The Roewe i5 is a subcompact car produced by SAIC Motor since 2017.[1] Available as a saloon car and as an electric estate car; the latter was first introduced as the Roewe Ei5 at the 2017 Guangzhou Auto Show.
For export markets, the model is marketed under the British MG Motor marque. The saloon car is sold as the MG5 while the battery electric estate variant is sold in Europe as the MG5 EV and in Thailand as the MG EP or MG ES.[2]
Overview
The Roewe i5 (MG5 in export markets) is a petrol-powered model and is only available as a saloon, while the battery-electric Ei5 is only available as an estate. The engines for the i5 are the same 1.5 L inline-4 petrol engine and 1.5-litre inline-4 turbocharged petrol engine from the Buick Excelle GX.[3]