[CrAzY dRiVeR]

Powered tailgate and voice-welcoming feature highlighted in the first MG Hector ad with Benedict Cumberbatch -

https://youtu.be/UEgLje27XMs

[amrutmhatre90]

Originally Posted by hiren.mistry

Wouldn't such a big, heavy car having a small'ish turbo petrol with an AT be a recipe for disaster when it comes to fuel consumption? Whatever, I could glean from the internet, the Compass petrol barely delivers around 7 kmpl in city conditions. I fear the same or less for the Hector.

Originally Posted by deepjaju

This will be the case with any petrol powered mid-sized SUV. I never heard of any SUV giving a healthy 14 to 15 kmpl in the city.
Newton's third law, Cleaner air = higher consumption

I doubt this, they are having a 48V electric motor to this SUV. Will like to see how much difference will it make in day-to-day driving in city and highway conditions. The SUV looks and feels good, except for the tiny tires.

[hiren.mistry]

Originally Posted by deepjaju

This will be the case with any petrol powered mid-sized SUV. I never heard of any SUV giving a healthy 14 to 15 kmpl in the city.
My Ecosport diesel barely gives me 15 kmpl in the city with the AC on. But recently my Verna diesel churned out a staggering 22 kmpl in the highway
So not to expect much in any petrol powered mid sized car.
Newton's third law, Cleaner air = higher consumption

15 kmpl Wow! Is your's a diesel? On my test drive run, the ecosport returned around 9 kmpl. This was a petrol AT driven very gently. With the metro construction in full swing all over Mumbai, I can only shudder what kind of numbers a big SUV such as Hector would return.

Totally OT, but could not help bring this up. Once I took my BIL's Dzire AMT for a drive, it was barely 10 kms but it took me over 90 mins to reach the destination, can you guess the mileage the car returned? It was a measly 8 kpl (based on the MID).

[Games Goblin]

Originally Posted by FrodoOfTheShire

The comment section is filled with hate comments for this car for its Chinese connection.

I believe this sudden uproar against Chinese products is due to recent developments regarding India's UN resolution to blacklist terror outfit JeM leader Masood Azar which was blocked by China (as it has done so multiple times previously).

Have been noticing a lot of calls among people to boycott Chinese products citing this reason.

[thehighwayman]

Automatic variant for cars in this price segment should be a no brainer. Don't know why car companies are hesitant to offer one right from the beginning. They perhaps don't realize that they are losing a chunk of customers ,especially in metros ,due to non availability of the auto option.

[avishar]

Regarding the hate comments for Chinese products, it is unneeded but not unexpected. Social media is like this headless monster which seems to have a need to react to every action. Regarding the MG Hector, it seems to be a fine product and is manufactured in India, so its success is beneficial to the India economy at large. However actions will have repercussions. With a billion mobile phones and a cheap and free internet, reputations are made and can get tainted in a matter of days in India. Therefore, it would be wise for the Chinese to keep this mind if they do not want their products to be sullied in India. It is their wish what they want to do of-course, but human beings are emotional and car purchases are more so.

One might say that, that is unfair. What does action X has to do with response Y? But that is how it is these days. Granted, we are dependent on the Chinese for a lot of things these days, but this is not the end of India's growth or its needs.

On a lighter note, does this 'connected car' come with updated maps?

[extreme_torque]

Originally Posted by ihrishi

And most of these are people with too much time on their hands. Majority of them would not even be in the market for a SUV. I always wonder who has time to really vent their frustrations online...where there is absolutely nothing which is going to come out of it!

And perhaps a chinese phone too which they used to type their messages (the oneplus's, vivo and the xiaomi's)

[AirbusCapt]

Originally Posted by sreejinair

I heard the 2.8 Crysta manages 0 to 100 in 10.2 seconds, haven't tried it personally. If it wasn't for the ground clearance I would have bought the Tucson, 0 to 100 under 9 seconds. But after looking at a few accident repairs at the Hyundai showroom it was clear that it's not for me. Crysta again has low ground clearance in ratio to the wheelbase. Arrgghhhh.

Even 0/100 in 10 seconds doesn't feel quick. My Bmw's acceleration in about 8 seconds also doesn't feel extraordinary. If you really want to feel the kick, the figure needs to be sub 5 seconds. However this is immaterial. SUV needs to be measured for roll on acceleration and in gear figures. How quickly can you accelerate from 40 kmph till 100/120 kmph after you dodge that slow truck is useful. Hence higher and sustained low end torque figures matter.
High ground clearance and higher acceleration figures are not complementary to each other, due bodyroll and relative lack of control when compared to a sedan.
In a nutshell, my car is about 4 seconds quicker to 100 than my SUV, also the car is way faster than the he SUV at the top end, however in real life, on mixed highways, my SUV will arrive atleast 30 mins quicker over a long journey due higher gc and go anywhere ability.

[albertprince]

If MG manages to churn out volumes in our market, we are about to see dashboards of our mass market car getting major revamps. Expecting the pricing to be competitive and long warranty periods to make this more appealing to mass market. They can't hide the Chinese connection but they can shift focus with strategies.
If MG is not planning to be greedy, our market forerunners should be ready to cut down their greed.

[mazda4life]

Originally Posted by CrAzY dRiVeR

Powered tailgate and voice-welcoming feature highlighted in the first MG Hector ad with Benedict Cumberbatch -

I saw the ad , but just could not understand what in the hell was Mr Benedict saying in the ad.

[Games Goblin]

Originally Posted by mazda4life

I saw the ad , but just could not understand what in the hell was Mr Benedict saying in the ad.

"You know when you're with friends when you only use their first names"

2 guesses:

The AI in the car greets him by his first name, like friends would greet each other

The car is named Hector, which I am guessing is a common first name in the UK?

[octane_100]

Basically MG has sent friend request

[IndianAutoEnthu]

I've heard the MG Hector will be available with AI-based Voice Assist. By saying "Hello MG", the MG car owners can activate this voice assist system to perform 100 tasks. MG promises to provide the "AI superior user experiences”. I'm quite looking forward to its intelligence. That said, it can understand about 100 accents, not pretty sure about our Indian dialects.

[ihrishi]

Originally Posted by Games Goblin

The AI in the car greets him by his first name, like friends would greet each other

This guess is correct.

I quite like the ad; its classy.
Warming up to the hector to be honest. It ticks *almost* all my boxes.

[sreejinair]

Originally Posted by AirbusCapt

Even 0/100 in 10 seconds doesn't feel quick. My Bmw's acceleration in about 8 seconds also doesn't feel extraordinary. If you really want to feel the kick, the figure needs to be sub 5 seconds. However this is immaterial. SUV needs to be measured for roll on acceleration and in gear figures. How quickly can you accelerate from 40 kmph till 100/120 kmph after you dodge that slow truck is useful. Hence higher and sustained low end torque figures matter.
High ground clearance and higher acceleration figures are not complementary to each other, due bodyroll and relative lack of control when compared to a sedan.
In a nutshell, my car is about 4 seconds quicker to 100 than my SUV, also the car is way faster than the he SUV at the top end, however in real life, on mixed highways, my SUV will arrive atleast 30 mins quicker over a long journey due higher gc and go anywhere ability.

Oh there is no comparison, you are absolutely right. My sedan is much faster than my SUV, of course the weight also adds on to the issue. Anyway which SUV were you talking about in this post? Also which BMW sedan were you referring to?