IM6 Performance Mini Review – Fireworks, Flair, and Futuristic Finesse

MG’s IM6 Performance landed in Australia, along with her IM5 sedan sister, with literal fireworks bursting over Sydney’s sparkling harbour – a launch as theatrical as a Broadway finale. Ahead of our full review. Here is our impression after a few days in the saddle. In the few days so far, it became clear: the IM6 isn’t just a car, it’s a high-voltage diva, dazzling, demanding, and dripping with drama.

First Impressions – A Spa Wrapped in Sparks

Slipping into the IM6 after that pyrotechnic premiere felt like stepping from fireworks into a cloud of calm champagne bubbles. Double-glazed windows and active noise cancellation hush chaos outside, while the air suspension cushions bumps with floaty grace.

Cabin Comfort – Plush, Playful, and Positively Theatrical

Forget tacky plastics – the IM6 drapes itself in sumptuous surfaces and faux leather couture. Front seats heat, cool, power, and massage, and even offer a relaxation mode perfect for a cheeky nap while charging; rear seats recline manually with enough space for a bevy of burly boys and all the legs they bring.

Tech Tricks – Sparkling but Sometimes Silly

Tech dazzles, but some quirks persist:

Auto Lane-Change: refused to engage, like a diva refusing to take direction.
AI Nervous Nellie: proximity beeps shriek like a startled jazz band.
Crab Mode: a sideways shimmy more vaudeville than practical. We need instruction
Auto-Parking: taps the spot on-screen and hurls itself like a trapeze artist into position.

Voice control saves the day, far easier than spelunking through menus.

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ABOVE: IM6

Power & Performance – 572 kW, 802 Nm, 0–100 in 3.4s

Light the fuse: 572 kW and 802 Nm launch the IM6 to 100 km/h in 3.4 seconds. Sport mode makes it surge like a caged rocket, Comfort mode wafts like a silk scarf on the wind. Rear-wheel steering turns parking into a magician’s trick. We didn’t do Launch Control, cos.

On the Road – Floaty Yet Fiery

The IM6 is a charming contradiction: (very) floaty, gliding, yet fiendishly quick. Anti-dive is subtle, cabin serenity is intact, and driving it feels like sailing on satin with a wink.

Range & Rivals – Fireworks vs Fizzlers

505 km WLTP is hopeful, but real-world range is solid. We think we’ll get at least 450km. The IM6 delivers presence, polish, and panache that Toyota’s bZ4X and Subaru’s Solterra lack. They’re cautious and rather dull; the IM6 is campy and confident, a performance piece with personality.

Verdict – A Firework Finale on Four Wheels

Once beyond 500 sales a month IM will become its own brand, meanwhile it comes via Chateau MG.

The MG IM6 Performance isn’t perfect: auto lane-change never engaged, AI is bossy, and crab mode is cabaret. But it’s electric theatre, plush, potent, flamboyant. From fireworks at launch to pampering cabins, dazzling tech, and dynamics that delight, the IM6 Performance makes rivals look timid.

For Solterra/bZ4X money, you can have a car that doesn’t just arrive – it announces itself with flair, fire, and fabulousness.

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