7.8
2025 MG 3 review
MG's cheapest model may no longer hold the budget crown in Australia, but there's a lot to like about this new compact hatch.
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Max Davies
2024 MG MG3 vs 2024 Hyundai Santa Fe Comparison
MG MG3
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Hyundai Santa Fe
2024 MG
MG3
vs
2024 Hyundai
Santa Fe
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City driving
Driving the family
Long distance drivingFuel Efficiency
45L
302 km
67L
375 to 704 km
Warranty
7 year - 10 year
warranty
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5 year
warranty
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MSRP
$16,490 - $18,990
$44,700 - $79,795
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CarExpert's Take
Max Davies
Marketplace Journalist
Max Davies drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Appropriate standard safety gear
- Easy to drive and live with
- Still among Australia's cheapest cars
Misses
- Noisy, thirsty, underpowered
- Unintuitive interior tech setup
- Hodgepodge of interior materials
Matt Campbell
Senior Contributor
Matt Campbell drove this car and these were their findings:
Hits
- Looks unbelievably cool
- Some serious off-road adjustments
- Decent price compared to aftermarket
Misses
- Needs more ground clearance
- Better as an overlander than a serious off-roader
- Still has some super annoying safety tech
Standard Features
| Apple CarPlay and Android Auto | ||
| Wireless phone charger | ||
| Powered tailgate | ||
| Rear air vents | ||
| Adaptive cruise control | ||
| Climate control | ||
| Reversing sensors | ||
| Reversing camera | ||
| Autonomous emergency braking | ||
Optional Features
- Metallic Paint (+$500)
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Colours Available
Pastel Yellow and Dover White non-metallic finishes are standard.
The following metallic finishes are optional:
- Black Pearl
- Sloane Silver
- Diamond Red
- Brighton Blue
- Hampstead Grey
The 2023 Hyundai Santa Fe is available with the following exterior paint colours, depending on the trim level.
- Abyss Black
- Taiga Brown
- Magnetic Force
- Glacier White
- Lagoon Blue
- Rain Forest
- Typhoon Silver
Every paint colour besides Glacier White and Lagoon Blue cost an additional $695.
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Specs
| Type | ||
| DIRECT FUEL INJ | MULTI POINT F/INJ, TUR GASOLINE DIR INJ, TURBO CDI, TURBO DIR/INDIR INJ | |
| Size (cc) | ||
| 1498 | 1598 - 3470 | |
| Size (L) | ||
| 1.5L | 3.5L, 1.6L, 2.2L, 2.5L | |
| Cylinders | ||
| INLINE 4 | V6, TURBO 4, DIESEL TURBO 4 | |
| Camshaft | ||
| DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | DUAL OVERHEAD CAM | |
| Valves/Ports per Cylinder | ||
| 16 | 16 - 24 | |
| Power | ||
| 82kW | 132kW - 206kW | |
| Power RPM | ||
| 6000 | 3800 - 6400 | |
| Torque | ||
| 150Nm | 265Nm - 440Nm | |
| Torque RPM | ||
| 4500 | 500 - 5000 | |
| Bore Stroke | ||
| - | - | |
| Compression Ratio | ||
| 10.5 | 10.5 - 16 | |
