Roewe i5

Roewe i5
2021 Roewe i5 (first facelift)
Overview
ManufacturerSAIC Motor
Model code
  • AP31 (sedan)
  • EP22 (electric estate)
Also called
  • Roewe Ei5 (electric estate)
  • MG5
  • MG EP (electric, Thailand)[1]
  • MG ES (electric, Thailand, 2023–present)[2]
Production2017–present
AssemblyChina: Zhengzhou (SAIC Motor Zhengzhou Plant)
Body and chassis
ClassSubcompact car (B)
Body style
LayoutFront-engine, front-wheel drive
PlatformPATAC K platform
Powertrain
Engine
Electric motorPermanent magnet synchronous (EV)
Transmission
Dimensions
Wheelbase
  • 2,665 mm (104.9 in) (station wagon)
  • 2,680 mm (105.5 in) (sedan)
Length
  • 4,544 mm (178.9 in) (station wagon)
  • 4,607 mm (181.4 in) (sedan)
Width1,818 mm (71.6 in)
Height
  • 1,509 mm (59.4 in) (station wagon)
  • 1,489 mm (58.6 in) (sedan)
Chronology
PredecessorRoewe 360
MG 5 (first generation)

The Roewe i5 is a subcompact car produced by SAIC Motor since 2017.[3] Available as a sedan and as an electric station wagon, the latter was first introduced via the electric station wagon version, the Roewe Ei5, the compact station wagon debuted on the 2017 Guangzhou Auto Show.

For export markets, the model is marketed under the British MG Motor marque. The sedan model is sold as the MG5 while the battery electric estate variant is sold in Europe as the MG5 EV and in Thailand as the MG EP or MG ES.[4]

  1. ^ "ภาพรถคันจริง MG EP (Wagon EV รถยนต์ไฟฟ้า 100%) ก่อนเปิดตัว 1 ธันวาคม นี้ ! ลุ้นราคาต่ำกว่า 1 ล้าน ?!" [Real car pictures MG EP (Wagon EV, 100% electric car) before launching this December 1! Win a price less than 1 million?!]. HeadLight Magazine (in Thai). 2020-11-26. Retrieved 2020-11-26.
  2. ^ Autodeft. "เผยก่อนพร้อมจอง...รถไฟฟ้าใหม่ NEW MG ES ลุ้นราคา Motor Show 2023 นี้". เผยก่อนพร้อมจอง...รถไฟฟ้าใหม่ NEW MG ES ลุ้นราคา Motor Show 2023 นี้ (in Thai). Retrieved 2023-03-18.
  3. ^ Tycho de Feijter (21 June 2018). "The Roewe i5 Is A Classy Compact Sedan From China". Retrieved 2018-08-19.
  4. ^ "The 2021 MG5 Is An All-Electric 214-Mile Compact Estate That Looks Like A VW And Is Priced From £24,495". Carscoops. 2020-09-23. Retrieved 2022-08-12.