WITH the arrival last month of the 2022 MG HS SUV, it becomes the newest MG model to join MG Philippines’ growing stable of global, British heritage MG vehicles.
The new MG HS SUV comes equipped with MG Philippines’ host of standard aftersales complements, including a five-year or 100,000-km warranty, MG roadside assistance, and a readily available technical support.
Chino Subido wrote: “With the HS, and every global MG model, MG Philippines demonstrates a convergence of cultures through the following: MG’s rich UK lineage, born of innovation; the entrepreneurial spirit and technological and advanced manufacturing acumen of Shanghai-based SAIC Motor; and, of course, the warmth of Filipino service, embodied by local group The Covenant Car Company, Inc., which is the official distributor of MG in the Philippines.”
Chino said the HS is powered by a 1.5 inline-4 DOHC turbocharged petrol engine that is mated to a smooth-shifting seven-speed Twin-Clutch Sportronic Transmission and produces 169PS and 250N-m of torque. It is also equipped with modern driver aids such as a Blind Spot Detection System, Tire Pressure Monitoring System, EPS 3-mode Adjustable Steering, push start-stop functionality, an electronic parking brake with autohold, and a proprietary “Sport Mode” that allows for crisper steering and throttle response.
Chino continued:
“Our vehicle has won the 2021 Compact SUV of the Year, OneShift by Carousell COTY Awards (Singapore), 2021 SUV of the Year, SGCarMart COTY Awards (Singapore), and the 2020 Car of the Year and Best Subcompact Crossover, COTY Awards (Middle East).
“Reservations started pouring in last March from our 39 dealerships nationwide.
“The MG HS Alpha 1.5T comes at P1,258,888 and the MG HS Trophy 1.5T is at P1,308,888—good until April 30.
“Visit MG Philippines and MGmotor.com.ph for more information.”
And from Alberto B. Arcilla, the lawyer-president and CEO of MG Philippines, this: “Our mission at MG Philippines is, and has always been, to offer superior quality products; and to serve the evolving mobility needs of the Philippine motoring public. The new MG HS is the embodiment of the high standards in design, quality, technology, safety, and value that we at MG Philippines perpetually aim to uphold as a brand. The launch of the MG HS this first quarter of 2022 is likewise significant because this model headlines the arrival of other modern, global, MG vehicles that we intend to launch and reveal later on throughout the year. We, at MG Philippines, are primed for a very eventful 2022 and begin so with the HS—the vehicle that invites all to aim higher and make the elevated choice when considering a new car purchase.”
Ride on, Albert.
SEAOIL winners
TWO delivery riders and a working student are building their dreams as grand prize winners of SEAOIL’s Lifetime Free Gas (LFG) promo this year. They are Luzon’s Jomar Alluag, Visayas’ Jason Deposoy and Mindanao’s Jenreel Alger.
Alluag, 34, became a Grab delivery rider when he lost his job during the pandemic. He uses the PriceLOCQ app when he gasses up at SEAOIL in Tandang Sora, Q.C.
Deposoy, 38, is a FoodPanda rider making up to 20 to 30 deliveries each day across Dumaguete City. With his lifetime fuel bonus, he said he’d persevere in seeing his daughter finish her education degree.
Alger, 21, a working student in Lanao del Norte, drives a car for land trips to Iligan and Cagayan de Oro. A third year BS Criminology student, Alger is bent on finishing college, and next get a regular job to support his family.
SEAOIL’s fifth year of LFG promo has been its biggest yet, with three more winning a one-year supply of free gas, four winners receiving motorcycle fuel packages, and 75 others nationwide stashing away P3,000-worth of gas vouchers each.
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