February 2023 - MG Hector Petrol Facelift Variants Explained - Which One To Buy?

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What Are The Pros And Cons Of MG Hector?

The pros or advantages of MG Hector petrol are:

• Well-loaded Smart EX variant offers a fantastic value for money with both powertrain options
• Upmarket features of the Hector facelift include powered tail gate, powered and ventilated front seats, large, 14-inch touchscreen, ADAS and adaptive cruise control with traffic assist

The MG Hector petrol has the following shortcomings or problems:

• The tall and slightly narrow body doesn’t give it the road presence like that of the XUV700
• Poor fuel efficiency than the Hycross normal petrol
• Features like auto AC and TPMS are missing even in fairly loaded Smart EX variant
• Base variant doesn’t get the new styling

What Is The Price Of 2023 MG Hector Facelift Petrol Variants?

The 2023 MG Hector facelift is available in a total of 7 variants with prices ranging from Rs. 14.73 lakh to Rs. 21.73 lakh. All of the 7 variants except the top Savvy Pro are available with a manual transmission. The automatic transmission is only available in the Smart EX and the top 3 variants. The Smart Pro and Sharp Pro variants also get a similar EX variant, which doesn’t get some electronic safety features. Since they are only Rs. 10,000 cheaper than the comparable non-EX variants, we’re not including them in this article and we strongly suggest skipping them altogether.

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2023 MG Hector Facelift Style - Base Model Features

The base Style variant of the Hector petrol costs Rs. 14.73 lakh (ex-showroom) and only comes with a manual transmission. The Hector base model comes with the following notable standard features:

• ESC, HSA, Traction Control
• Rear disc brakes
• Halogen projector headlamps
• Rear defogger
• Rear washer wiper
• 17-inch steel wheels with wheel covers
• Old exterior design
• LED DRLs
• LED tail lamps
• Power mirror
• Music system
• Tilt steering
• Split folding rear seatbacks
• All power windows
• Remote central locking
• Rear AC vents
• Front and rear armrests

In the base variant of the Hector, you might miss features like:

• Auto AC
• Keyless entry with push-button start/stop
• New design
• Touchscreen
• Alloy wheels
• Cruise control
• Rear parcel tray/curtain
• Sunroof
• Rear camera
• Steering-mounted controls

While the base Style variant offers a decent set of features, there are also several features missing in this variant. The biggest thing you might miss in the base variant is the newer design. On top of this, it offers the worst value for money while the higher Smart EX variant offers the best value. So, we’ll suggest all Hector buyers to stretch the budget for the Smart EX variant.

2023 MG Hector Facelift Style vs Smart EX Variant - Price, Feature Comparison

The Smart EX variant of the Hector facelift costs Rs. 16.80 lakh with the manual and Rs. 17.99 lakh with the automatic transmission. With the petrol-manual powertrain, it costs Rs. 2.07 lakh over the base Style variant.

The Smart EX variant of the 2023 Hector facelift gets the following additional features over the base Style variant:

• Cruise control
• Telematics
• 10.4-inch touchscreen
• Larger 18-inch alloy wheels
• Panoramic sunroof
• Sunglass  holder
• Rear parcel curtain
• LED projector headlamps
• LED tail lamps and cabin lamps
• Steering-mounted controls
• Rear camera
• Fog lamps with cornering function
• Subwoofer
• Engine on/off with remote (AT only)
• Telescopic steering

You may still miss a few features like:

• ESC
• HSA
• Traction control
• Tyre pressure monitoring system
• Auto AC

With manual as well as automatic transmission, the Smart EX variant is an easy recommendation for most Hector facelift buyers. It offers a fantastic value for money and a balanced set of features.

2023 MG Hector Facelift Petrol Smart EX vs Smart Pro Variant - Price, Feature Comparison

The Smart Pro variant is only available with the manual transmission and costs Rs. 17.99 lakh (ex-showroom), which is Rs. 1.19 lakh more than the lower Smart EX variant.

The Smart Pro variant adds the following features over the lower Smart EX variant:

• Tyre pressure monitoring system
• LED fog lamps
• ESC, HSA, traction control
• 2x front side thorax airbags
• 6-way power driver seat
• Wireless phone charger
• Power folding mirrors
• Bluetooth key
• Cooled glovebox
• Auto-dimming inside mirror
• Leather upholstery
• Full-colour LCD instrument cluster
• Wireless Android Auto and Apple Carplay
• Larger 14-inch touchscreen

In this variant, you may miss features like:

• 360-degree camera
• Auto AC
• Ventilated front seats (very important because of leather upholstery)
• 2x curtain airbags

The Smart Pro variant offers a good set of features and decent value over the lower Smart EX variant. If you want some of its features in your car, then you can consider upgrading to the Smart Pro variant.

