MG HS
Family SUV is tweaked inside and out in a bid to further polish its value credentials On sale Now Price from £23,995
Dan Jones dan.jones@haymarket.com
The updated HS has been restyled for a sportier look
Interior is much plusher than you’d expect at the price
The HS does a good job of balancing comfort and agility
CHEAPNESS AND GOOD value don’t always go hand in hand; what looks a bargain on the shelf can prove to be a false economy when you get it home and find that it falls to bits or doesn’t work like it should. MG, though, has nailed the art of selling thoroughly decent cars at budget prices, and its updated HS is no exception.
It’s similar in size to large five-seat SUVs such as the Mazda CX-5, yet it undercuts not only those models on price but also some much smaller models, including the Volkswagen T-Roc. There’s nothing obviously cheap about how the HS looks, either, with the recent tweaks giving it more aggressive front and rear bumpers, redesigned LED lights front and rear, and new alloy wheel designs.