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By Jonathan Crouch

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MG was the first budget brand to embrace full electric powertrain technology. It was also the first budget brand to offer plug-in hybrid tech - on the company's mid-range HS SUV, which we reckon is a very under-rated family crossover. Now that model's been significantly updated, with a bigger battery allowing for a vast increase in EV driving range. There's a smarter look and an upgraded cabin too.

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MG is one of Britain's fastest growing car brands and its progress has been helped by an early adoption of electrified technology, first in 2019 with the full-EV version of the compact ZS crossover and then, a year later with a Plug-in Hybrid variant of the larger HS model. The HS PHEV's launch was significant for the mid-sized SUV market, which by 2020 had seen a glut of Plug-in Hybrids launched, all at rather over-ambitious prices. This Plug-in HS wasn't inexpensive either, but its initial near-£30,000 price tag made it by far the most affordable car of its kind in its segment at launch. Gratifyingly, the updated version of that model we look at here (launched in mid-2024) isn't all that much more expensive - and now goes a lot further on a single charge. Let's take a closer look.