MG S9 Review: The best 7-seat SUV I’ve ever tested?

This is our in-depth review of the brand new 7-seater MG S9. We'll review the design, the interior, what it's like to drive, and figure out whether you should prevent, consider, shortlist, or buy it.

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This is the all-new MG S9, and it may simply be the very best worth vehicle you can purchase in 2026!

It's a plug-in hybrid 7-seater, so Mat's visiting if this budget-option MG has what it takes to compare to a few of the most popular three-row SUVs around, such as the Chery Tiggo 8, Hyundai Ioniq 9, and Peugeot 5008!

Beginning with the style, there's no rejecting that it looks anything like a budget option! There's a large & wide grille up the front that provides the car existence on the roadway. Along the side, there are aspects of chrome trim to help the automobile stick out, and around the back there's a wraparound taillight (and regrettably, a set of amazing phony exhaust ideas). The car is rather big, too, being 5 metres in length and 2 metres broad!

This length indicates there is ample space for individuals in the back, whether they remain in the middle or the back row of seats! In advance, there are some soft-touch materials throughout the cabin, although you do not have to look too far to find plastic components dotted throughout. The infotainment system is okay, even if it's a little dark, and the digital dials screen provides crucial driving info but little else. Thankfully, however, there are physical buttons for the climate control, there's adequate storage throughout, and the range-topper edition as we have here features a Bose Stereo and faux leather seats!

The MG S9 comes equipped with a 1.5-litre plug-in hybrid engine that benefits 300hp. It likewise has the ability to drive for as much as 62 miles on electrical power alone.

The MG S9 is readily available on Carwow for simply ₤ 31,210, rising up to ₤ 33,450 for the vehicle we have in this video! So is it worth it? Stick with Mat to see for yourself!

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Chapters
00:00 Intro
00:12 Rate
00:31 Back Seats
01:05 Style
01:49 Annoying Features
04:45 Good Functions
05:53 Interior
07:46 Cruising/ Freeway Driving
08:16 Town Driving
10:03 Country Road Driving
11:14 0-60mph & Brake Test
12:23 Middle Row Seats
13:23 Boot
14:11 Leasing
15:16 Decision

Comments

60 responses to “MG S9 Review: The best 7-seat SUV I’ve ever tested?”

  1. @JohnWiku Avatar
    @JohnWiku

    WTF is that front grill, why is IT smiling at me? 😂😂😂

    1. @ByandagaraTV Avatar
      @ByandagaraTV

      Like pre 2015 Ferraris? And lotus exige?

    2. @shadabkamal4281 Avatar
      @shadabkamal4281

      Looks like dog water

    3. @cabbageboio Avatar
      @cabbageboio

      ​@ByandagaraTVthose didn’t look creepy

    4. @ByandagaraTV Avatar
      @ByandagaraTV

      ​@cabbageboio this doesn’t either.

    5. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      ​@shadabkamal4281or even like a downgrade to Purosangue.😅

  2. @KyeHawkins Avatar
    @KyeHawkins

    MGs have absolutely taken Australia by storm.. these and the others are everywhere on our roads!!

    1. @HateHater2205 Avatar
      @HateHater2205

      Funny to think it’s Chinese acquisition made it better

    2. @roelvaneyken211 Avatar
      @roelvaneyken211

      Dump them

    3. @chucknorris8704 Avatar
      @chucknorris8704

      That is false. MGs are not selling as well as BYD and Chery

    4. @mohammadrayedatif6731 Avatar
      @mohammadrayedatif6731

      ​@chucknorris8704 Did he say that?

    5. @MaxO.D Avatar
      @MaxO.D

      @chucknorris8704 don’t think he made a comparison, he just said they’d taken Australia by storm lol what are you talking about?

  3. @beanstalknjimmy Avatar
    @beanstalknjimmy

    For the longest time I thought his name was Att Watson

    1. @-IsleOfSkye- Avatar
      @-IsleOfSkye-

      Muppet

    2. @icespray247 Avatar
      @icespray247

      I was so confused because I always thought it’s Emma Watson 😂

    3. @blackmercury956 Avatar
      @blackmercury956

      I’m genuinely surprised because i really thought his name was John H. Watson.

    4. @praveen20 Avatar
      @praveen20

      I thought it was Emma watson

    5. @TsLeng Avatar
      @TsLeng

      Matt Wowcar

  4. @JonathanPowell1991 Avatar
    @JonathanPowell1991

    Can you use the customisation buttons to turn off all the useless safety beeps and warnings?

    1. @Naczo Avatar
      @Naczo

      why would you do that, you only need to turn it off once, so why waste a button for it?

    2. @marcproudfoot Avatar
      @marcproudfoot

      @Naczo Once each time you get in the car..

