 25th April 2025, 19:53 | #1 |
| volkman10 Distinguished - BHPian
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: -- Posts: 25,955 Thanked: 79,696 Times View My Garage | MG Windsor EV to get a larger battery, improved range MG Windsor with larger battery launching next month. The first update on Windsor will arrive in just 8 months of it going on sale in India. Quote: New 50.6kWh battery pack expected on the Windsor The larger battery could take the Windsor’s range closer to 400km, probably making it viable even for trips outside the city. Mod Note: Our MG Windsor EV PRO Review has been taken live at this link. Please continue the discussion over on the new thread. Thanks! Last edited by Omkar : 14th May 2025 at 12:04. |
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| 25th April 2025, 21:08 | #2 |
| iSubham Newbie Join Date: Apr 2022 Location: Kolkata Posts: 21 Thanked: 257 Times | Re: MG Windsor EV Review Quote: Originally Posted by volkman10 MG Windsor with larger battery launching next month. The larger battery could take the WindsorÂs range closer to 400km, probably making it viable even for trips outside the city. This should help bring some sanity in pricing for the ICE- converted EV variants of the 50Kwh Hyundai Creta EV and 55Kwh Tata Curvv EV just as it did by forcing Tata to introduce the long-witheld Nexon EV 45Kwh. It should also help keep Suzuki's pricing for the e-Vitara in check for India. Going by the media snippets, it seems Suzuki is too optimistic about the pricing, treating the car as if it's the best thing since sliced bread (deja vu Jimny). |
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| 26th April 2025, 16:18 | #3 |
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Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Mumbai Posts: 20,290 Thanked: 87,297 Times View My Garage | Re: MG Windsor EV to get a larger battery, improved range MG Windsor EV to get a larger battery, improved range - Posts moved to a new thread. |
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| 26th April 2025, 16:40 | #4 |
| antz.bin Senior - BHPian
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pune Posts: 1,226 Thanked: 5,860 Times | Re: MG Windsor EV to get a larger battery, improved range Pricing sanity for Curvv and Creta is overdue. Windsor brought the prices of Nexon and XUV400 to reasonable levels earlier, it is time for Curvv and Creta. Hope the eVitara and Sierra EV get the memo as well. The only items missing on the Windsor for it to be the de-facto EV for the urban middle class is I hope this update brings all 4 of these missing bits. |
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| 26th April 2025, 17:07 | #5 |
| McLaren Rulez Senior - BHPian
Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Mysore Posts: 3,469 Thanked: 5,556 Times | Re: MG Windsor EV to get a larger battery, improved range I assume they'll retire the ZS EV with this. The Windsor is such a tempting package now! |
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| 27th April 2025, 11:28 | #6 |
| ZenMaster BHPian Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Kottayam Posts: 573 Thanked: 2,634 Times | Re: MG Windsor EV Review Quote: Originally Posted by iSubham It should also help keep Suzuki's pricing for the e-Vitara in check for India. Going by the media snippets, it seems Suzuki is too optimistic about the pricing, treating the car as if it's the best thing since sliced bread (deja vu Jimny). Suzuki has openly said that the e-Vitara is meant mainly for export. I don't think they really care if they don't sell too much in India as Exporting them to European markets would be far more profitable. Meanwhile a few loyalist would buy the car and they get some free press. What Maruti has promised is not just the Car but the whole ecosystem including charge point at their unmatchable dealership network and even emergency Road Side charging assistance. So they might not price it too competitively. Look at the Jimny, its flopped so hard in India and we were all saying how Suzuki is looking at huge losses and the plates have completely turned once they started exports especially to Japan. The waiting period internationally is running in months because they can't produce enough of it. If my info is right, the start of production of the Export variants to Japan were delayed by 1 year due to some issue. Otherwise it would have been deemed a "Sucess" from day 1. Their plants are a running at max capacity utilisation and they are making money at the end of the day and in the short term that's what matters to them. Whether they are planning long term, we can only wait and watch. In the mean time, they'll be minting money selling Hybrids in India. |
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| 27th April 2025, 12:07 | #7 |
| antz.bin Senior - BHPian
Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Pune Posts: 1,226 Thanked: 5,860 Times | Re: MG Windsor EV Review Quote: Originally Posted by McLaren Rulez I assume they'll retire the ZS EV with this. The Windsor is such a tempting package now! This is the ZS Replacement If you have watched the eVitara review by the same person, you will know how much better this is. Quote: Originally Posted by ZenMaster In the mean time, they'll be minting money selling Hybrids in India. Regarding hybrids, more power to them. I would actually love to have a Hybrid that doesn't compromise on cargo room like the Grand Vitara / Hyryder does. In its current form, the capacity is not too different from my Figo or a Grand i10 Nios. Without the road tax, Grand Vitara / Hyryder has a considerable price advantage compared to the BE6 Pack 1 (which is priced equal OTR Pune to the base Hyryder hybrid currently). With this advantage, the Hybrids can better compete with the likes of the Windsor. But what use is better highway range compared to electrics if you can't carry 2 weeks luggage on the trip with the family? I hope Maruti / Toyota / anybody else working on Hybrids addresses this in their upcoming products. Because for now, if you can plan your 40-minute charging stop with lunch and overnight charging at the hotel, the 350-400km electrics are pretty much winning the road-trip battle. |
