MG Hikes Prices Of Its SUVs In India: Base Variants Of MG Astor Temporarily Unavailable

In addition to that, the flagship SUV of MG Motor India, the MG Gloster has witnessed a uniform price hike of Rs 50,000 across all its variants. Thanks to this price hike, the MG Gloster SUV prices now range from Rs 31.49 lakh (ex-showroom, India) to Rs 39.49 lakh (ex-showroom, India).

On the other hand, prices for the MG Hector and MG Hector Plus has gone up by Rs 20,000 across all variants and the prices for a new MG Hector SUV now range between Rs 14.15 lakh (ex-showroom, India) to Rs 20.11 lakh (ex-showroom, India), whereas the prices of the MG Hector Plus now starts from Rs 18.65 lakh (ex-showroom, India) and goes all the way up to Rs 20.75 lakh (ex-showroom, India).

It is worth mentioning that the price of the 'Sharp' variant of the MG Hector Plus was hiked by Rs 25,000.

While the prices for the MG Astor started from Rs 9.98 lakh (ex-showroom, India), by temporarily halting the bookings for the base variants of the Astor SUV, the starting price for the MG Astor SUV has gone up by a considerable margin.

At present, the starting price for the MG Astor SUV starts from Rs 13.28 lakh ('Smart' variant, ex-showroom) and goes all the way up to Rs 17.72 lakh (ex-showroom, India) for the top-end 'Savvy' variant equipped with turbocharged petrol engine and automatic gearbox.

Though MG Motor India has hiked the price of the MG Astor SUV, the price tag is still aggressive for what the SUV offers compared to its main rivals.

Despite an aggressive price tag, MG Astor comes with top-notch safety features such as 6 airbags, ESC, ABS, four-disc brakes, parking sensors, speed-sensing door locks, security alarm, Hill Hold Control (HHC), Emergency Stop Signal (ESS), Hill Descent Control (HDC), ISOFIX child seats, impact sensing auto door unlock, engine immobilizer, and many more.

In terms of features, the MG Astor is one of the most tech loaded SUVs in India with the inclusion of features such as LED projector headlights, LED DRLs, chrome-tipped tailpipes, chrome window lines, leather layered dashboard, a 10.1-inch touchscreen infotainment screen, shark fin antenna, height-adjustable driver seat, rear AC vents, electrically operated ORVMs, 3 steering modes, tilt-adjustable steering, a panoramic sunroof, a 7-inch digital instrument cluster, keyless entry, power windows, follow me home headlamps, rear armrest, 60-40 split rear seat, Air Purifier with PM 2.5 filter and many more.

In addition to all these features, the MG Astor also comes with a few additional features such as an AI personal assistant, ADAS (Advanced Driver Assistance System), a 360-degree surround-view camera, 6-way power-adjustable driver's seat, electronic parking brake, Blind Spot Monitor, lane keep assist, lane departure warning, collision warning, driver alert, blind-spot detection, rear cross-traffic alert, adaptive cruise control, automatic emergency braking, and many more.

MG Astor comes with two petrol engine options. The base engine is a 1.5-litre naturally-aspirated petrol engine with 108.5bhp of peak power and 144Nm of peak torque, whereas the turbocharged 1.3-litre petrol engine pushes out 138bhp of peak power and 220Nm of peak torque.

MG Astor equipped with the 1.5-litre petrol engine can be specified with either a 5-speed manual gearbox or an 8-speed CVT gearbox. On the other hand, the 1.3-litre turbocharged engine comes solely mated to a 6-speed torque converter automatic gearbox.

Thoughts About MG Motor Hiking Prices Of Its SUVs

MG Motor is one of the fastest-growing automobile brands in the country. Though MG Motor has hiked prices, it is highly unlikely to affect the sales of MG Hector or MG Hector Plus or MG Gloster in India. However, the sales of MG Astor SUVs are likely to take a hit as the base variants have been temporarily stopped.

Source: AutoCar India