With a 250-mile range from its 61.1kWh battery, the longer-range MG5 EV will take an 80% charge in just 61 minutes on a 50kW rapid charger or 40 minutes on a 100kW rapid charger. A 100% overnight fast charge takes approximately 9.5 hours on a domestic home charger supply.

The new model joins the already thriving MG5 EV model range, which made its debut in October 2020 as Europe’s first EV estate car. The new longer-range model will continue to be sold for the time being alongside the standard car, which has an electric range of 214 miles.

The MG5 EV offers the flexibility and practicality of a capacious station wagon with great driving dynamics and absolutely no driving exhaust emissions. The new longer-range variant is the perfect addition to MG’s rapidly expanding electric car portfolio, alongside MG ZS EV and the MG HS Plug-in Hybrid, which already account for a third of MG’s total sales. The brand is now the fourth most popular EV brand in the UK and its EV model split is over four times the average in today’s car market.

Also new on the long-range model is the addition of MG’s MG Pilot Driver Assistance System. MG Pilot is a comprehensive suite of driver-assist technologies that complements the driver and gives added confidence on the road.

MG ZS EV was the first MG model to feature MG Pilot, with both the Excite and Exclusive versions including the technology as standard. MG Pilot offers a selection of warning and alert features to assist the driver, including Active Emergency Braking, Lane Keep Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control, Traffic Jam Assist, Intelligent High Beam Assist and Intelligent Speed Limit Assist.

Prices for the longer-range MG5 EV start from just £26,495 after the Plug-In Car Grant (currently £2,500) and business users benefit from 1% Benefit-in-Kind tax (2021/22 tax year).