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| 27th April 2025, 12:25 | #8 |
| agambhandari Senior - BHPian
Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Ludhiana Posts: 1,839 Thanked: 4,072 Times View My Garage Infractions: 0/1 (5) | Re: MG Windsor EV to get a larger battery, improved range Hopefully this update also includes a working suspension, the current one is terrible for Indian roads |
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| 27th April 2025, 14:09 | #9 |
| ZenMaster BHPian Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Kottayam Posts: 573 Thanked: 2,634 Times | Re: MG Windsor EV Review Quote: Originally Posted by antz.bin In its current form, the capacity is not too different from my Figo or a Grand i10 Nios. Without the road tax, Grand Vitara / Hyryder has a considerable price advantage compared to the BE6 Pack 1 (which is priced equal OTR Pune to the base Hyryder hybrid currently). With this advantage, the Hybrids can better compete with the likes of the Windsor. But what use is better highway range compared to electrics if you can't carry 2 weeks luggage on the trip with the family? Very fair point. But we also live a land filled with people who will happily plonk a CNG cylinder in the boot effectively eliminating Luggage space just for saving on Fuel Cost |
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| 27th April 2025, 15:22 | #10 |
| isitsmd Newbie Join Date: Mar 2025 Location: Mysuru Posts: 16 Thanked: 27 Times | Re: MG Windsor EV Review Quote: Originally Posted by antz.bin If you have watched the eVitara review by the same person, you will know how much better this is. It looks more promising based on her remarks. I hope that MG launches the new Windsor and S5 soon on a competitive pricing to India. |
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| 28th April 2025, 01:47 | #11 |
| KI07 BHPian Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: New Delhi Posts: 231 Thanked: 391 Times | Re: MG Windsor EV to get a larger battery, improved range Today I did a 270km highway trip from South Delhi to Alwar and back in the same day. Had short burst of aggressive driving but not for more than 10mins out of the 240mins (4hr) journey in total. There was severe range anxiety on the way back. but the car is so planted, drives so well, picks up pace so well, wonderful. Started at 100% and reached home with 2% charge (4km on display) left. Total distance covered= 270kms Great for highway range in my opinion. Windsor saved me over my Strong Hybrid Invicto: 38kwh x Rs.6 per unit= Rs.228 vs i.e Rs 1350. thats a very wide differnce. And I am happy to save it. |
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| 28th April 2025, 15:47 | #12 |
| isitsmd Newbie Join Date: Mar 2025 Location: Mysuru Posts: 16 Thanked: 27 Times | Re: MG Windsor EV to get a larger battery, improved range I believe that MG has quite an opportunity to price the MG S5 and Windsor 55kWh in an optimal range of around 16-22 lakhs, especially considering the Thailand model which was launched around 18 lakhs INR with quite some heavy offers. https://www.mgcars.com/en/promotions/MG-S5-EV Of course, the pricing might still vary based on the localisation and manufacturing of the components within India. An approximate price comparison has been attached below to show the price disparity between India and other countries. |
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| 1st May 2025, 14:04 | #13 |
| volkman10 Distinguished - BHPian
Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: -- Posts: 25,955 Thanked: 79,696 Times View My Garage | Re: MG Windsor EV to get a larger battery, improved range MG Windsor Pro spied. Quote: there was Pro branding on the camouflage sleeve. This suggests that MG will call it Windsor Pro, which seems to be a fitting name as it is expected to come equipped with a host of new features and creature comforts along with a larger battery with better range. Last edited by volkman10 : 1st May 2025 at 14:05. |
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| 1st May 2025, 16:43 | #14 |
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Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: -- Posts: 25,955 Thanked: 79,696 Times View My Garage | Re: MG Windsor EV to get a larger battery, improved range 2025 MG Windsor EV spied with Vehicle-To-Load (V2L) technology.
Here is how it compares to the current-spec Windsor’s 38 kWH battery pack:
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| 1st May 2025, 18:30 | #15 |
| omranga98 BHPian
Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: Kolkata Posts: 199 Thanked: 2,464 Times | Re: MG Windsor EV to get a larger battery, improved range Ah yes, the guy randomly takes out his electric stove connected to a test car in the middle of a random patch of random road to make random food while someone is taking pictures. That has to be the most staged Camo shots ever. |
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