MG's Journey

MG Hector

Morris Garages known as MG enters the Indian car market with a bang, the MG Hector! The car was released on 27, June 2019, mainly to compete against Tata Harrier, Jeep Compass and Hyundai Creta. The automobile enthusiast and movie buffs might relate the name to the famous character in the movie Fast and the Furious “Hector”.

MG Motors journey started as Morris Cars in 1924 after Cecil Kimber started tinkering in the garage, after a long time he ended up with a car and called it the Old number one. In 1933, the record was broken when the MG K3 Magnette with 1100cc (i.e. 1.1 liter) won the world’s toughest race known as Mile Miglia as a non-Italian marque. In order to continue their streak of success, after the World War, MG launched a model called MG TC. With the latest features and gadgets, MG reached sales of around 2000 units. In 1956 the classic and a better version of the Magnette released named as MG ZB Magnette. At that point in time, ZB Magnette became everyone’s favorite. In 1957 MG had the world record of reaching the top speed of 245.65 mph, and they decided to break their own record with the MG Ex181 driven by Sir Stirling Moss. The car reached a speed of 254.92 mph. 1962; MG sold 500,000 units of MGB making it the most popular car. In addition, Prince Charles bought the MGC (the upgraded version of MGB). Until this time the name of the company was MG Marque, in 2007 Nanjing Automobile took over MG Marque and all the assets of MG Rover Group. SAIC then merged with Nanjing and MG kick started with a new name MG Motors. In 2015, MG GS was released which was the first SUV is made by MG.

Coming back to MG Hector Hybrid SHARP MT, in this blog we will look at the features of the model MG Hybrid. Let’s jump directly into the specifications; the app named i-SMART which allows the user to perform a lot of activities without being inside the car, but a minimum distance should be maintained. The user can switch on/ off the AC in the car, open and close sunroof remotely or by voice recognition. The door of the cars can also be operated by remote or the app. The new feature called “find my car” tells you exactly where your car is parked, so no more difficulties of remembering where the car has been parked. The ability to have a status check on the vehicle on its own is pretty amazing, the car checks for open doors, trunk, sunroof and more, and alerts the user about this. Immediately after a collision the user will get a message that the car has met with an accident. Furthermore, the user can set a speed and whenever the car goes more than that the driver will be alerted. The app also has the ability to analyze the driver’s driving example: harsh braking, running idle, routes taken and more. The most important feature of the car is the internet, this is the first car that has inbuilt internet facility which mind-blowing. None of us have ever thought about Wi-Fi in the car but, have improved everything else. The infotainment (is a collection of hardware and software in automobiles that provides audio or video entertainment) system is in portrait mode making it easier for the driver to use it and has a huge screen.

Moving on to the engine, with about 2 liters in each cylinder and a there are a total of 4 cylinders. Therefore, the maximum displacement of the engine is 8 liters. The maximum torque of the car is 350Nm and the maximum power is 168bhp. The car has a diesel capacity of 60 liters and a good mileage of 17.41. Few features that very few cars have are:

· The heaters for the entire car

· Automatic climate control

· Smart access card entry

· Adjustable steering

· Rain sensing wipers

The on-road price for this car: