On the day of Dhanteras, MG Motors India delivered 700 units of the Hector in India. Out of these 700, 200 units were delivered in the Delhi-NCR alone. Launched in the month of July this year, till September, a total of 6,000 units of this SUV were delivered in India. Owing to huge demand, MG Motors had to temporarily halt the bookings of the Hector in August, a month after its launch. With the commencement of a second shift at its manufacturing facility in Gujarat, the bookings were re-opened in the last week of September. And within 8-9 days, the automaker received 8,000 new bookings for the Hector.
The MG Hector currently retails in India at a starting price of Rs 12.48 lakh. It range-topping variant commands a price tag of Rs 17.28 lakh (ex-showroom). It competes with the like of Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos and the Tata Harrier. It stands as one of the premium offerings in the segment that is loaded with a host of features. One of the major USPs of the Hector is its 10-inch vertical touchscreen infotainment system which comes with MG’s i-Smart connected car technology. This system works with the help of an on-board SIM card that offers Internet connectivity inside the vehicle on-the-go.
The MG Hector is available with petrol as well as diesel engine options. It gets a 1.5-litre, 4-cylinder, turbocharged petrol engine which is tuned to produce 141 hp of power along with 250 Nm of peak torque. Also, there is a 2.0-litre, 4-cylinder, turbocharged diesel engine which puts out 170 hp of power along with 350 Nm of peak torque. Both these engines are paired to a 6-speed manual transmission as standard. The petrol derivative is also available with a 7-speed DCT automatic. Furthermore, there is a petrol mild-hybrid variant of the Hector on offer as well which pairs the 1.5-litre petrol engine with a 48 V mild-hybrid set-up.
