The engine's answer
Best car for a couple doing motorway miles, under €30,000
MG HS
73% match
Family-SUV space at compact-SUV money.
Why it wins here
The dimensions where it beats the rest of the market by the most, for this question specifically.
- Budget
- Use
- People
Why it wins
MG HS costs €28,000 — €2,000 under the €30,000 ceiling — seats 5 and carries 507 L in the boot. Where it pulls furthest ahead of the field is budget, use, people. Overall: a 73% match for this question.
What's good
- Plug-in range of about 120 km for the price of a petrol rival.
What to watch
- Ride and steering feel unresolved.
- Resale is unproven.
What came close
- SEAT Leon71%A Golf with the volume turned up and the price turned down.
See listings on AutoScout24 See listings on mobile.de - Ford Focus71%The best-driving family hatchback, on its way out.
See listings on AutoScout24 See listings on mobile.de - Renault Captur71%A small SUV with a sliding back seat and real sense.
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What the runners-up gave up
- SEAT Leon (71%) lost mainly on comfort: 72/100 against 72/100 for the winner.
- Ford Focus (71%) lost mainly on comfort: 72/100 against 72/100 for the winner.
- Renault Captur (71%) lost mainly on comfort: 70/100 against 72/100 for the winner.
Questions this answer covers
- Does MG HS fit under €30,000?
- Yes. At €28,000 it leaves €2,000 of headroom, and the budget was treated as a hard ceiling — nothing above it was allowed to win.
- How does it cope with motorway miles?
- On the measures that matter for motorway miles it scores 71/100 against a field average of 65/100, with 1,000 km between stops and running costs of about €165/mo a month.
- Is it the right size for a couple?
- It seats 5 and offers 507 L of boot space, which is what the ranking weighted most for a couple.
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