2023 MG Hector Facelift Petrol Smart Pro vs Sharp Pro Variant - Price, Feature Comparison

The Sharp Pro is once again available with the manual as well as automatic transmission. It costs Rs. 19.45 lakh with the manual and Rs. 20.78 lakh with the automatic transmission. The Sharp Pro manual’s prices are Rs. 1.46 lakh higher than the Smart Pro’s.

Over the Smart Pro variant, the Hector’s Sharp Pro variant offers additional features like:

• Auto AC
• Ventilated front seats
• 2x curtain airbags
• 360-degree camera
• Powered tailgate
• Multi colour ambient lighting
• 4-way power driver seat
• Air purifier

The Sharp pro variant is well loaded and you may not miss any notable features except for the ADAS features.

Just like the Smart Pro variant, the Sharp Pro also offers a decent value for money and adds some must-have features. For an upmarket ownership experience, you can consider upgrading to the Sharp Pro variant. If you’re interested in the Hector petrol-automatic powertrain, then you should consider upgrading to the Savvy Pro variant. It’ll give a fully-loaded futuristic ownership experience with the ADAS features.

2023 MG Hector Facelift Petrol Sharp Pro vs Savvy Pro Variant - Price, Feature Comparison

The top-spec Savvy Pro variant costs Rs. 21.73 lakh (ex-showroom) and it’s Rs. 95,000 more than the Sharp Pro petrol-automatic. This variant is only available with the automatic transmission.

Over the Sharp Pro variant, the Hector’s top model offers additional features like:

• Adaptive cruise control
• Lane keep assist
• Lane departure warning
• Forward collision warning
• Auto emergency braking
• Auto headlamps
• Traffic adaptive cruise control

In the top model, you most likely won’t miss any features at all.

For the Hector petrol-automatic buyers, who are interested in an upmarket ownership experience, the Savvy Pro top model is the best option. It not only makes the car future proof with ADAS features, it also offers better value than the other petrol-automatic variants.

Which Variant Of The MG Hector Petrol Should You Buy?

For the Hector petrol-manual buyers, we’ll recommend stretching your budget to accommodate at least the Smart EX variant. It offers a fantastic value for money along with a balanced feature set. From there, the Smart Pro EX and Sharp Pro EX are not recommended as they don’t get electronic safety features while saving you only Rs. 10,000.

The upgrade to the Smart Pro and Sharp Pro is worth the extra money if you find any of the features desirable. However, neither of these offer exceptional value for money or high-value features to warrant an upgrade or earn our top recommendation.

For the Hector petrol-automatic buyers also, the Smart EX is our top recommendation. If you want more features, then we’ll suggest stretching your budget all the way for the Savvy Pro variant. It gets ADAS along with an upmarket ownership experience and offers the best value among all petrol-automatic variants of the Hector.

What Are The Engine Specifications Of The MG Hector Petrol?

The MG Hector petrol retains its 1.5L turbo petrol engine, which makes 143PS of power and 250Nm of torque. The performance figures are substantially lower than the XUV700’s. We should expect the Hector’s 13.3kmpl mileage figure to be better than that of the XUV700 petrol since Mahindra have not declared the official mileage figures of the XUV700. In our real-world tests, the Hector petrol-automatic delivered almost 9% better mileage than the XUV700 petrol-automatic.

*Estimated based on 7-seat model

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What Are The Dimensions Of The New MG Hector Facelift?

In terms of the dimensions, the new Hector is slightly longer and taller than the XUV700 but it’s noticeably narrower. The wheelbase and the fuel tank capacity of the 2 cars are identical. The Hector has a ground clearance of 174 to 185mm and a boot space measuring 587 litres. Meanwhile, the XUV700’s ground clearance and boot space details are not available. They’re probably not public because they’re considerably worse than those of other D-segment 2-row SUVs. Additionally, the Hector offers larger, 18-inch alloys in the higher variants while the XUV700 gets 17-inch alloy wheels.

*Estimated

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What Are The Colour Options Of The New MG Hector?

The Hector facelift is available in the following 6 colour options:

• Grey
• Red
• White
• Black
• Silver
• Brown

The white exterior colour is also available with a black dual-tone roof.

Note: Here is a quick look at our length-based segmentation of cars to give you an idea of how we are classifying cars based on their size.