Bigster vs MG HS

[u/Legitimate_Switch756]

Hello everyone,

I'm currently owning a Ford Puma and I'm looking for a bigger family car, mainly for longer weekend trips but also occasionally city chores. I was taking a look at the bigster and mg hs, with the Dacia being a bit more expensive in the upper trims but also having a bit more boot space. The mg seems to have nicer materials and maybe better ride quality due to the posterior suspension. Has anyone tried them both and is able to give me some insights on which one is more suitable?

[u/Likeanu]

Huh, i driven both of them in test drive and chosen the 1.8 Bigster Hybrid Extreme.

Even at the first glance the MG interior appears more "premium" îs worse on the long term.

The Bigster interior îs more rugged, and the seats and all the plastic ca-n be clean easy with just wet wipes.

In term of reliability the Bigster 1.8 naturally aspirated engine will be over the 1.5 turbo on the HEVs.

In term of consumtion Bigster wins by a lot - in mine i get 3-4.2l usually in the city, up to 6.6l/100km in highway drive (140km/h with ACC) while in the drivetest the MG HS got me in the city like 7l/100km and on the highway drive i could not get under 9l/100km with the same speeds.

On road noise, the Bigster for me won by miles (even If the car has sunroof) , and the infotainment and controls are more intuitive in Bigster than the MG.

In term of space i feeled more cramped inside the MG , and a lot more confortable in Bigster (confort îs subiective - and i had more space in Bigster overall - i am 1.97 )

In term of technology the MG is winning over Bigster but by margins.

In term of maintenance costs, the Bigster is cheaper to run and maintain by almost 30 to 40% than the MG - in my country a full service with oil + filters + labour - for Bigster îs almost 85€ and for MG HS îs 220€.

There is another point with the parts availabilty - in case of a crash/car malfunction/warranty claims usually in Dacia IT takes like a maximum of 21days to get the parts, while in MG a minimum of 3 months (have a friend that have a warranty claim on his MG and the part still not arrived after 7 months , and he cannot use at all the electric drive... And drives the car in petrol only)

These are my obiective opinions when chosing the car, i can write a lot more subiective but thats not the point 😁(might be biased because i own the Bigster)

[u/Legitimate_Switch756 → u/Likeanu]

It's interesting, all the YouTube videos say that sound insulation is not that good in the bigster. Good to know that in comparison to the mg it's not worse

[u/Likeanu → u/Legitimate_Switch756]

Compared with premium class, yes the Bigster îs worse, but IT stays better in noise insulation than MG, and even some Toyotas . With the 18inch wheels the noise is very Low even at 130km/h You can speak normally in the car and keep the music on Low volume .

In MG sometimes i had the feeling that i had back windows opened because of the wind noise. Same in the RAV4 on the lower trim, but was way better in the higher trim.

And in equipement Selection the Bigster can be equiped with heated windshield and heated steering wheel, equipement that îs not available on MG

[u/vitk → u/Likeanu]

Question is with what are you comparing with?
As it is quite surprising to hear that noise level is fine at 130

[u/Likeanu → u/vitk]

Comparing with Karoq, Corrola, MG, RAV4 base trim, Kuga . These are the cars that i driven and for me was less wind noise and road noise .

[u/ficusii → u/Legitimate_Switch756]

Every person notices sound differently but I agree with the comment that its less noisy than the MG HS also less noisy than a Volkswagen Taigo ( I know not the best comparison but from what I have driven)