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One other new MG has been leaked by security authority Euro NCAP, this time a brand new giant plug-in hybrid SUV.
After Euro NCAP revealed photos of the MG S6 EV mid-size SUV previous to its official reveal, it has now executed the identical for the MG S9 PHEV – a plug-in hybrid model of the QS already on sale in Australia.
The Euro NCAP security report additionally notes the PHEV SUV incorporates a turbocharged 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine and front-wheel drive. It additionally has a 3rd row of seating, in contrast to PHEV variations of the rival Skoda Kodiaq.
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These powertrain particulars counsel the QS may borrow the setup from the smaller HS Tremendous Hybrid, which mates a 105kW/230Nm turbo 1.5-litre four-cylinder engine with a 154kW/340Nm electrical motor for complete system outputs of 220kW and 350Nm.
The HS Tremendous Hybrid makes use of a 24.7kWh battery for 120km of electric-only vary.
The Euro NCAP photos do not reveal any beauty variations.
{That a} PHEV model of the QS was coming was no nice shock – besides to these in Europe, the place the Kia Sorento rival has by no means been supplied – as CarExpert beforehand reported MG had filed to trademark the QS PHEV and QS Plug-in Hybrid nameplates late final 12 months.
Extra just lately, in August 2025, MG additionally filed to guard the QS Tremendous Hybrid nameplate with IP Australia.
Euro NCAP and ANCAP have each launched security rankings for the MG S9 PHEV and QS this week, with the plug-in hybrid and petrol SUVs each present process crash testing in Australia and Europe.
Total, Euro NCAP awarded the MG S9 PHEV 5 stars, with a rating of 84 per cent for grownup occupant safety, 85 per cent for little one occupant safety, 74 per cent for susceptible highway consumer safety, and 77 per cent for security help.
Sister authority ANCAP gave the petrol QS a five-star ranking, with barely larger scores for every class: 88 per cent, 86 per cent, 76 per cent and 80 per cent, respectively. It famous, nonetheless, that little one seats aren’t really helpful for fitment within the third row as a result of absence of top-tether anchor factors.
MG launched the QS in Australia halfway via 2025, marking the primary time it had supplied a three-row SUV regionally.
A rebadged RX9 from fellow SAIC Motor model Roewe, the QS has already notched 777 deliveries in Australia this 12 months, pushing it previous the rival Nissan Pathfinder (636) and drawing near the Skoda Kodiaq (1035).
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