mg5 review 2023

The 2023 MG5 plays the budget-sedan card with gusto, offering roomy seating and a decent list of standard features for not much coin. The cabin materials lean hard towards wipe-clean rather than wow, but the infotainment is straightforward and easy to live with.

Around town it’s perfectly adequate and thrifty, though ask for fast overtakes and it gets a bit breathless and noisy. Ride comfort is acceptable on rough Aussie tarmac, while handling is more “steady as she goes” than “Sunday twisty hero”. Safety tech and refinement lag the class leaders, yet the value equation and long warranty sweeten the deal for first-car buyers and commuters. If you want cheap, simple and new, it’s in the conversation; if you crave polish and sparkle, keep shopping.