MG Motor says its Marvel R flagship full-electric SUV can be priced between 40,000 euros ($47,720) and 50,000 euros when it arrives in European dealerships this autumn.

The value alerts a transfer by MG to go away the funds finish of the promote it presently occupies. It pitches the compact mannequin in opposition to battery-powered rivals from established mainstream manufacturers such because the Volkswagen ID4 and Skoda Enyaq.

The Marvel R will include a 70-kilowatt-hour battery pack delivering a most 402-km (250-mile) vary in its entry, twin-motor rear-wheel-drive set-up.

A better spec all-wheel-drive mannequin provides a 3rd electrical motor to extend energy from 177 hp to 284 hp and reduces the 0-100 kph (62 mph) acceleration time to 4.9 seconds, in comparison with 7.9 seconds within the rear-wheel-drive mannequin. The additional energy and weight reduces the vary of the all-wheel-drive mannequin to 370 km.

The SUV’s dashboard is dominated by 19.4-inch ‘floating’ touchscreen positioned in portrait view just like the unit discovered within the Tesla Mannequin S and Ford Mustang Mach E fashions. A second display is positioned in entrance of the motive force.

The infotainment system will be up to date over-the-air and contains a vary of on-line companies together with Amazon Prime music. A separate app can remotely connect with the automotive.

MG bundles the automotive’s commonplace lively security options with MG Pilot and contains options quickly to be grow to be necessary throughout the European Union that embody emergency lane holding and drowsiness detection.

An ordinary 11-kW three-phase charger permits fast charging at public chargers with the opportunity of reaching an 80 p.c cost from a close to empty battery in about 40 minutes, in keeping with MG.

An ordinary inner warmth pump additionally improves effectivity ranges at low temperatures.

The automotive’s V2L system (vehicle-to-load) permits homeowners to make use of the automotive’s battery to cost exterior gadgets, for instance, an electrical scooter or air pump.

The Marvel R is 4,674 mm lengthy and has a comparatively small 357-liter trunk. The rear-wheel-drive model additionally provides a 150-liter ‘frunk’ underneath the hood.

The brand new mannequin can be undercut on value by the VW ID4, which begins at 37,415 euros in Germany, and the Skoda Enyaq, which prices from 33,800 euros.

Nonetheless, the MG has an extended vary and higher commonplace gear. For instance, Skoda drivers pay further for the sooner 11-kW three-phase charger and the warmth pump, whereas the warmth pump can be a value possibility on decrease spec variations of the ID4.

Actual pricing for the Marvel R can be revealed nearer to launch, MG mentioned.

The Marvel R can be left-hand-drive solely in Europe and won’t be bought in MG’s largest European market, the UK, which accounted for three-quarters of all MG gross sales within the first 4 months, in keeping with figures from JATO Dynamics.

MG started increasing into continental Europe final yr with the launch of the MG ZS small electrical SUV and the EHS plug-in hybrid compact SUV.

The UK model is now promoting its automobiles in 14 European nations together with Germany, France, Spain, Portugal, Sweden and Norway. MG plans to double the variety of its sellers in mainland Europe to greater than 200 this yr.

Sales have grown rapidly with the rollout of electric models, rising 79 p.c within the first 4 months to 10,811 in comparison with the yr earlier than, JATO figures present.

The model nonetheless sells standard gasoline fashions within the UK, however fashions bought in its new European markets are electrical solely.

In November, MG will start gross sales of the MG5 compact electrical wagon in its European markets. The automotive is a facelifted model of the MG5 that went on sale within the UK in November.

The brand new automobile has an extended vary of greater than 400 km, up from 344 km in its predecessor and provides lively security gear. MG has not disclosed pricing.