    3. @brianiswrong Avatar
      @brianiswrong

      ​@Naczodrive a car newer than 2024 and you will soon find out😮

    4. @shroomyesc Avatar
      @shroomyesc

      @Naczo You have to turn them off each time the car turns on. By law the systems have to come back on each time the car is turned on which is why the accessibility of those settings is important. Renault has a separate button you can long press, but brands like Toyota force you to go through menus in the driver display every time.

    5. @vladmihai306 Avatar
      @vladmihai306

      no, not from the steering wheel. there is a special button in the infotainment, called MG Pilot custom, you can it from anywhere with a swipe down from the top. that saves your settings and you can restore them with it once at start

  5. @erone4731 Avatar
    @erone4731

    It smiles like Jeremy Clarkson

    1. @CLKrazy350 Avatar
      @CLKrazy350

      💀

    2. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      Well he sometimes can be like Jeremy Clarkson 2.0…😅

    3. @erone4731 Avatar
      @erone4731

      ​@purwantiallan5089 exactly 😂

    4. @isaacm14 Avatar
      @isaacm14

      when he’s doing the smug face

  6. @ジャーロn Avatar
    @ジャーロn

    To have German quality is an insult these days.

  7. @DaveDVideoMaker Avatar
    @DaveDVideoMaker

    MG should make an all-wheel drive version of the MGS9 PHEV, and no, that would not be pointless.

    1. @komruz Avatar
      @komruz

      Tiggo 9 but much more expensive unless buying prereg, awd 7 seats and 92mile electric range

    2. @TheHydrator2003 Avatar
      @TheHydrator2003

      metal gear solid 9?

    3. @DaveDVideoMaker Avatar
      @DaveDVideoMaker

      @TheHydrator2003 No, MG stands for Morris Garages, S likely means SUV.

    4. @AndikaKhairilAkbar Avatar
      @AndikaKhairilAkbar

      MG Stop selling this car in China because it did not sell well. Also have bad NVH

    5. @DaveDVideoMaker Avatar
      @DaveDVideoMaker

      @AndikaKhairilAkbarIn China this car is sold as a Roewe.

  8. @desmondsean5971 Avatar
    @desmondsean5971

    Matt imitating the look of the grill!😂😂😅

    1. @n8n8n8n Avatar
      @n8n8n8n

      and that Joker’s voice

    2. @ronaldgauld Avatar
      @ronaldgauld

      Grinch

    3. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      ​@n8n8n8nthe look of the grill of the MG S9 actually look fine.😅

    4. @nothingsurprisesmeanymore Avatar
      @nothingsurprisesmeanymore

      It’s surprisingly one of the best looking cars on the market. Most are just blobs.

  9. @portzir Avatar
    @portzir

    Underthigh support gotta be my favourite word of Mat’s

  10. @vengeance86 Avatar
    @vengeance86

    The stick of truth is BAAAAACK, good times

    1. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      Very good Times…😅

    2. @victorschear1497 Avatar
      @victorschear1497

      Oh yeah it’s back😊😊😊😊

  11. @glanza-87 Avatar
    @glanza-87

    01:13 Aphex Twins flashback

  12. @mrpatpatman2870 Avatar
    @mrpatpatman2870

    Now I cant unsee that face for that grille 😂

  13. @Bainesybeans Avatar
    @Bainesybeans

    Bless him for trying to look at the camera. I know he wants too but his eyes say otherwise 😂

  14. @norwegianzound Avatar
    @norwegianzound

    The gear selector is the business. Love it.

  15. @mikadavies660 Avatar
    @mikadavies660

    £32k and as big as an X5…. At least it isn’t another Jaecoo!

    1. @AndikaKhairilAkbar Avatar
      @AndikaKhairilAkbar

      MG S9 is under brand Roewe RX9 in China .

      That means unlike other MG cars this car was designed by Chinese Designer

    2. @purwantiallan5089 Avatar
      @purwantiallan5089

      ​@AndikaKhairilAkbarthe Roewe X9 basically has 340bhp.😅

    3. @Kels_ZA Avatar
      @Kels_ZA

      I hate jaecoo

    4. @mohammadrayedatif6731 Avatar
      @mohammadrayedatif6731

      ​@AndikaKhairilAkbar Unlike what MG cars? Most are from ROEWE, it’s nothing new.

    5. @Tetrathegod Avatar
      @Tetrathegod

      It’s a Chinese shitbox tho

  16. @J1mston Avatar
    @J1mston

    That chat with the postie is the exact type of content I come here for.

  17. @shikharsinha4733 Avatar
    @shikharsinha4733

    Best Part , the Royal Mail Guy conversation and the stickers on the window panel by the angels.

  18. @Shahi238 Avatar
    @Shahi238

    I was just waiting for your review on this car

    Thanks Matt

  19. @vitaminq4348 Avatar
    @vitaminq4348

    That Cheshire grin at 1:10… Matt could totally play the Joker. 🃏😈🤡

  20. @arslaanraxa Avatar
    @arslaanraxa

    Finally, been waiting for this car review by Mat like forever.

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