Toyota RAV4 Hybrid vs MG HS PHEV comparison review: Plug-in or plug-free? Which SUV is best?

In this Carsguide comparison test we’re weighing up whether you should go for a regular hybrid or a plug-in hybrid - and to do so, we’ve got the nation’s most popular SUV, the Toyota RAV4, up against a newcomer - the MG HS PHEV.

The Chinese-made MG HS Plug-in Hybrid (PHEV) is arguably more technologically advanced than our reigning Car of the Year, the Toyota RAV4 Hybrid - but is it the one you should buy?

In this test the Toyota RAV4 we have is the Cruiser hybrid all-wheel drive, which has not only impressed us, but is arguably the most in demand family car in Australia with long wait times and a lot of driveway cred.

Up against it in this test is the all-new MG HS PHEV, which pushes the hybrid petrol-electric envelope even further than its rival. It has good looks, a technologically advanced powertrain and a pretty clever interior, too.

Both of these SUVs combine petrol and electric driving, and both are priced almost identically to each other. And with no plug-in RAV4 Prime available here, we had to figure out whether you go plug-free with an older favourite, or is the best choice to plug-in to a newcomer?




Intro 00:00
Features 01:38
Design 03:17
Interior 04:39
Boot space 10:57
Under the bonnet 11:42
Driving 13:09
Fuel use 19:19
Safety 20:52
Ownership 21:35
Verdict 22:40



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