampers, an adaptive three-stage electrical rear wing, an augmented-reality head-up show, 14-speaker Bose sound system, 256-colour ambient lighting, and heated and power-adjustable entrance seats.
Inside, all MG 7s characteristic a 12.3-inch touchscreen infotainment system and a ten.25-inch digital instrument cluster located in the identical meeting.
The launch of the MG 7 is a part of an bold lineup enlargement as MG appears to be like to change into a high three model by the tip of the last decade.
This yr alone, it has launched a pair of extra premium electrical automobiles (the IM5 liftback and IM6 SUV) and a big three-row SUV (the QS), with a ute (the U9) to observe by yr’s finish.
It has additionally changed the ZS EV small electrical SUV with the MG S5 EV, whereas subsequent yr it’ll add a brand new mid-size electrical SUV within the MG S6 EV.
The MG 7 will mark the primary time MG has provided a passenger automobile this measurement in Australia because it got here below Chinese language possession, and it’s successfully a belated successor for the outdated British MG ZT sedan.
MG isn’t anticipating excessive volumes with its first mid-sizer in Australia.
“We predict it can resonate nicely in Australia. Once more, we’re not chasing Camry quantity with it. It’s a efficiency fastback sedan that appears epic, so we imagine there’s a spot for it, so we’re gonna have a go,” MG Motor Australia chief industrial officer Giles Belcher instructed CarExpert in March.
“Individuals purchase sedans in the event that they’re, I suppose, sensible sufficient for them. Or the flipside is, are they design cool? We imagine ours is sensible and design cool.”
The variety of combustion-powered medium-to-large passenger vehicles provided in Australia by mass-market manufacturers has shrunk dramatically in recent times.
There are actually simply 5: the Honda Accord, Hyundai Sonata, Skoda Octavia and Excellent, and Toyota Camry.
Numerous different fashions have been discontinued each domestically and in lots of instances globally in recent times. These embody the Ford Mondeo, Mazda 6, Peugeot 508, and Volkswagen Passat and Arteon.
There was some latest exercise within the electrical area, although, with the arrival of the BYD Seal and MG IM5. As anticipated, a lot of this exercise has been from Chinese language manufacturers as sedans stay standard on this planet’s largest auto market.
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