MG Motor to unveil Hector on May 15

Team Udayavani, May 8, 2019, 11:52 AM IST

It is a known fact that MG Motor, a British sports car manufacturer is likely to enter the Indian market soon with its Hector SUV. Now, it has been officially confirmed that the Hector will be unveiled on May 15, 2019 before its launch in the month of June. Customers can book the Hector soon after its unveil.

Mechanically, the MG Hector will get both petrol and diesel engine options which include a 1.5-litre turbo-petrol and a 2.0-litre FCA-sourced diesel mill. The petrol engine will give a power output of 143hp and gets both 6-speed Manual and dual-clutch automatic gearbox options whereas the diesel engine will be available only with a 6-speed Manual gearbox.

Like Hyundai Venue, the MG Hector will also come packed with connected features like an embedded eSIM and a massive 10.4-inch touchscreen infotainment display with iSMART system. A 7-inch fully digital instrument cluster is available in the SUV. Apart from these, the Hector gets a lot of goodies including voice commands for vehicle controls like sunroof and climate control, real-time traffic updates, tyre pressure monitoring system, climate control and weather updates, a 360-degree camera, auto day and night IRVM and a large sunroof.

Hector is expected to be priced in the range of Rs.15 to 20 lakhs and will toughly compete with Jeep Compass, Tata Harrier and Hyundai Tucson.