The MG HS range starts from $34,990 drive-away for ... alongside Pearl White (the only no-cost shade), Diamond Red, Black Pearl, Cashmere Silver and Arctic Blue – and a no-cost tan-coloured ...

Even the most affordable models in the MG HS range feel posher than you'd expect for the price, with highlights including a perforated leather steering wheel and contrasting red stitching as standard.

MG offers the HS with five colours: black, white, grey, silver and red. That famous octagonal badge moves from the centre of the grille onto the bonnet and takes on a more flattened look ...

The new MG HS will be available from launch with a choice of petrol and plug-in hybrid (PHEV) powertrains, it’s been confirmed, but a full-hybrid version is expected to join them early next year.